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25 Articles found on Thursday, 22 January 2004
Be like monkeys, Singaporeans urged
22-01-2004
SINGAPORE - People in strait-laced Singapore were urged Monday to act like monkeys - the Chinese zodiac sign for the coming Lunar year -for the sake of their country.Singaporeans could foster an
readMinority owners to fight Mutual &Federal takeover
22-01-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Minority shareholders in South Africa's Mutual & Federal said yesterday they would fight an offer by the country's biggest insurer Old Mutual Plc to buy them out, as they considered it
readEU reviews company controls after Parmalat fraud scandal
22-01-2004
BRUSSELS/ROME - The European Union said on Tuesday it was looking to tighten accounting controls on publicly traded companies after dairy giant Parmalat's plunge into insolvency, but Italy's top
readFarmers vow to dig dams
22-01-2004
OSHAKATI - Regional Councillor Joseph Mupetami says farmers in the ombuga area of the Oshana Region have decided to dig earth dams this year to reduce their dependence on Government-subsidised water
readKeetmans cop 'arrested'
22-01-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - A senior Police officer from the Keetmanshoop Drug Law Enforcement Bureau has reportedly been arrested after money intended for Police informers disappeared.Acting Karas Regional Police
readTelecom services restored
22-01-2004
TELEPHONE services have been restored to most areas of Windhoek, Gobabis and Summerdown, after heavy rains damaged fibre optic cables in these areas.Damage to a major cable which feeds seven direct
readMan held for attempted murder
22-01-2004
POLICE at Otavi have arrested 30-year-old Johannes Alfeus on attempted murder charges after he allegedly shot and wounded Philipus Sheetekela, also aged 30, on Sunday.Sheetekela sustained flesh wounds
readNamcol expects 27 000 to enrol
22-01-2004
THE Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) expects to enrol 27 000 students this year.Study material for students has already been dispatched to Namcol's regional offices. The Acting Director of
readRain 'not affecting the rails'
22-01-2004
HEAVY rains have not disrupted work on the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line.Erastus Iikela, Director of Railway Infrastructure Management in the Ministry of Works, said yesterday he was not aware of any
readCloudburst chaos
22-01-2004
RENATE Gaes and her neighbour went through the annual ritual of cleaning up after water flooded their houses in Hans Uirab Street, Katutura, on Wednesday last week.Gaes says that every year, when it
readDam levels still rising
22-01-2004
DAMS in the central areas of Namibia are continuing to fill up.At 16h00 yesterday the Swakoppoort dam was 59 per cent full, while the Von Bach dam, near Okahandja, was at 43,8 per cent of its
readFNB to pay for clients
22-01-2004
FIRST National Bank (FNB) will pay for temporary accommodation for occupants of five flooded houses in Windhoek's Acacia Park, whose purchase was financed by the bank."Those that need temporary
readAcacia developer picks up the pieces after the floods
22-01-2004
ABOUT 40 houses were affected by Friday night's flooding in Windhoek's Acacia area, 16 of them seriously.On Monday, the developers of the housing scheme, Dannic Construction, began assessing the
readKhorixas victims named
22-01-2004
THE bodies of two women have washed up along the Huab River after the car they were travelling in was swept away by flood water on Saturday morning.On Monday, the body of 18-year-old Friscoline
readRiver woman identified
22-01-2004
THE woman who tragically drowned during last Wednesday's torrential rains in Windhoek has been identified as Katrinka Jantjies, aged 40.Jantjies was a domestic worker for a family in Eros. She is
readSky News takes on Namibia land issue
22-01-2004
TENSION over land in Namibia, which has been feared could degenerate into lawlessness as happened in neighbouring Zimbabwe, is capturing the interest of the international media.Yesterday British-based
readHunt for school places continues
22-01-2004
EDUCATION authorities in several regions spent much of yesterday in meetings, as the search for schools by hundreds of learners continued.Last year's Grade 10 students in the North and in the capital
readBotswana delay hits treason trial again
22-01-2004
THE same problem that last year delayed the High Court's hearing on a special plea on jurisdiction that 13 of the Caprivi high treason accused have raised, did so again yesterday.A recurrence of
readRA: mystery cheques ruffle feathers
22-01-2004
ROADS Authority Chief Executive Officer Justin Runji appeared baffled yesterday when asked about a Roads Contractor Company (RCC) cheque for N$93 000 that was allegedly paid into his account.Runji
readTyrese writes song for oldest Namibian
22-01-2004
SWAKOPMUND - R&B singer Tyrese was so moved by the life of a 126-year-old Namibian grandmother that, apart from shelling out more than US$4 000 [approximately N$30 000] for her funeral, he wrote a
readAgribank ready to force out ex-CEO
22-01-2004
AGRIBANK'S board of directors yesterday moved to assert their authority by removing a defiant former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who has continued to run the parastatal even after his contract ended
readJob loss fears grip Walvis
22-01-2004
FRUSTRATION over months of economic hardship in the fishing industry could reach boiling point today when more than 1 500 workers plan to stage a peaceful demonstration at Walvis Bay over planned
readNFA Cup Draw
22-01-2004
The following teams can be seen in action:Otjiwarongo: Group A Saturday, Jan 24 10h00: Friends vs Civics 12h00: Unam vs Nampol 14h00: Life Fighters vs Blue Boys 16h00: Touch & Go vs Blue
readVermeulen is surprise choice
22-01-2004
THE Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has appointed Danie Vermeulen as the head coach of the senior national team, after talks with former Springbok centre Dick Muir fell through.The 27-year-old Vermeulen,
readBush challenged on Iraq, 'safer America' message
22-01-2004
Switzerland - Security analysts and a leading human rights campaigner yesterday called for a rethink of the war on terror and challenged President George W Bush's assertion that it was making America
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