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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 July 2005
Programme to build SME capacity
06-07-2005
SMALL and medium enterprises (SME) operators from across the country have had the opportunity to gain valuable benefits from a training series that aims to strengthen and enhance the management
readCourt postpones ruling on Barclays/Absa
06-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's High Court postponed a ruling on Barclays Plc's bid to buy a majority stake in banking group Absa to today after an apartheid reparations group filed for an injunction,
readPolitics, bad harvest slows W. Africa growth
06-07-2005
DAKAR - The West African Central Bank yesterday downgraded the growth rate of a West African economic grouping by 0,4 per cent to 3,8 per cent due to poor harvests and political difficulties in the
readSacu end will slash Lesotho's income
06-07-2005
MASERU - Lesotho faces a devastating reduction in tax income if regional customs dues are axed under moves toward free trade, the central bank says, adding to the woes of a country hit by AIDS,
readSeek partnerships with Angolan companies: Gomes
06-07-2005
WINDHOEK - The Secretary-General of the Angolan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Antonio Gomes, on Saturday called on the Namibian business community to seek partnerships with Angolan companies to
read'Open your eyes about Africa'
06-07-2005
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict's top adviser on justice and peace said yesterday he hoped the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations summit would nudge the United States to open its eyes to the problems of
readNHE workers protest
06-07-2005
SOME disgruntled National Housing Enterprise (NHE) workers staged a demonstration yesterday, accusing management of backtracking on agreed salary increases.The lunchtime demonstration by about 30
readTransNamib trains collide at Wilhelmstal
06-07-2005
TWO TransNamib trains collided at Wilhelmstal station, between Okahandja and Karibib, at around 02h30 yesterday morning.The usual procedure for trains approaching a station is to slow down and stop
read85-year jail sentence for triple murderer
06-07-2005
THE record books were rewritten with the sentencing of triple killer Tuhafeni Kutamudi in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.By sentencing Kutamudi to an effective term of 85 years' imprisonment for
readGovt takeover of film urged 'Wavered' money woes worry Swapo youths
06-07-2005
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called on the Ministries of Finance and Information and Broadcasting to take direct control of the production of the Nujoma movie 'Where Others Wavered'.The
readTraining for professionals
06-07-2005
PROJECT management is being taught at the University of Namibia (Unam) for managers who already work.The department of Continuing Education at the Centre for External Studies tailored the course to
readSELCo deal seen as hindrance to Southern RED
06-07-2005
THE controversial electricity contracts that some local authorities have signed with a South African company could hamper the establishment of the Southern Regional Electricity Distributor (Southern
readFarms should not be seen as 'status symbol': Shangheta
06-07-2005
A RULING party member of the National Council says that some Namibians believe that owning a farm is a status symbol."This should not be the case," said Bartholomeus Shangheta, speaking during debate
readTax deadline for businesses extended
06-07-2005
THE Ministry of Finance has extended the deadline for the submission of self-assessment tax returns for individual businesses and farmers to September 30.The Ministry said in a statement yesterday
readFatal arson attack trial to resume next year
06-07-2005
THE trial of murder suspect Efraim Rachimo Haradoëb, who is accused of killing his girlfriend by setting her on fire at Gibeon in Nov-ember 1998, is set to resume in the High Court after a six-year
readThousands of children falling through cracks
06-07-2005
THOUSANDS of orphans and vulnerable children in remote rural areas are not benefiting from the Government Social Grant, a Swapo MP in the National Council said yesterday.Phillemon Ndjambula, the
readThree die in crash
06-07-2005
THREE people were killed in a car crash on the road from Okahandja to Otjiwarongo on Monday.The car carrying the two adults was heading north when it crashed into a kudu.The car swerved and collided
readBP closes 12 loss-making service stations
06-07-2005
OIL giant BP will shut down 12 service stations across Namibia, citing low demand from consumers.Some of the service stations to be closed are: the HJ Karas Toyota at Keetmanshoop, XL Garage of
read'Jobs for comrades' uproar in Parliament
06-07-2005
THE issue of "jobs for comrades" caused a furore in the National Assembly yesterday, with Swapo MPs denying that civil servants were appointed to jobs based on their tribal affiliation and political
readIizemo yomakonakono kombinga yiikulya ya hola po Katima
06-07-2005
OMAKONAKONO kombinga yiikulya yootona odhindji mbyoka ya hepela mokamba yopakwiita po Katima Mulilo oga adha ondondo yopombanda lela.Osipana ndjoka ya pewa oshinakugwanithwa kOministeli yOtango
readHaimbodi a gandja ekopi lyeugathano kaanyasha
06-07-2005
OMUNANGESHEFA omugundjuka gwomOkalongo tate Josua Haimbodi ngoka wo e li gumwe gwomAanambelewa aakuluntu mEhangano Ekwashilipaleki lya tseyika nawa Metropolitan, omasiku ga zi ko okwa ningi oshinima
readNHE moshipyu sha Muni gwa Venduka
06-07-2005
EHANGANO lyopashigwana lyokutunga omagumbo nenge tutye National Housing Enterprise (NHE) ota li nana nondatu okufuta oshimaliwa sha Muni gwa Venduka shopehala mpoka pwa tungwa omagumbo
readEgwedhelo lyondando yomeya otali ka dhenga oohepele
06-07-2005
OMUWILIKI gwOngeleka Onkwaevaangeli pa Lutheri mOrepublika ya Namibia, Omubiisofi Zephania Kameeta, okwa ningi eindilo kOmalelo goondoolopa kutya naga kale tango haga tala onkalo yaantu mboka taya
readOvakalongo natu popilwe vakwetu
06-07-2005
ONGHALO yopanghalafano noyOpapolotika mOkalongo otai limbilike notai udifa nai, osho tashi ulikwa koitwa/koinima tai landula; Omafiku Opashiwana nOopapolotika: Omafiku opashiwana nOopapolotika
readAawiliki yOmaudhano mOnooli taya pulwa ya kale haya gongala
06-07-2005
OMUUNGANEKI gwOmaudhano, unene wEtanga lyokOompadhi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Sam Nekwaya, ota gandja uusama uunene kAawiliki yOmaudhano, mOshitopolwa kutya inaya hala we okugwanitha po
readOokastoma dhopOngwenamulilo tadhi nyenyeta
06-07-2005
OOKASTOMA ndhoka hadhi landa mositola yedhina Ongwenamulilo mUupindi mOshakati otadhi nyenyeta sho aniwa pehala lyositola yadho mpoka pwa gagala na itapu opalekwa nande ngashi shi na okukala.Taya ti
readIigongi yAanuumbesa nUutekisa moNooli
06-07-2005
E O UNIVERSAL Sun Shine Conference Centre mOngwediva oya tseyitha kutya oya longekidha po iigongi yi na sha nokuuvitha ko nokupashula aahingi yoombesa ndhoka hadhi matuka iinano iile noshowo mboka
readOsikola ya Marco Mpollo ya gandja Oonzapo kaalongwa yayo
06-07-2005
O SIKOLA ya tseyika nawa mOshakati yokulonga aantu okuteleka yedhina Marco Mpollo Hospitality, omasiku ga zi ko oya pititha aalongwa yawo ye li omulongo lwaampoka montseyo yokuteleka nokuyakula,
readOpolisi ye ku toolitha ko
06-07-2005
OPOLISI ya Namibia mOshakati oya pewa Opasporta ya toolwa.Otaku hokololwa nee kutya Opasporta ndjika oyomusamane Smuts Merriman Eckard, a valwa meti 27 Maalitsa momumvo 1983.Tashi vulika aniwa omuntu
readTentpegging at Tsumeb for first time
06-07-2005
THE Tsumeb Riding Club recently held a successful tentpegging competition, the first in northern Namibia.The event attracted riders from as far as Mariental and Aranos. The Tsumeb Riding Club was
readMakushe school champs in Rundu
06-07-2005
MAX Makushe Secondary School from the Mukwe Constituency in eastern Kavango are the new Regional Coca-Cola Youth Cup champions after defeating Levy Hakusembe School by 2-0 in the final at the Rundu
readNamibian cyclists at SA race
06-07-2005
THE annual Eric van Enter provincial school cycling competition takes place from today, July until Saturday at the Gariep Dam in the Free State.This is the 12th time that a team from Namibia will
readStrydom defeated in semi-final
06-07-2005
NAMIBIAN junior tennis player Jurgens Strydom did Namibia proud during the Junior Wimbledon championship that ended in London over the weekend.For the first time in history, the name Namibia appeared
readVote for 2012 Games too close to call
06-07-2005
SINGAPORE - The hottest bidding war in Olympic history looked set to go to the wire as International Olympic Committee (IOC) members are expected to cast their votes for the five candidate cities
readGerrard to leave Liverpool
06-07-2005
LONDON - England midfielder Steven Gerrard told Liverpool yesterday that he wants to leave the club, sparking a probable bidding war between Chelsea and Real Madrid.A statement on the Champions
read'Bucksy' into Bucks camp after good offer, challenges
06-07-2005
NAMIBIAN international Ricardo 'Bucksy' Mannetti's move to Bush Bucks this week was prompted by a good offer made to him by the team, while he also wants to venture into new challenges in his
readMali to host the fourth Forum of the People
06-07-2005
FANA, Mali - Hundreds of activists will gather in the Malian town of Fana today for an anti-G8 summit to remind the world's leading industrialised nations of what's at stake in their negotiations to
readFormer PAC president's wife dies
06-07-2005
URBANIAH Bibi Mothopeng, wife of former Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) president Zeph Mothopeng, has died.Mothopeng was 87 years old. She died on Friday in the Flora Clinic in Roodepoort on the West
readGaylord Nelson, politician who initiated Earth Day
06-07-2005
MILWAUKEE - Gaylord Nelson, the former governor and US senator from Wisconsin who founded Earth Day and helped spawn the modern US environmental movement, died of heart failure on Sunday.He was 89.
readLuther Vandross: R&B crooner
06-07-2005
NEW YORK - Grammy award winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as 'Here and Now' and 'Any Love' sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for
readJitters on the Lang Toon ahead of G8
06-07-2005
GLENEAGLES - The good people of Auchterarder never asked to host a summit of the world's most powerful leaders, but they are doing their level best to put up with it.This week the well-heeled town of
readJitters on the Lang Toon ahead of G8
06-07-2005
GLENEAGLES - The good people of Auchterarder never asked to host a summit of the world's most powerful leaders, but they are doing their level best to put up with it.This week the well-heeled town of
readBritish prize for writing goes to Nigerian clerk
06-07-2005
LONDON - At a time when the world is focusing on what's wrong with Africa, Nigerian writer S A Afolabi offers a glimpse of the resiliency of Africans."I don't like writing tragedies," Afolabi said in
readMswati sends constitution back to parliament
06-07-2005
MBABANE - King Mswati III of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, has sent a new constitution back to parliament for further debate after raising objections, a member of parliament said on
readArroyo says she welcomes impeachment
06-07-2005
MANILA - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday she would welcome impeachment so that she can refute opposition allegations that she cheated in last year's elections.Arroyo, fighting for
readChina arrests Catholic bishop
06-07-2005
BEIJING - China, which does not recognise the Vatican, has arrested an underground Roman Catholic bishop, a US-based religious rights group said, quashing hopes of any sudden rapprochement between
readMauritian PM resigns after defeat
06-07-2005
PORT LOUIS - Mauritius Prime Minister Paul Berenger resigned yesterday after his ruling coalition were defeated in weekend parliamentary elections on the Indian Ocean island, officials said.Berenger,
readIn Brief
06-07-2005
* SECURITY - Police found explosives planted at a memorial centre to the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, only days before the 10th anniversary is to be marked in the eastern Bosnian town.*
readIsraeli army ready for Gaza pullout
06-07-2005
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the army and police were ready yesterday to implement Israel's historic Gaza pullout, insisting that extremist violence against the plan was totally
read6 dead in Congo army mutiny
06-07-2005
KINSHASA - Hundreds of mutinous soldiers shot dead at least six people and ransacked shops and houses during a day-long pillage in western Congo over the weekend, a local official said on Monday.The
readAfrican leaders unanimous on UN seats
06-07-2005
SYRTE, Libya - African Union heads of state and government have unanimously adopted a declaration and a resolution they will present to the United Nations with the aim of obtaining two permanent UN
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