Topic: Namibia in the News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Rukoro quits Air Namibia, Criticises State House

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 03:00 AM

	AIR NAMIBIA'S Board Chairman Vekuii Rukoro, has quit, citing State House interference in commercial decisions. Read full article: 'Rukoro quits Air Namibia, Criticises State House'

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Articles: Nujoma urges Kenya to allocate more for agricultural research

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:24 AM

	PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has called on the Kenyan government to allocate more money to agricultural research as the continent strives for self-sufficiency in food production. Read full article: 'Nujoma urges Kenya to allocate more for agricultural research'

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Articles: NBC, Rock mum on multi-million TV deal

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:23 AM

	NAMIBIAN production company Rock Enterprises is maintaining a stony silence about the possibility of losing a multi-million dollar deal it clinched with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation late last year. Read full article: 'NBC, Rock mum on multi-million TV deal'

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Articles: Namibians persisting with 'risky' sexual behaviour:Unam study

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:21 AM

	CROSS-GENERATIONAL relationships, prostitution and multiple sex partners remain rife in Namibia as the country grapples with rising incidencts of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), particularly the deadly HIV-AIDS pandemic. Read full article: 'Namibians persisting with 'risky' sexual behaviour:Unam study'

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Articles: House sold to recover N$168 debt

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:17 AM

	AN elderly Mariental woman is homeless after a law firm sold her house to recover a N$168 debt she owed a butchery at the town. Read full article: 'House sold to recover N$168 debt'

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Articles: Unam gets new Vice Chancellor

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 02:08 AM

	PROFESSOR Lazarus Hangula is the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia (Unam). Read full article: 'Unam gets new Vice Chancellor'

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Articles: AIDS funding still short of target

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 02:06 AM

	AS AIDS activists got down to serious business at this week's international conference in Thailand, the agency that heads the fight against the disease has predicted a 50 per cent funding shortfall. Read full article: 'AIDS funding still short of target'

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Articles: 2 South Africans jailed for fraud at the coast

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 02:03 AM

	A South African man and woman were found guilty on charges of fraud and forgery and each sentenced to four years in prison in the Regional Court at Swakopmund on Friday. Read full article: '2 South Africans jailed for fraud at the coast'

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Articles: Lawyer signals ascent of Africa's modernisers

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 02:00 AM

	Bience Gawanas epitomises the modernising ambitions of Africa's new political union - she's a woman, a professional, a campaigner against corruption and, perhaps most important, a relentless optimist. Read full article: 'Lawyer signals ascent of Africa's modernisers'

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Articles: VAT Amendment Bill passed

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 01:59 AM

	THE Value-Added Tax Amendment Bill, which provides relief for the disabled, the State and communal farmers, was passed by the National Assembly on Thursday. Read full article: 'VAT Amendment Bill passed'

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