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22 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 June 2004
Criticism Of Polytech Student Letters Unfair
23-06-2004
I WANTED to provide a background context for 'the spate of letters from Polytech students'.In retrospect, I should have written this letter as a professional courtesy before the students sent their
readElection Delays In UK
23-06-2004
I WOULD like to comment on delays that the electoral commission is causing in United Kingdom.Presidential elections are going to take place later this year, but all the Namibian citizens in United
readLow Blow, Mr President
23-06-2004
I WOULD like to refer back to the article that was printed in The Namibian on Wednesday May 26, 2004 which was titled 'Nujoma attacks whites, neo -colonialists, CoD'. (pg 2).I know that it is a bit
readLand Issue - Involves History, Economics, Politics and Common Sense
23-06-2004
THANK you for allowing me space to comment on the news item that I listened to on NBC Radio recently, transmitting at 93.7 frequency on Frequency Modulated (FM) band to Usakos.The South African High
read!Gawaxab warns of local currency depreciation
23-06-2004
THE group CEO of Old Mutual Namibia, Johannes !Gawaxab, recently re-positioned the organisation's role within the insurance industry as well as the Namibian economy.Addressing a stakeholders' meeting
readVast business opportunities in Angola
23-06-2004
THE local business community has been called upon to take advantage of the existing good bilateral relations between Namibia and Angola and invest in the neighbouring country.This was said by the
readGovt 'ready' to subsidise water for poor
23-06-2004
GOVERNMENT announced yesterday that it was working on a system to subsidise the payment of water for extremely poor communities.Reacting to recent public statements about the inability of the poor to
readTax amendments to benefit State, farmers
23-06-2004
THE State, the disabled and communal farmers are among those who stand to gain a tax breather through new amendments proposed to the Value-Added Tax Act (VAT) of 2000.But the Bill also places new
readPupil dies, principal in court
23-06-2004
THE principal of the Shituwa Combined School at Endola village near Oshakati, Gotfried Ndumba (33), appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court yesterday charged with culpable homicide.Ndumba was
readPlanned fish farm in South set to be biggest in country
23-06-2004
PLANS to set up a N$2,5-million aquaculture fish farm at the Naute Dam in the Karas Region have reached an advanced stage.The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has granted a licence for
readAIDS, food shortages in southern Africa cause world's worst crisis: UN
23-06-2004
JOHANNESBURG - AIDS and food shortages in southern Africa are responsible for the world's worst humanitarian crisis, UN special envoy James Morris said yesterday at the end of a four-nation tour of
readNujoma, Lula discuss defence co-operation
23-06-2004
SAO PAULO - President Sam Nujoma on Monday met his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to discuss increased trade between the two countries, including defence equipment, and bilateral
readRefugees to appear in court
23-06-2004
SIX refugees will appear in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court today after attempting to disrupt the World Refugee Day commemorations by picketing, Police said yesterday.Police spokesperson Chief
readNamibia has no immediate plan to get involved in DRC conflict
23-06-2004
NAMIBIA has yet to discuss whether to come to the aid of the Democratic Republic of Congo if the central African country were to clash again with Rwanda as happened in the late 1990's.Information and
readTelecom, Napwu set on collision course
23-06-2004
TROUBLE is brewing at Telecom Namibia with the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) threatening industrial action and demanding the dismissal of some senior officials.The Namibian learned that the
readGovt apologises to asylum seekers, warns 'agitators'
23-06-2004
GOVERNMENT has apologised to asylum seekers in Namibia for the delay in processing their applications for refugee status.At the same time, however, it issued a stern warning to those who resorted to
readSchurz joins Shotokan
23-06-2004
SENSEI Georg Schurz has joined the Namibia Shotokan Karate Academy at the end of last month.Sensei Willem Burger, chief instructor of the Namibia Shotokan Karate Academy, this week confirmed the move
readWoman dies from mad cow disease in US
23-06-2004
MIAMI, - A Florida woman suffering from the only known case in the United States of the human form of mad cow disease has died.Charlene Singh died on Sunday at her home in Fort Lauderdale after being
readAncient rites, races come second to partying Stephanie Wong
23-06-2004
HONG KONG - Rowing and ancient ritual were a sideshow to the boozing of thousands of party animals gathered in the sweltering heat at Hong Kong's famous annual Dragon Boat Festival races yesterday.The
readArmy abducted Guatemalan children adopted in 1980s
23-06-2004
GUATEMALA CITY - Hundreds of Guatemalan children adopted in the early 1980s were stolen from their parents by the army during the country's civil war, a national commission announced yesterday."We
readDissident DRC officer seeks refuge in Rwanda Helen Vesperini
23-06-2004
CYANGUGU, Rwanda - A dissident Congolese army officer yesterday was in neighbouring Rwanda with some 300 men, a day after regular troops chased them from a town in the east of the former Zaire, a
readIran to prosecute 8 British sailors Paul Hughes
23-06-2004
TEHRAN, - Iran will prosecute eight British sailors seized after apparently straying into Iranian waters on the Iraqi border, Iran's al Alam television said yesterday.The British government
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