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49 Articles found on Thursday, 6 August 2009
Rich nations must help foot foot bill on climate change
06-08-2009
PRETORIA – Developing countries won’t consider the next round of climate change talks successful unless rich nations set aside money to help them address global warming, South African officials said
readKenyan government set to evict people from forest
06-08-2009
NAIROBI – The Kenyan government will evict thousands of people from the country’s largest forest to protect the watershed for Lake Victoria, a source of the Nile, the prime minister has said.Humans
readAfrica economic progress depends on good governance: Clinton
06-08-2009
NAIROBI - Africa’s economic progress will depend on good governance, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a meeting of African trade partners here yesterday.“Progress will depend on good
readAfDB sees commitments almost doubled to US$11b
06-08-2009
NAIROBI - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has seen its commitments almost double since last year due to the global financial crisis, the head of the bank, Donald Kaberuka, said yesterday.The bank
readBank warns of World Cup scam
06-08-2009
FIRST National Bank (FNB) Namibia has warned customers with Internet links not to fall prey to fraudsters offering schemes promoted by hype surrounding the 2010 World Cup.In one scheme, FNB customers
readAfrica needs to ‘play smart’ in trade with Asia
06-08-2009
AFRICA’S success in avoiding the worst of the economic crisis that has swept the industrialised world has been due in large part to the remarkable growth of trade and investment with China, India,
readJobseekers learn English
06-08-2009
MEN on The Side of the Road (MSR) has embarked on a programme to teach basic English skills to its members.The programme was launched recently at the office of MSR situated at the Habitat Research and
readFurther rate cut must wait on Marcus
06-08-2009
SOUTH Africans are hoping for a further rate cut when the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) meets next week. But the money market is signalling that the chances of this are small, though
readGerman investor in micro-finance bank has no plans to stick around long
06-08-2009
NAMIBIA’S first micro-finance bank, Fides Bank Namibia, launched on Tuesday, is not just good news for those without access to formal banking services, it may prove to be an investment opportunity for
readAnti-corruption group accuses Angola over oil bids
06-08-2009
LUANDA – Anti-corruption campaign group Global Witness has accused Angola of cronyism, saying the owners of a private firm that is bidding for oil concessions appeared to be top officials.The
readUS journalists home in US after North Korea pardon
06-08-2009
BURBANK - Two American journalists freed by North Korea returned home to the United States yesterday for a jubilant, emotional reunion with family members and friends they hadn’t seen since their
readIn Brief
06-08-2009
Plane engine catches fire in Paris, 8 injured * PARIS - Panicked passengers scrambled and pushed to the exits of an Airbus 320 preparing to carry 165 passengers from Paris to Spain after an engine
readAhmadinejad sworn in as Iran president amid crisis
06-08-2009
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president yesterday while security forces battled hundreds of protesters chanting “Death to the Dictator” in the streets around
readBeyonce, Lady Gaga top MTV music nominees
06-08-2009
NEW YORK – Pop stars Beyonce and Lady Gaga on Tuesday each earned nine nominations for next month’s MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist, while Britney Spears continued her musical
readAbdul quits ‘Idol’
06-08-2009
LOS ANGELES – Paula Abdul has decided to quit the top-rated US television show ‘American Idol’, ending weeks of speculation about her future as a judge on the popular singing contest.Making her
readOongundu dhoompilameno dha hala esiku lyomahogololo li tseyithwe
06-08-2009
OONGUNDU dhompilameno odha pula esiku lyomahogololo guuPelesidende noshowo gOshigongi shOpashigwana nuumvo li tseyithwe mbala.Oongundu ndhika odha hala woo dhi pewe omusholondondo gwaahogololi
readEwawa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo lya yembe shoka shaningwa pOngombo
06-08-2009
EEWAWA lyaagundjuka yoSwapo olya yembe omukalo ngoka Epangelo lya kuthamo nago aagwayelimo mofaalama yOngombo West ehuliloshiwike lya ziko. Amushanga gwOmauyelele nOmahwahwameko,Clinton Swartbooi okwa
readAaniilonga moRCC oyaloloka okutegelela
06-08-2009
ANIILONGA yEhangano Lyokutunga oondjila(RCC)oya tilitha kutya otaya ka hulitha po uukwashilyo wawo weEhangano lyAaniilonga yomepangelo NAPWU,no ya lundile Napwu kutya okwa nyengwa okukalelapo uuwanawa
readOmbaanga dhopaipindi otadhi vulu okukwatha aathigona
06-08-2009
OSHIKUMUNGU shaa nangeshefa aashona mboka itaa vulu okuhehela iimaliwa moombaanga dhopaipindi oshili popepi noku hulapo.Aanangeshefa oyendji yoludhi nduka iha ya mono omikuli moombaanga ndhoka dhilipo
readOmaulikilo gIipindi mOndjiva moAngola oga enda nawa
06-08-2009
OMAULIKILO gOpaipindi ™ngoka ga tamekele mOndjiva mOshitopolwa sha Cunene muumbugantu waAngola mEtitano lyeti 10 Juli 2009 notaga hulu mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda geti 8 Auguste 2009,otaga hepululwa
readArrows’ new signings
06-08-2009
ELEVEN Arrows owner JJ Doëseb has lost no time in preparing for the new season and yesterday announced several new signings ahead of the 2009/10 season.Brave Warriors’ defender George Hummel tops the
readNamibia thrash Zambia
06-08-2009
NAMIBIA got off to a great start at the African U/20 Rugby Championships in Kenya yesterday when they thrashed Zambia 89-0 in their opening match.Namibia were already leading 45-0 at the break and in
readShikukutu to fight in South Africa
06-08-2009
NAMIBIA’S exciting junior welterweight boxer Sacky ‘Izinyoka’ Shikukutu will take on Luntol Kosana of South Africa in a development boxing tournament in Khayelitsha outside Cape Town on Saturday
readAlonso completes Real signing
06-08-2009
MADRID – Real Madrid have ended their search for new signings with the deal to land Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso from Liverpool and will now focus on trimming their squad, director general Jorge
readLiverpool agree deal for Italian midfielder Aquilani
06-08-2009
LIVERPOOL – Liverpool are set to sign Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Roma after agreeing a transfer fee with the Serie A club.Anfield boss Rafa Benitez moved quickly to land Aquilani, who will
readFEI World Jumping Challenge
06-08-2009
THE Gymkhana Club Windhoek, situated in Hegel Street, Academia, will be hosting the International FEI Development World Jumping Challenge this coming weekend. The official opening takes place at 13h00
readSouth Africa, Madagascar dominate singles contests
06-08-2009
PLAYERS from South Africa and Madagascar have dominated the second ITF African Junior Tennis tournament, which draws to a close at the National Tennis Stadium in Olympia this morning.The boys’ singles
readReal Madrid spending ‘crazy’
06-08-2009
MILAN – AC Milan owner and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi criticized Real Madrid for “crazy” spending at a time of economic crisis.At a news conference yesterday at the club’s training centre near
readBoo-boys no bother for Ponting
06-08-2009
LEEDS – Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he had “loved every minute” of the drawn third Ashes Test at Edgbaston despite being booed by some England supporters as he went into bat.It was not the
readSMS Of Thursday 6 August 2009
06-08-2009
* YOUNG people in Namibia do not vote because they do not fully comprehend the terms: voting, democracy, the importance of casting their votes. Educate us so that we can all live with the choices we
readDaberas diamond trial delayed
06-08-2009
A THIRD attempt to get started with the trial of four men accused of carrying out the most profitable armed robbery in Namibia’s history will have to be made in the High Court in Windhoek only in May
readUnionists gear for showdown
06-08-2009
FIREWORKS are expected at next weekend’s central executive committee meeting of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) when around 60 delegates gather to decide who must represent them at
readMVA Fund ‘just insolvent, not bankrupt’
06-08-2009
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) has been “technically insolvent” for the past five years and will remain so for at least the next five years, with its “actuarial deficit” of N$141 million
readNoteable Quotes
06-08-2009
IN South Africa, elite rugby players have seven meals a day. – India’s rugby sevens coach, Norman Laker from South Africa, urging the team members to bulk up before the Commonwealth Games in India
readArrows’ new signings
06-08-2009
ELEVEN Arrows owner JJ Doëseb has lost no time in preparing for the new season and yesterday announced several new signings ahead of the 2009/10 season. Brave Warriors’ defender George Hummel tops the
readZimbabwe’s vice president dies
06-08-2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean Vice President Joseph Msika, who served in President Robert Mugabe’s government for two decades, died yesterday at the age of 86, state radio reported.No cause of death
readPolitics clouds Nuctech corruption case
06-08-2009
STEPPING too hard on Chinese toes in the Nuctech-Teko corruption probe might alienate China as one of Namibia’s allies, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) locally told the international
readRich nations must help foot foot bill on climate change
06-08-2009
PRETORIA – Developing countries won’t consider the next round of climate change talks successful unless rich nations set aside money to help them address global warming, South African officials said
readAdventurer Holgate wraps up epic regional journey
06-08-2009
NAMIBIANS will soon have the opportunity of meeting the ‘Grey Beard of African Adventure’, well-known South African historian Kingsley Holgate, who visits Rosh Pinah on August 15 before his ‘Boundless
readKamwi praises Karas health workers
06-08-2009
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi has re-emphasised Government’s commitment to providing an effective and efficient service delivery in all health facilities countrywide. He was addressing health
readGerman government to grant Namibia N$1,3 b
06-08-2009
GERMANY is to assist Namibia with N$1,3 billion between 2009 and 2010, for projects including the management of natural resources, transport, HIV-AIDS and economic development.Delegates, including the
readRDP takes issue with Mupetami
06-08-2009
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has condemned a recent statement by the Okatyali Constituency Councillor, Joseph Mupetami, who called on people in his constituency not to listen to RDP
readPublic transport bill stuck in the gate
06-08-2009
DESPITE a noted increase in the use of taxis by criminals countrywide, the one bill that those in the industry hold as solution to the problem still appears to be eons away from becoming law.The
readPardon Caprivi separatists: Mudge
06-08-2009
GOVERNMENT should not only release the more than 100 imprisoned Caprivi treason suspects, but also pardon them, otherwise the Republican Party will go to court, its president Henk Mudge demanded
readCalls for land debate grow
06-08-2009
THE Namibia Farm Workers Union (Nafwu) yesterday called for a national debate on the country’s land-reform process, which it said had so far only created frustration and division among citizens.Joined
readCity property manager grilled for ‘kerb crawl’
06-08-2009
THE Windhoek Municipality’s chief of property has accepted full responsibility for sidestepping the City Council in allowing the developers of the African Pride Eliakim Namundjebo Plaza Hotel to
readSkeleton Coast up for bidding
06-08-2009
A REMOTE, rugged and pristine section of the Skeleton Coast National Park has been offered as a valuable tourism concession. The coastal area, set to attract tourists from all over the world, has
readGRN cars can be ‘mom’s taxi’
06-08-2009
MINISTERS and Deputy Ministers can have their children picked up or dropped off at school by their drivers if they have a special trip approval. This was said in reaction to a photo, published by The
readFuel breather on the cards
06-08-2009
NAMIBIANS are likely to get a fuel price breather next week if Government lets the benefit of the July over-recovery filter through to the consumer. The latest slate figures show that Government last
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