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30 Articles found on Tuesday, 28 September 2004
How Do They Get Permits When Namibians Are Unemployed?
28-09-2004
WHILE my heart goes out to the Bangladeshi workers and their families I do wonder what they are doing in Namibia in the first place.I would understand their presence if they were skilled and training
readThe President's Package
28-09-2004
IN the Namibian of the 23rd September there was a front page an article entitled "Nujoma Package Unveiled".In that article all the benefits are outlined as to what the head of state will receive after
readMinistry Clarifies Cites Proposal Issue
28-09-2004
Re: Recent article by Mr. Will Travers of the Born Free Foundation titled "Namibia must withdraw CITES proposal" (The Namibian 14 September 2004)Your readers should know that the organization that Mr
readSMEs call for tax relief
28-09-2004
SMALL to medium enterprises (SMEs) have called on various stakeholders to pressurise Government to follow the example of some neighbouring countries and introduce tax relaxations for small
readGurirab says ICTs should boost economic growth, job creation
28-09-2004
NAMIBIA has made progressive and forward-looking strides in expanding and modernising national communications infrastructure and promoting development of an information society based on knowledge and
readBangladeshis in out-of-court settlement with factory
28-09-2004
THE last of the Ramatex Textile Factory's Bangladeshi workers are set to leave the country tomorrow.This follows an out-of-court settlement which was still being finalised yesterday. The aggrieved
readBangladeshis in out-of-court settlement with factory
28-09-2004
THE last of the Ramatex Textile Factory's Bangladeshi workers are set to leave the country tomorrow.This follows an out-of-court settlement which was still being finalised yesterday. The aggrieved
readTools, driver vanish
28-09-2004
A SECURITY guard-turned-driver, a vehicle and some building equipment belonging to the now defunct Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) all disappeared without trace in 1996 after a former senior
readNew evidence of Ramatex pollution
28-09-2004
NEW evidence indicating that Windhoek's water sources are being polluted by waste from the Ramatex Textile Factory is putting pressure on the Windhoek City Council to take action to address blatant
readDBC chewed up N$120m -- First hints of political undercurrents emerge
28-09-2004
GOVERNMENT spent N$120 million bailing out the Development Brigade Corporation (DBC), the parastatal set up for ex-soldiers.The expenditure on the failed parastatal was the main revelation at the
readNamPost increases tariffs
28-09-2004
NAMPOST announced its tariff adjustments for the next year, effective from October 1.It announced an eight per cent increase in postage for letters, as well as in post box rentals and private bag
readHeroism honoured
28-09-2004
A LARGE crowd gathered at the Oluno Senior Secondary School on Saturday for the renaming of the school in honour of veteran politician and Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services, Andimba Herman
readKoes village battered by strong winds
28-09-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - Some residents at Koes were left without electricity for close to two days after strong winds damaged a power line on Thursday.The damage amounted to N$8 400. The Village Secretary,
readNBC pulls plug on 'derogatory' film
28-09-2004
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation failed to screen a scheduled programme after the eight o'clock news bulletin on Sunday, apparently because it contained material "derogatory" to Zimbabwean
readSecond treason trial set for March 2005
28-09-2004
A SECOND Caprivi high treason trial is set to start in the High Court in Windhoek in March.The first phase of the trial, involving 12 alleged separatists accused of plotting to secede the Caprivi
readUkrainians cleared of fish dumping charges
28-09-2004
THREE Ukrainian citizens, accused of illegal fish dumping, had charges against them dropped by the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court on Friday.The three, who were employed by the Namsov fishing company,
readKauandenge DC tomorrow
28-09-2004
SUSPENDED National Unity Democratic Organisation Secretary General, Joseph Kauandenge, is due to appear before a disciplinary committee tomorrow, the party confirmed yesterday.The disciplinary hearing
readWindhoek stabbing suspect to hear verdict on November 10
28-09-2004
HIGH Court Judge Kato van Niekerk will deliver her verdict in the murder trial of Windhoek resident Sean Burger in six weeks time.Burger is accused of killing a female friend in the capital two years
readCaprivi anthrax colony cordoned off
28-09-2004
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism officials have cordoned off the area in which some wild animals died after contracting anthrax in the Caprivi Region recently.The Ministry of Environment and Tourism's Deputy
readEkandjo in hot water with High Court
28-09-2004
THE threat of being convicted of contempt of court - coupled with the possibility of imprisonment - is once again looming over Home Affairs Minister Jerry Ekandjo.On Friday the High Court gave the
readBlue Waters win friendly tournament
28-09-2004
DEFENDING Premier League champions Blue Waters started the season on a high note after winning a friendly tournament in Walvis Bay over the weekend.Blue Waters beat Civics 6-2 and drew 1-all against
readA hectic schedule for Namibia's cricketers
28-09-2004
THE NAMIBIA Cricket Board (NCB) has announced a full programme including at least 35 international One Day International (ODI) matches as it prepares for the 2005 International Cricket Council (ICC)
readFrench Muslim who wrote of her gang rape dies at 31
28-09-2004
PARIS - Samira Bellil, whose book recounting being gang-raped as a teenager in a tough Paris suburb put her in the forefront of a small movement fighting for French Muslim women's rights died in Paris
readBonsoir Francoise
28-09-2004
HONFLEUR - France is mourning the passing of writer Francoise Sagan, who shot to literary fame with her first novel 'Bonjour Tristesse'.With her death, said French actor Laurent Terzieff, went "the
readFinal bow for jazz family patriarch
28-09-2004
NEW ORLEANS - Ellis Marsalis Sr, patriarch of the family of jazz greats that includes his grandsons Wynton and Branford, died over the weekend at the age of 96.Marsalis, who took an active role in the
readLost Boy pursues dream of bringing clean water to villages of Sudan
28-09-2004
ROCHESTER, New York - Fifteen years after Salva Dut fled in terror into the African wilderness, losing all contact with his family, a sketchy communique from a cousin reached him in his home in
readMemorabilia sold as Bardot turns 70
28-09-2004
PARIS - A 61-year-old Dutch man will end his 45-year love affair with Brigitte Bardot today when his vast collection of memorabilia tracing the former French film star's career goes under the hammer
readBigley: 'My brother is alive'
28-09-2004
LONDON - The brother of Kenneth Bigley, a Briton held hostage in Iraq, said he had been told the captive was still alive, a contention echoed by the leader of a London-based Islamic centre.Paul
readJeanne kills six in Florida
28-09-2004
MELBOURNE, Florida - Hurricane Jeanne tore a fresh path of destruction and despair across storm-ravaged Florida, where the fourth major hurricane in six weeks shut down much of the state and prompted
read3 guards killed in Iraq attacks
28-09-2004
BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed three Iraqi National Guards in Mosul and rebels mortared a police academy in Baghdad yesterday, underscoring a warning by US Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq's
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