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39 Articles found on Thursday, 16 September 2004
SAB buys Lion Nathan's China breweries
16-09-2004
MELBOURNE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global brewer SABMiller and its Chinese partner will pay US$154 million (N$1 billion) in cash and acquire debt for three Yangtze River Delta breweries, boosting their
readShot in the arm for SME providers
16-09-2004
TEN local private small to medium enterprises (SMEs) service providers received grants which amount to N$3 million to help boost their capacity for their work.SMEs Compete, a USAID-funded project for
readZim mine chamber seeks clarity on govt stakes
16-09-2004
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines said yesterday it wanted clarification with regard to state media reports that the government would seek to take 50 per cent stakes in mining companies.President
readEmpowerment conference on the cards
16-09-2004
A local management consultancy firm is organising a consultative conference on Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) to be held in Windhoek next week Mag-Re Management Consultants will host the conference
read'Chissano's exit will not hurt Mozambique reform'
16-09-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Mozambique will stay the path of economic reforms that have fuelled its growth in the past decade after the exit of President Joaquim Chissano later this year, the World Bank's vice
read800 000 civil servants to take part in SA strike
16-09-2004
PRETORIA - An estimated 800 000 public servants are expected to take to the country's streets today in protest against their wage offer by government, unions said yesterday."In the 1999 protest action
readFisheries Minister Iyambo sets up Aquaculture Advisory Council
16-09-2004
A nine-member Aquaculture Advisory Council has been announced by the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Dr Abraham Iyambo.The main function of the Council is to advise the Minister on any
readFrenzy as Oprah gives away 276 cars
16-09-2004
LOS ANGELES - Television host Oprah Winfrey had a big surprise for the 276 members of her studio audience when she opened the latest season of her daytime talk show this week -- she gave them all new
readPM meets embattled Agribank directors
16-09-2004
PRIME Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab on Tuesday called an urgent meeting with the dismissed directors of Agribank, whose refusal to heed resignation orders from the Minister of Finance has led to a
readLast of the Bangladeshis bid bitter farewell to Namibia
16-09-2004
A NAMIBIAN experience most of them would rather put behind them is sure to continue when the last group of thwarted Bangladeshis arrive back home today.Already yesterday some of the men were tearful
readGovt draws line on witchcraft
16-09-2004
GOVERNMENT is sticking to its guns in refusing to give ground to widespread calls for ritual cleansing at schools suspected to be affected by witchcraft."The policy on alleged witchcraft and
readIt's that time of year again! The /Ae //Gams Festival starts today
16-09-2004
THE City of Windhoek will once again host the popular /Ae //Gams Festival, starting today and running until Sunday the 19th.The Festival will take place at various venues throughout the capital city -
readGirl (17) takes her own life
16-09-2004
A TEENAGER committed suicide at a house in Hakahana, Katutura, at around midnight on Sunday.Lavinia Johannes (17) hanged herself with a rope from a wooden beam, the Police reported on Tuesday. No foul
readPohamba says he will not dance to Nujoma's tune if elected president
16-09-2004
GOBABIS - Swapo presidential candidate, Hifikepunye Pohamba, has dismissed suggestions that if elected Head of State he will be a puppet of outgoing President Sam Nujoma.Addressing a Swapo rally here
readSan hammer out declaration on education
16-09-2004
THIRTY San language experts, including teachers and language activists, gathered at the Penduka Training Centre outside Windhoek recently to analyse the marginalisation of San children from formal
readNossob's pre-paid water meter plant still in limbo
16-09-2004
A PRE-PAID water meter factory planned for the former mining town of Arandis is still not operational, more than a year after it was commissioned.A skeleton structure of the factory, at the entrance
readRetrenched Cross Country staff paid
16-09-2004
ABOUT 107 employees retrenched by Cross Country Carriers last month have finally received their severance packages.The company paid out the money yesterday afternoon after dozens of angry former
readSorris Sorris water crisis deepens
16-09-2004
THE water situation in the Sorris Sorris conservancy, north-west of Uis, has become dire as many communal farmers are struggling to get broken windmills repaired.A working group between Elephant Human
readPoliceman arrested in rape case
16-09-2004
THE Police at Oshakati have arrested a policeman and his friend, both from the Sky informal settlement, in connection with the rape of two 14-year-old girls last week.A NamPol spokesman, Warrant
readBeach murder suspects back in court
16-09-2004
POLICE at Swakopmund have asked the public to assist them apprehend the fourth suspect in the murder case of the German woman who was shot dead on the beach last month.Three men, who were arrested on
readWalvis Bay to lead the way with wind-generated power
16-09-2004
WALVIS BAY will become the first urban centre in Namibia to make use of wind generated power.The harbour town's Council recently approved a N$2,2 million project for the installation of a 100 kilowatt
readWaste disposal at Ramatex under fire in NA
16-09-2004
THE disposal of waste products from the Ramatex Textile Factory was heavily criticised by a DTA MP in the National Assembly on Tuesday.Johan de Waal posed several questions to the Minister of
readSeven Judges named for Supreme Court
16-09-2004
THE names of the Judges who provide a last port of call for litigants making their way through Namibia's justice system over the coming year have been announced from the chambers of the Chief
read'Anthrax' scare in Pretoria - nine hospitalised
16-09-2004
Nine people have been hospitalised after coming into contact with a substance feared to be anthrax at the department of water affairs and Forestry's Pretoria offices yesterday.The nine were
readSenegal midfielder Fadiga signs for Bolton
16-09-2004
Senegal international midfielder Khalilou Fadiga has been signed by Bolton Wanderers, the English Premiership club said.The signature of the 29-year-old gives Bolton boss Sam Allardyce the African for
readChelsea and Valencia start on winning note in Champions League
16-09-2004
PARIS - Jose Mourinho started out his latest Champions League campaign as he finished the last one - a winner - as his new club Chelsea thrashed French strugglers Paris Saint Germain 3-0 in their
readRadcliffe ashamed after Athens
16-09-2004
LONDON - Paula Radcliffe says she felt depressed, embarrassed and ashamed after leaving the Athens Olympics following her tearful exit from the marathon.The 30-year-old Briton has never considered
readVeterans tennis tourney on
16-09-2004
THE final veterans tennis tournament for the year will be staged at the National Tennis Stadium tomorrow and Saturday.The tournament is open to all Namibians and will be played in the 35-45 years,
readArsenal learn their lessons
16-09-2004
LONDON - Arsenal look to have learned the lessons of past mistakes in Europe after grinding out a 1-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League opener.Though it took an own goal to secure
readPolar bears face chemical threat
16-09-2004
OSLO - New evidence shows that polar bears are suffering from industrial chemicals swept to the Arctic from nations thousands of miles to the south, the WWF global conservation organisation said on
readIraqi scientists to fight pollution
16-09-2004
NAIROBI - Iraqi scientists will assess pollution ranging from oil spills to scrap metal from destroyed military vehicles in an effort to tackle environmental damage in the war-ravaged country, the
readBlair fears climate change disaster, challenges the US
16-09-2004
LONDON - Britain's Tony Blair pledged on Tuesday to force international action on global warming, despite the reluctance of big powers like the United States.Blair promised to make the issue a
readHK authorities apologise but democrats want probe
16-09-2004
HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities defended themselves yesterday against complaints of poor organisation of Sunday's legislative election and insisted the poll was open and honest, but democracy
read'Brits not afraid to use weapons in Iraq'
16-09-2004
LONDON - Britain's top general yesterday dismissed reports that British soldiers in Iraq are afraid to use their weapons in case they are prosecuted for accidentally hurting or killing civilians.A
readAfghan Taliban deny five executions
16-09-2004
KABUL - Taliban officials have denied beheading five Afghans in the rugged Zabul province bordering Pakistan.Jilani Khan, deputy police chief of Zabul, said yesterday Taliban militants beheaded five
readIsraeli forces kill child, three militants
16-09-2004
JENIN, West Bank - Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants in a raid near the West Bank town of Jenin yesterday, witnesses and medics said.The assault by Israeli special forces, backed by
read'Blair did not consider quitting'
16-09-2004
LONDON - A senior British cabinet member said yesterday that he saw no sign that prime minister Tony Blair was contemplating resignation earlier this year.Novelist and broadcaster Lord Melvyn Bragg
readDarfur peace talks collapse
16-09-2004
ABUJA, Nigeria - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels for Sudan's bloodied Darfur region have collapsed after three weeks, a rebel faction said yesterday."The talks have collapsed
readBeheaded bodies found near Baghdad
16-09-2004
BAIJI, Iraq - Three decapitated bodies were found north of Baghdad yesterday and are believed to be the corpses of foreigners, Iraqi security forces said.The US military said initial indications were
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