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26 Articles found on Wednesday, 27 October 2004
Julius Harris, pioneering actor
27-10-2004
LOS ANGELES - Julius Harris, a stage and screen performer who moved beyond stereotypical movie roles for black actors, died here on Sunday.He was 81. The cause was heart failure, a spokesman for the
readJohn Peel, offbeat British DJ
27-10-2004
LONDON - Veteran British broadcaster John Peel, who championed all types of cutting edge pop and rock acts over the past 35 years on his radio show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced
readPaul H Nitze, Cold Warrior, arms control adviser, dies
27-10-2004
WASHINGTON - Paul H Nitze, who pursued a hard-line approach toward the Kremlin as he helped shape US diplomatic and military strategy during the Cold War, is dead at 97.He died last week at his home
readBig boost for conservancies
27-10-2004
NAMIBIA'S rural conservancies on Monday received a huge financial boost that will help them grow and create much-needed jobs for the rural poor.Donations totalling N$162 million were made to three
readCommercial Bank now Nedbank
27-10-2004
THE Commercial Bank of Namibia will from today be known as Nedbank Namibia after top South African bank, Nedbank Limited, snapped up shares to become the controlling shareholder.It now holds 93,26 per
readNBC admits to misleading the public
27-10-2004
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has admitted to lying to the public when it claimed that it was guided by the Communications Act in allocating radio airtime to political parties.Lawyers
readTreason trial stalled until January 2005
27-10-2004
THE Caprivi treason case curse struck again in the High Court at Grootfontein yesterday.The curse of the delays and postponements that have marked the high treason case over the past five years
readDBC debt bombshell
27-10-2004
TAXPAYERS pumped more than N$240 million into the sinking Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) - not N$120 million as disclosed a month ago on the first day of the public hearing of the inquiry into
readNamPort gets enviro rating
27-10-2004
THE environmental management system (EMS) of the Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort) has been recommended for ISO 14001 certification after an assessment conducted at the end of August.The conclusion
readPanga used in hold-up
27-10-2004
THREE men entered a cuca shop in the Oshakati area on Sunday night and pointed a gun at the female shopkeeper, who they proceeded to hack with a panga, the Police reported yesterday.A man in the store
readOnline trade tools available
27-10-2004
WINDHOEK - Two powerful online tools for trade analysis are now available to users in Namibia.Aimed at supporting Namibia's business community, the tools are the result of a partnership between the
readE-governance is on the way, but don't hold your breath
27-10-2004
WINDHOEK - Any one who has ever applied for a document at Namibia's Ministry of Home Affairs can testify that it is not the most efficient of Government services.The good news is that there may be a
readGammams crossing is not safe
27-10-2004
THE Windhoek Municipality has advised the Khomasdal community to avoid crossing the Arebbusch River when it is in flood, until a permanent pedestrian crossing can be built.Teachers and parents are
readTurf war at Okahandja Council
27-10-2004
TENSION between Okahandja Chief Executive Officer Regina Alughodi and the town's Mayor, Christophine Paulus, has developed into a legal wrangle.The Namibian understands that Alughodi has enlisted
readBees sting man to death
27-10-2004
OUTAPI - Bees attacked and killed a 74-year-old man at Onalushwa village in the Omusati Region on Friday.Police spokesman Sergeant Lineekela Shikongo yesterday identified the deceased as Simon
readTeenager raped behind church at Omaruru
27-10-2004
A MAN raped a 16-year-old girl behind the Roman Catholic church at Ozondje location, at Omaruru, on Thursday, the Police reported yesterday.The suspect is unknown. Police investigations continue. *
readNew tax deadline for civil servants
27-10-2004
CIVIL servants have until the end of the month to submit their individual tax returns for 2003-04.Thousands of civil servants failed to meet the national deadline at the end of June because ministries
readLobster industry feels the pinch
27-10-2004
THE future of the rock lobster industry at Luederitz is still hanging in the balance after Cabinet's announcement of a 420 tonne total allowable catch (TAC) for the new season.Ron Wolters, chairperson
readUN to further probe Burundi massacre
27-10-2004
UNITED NATIONS - A Hutu rebel group is implicated in the massacre of 160 Congolese in Burundi in August, a UN report said on Monday, but contaminated evidence makes it hard to conclude who else may
readWFP slashes food rations for refugees in Tanzania
27-10-2004
DAR ES SALAAM - The World Food Programme (WFP) this week cut by 24 per cent food rations for 400 000 Burundian and Congolese refugees in Tanzania due to severe shortage of funds, the agency said in a
readFallujah air strike kills Zarqawi aide
27-10-2004
BAGHDAD - The US.military said it killed an ally of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an overnight air raid on Fallujah yesterday, as the Iraqi government investigated how Zarqawi's group managed to kill 49
readClinton and John Kerry join forces against Bush
27-10-2004
WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton and Sen.John Kerry ganged up on President George W. Bush on the campaign trail on Monday, with Clinton warning Bush wants to scare voters and Kerry slamming
readIn Brief
27-10-2004
*NUCLEAR - Hundreds of tonnes of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional missiles, or as a trigger for nuclear devices, have disappeared from a military installation in Iraq left
readThis Day in trouble
27-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's newest daily newspaper, This Day, was not published yesterday in a row over a debt owed to its printer, staff said."The staff have been told the paper won't come out
readDarfur peace talks seek to break deadlock on key security issues
27-10-2004
ABUJA - Sudan's government and rebels have wrapped up a first day of new Darfur peace talks, trying to break a deadlock over key security issues keeping aid workers from reaching hundreds of thousands
readCosatu defiant, enters Zim for talks
27-10-2004
HARARE - A team from South Africa's main union body defiantly entered Zimbabwe on Monday, rejecting demands that it not meet some rights groups critical of President Robert Mugabe's government,
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