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21 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 January 2004
Angola rebuked for vanished oil money
14-01-2004
UNITED NATIONS - A human rights group charged yesterday that more than US$4 billion in oil revenues vanished from Angolan government coffers from 1997 to 2002 rather than being used for alleviating
readIMF finds no exact cause of rand collapse
14-01-2004
WASHINGTON - A comprehensive study by IMF economists was unable to pinpoint the exact cause of the South African rand's 42 per cent drop in value against the US dollar in the last four months of
readMore resources to fire front
14-01-2004
GOBABIS - The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has donated two fire trucks and a 500-litre tanker to the forestry office here.The District Forestry Officer, Lea Iipinge, said that deforestation and
readDog days at Keetmans
14-01-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Municipality here has introduced new tariffs for dog licences in a bid to control the number of canines in the town.In October, the Municipality said that while 47 per cent of
readCaprivi locusts'under control'
14-01-2004
KATIMA MULILO - An outbreak of locusts at Muyako, in the Caprivi Region, has been brought under control, an agricultural official said.Chief Agricultural Extension Technician, Leonard Sitwala, said
readTourist dies in accident
14-01-2004
* A BRITISH tourist, Sally Fleck, died on the spot after the vehicle she was travelling in overturned on the gravel road near Maltahohe on Sunday afternoon, the Police reported this week.It is
readNamibia signs up for African peace council
14-01-2004
WINDHOEK - Namibia has become 23rd African Union state to ratify the foundation of a Peace and Security Council.The Ethiopian newspaper Addis Tribune reported that Namibia's Permanent Representative
readSwakop gang member sentenced for robbery
14-01-2004
A MEMBER of a gang which robbed a tourist at Swakopmund last week has been sentenced to a fine of N$10 000 or three years in prison.Michael Albino Ondunge (25) admitted guilt in court on Thursday, but
readMemories turn to embers
14-01-2004
"EK voel hartseer," ("I am heartbroken") is all Fillemon Thomas could utter as he stared at the heap of smoking ashes in Okuryangava, a neighbourhood of Katutura.Minutes earlier, this had been his
readNamibia still to decide on Cites submission
14-01-2004
NAMIBIA has not yet decided whether or not to submit proposals to the 13th UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (Cites), regarding the sale of ivory
readTreason accused all healthy as poison plot fears fizzle
14-01-2004
CLAIMS by some Caprivi high treason trial suspects that an attempt would be made to poison them over the Christmas-New Year period have come to nothing.Namibian prison authorities and defence lawyers
readPrison escapees caught in Angola
14-01-2004
THE Namibian Police, with the help of their Angolan counterparts, have re-arrested two prisoners who escaped from the Ondangwa Rehabilitation Centre on Monday afternoon.Head of the Ondangwa
readUnhappy Ramatex workers given unpaid leave
14-01-2004
DISAFFECTED ethnic Chinese employees at the Ramatex Textile Factory have been told they can take unpaid leave until January 26.The company's decision comes in the wake of complaints that the workers
readRoad costs can vary widely, say parastatal managers
14-01-2004
IT costs the Namibian taxpayer about N$1 million to build one kilometre of tarred road, but in a few cases this figure can increase fourfold.A director of a company supervising the rebuilding of the
readNamibia's oldest granny dies 'at 126'
14-01-2004
NAMIBIA'S oldest person, Anna Visser, died on Thursday in the Sacred Heart Hospice at Mariental.She was said to be about 126 years old. Her grandchildren at Asab, in the south of Namibia, were
readRoll on, black clouds, roll on
14-01-2004
WITH the heavens opening over most parts of Namibia this week, more widespread rainfall is in store for large parts of the country well into the weekend, the Weather Bureau forecast yesterday.While
readSchroeder's African safari raises eyebrows in Namibia
14-01-2004
NAMIBIA will be a notable exclusion from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's African itinerary later this year when he makes his first tour to the continent.But local political commentators are
readPolice to search Geingob farm
14-01-2004
POLICE will comb the farm of former Prime Minister Hage Geingob and those of his neighbours in the Tsumeb district in a bid to learn the fate of a pensioner who disappeared almost eight months
readOuseb still in town
14-01-2004
NAMIBIAN international Mohammed Ouseb has not yet returned to his club Lyn Oslo in Norway for pre-season training, after his passport went missing.Ouseb told The Namibian Sport yesterday that he might
readZim A build lead of 218 runs against Namibia
14-01-2004
ZIMBABWE A had a lead of 218 runs at the end of the second day of their match against Namibia at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.Zimbabwe ended the day on 224 for nine wickets, having scored 222 in
readUS helicopter shot down
14-01-2004
FALLUJAH - An Army Apache attack helicopter was shot down yesterday, the third downed in less than two weeks, though the crew escaped unharmed.In Baghdad, US troops reacting after a deadly roadside
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