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36 Articles found on Tuesday, 4 January 2005
Justice and the laws
04-01-2005
PLEASE allow me to say something in your newspaper.As a human rights defender, I would like to use this opportunity to express concern regarding the abovementioned issue. In theory Namibia is a
readOn ECN's Autocracy
04-01-2005
THE Director of Elections, Mr P Kanime, has been a very interesting man to watch for the past few months.He has been angrily defending the ECN' messes even around areas where he would make a "fool of
readPriority sites for conservation
04-01-2005
THE area enclosing Farms 36, 46 and 47 were zoned as conservation areas for good reasons as listed below.This area is listed both nationally and internationally as one of the 21 important bird areas
readVisionary Chinese cars coming to America David Goodman
04-01-2005
DETROIT - The man who brought the Yugo and Subaru to America and built a gull-wing sports car bearing his name has a new project, becoming the first mass importer of low-cost Chinese-made cars to the
readCanada confirms second mad cow case -source Roberta Rampton
04-01-2005
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - A final laboratory test has confirmed an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd, an industry source briefed by veterinary officials
readCrude oil prices drop below 43 dollars on mild US winter weather
04-01-2005
SINGAPORE - Crude oil futures fell below 43 US dollars in Asian trade yesterday as mild winter temperatures in the United States eased concerns that heating oil stocks may not be sufficient to meet
readBlogging the Net into 2005
04-01-2005
NEW YORK (AP) _ Readership of online journals known as blogs grew significantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidential campaign and other major news events, according
readEmployment in Germany rose in 2004
04-01-2005
WIESBADEN, Germany - While unemployment in Germany looks set to rise this European winter, the annual average number of people actually in work in the eurozone's biggest economy rose for the first
readJapanese volunteers want to help out
04-01-2005
WINDHOEK - The Japanese and Namibian Governments have signed an agreement on sending Japanese Overseas Co-operation Volunteers to Namibia.The agreement was signed by the Namibian Acting High
readKaras outshines other regions in Grade 10 results
04-01-2005
THE Karas Region has achieved a 64,7 per cent pass rate in last year's Grade 10 examinations, outshining all other regions in Namibia.The region also attained the highest percentage of 95,1 for
readArt for all
04-01-2005
THE College of the Arts is inviting talented and creative Namibians to register for a visual arts course in Product Development.It is a three-year diploma course, which concentrates on skills that
readEpupa makes way for Kudu
04-01-2005
THE controversial planned Epupa Hydropower scheme has given way to the development of the Kudu gas-to-power project as Namibia pushes for electricity independence.Initially Epupa was touted as the
readBerseba Swapo man charged after New Year's pub brawl
04-01-2005
THE Swapo district co-ordinator for the Berseba Constituency, Willem Isaak (35), has been arrested on a charge of malicious damage to property.Isaak, who also serves as chairman of the Berseba Village
readCaprivi prepares for floods
04-01-2005
THE Caprivi Region is once again preparing for floods as the level of the Zambezi River continues to rise.The Regional Governor, Bernard Sibalatani, says the level of the Zambezi is rising rapidly and
readDriver in court after cash-in-transit robbery
04-01-2005
WINDHOEK - The driver of a van belonging to the Fidelity Security company that was robbed of N$6.7 million in cash on Friday made a brief appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday.Jan
readA wet weekend awaits
04-01-2005
CENTRAL and northern Namibia can expect heavy rain this weekend, the Windhoek Weather Bureau says.Weatherman Simon Dirkse told The Namibian that although the prospects for rain are still favourable
readGreen-fingered couple in hot water over dagga
04-01-2005
THE foreman of the Swakopmund Municipal nursery has proved he has "green fingers" even when it comes to growing illegal seedlings.Johan De Wet Steyn (42) and his wife Ilonka Deonene (40) were arrested
readMooren murder suspect granted bail
04-01-2005
ONE of the three suspects in the murder case of a Swakopmund woman who was shot to death on the beach in August was granted bail in the Magistrate's court last week.In a special bail application
readNYC Shakedown
04-01-2005
THE National Youth Council (NYC) has allegedly started to rid itself of supporters of ousted former Foreign Minister Hidipo Hamutenya as the search for its new head is set to begin in earnest, The
readAaniilonga mOshikondo shOohi oya taalela onakuyiwa kaye yi shi
04-01-2005
AANIILONGA omayuvi mOofaabulika dhokuktwa oohi oya taalela onakuyiwa kaye shi kutya oyu uka peni molwashoka, Ookampani odhindi oonkwati dhoohi otadhi pata omanga dhimwe tadhi ka kutha aaniilonga yamwe
readAawiliki yOprojeka ya Lupaka ya pandula aayambidhidhi yawo
04-01-2005
AAKULUNTU yOprojeka ya tseyika nawa nedhina Olupaka Community Project pOlupaka mOmbalantu mOshikandjohogololo shAutapi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otaya pandula noonkondo ayehe mboka ya yambidhidha
readNasawu a sindana moshipotha shoka a ningile Cadilu
04-01-2005
EINDILO lyOkampani onkwati yoohi ya Cadilu Fishing kOmpangu kutya nayi indike aaniilonga yawo (ya Cadilu Fishing) okuninga omahololomadhiladhilo pomweelo gwOkampani, olya ekelwahi kOmpangu.Manga
readShoka sha zi mepeko lyOpolisi mehuliloshiwike
04-01-2005
OPOLISI pu Leonardville otayi konakona eso lya Vitas Visser (gwoomvula 32), ngoka a hulitha sho a tsuwa nombele uusiku wEtitano lya zi ko.Palopota yOpolisi, Visser okwa tsuwa mepepe lyokululomoho pu
readYa dhana Okili nokakondamumvo muumbangalantu
04-01-2005
ETHIMBO lyOkili nuumvo mOnooli, olya li hwepo ashike olya li lya popyala noonkondo omolu omvula ndjoka ya kala inayi galuka we nziya hela ya lokele mu Novemba.Ashike nonando taku tiwa kutya olya li
readTava nyenyeta etendululo longamba yaNdonga nOukwanyama
04-01-2005
OVAKALIMO vomomkunda Ekoko mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena otava nyenyeta kutya etendululo longama yOndonga nOukwanyama olo la ningwa oko omafiku a dja ko kali li mondjila na otava indile kutya
readFootball Transfers Roberto Carlos snubbed Chelsea
04-01-2005
LISBON- Brazil World Cup star Roberto Carlos, continually thwarted in his pay demands at Real Madrid, denied press reports Sunday that he wants to leave the Spanish giants and said he had turned down
readPhilippoussis beaten but Australia clinch opening win
04-01-2005
PERTH - Mark Philippoussis was easily beaten in his opening match of the year on Monday but Australia still scrambled their way to a 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the Hopman Cup.After Alicia Molik
readUnited, Arsenal warn title race not over
04-01-2005
LONDON - Manchester United and Arsenal have warned Chelsea that the race for the Premiership title is still alive despite the cash-drenched Stamford Bridge side having taken an iron grip at the
readBeattie green-light for Everton move
04-01-2005
LONDON - Everton hope to parade record six-million-pound signing Jamie Beattie at Goodison Park today before the home clash with Portsmouth after the Southampton striker James Beattie completed a
readPresident side gears up for Germans
04-01-2005
THE coach of the President Invitational football team, Brian Isaacs, says his players have so far responded positively to the training methods ahead of their friendly clash against an invitational
readArmy abusers face court-martial
04-01-2005
DALLAS - The suspected ringleader of abuse in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is among two United States Army soldiers scheduled for court-martial this week over wartime actions.Spc. Charles Graner appeared
readProtests, funerals follow Buenos Aires nightclub fire as death toll reaches 188
04-01-2005
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Grieving families buried victims of the nightclub fire that killed at least 188 people and injured more than 700, while protesters marched in anger over suspicions that some
readForeigners turned back from searching for loved ones
04-01-2005
PHUKET, Thailand - Thai police on Monday ordered families and friends of foreigners to stay away from tsunami-hit areas, including Buddhist temples turned temporary morgues where they have searched
readUK to seek debt relief deal for tsunami nations
04-01-2005
LONDON - Britain confirmed on Monday it planned to use its presidency of the G8 group of industrialised nations to clinch a deal on debt relief for the countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster.A
read7 killed, 39 injured in Iraq car blasts
04-01-2005
BAGHDAD - Two car bombs, one near the prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad, killed seven Iraqis not including the drivers and wounded 39 others on Monday as insurgents pressed their deadly
readDespite huge efforts some victims still without aid
04-01-2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Indonesia's tsunami death toll passed 94,000 as desperate survivors in isolated areas of Aceh province remained without aid more than a week after the disaster, despite a huge
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