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34 Articles found on Thursday, 19 May 2005
It's all about beauty and style at JNP
19-05-2005
She always strives for excellence in all she does, whether it be in her personal or professional life.Growing up in Elondo in the northern part of Namibia, Julia Persuad knew that there was something
readIt's all about beauty and style at JNP
19-05-2005
She always strives for excellence in all she does, whether it be in her personal or professional life.Growing up in Elondo in the northern part of Namibia, Julia Persuad knew that there was something
readMonthly inflation goes up
19-05-2005
THE monthly inflation rate for last month stood at 0,4 per cent, increasing from -0,4 per cent in March 2005, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) revealed in its latest inflation report.The annual
readBarclays and GM show confidence in SA: Mbeki
19-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - President Thabo Mbeki has welcomed the billions of rands of foreign direct investments now coming into South Africa, saying it shows the willingness of international corporations to
readRFA ponders direct road-user charging
19-05-2005
THE Road Fund Administration (RFA) is mooting the idea of raising road-user charges revenue so as to effectively carry out its mandate of national road network rehabilitation and development projects.
readDonkeys win lunch break
19-05-2005
LONDON - For more than a century, teams of donkeys have carried tourists down the beach at Blackpool, a top British tourist destination.But only now are they to get a compulsory lunch break. As part
readNamPol being penny wise, pound foolish?
19-05-2005
THE phones have stopped ringing in many Police offices, in what is regarded by some as a counter-productive effort to save money.Senior Police officers have confirmed that, since last month, it's
readDTA leader slams Govt's 'war toys
19-05-2005
INCREASING defence spending, poorly managed State enterprises and the high level of public debt have come under the hammer in the DTA's response to the 2006-07 National Budget.The party's McHenry
readLast stand at Guns Seafront structure makes waves again
19-05-2005
THE controversial Namib Eco Village development on the seafront at Guns just north of Walvis Bay has one last hurdle to clear before final approval is given for it to go ahead.This means the public
read2 blooming useful books on flowers
19-05-2005
LITERATURE on Namibian flora has been given a boost with the release of two new books by Dr Antje Burke.
readLocal Authorities elect new leaders
19-05-2005
DESPITE expectations from some quarters that Walvis Bay could be getting a new Mayor, King Mandume Muatunga was unanimously elected as Mayor of Walvis Bay for a new term.The Namibian learned there
readPlea for free coffins for orphans
19-05-2005
RUNDU - Some adults taking care of orphans in the Kavango Region are urging the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare to provide coffins for orphans and vulnerable children.Callers to the NBC
readJuvenile jailbreak
19-05-2005
RUNDU - Five trial-awaiting juvenile offenders have escaped from Police custody at Rundu.The Regional Police commander, Chief Inspector Olavi Auanga, said the five overpowered the officer on duty at
readJuvenile jailbreak
19-05-2005
RUNDU - Five trial-awaiting juvenile offenders have escaped from Police custody at Rundu.The Regional Police commander, Chief Inspector Olavi Auanga, said the five overpowered the officer on duty at
readJailed for incest
19-05-2005
A MAN from Walvis Bay was found guilty of raping his own daughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison in the Regional Court this week.The 50-year-old man from Kuisebmond repeatedly raped his
readGoat middlemen come under fire in the South
19-05-2005
COMMUNAL farmers in the Karas and Hardap regions are subjected to naked exploitation during the goat marketing process, says the Chairman of the Southern Namibian Farmers Union, Apies Jansen.Jansen
read10 years for girlfriend killer
19-05-2005
A KAVANGO Region resident, who killed his girlfriend within days of being released from prison, was sentenced to a 10-year jail term for murder last week.
readGovt urged to think BIG, get its priorities straight
19-05-2005
GOVERNMENT's spending priorities are set to come under the spotlight in the coming weeks, as the debate of the National Budget for 2007-08 kicked off in parliament yesterday.
readHinda cries foul over NHE suspension
19-05-2005
NATIONAL Housing Enterprise (NHE) manager Maureen Hinda says her superiors suspended her in an attempt to damage her chances of becoming the company's chief executive.Hinda was suspended at the end
readEnvironmental Fund takes the first steps
19-05-2005
ALREADY rated by the United Nations as the best performer in Africa in all the World Bank's Global Environment Facility (GEF) programmes, Namibia has come up with an environmental projects financing
readSecond batch of high treason suspects lose their lawyers
19-05-2005
ANOTHER 15 of the 120 high treason suspects on trial in the High Court at Grootfontein have lost their legal representation.The 15 on Tuesday appeared to have chosen the route followed by another 15
readNafau na Rhino yu uvathana kombinga yofuto yaaniilonga
19-05-2005
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga lya Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) nOkampani yokuhondja oonguwo ya Rhino Garments mOvenduka, oshiwike shika oya shaina etsokumweuvathano li na sha noshimaliwa
readRP ita etha po oshipotha shOmahogololo; Mudge ta ti
19-05-2005
ONGUNDU yo Republican Party (RP) oya dhika oonyala mevi kutya itayi etha po oshipotha shi na sha nOmahogololo gopaparliamende.Tayi popi kutya omahogololo ngoka ga ningwa mu Novemba gwa zi ko nosho wo
readYouth Athletics teams named
19-05-2005
ATHLETICS Namibia has announced the two teams for the Botswana National Championship this Saturday in Gaborone, as well as a team for the African Athletics Council (AAC) Southern Region youth
readNFA executive to decide on Khiba
19-05-2005
THE executive committee of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) will make its decision tomorrow on the case involving Black Africa player Ole Khiba, who has played for two different teams in the
readNamibia up on Fifa ranks
19-05-2005
NAMIBIA has moved up one place in the world football rankings released yesterday by Fifa, the world football governing body.The country is now in position number 158 from 159 last month, an
readClimate change to hit Africa hard
19-05-2005
THE impact of climate change on Africa in 30 to 40 years will be as significant as that of malaria and AIDS, the chief scientific adviser to the British government said on Monday."For Africa as a
readUN demands independent probe into Uzbekistan clashes
19-05-2005
GENEVA - The UN's top human rights official yesterday called for an independent investigation into clashes between protesters and security forces in Uzbekistan that left scores of civilians dead.The
readJackson accuser denied being molested to social workers
19-05-2005
SANTA MARIA - Michael Jackson's child sex accuser told social workers in early 2003 that the star had never fondled him or shared his bed with him, jurors at the pop icon's trial heard on
readAbu Ghraib abuser jailed for 6 months
19-05-2005
FORT HOOD,Texas - A US Army reservist convicted of attaching wires to an Iraqi prisoner in a photographed scene that outraged the international community was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in
readAt least 50 Maoist rebels killed in Nepal
19-05-2005
KATHMANDU - At least 50 Maoists and nine security personnel were killed in a major clash between the two sides in southeastern Nepal, a state-run daily reported yesterday."At least 50 Maoists and
readAngola Marburg death toll up
19-05-2005
LUANDA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Angola's Marburg fever outbreak was not over yet as the death toll from the disease climbed."We've seen new cases in new municipalities that don't
readAustralian hostage in Iraq to be freed soon
19-05-2005
CANBERRA - Iraqi militants holding an Australian hostage have told the leader of Australia's Muslims, Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali, they will release the man in the next few days, a spokesman for
read114 tigers killed by poachers in 4 years
19-05-2005
NEW DELHI - Poachers killed at least 114 tigers in India between 1999 and 2003, the country's environment ministry said yesterday, as debate raged over how to protect the endangered big cats."It is a
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