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40 Articles found on Friday, 8 October 2004
Political Perspective
08-10-2004
THE political goings-on are such at present that the elections are rendered almost irrelevant at this point, and none of the parties seem really fussed about them.The pre-occupation as a whole is with
readEditorial: Will The Rot Never End?
08-10-2004
WHEN will the rot come to an end? In yet another saga of corruption and mismanagement, this time the hearings at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the defunct Development Brigade Corporation
readWe Need More Doctors
08-10-2004
I am a concerned Namibian student at the University of Namibia.I am doing pre-med and in two years' time I will be going to study medicine in South Africa. My concern is about the lack of financial
readNamibians should get RA jobs
08-10-2004
Honourable Amwelo, please give Namibians jobs in Roads Authority.Congratulations, Honourable Minister, on gaining a respectful position on the SWAPO party list and on national level for firing the
readUnprepared for elections
08-10-2004
My concern is about the registration to vote.During the last supplementary voters registration, many people turned up without their citizenship documents, such as passport, old identity card or new
readRundu or Runtu?
08-10-2004
Allow me space in your newspaper to revive a discussion on the meaning of the words Rundu and Runtu, which was initiated in your newspaper by Mandhavela Khasera at the end of 2003.My approach is
readOil prices reach new record highs
08-10-2004
LONDON - World oil prices bolted up to new record summits beyond US$52 (N$338) yesterday on markets nervous about tight global supplies with winter looming in the northern hemisphere.The price of
readItaly govt to reduce Alitalia stake
08-10-2004
ROME - The Italian government's 62,4 per cent stake in the airline Alitalia must be reduced to below 51 per cent as soon as possible, Economy Minister Domenico Siniscalco told a parliamentary hearing
readMutual launches funds to brand name in US
08-10-2004
NEW YORK - Old Mutual Plc, South Africa's biggest insurer, said on Wednesday it has launched its first US mutual funds under the firm's name, as part of an effort to brand the company in the United
readCurrency depreciation driving local performance
08-10-2004
THE strong performance of the local currency over the last eight quarters has come to an end during the third quarter of 2004, partly as a result of the unexpected 50 basis points in South African
readRand slips on reserves data, awaits Mboweni
08-10-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand weakened yesterday morning after reserves data showed that the central bank had speeded up the pace of its dollar buying in September, with jitters also mounting
readShell targets 50% of new Nigeria oil/gas offering
08-10-2004
CAPE TOWN - Royal Dutch/Shell will aggressively bid for new Nigerian oil and gas concessions, targeting about 50 per cent of tenders planned by the government, a senior official said."You must have
readBaby stolen at Katutura hospital
08-10-2004
A 19-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday after she allegedly stole a baby from its mother at the Katutura State Hospital.Approached for comment yesterday, Police Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu
readPolitics blamed for demise of PCC
08-10-2004
POLITICAL interference, notably from State House, has been cited as one of the factors that led to the collapse of the Patriotic Construction Company (PCC), a subsidiary of the Development Brigade
readMedia face treason trial gag
08-10-2004
THE prosecution in the Caprivi high treason trial at Grootfontein has asked the court to place a partial limit on the media's reporting of the trial.Citing concerns over the safety of the third
readSwapo campaign kicks off
08-10-2004
SWAPO kicked off its election campaign yesterday, with a call on members to acquaint themselves with the party's election manifesto.Tomorrow President Sam Nujoma will launch the document at a star
readShow officials happy with turnout
08-10-2004
BY Wednesday, the Windhoek Show had already seen 4 000 more visitors pass through its gates compared to the same period last year.This has not, however, resulted in more sales for exhibitors, who hope
readTwo armed robberies
08-10-2004
TWO cases of armed robbery were reported on Monday.At Kuisebmond, two unknown suspects armed with pistols entered a home and assaulted the three occupants. They got away with three cell phones and N$1
readThieves take the Lord's studio
08-10-2004
Unscrupulous thieves barged into the offices of the Christian broadcast service, Kanaal 7 and helped themselves to more than N$200 000 dollars worth of broadcast equipment.The radio station started
readStabbing at Outjo school
08-10-2004
Police at Outjo have confirmed a stabbing at a local high school on Wednesday morning.The Police also reported that the boys' parents were called in and had chosen to resolve the matter amicably and
readCaught in the municipal debt trap
08-10-2004
WINDHOEK - Willem van Wyk relishes the opportunity to just sit on the porch of his modest home on Jasmyn Street in Khomasdal.But the last few years haven't been easy for this 82-year-old pensioner.
readStiffer fines needed to fight water pollution
08-10-2004
THE Minister of Environment and Tourism is pushing for stiffer punishment for polluting the country's water supplies."Control measures are often expensive and it is likely that commercial enterprises
readTough new crime law approved by the NA
08-10-2004
GOVERNMENT has "officially declared war on criminals" by passing a new Criminal Procedures Act that will impose life imprisonment without any reprieve on murderers, robbers, traitors and
readSecond treason trial witness steps down
08-10-2004
THE second State witness in the Caprivi high treason trial in the High Court at Grootfontein has completed his testimony.It took nine days in the witness stand, spread over three weeks from September
readNamibian Navy officially commissioned
08-10-2004
A colourful ceremony that ended with a 21-gun salute marked the commissioning of the Namibian Navy into the Namibian Defence Force at Walvis Bay yesterday.The ceremony was held at the Naval Base,
readMPs seem to have that holiday feeling already
08-10-2004
SWAPO'S newest National Assembly parliamentarian, Ralf Blaauw, waited in vain to be sworn in yesterday afternoon because there was no quorum.Blaauw was due to take office following the resignation of
readNo final match in sight for Nam vs Morocco yet
08-10-2004
THE Confederation of African Cup (CAR) final between Namibia and Morocco will not take place this Saturday as scheduled.The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) President Dirk Conradie informed Nampa yesterday
readFrom the Sidelines
08-10-2004
HOW do football clubs expect to start the season if they don't pay their affiliation fees and, even more worrying, when their players are not registered? This is surely a Namibian classic, as it is
readPlayers seek greener pastures as football season starts
08-10-2004
THE start of the much-delayed Namibia Premier League (NPL) season will from tomorrow see several local players turning out for different clubs for better compensation, while some simply had to move on
readFat chance, Dick Cheney!
08-10-2004
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney probably did not intend to direct millions of television viewers to a Web site calling for President Bush's defeat but that's what a slip of the domain
readAfrica weighs in on poll advice for Americans
08-10-2004
WASHINGTON - The United States, accustomed to giving advice on democracy, is in the unfamiliar position of getting some from international election observers schooled in Tajikistan, Ethiopia and other
readInternet advice can spark 'cyberchondria'
08-10-2004
LONDON - Browsing medical sites on the Internet can bring on a condition dubbed "cyberchondria", in which patients diagnose themselves incorrectly and seek treatment they do not need, a British study
readSoldier charged for fake photos
08-10-2004
LONDON - A part-time British soldier faces a court martial next week in connection with fake pictures published in the Daily Mirror newspaper supposedly showing UK troops abusing Iraqi prisoners, the
readJelinek 'too ill' to collect Nobel
08-10-2004
VIENNA - Austrian writer and poet Elfriede Jelinek said she was surprised and honoured by the 2004 Nobel Literature Prize she won yesterday but was too ill to go to Sweden to receive it.She told
readCambodia's king abdicates
08-10-2004
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk has abdicated, citing poor health, and asked the country to begin searching for his successor, the head of the National Assembly said
readBlair: 'Troops for Africa'
08-10-2004
ADDIS ABABA - British prime minister Tony Blair said Thursday he wanted the swift resolution of African conflicts to become the "top priority" for a European Union new rapid response force, promising
readFrance questions Iraq bribery claims
08-10-2004
PARIS - The accusations made in an official US report that French businessmen and politicians received bribes from Saddam Hussein in order to influence government policy in Iraq are "unverified," the
readDarfur disarmament 'political'
08-10-2004
KHARTOUM - A Sudanese minister has insisted that talk of the swift disarmament of pro-government Arab militiamen in war-ravaged Darfur, as demanded by the UN Security Council, is only for "political
readCar bomb kills 40 in Pakistan
08-10-2004
MULTAN, Pakistan - At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when a car bomb exploded at a rally to commemorate an assassinated militant religious leader in central Pakistan early
readExposed: George Bush' mass 'distraction' in Iraq
08-10-2004
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania - With an eye to the next debate just hours away, US President George W Bush has attacked critics of his Iraq policy despite an official report that Saddam Hussein had no
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