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24 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 February 2004
No retrenchment at Etale Fishing
17-02-2004
Yesterday Etale Fishing Company and the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) announced that the company will not retrench any of its 379 employees.In a joint statement the two entities
readZim imposes new tough anti-graft regulations
17-02-2004
HARARE - Zimbabwe has imposed anti-graft regulations allowing police to hold people suspected of economic crimes for up to seven days, the state-run Herald newspaper reported.The regulations would
readTAX TALK - EXAMPLES OF VAT EXEMPT SUPPLIES
17-02-2004
In case you have forgotten the general rule about exempt supplies remember the following: If you sell goods or services that are exempt from VAT you cannot charge your customers VAT when they buy from
readHalfway house
17-02-2004
THE Finnish Embassy and The Bridge's Halfway House and Reintegration Project at Mariental have announced a N$399 855 funding agreement.The Bridge has served as a Halfway House for released adult and
readFemidom struggles to gain popularity
17-02-2004
Not knowing how to use a female condom and price differences between female and male condoms have resulted in fewer female condoms than male condoms being distributed in the Erongo Region.In an
readAtshipara gets 7th term as Mayor
17-02-2004
THE Oshakati Town Council has re-elected Engelbert Atshipara as Mayor for a seventh consecutive term.Other Oshakati Town Council leaders who retained their positions are: Councillor Epafras
readOngwediva vendors refuse to budge
17-02-2004
STREET vendors from Ongwediva met their Councillor, Kandy Nehova, at the weekend to protest a decision by the Town Council to move them to an open market which they say is too far removed from their
readCabinet deals with tax, training
17-02-2004
CABINET last week confirmed decisions taken at its first ordinary meeting for the year, held on January 27.These include the establishment of the Namibia Training Authority and the Constitution of
readMinister gives blessing to third Lands Tribunal
17-02-2004
THE third Lands Tribunal was officially launched in Windhoek yesterday.Speaking at the launch, Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (MLRR) Hifikepunye Pohamba reiterated that one of the
readNew CEO at Keetmans
17-02-2004
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has appointed Jerry Shangadi as the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality.Shangadi has acted in the position for more than a year now following the resignation of
readCabinet to take interim action on farm evictions
17-02-2004
CABINET has announced that it is drawing up an interim policy on the dumping of workers.Cabinet announced last week that it had resolved that while Government was rightly and legally emphasising
readSchaum murder case delayed yet again
17-02-2004
THE case against two brothers accused of kidnapping and murdering a Windhoek businessman has been postponed again to allow the Prosecutor General to make a decision on their prosecution.The decision
readBusiness award winner in trouble
17-02-2004
NAMIBIA'S reigning Businesswoman of the Year, Maria Shivute, owner of Boutique Maria in Oshakati, has found her exclusive clothing store subject to a High Court sale in execution.In a notice published
readSo far, so good: food production up
17-02-2004
GOVERNMENT expects the country's food security situation to improve this year, with at least 90 per cent of the potential crop area in the Caprivi, Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshikoto regions
readAxed Red Cross staff threaten to take grievances to court
17-02-2004
THE Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) has been accused of unfair labour practices after terminating the services of three senior managers.And the matter could land in court, after lawyers representing
readMinister mediates in Malaika mess
17-02-2004
HEALTH Minister Libertina Amathila yesterday intervened to try and sort out a dispute over the choice of a beauty queen whom some disgruntled judges claimed was wrongly crowned on the authority of one
readCharges laid at Bethanie
17-02-2004
THE Bethanie Village Council has laid 11 charges against its Secretary, Ronald Windswaai, who was suspended without pay in November.A charge sheet, signed by Chairperson of the Village Council,
readZambezi hits seasonal high
17-02-2004
THE depth of the Zambezi River passed the two-metre level yesterday, and is 11 centimetres higher than at the same time last year.The river topped exactly two metres on Sunday and stood at 2,11 metres
readRefugee sues Home Affairs
17-02-2004
A REFUGEE and his Namibian wife are suing the Ministry of Home Affairs for poor service, incompetence and "bureaucratic brutality" after waiting in vain to be given travel documents they applied for
readHoffmann eclipses Heymans in cycling finale
17-02-2004
NAMIBIA'S cycling sensation Erik Hoffmann signalled his intention to dominate the local cycling scene this year, as he vigorously and rather narrowly won the annual Commercial Bank Cycling Tour in the
readTwo US soldiers killed, Saddam man freed
17-02-2004
BAGHDAD - Two US soldiers were killed in separate bomb attacks yesterday around central Iraq, as former parliament speaker Saadoun Hammadi was freed by the Americans after nine months of detention.And
readBlair, Bush should apologise for 'immoral' war, says Tutu
17-02-2004
LONDON - Archbishop Desmond Tutu will challenge British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush to apologise for pursuing a counterproductive and "immoral" war in Iraq, a British
readArabs heap scorn on new TV network
17-02-2004
CAIRO - Arabs yesterday dismissed as slanted, arrogant and condescending a new US-funded Arabic-language television network Alhurra, which was launched to polish the image of the United States in the
readDubya's ratings take a dive
17-02-2004
A NEW Washington Post-ABC television poll of registered voters released on Friday showed that 54 per cent of Americans believe Bush either lied or exaggerated about pre-war intelligence he said proved
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