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23 Articles found on Wednesday, 26 January 2005
Everyday corporate governance
26-01-2005
FOR public companies and large corporates, the implications of ethical behaviour and good corporate governance are far-reaching in terms of the legal requirements of the King II report.In a market
readZim policy review to relax FX rules
26-01-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's central bank is expected to press on with its policy of reining in inflation and easing foreign exchange controls to try to lift exports, in a quarterly policy review today,
readThird World says EU sugar plan will damage nations
26-01-2005
BRUSSELS - Third World sugar producers slammed EU plans for a drastic policy shake-up on Monday, saying the hefty price cuts under discussion would tear apart the social fabric of entire nations and
readNew centre for AIDS orphans
26-01-2005
ENDOLA - The Ohangwena Region is one of the country's poorest regions, characterised by insufficient access to basic facilities such as water, sanitation, health services, education and job
readDemand for hostels 'not dwindling'
26-01-2005
KARAS Education Director August Mungunda has denied that school hostels in the region had been closed because of under-utilisation.Mungunda told The Namibian that recent media reports on the closure
readMbanderu Chief Munyuku hospitalised in Windhoek
26-01-2005
MBANDERU Paramount Chief Munyuku Nguvauva II, who has been recovering from a stroke since November, has been readmitted to hospital after his condition deteriorated last week.A senior headman of the
readNo opposition controversy expected
26-01-2005
THE outgoing Speaker of the National Assembly, Mose Tjitendero, says it is unlikely that there will be another controversy about which party is the official opposition in parliament, because the
readNew lease of life for the humble donkey
26-01-2005
THOUSANDS of donkeys roaming Namibia's rural areas could be turned into a productive resource if an ambitious plan by a new welfare organisation becomes a reality.A British-based organisation called
readDamaras demand German answers
26-01-2005
THE Damara people have called on Germany to account for the lives of more than 17 000 people exterminated during the 1904 genocide.The Damara community met at Okombahe at the weekend under the
readZambezi residents urged to relocate
26-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Residents of flood-prone areas in the path of the rising Zambezi in Namibia and Mozambique have been asked to move to higher ground, disaster officials told Irin."The Zambezi has
readSplit in ranks of treason accused
26-01-2005
THE repeatedly delayed trial of 120 men accused of involvement in a plot to secede the Caprivi Region from the rest of Namibia once again failed to continue in the High Court at Grootfontein
readCentury-old weapons unearthed
26-01-2005
WORKERS digging the foundation of the new Roads Contractor Company headquarters in the capital on Monday excavated hundreds of rusted weapons believed to have been used in the 1900s.The new RCC office
readRehoboth residents outraged by woman's gruesome murder
26-01-2005
ANGRY Rehoboth residents marched through the town's streets yesterday, demanding stiffer sentences for murderers and rapists after a young mother was hacked to death with a rake by an angry
readRobbed farmer implicated in kidnapping
26-01-2005
THE owner of a well-known guest farm in the Namib Desert, who was robbed last year, has been implicated in a case of kidnapping and assault of one of his former farm workers.The farmer (69) allegedly
readPolice probe SSC fraud
26-01-2005
THE Namibian Police have begun examining documentation related to corruption and fraud at the Social Security Commission (SSC) with a view to prosecuting the culprits.The Police confirmed yesterday
readSport Shorts
26-01-2005
* FORMER undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis confirmed he will resist any temptation to take one last big pay day in the ring.A newspaper quoted the 39-year-old Briton as saying he
readChelsea facing major test
26-01-2005
LONDON - Chelsea's credentials face a serious examination when they play Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final second leg at Old Trafford tonight.Jose Mourinho's side, 10 points clear at the
readSerena turns up heat
26-01-2005
MELBOURNE - Former world number one Serena Williams turned up at the heat at the Australian Open on Tuesday, thrashing second seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-2 6-2 to join Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in
readBurger denies assault
26-01-2005
DURBAN - Springbok flank and International Rugby Board Player of the year Schalk Burger has denied assault in an alleged road rage incident which a South African newspaper reported yesterday.The Cape
readStrydom blowing hot in Australia
26-01-2005
NAMIBIA's young tennis sensation Jurgens Strydom reached the last 16 of the Australian Open Junior Championships yesterday, after ousting Alexandr Dolgopolov from Ukraine in their second-round match
readSudan's main southern rebels ratify peace deal
26-01-2005
RUMBEK, SUDAN - Leaders of Sudan's main southern rebel movement unanimously endorsed an agreement to end Africa's longest-running civil war, paving the way for a new constitution and power sharing
readWe 'must learn from Holocaust' says UN Secretary General
26-01-2005
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged the world to make sure evils such as those perpetrated in the Holocaust are never repeated."We rightly say, 'Never again'. But action is much harder," he
readIraqi forces 'committing abuse'
26-01-2005
Iraqi security forces systematically abuse prisoners, a leading US-based human rights group reports.Unlawful arrests, torture and the long-term isolated detention of detainees - including children -
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