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29 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 June 2004
As a matter of fact
02-06-2004
IN a story published in this section of The Namibian on Monday, under the title "Team Namibia bidding kicks off", it was erroneously reported that founding sponsors for Team Namibia were expected to
readNedcor calls off Zim bank merger talks
02-06-2004
HARARE - South African banking group Nedcor has called off talks about a possible merger with Zimbabwe's troubled Trust Bank, Zimbabwe's state-owned Herald newspaper reported yesterday.The paper said
readChinese Tycoon invests N$33m in Nam retail business
02-06-2004
LIN'S Investments and the Rainbow Import and Export companies, both owned by Jindan Lin, have invested over US$5 million (N$33,1 million) in Namibia's retail sector over the last seven years.Genie
readOil prices rocket after Saudi attack
02-06-2004
LONDON - Oil prices leapt a dollar and a half yesterday after an attack in Saudi Arabia by Islamic militants killed 22 people and heightened fears about political instability in the world's biggest
readUsakos councillor a suspect in theft case
02-06-2004
A SWAPO member of the Usakos Town Council is one of six people arrested by the Police on Monday in connection with the alleged theft of computers at the Usakos Junior Secondary School.The six people,
readNear total power outage hits country
02-06-2004
AS most Namibians made their way to work shortly before eight yesterday morning, almost the entire country was hit by a power blackout.With the exception of the Caprivi, whose electricity supply
readSwapo urged to come clean
02-06-2004
RESIDENTS at Ongwediva held a peaceful demonstration yesterday to condemn the removal of elected councillors.They demanded that the candidates they voted for in the Local Authority elections be sworn
readThe Holy Spirit descends at Ongwediva
02-06-2004
BISHOP Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda of the Roman Catholic Church in Namibia confirmed 66 Christians from the Ongwediva Roman Catholic congregation at the weekend.In his homily, Bishop Nashenda told
readBetter conditions needed to draw teachers to rural areas
02-06-2004
QUALIFIED teachers will continue to avoid rural schools unless the Ministry of Basic Education improves the living conditions of teachers there, says a Swapo MP.Karlous Shinohamba told the National
readRoad accidents crash economies
02-06-2004
WINDHOEK - Road accidents pose a huge public health problem worldwide, the Country Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Custodia Mandlhate, said in the Namibian capital last
readSchool girl under guard
02-06-2004
ONGWEDIVA - A 20-year-old woman is recovering at Okahao hospital in the Omusati Region under Police guard after she was arrested on charges of concealment of birth on Thursday.Namibian Police liaison
readKaras tops in puffing
02-06-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The number of reported cases of lung cancer in the Karas Region rose from four in 2002 to 11 in 2003.In the corresponding time, the tuberculosis (TB) cases in the region increased
readPresident urged to up quota on women
02-06-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has been asked to facilitate the inclusion of a minimum of 30 per cent women on the Swapo Party list as Namibia prepares for general and presidential elections.The appeal was made
readHospital killing trial delayed
02-06-2004
OSHAKATI - The case of Immanuel Kashala, who allegedly killed his girlfriend at the Oshakati Hospital flats last year, was on Monday postponed to July 7 for the Prosecutor General's decision.Court
readSuspected drug dealer nabbed again
02-06-2004
A young man from Walvis Bay has been arrested for a second time in two months for dealing in drugs.The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Namibian Police at Walvis Bay arrested Granville Llewellyn Noble
readUlenga charges biased reporting of 'dirty tricks' in Swapo campaigns
02-06-2004
CONGRESS of Democrats (CoD) leader Ben Ulenga has charged that media reporting on dirty tricks in political campaigning had been selective.Ulenga said he was surprised by overly sympathetic media
readSwapo supporters at Luderitz up in arms over change of list
02-06-2004
SOME Swapo supporters at Luderitz are fuming because the party's list for the recent Local Authority elections was changed after the polls.They claim that only one person among those elected at the
readOngwediva case due in court today
02-06-2004
THE Ongwediva case is scheduled to come up in court today.The swearing in of councillors at Ongwediva was blocked following a pre-dawn High Court challenge launched by councillors after the Swapo head
readOpuwo council hopes to take office
02-06-2004
TOWN councillors elected at Opuwo hope a formal decision will be taken today on whether they will officially be allowed to take office.The town's affairs have been in limbo since elections more than
readCaprivi treason case postponed to August
02-06-2004
THE Caprivi high treason case, in which 107 people are facing 278 charges over an alleged plot to secede the Caprivi Region from the rest of Namibia, was postponed to August 9 in the High Court at
readBoxer Ambunda might not go to Olympics
02-06-2004
NAMIBIAN boxer Paulus Natangwe Ambunda might not go to the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in August this year since his employers, the Namibia Defence Force (NDF), are not willing to release
readOuseb, Nauseb linked to Sundowns
02-06-2004
NAMIBIAN internationals Mohamed Ouseb and Robert Nauseb are likely to turn out for South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Mamelodi Sundowns next season.Sundowns coach, Paul Dolezar told The
readVietnamese use tiger cages to expand living spaces
02-06-2004
HANOI - Tigers face extinction in the forests of Indochina, but it's easy to find a trace of the big cats in Vietnam's capital, although not in traditional herbal medicine stores.In fast-expanding
readStars in Britain lobby for aid
02-06-2004
LONDON - A host of film and rock stars including Jude Law, Minnie Driver and Bono, signed an open letter yesterday to Prime Minister Tony Blair appealing for Britain to give more aid to the world's
readChild soldiers on the increase in Africa
02-06-2004
PARIS - An increasing number of children in Africa and other places around the world are being pressed into service as soldiers, with their total number now put at around 300 000, Unicef said in a
readAnti-war protesters await Bush in Rome
02-06-2004
ROME - Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators are promising to give US President George W. Bush a hot reception during his visit to Rome this week, the main focus of which will be his meeting
readBotswana most competitive: WEF
02-06-2004
MAPUTO - Botswana ranks as Africa's top competitive economy, ahead of other powerhouses like South Africa and Nigeria, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum released today.But the study
readSouth Africa's Mandela announces plans to lead 'a much quieter life'
02-06-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's anti-apartheid icon and one of the world's most revered statesman, Nelson Mandela, announced yesterday that he will be scaling back his public schedule to enjoy "a much
readExpats blame Saudi massacre on lax security
02-06-2004
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - Grief gave way to anger yesterday as many foreigners in the Saudi city of Khobar said the weekend massacre by suspected al Qaeda militants could have been averted if security
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