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19 Articles found on Friday, 19 November 2004
Namibia set to benefit from SA "rub off" effect
19-11-2004
NAMIBIA is positioned to benefit strongly from the rub-off effect of the South African economy on its neighbour and SADC partner.The upbeat forecast of robust economic fundamentals, price
readNelson Mandela wants trademark protection
19-11-2004
JOHANNESBURG - They call themselves Nelson Mandela Panel Beaters and Nelson Mandela Fine Art but other than perhaps a shared admiration for South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, the businesses have
readCops appeal for help
19-11-2004
THE Police have requested the help of the public in finding several people.Police at Gobabis are looking for Andries Bartman (33) in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle. He speaks
readHeavy rain pours on
19-11-2004
THERE is just not stopping the heavy showers that have fallen in most parts of the country in the past few days.Just before 16h00 yesterday afternoon, the capital came heavy showers which lasted for
readLack of political support sank Amcom
19-11-2004
A LACK of political support and poor co-operation among various stakeholders have been cited as some of the factors that marred the controversial privatisation of Amalgamated Commercial Holdings
readCounting 'slow but transparent'
19-11-2004
AFRICAN Union observers who monitored this week's elections have described the counting of the ballot papers as "very tedious and slow, but transparent".Team Leader Irfan Abdool Rahman said the
readBobbies on the beat
19-11-2004
NAMIBIA's first municipal Police force was officially launched yesterday.After more than three years of planning, President Sam Nujoma gave the Windhoek Municipality the go-ahead to establish the
readHigh voter turnout in Erongo
19-11-2004
THE preliminary voting percentage in the Erongo Region is 89 per cent, says the head of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the region, Johannes Kapembe.Kapembe said yesterday afternoon that
readPrisoners still on run
19-11-2004
WINDHOEK - Twenty-one of the 61 trial-awaiting prisoners who escaped from the Wanaheda Police Station a fortnight ago are still at large.It was the biggest escape yet recorded at the Wanaheda Police
readAnger over last minute rally
19-11-2004
TWO opposition parties at Swakopmund are unhappy over a last-minute Swapo march in the streets of Mondesa late on Sunday night that resulted in stones being thrown at vehicles.The Namibian learned
readPoll delay - word on the street
19-11-2004
TWO days after casting the last ballot in the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections, Namibians still don't know how their political parties fared.The Namibian took to the streets yesterday to
readLocust swarms remain a threat
19-11-2004
LOCUST outbreaks in the Caprivi Region remain a threat to farmers and irrigation projects, the Government said yesterday.New outbreaks have been reported in the Tsumeb and Grootfontein areas,
readSwapo on track to boost majority
19-11-2004
THE ruling Swapo Party and its presidential candidate Hifikepunye Pohamba appear set to score a handsome victory in the Presidential and National Assembly elections.If the trends emerging in the early
readIt's ridiculous!
19-11-2004
THE delay in election results seemed to reach ridiculous levels yesterday, the second day of counting, as Elections Director Phillemon Kanime held a press conference to try and calm nerves, claiming
readSuicide of author
19-11-2004
Suicide of author raises the question of history's brutal toll ADAM TANNER SAN FRANCISCO - For more than half a century, historian Raul Hilberg has studied the Holocaust, arguably the most savage
readGreen movement joins ranks of big business
19-11-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Some environmentalists slam big business for its polluting or tree-cutting ways but a growing number of "greens" resemble and even act like Wall Street types themselves.Reflecting
readToo little sleep raises risk of being overweight, US study
19-11-2004
LAS VEGAS - Weight-loss experts have a novel prescription for people who want to shed pounds:Get some sleep.A very large study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of shut-eye
readEven couch potatoes may have been born to run
19-11-2004
LONDON - Humans were born to run and evolved from ape-like creatures into the way they look today probably because of the need to cover long distances and compete for food, scientists said on
readSurge in use of mind drugs for children
19-11-2004
PARIS - Western countries saw a huge increase in the use of powerful antidepressants and other mood-altering drugs for children in the first years of the century, according to a study.The rise was the
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