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36 Articles found on Monday, 6 September 2004
NamWater overall winner of OATF 2004
06-09-2004
ONGWEDIVA The Namibian water utility company, NamWater, was declared the overall winner of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) 2004 at the Fairs award giving function on Thursday.NamWater was also
readHalliburton Finds Talk of Nigerian Bribes
06-09-2004
NEW YORK - Halliburton Company , once run by US Vice President Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found information suggesting that members of a consortium it helps lead considered bribing Nigerian
readRussia raises YUKOS's 2001 back-tax bill to US$4 bln
06-09-2004
MOSCOW - Russia's Tax Ministry has raised its back-tax claims against oil major YUKOS by a fifth for the 2001 financial year to 119,9 billion roubles after completing new checks, the ministry said on
readSADC Development Finance Institutions subcommittee meets
06-09-2004
NETWORKING and development between Namibia's financial institutions and its counterparts at regional level is important as it transforms regional development programmes into reality.These words were
readSoldier shoots dead girlfriends brother, turns gun on himself
06-09-2004
AN NDF soldier shot and killed his girlfriends brother before shooting himself at Oluno in Ondangwa on Thursday night.Police identified the soldier as Noel Hafeni Waandja (35). Waandja, who was
readNearly 50% of Namibians would accept one-party state: survey
06-09-2004
NAMIBIANS are increasingly willing to support a single party regime, according to a public attitude study conducted in 15 African countries.The findings of the Afrobarometer survey indicate that
readRCC snaps up Auasblick plots at auction
06-09-2004
A BIDDER from the Roads Contractor Company dominated the auction of 44 new erven at Auasblick in Windhoek on Friday, buying 20 of the properties at a total cost of N$8,7 million on behalf of the
readNYS to move to military
06-09-2004
THE National Youth Service (NYS) is to fall under the Namibian military as a surprising Presidential decree transferring it to the Office of the President begins to take shape.The President's office
readMulti-million dollar projects to help smaller farmers introduced
06-09-2004
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, through the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB,) will implement two projects on farmer level that will raise productivity and increase overall farm
readSex up health issues, media told
06-09-2004
A FORMER media practitioner has encouraged Namibian newspapers to refrain from sensational coverage and to rather focus on informative and educational reporting.Hardap Regional Council Chief Regional
readUnity urged as women aim for greater representation in NA
06-09-2004
SEVERAL politicians have called for a united effort to ensure an increased number of women in the National Assembly (NA) after elections in November.Women politicians expressed this view during the
readMayors push for five-year term
06-09-2004
MAYORS cannot perform their duties in full as the current system only give them one calendar year in office.Omaruru Mayor Michael Tjirare raised the issue at an Erongo Mayors Forum meeting at
readFarmers union criticises Govt on policy practice
06-09-2004
COMMUNAL farmers have added their voices to the growing number of critics of some parastatals and the apparent lacklustre implementation of Government policies.Delegates to the Namibia National
readEx-PS Shoombe dies in car crash
06-09-2004
THE former Permanent Secretary of Regional, Local Government and Housing, Nghidimondjila Shoombe, died in a car accident near Kamanjab in the Kunene Region early yesterday.Shoombes death was confirmed
readGovt seeks tighter gambling control
06-09-2004
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism is to table an amendment soon, aimed at tightening control over gambling and to improve the collection of revenue for the State.At its meeting on August 24,
readSwakop gym boss re-arrested
06-09-2004
THE controversial gym boss at Swakopmund, who allegedly secretly filmed women in the changing rooms at Genesis Health and Fitness club, was re-arrested by the Police last week.Bail granted to Heinz
readTwo more weeks needed for teen murder case tests
06-09-2004
A YEAR and seven months after being asked to analyse exhibits in the case of the killing of schoolgirl Ipula Akwenye, the National Forensic Science Institute of Namibia says it still needs another two
readMuyongo vows to fight on
06-09-2004
MISHAKE MUYONGO, the former Swapo and DTA leader, says he is working constantly for the independence of the Caprivi, lobbying the United Nations, individuals and other organisations, from Denmark
readGovt withdraws support for Agribank board
06-09-2004
GOVERNMENT has withdrawn its support for three Agribank directors as the confrontation between the board of directors and the Minister of Finance deepens.On Friday the standoff continued as the
readSamaria just misses national record
06-09-2004
Agnes Samaria missed her Namibian national 800m record by one hundredth of a second after coming fourth in a Grand Prix athletics meeting in Rieti, Italy yesterday.Samaria completed the race in a time
readDR Congo in late victory over South Africa
06-09-2004
KINSHASA - A mazy run through the South African defence by substitute Mbutu Mbala in the final minutes of their World Cup qualifier set up the Democratic Republic of Congo for a hard-fought 1-0
readFredericks wins in Brussels
06-09-2004
Frank Fredericks was in brilliant form at the Brussels Golden League athletics meeting on Friday when he won the men's 200m in 20,20 seconds.At the bend Fredericks was traling in fourth place, but he
readRamblers turn on the style
06-09-2004
Windhoek Optics Ramblers turned on the style after halftime to beat African Stars 5-2 in the opening match of the Humphries Security Guard Division Soccer Tournament on Saturday.Stars took an early
readMasai battle for land in changing times
06-09-2004
NAIROBI - Arrayed in beads and scarlet robes, east Africa's Masai warrior-herdsmen possess a physical grace and pastoralist culture that enchant modern-day visitors.But the estimated 1,5 million
readMoore gets under Republicans' skins
06-09-2004
NEW YORK - The reaction author and documentary maker Michael Moore got at the Republican National Convention last week, from insults to sustained boos, was "tragic", says the director of a documentary
readBush tries to change focus of election
06-09-2004
NEW YORK - An unpopular war and 1,1 million lost jobs is enough to kill a presidency, so President George W Bush tried on Thursday night to make the election about something else:himself and his
readWMD arrest in SA
06-09-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A person has been arrested in a case involving the contravention of laws on weapons of mass destruction and on nuclear energy, Scorpions spokesman Sipho Ngwema said on Thursday.He would
readInformal settlements to go in SA
06-09-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Informal settlements will be removed or upgraded within 10 years and the current housing subsidy scrapped, Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said in Pretoria on Thursday.Announcing a new
readClinton Surgery Early This Week
06-09-2004
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton is expected to undergo heart bypass surgery after suffering chest pains as early as today but probably tomorrow, according to Democratic officials."I thanked
readTyphoon Songda nears Japan
06-09-2004
TOKYO - High winds and heavy rain lashed Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa yesterday, swamping buildings and stranding holidaymakers, as the third powerful typhoon in three weeks neared the
readSA govt bid to gag M&G fails in court
06-09-2004
PRETORIA - The Pretoria High Court dismissed with costs an application by Parliament early on Friday morning to prevent the Mail and Guardian (M&G) newspaper from hitting the streets.The application
read4 Million Without Power As Frances Strikes
06-09-2004
STUART, Florida - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida relentlessly with high wind and heavy rain yesterday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people and
readFactfile on Chechnya
06-09-2004
MOSCOW - Chechnya once again became the focus of worldwide attention after a three-day hostage-taking at a school in nearby North Ossetia ended in carnage.Following are some basic facts about the
readThree hundred years of tension
06-09-2004
MOSCOW - Conflict between Russia and the tiny Caucasian republic of Chechnya goes back three centuries to the early 1700s, when Tsar Peter the Great used the mountainous region separating Europe and
readAnalysts doubt Putin will feel pressure change direction
06-09-2004
MOSCOW - In a grim but forceful speech, President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Russians must do more to safeguard the nation's unity - an indication that he is unlikely to soften his policy on
readRussian school siege town buries first of its dead
06-09-2004
BESLAN, Russia - The sound of weeping mothers who lost their sons and daughters in Russia's school siege drifted out of the homes of Beslan yesterday as the first burials were held for some of the 338
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