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43 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 July 2005
Strife, rivals, HIV may hit Telkom
20-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Tougher competition at home, strife in Africa, a new boss and soaring HIV-AIDS rates could weigh on profits at South African fixed-line phone company Telkom, the company said.Telkom
readDBN grants its first three loans
20-07-2005
WINDHOEK - The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) on Thursday granted its first loans, valued at N$30,74 million, to three beneficiaries of which two are black economic empowerment companies, Aqua
readIt's Miller time in South America
20-07-2005
BOGOTA/LONDON - SABMiller Plc is buying South America's second-biggest brewer Bavaria SA for US$4,8 billion (N$31,68) to tap fast-growing beer markets and take on regional leader InBev.SABMiller said
readBack WTO or farm subsidies go on
20-07-2005
DAKAR - The United States has told African nations they must await a global trade deal before Washington will cut farm export subsidies, warning that failure at WTO talks in December could see
readNamibia signs agreement with Russia
20-07-2005
WINDHOEK - The Namibian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a co-operation agreement with the Russian government on Monday.The agreement sets up a joint commission on economics
readJune inflation at 1,3%
20-07-2005
THE annual inflation rate for June was recorded at 1,3 per cent, which was a rise from the all-time low recorded for May, which dipped below the one per cent level, the Central Bureau of Statistics
readTullow Oil to cut back on stake in Kudu field
20-07-2005
CAPE TOWN - Tullow Oil, which took control of Energy Africa last year, plans to cut back on its 90 per cent stake in Namibia's Kudu gas field by the time the first gas is brought onshore, chief
readSeven escape from Noordoewer cells
20-07-2005
SEVEN trial-awaiting prisoners escaped from the Noordoewer Police cells on Friday night.A Police spokesman said the escapees managed to cut open the burglar bars in their cell.One of the escapees,
readCity of Windhoek defends salary hikes
20-07-2005
WINDHOEK City employees are reportedly being harassed and even threatened, since it emerged a week ago that many earn as much as 50 per cent more than their equals in other public service
readSSC manager suspended
20-07-2005
THE Social Security Commission's General Manager: Finance and Administration, Avril Green, was suspended from his post on Monday.Green played a central role in a recent SSC investment that went off
readInnovation the key to survival for SMEs
20-07-2005
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) should embrace innovation if they want to survive in today's harsh global business environment, a Cabinet Minister has said.Bernhardt Esau, the Deputy Minister of
readKatali calls for self-reliance in food production
20-07-2005
THE Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Isak Katali, has urged resettled farmers in the Hardap Region to concentrate on self-reliance in crop production."Self-reliance in food production
readBerseba clan strife far from resolved
20-07-2005
AN initiative launched by Karas Governor Dawid Boois to resolve the traditional leadership tussle at Berseba has sparked frustration among some community members.The community does not have a
readMinistry car overturns
20-07-2005
ONE person died and six others were injured when a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism overturned on the main road between Rehoboth and Kalkrand on Saturday.Chief Inspector
readOndonga authority bans squatting in Mangetti area
20-07-2005
ONDANGWA - A spokesperson for the Ondonga Traditional Authority, Senior Headman Boas Mweendeleli, has called on people who have settled in the Mangetti grazing area in the Oshikoto Region without the
readWAD, partners to tackle root causes of domestic violence
20-07-2005
DOMESTIC violence at the coast is on the rise.During the last six months, twice as many cases of domestic violence were reported at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay than during the same period last
readWoman stabbed, robbed on farm
20-07-2005
A 19-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with the stabbing and robbing a 65-year-old woman on farm Neuhof Kowas in the Dordabis district on Thursday morning.Frauke Rugheimer was stabbed
readMineral exploration prospects 'glittering'
20-07-2005
DESPITE dramatic worldwide budget cuts in mineral exploration, Namibia has been able to attract reasonable levels of exploration spending by the private sector.This was said by Mines and Energy
readCross-dressing burglar sentenced
20-07-2005
A THIEF who got caught in the burglar bars of his victim's bedroom window will be clutching at the bars of his prison cell for the next year.Errol Mbewa (25) of Walvis Bay was yesterday sentenced to
readRate hikes to pay for City cops
20-07-2005
FUNDS raised through an increase in assessment rates in Windhoek this financial year will in part go towards the recruitment of members for the City Police.The City said yesterday that the hike of
readAvid saga prompts another call for suspension of Kapia
20-07-2005
THE Congress of Democrats has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba "to do the sensible thing" and suspend Paulus Kapia, Deputy Minister of Works.Kapia has been named as a director in Avid, a
readOshipotha shAalongisikola pOngha oshi li ko mu Septemba
20-07-2005
A ALONGISIKOLA yaali yopOseko yOpombanda yaNgha, Walberech Iipinge gwoomvula 30 na Abraham Ndjiku, naye gwoomvula 30, mboka ya kwatelwe po kOpolisi meti 8 Juli 2005 shi na sha neso lyomunasikola
readEtidho lyUunona mOsikola yaNelago lya yemateka aavali nIilyo yElelosikola
20-07-2005
A AVALI yamwe pamwe niilyo yimwe yomElelosikola pOsikola ya Nelago popepi nOnekukumo mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otaya nyenyeta ketidho lyuunona posikola mpoka wo inau ninga ngaa ngeno sha
readOshipotha shAalongisikola pOngha oshi li ko mu Septemba
20-07-2005
A ALONGISIKOLA yaali yopOseko yOpombanda yaNgha, Walberech Iipinge gwoomvula 30 na Abraham Ndjiku, naye gwoomvula 30, mboka ya kwatelwe po kOpolisi meti 8 Juli 2005 shi na sha neso lyomunasikola
readOmpangu ya ekelahi eindilo lya Avid
20-07-2005
U UYUUKI nau longwe. Eindilo lyaakuluntuwiliki nosho wo mboka ya li nale aakuluntu nenge tutye aapewipambu mokampani ya Avid Investment Corporation okukaleka omapulapulo kombinga yoomiliyuna omilongo
readBaros set for Liverpool exit
20-07-2005
LIVERPOOL - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has indicated he is ready to sell Milan Baros after leaving the Czech striker out of yesterday's Champions League qualifying match against TNS in
readMountain bikers to battle it out in national championships
20-07-2005
THE Engen Hochland national mountain-bike championships will be held in Hochlandpark on Saturday.Mountain bikers have two trails to choose from - a 25-km fun ride for non-racers and a 50-km marathon
readJurgens to turn professional soon
20-07-2005
NAMIBIA'S sensational junior tennis player Jurgens Strydom will turn professional before the end of the year.Nampa caught up with the 18-year-old Strydom recently at the Central Tennis Courts in
readCampaign on for Homeless World Cup
20-07-2005
ORGANISERS of the Homeless World Cup are embarking on an international campaign for Africa following the UK ban on five participating African football teams - Burundi, Cameroon, Zambia, Nigeria, and
readNFC to give N$14m for football
20-07-2005
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) and the Namibia Football Consortium (NFC) are on the verge of signing a N$14-million sponsorship deal to finance Namibian football over the next five years.In
readNPL not happy with N$1 million allocation
20-07-2005
THE Namibia Premier League says it will object to a sponsorship deal between the Namibia Football Association and the Namibia Football Consortium under which it stands to receive only N$1 million a
readLegendary
20-07-2005
NEW DELHI - Former Indian cricket all-rounder Eknath Solkar (57), known best for his electric catches and extraordinary fielding, has died after a heart attack.The left-handed Solkar played in the
readA politician who never tried to be liked
20-07-2005
LONDON - Sir Edward Heath, the prime minister who led Britain into what is now the European Union but lost the Conservative Party leadership to Margaret Thatcher, died on Sunday aged 89.A carpenter's
readChavez to annex idle companies
20-07-2005
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has vowed to expropriate as many as 700 failed companies and more than a thousand others operating below full capacity."If (company) owners don't want to
readMandela, at 87, emphasises message over man
20-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Nelson Mandela turned 87 on Monday, an increasingly fragile icon whose moral message nevertheless grows louder with each passing year.Unlike earlier birthdays, which saw
readIn Brief
20-07-2005
* WARNED - The al Qaeda terror network warned European nations to pull their troops out of Iraq within a month or face more attacks like the London bombings, according to an Internet statement."This
readBanned Zim daily refused licence again
20-07-2005
HARARE - A government commission has for the second time refused a licence to Zimbabwe's largest private daily newspaper, dashing hopes it could resume publishing.In a ruling seen by Reuters
readJapan court rejects germ warfare compensation
20-07-2005
TOKYO - A Tokyo court yesterday rejected demands by Chinese plaintiffs for compensation from Japan for germ warfare conducted in China, the latest twist in tension between the Asian neighbours over
readRwandan rebels deny UN peacekeepers' destruction of camps in eastern Congo
20-07-2005
NAIROBI - Rwandan Hutu rebels operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday denied reports from the United Nations that UN peacekeepers destroyed six of their bases in the eastern
readPolice granted more time to quiz London bombing suspect
20-07-2005
LONDON - British police were granted more time yesterday to question a 29-year-old man arrested last week in connection with investigations into the London bus and underground train bombs.The man,
readDarfur rebel leaders sign peace agreement
20-07-2005
TRIPOLI, Libya - The two main rebel movements in Sudan's conflict-ridden western Darfur region have signed an agreement to stop all acts of enmity and friction between their supporters to maintain
readIraq rebels launch fresh attacks
20-07-2005
BAGHDAD - Thirteen Iraqi workers were killed in a bus ambush yesterday as insurgent attacks showed no sign of a let-up while President Jalal Talabani signalled that a new constitution could be ready
readIsrael police on 'red alert' in face of Gaza pullout opponents
20-07-2005
KFAR MAIMON - Tens of thousands of opponents of the Israeli government's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip were being held back from marching on the territory by a mass of police and soldiers
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