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18 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Follow-up mission
17-11-2004
A Chinese delegation that was in the country recently seeking investment opportunities met with Prime Minister Theo Ben Gurirab at his offices in Windhoek on Monday to brief him on its
readDiamond giant Namdeb gets closer to the people
17-11-2004
LOCAL mining giant, Namdeb this week opened its Village of Learning at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) as part of the company's celebration of its 10th anniversary and ahead of a
readTax talk
17-11-2004
Taxation Of Housing Benefits: In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.
readHelp is on the way, vows Councillor
17-11-2004
RUNDU - The Regional Councillor for the Mukwe Constituency, John Thighuru, has assured residents of Tjova village, some 147 kilometres east of Rundu in the Kavango Region, that they will be provided
readKhorixas kiosk raided
17-11-2004
POLICE at Khorixas are investigating a case of housebreaking and theft after a safe containing cash of N$14 358 was stolen from the Petrified Forest kiosk.The suspects broke the padlock, removed the
readFather accidentally kills 4-year-old son
17-11-2004
OPUWO - The Police at Opuwo are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a father fatally hacked his four-year-old son with a hoe on Saturday. The incident took place at Oruvandjei village,
readNujoma to stand down but stay in saddle
17-11-2004
WINDHOEK - Namibia's founding President Sam Nujoma is to stand down in March after this week's elections, but will remain a lynchpin of his country's politics as president of the ruling Swapo party.
readPohamba, president in waiting
17-11-2004
WINDHOEK - Hifikepunye Pohamba spent most of his country's freedom struggle and all of its independence in the shadow of outgoing President Sam Nujoma.Many Namibians suspect he may remain there even
readRecord turnout in Omaheke Region
17-11-2004
PETROS KUTEEUE in GOBABIS A RECORD voter turnout is expected in the Omaheke Region, where thousands of people flocked to the polling stations on Monday and yesterday to cast their ballots in the
readSecond poll death reported
17-11-2004
A 63-year-old pensioner died within in an hour of casting her vote at the Okuryangava Women's Centre yesterday.Emma Skoonveld from the Wanaheda area was at the polling station by 08h00 but collapsed
readOver 50% of Erongo votes cast on first day
17-11-2004
MORE than 50 per cent of registered voters in the Erongo Region cast their vote on the first day of the Presidential and Parliamentary election on Monday.At the close of polling stations after the
readHarsh conditions fail to deter Opuwo villagers from voting
17-11-2004
HELL came in the form of the scorching sun and sultry conditions.High water followed with persistent rains pouring mercilessly, causing streams to flow. But the voters of Ovinyange, about 12 km north
readMystery mortar found in Swakop home
17-11-2004
A SWAKOPMUND real estate agent says the Police reacted in record time on Monday when she informed them of a "bomb" discovered in an empty rental house."They responded really fast," said Bianka Meyer,
readDelay in voting in the UK
17-11-2004
NAMIBIANS living in the United Kingdom were unable to vote on Monday because ballot papers and a secret stamp to mark their authenticity did not arrive on time.Voting eventually got underway at the
readAIDS-linked deaths expected to rise to 66 a day next year
17-11-2004
ANOTHER 24 000 people are expected to die of AIDS-related illnesses in Namibia next year - making the epidemic the country's greatest obstacle to achieving the United Nations Millennium Development
readVoters trickle to the polls in western part of Caprivi
17-11-2004
THE wobbly state of the giant billboard greeting travellers on the road leading south-west out of Katima Mulilo is probably only a fitting comment of what lies ahead in the rural constituencies of the
readAid worker executed in Iraq
17-11-2004
THE family of Margaret Hassan (59), an aid worker abducted in Iraq last month, said yesterday they believed she was dead.A statement from Hassan's four brothers and sisters was released by Britain's
readThe die is cast
17-11-2004
TODAY will feel longer than most other days as Namibians and the various political parties wait anxiously for the results of the two-day presidential and general elections.Counting at polling
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