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25 Articles found on Wednesday, 3 May 2006
Grant for Okavango delta
03-05-2006
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a grant agreement for collaboration on improving the management of
read'Roof of the world' glaciers melting fast
03-05-2006
BEIJING - Glaciers covering China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau are shrinking by seven per cent a year due to global warming and the environmental consequences may be dire, Xinhua news agency reported
readLessons from a neighbour
03-05-2006
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.WHILE Namibia has just recently introduced transfer-pricing rules,
readRuacana to the rescue
03-05-2006
NAMIBIA'S power-generation capacity has improved enough to stave off any immediate need to load-shed, power utility NamPower said yesterday. With the recent good inflow of water at Ruacana, the
readBakondja Katjiuongua jailed for four years
03-05-2006
BAKONDJA Katjiuongua's first trial in the Windhoek Regional Court ended yesterday with him being sentenced to an effective four years in prison. Katjiuongua (27) has already spent most of the past
readNamibia bans Botswana meat imports after FMD outbreak
03-05-2006
NAMIBIA has banned imports of meat and live animals from Botswana after the neighbouring country confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease yesterday. Although Namibia does not import meat from
readNUNW congress 'a farce'
03-05-2006
THE Namibia National Teachers' Union has distanced itself from the just-ended NUNW congress, labelling it "unfair" and "a rubberstamping" of decisions taken elsewhere.Nantu and the Mineworkers' Union
readWater woes over at Keetmans hospital
03-05-2006
THE Keetmanshoop State Hospital's water supply was reconnected on Monday, after the Keetmanshoop Town Council suspended the service on Friday over non-payment. The Acting Regional Health Director,
readMan gets 5 years for cop car theft
03-05-2006
GOBABIS - Steven Hiurika (25) was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the Gobabis Regional Court last week after pleading guilty to stealing a Police car. One year of Hiurika's sentence was
readCops injure gun-toting shebeen customer
03-05-2006
POLICE at Katima Mulilo on Thursday shot and wounded a young man who allegedly threatened to shoot patrons at a shebeen. The 18-year-old man was said to have brandished a 9 mm pistol and threatened
readTelecom beefs up infrastructure
03-05-2006
NAMIBIA'S sole telephone company, Telecom Namibia, has committed N$240 million towards upgrading and modernising its infrastructure. There is speculation that this refurbishment exercise is aimed at
readTwo cop commanders who face theft charges still on job
03-05-2006
TWO senior Police officers who have been charged with theft are still reporting for duty. On March 23, Special Branch Commanding Officer Lottinelomba Uusiku appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's
readWorkers' issues hijacked: NSHR
03-05-2006
THE National Society for Human Rights has described the past weekend's congress of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) as a "theatre of bitter infighting for power" which failed to serve the
readWorkers 'strongly united', new union leader charges
03-05-2006
NEWLY elected National Union of Namibian Workers President Alpheus Muheua says Namibian workers are now more united than ever before. According to Muheua, the union's fourth congress - regarded as
readOmupresidende Pohamba popitha Aawiliki yOpamuthigululwakalo
03-05-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba ohela okwa li a ningi oonkundathana nAaleli yOpamuthigululwakalo yomOshitopolwa shoka sha li hashi ithanwa Owambo kwali nokukundathana iinima ya pamba Omalelo ngaka
readWHS hockey dominant at South African matches
03-05-2006
WINDHOEK High School's rugby, netball, tennis and hockey teams recently toured to Port Elizabeth in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. About 180 pupils, coaches and parents travelled by road over
readMeroro to fight in SA
03-05-2006
NAMIBIAN super-middleweight boxer Vikapita Meroro will aim to extend his professional winning streak when he takes on South Africa's Vusi Gaka this Saturday. The Namibian will go into the fight at
readMTC Cup semis at coast
03-05-2006
OSHAKATI City will have a date with SKW at the Kuisebmond Stadium on Saturday in their semi-final match of the MTC Cup, while Ramblers will take on Orlando Pirates in the other fixture, organisers
readBenjamin back with Hamburg
03-05-2006
NAMIBIAN midfielder Collin Benjamin has signed a one-year deal with his German Bundesliga side Hamburg, after it was terminated at the beginning of this year because of injury. Benjamin is reported
readNotices: Chess tournament in city
03-05-2006
THE Namibian Chess Federation invites chess players from all over Namibia to participate in the Windhoek Optics Open Chess tournament from tomorrow until Sunday.The event will be hosted at Blu Note
readState 'must prove' that Zuma is HIV positive
03-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The State has to prove Jacob Zuma is HIV positive and that was why he could allegedly rape an HIV-positive woman, his defence told the Johannesburg High Court yesterday. Zuma's lawyer
readZim Workers' unions vow protests
03-05-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwean union and civic leaders vowed on Monday to take to the streets to protest worsening hardship under President Robert Mugabe's rule, and asked police to refrain from beating them.
readChurch slams new DRC election date
03-05-2006
KINSHASA - The Roman Catholic Church in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) slammed the electoral commission on Monday for delaying long-awaited elections by a month to July 30. At least
readUS steps up pressure on Darfur peace deal
03-05-2006
ABUJA - US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick flew into the Nigerian capital yesterday to increase pressure on the warring parties from Sudan's Darfur region to strike a peace deal before a
readIn Brief
03-05-2006
* NUCLEAR STANDOFF - Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying that Russia and China had officially informed Tehran they would not support sanctions or military action over the Islamic Republic's
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