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34 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Police praise political tolerance at Walvis
17-02-2009
ERONGO’S Police Chief, Deputy Commissioner Festus Shilongo, yesterday praised the “atmosphere of tolerance” exhibited by the Walvis Bay community during a Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) road
readCharge against Mbok withdrawn
17-02-2009
A THEFT charge that has been pending against would-be property developer Antoine Mbok since October 2007 was withdrawn in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Mbok was arrested on a charge of
readWAD condemns criminal pastors
17-02-2009
WOMEN’S Action for Development (WAD) has condemned the actions of a number of pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) who are implicated in criminal cases.In a
readConfession admitted in murder trial
17-02-2009
THE High Court trial of child rape and murder suspect Deon Engelbrecht passed a key point yesterday with a ruling allowing the prosecution to use a confession made by Engelbrecht as evidence against
readParliament opening today
17-02-2009
THE opening of Parliament will take place with the usual pomp and ceremony at midday today.President Hifikepunye Pohamba, who has just returned from a state visit to Brazil and Cuba, is expected to
readConstitutional changes coming
17-02-2009
ABOUT 10 new bills or amendments to existing laws are set to be tabled in the National Assembly, when the new Parliamentary year starts this week.Among them are several amendments to the Constitution,
readHaimbili hearing wrapping up soon
17-02-2009
THE disciplinary hearing of TransNamib’s suspended CEO, Titus Haimbili, is set to enter its final stretch next week.Well-placed sources in the company said the hearing was almost completed, with both
readNoteable Quotes
17-02-2009
YOU must pull up your socks and reduce spending. Too much time is spent on unnecessary telephone calls. – Swapo Secretary-General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana urging party staff to work hard preparing for
readM.I.A. a M.U.M.
17-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – British pop singer M.I.A., who performed at the Grammy Awards last Sunday despite experiencing labour contractions, has given birth to a baby boy, she said on her MySpace page. The
readJustin’s ‘style in’
17-02-2009
NEW YORK – Justin Timberlake wins style props in the March issue of GQ magazine.The magazine picked the entertainer to lead a list of the ‘10 Most Stylish Men in America’. It singled out Timberlake
readRihanna will be alright, says Dad
17-02-2009
NEW YORK – Rihanna ‘s father, Ronald Fenty, has spoken out about the alleged attack on his daughter by boyfriend Chris Brown last weekend. “You think you know somebody, but you really don’t,” he
readVote win ‘means more personalism’
17-02-2009
CARACAS – Venezuela’s approval of unlimited electoral terms opens the door to a new mandate for President Hugo Chavez from 2013 and will strengthen personalism in his style of rule, analysts said
readChavez: a divisive political survivor
17-02-2009
CARACAS – Hugo Chavez has travelled a bumpy road since he was first elected a decade ago, inspiring love and loathing in Venezuela and abroad, and blamed by critics for splitting the population in
readMugabe buys 4 million pound home in Hong Kong
17-02-2009
LONDON – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has bought a 4 million pound (N$56.5 million) home in Hong Kong, Britain’s Sunday Times reported.Citing unnamed sources in Zimbabwe, the newspaper
readAustralian fires toll rises as arsonist faces court
17-02-2009
CANBERRA – The death toll from Australia’s bushfire disaster rose by eight to 189 yesterday with warnings the toll would continue to climb, as a court released details of a man charged with lighting
readMDC’s Bennett due in court as Zim govt begins work
17-02-2009
MUTARE – Zimbabwean ministerial nominee Roy Bennett was due in court yesterday on terrorism charges that have undermined confidence in the country’s fledgling unity government even as it began
readClinton warns North Korea during Tokyo visit
17-02-2009
TOKYO – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Tokyo to begin her first trip abroad as President Barack Obama’s chief diplomat, said Washington’s alliance with Japan is a cornerstone for the US
readChavez wins re-election chance in economy’s shadow
17-02-2009
CARACAS – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez promised to use a referendum victory that allows his re-election to fight crime and corruption and consolidate socialism in a nation whose oil income has
readChina Minmetals bid for Oz Minerals
17-02-2009
SHANGHAI – Chinese metals and minerals trader and producer Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co. has offered to buy debt-troubled Australian miner Oz Minerals for US$1,7 billion, the companies said
readRussia billionaires’ league shrinks as financial crisis eats into their fortunes
17-02-2009
THE number of Russian billionaires had dropped to 49 as the financial crisis destroyed the fortunes of bankers, retailers and developers, Russian magazine Finans said on Friday.Last year Russia
readJapan minister denies being drunk at G7
17-02-2009
TOKYO – Japan’s Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa yesterday denied being drunk at a G7 meeting on the financial crisis and blamed cold medicine for appearing drowsy and slurring his speech at a press
readNamibian retailers doing fine
17-02-2009
IT seems that retailers in Namibia have experienced no loss of business since the start of the financial crisis last year. Says Pieri Venter, Regional Director of Spar Namibia: “Even in the current
readBHP Billiton looks askance at Rio Tinto-Chinalco tie-up
17-02-2009
RIO Tinto’s former suitor, BHP Billiton, is waiting in the wings, deciding whether to challenge the mining company’s US$19,5 billion (N$194 billion) tie-up with Aluminium Corporation of China
readOil steady amid Opec talks of more output cuts
17-02-2009
SINGAPORE – Oil prices stayed above US$37 a barrel yesterday in Asia as Opec members talked up more production cuts over the weekend amid weakening global demand for crude.Light, sweet crude for March
readBusinesses to prove tax contribution to treasury
17-02-2009
IT seems as if big business is tired of its perceived reputation as cutting tax corners where it can. And to prove the point, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has launched its Total Tax Contribution
readCompanies warned to prepare for the worst
17-02-2009
NAMIBIAN companies have been cautioned to make safety a first priority and to prepare for the worst amidst the uncertainties of the ongoing global financial crisis.At PricewaterhouseCoopers’ first
readDe Beers sees recovery in diamond prices by end-2010
17-02-2009
CAPE TOWN – Rough diamond prices may recover by Christmas 2010 after big players reduced output in response to a sharp drop in demand, the world’s top diamond producer, De Beers, said last week.Global
readDaunting tasks ahead for ministry: Mutorwa
17-02-2009
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture requires strong commitment from its employees to accomplish its tasks this year, Minister John Mutorwa said last week.Several revisions of existing laws and drafts of new
readRegistration of bee projects
17-02-2009
BEEKEEPERS in the Kavango Region should register their projects so that they can be provided with the necessary support and assistance on beekeeping. Rundu District Forestry Officer Mwiikinghi Jonas
readPrivate agri training centre at Aris
17-02-2009
THE agricultural sector in Namibia is struggling with a lack of skilled people. Most farmers run their business with a high level of experience and efficient gut feeling, but with low specific or
readWindhoek meeting backs green revolution in Africa
17-02-2009
AFRICA has backed a call for a ‘green revolution’ on the continent to help boost agricultural productivity, food production and national food security.This is contained in a declaration adopted at a
readAlcohol-related crime in Erongo out of control
17-02-2009
MALTA Vries, a 35-year-old Walvis Bay woman, was stabbed to death at a shebeen on Sunday morning. She was the fourth victim of an alcohol-related murder in Erongo in less than two weeks, and the 22nd
readSnakebite doctor acquitted
17-02-2009
ANY reasonably experienced doctor would have been hard-pressed to save the life of three-day-old Maria Munetumba who was bitten by a zebra snake last year.News of Maria’s death caused a public outcry
readNorth on tenterhooks
17-02-2009
PEOPLE in the North are bracing for the impact of the seasonal efundja flood from Angola, which is said to be on its way.Fears are rife that when the mass of water arrives, the region will experience
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