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25 Articles found on Thursday, 24 June 2004
Price hikes for Swakara pelts in Denmark
24-06-2004
SWAKARA pelts fetched good prices at last week's Agra auction held in Copenhagen, Denmark.Of the 25 086 Swakara pelts that were on offer, 100 per cent sale was achieved as all the pelts were sold at
readAfrican refugees arrive at Spanish nudist beach
24-06-2004
MADRID - Two worlds collided as a raft carrying 42 destitute Africans - bundled up for a chilly, wind-swept crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar - washed up on a nudist beach in southern Spain,
readAirNam leases a plane temporarily
24-06-2004
DAMAGE to the fuselage of Air Namibia's flagship aircraft the Boeing 747-400 Combi has forced the airline to temporarily lease an aircraft to service its international route to Frankfurt.During its
readBundestag dodges the word genocide
24-06-2004
ONE hundred years after the Herero war against German colonial rule in then "German Southwestafrica", the German Parliament [Bundestag] has passed a lengthy resolution without once mentioning the word
readJobless youth 'a time bomb'
24-06-2004
YOUNG people in Namibia account for 60 per cent of Namibia's unemployed.This is among the main findings of a two-year study of the Namibian Labour market carried out by the Labour Resource and
readModern technology cannot be ignored, says Mayor
24-06-2004
GOBABIS - No organisation that could afford to ignore the empowering technology of the modern world, the Mayor of Gobabis, Platini Katjaoha, said this week.Speaking at the launch of an information and
readCivil servants get their day in the sun
24-06-2004
PUBLIC servants in Namibia yesterday celebrated the Africa Day of Public Service and Administration.The day is held to pay tribute to public servants for their work and contribution to socio-economic
readMbuende says foreign policy 'work of many'
24-06-2004
A SWAPO MP said in the National Assembly on Tuesday that Namibia's foreign policy had evolved over many years and dated back to the days of the struggle for national independence.Dr Kaire Mbuende said
readNamdeb and MUN seal wage deal
24-06-2004
THE Namdeb Diamond Corporation has concluded a wage agreement with the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN).MUN represents about 70 per cent of Namdeb's total workforce of 3 000. Namdeb spokesperson
read6 in court over Osire demo
24-06-2004
SIX refugees appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with a demonstration that disrupted commemoration of the World Refugee Day at Osire on Monday.Officials at the court
readUncontrolled poisoning kills off the innocent
24-06-2004
AS strong indications emerge that the country's scavenger bird population is decreasing as a result of poison, a booklet has been launched to advise farmers on the safe use of poison.Often when
readUgab elephants 'being driven to distraction'
24-06-2004
FEARS are rife that irresponsible human activity - especially off-road motor vehicle sports in wetland areas - could threaten the return of desert elephants to the Ugab River.Just more than a week
readMPs query criteria in picking parastatal board members
24-06-2004
THE criteria for the selection of board members of parastatals came under the spotlight in the National Assembly on Tuesday.Swapo and opposition parliamentarians were in agreement that the current
readCoD's Gurirab takes aim at 'telly tubby' duo of Kapia and Froese
24-06-2004
CONGRESS of Democrats (CoD) lawmaker Tsudao Gurirab yesterday took a swipe at Swapo Party Youth League Secretary, Paulus Kapia, and self-styled media-cum-political and economic analyst, Udo Froese,
readNujoma pays official visit to Cuba
24-06-2004
HAVANA - President Sam Nujoma began an official three-day visit to Cuba yesterday set to include talks with President Fidel Castro, officials said.Nujoma, who arrived in Havana late on Tuesday, was
readBowel movement produces glittering results
24-06-2004
A FORMER worker at the Oranjemund diamond mine who was accused of stealing more than N$2,2 million worth of diamonds by hiding them in his bowels, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of rough diamonds
readFreezing weather predicted for South
24-06-2004
ANOTHER black Sunday is looming for farmers in the South.Weather forecaster Simon Dirkse said yesterday that they expected another cold front to pass through the southern reaches at the weekend,
readOver 2 000 AIDS patients on ARV treatment - official
24-06-2004
MORE than 2 000 patients are receiving anti-retroviral treatment at seven hospitals in Namibia, according to a senior official in the Health Ministry.Health Under Secretary Dr Norbert Forster said
readMutorwa not happy with few athletes to Olympics
24-06-2004
BASIC Education, Sport and Culture Minister John Mutorwa said he was not happy with the low number of Namibian athletes who are due to participate at the 2004 Olympic Games, to be held in Greece in
readSouth Korea outraged over killing, but 'will not bow to terrorism'
24-06-2004
TOKYO - Asia voiced sorrow and outrage over the beheading of a South Korean hostage in Iraq, while some governments applauded Seoul's refusal to meet militants' demands to cancel a planned troop
readVatican slams China arrests
24-06-2004
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican yesterday condemned recent arrests of Catholic bishops in China, calling it a violation of religious freedom."The Holy See feels deep pain for these actions, for which no
readRelease of British naval captives in Iran delayed
24-06-2004
The release of eight British military servicemen held in Iran after they entered Iranian waters is likely to be delayed until Thursday, Iran's Arabic-language Al-Alam satellite television said
readMozambique elections moved forward
24-06-2004
MAPUTO - Mozambique will go to the polls on December 1 and 2 to elect a new president and parliament in elections that mark the retirement of veteran President Joaquim Chissano, officials said
readUS health officials alert to threat of new mosquito disease
24-06-2004
ATLANTA, Georgia - As if West Nile virus wasn't bad enough, now US health officials are on the lookout for another mosquito-borne disease, fearing it could become a permanent part of the American
readUS offers carrot, while N Korea says drop the stick
24-06-2004
BEIJING - The United States yesterday offered a proposal to try to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis at six-party talks in Beijing, while an entrenched Pyongyang urged Washington to soften its
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