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24 Articles found on Thursday, 14 April 2005
Luederitz - the real Phoenix of the Namib
14-04-2005
TWENTY-FIVE years ago people feared that the southern harbour town of Luederitz would follow the example of Kolmanskop and become a ghost town buried under the desert sand. By 1978 the town was in an
readTeachers stage salary demo
14-04-2005
CLOSE to 200 teachers in the Karas Region took to the streets of Keetmanshoop on Tuesday, under the banner of the Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN), to protest against their conditions of
readDamaraland Camp wins top international tourism award
14-04-2005
DAMARALAND Camp has scooped a sought-after international travel environmental award called the Tourism for Tomorrow Conservation Award 2005. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) named the
readGovt gets tough on medical aid claims
14-04-2005
GOVERNMENT has vowed to investigate doctors who overcharge the State medical aid scheme and employees put in too many claims.Finance Permanent Secretary Calle Schlettwein announced last week that
readNam prepares to sell omakipa
14-04-2005
NAMIBIA is not giving up on its hope of trading in ivory as a means to gain from its natural resources.Last year Namibia lost a Cites bid to trade in ivory, amidst fierce lobbying from Kenya and
readHigh Court intervenes in strike at Cymot
14-04-2005
THE management of one of Namibia's largest dealers in hardware and outdoor leisure equipment, Cymot, yesterday approached the High Court with an urgent application for a court order to get a strike at
readNamibian rock art comes home
14-04-2005
FORTY years after the start of highly-acclaimed Namibian rock art research, Germany on Monday returned the original documentation to its rightful owner, Namibia. The work of German archaeological
readMedia must be professional, accountable
14-04-2005
MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah feels the media need to become more professional and accountable for their work. In her first meeting with media representatives at a
readUK suspends visas for working holidays
14-04-2005
THE British High Commission in Namibia will not accept visa applications for working holidays until further notice.Deputy High Commissioner Sally Biskin told Nampa on Tuesday that the suspension of
readAngola is 'safe up to Luanda'
14-04-2005
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi says Namibians can travel to any parts south of Luanda in Angola. "Those areas (north of Luanda) are dangerous," Kamwi told The Namibian as he emphasised the threat
readNo surprises in TAC announcement
14-04-2005
INDUSTRY players have expressed satisfaction with the total allowable catch (TAC) for hake announced by Fisheries Minister Abraham Iyambo at Walvis Bay yesterday.The Minister addressed about 300
readMinister casts tight line on fishing industry
14-04-2005
FISHERIES MINISTER Abraham Iyambo gave the fishing industry a serious scolding when he announced quotas and relief measures at Walvis Bay yesterday."If I was a teacher, I would have failed many of
readPrincipal arrested on sex charges
14-04-2005
THE Principal of Concordia College, Ben Awoseb (46), appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday on a charge of indecent assault against a school pupil.He was granted bail of N$1 000.
readAaniilonga ya Cymot ya ninga ekanka
14-04-2005
E HANGANO lyaaniilonga yomOokampani dhiikwaitenda lyedhina Metal and Allied Namibia Workers Union (Manwu) nEwiliko lyOkampani hayi landitha iipaarte yiihauto ya Cymot po Northern Industrial Area
readTate Engombe a hulitha moshiponga shohauto
14-04-2005
OSWALD SHIVUTE O MUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomOshakati nomvalele ya Shuulo mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana tate Abraham Engombe Nuule, gwoomvula 55 okwa mana oondjenda dhe moshiponga shohauto
readYaali ye li mIipangelo moNooli oye na omalaria
14-04-2005
A AVU yaali mboka ye li mIipangelo yomoNooli, gumwe mOshakati nomukwawo mEngela, kwa li kwa tiliwa kutya oye na omukithi ngoka gwa fa Ebola gwa tukuka muumbangalantu wa Angola omathimbo ga zi ko,
readHome record favours Warriors
14-04-2005
THE Brave Warriors have never won an away Cosafa Castle Cup match in a total of eleven matches they have played on foreign soil.They lost seven times and drew four times, but their record at home is
readBeetles get politically prominent names
14-04-2005
US President George W Bush, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld have long shared a common political vision.Now each will share something else — a slime-mould beetle
readZim's new Speaker offers olive branch to opposition
14-04-2005
HARARE - Lawmakers from Zimbabwe's main opposition party took up their seats in parliament on Tuesday despite their refusal to accept the outcome of elections that they say were rigged by President
readIsrael downplays differences with US
14-04-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel tried yesterday to downplay differences with Washington exposed during Ariel Sharon's summit with US President George W. Bush as the Israeli leader prepared to head home from the
readMalawi prisoners wait 15 years for trial
14-04-2005
BLANTYRE - Close to 800 murder suspects in Malawi have been awaiting trial for a long time, some of them for as long as 15 years, a government body overseeing prisons said in a report on Tuesday.
readBomb kills 9 Iraqi soldiers
14-04-2005
KIRKUK - Nine Iraqi soldiers, including the commander in charge of guarding Kirkuk oil fields, were killed in a bomb explosion near a pipeline yesterday, police said. Meanwhile, insurgents attacked
readZimbabwe govt acquires new fighter jets
14-04-2005
MICHAEL HARTNACK HARARE - President Robert Mugabe's government has acquired six fighter jets "to deal with any challenges", state radio reported yesterday. It did not disclose the supplier or the
readMarburg 'not a global threat'
14-04-2005
WASHINGTON - An outbreak of deadly Marburg virus in Angola is probably not a global threat but international experts are working to bring it under control, the head of the US Centers for Disease
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