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22 Articles found on Thursday, 4 March 2004
Leviev Group eyes more Nam deals
04-03-2004
BUSINESSMAN Harold Pupkewitz yesterday urged a visiting business delegation from Israel to set up office in Namibia in order to grow their business in the region and on the continent.Members of the
readMake a dog-leg for this one
04-03-2004
THE Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be holding its Class of 2004 Reunion for ex-SPCA strays, on Saturday April 3.The organisers invite all ex-SPCA dog owners to attend the
readCouncil making headway with development for Sand dwellers
04-03-2004
LUDERITZ - The first phase of the Sand Hotel Housing project here is progressing well.Sand Hotel is an informal settlement where residents live in cramped conditions with no formal water or sanitation
readSkills project reaches out to rural communities
04-03-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - Communal farmers in the South are losing out on possible income from their livestock because of a lack of proper knowledge about processing meat and meat products.As a result, the Karas
readNew livestock controls
04-03-2004
OPUWO - Individuals who buy livestock without notifying farmers' unions will not receive permits to move their animals.Vice President of the Ngatuuane Farmers Union in Kunene North, Ben Kapi, said the
readDTA Mayor moves to Nudo
04-03-2004
OPUWO - The Mayor of Opuwo, Licius Mupya, on Monday resigned from the Town Council and the DTA.Mupya told Nampa about his decision a few minutes after he faxed his letter of resignation to the DTA
readWalvis Bay to get tough on rough riders and litter louts
04-03-2004
DRIVING on beaches in areas which fall under the jurisdiction of the Walvis Bay Municipality is no longer permitted.A new by-law on the control of sea shores, the sea and its environment has been
readRains expected to put in a season-end spurt
04-03-2004
RAINFALL is expected to improve throughout the country this week, weather forecaster Simon Dirkse predicted on Tuesday.Dirkse told The Namibian that conditions would improve considerably from
readNew rescue plan for jetty
04-03-2004
SIX years after the closure of Swakopmund's jetty, the Town Council has finally decided to pay for the renovation of the first half of this famous landmark.Council approved the recommendation at its
readDesert Express suspect pleads not guilty to raping 15-year-old
04-03-2004
A MAN accused of raping a Japanese tourist aboard the Desert Express train last year on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a second charge of rape involving a 15-year-old girl.Trevor Glen Pieterse (21),
readTouring Danes introduced to the best and worst of Namibia
04-03-2004
A YOUNG Danish couple, upset by their criminal welcome to Namibia here on Monday, were filled with relief and gratitude yesterday after effective detective work by the Police at this northern
readLand plan not linked to bid for presidency: Pohamba
04-03-2004
LANDS Minister and Swapo Vice President Hifikepunye Pohamba says the fast-tracking of land reform has nothing to do with his aspirations to become Namibian president.Since Prime Minister Theo-Ben
readMugabe poll poses dilemma for MDC
04-03-2004
ZIMBABWE's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is yet to decide whether to boycott or take part in next year's parliamentary elections, according to a senior aide of MDC President Morgan
readShooting survivor tells of a domestic quarrel gone wrong
04-03-2004
AINA Uushona thought she was going to die when her policeman husband shot her in the chest at Swakopmund just after midnight on Sunday."I was bleeding terribly, but something told me I had to go and
readChildren's Bill brings battle of the sexes into House
04-03-2004
PROPOSED legislation on the rights of children born out of wedlock continued to polarise the National Assembly yesterday, with lawmakers divided along sexual lines.Male MPs felt that the Children's
readWe'll take any farm we need: Govt
04-03-2004
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced for the first time that all Namibian landholders, regardless of skin colour, could be subject to expropriation under a policy change announced last week.Lands Minister
readDBC: taxpayers bled dry
04-03-2004
TAXPAYERS have had to cough up more than N$100 million over the past two years to help finance the rescue and closure of the Development Brigade Corporation (DBC), a parastatal created to train and
readAfrican lady golfers come to Namibia
04-03-2004
NAMIBIA will play host to the All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) for the first time since the inception of the event seven years ago.The prestigious event will be held at the Windhoek Country Club
readCivics are confident underdogs
04-03-2004
CIVICS are expected to enter Securicor Loftus in Pretoria as underdogs against Supersport United on Saturday night, but they are poised to come out on tops despite this fact.Kick off is 19h30. The two
read'Torture lite' takes hold in the war on terror
04-03-2004
JERUSALEM - Rock music at full blast and the smothering darkness of a hood are sometimes enough to break a will already frayed by lack of sleep.If not, the subject can be slapped and shaken senseless,
readRussia's oligarchs fall to earth, state power grows
04-03-2004
MOSCOW - In their heyday Russia's oligarchs, a group of brash quick-witted young entrepreneurs who became billionaires overnight in the 1990s by acquiring state companies for a song, had the power to
readPolitics and greed set to wipe out big cat sanctuary
04-03-2004
RANTHAMBHORE, India - The head of India's premier tiger sanctuary has accused "politically influential hotel owners" of endangering the park's future and warns there will be no big cats left to see in
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