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25 Articles found on Thursday, 17 June 2004
Africa should work with Europe for ICT development
17-06-2004
A TWO-DAY International Multimedia Conference of Future Business and Administration in Africa held in Windhoek recently agreed that African officials and their European counterparts establish a
readBasic commodities price hikes push inflation up
17-06-2004
PRICE increases of basic commodities like food, clothes, household goods and medical care and health services have caused inflation in the recent months, to rise.For May, the monthly inflation rate
readPresident again warns white 'racist' farmers
17-06-2004
MINORITY racist white commercial farmers trying to distort the facts on Namibia's land reform programme to the outside world, will face far reaching consequences, President Sam Nujoma warned last
readCar dealer accused of 'massive' fraud
17-06-2004
THE owner of the secondhand car dealership, Jan Kritz Motors in Windhoek, is said to have swindled at least seven people out of about N$3 million, after they entrusted him to sell their
readNujoma should be clear on 'misleading churches' - CCN
17-06-2004
THE Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN), has asked President Sam Nujoma to address the problem of "misleading churches" specifically and not paint all religious organisations in the country with one
readState to scrutinise parties' spending
17-06-2004
NAMIBIA'S political parties will continue to spend taxpayers' money without accounting for it until next year when some restrictions are to be introduced, National Assembly Speaker Dr Mose Tjitendero
readCoD on fundraising trail
17-06-2004
THE Congress of Democrats says it will need at least N$2 million to wage "an effective" campaign in national and regional elections since it is aiming for 35 per cent of the seats in the National
readCross-border power supply line commissioned
17-06-2004
CALAI - The Governor for the Cuando Cubango Province in Southern Angola, Joao Batista Chindandi, this week said a lot needed to be done to develop Angola and urged Namibians, especially those living
readNamibia, Angola condemn 'mercenaries'
17-06-2004
THE 11th Session of the Namibia/Angola Joint Commission on Defence and Security, which met at Walvis Bay last week, condemned the cowardice acts of alleged mercenaries arrested in Zimbabwe."The
readDTA wants VIP escorts reviewed
17-06-2004
THE DTA has objected to the use of Windhoek's traffic personnel to act as escort services to VIPs at the expense of neglecting services to the City's residents.On Wednesday night DTA Councillor Ilme
readSwapo to fork out at least N$100 000 for congress vote
17-06-2004
THE recent election of the Swapo presidential candidate is set to cost the ruling party tens of thousands of dollars as the presiding officer went about ensuring that the event passed without a
readWindhoek still reeling under population influx
17-06-2004
URBANISATION and the high number of unemployed people flocking to Windhoek were once again singled out as the major factors straining the city's budget.Outlining the budget of N$1,19 billion for the
readNafau takes on 'bankrupt' hotel owner
17-06-2004
THE Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) is considering taking legal action against the owner of the closed Continental Hotel in Windhoek for allegedly terminating contracts of close to 65
readSecond treason group in first High Court appearance
17-06-2004
ELEVEN men who are set to be tried in the second high treason trial flowing from the alleged activities of a secessionist movement in the Caprivi Region, made their first appearance in the High Court
readBoeing deal fails to take off
17-06-2004
PLANS by Air Namibia for the Boeing 747-400 Combi to leave the airline's fleet for good last night were temporarily grounded.The lack of a required international safety feature in the South African
readCucsa Games comes to Namibia
17-06-2004
THE 13th edition of the Cucsa Zone Six Student Games will be held at the Sports Grounds of the University of Namibia from Sunday, June 20 until 26.This will be the second time that Namibia will be
readAthletes gearing up for Paralympics
17-06-2004
WHILE the focus is on the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece later this year, there is a special group of Namibian athletes preparing for the Olympics of a different kind - the Paralympics.Namibia
readMilitant freed from jail in France
17-06-2004
BAPAUME, France - A member of a French guerrilla group, serving a life sentence for two assassinations, was freed yesterday after a court ordered her release because of a brain tumour.Joelle Aubron, a
readAlgeria denies press crackdown behind jailing
17-06-2004
ALGIERS - Algeria yesterday denied trying to silence independent media with the jailing of a newspaper editor fiercely critical of the government, saying he had been imprisoned for financial
readDecor to die for
17-06-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A South African man told a court how he hacked to death his interior designer because she criticized his decor, local newspapers reported yesterday.Jose da Silva, 37, pleaded guilty to
readPanic buying hits Myanmar
17-06-2004
YANGON - Panic buying hit shops in military-ruled Myanmar yesterday after the junta introduced massive tax and duty hikes on imported goods such as TVs and construction materials without giving any
readUK to decide on human cloning
17-06-2004
LONDON - Britain's human cloning watchdog yesterday considered Europe's first application to clone a human embryo to obtain cells that could be used to treat otherwise incurable diseases.Britain has
readChina executes taxi driver
17-06-2004
BEIJING - China executed a Beijing taxi driver who killed seven people, including four prostitutes, and the daughter of his former boss, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday.Li Pingping, 44,
readIndian train derails - at least 20 killed
17-06-2004
BOMBAY - At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a train bound for India's commercial hub Bombay derailed yesterday while crossing a bridge, railway officials said.Ten coaches
readAustralian military knew of Iraqi abuse
17-06-2004
CANBERRA - An Australian military officer in Baghdad knew last November about reports of Iraqi prisoner abuse, but documents on the mistreatment by US military police took six months to reach the
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