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21 Articles found on Monday, 3 January 2005
Tanzania tops business prosperity in Africa- report
03-01-2005
Tanzania is this year projected to rank first in business prosperity in Africa.According to a just released December 2004/January 2005 African Review Survey of executives in business and government in
readAfrica Business hit hard as global textiles market opens
03-01-2005
African textile producers are expected to be the hardest hit since rich countries ended a curb on clothing imports from developing nations on Saturday, forcing Africa to compete with larger low-cost
readBEE policy causes South Africa split Robyn Dixon
03-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A dispute between South African President Thabo Mbeki and Nobel laureate Desmond M. Tutu has opened up divisions over a key government policy meant to redistribute wealth
readAttorney-General Ithana Appeals For Fairness
03-01-2005
ATTORNEY General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana says the admission by a fellow Cabinet minister that he wrote notes outlining options for disgruntled supporters of Hidipo Hamutenya is proof that her office
readNew Labour Act still 6 months off
03-01-2005
THE much-anticipated new Labour Bill has been enacted into law, but because the necessary logistics still have to be put in place, it will not come into effect immediately.The law was gazetted on
readRossing set to extend life
03-01-2005
ALL indications are that Rossing Uranium Limited is set to extend the lifespan of its mine near Swakopmund "until about 2016".The company announced recently that a Sustainable Assessment (SA) for the
readNasawu wins labour case against Cadilu
03-01-2005
AN application for a restraining order against workers of Cadilu Fishing was thrown out of the Labour Court in Windhoek just before Christmas.The Walvis Bay fishing company wanted a restraining order
readCall for public support to nullify elections
03-01-2005
OPPOSITION political parties seeking nullification of the November general elections have appealed for financial assistance from the public as Government vowed to defend their High Court
readViolent deaths mar New Year's weekend
03-01-2005
THE last weekend of the year has once again proved to be a season of blood and gore for some, as the Namibian Police yesterday reported four more incidents of violent death from around the country.The
readQuad-bike menace a coastal problem
03-01-2005
A SHARP increase in holidaymakers with quad bikes caused the most problems at the coast over the festive season.More than 20 people were issued with summonses for driving unlicensed bikes and causing
readLocal lawyer shut down over messy accounting practices
03-01-2005
THE High Court has placed the legal practice of a well-known lawyer under curatorship after he failed to discern between business and trust transactions and mixed clients' money with his own.Titus
readFishery Workers Face Bleak 2005
03-01-2005
THOUSANDS of workers in the fishing industry face a year of uncertainty as more companies are resorting to drastic measures of closure and retrenchment because of financial difficulties.The latest
readSport Extra - Sharapova tops Venus in Bangkok
03-01-2005
BANGKOK - Reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overpowered American Venus Williams yesterday in an exhibition match in northern Thailand overshadowed by last week's tsunamis that ravaged the
readAkafingo wins Protea race
03-01-2005
WALTER Akafingo won the senior men Protea Spar 10 kilometre Run held at Walvis Bay last Friday in a time record of 33:02 minutes.Mathias Mutota took second place, recording 34:51 minutes followed by
readPakistan crumble to Australia
03-01-2005
SYDNEY- Pakistan squandered a Salman Butt century with another middle-order batting collapse as Stuart MacGill captured five wickets to put Australia in charge after the opening day of the third and
readUS athlete Grimes banned two years for steroid use
03-01-2005
COLORADO SPRINGS - US sprinter Mickey Grimes has been banned for two years after testing positive for the steroid Norandrosterone in an out of competition test, the US Anti-Doping Agency said last
readGood fortune keeps Chelsea clear
03-01-2005
LONDON - Jose Mourinho claimed Chelsea had enjoyed the good fortune that makes champions after his team rode their luck to beat Liverpool and preserve their five-points lead at the top of the
readElephants saved tourists from tsunami
03-01-2005
KHAO LAK, Thailand - Agitated elephants felt the tsunami coming, and their sensitivity saved about a dozen foreign tourists from the fate of thousands killed by the giant waves."I was surprised
readIsraeli forces launch new Gaza operation
03-01-2005
GAZA - Israeli tanks rumbled into the northern Gaza Strip yesterday to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks described by front-running Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas as
readIsrael assists Palestinians to Mecca
03-01-2005
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel bused hundreds of Palestinians to Egypt yesterday so they could make the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca later this month.The Israeli army bused the pilgrims to
readRain, flooding hinders Asia's tsunami relief
03-01-2005
BANGKOK - Heavy rains and fresh floods disrupted aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages yesterday as the United Nations refugee agency (Unhcr) started a 400-tonne airlift as part of a $2 billion relief
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