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49 Articles found on Wednesday, 9 December 2009
China in Africa: Soft Power, Hard Results
09-12-2009
THE recent second China-Africa summit in Egypt and Beijing’s pledge of US$10 billion in loans to the continent has brought into focus China’s growing investment in Africa.The responses have been
readChasing the dots ... The Technology Trap
09-12-2009
THE technology promise was a better life for all; automation, efficiency and increased leisure time, Utopia. Drudgery would be eliminated; the rise of the global village, flexitime and increased
readNam should focus on services sector: EU Ambassador
09-12-2009
NAMIBIA with its small population could concentrate on developing its services sector even more, as it would be rather difficult for the country to compete with larger economies like South Africa in
readBritish firm gets taste for ‘poo power’, saves millions
09-12-2009
LONDON - Britain’s biggest water company lifted the lid Monday on how it slashed costs by burning customers’ faeces to make electricity.Thames Water said “poo power” saved them 15 million pounds
readBody eyes one SADC drug market
09-12-2009
THE Southern African Generics Medicines Association (Sagma) was established on Friday with the aim of encouraging self sufficiency among the region’s pharmaceutical firms and creating bigger markets
readAustralia miners see more gold in Africa
09-12-2009
SYDNEY – Australia’s third largest gold miner, Resolute Mining, wants to dig deeper into Africa’s gold mining sector after spending US$186 million on a new project in Mali, as expansion opportunities
readHunger, family homelessness on rise in US cities
09-12-2009
CHICAGO - Hunger is spreading while the number of homeless families is increasing as a result of the recession and other factors, according to a report yesterday.The US Conference of Mayors said
readScantily-clad ‘David’ decked out as Santa
09-12-2009
BIG SPRING - A Texas homeowner who adorned his front lawn with Michelangelo’s ‘David’ as a scantily clad Santa got more than just jolly laughs from his neighbours. Barry McBee said he was aiming to
readAngolans very poor: President
09-12-2009
LUANDA – Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos acknowledged during a rare public appearance on Monday that despite his country’s oil wealth the majority of Angolans were “very poor”.Dos Santos,
readZuma ‘more popular than ever’
09-12-2009
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma is more popular than he has ever been, according to a research survey released yesterday.“Zuma’s 100-day approval rating was 57 per cent, dropping to 53 per cent in
readTurning trash into treasure in Cairo
09-12-2009
CAIRO – In an attempt to help curb the city’s stifling pollution and meet their energy needs too, a few Cairo families have begun to recycle waste – now that the nation’s pigs are gone – by generating
readKenyan police arrest man with 100 000 bullets
09-12-2009
NAIROBI – A senior Kenyan security official says police have arrested a suspected gun smuggler with more than 100 000 bullets and an assortment of weapons and equipment.The official says police are
readOmahogololo gomumvo 2009 ka ga li nawa
09-12-2009
OMAHOGOLOLO goshigongi shopashigwana noguuperesidende “oga li epiyagano mondjokonona” na omunashipundi shokommissi yomahogololo Victor Tonchi okwa pumbwa okutidhwa pwaana okukwatakwata, eindilo ndika
readIno dhipaga oonyushi konga omukwati
09-12-2009
OMUTSEYINAWA gwoonyushi Roland Graf zu Bentheim gwopo Imkerei Bentheim okwa tembudha oonyushi odhindji okuza mosikola ya Eros moVenduka omaandaha.Okwa ti eguya lyoonyushi ndika olya kala posikola
readEshina lyokolutenda lya eta eso
09-12-2009
OMUMATI gwomimvo 12 okwa si omaandaha moshiponga she shina lyokolutenda poMalinda.Eshina ndyoka lya li lya humbata aafaalelwa ye li 95 oku za koVenduka oku ya koKeetmanshoop olya gu kolutenda
readOmundowishi a lika po kongandu
09-12-2009
OMULUMENTU gumwe gwOmundowishi, Enrico Mehnert (48), okwa dhipagwa kongandu manga a li ta yogo momulonga gwa Kunene popepi nOkamba yokuyunga oontanda mEtitatu lya zi ko.Opolisi moshitopolwa sha Musati
readOmulongo dhakanitha oodola
09-12-2009
ONGUNDU dhopolitika 10 ndhoka dha kuthile ombinga momahogololo gopauperesidende odha kanitha iimaliwa yadho,yoodola omayovi 10 000 kehe yimwe. Omwaalu nguka ohagu gandjwa kongundu kehe ndjoka ya ti
readOsheenditho oshipe shelenga sha pyapo
09-12-2009
OSHEENDITHO shoondunda mbali sholudhi lwo Toyota shomwaambyoka opo ya pelwe aaleli yopamuthigululwakalo konyala iiwike iishona ya pitipo osha hanagulwa po komulilo metitano lyoshiwike sha
readOmithigululwakalo mOshakati
09-12-2009
OSHITUTHI shomithigululwakalo sha kwatela mo Iitopolwa ayihe omulongoniitatu ya Namibia osha tameka ohela mOshakati, palandulathano li li ngaa ngaaka, molwashoka omakwatathano pokati kEwiliko enene
readDTA ota tsikile iilonga
09-12-2009
ONGUNDU yo DTA ota yi tsikile nokulonga moshigongi shopashigwana , nonando oya kanitha aatotimpango yawo yaali mboka kwa ya talika ya li haya popi noya li yeholike.Aatotimpango mbaka ita ya galukile
readHenock Hamata a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 110
09-12-2009
OMUKULUPE gwomomukunda Omafo mOhangwena mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Henock Ndinonya Hamunyela Hamata, okwa manena oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati mOlyomakaya ga zi
readIingulu ota yi dhipagelwa poBrakwater
09-12-2009
EHANGANO lyuutomeno lya Namibia lyedhina Meatco olya tseyitha kutya ota li ka hulithapo oku dhipaga iingulu pokatomeno kalyo okanene komoVenduka okuza mokati kaJanuary 2010. Nando ongeyi ehangano
readSpurs under pressure
09-12-2009
HOTSPURS will have their hands full to contain a wounded African Stars side when they meet in an MTC Premiership match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight. Kick-off is at 20h00. Stars’ hopes of a 100
readNFA reveals new standing committees
09-12-2009
THE chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Football Region, Roger Kamabatuku, will head the organisation of the leo NFA Cup, as decentralisation becomes reality at the NFA.This came to light at the NFA
readFootball Fixtures
09-12-2009
Champions League Wednesday, Dec 9 Liverpool v Fiorentina Lyon v Debrecen
readTiger linked to 10 women as questions mount over crash
09-12-2009
NEW YORK – Tiger Woods is now on the inward nine when it comes to women claiming relationships with the golf superstar in the wake of his apology for “personal sins” and “transgressions” that hurt his
readFishing company invests in basketball
09-12-2009
THE newly-formed Erongo Basketball Association (EBA) was given a head start with its activities for 2010 after Tunacor Fisheries based at Walvis Bay sponsored the body with basketball equipment.The
readBolt is not invincible, says Asafa Powell
09-12-2009
SINGAPORE – Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt is no “superman” and can be beaten, his compatriot and rival Asafa Powell insisted yesterday.“Well anybody can be beaten but in the 100 metres right now
readPakistan players ruled out of IPL
09-12-2009
MUMBAI – Pakistan’s cricketers will miss the next edition of the Indian Premier League due to a delay in securing visas for the lucrative Twenty20 event in India, IPL chief Lalit Modi said
readNuggets spoil Iverson’s return to 76ers
09-12-2009
PHILADELPHIA – Allen Iverson made an emotional NBA return with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night but it was Chauncey Billups and Iverson’s former Denver teammates who wound up winning.Billups,
readSMSes of Wednesday 9 December 2009
09-12-2009
* TAXI Y... a red robot means STOP! * FIRST aircraft now a train smash, and yet this morning between Okahandja and Karibib a full goods\fuel train was being pushed from behind instead of the safer
readWomen the biggest losers in poll
09-12-2009
WOMEN’S organisations have described the major drop of female representation in the new National Assembly as a national and international “embarrassment” and proposed immediate changes to the laws to
readToo many chiefs: Pohamba
09-12-2009
GOVERNMENT is concerned about too many applications from rural communities seeking recognition as traditional authorities.The concern was raised by President Hifikepunye Pohamba in Windhoek on Monday
readChildren draw BIG impact
09-12-2009
SCHOOLCHILDREN of all grades at the Otjivero Primary School recently took part in an art competition, which asked them to draw the impact of the Basic Income Grant on their lives, under the theme
readSuspect arrested in crotch-kicking case
09-12-2009
POLICE at Bethanie have arrested a Lüderitz resident who allegedly caused the death of Heiko ‘Oubaas’ Nanub by kicking him in the crotch during a quarrel outside a Katutura shebeen.Willem ‘Sabata’
readNot the end of the road for MAG
09-12-2009
THE huge voter turnout in the past national and presidential elections has led to the downfall of arguably Namibia’s only party that focused on shaping opinions in the National Assembly rather than on
readOtjivero residents to get ‘bridging allowance’ as BIG pilot ends
09-12-2009
THE pilot study of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) at Otjivero has come to an end, with the last payment scheduled for this month. But in the absence of a national BIG, the BIG Coalition – which has been
readKaujeua needs your help
09-12-2009
THE National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) and the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) yesterday opened a bank account to raise funds in support of local music legend Jackson Kaujeua.Kaujeua, credited
readFrom the crime bulletin
09-12-2009
POLICE at Otjiwarongo are investigating a case of housebreaking, theft, attempted rape and malicious damage to property after a man broke into a house at the farm Rawland on Saturday night.A suspect
readBarca, Inter close enough
09-12-2009
PARIS – Holders Barcelona can secure a place in the Champions League knockout stage even if they lose at Dynamo Kiev tonight, but Inter Milan face a winner-takes-all home encounter with Rubin
readNamibia praised for EPA stance
09-12-2009
NAMIBIA’S refusal to conclude an interim economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) until the western bloc has addressed all the country’s concerns is “commendable”, trade law
readCo-ordinated blasts hit Baghdad killing at least 118
09-12-2009
BAGHDAD – A series of co-ordinated attacks struck Baghdad yesterday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. At least 118 were killed and 197 wounded in the worst wave of
readBig Brother Africa 4: Your SMSes to Us
09-12-2009
* Thanks to you guys who always tell it like it is. I watched BBA and am proud of Eddie. He is a natural, and he showed that a natural is always Number 1 ...* Namibia has a very low population
readBig Brother Africa 4: Meet Eddie!
09-12-2009
Namibia’s BBA Revolution Eddie may not have won the US$200 000 but he’s still made Namibians proud. If you want the chance to meet him, you have quite a few opportunities. Unfortunately, we could not
readBig Brother Africa 4: Kevin: The Man With A Plan
09-12-2009
THE “simple and short guy with guts” did it – Nigeria’s Kevin won the BBA revolution. On hearing the news, the man jumped and kissed the floor that had been home to his feet for the past 91 days. It
readECN deficiencies in elections cast shadow: NID
09-12-2009
LOGISTICAL and organisational deficiencies of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the past elections and the inept performance of some of its officials were a “matter of concern”, the Namibia
readSwapo’s manifesto becomes public service ‘bible’
09-12-2009
EVERY civil servant must ensure that he or she is fully familiar with Swapo’s 2009 manifesto, President Hifikepunye Pohamba warned yesterday.“On this issue, there will be no compromise. Its
read30 years for stealing cow
09-12-2009
THE full weight of Namibia’s tough law against stock theft came down on Outjo resident Willem Peter in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday – he was sentenced to 30 years behind bars for the theft of
readNotable Quotes
09-12-2009
I DID envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course. – American golf legend Tiger Woods whose personal life is attracting huge amounts of media
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