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24 Articles found on Monday, 28 February 2005
Eskom unveils US$50bln DRC power project plans
28-02-2005
NAIROBI - South African energy giant Eskom on Thursday said it had put in motion plans for a US$50 billion (N$300 billion) power project on the Congo River, which is envisioned to meet the
readParties query seats allocation
28-02-2005
THE Republican Party and the Congress of Democrats say they have strong evidence suggesting that the Electoral Commission of Namibia incorrectly calculated the allocation of seats to the participating
readNA passes bill on MPs' salaries
28-02-2005
THE National Assembly has approved a bill that paves the way for the establishment of a body to determine the salaries of members of both Houses of Parliament and regional councils.The Public
readCatholics clash over locked church
28-02-2005
EMOTIONS ran high among Catholics in Khomasdal on Thursday night, when they were shut out of a meeting with Archbishop Liborius Nashenda on the closure of their church.The parish has been ripped
readOmbudsman eyes South
28-02-2005
THE Office of the Ombudsman is to embark on a nine-month visit to the south to hold various meetings in the Hardap and Karas regions.The meetings will start the second week of March and last until
readHIV-positive women compete in Botswana beauty pageant
28-02-2005
GABORONE - A dozen HIV-positive women donned flowing evening gowns and glittering jewellery in Gaborone, Botswana, on Saturday to compete in a beauty pageant aimed at fighting the stigma that still
readWill the next pope come from Africa?
28-02-2005
LAGOS - As African Catholics prayed for the health of Pope John Paul II over the weekend, speculation mounted that the ailing pontiff could soon be succeeded by Africa's first pope in more than 1 500
readHelp feed the continent
28-02-2005
ATHENS, Greece - South African President Thabo Mbeki has called on the European Union to do more to help African countries fight poverty, stressing that hunger remains a "serious problem" for the
readPolice seeks tips on dagga smugglers
28-02-2005
EENHANA - The Police commander in the Ohangwena Region has appealed to the public to be on the lookout for people smuggling dagga into Namibia from Angola and to tip off the Police if they have any
readSan group demands immediate resignation of WIMSA head
28-02-2005
A group of San people from across the country marched to the Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA) offices in Windhoek, handing over a petition to co-ordinator Axel Thoma
readChild raped
28-02-2005
RUNDU - The Namibian Police's Women and Child Protection Unit are investigating the rape of a one-year-old boy at Diyana village in the Kavango Region. A suspect has been arrested and is expected to
readAuasblick property owners in the dark
28-02-2005
AS the new State House develops at a rapid pace on the hills of Auasblick, the future of properties in the immediate vicinity remains vague. After being informed by Government a year and a half ago
readTreason trial defence scores a round with eighth witness
28-02-2005
A relatively quick round of cross-questioning of the eighth prosecution witness in the Caprivi high treason trial last week managed to achieve what many hours of cross-examination of other State
readSouthern Times off to slow start
28-02-2005
THE sale of Namibia's joint-venture newspaper with Zimbabwe, The Southern Times, is off to a slow start with fewer than 20 000 newspapers sold during its first two months in circulation.Namibia's main
readGovernor urges good governance
28-02-2005
GOBABIS - Good governance assumes that corruption is minimised, the views of the minority are taken into account and that the voices of the most vulnerable in society are heard in decision-making,
readKenyans angered by N$111 000 MP bonuses
28-02-2005
NAIROBI - Plans by Kenyan MPs to award themselves a N$111 000 bonus have outraged a country already reeling from a string of corruption allegations. A parliamentary committee has recommended that
readDavid takes Roessing title for third time
28-02-2005
SALOMO David scooped his third title of the Roessing Namibia marathon championships when he stormed home in a just over two hours at the event held at Swakopmund on Saturday.Salomo, a member of the
readZimbabwe shuts down another newspaper
28-02-2005
Zimbabwe has shut down an independent newspaper launched last month in Bulawayo, the second city.Officials said the paper did not focus on development issues as promised but its owner said the ban was
readCharles claims 'torture' by British public
28-02-2005
LONDON - Prince Charles complained bitterly in a 1998 interview that the British people had "tortured" him over his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, said an excerpt published on Sunday from a
readTogo President steps down
28-02-2005
LOME - West African leaders have lifted sanctions against Togo after its military-installed president stepped down, but the African Union warned that the government must now ensure upcoming
readSharon urges clampdown Israel's Prime
28-02-2005
Minister Ariel Sharon has threatened to halt peace efforts with Palestinians unless they take "vigorous action" against militants.Sharon was addressing his cabinet for the first time since Friday's
readPope's surprise appearance after op
28-02-2005
Pope John Paul II has made a surprise appearance at the window of his Rome hospital to wave to people expecting his traditional Sunday blessing.Sitting on a wheelchair, the Pope made the sign of the
readSaddam's half brother captured in Iraq
28-02-2005
BAGHDAD - Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, a half brother of Saddam Hussein and one of America's most wanted Iraqis, was captured on Sunday - dealing a blow to an insurgency that some Iraqi officials claim
readIN BRIEF
28-02-2005
*HADITHA, IRAQ - US and Iraqi troops swept into towns along the Euphrates river valley on Saturday in a push to flush out insurgents, and the government said it was closing in on al Qaeda's leader in
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