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29 Articles found on Thursday, 18 March 2004
What lies ahead for individuals?
18-03-2004
GOVERNMENT is currently struggling to make ends meet and in the additional budget proposal the Minister of Finance last year stressed the fact that the depletion of income available is due mainly to
readSearch for top African small business begins
18-03-2004
CAPE TOWN - The Africa SMME Awards recognises the achievements of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in Africa, and will be held this year in Cape Town on 21 October.This will form part of
readMTN, Vodacom poised to bid for Namibian licence
18-03-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Vodacom and MTN Group are poised to bid for a cellphone licence in the Namibian market, said a recent report by investment research firm Merrill Lynch."Although this will be a small
readBusiness Meeting with President Dos Santos of Angola
18-03-2004
A meeting between President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos and members of the Namibian business community is to take place on 20 March in Swakopmund.A fee of N$150 will be charged to non-registered
readAlexander Forbes scores top Santam award
18-03-2004
SANTAM Namibia held its annual Brokerage of the Year award function at the Windhoek Country Club in the capital on Tuesday night.Alexander Forbes was the overall winner on the night and also received
readAvis Fun Day delayed
18-03-2004
GREENSPACE Friends of Avis have postponed their Fun Day until later in the year when the water level of the dam has declined.In a statement released in Windhoek yesterday, the organisation said it was
readBusiness management skills for San people
18-03-2004
EPUKIRO - A two-day workshop on Business Management and Leadership Skills for San-speaking people, was conducted by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare (MWACW) over the weekend.In an
readYouth with a mission
18-03-2004
GOBABIS - Young people in the Otjinene Region want to establish a conservancy in order to protect wildlife and natural resources.In an interview with Nampa, an official with the Ministry of
read'Give Namibians jobs'
18-03-2004
THE newly-formed Namibia Farmers Support Initiative (NFSI) has criticised Government for allowing Asians to work in the country at the expense of unemployed Namibian youth.At a press briefing in
readMobile schools a rolling success
18-03-2004
OPUWO - The Principal of the Mobile School in the Kunene Region, Maujakisiujani Tjivikua, says people want new mobile schools to be opened.In a recent interview with Nampa, Tjivikua said the aim of
readMan robbed outside bank
18-03-2004
A SOUTH African national, Johannes Gerhardus, was allegedly robbed of cash and his cellphone outside a bank at Karibib on Monday, the Police reported yesterday.He was accosted by two men in Hidipo
readPredator people primed for productive action
18-03-2004
THE protection of Namibia's predators was the main topic of discussion at the 11th general meeting of the Large Carnivore Management Association of Namibia (LCMAN) held at Otjiwarongo recently.In a
readKey Usakos decisions put off to another day
18-03-2004
THE Usakos Town Council and Together Kindergarten Committee have not yet signed a new agreement following a stand-off last week over the multi-purpose community centre and kindergarten at the Hakhaseb
readCoast drowning in rubbish
18-03-2004
LITTERING on beaches at the coast is of increasing concern to the authorities.Last week eight employees of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) at Swakopmund collected about 80 canvas bags,
readRead my lips, we can keep a secret: NPC director
18-03-2004
THE 2002-2003 Household Income and Expenditure Survey, currently underway countrywide, is experiencing "isolated" incidents of non co-operation from members of the public.National Planning Commission
readCoD demands answers on City Police delay
18-03-2004
GOVERNMENT is today expected to explain the delay in establishing the Windhoek City Police.Yesterday Congress of Democrats (CoD) MP Ignatius Shixwameni gave notice in the National Assembly that he
readAngolan President to attend celebrations
18-03-2004
ANGOLAN President José Eduardo dos Santos is to arrive in Namibia on Friday to attend the country's 14th Independence anniversary and 10th anniversary of the return of Walvis Bay.The Ministry of
readCabinet makes a beeline for BEE
18-03-2004
GOVERNMENT is working on designing a national black empowerment policy.On Tuesday, Cabinet endorsed a decision taken at its 5th ordinary meeting on March 9 that the Prime Minister begin wide-ranging
readSimon-Basson nightclub fracas in court
18-03-2004
THE security man who former world champion boxer Harry Simon has charged following an alleged fight in a Swakopmund nightclub is due to appear in the Magistrate's Court tomorrow.The Police confirmed
readRamatex labour dispute continues in court
18-03-2004
THE protracted legal battle involving Ramatex Textile Factory workers suspended after an alleged strike in April, continued in the District Labour Court yesterday.A dispute over the composition of the
readFarmer lobbies on collision course
18-03-2004
NAMIBIA'S white farmers are on a collision course on the strategy to use in the national land reform programme following a Government announcement that it will expropriate farms.A group of farmers
readCharges still being formulated against 'mercenaries'
18-03-2004
ABOUT 70 suspected mercenaries detained in Zimbabwe have yet to appear in court nearly two weeks after a plane they were travelling in was seized in Harare.Zimbabwe's Acting Attorney General Bharat
readNamibian 'mercenaries' not our problem, says Govt
18-03-2004
IT was impossible for Government to negotiate for the release of Namibians detained in Zimbabwe on suspicion of being mercenaries because of the severity of the situation, Information and Broadcasting
readTreason tide turns for State
18-03-2004
THE tide of successive defeats that the prosecution in the Caprivi high treason case has suffered in the High Court at Grootfontein turned this week.On Tuesday three judges of the Supreme Court
readSearch for full-time coach for Brave Warriors still on
18-03-2004
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) will soon advertise the position of Brave Warriors coach left vacant by the departure of Peter 'Corporal' Ueberjahn.Secretary General of the NFA, Alpheus
readOuseb called up for Angola tie
18-03-2004
BRAVE Warriors caretaker coach, Max Johnson, has included Mohammed Ouseb in his team to take on Angola in a Cosafa Castle Cup match on May 9.Ouseb, who is based in Norway, is currently not playing
readConradie has doubts on remaining as NRU chief
18-03-2004
NAMIBIA Rugby Union (NRU) president Dirk Conradie is unlikely to seek re-election following pressure from clubs on him to step down.He expressed doubts if he would vie for his position when the union
readEaster to herald Bible-Zine for boys
18-03-2004
NASHVILLE - The world's largest publisher of religious material is selling the sizzle along with the solemn in a line of 'Bible-zines' - repackaged Bibles aimed at hip Christian teenagers.Leaning on
readEnergy source concerns
18-03-2004
METHANE hydrates deep under the ocean floor and the Alaskan permafrost may represent the world's next big energy source, if they can be extracted safely.Some 10 trillion tons of carbon are trapped in
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