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31 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 February 2005
Cameroon locks out tardy civil servants
02-02-2005
YAOUNDE - Clement grappled with the guard outside his office at Cameroon's public service ministry.He managed to get an arm and a leg through the gate, but was pushed back. "You are late. I can't let
readSA banks battle charges criticism
02-02-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's banks are facing increasing criticism over the emotive issue of banking charges, as debate continues over whether allowing foreign players into the market will make it
readEU opens doors to new banana war
02-02-2005
BRUSSELS - The European Union took a first step towards a possible new "banana war" with Latin America on Monday, notifying the World Trade Organisation (WTO) it would triple import tariffs on the
readThree collapsed Zim banks reopen
02-02-2005
HARARE - Three collapsed banks reopened on Monday in Zimbabwe under the aegis of a new umbrella banking group that President Robert Mugabe's government hopes will revive the ailing financial
readNew bank notes for South Africa
02-02-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on Monday launched banknotes with improved security features that went into circulation from yesterday.The bank said it regularly revises the
readSA Reserve Bank sees no lowering of inflation target
02-02-2005
LONDON - South African central bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Monday the country's inflation target was unlikely to be lowered, as there was still some work needed to control inflation.Speaking to
readArsonist hits College of the Arts
02-02-2005
SEVERAL offices as well as equipment at the College of the Arts were destroyed in a suspected arson attack on Sunday.The Windhoek Police reported yesterday that a 35-year-old suspect has been
readThe ugly face of child sexual abuse
02-02-2005
FOR most of her young life, 19 year-old Jane (not her real name) has lived with a secret she has shared with only one other person.Jane says she is a survivor of child sexual abuse. She says between
readWalvis Bay school to pull double shifts
02-02-2005
AT least 140 grade 1 pupils at Walvis Bay have not been to school yet, with the new academic year already in its third week.There is no place for them at any of the existing schools, where some
readIllegal fishing placed under the spotlight
02-02-2005
NAMIBIA'S programme to curb illegal fishing will form part of a two-day symposium for almost 100 specialists on the topic that started in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday.Peter Shivute, chief
readWe are not Namibians, say 15 treason accused - Trial hangs in the balance once again
02-02-2005
THE Caprivi high treason case in the High Court at Grootfontein returned to an increasingly familiar state of being stalled and in crisis yesterday.The immediate future of the trial was once again in
readPunches fly: Catholic rift turns violent
02-02-2005
ALL hell broke loose at the Khomasdal Catholic Church on Monday evening when the church property became a battleground as parishioners threw punches and swore at each other.Even Police attempts to
readPio Teek charged
02-02-2005
TROUBLED Supreme Court Judge of Appeal Pio Teek is set to appear in court today.Police spokesman Chief Inspector Hieronymus !Goraseb, confirmed yesterday afternoon that Teek had been charged, but
readAanambelewa 4 ya kuthwa miilonga pakathimbo
02-02-2005
UUMINISTELI wIilonga nOmakwatathano gopangodhi owa kuthwa miilonga pakathimbo aanambelewa yane, taku fekelwa kutya oye na mo sha miilonga yuulingilingi yi na sha negandjo lyuufulata wEpangelo
readYomOking Kauluma taya nyenyeta mwene gwomukunda
02-02-2005
AAKALIMO yomomukunda gwedhina King Kauluma popepi nOshivelo mOndonga, kaye uvitile ombili mwene gwomukunda gwawo Dembela, taya ti kutya iha pulakene omaupyakadhi gawo, ke ya ningila iigongi, notaya
readCornelia Nghipangelwa to kongwa
02-02-2005
OTAKU kongwa omukadhona gwedhina Cornelia Nghipangelwa.Cornelia okwa kala mOvenduka pegumbo lyonomola 2286 molukanda lwa Goreagab Dam, ashike kongashiingeyi iha dhumwa po we pegumbo mpoka. Okwa
readOmusita a tindilwa obeila mekwatonkonga
02-02-2005
OMUSITA gumwe gwOngeleka ya Dunamis po Narraville pOmbaye okwa tindilwa obeila moshipotha shekwatonkonga lyokakadhona koomvula ntano.Shika osha li oshikando oshitine Omusita Deon Beukes ta holoka
readOkanona ka pila megumbo mu Kandjengedi mOshakati
02-02-2005
OOKANONA kOomwedhi ndatu kedhina Nalitye ya Nanyeni, ka tate Iyambo Nanyeni, mwene gwOositola dho Spotman, na meme Peya Ndungula, oka si eso lyombaadhilila nolinyanyaleka sho ka pile megumbo lyawo
readOmupanguli Teek a kwata po
02-02-2005
PIO Teek, gumwe gwomAapanguli yOmpangu yopombandambanda, okwa kwatwa po mOmaandaha goshiwike shika a lopotelwa ekwatonkonga lyokanona koomvula omulongo."Otandi vulu oku shi koleka kutya lwopotundi
readNotices
02-02-2005
* ALL participating companies or firms in the annual Ramblers Top Score seven-a-side tournament are invited to attend the official launch and draw of the 2005 tournament today (Feb 2) at Ramblers Club
readYoungsters shine at tennis trials
02-02-2005
THE first junior tennis tournament of 2005 was held over the weekend and attracted about 100 children from all over Namibia.The event was used as trials to select teams for the African Junior
readPirates hold on to Isaacs after threats of resigning as coach
02-02-2005
THE Orlando Pirates management held a crisis meeting on Monday to avoid the resignation of coach Brian Isaacs.Isaacs, who has been in charge of the team since 2002, threatened to quit after the match
readIt was just basic instinct, says Stone
02-02-2005
SHARON Stone, Hollywood actress, activist and 'self-publicist', admitted she "made an ass of myself" in a plea for funds to tackle poverty, but netted one million dollars.Seizing her chance during a
readAngelina raps 'celebrity grandstanding' for poor
02-02-2005
DAVOS - Angelina Jolie, who has has spent four years working on behalf of refugees, said on Saturday that celebrities grandstanding as advocates of the poor can do more harm than good."I think you can
readNot fainthearted
02-02-2005
BUFFALO, New York - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted during a speech after complaining of flu-like symptoms, but was given medical attention at the scene and went on to give another speech in
readExperts grapple with climate as crisis grows
02-02-2005
EXETER - Scientists will step into a feud between Washington and its allies over global warming at a British-sponsored meeting this week.The conference comes just days after an international report
readFinal tally of Iraq election results begins
02-02-2005
BAGHDAD - Workers on Tuesday began a final tally of results from Iraq's elections, logging vote counts from individual precincts into computers in Baghdad.First-phase hand counting of ballots finished
readHercules crash investigated
02-02-2005
The UK has sent a senior official to Iraq to investigate why a British Hercules plane came down with the probable loss of 10 lives.The plane crashed 40km north-west of Baghdad on Sunday night. The
readJury selection starts in Jackson molestation case
02-02-2005
SANTA MARIA - After months of delays and intense pretrial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in court on Monday as the task of selecting a jury began in the child molestation case that has put
readKing of Nepal dismisses govt, seizes power
02-02-2005
KATMANDU - King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government on Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, taking control of the Himalayan kingdom for the second time in three years.He denied his takeover
readNo genocide in Darfur: UN
02-02-2005
UNITED NATIONS - A key report on war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region is triggering an intense diplomatic battle between the United States and Europe on how to prosecute perpetrators of pillage,
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