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32 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 July 2004
Reforms hit Nigeria bank shares
21-07-2004
LAGOS - Nigerian bank shares fell sharply on Monday following the government's announcement of a massive withdrawal of public funds from banks as part of a reform of the overcrowded sector.Out of 31
readMartha Stewart says she'll write book about her trial experience
21-07-2004
NEW YORK - In her first public comments since being sentenced to prison, Martha Stewart said she plans to write a book about her trial experience to help others facing that process."I think I'll write
readEU split over GMO maize, awaits default approval
21-07-2004
BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) farm ministers showed their deep disagreement on biotech foods on Monday, failing to agree on authorising imports of a new genetically modified (GMO) maize after the
readAirbus seals US$7b deal
21-07-2004
FARNBOROUGH, England- European aircraft maker Airbus signed a deal yesterday worth more than US$7 billion (N$41,3 billion) to sell 24 airplanes to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, including four of its
readEU tells Sony, Bertelsmann music deal given go ahead
21-07-2004
FRANKFURT/LONDON- The European Union approved without any conditions the merger of BMG and Sony Music, both music companies said on Monday, one day ahead of a planned announcement from competition
readNCCI happy with FILDA
21-07-2004
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) yesterday expressed satisfaction with the outcome of its involvement in the International Fair of Luanda (FILDA) trade fair, held recently the
readNujoma's autobiography published in Chinese
21-07-2004
BEIJING - The Chinese edition of President Sam Nujoma's autobiography, 'Where Others Wavered', was launched in Beijing yesterday.Nujoma said at the launching ceremony that the Chinese edition
readCourt to rule on fate of 13 treason suspects today
21-07-2004
THE Supreme Court is today expected to give one of its most keenly-awaited decisions in recent years.The country's highest court is scheduled to rule on whether 13 Caprivi high treason suspects were
readGovt accelerates expropriation
21-07-2004
GOVERNMENT has served expropriation notices on more commercial farmers despite a request from the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) that it hold off until certain criteria are clarified.The union had
readPoverty triggering high drop-out rate at schools
21-07-2004
THE Groot Aub Junior Primary School is one of the schools in rural areas whose performance is affected by a lack of facilities and a high drop-out rate.One of the reasons cited is that some parents
readGrave concern about cemetery violations
21-07-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Willem Konjore, has expressed grave concern about the "wanton destruction" of graveyards and tombstones countrywide.Konjore, who is
readPolice report rapes of two minors
21-07-2004
TWO rape cases involving minors have been reported to the Police at Derm and Gobabis, the Police reported in their crime bulletin on Monday.Last Wednesday, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly
readBringing hope to Five Rand
21-07-2004
SEEING the need for assistance to orphans and vulnerable children from the Five Rand Camp outside Okahandja, Kauna Angula and Helena Shipena last year did a survey among the about 6 000 residents of
readCoastal cops make drug bust
21-07-2004
A MAN from Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, was arrested on Saturday by the Namibian Police's Drug Law Enforcement Unit after being found in possession of 19 parcels of dagga.Benhard Tjaverua (28) was
readPlug pulled on water plunderers
21-07-2004
TWO Ongwediva residents were arrested on Friday for making illegal water connections.Ongwediva Town Council Liaison Officer Andreas Uutoni told The Namibian that the suspects, Levi Shaendelwako and
readNamWater primes the pumps
21-07-2004
IN an effort to avert water crises in Windhoek and in other parts of central Namibia, NamWater has improved the reliability of the water supply to the capital as well as to other bulk water customers
readPower back on in Karibib
21-07-2004
THE electricity at the debt-ridden town of Karibib was switched back on last Friday after the Council managed to make an urgent payment.Chief Technical Advisor at NamPower Reiner Jagau confirmed that
readKarasburg another town council floating on red ink
21-07-2004
THE Karasburg Town Council owes Government more than a million dollars in repayments on loans it received before 1997.The Auditor General's report for the year ended 2003 notes that the town's current
readNamibia, China to negotiate new free trade agreement
21-07-2004
BEIJING - President Sam Nujoma said on Tuesday that five members of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), including Namibia, are to negotiate with China for a free trade agreement in a bid to
readConference urges action on violence
21-07-2004
VIOLENCE against women and children is a crime against humanity and a form of terrorism against the human race, Deputy Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, Angelika Muharukua, said
readSwapo youth leaders suspension 'not linked to Omaheke feuding'
21-07-2004
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) insists that the suspension of two of its top leaders in the Omaheke Region is not linked to an ongoing internal feuding between rival Swapo factions in the
readGovt okays taxi fare hikes
21-07-2004
THE Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication has given the go ahead for taxi operators to increase their fares by 50 cents, effective August 1.The fare adjustment represents a 10 per cent
readKFC supplier in trouble over chicken kicking
21-07-2004
NEW YORK - An investigator for an animal rights group captured video showing chickens being kicked, stomped and thrown against a wall by workers at a supplier for Kentucky Fried Chicken, which has
readHezbollah guerrilla killed in Israeli attack
21-07-2004
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli helicopter gunships and tanks fired on Hezbollah guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon yesterday, killing one guerrilla, Lebanese security officials reported.Hezbollah said
readPay ordered to Bhopal victims
21-07-2004
NEW DELHI - India's supreme court has ordered the government to disburse hundreds of millions of dollars paid by Union Carbide as compensation for the victims of a 1984 gas leak at its plant in Bhopal
readAlmost 1 billion face discrimination, UN urges tolerance
21-07-2004
BRUSSELS - The United Nations has appealed for governments around the world to do more to respect minority rights after finding that nearly 1 billion people face some form of discrimination.The annual
readRights fight boosted
21-07-2004
CAPE TOWN - Traditional leaders and government officials in South Africa have launched an initiative, Project Ndabezitha, in a bid to end high domestic violence levels in rural areas."We are a country
readFrustration festers over long wait for houses
21-07-2004
DIEPSLOOT - When an angry crowd rampaged through a ragged Johannesburg township this month they sent a sharp reminder to South Africa that they were tired of waiting for decent houses.Police fired
readIran's hard-line parliament approves abortion on condition
21-07-2004
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's conservative-dominated parliament approved a draft bill yesterday that would allow abortion in the first four months of pregnancy if the mother's life is in danger or the fetus
readArafat meets Palestinian cabinet in bid to end turmoil
21-07-2004
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was meeting with the cabinet yesterday in a bid to defuse a political crisis which has seen his prime minister Ahmed Qorei refuse to retract his
readBlair vows to fight AIDS in developing countries
21-07-2004
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday met with women and children suffering from HIV/AIDS and renewed his pledge to combat the disease in developing countries."Ignoring the issue of AIDS is
readIraqi militants free Filipino hostage
21-07-2004
BAGHDAD - A Filipino truck driver held hostage in Iraq was freed and handed over to the United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad yesterday, an Emirates official said."He has been handed over and we
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