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34 Articles found on Thursday, 1 September 2005
Econet buys Altech out of JV
01-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African IT firm Allied Technologies' has sold its interest in a joint venture with Econet Wireless Group for US$87,5 million (N$568,75 million), the company said yesterday.Altech
readOngwediva fair develops into business promotion initiative
01-09-2005
ONGWEDIVA - The Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) has developed into a prominent venue and platform for smart partnership initiative, says Ongwediva Mayor Erastus Uutoni.Speaking at the official
readUS govt to release oil to boost supply
01-09-2005
WASHINGTON - The US government has decided to release oil from its petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina, the energy secretary said yesterday.A formal announcement was
readMoney supply growth up
01-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's private sector credit demand and broad money supply growth accelerated sharply in July, central bank data showed this week, backing the view that interest rates will not
readChampion mahangu farmer crowned
01-09-2005
ONGWEDIVA - The Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) witnessed the crowning of Theodor Shambalula, from the Omusati Region, as the 2005 Mahangu National Champion on Tuesday.Agriculture, Water and
readOpportunity knocks at Swakopmund
01-09-2005
AN opportunity awaits budding entrepreneurs at Swakopmund who have a particular marketable skill but lack the know-how to start and operate a small business.The Swakopmund Small Business Information
readZambia boosts copper output by 40%
01-09-2005
LUSAKA - Zambia is confident it will achieve its 2005 target of boosting finished copper production by nearly 40 per cent to 550 000 tonnes despite strikes and accidents, a government official said
readHigh global oil price harmful to local economy
01-09-2005
THE world is currently witnessing the shooting up of international oil prices with the commodity hitting over US$70 (N$455) per barrel early this week and again yesterday.The recent spike , according
readState wants stiffer sentence imposed on Harry Simon
01-09-2005
A NEW twist was added to the tale of Harry Simon, Namibia's former world champion boxer, when the State applied for leave to appeal to the High Court against "the lenient sentence" passed by Walvis
readNamibia calls a halt to all imports of pork
01-09-2005
THE Directorate of Veterinary Services yesterday slapped a ban on the import of pork and pork products to Namibia because of an outbreak of swine fever in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of
readExpert pathologist performs a second autopsy on Kandara
01-09-2005
THE family of the late Lazarus Kandara, the Chief Executive Officer of Avid Investment Corporation who is claimed to have committed suicide outside the Windhoek Police Station a week ago, have called
readNo sign of Avid repayment
01-09-2005
UNDERTAKINGS by South African financial trader Alan Rosenberg to repay N$5 million to the Social Security Commission by Tuesday this week have once again failed to bear their promised fruit.Rosenberg
readNew blood donation clinic
01-09-2005
THE Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia has opened a second permanent blood donor clinic - on the first floor of Windhoek's Hidas shopping centre.The first permanent clinic is at United House.
readPolice at Ondangwa probe bank fraud
01-09-2005
AN employee at Bank Windhoek's Ondangwa branch allegedly defrauded a client of more than N$180 000, the latest Police crime bulletin reports.Police at Ondangwa have referred the case to the Criminal
readPublic gets no change out of banks on service fees
01-09-2005
LEADING banks in Namibia on Tuesday remained largely mum on public concerns about high bank charges.Efforts by The Namibian to seek clarity from the banking industry proved fruitless despite
readAmerican drowns at Epupa
01-09-2005
THE body of an American citizen who was reported missing in the Kunene Region last week has been recovered.Marc Edvin Sariaka is believed to have drowned at the Epupa Falls.The Police at Okangwati
readNujoma Foundation undecided on Namangol donation
01-09-2005
THE Sam Nujoma Foundation will soon decide whether or not it will return around N$20 000 it received from Namangol Investments - a company deeply embroiled in the botched N$30 million investment the
readExtra pilchard quota filled in two weeks
01-09-2005
THE additional pilchard quota that Government granted to Namibia's fishermen two months ago was caught, cut and canned while echoes of the announcement still lingered in Cabinet Chambers.It took
readSan communities living in 'slavery'
01-09-2005
DEPUTY Prime Minister Libertina Amathila yesterday vowed to work with key stakeholders in addressing the plight of the San community, which she described as tantamount to slavery.Speaking at a
readOmaulikilo gOpaipindi ga Ngwediva ga egululwa pambelewa
01-09-2005
OMAULIKILO gOpaipindi gokomumvo ga Ngwediva, ngoka ge li metifa okutameka mEtitano lya zi ko, oga egululwa pambelewa kOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ongula yOmaandaha ngaka ga zi
readOshigwana sha Shakati kwatheleni okukelela omililo
01-09-2005
ELELO lya Shakati olya pititha omushangwa moka tali indile koshigwana sha Shakati kutya shi kale tashi yambidhidha nokwiitula mo mekelelo nometakamitho lyomililo ndhoka hadhi fike po unene omagumbo
readBlaauw ota 'mbendanga' mo NYC
01-09-2005
A MUSHANGA-NDJAYI gwopakathimbo gwOlaata yAagundjuka yopashigwana/ National Youth Council (NYC) ota 'mbendanga' miilonga ye mbika.Etokolo ndika okwe li ningi omolu omapopyo ngoka ge li po kutya okwa
readInternational showjumping in Windhoek
01-09-2005
NAMIBIA'S top showjumpers tested their skills against the best competitors from seven other African countries last weekend without even leaving the country.Vanessa Jacobs on Voice-of-the-Turf proved
readVeterans clinch victory in SA
01-09-2005
THE veterans invitational 45+ team has proved that Namibian tennis is alive and well and that even the veteran tennis players can achieve victory and fame in southern Africa.A team of eight players -
readMuller stuns Roddick in first round
01-09-2005
NEW YORK - Luxembourg's Gilles Muller stunned former champion Andy Roddick here Tuesday, sending the fourth-seeded American packing 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (10/8), 7-6 (7/1) in the first round of the US Open
readPirates best in inline hockey
01-09-2005
SWAKOPMUND'S Coastal Pirates were heaped in gold last weekend as the Namibian Ice and Inline Hockey Association (NIIHA) 2005 league drew to a dramatic close.The club from the coast beat off challenges
readReferees invited for Cooper Test
01-09-2005
THE Namibia National Referees Committee has invited international referees and assistant referees to a Fifa Cooper Test which will take place at the Independence Stadium on September 17.The invited
readLeague starts Oct
01-09-2005
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) will now kick-off in October, but not in the course of this month as anticipated.The NPL had set September 3 as an initial date for the kick-off of the 2005/2006
readZim parliament approves controversial legal reforms
01-09-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that stops white farmers from legally challenging land grabs, curtails the travel rights of those deemed anti-government and disenfranchises
readBush's approval rating sinks
01-09-2005
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush's approval rating sank to an all-time low of 45 per cent, in a Washington Post-ABC poll published yesterday that also said he could do more to ease soaring
readBeslan's mothers blame Putin for deaths
01-09-2005
BESLAN - Beslan's bereaved mothers said Russian President Vladimir Putin was to blame for the death of their children and that unless lessons are learned from official blundering the tragedy could be
readHundreds feared dead along US Gulf Coast, waters rising in Katrina's wake
01-09-2005
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Rescue crews pushed bodies aside to get to stranded victims of Hurricane Katrina as hundreds were feared dead in a humanitarian crisis that officials warned would worsen
readUN cleared to help in DRC poll
01-09-2005
UNITED NATIONS - The Security Council has let the United Nations begin spending US$103 million set aside to support elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ending a cash crunch for the world's
readNearly 700 killed in Iraq stampede
01-09-2005
BAGHDAD - More than 640 people were killed in a stampede and attacks in Baghdad yesterday as thousands of Shi'ite Muslim faithful gathered near a sacred shrine, officials said.Many of the dead
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