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20 Articles found on Thursday, 29 January 2004
Vulture project takes wing
29-01-2004
UNTIL at least 2007, his every move will be recorded.Experts will analyse and scrutinise his missions. They will take important decisions based on the trends identified. And despite having the name
readNDC struggles to assist Kunene miners
29-01-2004
OPUWO - The size of the Kunene region makes it difficult for the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) to assess the needs of small-scale miners working in the area.Floors Claassen, who is based at
readJSE weakens on rand, world markets
29-01-2004
A STRONGER rand and weaker world markets dragged the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) down at the opening on Wednesday in fairly quiet trade.Weakness was most pronounced at the top end of
read'MyDoom' Internet worm spreads around globe
29-01-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-virus vendors have issued urgent alerts about a fast-spreading new Internet worm, MyDoom, which is exploding globally via e-mails with subject lines such as "Hi".The worm appears
readAfri-can takes 75 per cent stake in southern EPLs
29-01-2004
AFRI-CAN Marine Minerals Corp on Monday announced that it will acquire a 75 per cent undivided interest in four exploration licences (EPLs) situated north- east of Gibeon from Deep South Mining (Pty)
readShipanga takes up reins at Commercial Bank of Namibia
29-01-2004
A WHO'S who from the worlds of power and money turned out to see former Windhoek CEO Martin Shipanga officially take the helm of the Commercial Bank of Namibia at a glittering event on Tuesday at the
readShipanga case postponed
29-01-2004
THE case of a prominent soccer official, who is accused of having assaulted his wife in October last year, has been postponed to April.Eliphas Shipanga appeared before Magistrate Elina Nandago on
readMurder, theft case dropped because of missing witness
29-01-2004
A FRUITLESS search for a vital witness in the trial of two men accused of murdering a Mariental shop owner during an armed robbery in September 2000 led to the withdrawal of all charges against them
readMan (20) admits to attempted rape of 12-year-old
29-01-2004
OSHAKATI - A 20-year-old man from Okashana Kemanya village in the North pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted rape on Tuesday.Veio Tawii appeared before Regional Court Magistrate Paulus Noah, who
readAt last, resettled farmers to get a helping hand
29-01-2004
PROBLEMS long bedevilling new entrants into the commercial farming sector could soon become something of the past, if a new programme achieves success.Dubbed the Emerging Commercial Farmers' Support
readCroc kills boy (9)
29-01-2004
A nine-year-old boy has been killed by a crocodile in the Ngonga area of the Caprivi.The Katima Mulilo Police reported that Kawana Lisho was swimming in the Kwando River on January 22 with other
readNewborn baby's body found at coastal dump
29-01-2004
THE body of a newborn baby girl was found at the Swakopmund rubbish dump on Monday morning with a plastic bag tied over her head.According to the Police the baby was already badly decomposed and there
readRFA man raps 'recycling' of board members
29-01-2004
THE Chief Executive Officer of the Road fund Administration (RFA) has criticised the "recycling" of a few individuals on boards of directors of State-owned enterprises.Shakespeare Masiza told the
readOkahandja-Otjiwarongo road to eat into Karibib road funds
29-01-2004
MILLIONS of dollars earmarked for one of Namibia's busiest highways will be diverted to the controversial Okahandja-Otjiwarongo road, a presidential inquiry heard on Tuesday.Chief Executive Officer of
readUnion blames Govt on evictions
29-01-2004
THE Namibia Farmworkers Union (Nafwu) has accused Government of contributing to the increase in the eviction of workers from farms by protecting farmers.This, a union leader claimed, was so because
readTreason ruling set for February 9
29-01-2004
THE 13 Caprivi high treason suspects who are challenging the High Court's jurisdiction over them are set to hear on February 9 whether their surprise bid to be discharged from the treason case has
readGovt ready to intervene in Katima
29-01-2004
GOVERNMENT is poised to intervene in the administration of Katima Mulilo, the Local Government Deputy Minister, Gerhard Totemeyer, announced yesterday."We can't pour money into a bottomless pit,"
readGovt in bid to save fishing jobs
29-01-2004
GOVERNMENT says it is confident that job losses in the ailing fishing industry will be minimised following a meeting of stakeholders yesterday.Amid concerns that over 1 000 jobs could be lost as
readGovt hijacks city cop plan
29-01-2004
CENTRAL Government leaders have assumed responsibility for setting up the capital's own police force, creating ripples of concern among municipal officials wary of political interference.A new
readNSSU gives big to football and athletics
29-01-2004
ATHLETICS and football will be the two major beneficiaries of the Namibia School Sports Union's (NSSU) annual budget, after N$300 000 has been set aside for each code this year.A further N$300 000 has
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