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15 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 January 2004
Parmalat's ex-finance chief faces more grilling
07-01-2004
PARMA, Italy - Italian investigators in the ever-widening probe into the collapse of food group Parmalat resumed interrogation of the group's former finance chief Fausto Tonna yesterday, legal sources
readNamFish shareholders buck the board
07-01-2004
SHAREHOLDERS in Namibian Fishing Industries Limited (Namfish) recently rejected a proposal from the company's board of directors to issue additional shares to be used to recapitalise the company.On
readSA rand backs off peak
07-01-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand softened slightly in response to importer demand for dollars after reaching its best level in a month early on Tuesday, but traders said the weaker trend was likely
readFake AIDS drugs linked to unlicensed Namibians
07-01-2004
A NAMIBIAN company accused of selling fake AIDS medicines in West Africa has no licence to make the anti-retroviral drugs.The Ministry of Health and Social Services said yesterday that preliminary
readTwo children drown in canal
07-01-2004
TWO boys drowned in a canal near Oshitutuma village, Ogongo district, in the North on Sunday.Immanuel Josef (5) and Joseph Pendukeni Josef (2) died near Oshitutuma village in the Ogongo area. At
readFirework regulations reduce pet trauma
07-01-2004
STRICTER regulations on fireworks in urban areas appear to have reduced the number of dogs running away over New Year at the coast.According to the SPCA branches at both Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
readWomen attacked at Avis Dam
07-01-2004
FOUR women walking their dogs not far from Avis Dam were threatened and robbed early on Saturday morning.The women, who did not want to be named, said they regularly exercised their dogs at the dam
readKatima Mulilo power outage
07-01-2004
ELECTRICITY supply to Katima Mulilo has been restored after strong winds felled a wooden power pylon just across the Zambian border over the weekend.The town was without electricity until about 19h00
readConfusion blocks Kavango food aid
07-01-2004
QUESTIONABLE data on the number of those who need drought food relief in the Kavango Region has stalled the distribution of aid.This has now led to a decision by the Regional Office to verify the aid
readNudo copies Swapo template for filling top party posts
07-01-2004
THE National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) may be ideologically poles apart from Swapo.But last week's selection of Nudo office-bearers at its congress near Aminuis bore parallels to the ruling
readUN food agency considers boosting drought relief effort
07-01-2004
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has indicated it is seriously considering help to Government that would tide thousands of hungry children over the worst of the drought."We are still discussing this.
readMan in court over girlfriend's death
07-01-2004
A 27-YEAR-OLD Windhoek resident accused of having killed his girlfriend on New Year's Eve with multiple revolver shots to the head made his first court appearance in the city yesterday.Except for
readRains soak much of country
07-01-2004
GOOD showers continued falling in several parts of the country through to yesterday with Windhoek West noting the highest recording.In the 24 hours to 08h00 yesterday Windhoek West received 40
readNDF offers to pay sjambok victims' medical expenses
07-01-2004
THE Namibian Defence Force (NDF) says it will decide today how much compensation it will pay to two people beaten up just before Christmas by uniformed members of the force after they launched an
readCricketers return to action
07-01-2004
NAMIBIA'S senior cricket team has a busy schedule lying ahead of them with the first matches of the season to start at the end of this week in Zimbabwe.The team is expected to play at least 20 matches
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