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24 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Second pre-trial date set for Teek
20-04-2005
SUSPENDED Supreme Court Judge of Appeal Pio Teek was informed yesterday that he will have to make a second pre-trial appearance in the High Court in Windhoek on June 15.Teek (58) is facing
readAnother fishing giant hit by hard times
20-04-2005
ONE of the oldest fishing companies in the country has become the latest victim of the difficult times prevalent in the industry this year.The Tunacor Group, known as the grandfather in the industry,
readRatzinger elected Pope
20-04-2005
VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic cardinals elected German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new pope yesterday to succeed John Paul II.Ratzinger will now be known as Pope Benedict XVI. The election of the
readKey Nepad members absent from summit
20-04-2005
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - African leaders gathered in Egypt yesterday for a summit of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad), but the body's drive for better governance and plea for
readAfrican religion boom prompts speculation about a black pope
20-04-2005
ROME - The spectacular growth and the evangelical zeal of the Roman Catholic Church in sub-Saharan Africa leads some observers to predict that the next pope might be chosen from the 11 African
readNam ready to tackle epidemics
20-04-2005
NAMIBIA is well prepared to deal with any possible outbreak of the Marburg virus, says a senior official of the Ministry of Health and Social Services. Lina De Wee, National Co-ordinator of the
readSELCo power deal renegotiated
20-04-2005
KEETMANSHOOP - Negotiations to revisit a controversial contract signed by the Keetmanshoop Town Council and an electricity provider have reached a sensitive stage.The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
readDate set for trial of farmer accused of molesting boys
20-04-2005
THE trial of Gobabis district farmer Abraham Jacobus Roux is scheduled to take place in the High Court in Windhoek in five months' time.The 70-year-old Roux was present in the High Court yesterday
readPS reshuffle confirmed
20-04-2005
THE Office of the Prime Minister and the Public Service Commission have redeployed six Permanent Secretaries into new positions.As reported by The Namibian on Friday, Mocks Shivute was moved from the
readCymot strikers shun disciplinary hearing
20-04-2005
SEVENTY-SIX suspended workers at Cymot in Windhoek, who went on strike after one of their colleagues was dismissed, have refused to appear before a disciplinary hearing.Cymot suspended the strikers on
readZim to boost number of Namibian professionals
20-04-2005
MORE than 1 000 Namibian teachers will be trained in Zimbabwe in the next five years, Zimbabwean Ambassador Stanislaus Chigwedere said.Because of the prospering bilateral relations between Zimbabwe
readNew Pope was Vatican's cardinal in charge of doctrinal crackdowns
20-04-2005
TRAUNSTEIN, Germany - A man of deep personal faith who choked up as he delivered the homily at Pope John Paul II's funeral, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger also has alienated some Roman Catholics with his
readOkahandja rift widens
20-04-2005
THE rift among the people of Okahandja is widening over the town's embattled town councillors. Yesterday a group of around thirty, calling themselves the Okahandja Community, came out in support of
readJuniors in top form at squash challenge
20-04-2005
THE first leg of the Wanders Junior Squash Challenge held in Windhoek saw 17-year-old Sven Grutemeyer emerge as the winner after he ousted Siku Ndoroma 3-0 in the final of the competition at the
readPakistan A comes to Nam
20-04-2005
THE Namibia Cricket Board yesterday announced that the Pakistan A team will arrive in Windhoek tomorrow to play four one-day games and one three-day game at different venues. The first one-day game
readIN BRIEF
20-04-2005
ATROCITIES - A Japanese court refused compensation for Chinese victims of some of imperial Japan's most notorious atrocities including the Nanjing massacre amid a heated row between Tokyo and Beijing
readInsurgents kill at least 10 in Iraq
20-04-2005
BAGHDAD - Guerrilla attacks killed at least 10 people in Iraq yesterday as a resurgence in violence piled pressure on politicians struggling to form a government more than 11 weeks after
readIndonesian quake toll up to 714
20-04-2005
JAKARTA - The confirmed death toll from a powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island last month has risen to 714 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, officials said
read17 Afghans freed from Guantanamo
20-04-2005
KABUL - The United States has released 17 Afghan detainees from military custody at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and they will be handed to Afghan authorities after arriving home yesterday, officials
readMichael Jackson 'fooled the world'
20-04-2005
SANTA MARIA - The mother of Michael Jackson's child sex accuser lashed out at the pop icon on Monday, claiming that he had "fooled the world" over the nature of his relationships with children.The
read'Zim land reforms fail rural areas'
20-04-2005
HARARE - Thousands of Zimbabwean families are still sharing small patches of farming space five years after their government launched land reforms to allocate white-owned farmland to black families, a
readMilosevic war crimes trial adjourned
20-04-2005
THE HAGUE - The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was adjourned here yesterday after he was declared too sick to appear and his witness subsequently refused to testify
readIsrael puts off decision on Gaza pullout delay
20-04-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel yesterday put off a decision on whether to delay a withdrawal from Gaza by three weeks to mid-August to avoid a Jewish mourning period, amid concerns a postponement could throw the
readReport warns of greater terror attack threat in London
20-04-2005
LONDON - The chance of a terrorist attack on London has risen due to the general election on May 5 and Britain's rigid support of the war in Iraq, according to a private risk assessment published
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