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39 Articles found on Wednesday, 29 September 2004
Professional service could create more tourism jobs
29-09-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) believes that the tourism sector could create even more jobs if tourists are encouraged to visit the country in the so-called off-season.Speaking at a
readFishing sector on the right path
29-09-2004
THE fisheries sector has contributed significantly to the country's economic growth in the past five years, with the sector growing by 3,8 per cent in 2003 with further growth in the fishing sector
readBranson's Virgin to launch Nigerian airline
29-09-2004
LONDON - Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways [VA.UL] announced an agreement with Nigeria yesterday to set up a new airline following the collapse of the African nation's flagship carrier last
readMicrosoft chief counsel still wants EU settlement
29-09-2004
BRUSSELS - Microsoft Corp's chief counsel, briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court hearing this week, said on Monday he remains hopeful the software giant's European antitrust case
readNBL operating profit down 47%
29-09-2004
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) yesterday announced its financial report for the 17 months ended June 2004, with the group's operating profit declining heavily by 47,8 per cent to N$36,8 million
readIs it a pump or a welding machine?
29-09-2004
GIGGLES and laughter reverberated through the room at the hearing of the Presidential inquiry into failed parastatals DBC and Amcom yesterday, when a witness said one of the commissioners was unable
readHamutenya under whip at DBC hearing
29-09-2004
A FORMER manager of the Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) has accused former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hidipo Hamutenya, of failing to follow procedures when he enlisted the parastatal's
readCity cracks down on Ramatex -- Moves to protect key water sources
29-09-2004
THE Windhoek Municipality has put a stop to activities at the Ramatex Textile Factory which are polluting the capital's water sources.The action comes in light of evidence that toxins from the
readTwo women go missing
29-09-2004
POLICE have requested the public to assist with information on the whereabouts of two young women who went missing during the past two months.Sharon Sellina Tsukhoe !Aibes (20) was reported missing in
readWomen join hands in push for democracy
29-09-2004
WINDHOEK - Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that are preparing for elections should ensure that the policy of 30 per cent women's representation in decision-making
readRainfall outlook for 2004-5 'looking good'
29-09-2004
THE extreme northern parts of Namibia will have an increased chance of receiving normal to above-normal rainfall from October to December this year.According to the Namibia Meteorological Service
readFarmer dies at Show
29-09-2004
GROOTFONTEIN - The President of the Grootfontein Industrial and Agricultural Show, Hannes Pool, on Monday confirmed that a farmer, Helmi Gunzel, died of a heart attack at the show grounds.Pool told
readOhangwena 'dragging feet'
29-09-2004
OHANGWENA - The Electoral Commission of Namibia's Co-ordinator in the Ohangwena Region, Nathalie Ndaitwa, said Supplementary Voters' Registration was very slow at the main centres in the
readMoongo gets DTA campaign on road
29-09-2004
OSHAKATI - The Vice President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), Philemon Moongo, launched his party's election campaign at Oshakati on Sunday.Addressing DTA supporters, Moongo called on
readMudge to run for President
29-09-2004
REPUBLICAN Party leader Henk Mudge is the latest candidate to announce that he will enter the race to become Namibia's second President.The RP announced that Mudge was nominated to stand for President
readUnemployed at Oshakati feel sidelined in own community
29-09-2004
OSHAKATI - Some residents of Oshakati have accused investors who come to the Oshana Region of bringing in their own staff rather than employing locals.During a recent discussion conducted by Echoes
readSWC plays poll cards close to its chest
29-09-2004
THE names of the 10 women elected by the Swapo Women's Council to be on the party's election list remains firmly under wraps.Announcing the resolutions of the Central Committee meeting held in
readChirac honours Nujoma
29-09-2004
PARIS - French leader Jacques Chirac on Monday honoured President Sam Nujoma, who is due to leave office in March 2005, with France's top distinction, the Legion of Honour."We have a lot of respect
readNamibia, Zim to launch 24-hour news channel
29-09-2004
NAMIBIA and Zimbabwe plan to launch a 24-hour regional television news and current affairs satellite channel at Walvis Bay on November 1.This follows a memorandum of understanding signed in February
readSuicides on the increase
29-09-2004
POLICE have reported a a high number of suicide incidents across the country over the last few days.Johannes Haikoya Shekunyenge (25), a resident of Ohaimbudu village, at Eenhana, slashed his throat
readStrydom confirms retirement
29-09-2004
THE Acting Chief Justice, Johan Strydom, yesterday announced his official retirement from the justice system.His term of office ends tomorrow. During a visit to the Speaker of the National Assembly,
readDBC assets were a 'free-for-all'
29-09-2004
HIGHER Education Deputy Minister Hadino Hishongwa awarded himself a hydraulic brick-making machine from a State-owned firm in what appears to have been a free-for-all attitude in the way DBC assets
readTreason admission 'suicidal'
29-09-2004
A "suicidal and fatal" admission on behalf of John Samboma - one of the central figures in the Caprivi high treason trial - and two co-accused has irregularly found its way onto the trial's record of
readCity cracks down on Ramatex
29-09-2004
THE Windhoek Municipality has put a stop to activities at the Ramatex Textile Factory, which are polluting the capital's water sources.The action comes in light of evidence that toxins from the
readMoto-X shoot-out in cattle-country
29-09-2004
FOR the second time this season, the Namibian Moto-Cross circuit will make a stop-over at the beautiful moto-x track in Gobabis this coming Saturday.The event, to be sponsored by Castle Brewing, will
readSpringbok coach's contract extended to 2007
29-09-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Springbok coach Jake White has had his contract extended through to 2007, the president of South Africa Rugby, Brian van Rooyen, said on Monday.White, who succeeded Rudolf Straeuli in
readNational rugby coach, Vermeulen a happy man
29-09-2004
NATIONAL rugby coach Danie Vermeulen is happy with his side's performance after downing Zimbabwe 68-8 in the Confederation of African Cup (CAR) semi-final clash on Saturday.Vermeulen told Nampa that
readBasketball semifinals tonight
29-09-2004
THE play-offs of the Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) Khomas League proved to be very tough, with both semi-finals being forced into a deciding match to determine the finalists.The play-offs are
readEngland to tour Namibia
29-09-2004
THE English Cricket Board yesterday announced that it will tour Namibia at the end of November to play two One Day Internatonal matches.The historic tour to Namibia will precede England's tour to
readStress test
29-09-2004
WASHINGTON - A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, US researchers reported on Monday.The findings, published in the journal
readLiving in suburbs can make you sick: study
29-09-2004
WASHINGTON - Living in the suburbs may have once been part of the American dream but it can lead to nightmares such as high blood pressure, arthritis and headaches, researchers reported on Monday.An
readPlaying 'boy' games helps girls, and vice versa
29-09-2004
NEW YORK - Ten-year olds who spend more time engaging in activities typically associated with their gender tend to have more stereotypical academic interests, skills and characteristics two years
readPromise of 'full-scale battle' over Nigerian oil
29-09-2004
LAGOS, - A militia group in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta will begin "a full-scale armed struggle" to wrest control of the region's oil riches from the government starting October 1, the group's
readJeanne leaves Florida
29-09-2004
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Floridians mopped, shovelled sand and lined up for water and ice on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne left the storm-beaten state and whipped through Georgia after
readGreens' clout in Australia grows
29-09-2004
CANBERRA - Minor Australian parties, like the increasingly popular Greens, shaped up as major players in an October 9 election as an opinion poll yesterday showed opposition Labour had edged ahead of
readUK's Straw defends handshake with Mugabe
29-09-2004
LONDON - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, caught on camera shaking hands with Robert Mugabe, has said he didn't immediately recognise the Zimbabwean president who was sitting in a "dark
readArafat to try for Bigley's release
29-09-2004
DUBLIN - Palestinian president Yasser Arafat is to lobby for the release of Kenneth Bigley, the British engineer held hostage in Iraq, Irish and Palestinian officials said yesterday."President Arafat
readUS pounds Fallujah
29-09-2004
BAGHDAD - US warplanes struck a suspected insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja yesterday and US tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of north-eastern Baghdad, stepping up military operations against
readUN calls for more soldiers in Haiti
29-09-2004
GENEVA - The United Nations humanitarian agency yesterday called for more international forces to be mobilised in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives to secure emergency food deliveries in the
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