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36 Articles found on Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Banking reform urgently needed
18-05-2005
MATONGELA One of the objectives of economic policy in Namibia is poverty reduction.There are many ways how the economic problem of poverty could be tackled.One of these ways is access to finance by
readTanzania starts fund to help local investors
18-05-2005
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania on Monday launched a fund to help local investors including the rural poor become buyers in the government's privatisation programme at a subsidised cost, the fund's chief
readMauritius welcomes US textile quotas on Chinese
18-05-2005
PORT LOUIS - Mauritius' textile industry welcomed on Monday a decision by the United States to impose quotas on Chinese garment exports, saying the move would protect its access to the US market.The
readNew president of BAN
18-05-2005
Theo Mberirua, Managing Director of Standard Bank Namibia, has been appointed as president of the Bankers' Association of Namibia (BAN) with effect from May 1 2005.He takes over this responsibility
readRand near 7-month low ahead of ANC statement
18-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand nudged weaker in morning trade yesterday, hitting a new seventh-month low versus the dollar as stop losses were triggered but traders saw little impact from calls by
readUnam now offers biodiversity studies
18-05-2005
IN an effort to help Namibia get its own experts on biodiversity protection, the University of Namibia has introduced a two-year Masters Degree Course on biodiversity.The course is project between
readKaras Region needs development vision
18-05-2005
THE Karas Regional Governor, Dawid Boois, has urged regional, local and institutional leaders to get together as a matter of urgency to thrash out a vision for the region and to articulate its
readBaby in the North drowns in bucket
18-05-2005
OSHAKATI - A nine-month-old baby boy drowned when he fell into a bucket of traditional oshikundu beverage on Monday.Police at Oshakati say the incident took place at Onanke village in the Oshikoto
readCold front passes, but ...
18-05-2005
A COLD front passing from the west to the east was the cause of the chilly weather at the weekend that compelled Windhoekers to don their winter woollies, Weatherman Simon Dirkse told The
readFinance Minister sees growth surge on horizon for economy
18-05-2005
THE mining industry may hold the key to the strong economic growth that is forecast for Namibia this year and in the immediate future.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila told the National
readMarathon meeting eases situation at Henties Bay
18-05-2005
THE Henties Bay Town Council needed a marathon meeting on Monday to answer the accusations made by a concerned community group during a two-day demonstration last week.The six-hour meeting between
readRP says it won't let up on poll challenge
18-05-2005
THE Republican Party remains committed to petitioning the courts to order fresh National Assembly elections, adamant that both the November election and the March recount of the vote were riddled
readName changes proposal sets cat among pigeons
18-05-2005
DTA leader Katuutire Kaura caused sparks to fly across the floor of the National Assembly yesterday when he moved that the House restore the names of nine towns to their "pre-colonial indigenous"
readTransNamib not tickled by criticism
18-05-2005
TRANSNAMIB claims the four senior managers it has dismissed were "messing up the company", lacked commitment and were lazy.In a statement issued by Chief Public Relations Officer Olivia
readDelays haunt treason trial Case could be put off until November
18-05-2005
THE shadow of the car accident that claimed the life of a member of the prosecution team involved in the Caprivi high treason trial in the High Court at Grootfontein cast a dark cloud of delay over
readKayone oye Omunashipundi gwa NORED
18-05-2005
MONGWEDIVA O MUPOPILIKO gwEhangano lya tseyika nawa lyokugandja olusheno kIitopolwa oyindji yokUumbangalantu, lya tseyika nawa nedhina NORED, tate Frans Niikondo okwa tseyitha mOshigongi
readMeekulu Wangushu a hulithila mOshakati
18-05-2005
OMUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomomukunda Oshandi mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, meekulu Hilaria Valyange Wangushu (Augustus) okwa manene oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha
readKanduleni po omikundu dheni mIitopolwa; Pohamba ta ti
18-05-2005
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa lombwele aakwaswapo pOtjiwarongo oshowo pOkahandja kutya naya kandulepo omaupyakadhi gawo ngoka ya eta mOpaati niinima yawo yopaumwene.Pethimbo ta popitha
readUutoni oye natango ta lele Ongwediva
18-05-2005
MONGWEDIVA E LELO lyOndoolopa ya Ngwediva moshigongi shalyo shokuhogolola Aanamahala gIilonga mElelo ndjoka, sha ningilwe Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko, olya hogolulula Kaansola Erastus Uutoni oye a kale
readGumwe a kwatwa shi na sha nokahanona hoka ki itsuwa miihwa mu Kenya
18-05-2005
NAIROBI - Opolisi mu Kenya mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko oya tseyitha kutya oya kwatwa po omukiintu ngoka a ekelahi okahanona ke kiiwike iyali mokuti ku li kuumbugantu wa Nairobi omasiku ga zi
readAalandwakwiita otaya ka tulwa pokati
18-05-2005
JOHANESBURG - Aakonakoni ya South Afrika otaya ka pula-pula aalumentu ye li 61, taku fekelwa kutya oye li aalandwakwiita, okumona kutya olye a li omutse omunene monkambadhala yokuumba ko Epangelo lya
readGeorge ota kongo tate gwe
18-05-2005
Omumati omugundjuka gwoomvula 19 George ya Fillipus, ota kongo tate gwe Fillipus Huumanga (Uumanga), ya ninge ekwatathano naye meendelelo ngashi tashi vulika.George ota hokolola kutya tate gwe nguka
readTransNamib na fute; Ompangu ya ti
18-05-2005
OMPANGU yAaniilonga yOpashitopolwa, ohela mOmaandaha oya ekelehi eindilo lya TransNamib kutya etokolo ndyoka lya ningilwe omasiku ga zi ko kutya TransNamib na fute menindjela gwe kwali oondola/N$468
readRugby clubs to go into combat
18-05-2005
THE Windhoek Lager Rugby Club Championships will the biggest drawcard in the capital on Saturday as a total of 16 teams are expected to battle it out in the play-offs for the N$100 000 prize at
readGurirab returns from trials
18-05-2005
NAMIBIAN prolific midfielder Brian Gurirab this week returned from South Africa where he had trials with premiership club Moroka Swallows last week.Gurirab was unsuccessful in his bid to secure a
readNo answer on Khiba yet
18-05-2005
THE Namibia Football Association has not informed Black Africa or Golden Bees on what action it would take after a Black Africa player Ole Khiba played for two different teams during the NFA Cup, a
readEco bishop
18-05-2005
LONDON - The Rt Rev Hugh Montefiore, a Jewish-born Anglican archbishop and passionate environmentalist, died on Friday.He was 85. Born to a prominent Jewish family, Montefiore converted to
readTristan Egolf, the author and activist
18-05-2005
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania - Tristan Egolf, a political activist and author whose first novel at age 27 won him comparisons to William Faulkner and John Steinbeck, has died.He was 33. Egolf died on May
readMember of Gang of 4 dies
18-05-2005
BEIJING - Zhang Chunqiao, one of two surviving members of the Gang of Four that terrorised China during the violent 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, has died.Zhang died on April 21 of cancer, the
readMandela disagrees with Bush on how to spread freedom
18-05-2005
WASHINGTON - Former South African leader Nelson Mandela said on Monday that he backs US President George W Bush's call for global "liberty" but disagrees with some of Bush's methods.The Nobel Peace
readIN BRIEF
18-05-2005
*FERRY - At least 56 bodies have been recovered from the river where a crowded ferry sank during rough weather in southern Bangladesh, an official said.*KIDNAP - A criminal gang claimed
readEthiopian govt hails polls despite loses
18-05-2005
ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian government yesterday welcomed the outcome of weekend general elections despite losing seats in urban areas to the opposition, in a briefing by Information Minister Barakat
readNewsweek retraction of Koran story does little to calm Pakistani anger
18-05-2005
ISLAMABAD - An American news magazine's retraction of a story over alleged desecration of the Koran did little yesterday to calm the anger of Pakistani officials and religious leaders.A senior
readLarry King to testify at Jacko trial
18-05-2005
SANTA MARIA, California - US television host Larry King was set to testify this week at Michael Jackson's trial, as the defence team argues that the accuser's mother made up the child-sex charges to
readZambian students riot over allowances
18-05-2005
LUSAKA - Riot police in Zambia fired tear gas on Monday night at hundreds of students from the country's biggest university who stoned vehicles and barricaded main roads to protest the government's
readPressure grows on Uzbekistan as reported death toll mounts
18-05-2005
ANDIJAN - Uzbekistan's autocratic leader Islam Karimov faced increasing international pressure yesterday as the reported toll from a military crackdown in the eastern town of Andijan rose to 745.Four
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