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35 Articles found on Thursday, 28 October 2004
MTV to charm Africans with local sounds
28-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Video music broadcaster MTV is launching an African channel that will trade Britney Spears, Eminem and Beyonce for Youssou N'Dour, Mandoza and other top homegrown artists.The youth
readConservation in global spotlight
28-10-2004
CONSERVATIONISTS from around the globe will gather in the Thai capital Bangkok next month to discuss how pressing development and sustainability challenges can be addressed.More than 3 000 delegates
readCranes on their mind
28-10-2004
THE Namibia Crane Action Plan and Working Group established good contacts on a recent visit to the Caprivi and Kavango regions.Programme co-ordinators, Ann and Mike Scott, presented their work at the
readNamibia a trailblazer in rural conservation, says Malima
28-10-2004
ENVIRONMENT Minister Philemon Malima says Namibia has become a recognised leader in Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBRNM).Malima said the programme was now widely regarded as an
readForest plan takes community management a step further
28-10-2004
TWENTY-NINE potential community forests have been identified by the Ministry of Environment, a senior official in the Ministry told a meeting on community-based natural resource management in Windhoek
readFired up, doing it and raring to go at 24
28-10-2004
SHE is busy supervising staff while making sure everything is in order and that clients are satisfied with the end result.As the owner of two beauty salons in Katutura; one in Wanaheda and the other
readGold Fields to spring another legal move
28-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd is due to launch another legal challenge yesterday in an effort to block a hostile takeover bid by rival Harmony Gold, an industry source said.Harmony,
readSABMiller sees S.Africa liquor charter by early 2005
28-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's liquor industry hopes to complete a charter improving black empowerment in the sector by early 2005, brewing giant SABMiller said yesterday.To redress the imbalances of
readUnilever third quarter profit falls 2% as sales flag
28-10-2004
LONDON - Unilever PLC, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, reported yesterday that its pretax profit fell two per cent in the third quarter after sales of ice cream, soft drinks and household goods
readMGM loss narrows in the third quarter
28-10-2004
LOS ANGELES - Film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. on Tuesday reported a net loss in the third quarter on lower revenue as the company prepares to be purchased by a consortium led by Sony Corp.MGM
readS.Africa's Kumba says approves 2 coal projects
28-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African iron ore producer Kumba Resources has approved the construction of two domestic coal projects that would cost 411 million rand, the company said yesterday.The projects at
readOPEC asks US to use more oil reserves to cool price
28-10-2004
JAKARTA, Indonesia - OPEC wants the United States to dip further into its strategic petroleum reserve to help reduce world oil prices, the cartel's president said yesterday."We have asked them (the
readZero tolerance for speeders, drunk drivers
28-10-2004
THE Mayor of Walvis Bay has spoken out strongly against speeding and other traffic offences, saying the focus should be on achieving a zero-fatality festive season this year.King Mandume Muatunga
readFish farming going swimmingly
28-10-2004
NATIONAL Youth Service members and other Namibians are to be trained in fish farming in terms of a recent Cabinet decision.Approval was given to Government to consult development partners on the
readJob creation no excuse for Ramatex to cause pollution, says Swapo
28-10-2004
MP ABSALOM SHIGWEDHA ANY investor who fails to comply with measures that are in place to keep Namibia's environment clean should be dealt with in a resolute manner, a ruling party MP in the National
readCouncillor fears criminals are becoming too sophisticated
28-10-2004
WINDHOEK - Criminality must be fought tooth and nail by Namibians, Swapo National Councillor Noah Tuhadeleni said on Tuesday.Speaking during debate on the Criminal Procedure Bill, Tuhadeleni called
readDiplomatic ties with Malta
28-10-2004
CABINET has agreed to establish diplomatic ties with Malta.Malta approached the Namibian mission to the United Nations for the formal establishment of diplomatic links between the two countries. At
readWhat happened to Nanso?
28-10-2004
WINDHOEK - For many students it would seem that the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) no longer exists.The once proud students' movement, which played a crucial role in the final years of
readHagana MD sacked
28-10-2004
THE Managing Director of Hangana Seafood, Kobus du Plessis, has been relieved of his duties after the company failed to turn around its fortunes and remained dogged by financial woes.Last week, the
readAnthrax kills more wildlife in Caprivi
28-10-2004
ANTHRAX, which broke out in eastern Caprivi last month, continues to kill wild animals and livestock in the area, the Ministry of Environment said yesterday.Sacky Namugongo, the Deputy Director for
readDBC inquiry turns into a farce
28-10-2004
THE top executive of the failed Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) could only giggle nervously this week as a presidential inquiry probed how two multi-million dollar machines in his care
readAnswers hard to come by in family slaying
28-10-2004
MAJOR depression has been cited as the probable reason for Hannes Thorburn killing his wife, daughter, son-in-law and eventually himself at his townhouse in Windhoek on Saturday.The 63-year-old
readDBC probe 'obsessed' with Hamutenya
28-10-2004
"IF the aim is to get Hidipo [Hamutenya, axed former Minister of Foreign Affairs], then time is quickly running out," a member of the public remarked as he left yesterday's hearing of the Presidential
read'Right to kill' bill under fire
28-10-2004
THE Legal Assistance Centre has petitioned Justice Minister Albert Kawana to reconsider certain provisions in the new Criminal Procedure Bill, which it says militate against the Constitution.A major
readDTA online
28-10-2004
THE DTA of Namibia launched its official website yesterday as the campaign for the November presidential, national and regional elections picks up.Secretary General McHenry Venaani said the party's
readSwapo draws first blood
28-10-2004
WINDHOEK - Swapo has automatically won four of the 107 Regional Council constituencies, where it was the only party to field candidates.The ruling party is the only one that registered to contest
readBritish troops in southern Iraq start heading north
28-10-2004
BASRA - A battle group of British troops in southern Iraq started Wednesday to move northwards on a US-requested mission to more dangerous areas nearer Baghdad, an AFP reporter said.About 50 tanks
readUN Security Council to focus on Sudan
28-10-2004
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to hold a rare meeting in Africa next month to try to focus international attention on the Sudan, site of Africa's longest-running civil
readIn Brief
28-10-2004
*TRIAL - The two lawyers imposed on former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic have asked to be removed from his war crimes trial, sources close to the case told AFP.*UNREST - Thai premier Thaksin
readSharon savours victory for Gaza pullout, coalition split
28-10-2004
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was savouring a dramatic victory for his Gaza pullout plan yesterday after MPs gave the green light to the first ever evacuation of occupied
readBush leads Kerry by one point
28-10-2004
WASHINGTON - President George W Bush leads Democratic rival John Kerry by one point with six days left in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters-Zogby poll released yesterday.Bush
readLatest table of military casualties in Iraq
28-10-2004
LONDON - A suspected motorcycle bomb attack on a US military convoy killed an American soldier and wounded another north of Baghdad, the US military said on Wednesday.Here is a factbox with the latest
readPolice charged in Beslan case
28-10-2004
MOSCOW - Three Russian policemen were yesterday charged with criminal negligence leading to the deaths of more than 350 hostages seized at a school in Beslan.The charges were the first brought against
readCosatu threatens Zim blockade
28-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's main labour federation yesterday threatened to blockade a border crossing with Zimbabwe after President Robert Mugabe's government deported a union fact-finding team
readJapan refuses to pull troops from Iraq as hostage faces execution
28-10-2004
TOKYO - Japan insisted yesterday it would not bow to the demands of Islamic militants in Iraq who threatened to behead a young Japanese drifter unless Tokyo pulled its troops from the country within
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