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43 Articles found on Monday, 24 August 2009
Nigerian police mull future of detained bank execs
24-08-2009
ABUJA - Nigeria’s anti-corruption police said on Saturday it hoped to decide early this week whether to bring criminal charges against 19 banking executives following a government bailout of five
readUganda central bank says too early to talk about Eurobond
24-08-2009
KAMPALA - Uganda’s central bank governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile said on Friday it was too early to talk about issuing a debut Eurobond to fund infrastructure projects due to global market
readNigerian tycoon questions central bank audit
24-08-2009
LAGOS – Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote called on the central bank to clarify how it assessed loans with five rescued banks as non-performing but said he did not believe those named as defaulters
readHotel mistake creates rush for one cent weekend offer
24-08-2009
ROME – Hundreds of holiday makers struck lucky when they chanced upon a very special offer – a mistake in a hotel booking system which offered a romantic four-star weekend in Italy’s lagoon city of
readZambia trade deficit down
24-08-2009
LUSAKA – Zambia recorded a trade deficit of US$200 million in the first six months of 2009 compared to a surplus of US$140 million in the same period last year, a minister said on Saturday.Commerce
readMadoff’s friend wants dismissal of SEC charges
24-08-2009
NEW YORK – A friend of Bernard Madoff accused of funnelling billions of dollars to the imprisoned swindler is seeking the dismissal of four civil charges lodged in June by the US Securities and
readDiamond mining is not forever, South African ghost towns learn
24-08-2009
KLEINZEE, South Africa – The glittering diamonds are almost gone and as the lustre fades on South Africa’s Diamond Coast, desperate ghost towns are left clinging to the last signs of life.The heyday
readSouth Africa’s DA calls for oil-for-food probe
24-08-2009
SOUTH Africa’s official opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has called for a judicial investigation into a report handed to then president Thabo Mbeki three years ago detailing the alleged
readLeading contender cries mass rigging in Afghanistan vote
24-08-2009
KABUL – A leading contender for the Afghan presidency who says he is ahead in the count after last week’s election alleged widespread rigging as authorities said yesterday they were probing 225 claims
readObama’s vision for Mideast peace ‘unrealistic’
24-08-2009
JERUSALEM – Israel’s hardline Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that US President Barack Obama’s vision for Middle East peace was unrealistic.“Bringing President Obama’s dream to
readHealthy looking Castro meets Ecuador leader
24-08-2009
HAVANA – Cuba’s Communist Youth newspaper yesterday showed a photo of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro talking with the visiting Ecuadorean president.Sunday’s photo in Juventud Rebelde shows the
readJackson burial postponed, judge approves exhibition
24-08-2009
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s family on Friday delayed his burial by five days as a judge ruled that a touring show of his memorabilia could go on and police raided another pharmacy in their ongoing
readKingston album goes karaoke
24-08-2009
DENVER – Most music videos might not have the promotional impact they used to. But what about videos that make fans the star, allow them to sing with an artist and seem to pop out of the screen?The CD
readKamwi a ganda mboka taya tilitha kombinga yekunku lyoH1N1
24-08-2009
OMINISTA yUundjolowele okwa ganda aantu mboka taya tilitha oshigwana kombinga yomukithi gwekunku lyo H1N1, tati ota ya kambadhala okwe eta mo opolitika moonkambadhala dho ku gu kwata
readVitalis Ankama a tatela po omanongelo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena
24-08-2009
AMUSHANGA ta Kalelele mUuministeli wElongo omusamane Vitalis Ankama okwa talelepo oosikola dhimwe dhomOshitopolwa sha Hangwena moka a ningi wo oshigongi oshinene nAaendithi yElongo pOseko yOpombanda
readOmahangano gaaniilonga naga longe nawa
24-08-2009
OMAHANGANO gaaniilonga oga pumbwa okwiitulamo moshinakugwanithwa shago sho ku popila nokugamena uuthemba waaniilonga, ngele oga hala oku longa noku kandula po omashongo ngoka ga taalela aaniilonga,
readOmathigathano goongombe dhonyama pomaulikilo giimuna
24-08-2009
AANANGOMBE mevi lyaayehe noshowo mevi lyofaalama dhopaipindi oya tegelela okusindana oondjambi dhakola ngele, oyo ya eta ondumetana onene noyoondoka komauliko giimuna ngoka tageya.Omapandulo ngaka oga
readAaKanada ta ambidhidha edhipago lyoombwa dhomomeya
24-08-2009
IILYO yoparliamende ya Kanada mbyoka ya talelepo oshilongo omasiku ngaka oya ti ota yi ambidhidha Namibia moku kaleka omwaalu gwoombwa dhomomeya pomuthika gu shi ku pangelwa.Shika oshilongo oha shi
readWHS are triple champions
24-08-2009
WINDHOEK High School won the Super League trophy at the Metropolitan Boards Trophy finals for the third year in a row on Saturday when they beat Elnatan 18-3 in the final.WHS seemed to be cruising to
readAll Blacks in thrilling win
24-08-2009
SYDNEY – Dan Carter kicked a penalty goal 90 seconds from time to give New Zealand a pulsating 19-18 win and end Australia’s Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup hopes here on Saturday.The All Blacks powered
readSharks go top
24-08-2009
THE Sharks moved to the top of the Currie Cup standings after they romped to a 41-6 (half-time 20-6) win over the GWK Griquas in their Currie Cup match in Durban on Saturday.The Sharks scored five
readArsenal start is no fluke: Wenger
24-08-2009
LONDON – Arsene Wenger expects Arsenal to use this week’s showdowns with Celtic and Manchester United to prove their superb start to the season is no fluke.The Gunners have confounded critics who
readFootball Results
24-08-2009
Saturday, Aug 22 Barclays Premier League Arsenal 4 - 1 Portsmouth Birmingham 0 - 0 Stoke Hull 1 - 0 Bolton Man City 1 - 0 Wolverhampton Sunderland 2 - 1 Blackburn
readBarrichello claims first win
24-08-2009
VALENCIA – Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello claimed his 10th Formula One victory yesterday when he drove his Brawn GP car through a perfectly-judged race in searing heat to win the European Grand
readBeata in personal best
24-08-2009
NAMIBIA’S long-distance ace Beata Naigambo ran a personal best time of 2 hours, 33 minutes and 05 seconds to finish 24th overall in the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in
readPonting steadies Aus
24-08-2009
LONDON – Australia captain Ricky Ponting held firm after England struck two early blows in the fifth and decisive Ashes Test at the Oval yesterday.Australia, at lunch on the fourth day, were 171 for
readTriple gold for Bolt as Kenya trump Ethiopia
24-08-2009
BERLIN – Usain Bolt bagged his third gold medal of the World Athletics Championships here on Saturday when Jamaica stormed to the men’s 4x100m relay title.“Winning three gold medals in Berlin is
readSMSes Of Monday 24 August 2009
24-08-2009
* LEO? WTH!? Mark my words, this will be a massive flop! With this type of reasoning one could rename Coke to “Virgo” or “Taurus”! Calling a pig “eagle” will not make it fly! after Cell One spent
readSuper dairy farm inaugurated
24-08-2009
A WORLD-CLASS new dairy farm was inaugurated at Mariental on Friday.Fully equipped with a state-of-the-art cow house design adapted from Israel and the first manure scraper deployed in southern
readRP leadership ‘in tatters’
24-08-2009
SEVERAL members of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Republican Party (RP) this weekend either resigned from the party or from the leadership, or are considering quitting, following allegations of
readNigerian bank gets local licence
24-08-2009
THE four commercial banks in Namibia may soon face stiff Nigerian-backed competition after the Bank of Namibia (BoN) on Friday granted a provisional banking licence, the second one this month, to
readArmed robbery order of the day
24-08-2009
A MAN was robbed of N$5 000 at an ATM machine at Windhoek’s Town Square shopping centre on Saturday.The Police reported yesterday that the victim had withdrawn money from his account and was held at
readHerero Chief Riruako urges unity
24-08-2009
THE annual Herero Day at Okahandja yesterday placed strong emphasis on traditional values rather than on political topics as has been the practice over the past few years, yet Herero Chief Kuaima
readHerero Chief Riruako urges unity
24-08-2009
THE annual Herero Day at Okahandja yesterday placed strong emphasis on traditional values rather than on political topics as has been the practice over the past few years, yet Herero Chief Kuaima
readShangadi buried in North
24-08-2009
OMALYATA – A wellknown businessman, farmer and headman from Omalyata village in the Ohangwena Region, Ileni ‘Patrao’ Shangadi, who passed away last week, was buried in the Ohangwena Region on
readPresidential posse ‘break into’ airport
24-08-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba, who attended the launch of the Boundless Southern Africa tourism route at Oranjemund on Thursday, almost didn’t make it back to Windhoek on time.When the President and
readH1N1 cases up to 23
24-08-2009
THE number of people who have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in Namibia rose by one to 23 on Friday, with Outjo registering its first confirmed case.The latest flu patient is an eight-year-old
readNujoma a no-show at Ai-Ais
24-08-2009
EMBATTLED Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) suffered yet another blow when Founding President Sam Nujoma did not turn up to officially re-open the N$34 million Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort on Thursday.
readNoteable Quotes
24-08-2009
WE deal with these brutal and heartless people virtually every day. – Claus Bergmann of the farm Okatumba, on stock thieves who are maiming and killing livestock and game in the
readOut of Africa and into China, emigres struggle
24-08-2009
GUANGZHOU, China - Sweating heavily and yelling at Chinese police officers, a group of Nigerians dragged the lifeless body of an injured compatriot up to a Guangzhou police station, blood dripping
readWHS are triple champions
24-08-2009
WINDHOEK High School won the Super League trophy at the Metropolitan Boards Trophy finals for the third year in a row on Saturday when they beat Elnatan 18-3 in the final. WHS seemed to be cruising to
readMalawi child tobacco workers exposed to nicotine
24-08-2009
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Young tobacco pickers in this southern African country are exposed to “extremely high levels of nicotine poisoning”, a London-based children’s rights organisation said in a report
readNamibia Breweries vies for top award
24-08-2009
NAMIBIAN Breweries Limited (NBL) has been nominated for an African Investor Index Series Award, the only international, pan-African event that recognises and rewards institutional investors, stock
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