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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Withholding Tax On Interest Implications
08-07-2008
IN this series of articles, Cameron Kotze, the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young, discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.Should readers have queries, they are invited to send them to
readAgriculture specialist joins Standard Bank
08-07-2008
Gerhard Mukuahima recently joined Standard Bank Namibia from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, where he was working as an agricultural extension officer since 2002.At the Ministry he
readMeatco takes over ownership of Namco
08-07-2008
NAMIBIA'S largest meat producing company, Meatco, took over the ownership of the Namibia Allied Meat Company (Namco) recently.It also bought out the holding company's shares in Brukkaros Meat
readNew farmers attend lecture
08-07-2008
EMERGING farmers flocked to another edition of a one-day public lecture series in Windhoek on Thursday, receiving practical tips from experts on topics like proper marketing of livestock, successful
readSheep farmers give Govt until month end
08-07-2008
SHEEP farmers who wanted to start a boycott of local abattoirs yesterday postponed the exercise in order to give Government a month to come up with a solution to the highly unpopular export
readAU chief hospitalised
08-07-2008
TOYAKO, Japan - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping was rushed to hospital yesterday in Japan where he was attending a summit with the Group of Eight powers on the plight of the continent,
readNam, US to sign mega-$ deal
08-07-2008
WINDHOEK - Namibia and the United States plan to sign a Millennium Challenge Compact Agreement in the near future.In a media statement issued on Friday, US Ambassador to Namibia, Denise Mathieu, said:
readOil below US$142 on dollar gain
08-07-2008
LONDON - Oil retreated to below US$142 a barrel yesterday as the dollar weakened, taking a pause from a record-breaking rally that has lifted prices by almost 50 per cent this year.Investors were also
readSA mints Mandela birthday R5 coin
08-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa launched a special coin yesterday as part of celebrations for the 90th birthday of former president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.The central bank said five
readNamibian maize prices 'stable'
08-07-2008
WINDHOEK - The Namibian Agronomic Board says the price of maize has been stable over the past 16 months, hovering between N$1 600 and N$1 900 per ton."The Namibian Agronomic Board would like to
readClimate change may cut South Africa's maize crop 'drastically'
08-07-2008
SAPPORO, Japan - Climate change could cut South Africa's maize crop by 20 per cent within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe
readAfrican leaders urge G8 to tackle oil, food prices
08-07-2008
TOYAKO, Japan - African leaders yesterday urged the Group of Eight nations to tackle spiking oil and food prices, warning the crisis threatens to aggravate an already desperate plight in the
readMinistry of Mines 'allowed cribbing'
08-07-2008
SOMEONE in the office of the Mining Commissioner allowed one mining company to plagiarise the application of another mining company, it was claimed in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Senior
readAnother cold front on the way
08-07-2008
ANOTHER cold front will hit southern Namibia today, the Windhoek Weather Bureau said yesterday.Weatherman Simon Dirkse said the cold front, which will be accompanied by rain in the south-western
readPressure mounts on NBC
08-07-2008
THE NBC board is feeling the heat after "detractors" stepped up efforts to get rid of several "unwanted" individuals at the national broadcaster.NBC Board Chairperson Ponhele ya France told a media
readTaxi fares to go UP!
08-07-2008
THE latest petrol and diesel price hikes, which came into effect this morning, will also bring more burdens to those who do not even own vehicles.Taxi fares are set to go up by 10 per cent this month,
readShihepo in hospital
08-07-2008
ONGWEDIVA - The Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Gabes Shihepo has been admitted to the MediPark Private Hospital at Ongwediva.Shihepo apparently fell ill while on a visit to the Oshana Region
readKeetmans crime stats
08-07-2008
CRIME statistics for Keetmanshoop show an increase in some areas like robbery, attempted murder and rape, while the figures for assault have decreased.According to Regional Commander, Deputy
readNo graft, here, says Oshana Governor
08-07-2008
OSHANA Governor Klemens Kashuupulwa has rejected complaints of corruption in his office as unfounded and groundless.In a letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), a member of the public charged
readDemocratic party complains to UN
08-07-2008
THE newly formed political party, Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN), has submitted a report on the plight of minority groups in Namibia to the United Nations.This emerged at the launch of the DPN on
readWindhoek stops payment 'bonus'
08-07-2008
ABOUT 50 per cent of Windhoek residents who have a municipal account are in arrears and their debts total around N$200 million - a fact that Councillor Elaine Trepper highlighted last week when
readAir Namibia may revive 737 link between Walvis Bay and SA
08-07-2008
AIR Namibia is considering reviving its air link between Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Johannesburg and Cape Town.Air Namibia's Executive for Business Development, Xavier Masule, says there has been a growth
readNamibia tightens controls on diet pills
08-07-2008
NAMIBIA is to follow the example of South Africa in placing restrictions on the sale of certain appetite suppressants.Medicines containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and d-nor-pseudoephedrine will no
readLLD dismisses striking workers
08-07-2008
NEARLY three weeks of controversial industrial action at Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) yesterday ended in the sacking of 148 striking workers.About 100 others, who have not been camping out near LLD's
readResidents sick of rotten, smoking dump
08-07-2008
PEOPLE living in Swakopmund's northern suburbs are complaining about the stench and smoke of burning rubbish floating in from the nearby municipal rubbish dump, especially when the east wind
readMbeki a ya ishewe moonkundathana na Mugabe
08-07-2008
H ARARE - Omupresidende gwa South Afrika Thabo Mbeki mOlyomakaya okwa li a ningi oonkundathana nOmupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, nelalakano okuhulithapo omaupyakadhi gopapolitika ngoka taga
readGumwe a yahwa okusa ku Sekuliti
08-07-2008
J OSEPH Amon (gwoomvula 25) okwa yahwa momutse ku Sekuliti pObar yomashina gOojapota yedhina Independence Gambling House mOvenduka uusiku wEtitano.Otaku popiwa kutya Amon okwa li a tindi okuhadhwa ku
readOshipotha sha Hamukoto sha falwa kOmpangu yopombanda
08-07-2008
O SHIPOTHA shomulumentu a li omupangi mOshipangelo sha Katutura, ngoka a lopotelwa edhipago lyaantu yatatu pObaa yimwe pOsiingela ya Katutura mu Febuluali gwomumvo gwa zi ko, osha tumwa kOmpangu
readOndando yomahooli natango ya gwedhwa
08-07-2008
O NDANDO yomahooli otayi gwedhelwa ishewe nena na shika oshi li oshikando oshitihamano ondando yomahooli tayi gwedhelwa nuumvo.Ndjoka yomahooli gOpetrola otayi yi gwedhelwa noosenda 75 omanga Odiesela
readMwanawasa oku li monkalo ombwaanawa
08-07-2008
L USAKA - Omupresidende gwa Zambia Levy Mwanawasa, ngoka e li natango mOshipangelo ko France, ota ka konakonwa natango olutiyali oshiwike tashi ya, Omupevipresidende gwa Zambia Rupiah Banda, osho a
readOshike ano tashi inyenge mOsikola yOpombanda ya Ruacana?
08-07-2008
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilile kOsikola yOpombanda ya Ruacana mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otayi ti kutya aniwa mOsikola ndjoka omwa holoka ekano lyiimaliwa oyindji niinima yilwe yomOsikola moka,
readOshike ano tashi inyenge mOsikola yOpombanda ya Ruacana?
08-07-2008
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilile kOsikola yOpombanda ya Ruacana mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otayi ti kutya aniwa mOsikola ndjoka omwa holoka ekano lyiimaliwa oyindji niinima yilwe yomOsikola moka,
readSwapo mOhangwena otaka yamukula Elelo lyAukwanyama
08-07-2008
O MBELEWA yo Swapo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, oya tseyitha kutya otayi ka yamukula kombinga yombapila ndjoka ya shangelelwe kElelo lyAukwanyama moka Elelo lyAukwanyama lya li lya nyenyetele aawiliki
read6 ya ponokela ofaalama yiiyamakuti mu Zimbabwe
08-07-2008
H ARARE - Onkundana okuzilila ko Harare sha Zimbabwe otayi ti kutya aalumentu yamwe ya homata ye li moinfooloma oya ponokele ofaalama yiiyamakuti ya Imire Safari Ranch.Mwene gwofaalama ndjika yi li
readNadal out of Stuttgart tourney
08-07-2008
STUTTGART - Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this week's Stuttgart Cup tournament due to a knee injury, the Spaniard said yesterday."My doctors have said I need a couple of days'
readNadal outlasts champion Federer
08-07-2008
WIMBLEDON - Rafael Nadal, grass stains on his white shirt and a Spanish flag tucked under his arm, scampered through the Centre Court stands to celebrate his first Wimbledon title with hugs and
readJohannes wins half-marathon
08-07-2008
NAMIBIAN marathon athlete Helaria Johannes was in great form when she won the South African Half-Marathon Championships in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.Johannes's winning time of 1 hour, 10 minutes and
readBeach volleyball in third round
08-07-2008
THE DTS/NHP beach volleyball tournament was held in Windhoek on Saturday and had a total of 20 teams - eight women's teams, six men's teams and six youth teams.The teams competed in the third round of
readDumoulin wins third stage
08-07-2008
NANTES - France's Samuel Dumoulin of the Cofidis team won the third stage of the Tour de France, a 208-km run from St Malo to Nantes yesterday.American William Frischkorn of the Garmin-Chipotle team
readFisher wins in Shanghai
08-07-2008
LONDON - Ross Fisher's stunning seven-shot triumph at the European Open helped the young Briton exorcise the demons of his 72nd-hole blunder at the Champions Tournament in November.Fisher, vying for
readCapt Jayawardene hails Mendis
08-07-2008
KARACHI - Captain Mahela Jayawardene hailed new spinning sensation Ajantha Mendis after he demolished India to help Sri Lanka retain the Asia Cup.Jayawardene said he was not surprised by Mendis's
readFed-Ex down but not out after Wimbledon
08-07-2008
LONDON - An utterly dejected Roger Federer, though still world number one, could barely fathom his first major final defeat outside his three at Roland Garros."This is a disaster, Paris was nothing in
readCholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds
08-07-2008
CHICAGO - For the first time, an influential doctors' group is recommending that some children as young as eight be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.It is the
readZambia's Mwanawasa needs surgery
08-07-2008
LUSAKA - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who is being treated in a Paris hospital after a stroke, needs surgery to improve his breathing, Vice President Rupiah Banda said yesterday.Mwanawasa, 59,
readBomb at Indian embassy in Afghanistan kills 41
08-07-2008
KABUL - A suicide car bomb hit the Indian Embassy in Kabul yesterday, killing 41 people and wounding 139, in an attack Afghan authorities said was coordinated with foreign agents in the region, a
readBertha is the 1st hurricane of season
08-07-2008
MIAMI - Tropical storm Bertha has strengthened to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.As of 05h00 yesterday, Hurricane Bertha was about 845 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.
readHitler loses his head
08-07-2008
BERLIN - A man tore the head off a controversial Adolf Hitler wax figure at Madame Tussauds' new branch in Berlin on its opening day on Saturday, officials said.German police said they arrested the
readCape Town braces for more flooding
08-07-2008
CAPE TOWN - Torrential rains have caused flooding across the Cape Peninsula, resulting in damaged railway tracks, fatal accidents and mudslides, officials reported yesterday.Various officials were
readTraffickers kill Egyptian officer
08-07-2008
EL-ARISH - Human traffickers shot dead an officer in Egypt's border patrol yesterday as they tried to smuggle a group of African immigrants into Israel, security officials said."The officer and his
readPrehistoric epic '10 000 BC' clubs the DVD competition
08-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - The prehistoric epic '10 000 BC', which was partially filmed in Namibia, scored a triple victory on the latest home video charts, topping the national DVD sales and rental charts as well
readMadonna denies rumours
08-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Madonna on Sunday took the rare step of issuing a formal denial of reports linking her to US baseball star Alex Rodriguez and speculation she was to divorce British director Guy
readMamma Mia! Abba make rare appearance
08-07-2008
STOCKHOLM - All four members of supergroup Abba appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film 'Mamma Mia!', delighting fans with their first public showing for years.Benny Andersson,
readIt pays to go in India
08-07-2008
NEW DELHI - It pays to use a toilet in southern India, as residents are earning close to a dollar a month by using public urinals, a scheme launched by authorities to promote hygiene and research in
readFreed hostage Betancourt to visit Lourdes shrine
08-07-2008
PARIS - Freed Franco-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, a devout Catholic who prayed daily during six years in captivity, will visit the shrine of Lourdes in southwest France this week, a source
readShooting kills UN official, wounds two in Somalia
08-07-2008
MOGADISHU - Gunmen opened fire on people leaving a mosque in Somalia's capital, killing one of the country's senior UN officials and wounding his son and another man, a witness and a family member
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