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23 Articles found on Tuesday, 22 June 2004
Bank Windhoek Gobabis branch refurbished
22-06-2004
BANK Windhoek recently refurbished its Gobabis branch in the Omaheke region and the official opening of the branch was held this weekend.The refurbishment follows after the bank was gutted by fire
readZimbabwe forecasts an end to six-year recession in 2006
22-06-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's central bank governor, Gideon Gono, who has slashed inflation by a quarter since coming to office in November, forecast the country's six-year recession would end in 2006 as
readIndian delegations seeks cooperation with Namibia in diamonds and other gemstones
22-06-2004
A SIX member delegation from the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India is in the country for a two-day visit to discuss possibilities of cooperation between Indian and Namibia in the
readFailed Otjinene by-election still in limbo
22-06-2004
THE Office of the Attorney General has not yet decided whether it will approach the High Court to nullify the failed Otjinene by-election - five weeks after the exercise was suspended.Sacky Shanghala,
readA love that knows no age
22-06-2004
ONE of the more unusual cases to have been filed with the High Court this year, was brought to a swift conclusion by Judge Gerhard Maritz yesterday.The Judge dismissed an application in which the
readRefugees in hiding Police thwart demo at Osire
22-06-2004
ABOUT a dozen refugees have gone into hiding and 12 more were arrested at Osire yesterday as Police went on the offensive to put down a demonstration meant to coincide with World Refugee Day.Shortly
readSWANU eagerly awaits elections
22-06-2004
NAMIBIA'S oldest political party, the South West Africa National Union (Swanu) is set to contest the November general elections.The party's central committee met in Windhoek at the weekend to
readBank workers held after robbery
22-06-2004
POLICE at Eenhana are holding bank employees for questioning after an armed robbery early on Friday morning at the Bank Windhoek branch at the town.The Commander of Police in the Ohangwena Region,
readNSHR slams opposition parties' silence on increased allowances
22-06-2004
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has lambasted opposition parties for their silence amid recent revelations of increased allowances for political office bearers.Last week The Namibian
readMinister 'acted within the law'
22-06-2004
THE Windhoek Traffic Department claims that Higher Education Minister Nahas Angula acted within the law when he left the scene of an accident on Saturday night.The acting head of the department,
read'Muti murder' case postponed to July
22-06-2004
THE start of the trial of three young Kavango Region residents who are accused of committing a grisly murder that was allegedly motivated by a trade in body parts, was postponed for a month in the
readUN urges Namibia to step up AIDS fight
22-06-2004
A TOP United Nations official has urged Namibia to play a greater role in combating the effects of HIV-AIDS and offer improved access to services for the rapidly growing number of orphans and
readStabbing suspect faces further two-month delay in his trial
22-06-2004
THE absence of the results of forensic tests that are supposed to be done on physical exhibits in the High Court murder case of Windhoek resident Sean Burger, delayed the continuation of his trial by
readCucsa Games start on bad note
22-06-2004
THE thirteenth edition of the Zone VI Student Games started on a bad note in the capital yesterday, with four countries failing to turn up for the bi-annual event.The event is being held in Namibia
readMurape expect no favours from Arrows
22-06-2004
BLUE Waters coach Shepherd Murape says he does not expect Eleven Arrows to hand them the title, when they confront each other in a deciding derby this Saturday.The Zimbabwean-born coach said his side
readFactions battle in Ivory Coast
22-06-2004
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast - Gunfire broke out in rebel-held northern Ivory Coast yesterday, after rebels said their political leader escaped an assassination attempt by fighters loyal to a rival.Witnesses
readNew stem cell research centre
22-06-2004
LONDON - Cambridge University is opening a centre for human embryonic stem cell research to develop treatments for currently incurable diseases such as diabetes and spinal cord injuries.Researchers at
readBelgian prosecutors urge life sentence for paedophile
22-06-2004
BRUSSELS - Prosecutors called yesterday for convicted paedophile Marc Dutroux to spend the rest of his life behind bars for multiple counts of child rape and murder that made him the most reviled man
readRwanda sees Congo build-up as "hostile act"
22-06-2004
KIGALI - Rwanda said Congo's troop build-up near its border was a "hostile action" and vowed to defend itself against its giant neighbour."From this side of the border it is a hostile action," Rwandan
readWinnie Mandela appeals conviction
22-06-2004
PRETORIA - The feisty ex-wife of South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, went before a high court yesterday to appeal her five-year sentence for fraud and
readJapan nuclear plant leaks
22-06-2004
TOKYO - Some radiation contamination was detected yesterday at a nuclear fuel reprocessing facility at Tokaimura, the site of Japan's worst nuclear accident, but there was no leak to the outside
readZimbabwe police arrest 78 women
22-06-2004
HARARE - Police arrested 78 women at the weekend when they tried to hold a protest to mark World Refugee Day and draw attention to the plight of Zimbabweans who they say are living like refugees,
readZambia maintains stance against GM foods
22-06-2004
LUSAKA - Zambia maintains that it will not allow genetically modified foods to enter its territory despite shortages, as biotech foods are not yet scientifically proved to be suitable for human
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