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19 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 March 2004
SABMiller toasts 3% growth in sales
24-03-2004
LONDON - Brewer SABMiller yesterday reported a three-per cent sales increase in the first 11 months of its fiscal year and said the situation at its US branch Miller had improved.The group, formerly
readMeatco's Windhoek abattoir decreases slaughter quota
24-03-2004
MEATCO yesterday announced that its Windhoek Abattoir had decreased its slaughter quota from 430 cattle per day to 250 cattle a day.This follows a decision by the employees of the Windhoek abattoir
readNamibia marks World Tuberculosis Day
24-03-2004
TODAY is World Tuberculosis Day and a number of activities have been arranged countrywide to mark the occasion.This year's World TB Day's theme is 'Every breath counts. Stop TB now'. In the Khomas
readMan found dead in water pan
24-03-2004
A 29-year-old man has been found dead in a shallow water pan at the Oshondo village in the Ombalantu area, the Police reported yesterday.Sakeus Mwatale was reported missing last Wednesday; his body
readMother, baby die in well
24-03-2004
A 37-year-old woman, Ndamona Kadhila, and her three-year-old baby, Hambeleni Isak, were found dead in a water well on Monday afternoon at Omufituwandjaba village in the Uukolonkadhi area, the Police
readResistance stamps
24-03-2004
NAMPOST has launched an anti-colonial resistance and liberation stamp and poster.The stamp commemorates the centenary of the 1904 War of Anti-colonial Resistance. Designed by Helge Denker, it is
read'Death or castration for rapists'
24-03-2004
THE Chairperson of the Swakopmund 'Youth Against Crime' organisation has condemned the recent rape and killing of a two-year-old girl at Khorixas.Hitjevi Kasuto said the incident had sent shockwaves
readFestive weekend ends on sour note
24-03-2004
THE Independence weekend ended on a sour note for the wife of a prominent Walvis Bay businessman.Gerda Bastos was robbed in her vehicle on Monday afternoon. The culprits stole about N$2 000 and a
readPreliminary study on third harbour due in 10 months
24-03-2004
A pre-feasibility study on the viability of building a harbour at Cape Fria along Namibia's northern coast is expected to take another ten months.It is being undertaken at a cost of N$1,3 million. At
readLabour relations key: Hangala
24-03-2004
THE President of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry NCCI , Leake Hangala, says if foreign investors want good returns on their money, they need to treat local employees with dignity.Hangala
read'Empowerment must be for all, not just new elite'
24-03-2004
A LEADING player in Namibian business circles has called for caution in the implementation of black economic empowerment.President of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), Leake
readCop defends arrest of Caprivi 13, reveals details on charges
24-03-2004
THE re-arrest of 13 Caprivi high treason accused after the High Court ordered their discharge from the treason case, was both permissible and necessary to avoid the "serious consequences" of the 13
read5th Kleine Kuppe triple murder suspect in court
24-03-2004
THE fifth person arrested in connection with the killing of three people in Windhoek's Kleine Kuppe suburb late last month made a first court appearance yesterday.Joseph Hanghoma appeared in camera
readPolice to probe mystery drought aid theft
24-03-2004
THE Kavango Regional Emergency Management Unit (REMU) has called in the Police to trace the people behind the dumping of more than 10 tonnes of unsifted maize meal on a farm near Kasava on Friday.The
readEvacuation looms as Zambezi rises
24-03-2004
THE Caprivi Regional Emergency Management Unit (REMU) is preparing to evacuate villagers from areas surrounded by floodwaters in the eastern Caprivi as the Zambezi River rises.It reached 6,42 metres,
readCautious Budget expected
24-03-2004
THIS year's Budget is not expected to tilt towards "the masses" despite it being an election year, according to analysts.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is scheduled to table the Budget
readMachine gun goes missing at Bagani
24-03-2004
A HEAVY machine gun disappeared at the Bagani Military Base last week while soldiers were guarding the bridge that connects the Caprivi and Kavango Regions.Villagers told The Namibian yesterday that
readSan in battle over Botswana diamonds
24-03-2004
GABORONE - A long-running row is heating up over a small group of Botswana's San fighting to retain ancestral lands in the heart of southern Africa.The few dozen San (formerly known as Bushmen)
readNew PM restores Malaysia's moderate image
24-03-2004
KUALA LUMPUR - Glad that Mahathir Mohamad finally quit, Malaysia's Muslim majority gave his successor a stunning election victory, abandoning a dalliance with political Islam for hopes of clean
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