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30 Articles found on Tuesday, 18 May 2004
Pescanova stand-off settled
18-05-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Namibian Seamen and Allied Workers' Union (Nasawu) and the Pescanova fishing company at Luderitz have reached a settlement after a pay dispute between workers and the company.About
readNamibia and Zambia commission new bridge over Zambezi River
18-05-2004
KATIMA MULILO - Namibia's President Sam Nujoma and his Zambian counterpart, Levy Mwanawasa have opened a new bridge across the Zambezi River, saying it would unlock the potential for trade and
readWorld Cup to boost Namibian economy
18-05-2004
SOUTH AFRICA'S successful bid to host the soccer World Cup in 2010 will be a major booster to the Namibian economy, officials said yesterdaAndrew Ndishishi, Permanent Secretary of Trade and Industry
readCops deny doing audit on grounded Chevvies
18-05-2004
POLICE and Barden Motors have given conflicting reports on a purported countrywide audit of NamPol's fleet of Chevrolet vehicles which are off the road.Kano Smith, Managing Director of Barden Motors,
readSeven die in horror crash
18-05-2004
SEVEN people died instantly when a minibus and a Toyota pick-up truck collided at Onankali village, on the Oshivelo-Ondangwa main road, early yesterday morning.A 10-year-old girl was among those
readTourist killer suspect shot dead
18-05-2004
A MAN believed to have been behind two attacks on tourists visiting the dinosaur tracks on the Farm Otjihaenmaperero last year has been shot dead.Festus Amakwaya (29) died on the farm where he was
readOpposition seeks to muscle out Swapo in hung municipalities
18-05-2004
THE Congress of Democrats, the DTA and the United Democratic Front (UDF) have agreed to join forces to take over the running of 12 local authorities.With the Local Authority election results barely 12
readNew start
18-05-2004
FIVE income-generating projects run by women in the Erongo Region have received a donation of N$6 000 from Africa Institutional Management Services (AIMS).They are the Goses Needlework Project,
readGood homes equal efficiency
18-05-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Governor of the Karas Region, Stephanus Goliath, has expressed dismay at the poor accommodation provided for Police officers at some towns.Speaking at the official opening of the
readTone those muscles, cops told
18-05-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Inspector General of the Namibian Police (NamPol), Lieutenant General Lucas Hangula, has called on Police officers to participate in sport activities to keep their minds and bodies
readAppeal for blood
18-05-2004
THE Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia has launched an urgent appeal for more blood donors.Donors are requested to donate blood, especially type O, at the clinic in Windhoek's Florence Nightingale
readAngula blames parastatals for draining Govt coffers
18-05-2004
ORGANISERS of a public lecture by Swapo presidential nominee Nahas Angula were quietly worried at first that the Thursday event would be poorly attended.But by the time the Minister of Higher
readFarmers blame Ministry for raiding lions
18-05-2004
CATTLE farmers in the North have accused the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of not properly fencing off the Etosha National Park.The lack of a fully functioning game-proof fence has resulted in
readBuried at flooded village
18-05-2004
KATIMA MULILO - A 92-year-old woman who died last week at the Lusese Relocation Centre in Caprivi was buried at her flooded Ivilivinzi village yesterday.Mambo Mbala, who died of old age, had
readPublic asked to help solve riddle of dead man's identity
18-05-2004
THE remains of an unknown man, whose body was found in a patch of veld in Windhoek North earlier this month, are still lying unidentified in the Police Mortuary in Windhoek.This is hindering the
readLands not seized with The Namibian's use of 'seizure'
18-05-2004
THE Ministry of Lands has once again taken exception to an article in The Namibian newspaper.It is upset with the use of the term "seizure" in Thursday's newspaper and claims it was aimed at inciting
readRamatex labour dispute trial starts
18-05-2004
THE Ramatex labour dispute trial is scheduled to start in the District Labour Court today after being delayed for several months because of a number of technical arguments.Arguments over the number
readNo capital gains for Swapo
18-05-2004
SWAPO remains in control of Windhoek despite the the ruling party losing one seat to opposition parties in Friday's Local Authority elections.The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced late on
readBallot recount at Grootfontein
18-05-2004
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced a recount at Grootfontein after two parties ended up with the same number of votes following Friday's Local Authority elections.Chairperson of
readOpposition leaders 'satisfied' with poll results
18-05-2004
"DEMOCRACY has come of age in Namibia."That was DTA leader Katuutire Kaura's first reaction to the outcome of Friday's Local Authority elections across Namibia and five Regional Council by-elections
readCIA deliberately misleading on WMD: Powell
18-05-2004
WASHINGTON - The Central Intelligence Agency and other US government bodies were at times deliberately misled about alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the US-led war, Secretary
readStreit, Van Zijl shine in Casablanca
18-05-2004
NAMIBIA'S top two swimmers arrived home with a cap-full of excellent results from the seventh African Swimming Championships held in Casablanca, Morocco recently.The duo of Gunther Streit (18) and
read2010 Football World Cup Opinions
18-05-2004
The news that South Africa was chosen to host the soccer World Cup in 2010 has brought excitement to most Namibians.The Namibian's Corry Ihuhua spoke to fans and officials after the quarter-final
readUN blacklist of outlawed chemicals 'too short'
18-05-2004
OSLO - A "dirty dozen" of industrial chemicals blamed for causing deaths and birth defects were to be outlawed from yesterday by a UN pact with many experts wanting other poisons added to the
readAbuses: history of conflict repeated
18-05-2004
BRUSSELS - The torture and humiliation of prisoners in Iraq by US soldiers is just another chapter in a long history of wartime atrocities, this time writ larger courtesy of the digital camera, the
readMoore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' ignites Cannes
18-05-2004
CANNES, France - Michael Moore lit the powder keg he promised at the Cannes Film Festival.His incendiary "Fahrenheit 9/11" riled and discomposed audiences yesterday with a relentless critique of the
readUncertainty and panic sweeps India
18-05-2004
NEW DELHI - Political uncertainty and financial panic swept India yesterday as the stock market was shut down after it worst-ever plunge and two powerful communist parties refused to join a new
readMass demolitions due in Gaza town
18-05-2004
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces poured into Rafah yesterday at the start of a major new operation in the flashpoint southern Gaza Strip town, as four more Palestinians were killed by soldiers in
readPolice foil 40 million pound heist
18-05-2004
LONDON - Police said they foiled a multi-million-pound robbery yesterday just outside London's main Heathrow airport, arresting six of the eight culprits.The eight had attempted to steal around 40
readSorrow, anger over killing of Saleem
18-05-2004
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan - Iraq's foreign minister vowed yesterday not to be intimidated as politicians around the world expressed sorrow and anger over the killing of the US-appointed president of the
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