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21 Articles found on Monday, 24 May 2004
SA to curb govt prices
24-05-2004
CAPE TOWN - South Africa will announce policies in October to ensure administered prices set by the government do not add to inflation, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday."The government will lead
readTechnical barriers hampering Namibian trade
24-05-2004
NAMIBIA is in the process of negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with both the United States of America and the European Union.Jurgen Hoffmann of the Namibian Agronomic Board, last week released
readG7 wants Opec to pump more oil
24-05-2004
NEW YORK - The Group of Seven top economic powers are set this weekend to call on oil-producing nations to lower sky-high energy prices by pumping more crude.G7 finance officials meeting in New York
readNo politics as Nujoma celebrates his birthday
24-05-2004
AT least 2 000 people gathered at Etunda in the Omusati Region at the weekend to celebrate and honour President Sam Nujoma on his 75th birthday as well as his mother who turned 106.Though undoubtedly
readCourt odyssey of gemship killing ends with civil claim withdrawal
24-05-2004
THE withdrawal of a damages claim that was made against De Beers Marine Namibia over the violent death of one of its employees, last week laid to rest the second High Court case to have flowed out of
readSwapo set to block coalition councils Battle lines drawn over council control
24-05-2004
SWAPO has vowed not to co-operate with opposition parties in towns where the opposition joined forces to take over the running of their local authorities from the ruling party.The ruling party's move
readUnesco round table brings Minister and media together
24-05-2004
UNESCO hosted a round table discussion on Freedom of Expression and Democracy, and Access to Information at the Polytechnic of Namibia, Hotel School, on 19 May 2004.The meeting was attended by
readLet's hoe a steady path on land reform: CoD
24-05-2004
GOVERNMENT has been urged to "ensure that should any [land] expropriation take place, it [should] be done in a clearly demonstrable case of public, and not political, interest".In a statement, the
readStrike freezes cold storage business
24-05-2004
A STRIKE running into two weeks by workers of the only cold storage at the Walvis Bay harbour has brought the daily flow of frozen products in and out of the facility to a complete standstill.No fish
readAct of cruelty
24-05-2004
A SERIOUS case of animal abuse was reported to the Walvis Bay SPCA on Monday morning after a group of seemingly intoxicated people burnt and cut a miniature sausage dog, in the photo above.The dog had
readSSC to introduce more benefit funds
24-05-2004
THE Social Security Commission is in the process of introducing additional funds, such as the National Pension Fund and the Medical Aid Fund.The SSC said the new funds will be introduced gradually.
readWindhoek Council opts for Shikongo re-run
24-05-2004
THERE were 10 new faces among the fifteen councillors sworn in as the new Windhoek City Council on Wednesday evening.
readWalvis Bay Mayor to focus on forgotten segments of society
24-05-2004
THE youngest mayor ever to serve Walvis Bay, King Mandume Muatunga, was re-elected on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of the port city's new Council.With eight of ten Council seats filled by Swapo
readUDF objects to alleged spoilt ballots at Swakop
24-05-2004
THE United Democratic Front (UDF) branch at Swakopmund says it will not accept the Local Authority election results at the coastal town as fair.In a letter to the Directorate of Elections, the branch
readSwapo divided over Karibib councillors
24-05-2004
SWAPO supporters at Karibib, in the Erongo Region, are divided over the party's candidate list for councillors.Since last Wednesday, the town has just more than half a Council since only the
readTaapopi recommended for City Chief Executive
24-05-2004
THE City of Windhoek has recommended Niilo Taapopi as its new Chief Executive Officer to the Ministry of Regional, Local Government and Housing.If approved by the Minister of Regional, Local
readGovt moves to introduce land tax
24-05-2004
ANOTHER amendment to current legislation is on the cards to pave the way for the introduction of land tax.Government has decided that land tax be treated separate from other taxes and will not be
readKaras Governor, wife to take public HIV tests
24-05-2004
KARAS Regional Governor, Stephanus Goliath, and his wife will today take public HIV tests at Keetmanshoop in a bid to minimise the AIDS stigma.Goliath is scheduled to open the third Voluntary
readNigeria economy grows 10,2%
24-05-2004
LAGOS - Nigeria's economy grew at a record rate of 10,2 per cent in 2003, driven by the oil sector, versus 3,5 per cent growth the previous year, the central bank said on Thursday.Private-sector
readPresident Fires Hamutenya
24-05-2004
President Sam Nujoma has fired his Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya from Government. The shock announcement came from the Office of the President in a press statement to the media saying
read'Brenda Fassie's cocaine was laced with rat poison'
24-05-2004
CAPE TOWN - An inquest has been launched into the death of singer Brenda Fassie after evidence that the crack cocaine she used was laced with rat poison, the Sunday Times reported.Preliminary post
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