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25 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 January 2004
TAX TALK - DISALLOWABLE VAT CLAIMS
20-01-2004
There are some general and specific rules that apply when you want to claim value-added tax (VAT) from the Receiver of Revenue.In this article we look at the general rules that you should bear in
readSacu head office soon to set up in Windhoek
20-01-2004
THE Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) is preparing to set up its head office in Windhoek.The head office in Windhoek was mandated in a new agreement signed last year, which also sets out a new
readFor those in need
20-01-2004
FLOOD victims who need help have been asked to contact the City of Windhoek.Disaster Management Co-ordinator Rudi Vaessler and Community Services Manager Ben Alcock are co-ordinating assistance,
readLouts of destruction
20-01-2004
NEWLY built, multi-million dollar facilities at Kuisebmond Beach, Walvis Bay, which opened just before Christmas, have been targeted by vandals and thieves.On the first weekend, a lamp post was
readJail for young thieves
20-01-2004
THREE youths were sentenced in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court last week on two charges of theft from vehicles.The three, who were minors at the time of the crimes, stole goods valued at N$6 500
readMan fined for tourist theft
20-01-2004
ONLY one of eight young men arrested for robbing a tourist at Swakopmund in August was sentenced in the Magistrate's Court at the coastal town last week.Petrus Dausab (23) was found guilty of theft
readGurirab urges end to coastal 'border war'
20-01-2004
SWAKOPMUND and Walvis Bay should "drop the border war" and get together as smart partners, Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab said on Friday.The Premier, who met with the Mayors and Councillors from the
readDemocracy comes at a price - PM
20-01-2004
THE elections planned for this year will be very costly for Government, says Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab."It should not have been this way that we end up conducting four elections in the same
readNamibia's most senior citizen laid to rest
20-01-2004
ANNA VISSER, who died at the age of about 126, was laid to rest at Asab in the South at the weekend.Ouma Fransman, as she was fondly known, was believed to Namibia's oldest person. The funeral service
readShifting costs questioned
20-01-2004
FLUCTUATIONS in the estimated cost of the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo highway have come under scrutiny at the judicial inquiry into alleged irregularities in Namibia's roads administration.Otniel Podewiltz,
readOkahandja-Otjiwarongo road has 'too many faults'
20-01-2004
THE N$190 million Okahandja-Otjiwarongo highway was found to have several construction faults which the supervisor has admitted could pose a danger to road users.Fritz Grosse-Weischede, of Windhoek
readTourist rape suspect on second sex charge
20-01-2004
THE 21-year-old Windhoek resident accused of raping a Japanese tourist on the luxury tourist train, the Desert Express, last year, has been charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl in the
readOmaheke primaries delayed
20-01-2004
THE ruling Swapo Party has temporarily halted its primary elections in the Omaheke Region amid internal feuding that saw rival party supporters come to blows last week.Swapo Regional Co-ordinator for
readManager angered by farm-linked queries
20-01-2004
ROADS Authority manager Peter Thiemann is not happy with the judicial commission of inquiry for forcing him to reveal that he and three German diplomats bought a farm through a Close Corporation
readMaerua Mall shops re-open after rain damage
20-01-2004
AT least five businesses were damaged by torrential rain at Windhoek's Maerua Mall shopping centre between Wednesday and Friday last week.One of these was clothes retailer Stuttafords, which was
readChaos at schools: no space 'for hundreds'
20-01-2004
HUNDREDS of prospective pupils were turned away at schools in Windhoek and in the North yesterday as they made a last-minute effort to find places.As usual, chaos is expected to reign today on the
readOver three months' rainfall in January
20-01-2004
SO far this month, Windhoek has received 262,2 mm of rain.This is more than the normal average rainfall for the period of January, February and March which is 240,1 mm. Jennifer Moetie, chief
readEpupa power scheme set to be a 'white elephant'
20-01-2004
INTERNATIONAL Rivers Network (IRN) has warned that the proposed multi-million dollar hydroelectric power scheme at Epupa will become a white elephant.The head of IRN's Africa Programme, Lori
readRA manager quizzed on second bursary
20-01-2004
A JUDICIAL inquiry yesterday questioned the credibility of a senior Roads Authority manager who failed to disclose a bursary a roads engineering firm gave to his daughter.The manager, Lawrence
readFlood levels 'worse than 1934'
20-01-2004
"A FREAK of nature".This is how both the developers of the Acacia housing scheme in Windhoek's Dorado Park suburb and the Windhoek Municipality yesterday described the flood that ravaged newly-built
readCounting the cost
20-01-2004
IT will cost an estimated N$5,6 million to repair damage to the capital's infrastructure following last week's torrential rains and flooding.Yesterday Windhoek Mayor Matheus Shikongo appealed to
readNew treason suspects sent back to Magistrate's Court
20-01-2004
WITH only Police and Prison officers and court personnel present, the seven high treason suspects who were recently extradited from Botswana, made a low-key first appearance in the High Court at
readSamaria plans her 'comeback' year
20-01-2004
MIDDLE distance runner Agnes Samaria will take this year "step by step" after recovering well from a serious knee injury that kept her on the sidelines for the most of last season.She told The
readThree foreign fighters reported killed
20-01-2004
BAGHDAD - US troops killed three Arab foreigners and seized weapons after a gun battle yesterday at what Iraqi police described as a "terrorist safehouse" in a southeastern suburb of Baghdad, Iraqi
readProtesters oppose coalition plans
20-01-2004
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims yesterday staged a massive demonstration in the centre of Baghdad in support of leading Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's demands for the US-led coalition
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