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18 Articles found on Tuesday, 10 February 2004
Shoddy journalism could harm tourism
10-02-2004
THE NWR is aware that certain members of the print media have recently started making the company a scapegoat for the vindictiveness of other interested parties.It is really horrifying to see certain
readWatching Katima go down the drain
10-02-2004
IT is the beginning of the year and not even two months have passed without the mention of the Katima Mulilo Town Council in the print media.It won't be long before the name resurfaces again. For the
readMariental ready to go flush
10-02-2004
MARIENTAL - Informal settlements at Mariental will soon be provided with flush toilets.Municipality Chief Executive Officer Paul Nghiwilepo told Nampa yesterday that the municipality was trying to
readStudio 53 needs a Namibian
10-02-2004
A NEW programme on M-Net focusing on Africa, Studio 53, is looking for a Namibian presenter, M-Net said in a statement this week.The lifestyle programme, hosted by Zimbabwean-born television
readWoman (84) robbed in Windhoek
10-02-2004
AN 84-year-old woman was held at knifepoint and robbed at about 09h00 last Thursday in Nissen-Lass Street in Windhoek's Pionierspark.Salothe Elsie Grabouw was tied up by two unknown men who entered
readNew Acting Judges give a touch of gender balance to High Court
10-02-2004
NAMIBIA'S almost entirely male High Court judiciary has received a touch of greater gender balance with the latest appointments of Acting Judges.The Office of Acting Chief Justice Johan Strydom, who
readSwapo for Justice founder dies
10-02-2004
THE founder-leader of the now defunct opposition Swapo for Justice party, Sakarias Nghiwete Ndjoba, died in the Eenhana Hospital on Sunday after a long illness.Ndjoba had left Swapo for Justice to
read'The poor need ATMs too'
10-02-2004
THE Chairperson of Congress of Democrats' (CoD's) Mondesa branch has lashed out against commercial banks for the absence of automatic teller machines (ATMs) in the Swakopmund suburb."The poorest of
readGood rainfall ahead
10-02-2004
GOOD showers should fall in much of the country this week, the Windhoek-based Weather Bureau predicted yesterday.Weather forecaster Simon Dirkse told The Namibian that as of yesterday the chances of
readGirl (8) raped at school
10-02-2004
A 23-year-old man was arrested at Walvis Bay on Friday and charged over the rape of an eight-year-old girl.The girl was apparently raped during school hours last August and September at the Immanuel
readCaprivi defence retreats to mull strategy after setback
10-02-2004
DEFENCE lawyers in the Caprivi high treason case yesterday asked for a day-long adjournment to plot their strategy after an interim defeat.The setback came in the form of a brief ruling by Judge Elton
readOn and off 'stink strike'
10-02-2004
PUPILS at the Gustav Kandjii Junior Secondary School at Otjinene have returned to their classrooms despite complaining that the stench from the toilets continued to be a hazard to their health.A
readMinistry in hot water over study ban
10-02-2004
A CIRCULAR that bars teachers from acquiring additional qualifications without the knowledge of the Ministry of Basic Education has landed the State in hot water.The Namibia National Teachers Union
readParliament opens, an era closes: Speaker
10-02-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma will be opening Parliament for the last time when he does so on Wednesday next week, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mose Tjitendero, said yesterday.Tjitendero made the
readOkavango close to highest level in 20 years
10-02-2004
THE Okavango River is fast reaching its highest level recorded since 1984 - hovering just below the eight-metre mark yesterday.According to NamWater's division at Rundu, the river measured 7,9 metres
readEquipment breakdown adds to cancer patients' suffering
10-02-2004
RADIOTHERAPY equipment at the AB May Cancer Care Centre in Windhoek has been inoperative since last month, The Namibian has established.The radiation machine, known as the cobalt-60, and the
readBeyonce, OutKast lead Grammys charge
10-02-2004
LOS ANGELES - R&B starlet Beyonce Knowles, ailing soul icon Luther Vandross and flamboyant hip-hop duo OutKast, won big at the music industry's Grammy Awards on Sunday, while acclaimed quintet
readAnti-US attacks rage on in Iraq as Shi'ite Muslims plead for elections
10-02-2004
BAGHDAD - Iraq's majority Shi'ite Muslim community pressed its case for early elections yesterday as the US-led coalition pursued operations to crack down on a continuing insurgency in the Sunni
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