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22 Articles found on Thursday, 10 February 2005
Mozambique tries again to tell story of reporter's killing
10-02-2005
MAPUTO - There is a bunch of young men and boys hanging around the corner of a street named Carlos Cardoso Avenue in Maputo.How many of them know who inspired the name? "He was a journalist who was
readSomali government in exile sets February 21 return date
10-02-2005
NAIROBI - Somalia's transitional government announced yesterday it will begin relocating to Mogadishu from exile in 12 days amid hopes the lawless country may soon have its first functioning
readEurope suggests curbs beyond Kyoto
10-02-2005
BRUSSELS - The European Union head office yesterday proposed plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2012, arguing that environmental protection need not come at the expense of economic
read'Oscar' for Okonjima
10-02-2005
ONE of Namibia's top lodges, Okonjima, has won the prestigious World Travel award.The award, described by the media as the Travel Oscars, is voted for by travel professionals, such as tour operators,
readWalvis Bay birds nesting elsewhere
10-02-2005
A DROP in bird numbers was recorded during the recent summer bird count at the Walvis Bay lagoon.The total number of birds counted by about 40 volunteers went down from 242 000 last year to around 204
readDe Beers says Canada to add US$1 billion by 2015
10-02-2005
CAPE TOWN - Diamond giant De Beers will seek board approval in May for funds to develop the first of its planned mines in Canada, that should add US$1 billion (N$6 billion) to group revenues within 10
readGrindrod takes major stake in port firm
10-02-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African freight transport firm Grindrod Freight Investments - a wholly owned Grindrod Limited subsidiary - said on Tuesday it had acquired a 72 per cent stake in Namibian-listed
readIyambo on BEE
10-02-2005
Established businesses should not see black economic empowerment (BEE) as a hazard but as an indispensable vehicle to maximize the economic and growth potential of the country for the benefit of all
readCalling all Nabta members
10-02-2005
THE Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) will hold its congress in Windhoek this Saturday.Nabta executive member Andreas Nuule says the meeting will look at the association's new constitution,
readArts entry forms destroyed in blaze
10-02-2005
THE College of the Arts has appealed to prospective students to resubmit their application forms following a fire that gutted its administration office on January 30.It said in a statement this week
readNorthern towns praised
10-02-2005
LOCAL Government and Housing Minister Joel Kaapanda has praised the Ongwediva and Outapi town councils for doing a good job in developing their towns."Ongwediva and Outapi are shining examples," he
readFormer parliamentarian advocates castration
10-02-2005
OMHEDI - Former Member of Parliament Pashukeni Shoombe has called for stiffer sentences for child molesters.Shoombe made the call while addressing the commemoration of the death of Mandume ya
readTrial of eight linked to 2000 Brakwater heist nears end
10-02-2005
THE trial of eight people linked to a cash-in-transit armed robbery at Brakwater in November 2000 is nearing its end, as closing arguments will be heard in the High Court in two weeks' time.The eight
readHigh Court overturns church camp child rape conviction
10-02-2005
A HIGH Court appeal judgement on Friday delivered a life-changing reversal of fortune to a Windhoek resident who had been convicted of raping an 11-year-old boy during a weekend church camp.Guilty and
readFeeling the pressure
10-02-2005
THIS week's brief thundershowers, which did not really relieve the oppressive heat, were caused by a high-pressure system in the upper air, said Victor Kaurimuje of the Windhoek Weather Bureau.He said
readBail terms relaxed in Brakwater robbery case
10-02-2005
NORTHERN businessman and a suspect in Namibia's biggest robbery case, Elikana Grun Nghimwena, yesterday had his bail conditions changed as they affected his companies adversely.Nghimwena and four
readPastor granted bail in rape case
10-02-2005
THE pastor from Narraville who is accused of raping a five-year-old girl was granted bail of N$4 000 in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's court on Tuesday.Magistrate Johanna Prinsloo approved bail with
readFarmers to bear brunt of climate change
10-02-2005
FARMERS and rural communities will be hardest hit by the effects of climate change, a workshop to map out a national strategy for information dissemination heard yesterday.With the effects of climate
readECN misses poll court deadline again
10-02-2005
LAST-MINUTE alterations to its legal papers left officials from the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and the Office of the Attorney General scurrying about in a mad dash to file their response to
readBlood samples
10-02-2005
The second horrific accident involving boxer Harry Simon was dumped into controversy a year after the incident.It came to light in November 2003 that blood samples taken from Simon after the accident
readWitness says cops changed evidence
10-02-2005
THE role of the Police in the investigation of the Harry Simon accident case became a bone of contention yesterday when the first eyewitness to testify told the court that her original statement had
readPresident suspends Judge Teek
10-02-2005
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has suspended Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission.The JSC, which announced the move in a statement yesterday, also said it had
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