Namibia
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President Wants Results
allafrica.com 6 hrs ago 2 related
Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Charles Tjatindi Walvis Bay President Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged regional and local councillors to rise above petty politicking and instead address the needs of the citizens. The President made the remarks when he opened the 2008 Cabinet retreat at Walvis Bay...
Namibia: Second Panga Slaying Suspect in the Dock
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With this statement, double murder and robbery suspect Fritz Gaoseb yesterday indicated in the Okahandja Magistrate's Court how he viewed his prospects in the case in which he and a 19-year-old co-accused face charges of hacking to death a Russian farming couple with a panga at a smallholding...
Dads 'Must Be On Family Frontline'
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Kakunawe Shinana Windhoek THE failure of fathers to pay maintenance for their children leads to a poor quality of life for many children. This was the message given by Rene Adams, acting Deputy Director of Social Welfare in the Ministry of Health, at the first...
Namibia: Farmers Urge Govt to Act Swiftly On Food Price Squeeze
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Brigitte Weidlich COMMUNAL farmers have called on Government to intervene and ease the soaring food prices. The Namibia National Farmers' Union (NNFU), representing communal farmers, demanded "a speedy intervention of our Government to put regulatory tax and price...
Namibia: Boy Accused of Killing His Parents Denied Bail
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Denver Isaacs DOUBLE murder suspect Romeo Schiefer, accused of killing his parents, was denied bail yesterday. The Windhoek Magistrate ruled that releasing him from custody would not be in the public's best interest. Magistrate Cosmos Endjala agreed with prosecutor...
Namibia: Three Rapes Reported Across the Country
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Staff Reporter A 13-year-old girl was raped at Dordabis on Saturday night, the Police reported yesterday. The suspect, an adult man, is still at large. The sexual assault on the teenager was among three rape cases reported by the Police. An 18-year-old schoolgirl was...
Namibia: Milk Producers Unhappy About Price Offer
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 THE management of the Dairy Producers Association (DPA) of Namibia unsuccessfully negotiated for an increase in the milk price for farmers who deliver milk to Namibia Dairies. Price talks usually take place every year during May. The management of the DPA could not...
Namibia: Massive Layoffs At Cross Country Carriers
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Denver Isaacs CROSS Country Carriers has decided to retrench 127 of its 185 workers in Windhoek. After a week of uncertainty, workers were informed of their fate on Friday by the owner of the courier transport service, Leon Taljaard. Workers had stopped working after...
Namibia: ECB Issues 5 Power Licences
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Wezi Tjaronda Windhoek The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has issued five special conditional generation licences to independent power producers. The licences are: one for a mini hydropower on the Orange River, two for large coal power production in Walvis Bay, one...
WAD Extends Training to Caprivi
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Posted to the web 20 May 2008 Reagan Malumo Katima Mulilo As part of its contribution to rural development, WAD has been training local people in the regions. Speaking at a recent field day, WAD director, Veronica de Klerk, assured residents of the region of her organisation's determination to...