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35 Articles found on Monday, 1 November 2004
The Namibian shines at media awards
01-11-2004
THE annual Namibia Media Awards Journalist of the Year award has once again come The Namibian's way, with Tangeni Amupadhi receiving the prize at the annual Namibia Media awards on Friday night.It is
readTelecom suspect is extradited from SA
01-11-2004
A N$1 million-plus fraud case involving former Telecom Namibia Procurement Manager Ivan Ganes came full circle last week, when Ganes re-appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court after an absence of
readSunday mass disrupted as Bishop shuts church
01-11-2004
PARISHIONERS of the St Mary's Help Christians Catholic Church in Khomasdal were dumbfounded when they arrived for morning mass yesterday only to find that services had been cancelled and the church
readNamibian diplomat's grandson to appear in Pretoria court
01-11-2004
THE grandson of a Namibian diplomat based in Pretoria, South Africa, is due to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court today on charges of housebreaking with intent to rob, aggravated robbery and
readOshikuku hospital opened
01-11-2004
THE Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Libertina Amathila, officially opened the new Roman Catholic Hospital at Oshikuku in the Omusati Region on Thursday.Also attending the ceremony were the
read'Mysterious' fires plague pastor in North
01-11-2004
RESIDENTS in the Omusati Region believe there is something supernatural going on at the home of retired Elcin Pastor Benjamin Shuuveni.According to Pastor Shuuveni (76), of Oluteyi near Okahao,
readBody found
01-11-2004
A BLACK man believed to be in his early 20s or 30s was found hanging from a tree along the Brakwater service road at the beginning of the month.The Police have requested the help of the public in
readTourism levy takes effect
01-11-2004
ACCOMMODATION establishments in Namibia will from this month be required to pay a tourism levy to the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB).The head of the NBT, Gideon Shilongo, told The Namibian that only camp
readKaapanda lambasts corrupt tendencies
01-11-2004
OSHAKATI - Regional and Local Government and Housing Minister Joel Kaapanda says it is disheartening that Namibia has slipped from 41st to 54th on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI).Kaapanda made
readMP claims crooks in bed with the wealthy
01-11-2004
JOHNNY Hakaye, a Swapo MP in the National Council, says unless business people stop their dubious dealings with criminals, Namibia's law enforcement agencies will remain "toothless".Speaking during
readYouths ransack teachers' houses
01-11-2004
NINE young male suspects were arrested for raiding the Isize Combined School in the Caprivi region last week, the Police reported on Thursday.The boys, aged between 17 and 24, broke down the doors of
readSix arrested for rape
01-11-2004
POLICE at Oshivelo in the North have arrested a 23-year old man in connection with the rape of two boys, aged 12 and 10, between March and October this year.The rapes occurred in a homestead at
readNamibian politics thesis earns Hage a doctorate
01-11-2004
FORMER Prime Minister Hage Geingob is to get a doctorate degree based on a thesis that Namibia still has some way to go in strengthening democracy, although it has been a shining example for
readOutbreak of locusts pose threat to Caprivi harvest
01-11-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A senior agricultural expert has appealed for additional resources to control an outbreak of locusts threatening the new harvest in the Caprivi Region."Fortunately, there are no crops
readEleven die on roads at weekend
01-11-2004
ROAD accidents claimed the lives of 11 people over the weekend.Four people were killed near Okalonda village in the Ombalantu area on Saturday morning when the car they were travelling in hit a truck
readOpposition weigh boycott, claim NBC-TV is biased
01-11-2004
WINDHOEK - Just weeks away from Namibia's parliamentary and presidential elections, two main opposition parties are considering boycotting the polls, accusing the public broadcaster of political
readTax deadline for civil servants extended again
01-11-2004
THE Finance Ministry has extended to November 30 the deadline for the submission of tax returns by civil servants for the 2004 tax year.Deputy Finance Minister Clara Bohitile told The Namibian last
readKoch's lawyers fight extradition ruling
01-11-2004
LAWYERS representing millionaire German fraud suspect Hans-Juergen Koch last week launched an all-out assault on a Tsumeb Magistrate's Court ruling that Koch can be extradited to Germany to be put on
readBlair to call early British election
01-11-2004
LONDON - Tony Blair's office played down reports yesterday that the British prime minister plans to call a snap general election in February.Blair has ordered top election strategist Alan Milburn to
readSA's land reformers walk an uneasy path
01-11-2004
As Mahile Mokomo decides which white farmers must sell their land to black claimants in South Africa's northern Limpopo province, he is keenly aware of events just to the north in Zimbabwe.If he takes
readSAA set to leave TransNet stable
01-11-2004
CAPE TOWN - South African Airways will soon be a separate entity reporting directly to the public enterprises department, TransNet chief executive Maria Ramos said on Friday.Addressing the Cape Town
readArafat's exit could revive peace talks
01-11-2004
JERUSALEM - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's failing health and the Israeli parliament's approval of a plan to evacuate Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip may usher in a new period of
readAnalysts point to start of 'a period of uncertainty'
01-11-2004
JERUSALEM - The absence of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from the West Bank marks the end of an era and a turning point in the Arab-Israeli conflict, analysts say."This is without a doubt
readShell and Metro drive European stocks lower
01-11-2004
PARIS - European shares fell off 10-day highs on Friday as lower oil prices forced Royal Dutch/Shell to trim recent gains and disappointing results from German retailer Metro weighed.French defence
readMalaysia's Proton on new path with VW
01-11-2004
KUALA LUMPUR - Proton's tie-up with Germany's Volkswagen AG (VW) heralds a new chapter for the Malaysian national carmaker but analysts warn the road ahead is bumpy and long-term benefits are hazy
readEU to improve Third World access to cheap medicines
01-11-2004
BRUSSELS - The European Union plans to help makers of generic drugs sell low-cost AIDS drugs to poor countries, along with medicines to fight deadly diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, the EU's
readGovt not likely to make 12% revenue
01-11-2004
A local economist, Daniel Steinmann is of the opinion that the Government will not be able to grow its fiscus by 12 per cent in its current financial budget.Steinmann was speaking during a
readZim aims to raise FX remittances, cut inflation
01-11-2004
HARARE - Zimbabwe central governor Gideon Gono on Thursday offered a higher exchange rate to nationals abroad when repatriating foreign currency home and vowed to cut inflation to single digits by the
readPalestinian leaders hold emergency meetings to absorb Arafat fallout
01-11-2004
RAMALLAH - Emergency sessions of the Palestinian parliament and national security council were being held yesterday to absorb the shockwaves triggered by Yasser Arafat's departure from the West
readIn Brief
01-11-2004
*TERRORISM - US officials decided not to raise the terrorism alert level in response to Osama bin Laden's threats against the United States in the final hours of the presidential campaign, after
readAfghan hostages to be killed in 3 days
01-11-2004
KABUL - Militants holding three UN workers hostage set a three-day deadline yesterday for foreign troops and the United Nations to leave Afghanistan, saying they would kill the hostages otherwise.The
readJapan vows troops will stay in Iraq after hostage beheading
01-11-2004
TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed yesterday that Japanese troops would continue their domestically unpopular mission in Iraq after Islamic militants demanding a pullout killed a
readZim govt to appeal treason acquittal of opposition leader
01-11-2004
HARARE Zimbabwe will appeal against the recent acquittal of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe before elections in 2002, a state-run newspaper
readMogae leads in Bots polls
01-11-2004
GABORONE - Botswana President Festus Mogae's ruling party led in early results released yesterday with the opposition split - and is seen as a safe bet to win overall in the world's largest diamond
readOsama tape stirs more Bush, Kerry attacks
01-11-2004
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry began a frantic sprint to the presidential campaign's finish yesterday as polls showed the race for the White House remained too close
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