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25 Articles found on Tuesday, 16 March 2004
Praise For Swakop Police
16-03-2004
I WOULD like to thank Namibian Police Swakopmund branch for their very efficient service recently.I hired a house in Swakopmund on 21 Feb 2004 and at 0400 the next morning I was awoken by the police
readKapia Should Study Law
16-03-2004
I WOULD like to raise my concern with reference to the article in your informative newspaper about the SPYL.My concern is about the stability Kapia and his colleagues are talking about. They are the
readAfrica And Oscars
16-03-2004
ACTORS of African origin (Halle Berry, Denzel Washington & Charlize Theron) have picked up three out of four of the leading actor and actress Oscars in the last two years.The other continents had
readCorruption in Government
16-03-2004
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper to express my view about corruption in our government.The Namibian Government is very corrupt. If you mention this, ordinary people will agree with you, but leaders
readOn the Move
16-03-2004
THE Central Governance Agency (CGA) is being established to oversee state-owned enterprises and is busy preparing itself for when the Act bringing the institution into power passes through
readMicrosoft faces sanctions after breaking EU law
16-03-2004
BRUSSELS - Microsoft had broken EU antitrust law and must face sanctions, according to a draft decision expected to win endorsement from an advisory committee of the 15 EU states.Sources familiar with
readOpec to proceed with output cut
16-03-2004
CAIRO - Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah yesterday said Opec's decision "so far" was to proceed with an oil production cut of one million barrels per day planned for April 1."So
readFed to hold US rates steady at FOMC meeting today
16-03-2004
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve will leave interest rates steady at its meeting today, say economists who see weak US job growth and muted inflation keeping the US central bank on hold for months to
readMarula nut kills boy (3)
16-03-2004
ONGWEDIVA - A three-year-old boy, Simeon Iiwa, who swallowed the nut from a piece of marula fruit died on the spot at the weekend.The incident took place at Omusati Gwaniita village near Onaanda in
readJudgement in Gobabis mob killing due today
16-03-2004
TWO Gobabis policemen, and two other people, charged with the murder of a female friend's boyfriend at the town four years ago are set to hear their fate today.The group last appeared in the High
readViolence making prisoners of Namibians, says CCN
16-03-2004
THE Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) has expressed shock at the escalation of crime and violence in the country and has urged the Police to increase their efforts to protect citizens.CCN General
readGenital attack victim recovering
16-03-2004
THE condition of a Zambian national, whose private parts were almost hacked off by alleged muti hunters at Katima Mulilo three weeks ago, is improving."His condition is coming on fine, the wounds are
readOkahandja crash claims life
16-03-2004
MAX Hoebeb (27) died instantly in a head-on collision between a car and truck along the Windhoek-Okahandja road on Thursday morning, the Police reported yesterday.The driver of the car, whose name has
readVillage officials turn on Council
16-03-2004
TWO employees have taken the Bethanie Village Council to the Ministry of Labour for withholding their salaries and pension benefits.It is the latest twist in a saga which has led angry residents to
readFarmers fear Zim scenario
16-03-2004
NAMIBIAN commercial farmers fear that Government's programme on land expropriation will go the Zimbabwean way.Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) President Jan de Wet says farmers are full of anxiety,
readFarmers' body backs farm evictions policy
16-03-2004
THE Agricultural Employers' Association (AEA), an affiliate of the Namibia Agricultural Union, says it supports a proposed Government policy that seeks to prohibit the outright eviction of
readProtest averted at Karasburg, but sparks still flying
16-03-2004
ONLY the last-minute intervention of the Karas Regional Council averted a mass demonstration that was planned to take place at Karasburg today.Residents of the southern town had planned to march on
read'Black' auction on hold
16-03-2004
THE sale of beachfront plots at Walvis Bay appears to be in limbo due to an urgent application lodged with the High Court to have last year's auction declared illegal.Approached for comment, Walvis
readGirl (2) raped, killed
16-03-2004
OPUWO - A two-year-old girl was raped and murdered on Saturday, Khorixas Police reported yesterday.The Chief Inspector of the Kunene Police, Elias Mutota, said the baby had been sleeping with her
readWorse floods expected in Caprivi
16-03-2004
WITH the Zambezi River passing the five-metre mark at the weekend, the eastern Caprivi appears headed for bigger floods than those which displaced thousands of people last year.Yesterday the Zambezi,
read'Mercenaries' could face music at home
16-03-2004
NAMIBIANS among the 70 suspected mercenaries arrested in Harare last week would face anti-foreign war charges here if they were to get off lightly in Zimbabwe, Government said yesterday.Government
readCaprivi 107 plead not guilty
16-03-2004
ALL 107 Caprivi high treason accused pleaded not guilty in the High Court at Grootfontein yesterday.By yesterday, it had been more than four and a half years since the first court appearance by
readHeart attacks, spills and rocks fall at Cape Argus
16-03-2004
SCENIC Chapman's Peak was up to old tricks again on Sunday when a rockfall delayed the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour as 35000 cyclists took on the 108km Classic around the Cape Peninsula on
read'No big worries for Warriors'
16-03-2004
MOST football coaches and officials have expressed satisfaction with the Brave Warriors squad picked by newly-appointed caretaker coach Max Johnson at the weekend.Some, however, were of the opinion
readNew planet discovered
16-03-2004
LOS ANGELES - It is a frozen world more than 12,9 billion kilometres from Earth and believed to be the farthest known object within our solar system.NASA planned to offer disclose more details late
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