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21 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 January 2004
Prospects good for economy in 2004
21-01-2004
THE economic prospects for Namibia look good for the coming year, provided the weather and the rand hold up.This was the view of several economic commentators who expressed their views in the wake of
readOshakati eyes N$7m for market
21-01-2004
THE new open market planned for Oshakati will cost more than N$7 million, the town's acting Chief Executive Officer said this week.Theopoline Kakololo said the proposed New Oshakati Open Market was a
readShooting and stabbings
21-01-2004
A 25-year-old man, Adaile Johannes, is believed to have accidentally shot himself at Oshivelo on Friday, the Police reported this week.An inquest docket has been opened. * Police at Okatope report
readNot enough condoms in North: youth leader
21-01-2004
A NATIONAL youth leader says there is a lack of condoms in the Ohangwena, Oshana and Omusati Regions.National Youth Council Secretary General Pohamba Shifeta said on Monday that the condoms that are
readChurches get on their bikes to counter AIDS
21-01-2004
THE New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church has donated N$49 000 to the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN)'s HIV-AIDS home-based care programme.The money will be used to buy bicycles for
readDangerous duo escape
21-01-2004
OSHAKATI - Two trial awaiting prisoners escaped from Police cells at Ondangwa in the Oshana Region on Sunday.Police spokesperson for the region, Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda, identified the
readTwo arrested on poisoning claims
21-01-2004
THE Police are investigating a case of attempted murder after two men allegedly poisoned a customer's beer at a bar at Omafo in the Ohangwena region.Warrant Officer Joshua Shipateko of the Eenhana
readNossob eyes April starting date for Arandis factory
21-01-2004
THE company responsible for building a pre-paid water meter factory at Arandis has denied rumours that the project has been withdrawn.Residents of the former mining town raised concerns when building
readRivers not yet at sea
21-01-2004
COASTAL residents are waiting anxiously for the rivers to reach the sea after heavy downpours in most catchment areas over the past week.The Kuiseb River seems to be flowing the fastest, but had been
readMore rains expected in Windhoek at weekend
21-01-2004
THERE is only a 20 per cent chance of rain in Windhoek today and tomorrow, the Weather Bureau said yesterday.Weather forecaster Victor Kaurimunje said the system bringing heavy rainfall to the
readOmitara murder case postponed
21-01-2004
OMITARA farmer Hartmuth Held and one of his employees, Rudolf Nekare, who are both accused of murdering and then secretly burying an elderly man, reappeared in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court
readWindhoek's shaky moment put down to earth tremor
21-01-2004
A "very close, very localised earth tremor" was felt in the Windhoek area on the evening of January 8, according to the geophysics department in the Ministry of Mines and Energy.Parts of the capital,
read4 De Beers Marine employees in court for diamond theft
21-01-2004
FOUR De Beers Marine Namibia employees appeared in the Oranjemund Magistrate's Court on Monday on charges of stealing 631 unpolished diamonds valued at over N$1,1 million.Thomas Nicodemus, Meroro
readSchools squeezed for space
21-01-2004
CLASSROOM shortages, especially for Grade 8 pupils, was the cause of chaos at some coastal high schools on the first day of the new school year yesterday.Several schools had to either turn away pupils
readZambian official tells court of Caprivi weapons plans
21-01-2004
ALLEGATIONS from Namibian high treason suspects who claim they were abducted with the connivance of the Zambian government, are an insult, a senior Zambian immigration official stated in the High
readRamatex management ignores visiting diplomat
21-01-2004
THE Ramatex Textile Factory has snubbed requests by the Phillipines Embassy to visit the factory's Windhoek operation and discuss the conditions of employment of its nationals.Consul General Oscar
readFears rise in north as rivers swell
21-01-2004
RIVERS in the north of Namibia continue to rise as a result of heavy rains in Angola.Yesterday the Kavango River at Rundu measured seven metres in depth - the highest NamWater has recorded since
readAgribank CEO sits tight
21-01-2004
THE Chief Executive Officer of Agribank is reportedly defying a decision not to renew his contract, telling the parastatal's board directors he will only take orders from State House.Tjeripo
readNFA to go for Bhamjee
21-01-2004
THE Namibian Football Association (NFA) will back Cosafa President Ismail Bhamjee for the Confederation of African Football (Caf) presidency at elections due to be held at the body's congress today
readIraq to talk oil with Saudi Arabia
21-01-2004
BAGHDAD - Iraq is to hold talks with Saudi Arabia to reopen its 1,7 million barrel per day oil pipeline that was closed in 1990 after Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, interim oil minister Ibrahim
readShi'ite Muslims demand Saddam's execution
21-01-2004
BAGHDAD - Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims marched through Baghdad yesterday, clamouring for Saddam Hussein's execution in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former
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