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32 Articles found on Monday, 18 October 2004
Copper struggles to its feet after fund carnage
18-10-2004
LONDON - Industry barometer copper rallied as much as three percent on Friday on bargain-hunting and strong fundamentals after a mid-week purge by hedge funds that slashed the price by 16 per cent at
readWorld oil prices close to record highs approaching US$55 (N$363)
18-10-2004
LONDON- World oil prices hovered close to record high points approaching US$55 (N$363) a barrel on Friday as traders fretted about low inventories of US heating fuel heading into winter in the
readBoN keeps repo rate unchanged at 7,50%
18-10-2004
BANK of Namibia (BoN) retained its key repo rate steady at 7,50 per cent as expected, following a meeting held by the central bank's Monetary Policy Management Committee on Thursday in line with a
readS.Africa swoops on US$30 mln platinum smuggling gang
18-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police swooped on Friday on a gang accused of smuggling US$30 million (N$198 million) of platinum and funnelling the illegal cash into dozens of luxury homes and
readWAD becomes shareholder in Rennies Travel Namibia
18-10-2004
WOMEN'S Action for Development, has become a 25 per cent shareholder in Rennies Travel Namibia.Lilian Boyel, the Chief Executive Officer of Rennies Travel in South Africa, made the announcement at
readCourt shields treason witness from media glare
18-10-2004
THE third prosecution witness in the Caprivi high treason trial in the High Court at Grootfontein will have neither a name nor a face in media reports."The printed and electronic media shall not
read11th hour agreement averts land grab
18-10-2004
THE Namibia Farmworkers Union (Nafwu) and the owner of Farm Okozongominja in the Otjozondjupa Region reached a last-minute agreement at the weekend to avert forcible occupation of the property.The two
readTeen killer gets 15 years
18-10-2004
THE Outapi Regional Court has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for murdering a Himba girl because she wore modern clothes, not traditional attire, to school.Three years of the sentence were
readNamibian MPs leave for New York
18-10-2004
THE Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Mose Tjitendero, will lead a Namibian delegation of parliamentarians to New York this week to attend the 2004 Parliamentary Hearing at the 59th session of the
readNational Assembly takes a break
18-10-2004
THE National Assembly went into recess on Thursday after passing 16 bills in the last session before the November elections.Among them are: the Public Holidays Amendment Bill, Former Presidents'
readSwapo using State funds:CoD
18-10-2004
WINDHOEK - The Congress of Democrats (CoD) claims that the ruling Swapo Party is using taxpayers' money to fund its election campaigns.The opposition party further claims that Swapo is using and
readRosh Pinah dispute far from over
18-10-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) has threatened to declare a dispute with the Roads Authority (RA) after the two parties last week failed to resolve a number of
readEveryone should contribute to Vision 2030: De Klerk
18-10-2004
THE head of Women's Action for Development, Veronica de Klerk, says Vision 2030 should become a people's document for all Namibians and each and every citizen should contribute towards achieving its
readWAD's up with women
18-10-2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL Pendukeni Ithana says for Namibia to prosper economically and socially, it needs the contributions of women as well as men."Women should therefore be encouraged to think positively
read'Let's reshape our thinking on jobs'
18-10-2004
NAMIBIA should never abandon its drive to become a self-sustainable nation, Attorney General Pendukeni Ithana said on Friday.If the country attained the level where it could export manufactured goods,
readLegal Shield wins access to Namfisa documents
18-10-2004
LEGAL assistance insurance company Legal Shield has won a second round in its High Court battle against a bid by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority to have it placed under
readTough contests expected in Karas
18-10-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - A tough battle can be expected in certain constituencies in the Karas Region during the November elections.Whereas the Luederitz and Oranjemund Constituencies are Swapo strongholds,
readDTA launches manifesto
18-10-2004
THE DTA kicked off its election campaign on Thursday evening, promising to spend huge amounts of money on the poor and firing off rhetoric but provided little by way of explanation on how they would
readGibeon offers a foretaste of campaigning 2004
18-10-2004
GIBEON this weekend appeared to give a taste of things to come in the final month before the elections as political parties compete, all out, for voter support.In terms of population, Gibeon, which is
readVote for the 'hand that feeds' you, Pohamba tells Gibeon residents
18-10-2004
PRESIDENTIAL aspirant Hifikepunye Pohamba at the weekend urged supporters of the opposition "to be reasonable" and vote for "the hand that feeds" them.Addressing a rally at the rural settlement some
readUlenga 'draws political sword'
18-10-2004
CONGRESS of Democrats president Ben Ulenga threw down the political gauntlet in Gibeon on Saturday in a bid to become the first national leader elected from an opposition party.Addressing a small but
readNAU still hopeful on land solution
18-10-2004
COMMERCIAL farmers, hopeful of a negotiated solution to land reform, have called on the Government to set up an informal negotiating team to mediate the sale of land.Newly elected Namibia Agricultural
readWill US need new 'All The President's Men'?
18-10-2004
FAKE letters, attempts to muzzle the media, a campaign to discredit the press, using the "national interest" to target journalists, media collaboration with the government, businesses throwing ethics
readUS dailies endorse Kerry for president
18-10-2004
NEW YORK - The New York Times and several smaller US papers endorsed John Kerry for president yesterday, while the Dallas Morning News went to bat for Texas native George W. Bush.The Times was the
readZim govt rejects Tsvangirai acquittal
18-10-2004
HARARE - The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, was cleared on Friday of charges of plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe, a step he said could pave the way for a
readAustralian woman diagnosed with sleep-sex disorder
18-10-2004
CANBERRA, Australia - A woman seduced and had sex with strangers while she slept and later had no recollection of her infidelities due to a sleeping disorder, her Sydney doctor said on Thursday.The
readMen more into jollying the boss
18-10-2004
BRUSSELS - More men are willing to have sex with their bosses to get a promotion or a salary increase than women, a Belgian human resources weekly said on Friday.According to the Vacature poll --
readIn Brief
18-10-2004
*TROOPS - Reports that British troops based in the relatively calm south of Iraq could be redeployed under US command near strife-torn Baghdad drew a storm of criticism from opposition parties.*POLL
readMoz campaign starts
18-10-2004
MAPUTO - Campaigning began yesterday for Mozambique's December polls amid growing concern over a vow by electoral officials to limit the role of foreign observers in a country long seen as a model
readKarzai maintains lead in Afghan vote count
18-10-2004
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan's election after nearly five percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said yesterday.Karzai has polled
readSharon under pressure for Gaza referendum
18-10-2004
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced growing pressure yesterday for a referendum on his plan for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip and political sources said he had not ruled
readUS warplanes pound Fallujah
18-10-2004
FALLUJAH - US warplanes pounded Fallujah yesterday and American troops reinforced positions around the city in a battle targeting foreign militants led by America's top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab
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