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37 Articles found on Thursday, 29 July 2004
Major states refine farm support
29-07-2004
GENEVA - Major countries have been working intensively on refining their position on farm support with some negotiators seeing signs of progress in global trade talks, officials said yesterday.The
readWorkers must be swayed towards honesty
29-07-2004
DURBAN - With research showing 40 per cent of employees to be inherently dishonest, only 15 percent honest, and 45 per cent in between, companies are advised to sway those 45 per cent towards
readAgronomic Board moves to stimulate horticulture output
29-07-2004
THE Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) announced this week that it had adopted a resolution to implement a Horticulture Market Share Promotion, in order to stimulate horticulture production in the country
readBEE needs national commitment
29-07-2004
THE Namibia Economic Society (NES) yesterday held a stakeholders' Black Economic Empowerment breakfast meeting, which saw leaders in both the public and private sectors sharing ideas on BEE in
readHermanus Beukes: fearless politician to be laid to rest
29-07-2004
HERMANUS Beukes, a fixture on the political scene of Rehoboth over the second half of the twentieth century, will be laid to rest at his hometown this weekend.Beukes, who had been an outspoken and
readCCN warns of expropriation strains
29-07-2004
THE Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) has called for caution as Government intensifies the expropriation of commercial farms.A delegation of the umbrella body of some churches in the country met
readMystery surrounds talk of opposition merger
29-07-2004
CONGRESS of Democrats' president Ben Ulenga has allegedly come under pressure from his comrades for proposing that a new political opposition party be formed out of the CoD, DTA, UDF and other unnamed
readKatima water crisis worsens
29-07-2004
THE water crisis at Katima Mulilo is spiralling out of control - resulting in a myriad of problems.Businesses have been forced to close, residents' health is at risk, poverty is on the increase and
readCall to combat fires, save forests
29-07-2004
RUNDU - The Chairperson of the Kavango Regional Farmers' Union, Mathew Wakudumo, has appealed to residents in the region to declare war on veld fires.Wakudumo told Nampa that people should take the
readOnkani man up for murder
29-07-2004
OUTAPI - A 24-year-old man made a brief appearance in the Outapi Magistrate's Court on Monday on a charge of murder.Nikodemus Shinana is accused of murdering Joseph Nantapo (30) at Onkani village in
readCivil servants urged to set pace on work
29-07-2004
RUNDU - Information and Broadcasting Deputy Minister Gabes Shihepo on Monday urged public servants to spend their full eight working hours "on the job" for the sake of efficiency and
readLagoon bird count 'a flying success'
29-07-2004
A TOTAL of 103 900 birds were recorded in the annual winter bird count at the Walvis Bay lagoon recently.Keith Wearne, who organised the count, said it was decided to divide the wetland into three
readBirders come up with survival plan for cranes
29-07-2004
THE threatened status of three crane species in Namibia received special attention last month when the first crane workshop in the country was held at the Etosha National Park.The workshop concluded
readMedical Congress emerges from Windhoek basement
29-07-2004
HIV-AIDS will take centre stage at the biggest medical congress and medical trade exhibition which will be held at Swakopmund from August 26 to 28.For the first time in 26 years. the annual Medical
readAbduction case hit by third delay
29-07-2004
THE case of two men accused of kidnapping a woman and her son at Walvis Bay in January has had to be postponed again pending a decision by the Prosecutor General.Steven Visagie (31) and Roedolf
readBasson in court over Harry fracas
29-07-2004
A Swakopmund security businessman appeared in the Magistrate's Court last week on a charge of assault after an alleged fight with boxer Harry Simon in a night club in February.William Basson and Simon
readMessenger of Court in court
29-07-2004
THE Messenger of Court at Swakopmund appeared in the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a charge of fraud.Marlene Viljoen (48) appeared in court on the same day she was arrested. The case was postponed
readClerk of court in dock
29-07-2004
A CLERK of the Mariental Magistrate's Court is due to be in the dock today for issuing false witness claims totalling more than N$156 000.The man was arrested by the Mariental Police on Tuesday night,
readFarmers' livestock subsidies paid out five months late
29-07-2004
NAMIBIAN farmers who sold their cattle and small stock under the Government's marketing incentives scheme last year to avoid the devastating impact of the drought will receive their subsidies as from
readNo tax on heroes
29-07-2004
THE City of Windhoek has agreed to exempt Government from paying assessment rates on Heroes' Acre on the outskirts of the capital.At its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, Council agreed to "donate"
readNew Hai-//om traditional authority eyes Etosha
29-07-2004
IN the 1950s, the colonial South African government expelled the Hai-//om San from the Etosha National Park, an ancestral habitat they had occupied for centuries.Half a century later, the Hai-//om,
readCaprivi flood victims head home
29-07-2004
THE arduous trek home has begun for nearly 3 000 displaced victims of the Caprivi floods who were relocated to resettlement camps.The return process began last week and is now said to be in full swing
readNamibia on the brink of a serious crisis
29-07-2004
NAMIBIA and the rest of southern Africa face one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises, a top United Nations official has warned.Fresh from visits to Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and
readIsrael prepared to pay Jewish settlers willing to move
29-07-2004
JERUSALEM - Israel could begin paying cash advances by October to Jewish settlers willing to voluntarily leave their homes in West Bank and Gaza Strip enclaves slated for evacuation, a lawyer
readMannetti says to stay at Santos
29-07-2004
NAMIBIAN international footballer, Ricardo Mannetti, yesterday denied reports that he was partying ways with his South African club, Santos FC.Mannetti has been with the South African premiership club
readOuseb clinches Swallows deal
29-07-2004
MOHAMMED Ouseb has clinched a two-year contract with South African Premiership club Moroka Swallows.The Brave Warrior was expected to sign today after conclusion of the move yesterday following a
readNRU appoints new coaches
29-07-2004
THE Namibia Rugby Union yesterday announced the appointment of Jakkals Pretorius and Christo Alexander as national team coaches.The appointment followed last Friday's resignation of Danie Vermeulen
readHistorians divided on German role in setting off World War I
29-07-2004
BERLIN - The role of imperial Germany in unleashing the horrors of World War I continues to divide historians 90 years on, even after its categorical indictment in the Treaty of Versailles at the
readJapan clings to whaling, bides its time
29-07-2004
TOKYO - The meal begins with thin strips of red meat topped with spicy cod roe, followed by thick slices of juicy sashimi and crisply fried nuggets of dark meat, then bite-sized steaks cooked sizzling
readOops, wrong car. Sorry.
29-07-2004
BERLIN - A German woman became so furious after a fight with her husband she stormed out of the house armed with a hammer and smashed up his car -- before realizing she had vandalised the wrong
readCourt martial begins for 'carjacking' sergeant
29-07-2004
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - An Army sergeant accused of carjacking a sheik's sports utility vehicle in Iraq orchestrated a cover-up with other soldiers, the prosecution argued in the first day of his
readGhana airline banned from entering US
29-07-2004
WASHINGTON - Ghana's state-run airline was barred by US officials from flying into and out of the United States during an investigation of allegations it ignored orders to ground unsafe aircraft and
readIran defies West
29-07-2004
VIENNA, Austria - Iran is once again building centrifuges that can be used to make nuclear weaponry, breaking the UN nuclear watchdog agency's seals on the equipment in a show of defiance against
readMichael Jackson 'imprisoned boy, family'
29-07-2004
SANTA MARIA, California - Michael Jackson imprisoned a child and his family at his ranch and forced them to make a videotape absolving him of molestation claims after a television documentary linked
readRepublicans poke fun at Kerry
29-07-2004
BOSTON - Republicans ridiculed John Kerry for what they say is his shifting position on the war in Iraq and for a photo released by NASA showing the Democratic presidential candidate crawling out of a
readSudan women deny rapes in Darfur
29-07-2004
KHARTOUM - Some 200 Sudanese women demonstrated in Khartoum yesterday, denying reports of mass rape in the strife-torn western Darfur region and protesting at the threat of UN sanctions or a military
readUN extends arms ban on Congo
29-07-2004
The UN Security Council extended an arms embargo on Congo for a year as fighting continues between rival factions in the resource-rich east despite the presence of UN peacekeepers.The resolution,
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