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33 Articles found on Thursday, 22 July 2004
Beer giants mull merger
22-07-2004
NEW YORK - Adolph Coors of the United States and Canada's Molson on Monday confirmed they were in discussions about a possible "merger of equals".A joint statement from Golden, Colorado, home of
readCadbury profit edges up but sales uninspiring
22-07-2004
LONDON - Cadbury Schweppes, the world's largest confectioner, posted just a two per cent rise in half-year profit on yesterday and sales growth was at the bottom of its target range, sending its
readOpec mulls output rise
22-07-2004
JAKARTA - The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will discuss a possible output rise for September, the cartel's president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said yesterday.Asked by reporters
read'WTO proposal unacceptable'
22-07-2004
PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac said yesterday a recent WTO proposal on agricultural trade aimed at re-launching global trade liberalisation talks was currently "unacceptable"."I want the
readNamibia Corporate Awards for parastatals to be launched
22-07-2004
DANDANI Entertainment will launch the 2004 Namibia Corporate Awards for parastatals, commercial banks, insurance institutions and medical aid funds.This came into light when Dandani's Awards
readSony, Bertelsmann merger 'flawed'
22-07-2004
BRUSSELS - Independent music producer association Impala said yesterday a decision by the European Commission to clear Sony Corporation and Bertelsmann's recorded music merger is "flawed" and that it
readShell appoints first Nigerian MD
22-07-2004
LAGOS - Shell has for the first time appointed a Nigerian executive as managing director of its operations in the country, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant said yesterday.And in a major shake-up to the
readChina vows to enhance trade links with Namibia
22-07-2004
BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday that China was ready to continuously encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in Namibia and strengthen bilateral co-operation in various areas such
readZambia says public pension fund insolvent
22-07-2004
LUSAKA - Zambia's public pension agency is insolvent after incurring a deficit of one trillion kwacha and will be unable to pay 89 000 workers benefits, a senior official said yesterday.Public Service
readRand back above 6/US$
22-07-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand weakened back above the key 6/dollar level as the greenback strengthened and gold prices dipped, but traders said its long term rally was still intact.At 1125 GMT
readPoliceman shoots dead alleged illegal fisherman
22-07-2004
A POLICE officer appeared on murder charges in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's Court on Monday for shooting dead a Zambian national who was allegedly fishing illegally in Namibian waters in the Nsundwa
readFlu bug rampant in the capital
22-07-2004
INFLUENZA has struck with a vengeance in Windhoek.People across the capital have been laid low by the flu, with some offices forced to operate on a skeleton staff. Such has been the impact of the flu
readSplit Supreme Court rules Caprivi 13 must face trial
22-07-2004
ALLEGED Caprivi Liberation Army commander John Samboma and 12 fellow high treason suspects are heading back to the dock in the High Court at Grootfontein.The prospect of freedom and indemnity from
readInternational group 'running wild' in Namibia
22-07-2004
NAMIBIA is playing host to the second annual international course in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management attended by 21 participants from nine countries.The programme is sponsored by the
readStudy first
22-07-2004
A NAMIBIAN has been awarded a scholarship by the Indian government.Max Katsuna, formerly Curator at the National Art Gallery in Windhoek, will study museology at a New Delhi university. In an
readMore and more Namibian youth face poverty squeeze
22-07-2004
THE number of youth in Namibia who live below the poverty line is estimated at 119 800 out of 343 100, about 35 per cent.According to the African Forum and Network For Debt and Development's (AFRODAD)
readNamibia petitions Cites about crocodile trade
22-07-2004
NAMIBIA has petitioned the United Nations body that protects endangered species to allow limited trade in the Nile Crocodile.The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has asked the Convention on
readNamibia shows steady slide down HDI index
22-07-2004
MORE than half of Namibians live on less than N$12 a day as the majority of the population gets poorer, according to the United Nations.In the past year, Namibia has slipped two places on the Human
readPolice recover stolen Government goods
22-07-2004
THE Omega Police have recovered a number of stolen Government items from residents in the area, the Police reported in their crime bulletin yesterday.Among the seized property are items belonging to
readNamibia's human rights record under scrutiny
22-07-2004
THE United Nations Human Rights Committee has expressed concern about women and children's rights, domestic violence, pre-trial detention and legal aid, cases of disappearances, anti-discrimination
readKapia on track for parliamentary seat
22-07-2004
SWAPO'S newest fanatical firebrand may be in parliament next month.Paulus Kapia, Swapo Youth League Secretary and one of the ruling party's fervent advocates, is next to appear on the ruling party's
readSecurity guard in North opens fire on robbers
22-07-2004
A MAN identified as Petrus Mutukuta (34) was shot dead by a security guard at Onyaanya in the Oshikoto Region early last week according to the Police.NamPol liaison officer Warrant Officer Samuel
readPolitical agitation against judiciary under fire
22-07-2004
THE sort of critical public statements that followed Judge Elton Hoff's discharge of 13 suspects from the Caprivi high treason case earlier this year were slammed by a senior Supreme Court Judge
readSwapo facing fractious nomination process
22-07-2004
THE ruling Swapo Party is yet to decide when to hold primary elections to choose its candidates for the November regional council polls, according to the party's top administrator.Secretary General
readVan Wyk axed from Olympic squad - A matter of principle says Agnes
22-07-2004
THE decision to exclude sprinter Christie van Wyk from the Namibian Olympic squad was a matter of principle, the executive member of the Namibia Sport Commission, Agnes Tjongarero, confirmed
readPlayers blocked from attending trials with SA Premiership club
22-07-2004
THREE Namibia Premier League (NPL) players are understood to have been denied a chance by their clubs to go for trials with South African Premiership side Dynamos.Ramblers striker Costa Khaiseb and
readSecond arms cache in KZN legislature
22-07-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A second arms cache has been found in the legislature of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, but the building was searched yesterday and declared safe, police said.A pipe bomb
readAl Qaeda threatens Japan, Poland, Bulgaria over Iraq
22-07-2004
BAGHDAD - Groups purportedly linked to al Qaeda vowed to attack Japan, Poland and Bulgaria unless they withdrew from Iraq, the latest attempts to rattle the US-led coalition after Manila pulled out
readNZ to tighten controls on land
22-07-2004
WELLINGTON - New Zealand is tightening controls on sensitive land sales to overseas buyers amid fears that foreigners are snapping up some of the nation's prime real estate, a senior minister said on
readRotting pesticides plague Africa; clean-up planned
22-07-2004
WASHINGTON - The stench in the air on the outskirts of Fez led World Bank environmental specialist Steve Maber to a shed full of rotten barrels and shredded bags that were leaking pesticides into the
readReporter mugged on air
22-07-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A South African radio reporter went a little more live than anticipated on Tuesday when he was mugged on air for his cellphone.Regan Thaw of the Johannesburg area Talk Radio 702 was
readArafat orders investigation into shooting of key critic
22-07-2004
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat yesterday ordered an investigation into the shooting of an outspoken critic of his unrelenting grip on power, as Palestinian officials warned of
readThe Wall: Israel thumbs nose
22-07-2004
JERUSALEM - Israel's construction of its West Bank barrier went ahead full force yesterday, hours after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for the structure to be torn
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