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34 Articles found on Tuesday, 10 October 2006
Tax avoidance - is it OK?
10-10-2006
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THERE have been many debates and tax court cases on tax avoidance.
readGlobal stocks tumble on North Korea
10-10-2006
LONDON - European shares slipped yesterday after North Korea said it had carried out an underground nuclear test, but losses were limited by energy stocks ticking up as oil rose above US$60 a barrel
readWindhoek Show attracts thousands
10-10-2006
THE just-ended Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show managed to slightly pull out of last year's slumber by attracting 95 682 visitors, higher than last year's comparative figure of 87
read'Imperialist' SA firms under fire in Africa
10-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - From gleaming shopping malls in downtown Nairobi to gold mines buried deep in the Congolese jungle, South Africa is flexing its corporate muscle on the world's poorest continent.South
readNujoma sues Green for N$3m
10-10-2006
LAWYERS representing former President Sam Nujoma have served a former manager at the Social Security Commission (SSC), Avril Green, with a summons demanding N$3 million in damages.Sisa Namandje,
readMassive theft from cash loan company
10-10-2006
FOUR employees of a local cash-loans company found themselves in the dock of the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday, after they were arrested last week for the alleged theft of more than N$700
readACC to probe Works fraud
10-10-2006
THE Ministry of Works is to turn to the Anti-Corruption Commission in its bid to solve a drawn-out case in which several top officials are accused of tender-related fraud.The Namibian has established
readPetrol price cut on the cards
10-10-2006
WITH international crude oil prices lingering at much lower levels than a month ago, local fuel prices are set to drop this month.Cabinet is scheduled to meet today to discuss a recommendation by the
readOne step closer to transfrontier park
10-10-2006
AN agreement on the establishment of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KaZa), which involves five southern African countries, will be signed next month.Dr Fanuel Demas, the Deputy
readTwo municipalities set payment record straight
10-10-2006
THE municipalities of Ondangwa and Oshakati say the Auditor General's office was wrong when it claimed they had not paid for the annual audits completed by the Office for the financial year that ended
readUS has no Werewolves in Iraq - Simunja
10-10-2006
DEPUTY Defence Minister Victor Simunja appears to have been wrong when he insisted in the National Assembly recently that August 26 Holdings had only sold Werewolf armoured vehicles to the United
readAfrikaners into 'BEE'- AAE?
10-10-2006
WITH most empowerment initiatives aimed at people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, a group of Afrikaners recently took it upon themselves to form an organisation representing their
readKhomas Council gets to grip with rural development
10-10-2006
THE Khomas Regional Council started a week-long conference yesterday to discuss rural development strategies for the Khomas Region.Only about 30 people attended yesterday's proceedings, although 120
readForeign Affairs needs to get with it
10-10-2006
NAMIBIAN diplomatic missions abroad need more direction and increased monitoring of their activities, an opposition Member of Parliament has proposed.Parliament should also have an oversight function,
readHospital still a rubbish dump
10-10-2006
NOT much has changed with the rubbish situation at the Katutura Hospital, and bags of medical and general waste are still piling up outside the hospital.The Namibian first reported on the situation in
readGovt submits millennium development proposals
10-10-2006
GOVERNMENT submitted its development project proposals to the US Government on September 29.Cabinet approved the proposals during its regular meeting two days earlier. In November 2005, Namibia became
readGovt disappointed with ivory decision
10-10-2006
GOVERNMENT is disappointed that the UN environmental body has not given its approval for Namibia, South Africa and Botswana to hold a one-off ivory sale.The three countries want to auction their large
readNew clinic opened at State Hospital
10-10-2006
The newly renovated Communicable Disease Clinic at the Katutura State Hospital was opened by Health Minister Richard Kamwi and a representative of the US government last week.The United States
readUnited Africa Group a gandja omagano kOsikola ya Nepandaulo
10-10-2006
PONEPANDAULO U NITED Africa Group (UAG), Okampani ya tseyika nawa mokutopola Openzedla yAakulupe moshilongo, mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, okwa gandja omagano giipundi 230 nOondola/N$10,000 kOsikola ya
readAaniilonga mu Ramatex natango otaya hogolola
10-10-2006
A ANIILONGA pOkampani hokuhonga oonguwo ya Ramatex mOvenduka, sigo ohela oya li taya tokola (pakuhogolola) kutya oya hala okuninga ekanka nenge aawe.Oshiwike sha zi ko, pokati kehangano lyaaniilonga
readMuni gwa Munich ota lukulula epandaanda lya Von Trotha
10-10-2006
O NKUNDANA okuzilila ku Munich mu Ndowishi otayi ti kutya Muni gwondoolopa ndjika ota ka lukulula epandaanda lya Von Trotha, ndyoka lukila nakusa Ndjayi Von Trotha.Muni gwa Munich okwa hala aniwa
readOmumati gumwe gwokunyangula aantu Uuboba a kwatwa po
10-10-2006
B OTSOTSO gwoomvula 27, gumwe gwomoobotsotso ndhoka hadhi nyangula aantu uukalata wUuboba wawo noku ka nana ko iimaliwa yaantu nawo, okwa kwatelwa mOshakati kOpolisi ongula yEtine lya zi ko, omanga a
readBrave Warriors and under-23 sides post-match analysis
10-10-2006
NAMIBIA'S inability to score goals strongly came to the fore at the weekend as both the senior and junior national football sides fired blanks in their respective matches in Windhoek.The Brave
readLove reaps reward
10-10-2006
WASHINGTON -Davis Love III eased some of his Ryder Cup pain with a commanding two-shot victory at the Greensboro Classic in North Carolina on Sunday.Overlooked as a captain's pick for last month's
readTaibu to represent Namibia in cricket
10-10-2006
FORMER Zimbabwean wicketkeeper and captain Tatenda Taibu will soon be in Namibian cricket colours, as he recently agreed to play for the country's invitational side for the remainder of the
readWarriors worried over pay
10-10-2006
THE Brave Warriors technical team averted a player revolt ahead of their African Nations Cup match against Ethiopia at the weekend after players demanded an increase on their usual appearance fee of
readUN votes on new Secretary General
10-10-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The UN security council yesterday voted on a successor to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, with South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-Moon virtually certain to be the council's candidate,
readBritain kicks out SA diplomat
10-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - A senior South African diplomat to the High Commission in London was sent packing for allegedly attempting to defeat the ends of justice, The Sunday Independent newspaper reported.It is
readNorth Korea test-fires nukes
10-10-2006
SINGAPORE - Military reprisals against North Korea remain unlikely despite Pyongyang's claim that it carried out a nuclear test, US credit ratings firms said yesterday.The test, announced by
readSaddam's genocide trial resumes
10-10-2006
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide charges against the Kurds resumed yesterday after a 12-day break with the former Iraqi leader and his co-defendants in the courtroom, but their lawyers
readTheatres shun Bush thriller
10-10-2006
LOS ANGELES-Two major US theatre chains say they will not show a controversial new movie that depicts the assassination of President George W Bush, while the film's distributor defended it as a
readSomalia repatriates 1 000 illegals
10-10-2006
BAIDOA-Authorities in northeastern Somalia on Sunday repatriated more than 1 000 Ethiopians whom smugglers were preparing to take across the Gulf of Aden to the promise of jobs and a better life in
readThailand unveils post-coup Cabinet
10-10-2006
BANGKOK-Thailand's military rulers unveiled a post-coup Cabinet yesterday, with top jobs given to economists, high-profile civil servants and two retired military officers who are expected to govern
readFear keeping MDC off streets
10-10-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition is trying to bolster fearful supporters before confronting President Robert Mugabe with mass street protests, its leader said on Sunday.The main opposition Movement
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