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21 Articles found on Monday, 15 March 2004
On the Move
15-03-2004
THE Ohlthaver & List Group has announced the appointment of Guenther Hanke as Group Financial Director effective 15 March 2004.Prior to this, Hanke has held various managerial positions at Roessing
readMost service stations in the North not licensed
15-03-2004
A survey carried out by the Mines and Energy Ministry's inspectors countrywide revealed that most service stations, especially in the northern parts of the country, are not licensed.The survey also
readNamibia, Zambia plan joint farm, power projects
15-03-2004
LIVINGSTONE - Zambia and Namibia said on Wednesday they had agreed to create a cross-border joint agriculture and power project as part of efforts to create jobs and end food insecurity.In a joint
readOpec divided on tackling oil price surge
15-03-2004
CAIRO - Opec ministers on Saturday differed over how to deal with oil's price surge, as the UAE said Opec may have to rethink a deal to reduce production but Iran said it was sticking to the
readAfro-Americans, Africans 'need to unite'
15-03-2004
AFRICANS can acquire many skills and knowledge from Afro-Americans that will help them achieve their political, economic and social objectives, says a visiting Afro-American rights campaigner.George
readShack Dwellers' Federation goes rural
15-03-2004
OSHAKATI - The Ohangwena Regional Councillor for the Endola constituency, Noah Tuhadeleni, commended the Shack Dwellers Federation (SDF) for expanding its services into rural areas.Officially opening
readMoria carers
15-03-2004
FOUR young professional men in Windhoek have decided to translate their wish to do good for the community into action."We always see little children begging in town and decided to help," said Sacky
readReward offered in Eimbeck killing case
15-03-2004
THE Police are offering a N$20 000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the death of Windhoek resident Anne-Gret Eimbeck.She was shot dead on the northern
readWoman raped by two men
15-03-2004
A 26-year-old woman was allegedly forced out of the Etambi Bar at Otjiwarongo in the early hours of Saturday morning and raped by two men in nearby bushes, the Police reported yesterday.No arrests had
readRevamp of water charges urged
15-03-2004
THE Namibian Consumer Lobby (NCL) has urged local authorities countrywide to do away with "basic charges" on water tariffs, saying they place an extra financial burden on consumers.The call follows
readCondoms for inmates part of strategic plan
15-03-2004
THE National Strategic Plan on HIV-AIDS which calls for male prisoners to receive condoms will be launched by President Sam Nujoma next month.The plan forms part of the Third Medium Term Plan (MTPIII)
readDrought aid oil given the all clear, says supplier
15-03-2004
A COMPANY supplying cooking oil for the national drought relief programme has defended the quality of its product after suspicions about its unusual colour were raised by distribution officials at
readUN appeals for US$5,8m for Namibian drought aid
15-03-2004
THE United Nations World Food Programme expects food supplies to start arriving in Namibia within the next two weeks to start feeding 111 000 vulnerable children as part of the national drought relief
readNWR owes the State millions
15-03-2004
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) establishments owe the Treasury more than N$34,2 million in parks entrance fees.This emerged in the National Assembly on Thursday. Almost half of this amount has been
read'New' groups of treason suspects to hear fate next month
15-03-2004
TWO groups of high treason suspects, who are accused of involvement in a claimed plot to secede the Caprivi Region, heard on Friday that they will be informed early next month what the Prosecutor
readCaprivi 13's urgent court application set for Friday
15-03-2004
LAWYERS representing the 13 Caprivi high treason accused, who were re-arrested on treason charges after the High Court ordered their release, are now set to take an urgent application for their
readNamibia to do away with South African money
15-03-2004
A BILL which will give the Finance Minister the prerogative to decide when Namibia will stop using South African money, was the first legislation to be passed in the National Assembly this year.With
readPilot not guilty: wife
15-03-2004
THE wife of Namibian pilot Hendrik Hamman who is being detained in Zimbabwe, maintains that her husband has no links to any mercenary operation.Hamman is among 70 men alleged to be part of a plot to
readNamibian 'mercenaries' named
15-03-2004
AS Zimbabwe yesterday prepared to charge 70 suspected mercenaries arrested a week ago, The Namibian obtained the names of 28 Namibians accused of allegedly being part of a coup plot in Equatorial
readLove in the air as Mandela, Theron meet
15-03-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Oscar golden-girl Charlize Theron was overwhelmed with emotion when she met South Africa's most famous statesman on Thursday, telling Nelson Mandela "I love you so much".Theron became
readTerror experts say jury out on Qaeda Madrid role
15-03-2004
VIENNA - What if it was al Qaeda? Security analysts said on Friday the jury was still out on the possible involvement of Islamist militants in the Madrid train bombings, for which a group aligned to
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