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18 Articles found on Thursday, 15 January 2004
Mutual fund abuses 'rampant' - US regulator
15-01-2004
WASHINGTON - Brokerage firms regularly take payments from mutual funds to tout their shares ahead of others, US regulators said on Tuesday, revealing a probe that showed 13 brokerages engaged in such
readUnions to fight buyout of South African steel giant
15-01-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Labour unions, vowing to oppose the planned takeover of South African steel giant Iscor by its largest shareholder LNM, had instructed lawyers to prepare papers fighting the move,
readDrought aid case postponed
15-01-2004
THE court case of a man accused of stealing drought aid food in the Omusati Region has again been put forward for further investigation.The Ohangwena Magistrate's Court postponed 41-year-old Moses
readPM pledges Govt support for Walvis beach developments
15-01-2004
PRIME MINISTER Theo-Ben Gurirab has assured the Mayor of Walvis Bay of Government's support for proposed developments on prime coastal land between the harbour town and Dolphin Beach.The Premier held
readSenior cop on stock theft charge
15-01-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Commander of the Police's Drug Law Enforcement Bureau at Keetmanshoop, Laurence Kido (37), has been arrested for stock theft along with three other people.Kido and his three
readDTA condemns renewed talk of Epupa hydro plant
15-01-2004
THE DTA has deplored renewed canvassing of plans to build a hydroelectric power scheme at Epupa in the Kunene Region.Media reports over the past week quoted Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya
readRival Swapo factions trade punches
15-01-2004
SWAPO Regional Co-ordinator for the Omaheke Region, Festus Ueitele, is at the centre of assault allegations after a fracas broke out between rival party supporters at Gobabis on Tuesday evening.The
readErongo rivers rage
15-01-2004
THREE of the biggest rivers in the Erongo Region were flowing yesterday following the good rains that have been falling since last week.According to reports, the Omaruru, Khan and Kuiseb rivers were
readUnion renews vow to take over Ongombo West farm
15-01-2004
THE Namibia Farmworkers Union (Nafwu) says it will "peacefully" evict the Wiese family from Ongombo West farm after it failed to reinstate evicted workers by yesterday's deadline, set by the union.The
readUN talks to NDF on Operation Liberia
15-01-2004
THE Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and the United Nations are set to begin negotiations today on paving the way for the deployment of Namibian soldiers on peacekeeping duties in Liberia.Since arriving
readFlood fury
15-01-2004
WINDHOEK - The storm-ravaged capital was reduced to mayhem yesterday afternoon as a woman drowned, people had to be rescued from rivers, houses lost their foundations, walls were washed away and
readNam boxers head to Morocco
15-01-2004
NAMIBIAN amateur boxers, featherweight Joshua Veiko and light flyweight Joseph Hilonga, left for Casablanca, Morocco on Tuesday to compete in an Olympic qualifying tournament.The boxers represented
readNPL transfer window opens tomorrow
15-01-2004
THE Namibia Premier League's transfer window period will officially open tomorrow.The first round of league matches will resume on February 8 and are expected to be completed by February 15. After
readNamibia win by four wickets
15-01-2004
THE Namibian cricket team won their three-day match against Zimbabwe A by four wickets yesterday.The Namibians reached their victory target of 228 with just six wickets down at the Harare Sports
readNRU has Van Wyk in its sights for coaching job
15-01-2004
THE Namibia Rugby Union are on the verge of appointing Atlantis Rugby Club coach Kallie van Wyk as the senior national team's full-time coach, after other candidates turned down the job or proved too
read'10 Titans of Fashion Terror'
15-01-2004
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton, the 22-year-old socialite whose unclothed exploits made headlines last year, found new, fully-dressed fame on Tuesday.The hotel heiress was named worst dressed woman of
readBomb kills two
15-01-2004
BAGHDAD - The US army said yesterday it has caught a "most wanted" official and tightened the net around Iraq's former number two Ezzat Ibrahim al-Duri as violence raged unabated, with a car bomb
readSuicide rate higher than normal among soldiers deployed in Iraq
15-01-2004
WASHINGTON - At least 21 US troops deployed for the Iraq war and its aftermath have committed suicide over the past year, a top Defense Department health official said yesterday, expressing concern at
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