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19 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 January 2004
13-01-2004
Twenty-eight school leavers yesterday began a five-month intensive training course at Bank Windhoek.They were chosen from among 924 applicants for the Candidate Bankers Training Programme, in which
readFalling fuel prices could bring relief to consumers
13-01-2004
NAMIBIANS can expect fewer commodity price increases in shops and possibly a reduction in taxi fares if the trend of falling fuel prices continues through the year.Petrol prices will fall by eight to
readWork to resume
13-01-2004
OSHAKATI - Voluntary work on the Tsumeb-Oshikango Railway Project will resume on Friday.Chairman of the Voluntary Work Committee for the project, Ishmael Uugwanga, said volunteers could now register
readNujoma hails rails as boon to jobseekers
13-01-2004
A FIRST batch of more than 3 000 rails for the Northern Railway Extension Project was offloaded at the Walvis Bay harbour yesterday with President Sam Nujoma keeping an eye on proceedings.The event
readNo problems, just 'ups and downs', says IUM chief
13-01-2004
CHAIRMAN of the International University of Management (IUM), David Namwandi, has played down suggestions that the institution is in a financial bind.Namwandi has described complications experienced
readNamPost raided by employees
13-01-2004
THREE employees of the NamPost branch at Swakopmund's Woermann Brock Mall have been arrested for stealing cash and a variety of telephone cards from their employer valued at N$24 000.The Police
readDisturbing signs of our times
13-01-2004
THE City of Windhoek will have to spend about N$84 000 to erase graffiti and other works of vandalism, a Municipality executive has confirmed."Vandalism is rampant here," said the acting chief of
readNamibia on verge of signing major AIDS fund deal
13-01-2004
NAMIBIA is to sign an agreement with the Global Fund to fight HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria next month that should be followed by the release of millions of dollars for a five-year programme to
readHereros, Germany envisage new era
13-01-2004
WHEN German Ambassador to Namibia Wolfgang Massing laid a wreath at Samuel Maharero's grave in Okahandja at the weekend, he became the first senior official of the Berlin government to do so - his
readFounder of Jobs Unlimited dies
13-01-2004
A well-known figure in the country's labour industry, Rosa Barrett-Smit (54), died at Swakopmund on Friday.She had been fighting cancer for the last year and a half. Originally from the Spanish island
readUnion eyes second farm for takeover
13-01-2004
FARM Krumhuk, south of Windhoek, is the next declared target of the Namibia Farmworkers' Union (Nafwu) after it resettles farmworkers on Ongombo West.Nafwu General Secretary Alfred Angula told The
readToy gun threat backfires
13-01-2004
A MAN wielding a plastic toy gun was shot and wounded by Police officers in Katutura on Saturday, the Police reported yesterday.Seth Doeseb allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend following an
readConcrete doubts hit State House project
13-01-2004
CONCRETE being used on the costliest building in Namibia's history - the N$500 million State House - has not been tested properly to determine its strength and durability, according to testimony given
readRA run by private companies: expert
13-01-2004
PRIVATE firms, and not management, call the shots at the Roads Authority, a German expert at the parastatal told a judicial inquiry yesterday.The RA spends nearly N$1 billion a year on Namibia's
readNew claims rock RCC
13-01-2004
SEVEN Roads Contractor Company (RCC) employees have been caught up in the fallout from accusations of bribery and fraud levelled by a former secretary against her ex-employer last year.The RCC
readHoeb wins first marathon of the year
13-01-2004
MATHEW Hoeb of Windhoek Hochland Sport (WHS) Athletics Club won the first marathon of the year at Walvis Bay on Saturday.Hoeb, who ran in the men's open category, crossed the finish line in the Walvis
readMurape faces club versus national team dilemma
13-01-2004
THE man who has been lined up as the caretaker coach of the Brave Warriors says it will be impractical for him to oversee both the national side and his club side.Shepherd Murape, who currently
readUnder fire
13-01-2004
US soldiers shot and wounded six Iraqi civilians yesterday in response to an attack on their convoy in the tense town of Ramadi, residents said.The US military had no immediate comment. Witnesses said
readRaids in Saddam hometown may inflame tensions, warns tribal elder
13-01-2004
TIKRIT - US forces risk alienating Iraqis in Saddam Hussein's hometown further if they continue raiding homes in search of suspected insurgents, a tribal elder warned yesterday."The more raids you
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