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24 Articles found on Wednesday, 25 February 2004
Karas Investors Conference set for March
25-02-2004
The Karas Investor Conference scheduled to take place at the Canyon Hotel in Keetmanshoop on March 23, Regional Councillor and member of parliament, Fluksman Samuehl, said.Samuehl said: "The event is
readNBL, JCC advise on tenders
25-02-2004
NAMIBIA Breweries and the Joint Consultative Committee on Monday hosted a small business forum in Windhoek aimed at advising small business on how to win tenders.Mickal Tjituka of the NBL information
readGermany gives N$60m for SADC projects
25-02-2004
WINDHOEK - The German Embassy here has made N$60 million available for the development co-operation programme in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.The programme is targeted at
readOld Mutual profit drops 10%
25-02-2004
LONDON - South Africa's largest insurer, Old Mutual, unveiled a 10 per cent drop in annual operating profit on Monday and said it was increasing its stake in ailing banking unit Nedcor via a rights
readDe Beers in talks on US charges
25-02-2004
NEW YORK - Diamond giant De Beers, part-owned by Anglo American Plc, is in advanced talks to settle a price-fixing charge and return to the US market, according to a Tuesday story in the Wall Street
readHigh-tech future for National Museum
25-02-2004
A FIVE-year commitment by the Finnish government to restore and modernise the National Museum of Namibia is on the way to becoming a reality - earlier this month work started on renovations.The
readBusinesswoman charged with bilking
25-02-2004
WINDHOEK businesswoman Estelle Small, who in October 2001 was sentenced to a fine and a one-year prison term after being convicted of selling fake gemstones (diamonds), appeared in the Magistrate's
readNo fence for northern railway line
25-02-2004
OSHAKATI - Works, Transport and Communications Minister Moses Amweelo says there is no plan to fence off the whole Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line as demanded by communities in the area.Amweelo told
readCurtain set to fall on Phoenix
25-02-2004
THE Hollywood action movie, 'Flight of the Phoenix', has entered its last week of filming in Namibia.By the end of the week everybody will pack up and leave after three months of work on the first
readWoman arrested for stabbing man
25-02-2004
A 32-year-old woman has been arrested at the Etoshapoort single quarters at Outjo, for seriously injuring a man with a broken bottle last Thursday.Katrina Hauises has been charged with attempted
readCouncil staff at Arandis strike over unpaid medical aid fees
25-02-2004
ABOUT 40 employees at the Arandis Town Council went on a seven-hour strike on Monday over outstanding medical aid payments.The Council allegedly failed to pay employees' monthly medical contributions
readAggrieved workers stage sleep-in
25-02-2004
A GROUP of labourers have camped outside the offices of the Roads Authority and the Ministry of Works demanding payment for wages they say a former manager at the parastatal owes them.Works, Transport
readMan in court for brutal slayings
25-02-2004
LAURENTIUS Goliath (26) made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with the brutal slaying of an elderly couple and an attack on another man.His case was
readClerk throws in the towel
25-02-2004
THE resignation of its Town Clerk is the latest shock to hit the Otavi Municipality after an impromptu reshuffling of its Council.Yesterday, Joseph Jantze confirmed that he would quit after nearly
readMillions to flow into war chest to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
25-02-2004
NAMIBIA and the Global Fund to fight HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are set to sign an agreement on Friday that should be followed by the release of around N$128 million to combat the three
readSwapo youth leader blasts Court ruling on Caprivi 13
25-02-2004
LEADER of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), Paulus Kapia, yesterday condemned Judge Elton Hoff as a saboteur for ruling that 13 Caprivi high treason suspects be freed as they were illegally brought
readResidents to protest over 'muti killers'
25-02-2004
RESIDENTS at Katima Mulilo plan to stage a peaceful demonstration on Friday to register their dissatisfaction over what they allege is Police reluctance to apprehend people implicated in ritual
readOkavango, Zambezi rivers on the rise
25-02-2004
THE Okavango River is rising again and has reached depths of just under eight metres for the second time this month.Over the past two weeks minimal decreases have been recorded. However, since the
readTreason trial Judge stands firm against more delays
25-02-2004
JUDGE Elton Hoff warned yesterday that the Caprivi high treason trial will have to proceed even if he allows the State to appeal the ruling in which he discharged 13 of the 120 treason suspects.Judge
readCaprivi 13 re-arrested
25-02-2004
THE 13 Caprivi high treason suspects were re-arrested immediately after supposedly having been released on Monday evening.Their release was ordered by the High Court on Monday. The 13 were being kept
readManie and Arno impressive at Subaru mountain biking
25-02-2004
THE Subaru Sabie Mountain Biking Marathon event staged in South Africa last Saturday, attracted hundreds of cyclists who lined up in various categories to crank the challenging 80 kilometre race.In
readNamibian cricketers ready for Dubai
25-02-2004
THE Namibia national cricket side has a 50 per cent chance to clinch a top spot at the Six Nations tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 29 to March 6.'The Vipers' Team
readExciting Newspaper Cup reach further heights for 2004
25-02-2004
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup goes into its fourth year with the holding of what is expected to be its biggest tournament so far to be held in Oshakati over the Easter weekend from April 9-12.At the
readAngry young Kenyan writers give Africa a new voice
25-02-2004
NAIROBI - A sturdy blonde woman walks up to her drummer boyfriend in a Mombasa nightclub. With barely a word she hauls the slender fellow off his bandstand and back to her home, cementing an
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