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32 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 September 2005
A change in hearts and minds needed
14-09-2005
LUSAKA - Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says success in fighting corruption lies beyond improving Conditions of Service for workers. Speaking during a Media Institute of Southern Africa
readKenya says it is swamped by wave of past scams
14-09-2005
NAIROBI - Kenya's anti-corruption bodies are overwhelmed by the number of cases they are investigating, especially those alleged to have been committed under previous governments, a minister said on
readBiodiesel to provide widespread opportunities
14-09-2005
A PROJECT to manufacture diesel from soya beans would provide widespread opportunities to farmers and entrepreneurs, the chief executive of the project said on Monday. "Biodiesel is an
readForeign investment no help to Africa
14-09-2005
GENEVA - Africa has benefited little from foreign investment, viewed as the holy grail of development, and may even lose out as poor countries compete to attract overseas firms, a UN agency said
readPlans for 'colour-blind' yuppie paper
14-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest media firm, Naspers, plans to launch a newspaper aimed at a generation of professionals who have moved beyond racial politics to focus on careers, money and
readSimple business rules stimulate job creation
14-09-2005
WASHINGTON - Countries with simple and straightforward business regulations create more jobs than those with more involved oversight, a World Bank study released on Monday showed. The report by the
readNBL outsources to Etosha Transport
14-09-2005
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List Group of companies, has appointed Etosha Transport (Pty) Limited to manage NBL's Windhoek warehousing and long-distance transport
readNamdeb sees increased diamond sales
14-09-2005
NAMIBIA'S top diamond producer, Namdeb, yesterday released its interim results for the six-month period to June 2005 with carats produced nearly the same as that recorded for the first half of last
readSpate of farm attacks in Omaheke
14-09-2005
ARMED robbers struck at the farm Hondeblaf in the Gobabis district on Saturday afternoon. Jan Christian Andries Ellis (70) and his wife, Isabella Kornelia Ellis (65), were robbed of N$3 000 cash and
readBreakthrough for Walvis Bay port
14-09-2005
THE port of Walvis Bay has succeeded in handling the first major bulk cargo shipment destined for Zambia when a vessel carrying 3 000 tonnes of rice arrived on Tuesday last week. Through dedication
readFuel price increase sparks inflation, interest worries
14-09-2005
CONSUMERS should brace for tougher times ahead given the ever-rising cost of fuel, which analysts say is likely to upset macro-economic fundamentals as the prices of goods and services shoot up.In
readChild murder suspect sent for mental checks
14-09-2005
CHILD rape and murder suspect Willem Louw has been referred for psychiatric observation to determine whether he is mentally fit to stand trial. Louw (31), who is accused of kidnapping, raping and
readMuti-murder suspect in court on charge of pillaging a grave
14-09-2005
ONE of three men acquitted in the Rundu Regional Court in April on charges of murdering an elderly woman with the plan to sell some of her body parts as muti, was back in court again on Monday, this
readGovernment bails out failing Windhoek garment factory
14-09-2005
CABINET has rescued a failing BEE deal, that of uniform-manufacturing company Tropitex, which is controlled by well-known businessman David Imbili.In terms of a Cabinet Action Letter dated June 28,
read'Get money from GIPF, SSC, ODC'
14-09-2005
THOUSANDS of angry teachers marched countrywide yesterday to demonstrate against a Cabinet decision to nullify an earlier undertaking to increase salaries and benefits for long-serving teachers. The
readFour cops suspended over death of Kandara
14-09-2005
THE Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga, yesterday suspended four Police officers in connection with the claimed suicide of Avid Investment Corporation
readGovt snubs teachers
14-09-2005
CABINET has "disowned" what it has termed an "erroneous" and "illegal" move to re-grade the job categories of teachers. Shortly after a nationwide protest of teachers for better salaries, Minister
read6 ya kwatwa po shi na sha niingangamithi
14-09-2005
O POLISI oya kwata ko epangwe lyongushu yOondola/N$48 570 noopela dho mandrax dhi na ongushu yOondola/N$159 300. Omukiintu omuSouth Afrika Olga Mmampedi (gwoomvula 39) okwa kwatwa, sho oopela dho
readOhandje Artist Co-operative ya ya nEkopi lyOmaulikilo gIipindi ga Ngwediva
14-09-2005
PONGWEDIVA O NGESHEFA hayi landitha iinima yopamithigululwakalo ya tseyika nawa yedhina Ohandje Artist Co-operative, ndjoka hayi wilikwa ku kuku Rauna Mukwiilongo oyo ya sindana po Ekopi ndyoka hali
readOmahooli ga gwedhwa ishewe
14-09-2005
O NDANDO yomahooli gOpetololi mu Namibia otayi ka kala ya konda pOondola/N5,00 molitela okuza oshiwike tashi ya. Ominista yOomina nIikwankondo Erkki Nghimtina okwa tseyitha oshiwike shika kutya
readFootball Results and Logs
14-09-2005
Sunday Social League...Played Sunday, Sept 11 Tommy’s XI 0-5 RCC (points) Rastas XI 0-2 Preventers Prisons 7-0 Supa Strikas ALC United 4-1 Monate Fela Transnamib 5-2 Teachers XI Team P W D
readHeroes Cup at Otjohorongo
14-09-2005
The Otjohorongo Sport and Culture Association (OSCA) will hold a football and netball tournament to be known as the Heroes Cup on September 24 and 25. It will take place at the Otjohorongo Sport
readNFA to receive N$600 000
14-09-2005
CAF THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced at its congress in Marrakech, Morocco, that every affiliate member will be entitled to U$100 000, which amounts to N$600 000. In a report
readPoor state of athletics blamed on former bosses
14-09-2005
ATHLETICS Namibia Secretary General Elizabeth Ujarura Kamutuezu blamed former administrators of the body for the current poor state of affairs in the once flourishing code.AN is currently not allowed
readCulture of graft cuts deep
14-09-2005
KIEV - Ukraine's sacked Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, asked to explain why she refused to shake hands with some senior administration officials, put it this way: "I could not put my hand in hands
readIn Brief
14-09-2005
CHAOS - Palestinians were in control of the Gaza Strip for the first time in their history but deadly scenes of chaos and jubilation ensued after Israel closed the door on its four-decade occupation.
readWheelchair-bound man hijacks Colombian plane
14-09-2005
BOGOTA - An armed man in a wheelchair and his son hijacked an airliner with 25 people aboard in Colombia, forcing the plane to land in Bogota before surrendering to authorities. The two men were
readMugabe defends constitutional changes
14-09-2005
HAVANA - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe confirmed on Monday he had signed into law controversial constitutional changes he said would finally settle any dispute over the legality of seizing
readNigeria withdraws peacekeepers from DR Congo over sex claims
14-09-2005
LAGOS - Nigeria's police will withdraw their entire contingent of 120 officers serving on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over sexual-harassment
readBush tours storm-ravaged New Orleans as emergency chief Michael Brown quits
14-09-2005
NEW ORLEANS - President George W. Bush toured storm-wrecked New Orleans for the first time on Monday, as the heavily-criticised head of the federal agency overseeing disaster relief quit. Two weeks
readAbout 150 rebels killed, 407 arrested in Iraq's Tal Afar
14-09-2005
TAL AFAR - Around 150 rebels were killed and over 400 others arrested since US and Iraqi troops intensified their operations late last week against insurgents in the restive town of Tal Afar, US
readUN scales down ambitious overhaul plans
14-09-2005
UNITED NATIONS - Ready or not here they come - some 150 world leaders are set to approve a somewhat emasculated UN document at today's summit on global security, human rights, extreme poverty, and UN
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