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32 Articles found on Tuesday, 29 June 2004
Struggling In The Poverty Trap
29-06-2004
THANK you for publishing this letter.Keep "telling it like it is", as you have been doing since that historical, unforgettable day 18 years ago. This letter was prompted by the article in the Monday,
readYouth Don't Want To Come Home
29-06-2004
I AM a young citizen, currently studying in the UK and really looking forward to coming home after my studies, yet there are some disappointing aspects that affect most of us over here that gives us
readToo Late To Reverse The Status Quo
29-06-2004
DESPITE all the allegations and lessons learnt from the past about the incumbent President, none holds water until proven right, but it is acceptable for people to speculatively express
readAncestral Claims, Lies And Fiction
29-06-2004
KINDLY allow me to comment on a letter entitled 'Time to take our land back' published in the Namibian of 18/06/04 and on Swapo Youth league 'Comrade' Kapia's misguided comments.Maybe its time to take
readCall To Dissolve Parliament
29-06-2004
PLEASE allow me space in your reliable newspaper to express my opinion on the above-mentioned topic.I am very much shocked by the 'secret' scheme of hefty home furniture allowances revealed by The
readMicrosoft, Fujitsu to jointly develop modern servers
29-06-2004
TOKYO - Microsoft Corp. and Japan's top computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday they have agreed to jointly develop next-generation Windows-based servers for release from 2005.Fujitsu and Microsoft
readTAX TALK: 2003 VAT amendments finally here
29-06-2004
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young discusses some topical tax issues for our readers. Should readers have queries, they are invited to send them to
readDe Beers in new Botswana exploration venture
29-06-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African mining giant De Beers yesterday finalised a joint venture with Firestone Diamonds to explore and develop a new diamond mine in Botswana, the companies announced.The South
readMan loses bets, kills wife
29-06-2004
HANOI - A Vietnamese man stabbed his wife to death after an argument over his loss of nearly US$10 000 (about N$63 500) in bets on Euro 2004 soccer matches, state media reported yesterday.Police in
readRecord amount of dagga seized
29-06-2004
POLICE officers from the Drug Law Enforcement Unit and the Serious Crime Unit set a new record on Sunday when they discovered the largest single stash of cannabis to be seized in Namibia since
readUsakos faces power crunch
29-06-2004
THE Usakos Town Council is confident that it will avoid a power cut tomorrow and has made frantic efforts to encourage residents to pay their outstanding bills.The municipality's office hours have
readForeign diamond group to invest heavily
29-06-2004
THE Israeli-owned Lev Leviev group has officially resumed mining Namibian concessions formerly held by the liquidated marine diamond producer Namco after investing about N$320 million in the
readIt's all yours: US hands over to interim Iraqi government
29-06-2004
BAGHDAD - The United States handed sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government two days earlier than expected yesterday, aiming to forestall guerrilla attacks with a secretive ceremony formally ending
readA Matter of Fact
29-06-2004
THE planned fish farm at the Naute Dam in the Karas Region will cost around N$20,5 million and not N$2,5 million as reported in The Namibian of Wednesday, June 23.Naute Aquafarms spokesman Benedictus
readLuxury SSC pen set creates more waves
29-06-2004
THE former General Manager for Marketing and Customer Services at the Social Security Commission, Simon //Hoabeb, has said an article in the newspaper yesterday stating that he had no permission to
readBar shooting
29-06-2004
A MAN was shot and injured in the leg by an unknown man after a scuffle at the PMT Bar at Walvis Bay on Saturday.The Police reported yesterday that a fight broke out between a number of people in
readProgress on water project
29-06-2004
WINDHOEK - A pre-paid water meter system pilot project for Windhoek, run by the Nossob River System (NRS), has reached an advanced stage.In an interview with Nampa yesterday, NRS Chairman Mack
readInspector Shitaleni dies
29-06-2004
ONGWEDIVA - The Station Commander of the Namibian Police (NamPol) at Omungwelume in the Ohangwena Region, Andrew Shitaleni, died in the Onandjokwe Hospital near Ondangwa on Saturday, Deputy
readWarmbad aims to be tourist Mecca
29-06-2004
THE Warmbad settlement in the Karas Region has set its sights on becoming a Mecca for tourists.Plans to set up a multi-million complex at the Warmbad hot springs are in full swing. Already, the Trust
readGrade 12 pupil charged with concealment of birth
29-06-2004
A Grade 12 pupil at the Onesi Senior Secondary School in the Uukolonkadhi area, has been charged with the concealment of birth after trying to hide her newborn baby boy in a toilet.The 20-year-old
readSuicide, murder case postponed again
29-06-2004
A CASE in which a Grootfontein resident faces a charge of murder over the fatal shooting of a colleague in his flat was postponed for a third time yesterday so that the Prosecutor General can decide
readDeputy Mayor assault fracas to be settled
29-06-2004
A CASE involving a charge of assault against the newly elected Deputy Mayor of Swakopmund looks set to be resolved on Saturday when the two parties plan to give a press conference.John Ngolombe, who
readCommission is announced for DBC, Amcom inquiry
29-06-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has appointed a commission of inquiry into the DBC and Amcom, a move that was anticipated before the Swapo Party Extraordinary Congress and seen as a witch-hunt aimed at
read'Mix' squatters will have to go eventually, says Kapofi
29-06-2004
IT is only a matter of time before some 3 000 squatters will be evicted from the so-called 'Mix Camp', an informal settlement on a privately-owned plot at Brakwater, north of Windhoek."They have to
readField hockey kicks off on a high note
29-06-2004
THE Field League of the Namibia Hockey Union kicked off in the capital on Saturday with teams showing early signs of doing well for the new season.Two new teams made their starts on impressive notes
readNFA Cup finalists finally paid
29-06-2004
TEAMS that contested in the finals of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Cup last month finally received their full payments from the football authorities yesterday.NFA Cup winners Black Africa,
readPope in midst of row over gay marriages
29-06-2004
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II, a fiery critic of the Spanish government's proposals to allow gay marriages from next year, yesterday expressed his pleasure over a visit by the heir to the Spanish
readParents mum on embryo donation
29-06-2004
BERLIN - Only a third of parents whose baby came via embryo donation intend to tell the child how he or she was conceived, a study has found.By comparison, 100 percent of parents who adopted, and 90
readAfghans say NATO should be deployed where needed
29-06-2004
KABUL - Afghanistan welcomed a NATO plan to send extra troops to protect September elections but stressed that they should be deployed in parts of the country where they are most needed.NATO would
readNigeria bans green tea imported from China - and slams fake drugs
29-06-2004
LAGOS - The Nigerian state-run food and drug control agency (NAFDAC) yesterday warned the public against the consumption of recently imported tea sold under the China Green Tea brand, saying it was
readMuseveni fumes over Ugandan court ruling on political parties
29-06-2004
KAMPALA - Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has dismissed as "totally unacceptable" a constitutional court ruling that called into question the legality of the east African country's de facto ban on
readTwo dead in Palestinian rocket attack on Israel
29-06-2004
SDEROT, Israel - Rockets fired by Palestinians in Gaza yesterday killed people in Israel for the first time, a three-year-old boy and a man, in a surge of violence ahead of an Israeli pullout from the
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