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30 Articles found on Monday, 26 January 2004
Gas fuels petrol changes
26-01-2004
THE start of 2004 saw a new era in Namibia's automotive history as the first ever conversions of petroleum driven vehicles to dual-fuel driven automobiles in Namibia were carried out by SADT-Autogas
readIndia & The Underdog
26-01-2004
We have seen two articles titled 'Developing world leader India has less time for the underdo'" and 'Now the axis of the virtuous', published in your esteemed daily of January 9 2004, which were
readDisturbed By Flood Photo
26-01-2004
I WAS very disappointed in The Namibian on Thursday, January 15.I have always regarded The Namibian as a quality paper providing balanced and sensitive news messages. Photographs published reflect
readBeach Action Needed
26-01-2004
I WOULD just like to comment to the idea of my colleague who wrote about Rundu beach ('Rundu Beach Project Fails Dismally', Readers' Letters, January 16).I think this is a serious problem according to
readCity Council Should Go!
26-01-2004
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to react to the current floods that are slowly and surely destroying Windhoek, I hope due to its urgency you will publish it now.Firstly let me comment on your
readA Tribute To Our Oldest Mother
26-01-2004
Kai-//kana //nau-xa-e: Namibians, mostly from Khomas, Hardap and Karas Region gathered over the weekend at the small town of Asab in Hardap Region to pay their last tribute to one of the oldest person
readNational Resorts For Foreigners And The Rich Only?
26-01-2004
LAST Sunday I went with my wife and seven kids for a day visit to Etosha.We live in Tsumeb and use the opportunity to see Namibia's wonderful wildlife on day visits to the nearby Namutoni resort.
readDearest Grootfontein...
26-01-2004
FIRST of all I wish The Namibian a great year ahead.I had a wonderful reading year with The Namibian in 2003, thank you. Like you hardworking and dedicated pros I am just trying to tell it like it
readOmega 'Being Left Behind'
26-01-2004
I AM a Namibian student residing in the western part of the Caprivi.I am worried about a critical shortage of water and electricity being experienced by the people residing in this poverty-stricken
readNamibia calls for integration of regional stock exchanges
26-01-2004
THE Finance Ministry has called for Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries to integrate their bond and share markets.Finance Deputy Permanent Secretary Shihaleni Ndjaba, reading a
readLabour Council ponders work health conventions
26-01-2004
HEALTH and safety standards at the workplace are likely to be put higher on the national agenda, if the Labour Advisory Council recommends Cabinet ratify three International Labour Organisation (ILO)
readCleaners forced to do clerical work, claims Nantu official
26-01-2004
A Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) official has alleged that cleaners at Government offices and parastatals are being forced to perform clerical duties without being remunerated for the
readJob desperation in South
26-01-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - Windhoek-based KL Construction company was only able to employ 13 people from among the hundreds of hopeful jobseekers who applied for work on a road project here.The company won the
readHigher school fees 'hit poor'
26-01-2004
THE Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) says increased fees are making some schools more socially exclusive.In a press release last week, the student organisation complained that school fee
readYouths in court for robbery
26-01-2004
THREE youths appeared in the Outapi Magistrate's Court last week on charges of housebreaking and theft.Josef Ipinge (21), Kotokeni Marius Kafo (19) and a 17-year-old youth are alleged to have broken
readEscapees still on the run
26-01-2004
TWO trail-awaiting prisoners who escaped from the Ondangwa Police cells on Sunday a week ago remain at large.Police spokesperson for the Oshana Region, Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda, said they were
readMan held over death of cyclists
26-01-2004
A MAN has been arrested after two cyclists were killed along the Tsitsabis road, some eight kilometres outside Tsumeb.Soares Ngonga (58) has been charged with culpable homicide. It is alleged that he
readMan killed after falling off speeding bakkie
26-01-2004
A 53-year-old man died after he fell from a Telecom bakkie and was run over by an oncoming vehicle on Saturday, the Police reported yesterday.The Telecom vehicle was allegedly being driven at high
readWeather set to be 'fine' this week
26-01-2004
THE system which was initially forecast to bring heavy rainfall to Windhoek this week has weakened considerably, according to weather forecaster Simon Dickson.In the coming week, the Windhoek area
readGeingob farm man welcomes cop search
26-01-2004
FORMER Prime Minister Hage Geingob's farm manager has welcomed Police plans to comb the area in search of a pensioner who disappeared eight months ago.Lemmy Geingob said that rumours about how
readAcacia residents count cost
26-01-2004
LAST week was an unusually tough week for Acacia residents whose homes were flooded 10 days ago.Not only have they had to try to come to terms with the psychological trauma of being forced out of
readBirthday ends in tragedy
26-01-2004
A YOUNG resident of Windhoek's Auasblick suburb shot himself few moments after celebrating his 23rd birthday on Friday.Police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu, told The Namibian yesterday
readOkavango floods 'still possible'
26-01-2004
NAMWATER on Friday warned that floods along the Okavango River were a possibility if more rains fall in the river's catchment area.The river had reached its third highest level in more than a decade
readTributes flow for Meroro
26-01-2004
ONE of Namibia's liberation struggle heroes, David Meroro, was laid to rest on Saturday following glowing tributes from national leaders and family members.Meroro, who succumbed to a long illness in
readHijarunguru's defiance comes to an end
26-01-2004
GOVERNMENT and Agribank on Friday confirmed that Tjeripo Hijarunguru is no longer the Chief Executive Officer of the farmers' bank In a joint press statement, Government and Agribank apologised to the
readThiemann accused of intimidation
26-01-2004
THE public hearing into alleged irregularities in Namibia's roads administration was told on Friday that a Roads Authority (RA) manager allegedly tried to intimidate another witness.The hearing heard
readDam dispute looms
26-01-2004
THE NamWater dam supplying water to 3 500 people in Kalkfeld is all but empty and fingers are being pointed at a farmer who has built two dams upstream from the dam.While Kalkfeld residents have to
readFootball Results
26-01-2004
Football results from around the world...African Nations Cup Played Saturday, Jan 24 Tunisia 2-1 Rwanda Played Sunday, Jan 25 DR Congo 1-2 Guinea Tafel Lager NFA Cup Played Saturday, Jan 25
readNamibia takes ODI series
26-01-2004
NAMIBIA on Saturday clinched the One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe A 3-1, after beating the home side by six wickets at the Harare Sport Club on Saturday.On Thursday, Namibia beat a
readTop US leader denies troops getting bogged down
26-01-2004
BAGHDAD - Despite a wave of attacks that killed eight US soldiers and seven Iraqis in the previous 24 hours, the coalition's ground forces commander yesterday flatly denied that his troops were bogged
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