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47 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Pee Pee Pee
01-07-2009
UNCLE Tobie and Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) are congratulated for changing strategy to embrace the concept of the private and public sectors working together for mutual benefit of the Nation as a
readNUNW to protect ‘most vulnerable’
01-07-2009
THE National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is determined to protect the “most vulnerable and least protected” members of the Namibian workforce from bearing the brunt of the effects of the economic
readFeedmaster reaches Afri compliance status
01-07-2009
LOCAL business Feedmaster Namibia has received its international manufacturing and production compliance certificate from Afri Compliance. The Gold Status Mark of Approval certificate was handed over
readChinalco to take up Rio full rights
01-07-2009
SYDNEY/BEIJING - China’s state-owned Chinalco is taking up its full entitlement to Rio Tinto’s US$15,2 billion share issue, media reports said on Tuesday, with trade in the rights suggesting Chinalco
readSmall caterer impresses business big-wigs at NCCI conference
01-07-2009
SMALL and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are proving that they can compete with larger and more established businesses, a fact confirmed at this weekend’s Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)
readPaladin invests US$71 million more
01-07-2009
PALADIN Energy has cut its envisaged investment into the third expansion stage of Langer Heinrich by nearly N$1,3 billion, saying it doesn’t really need additional infrastructure for water and power
readInvestors’ cash reserves hit 23-month low
01-07-2009
LONDON – Investors put a greater share of their funds into stocks, bonds and alternative investments in June than at any time since the financial crisis blew up in the summer of 2007, Reuters polls
readTime is money in Britain after Royal Mint error
01-07-2009
LONDON – An error by the Royal Mint in Britain has seen the issue of tens of thousands of ‘dateless’ 20 pence coins – driving their value up to 50 pounds (60 euros, US$80) each, a collector said
readWill SA banks’ caution pay off?
01-07-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African banks are under pressure as the country sinks deeper into recession, with trading proving to be tougher than expected as bad debts mount and the value of their investment
readKing of Pop wrapped up 3D video before his death
01-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Two weeks before he died, Michael Jackson wrapped up work on an elaborate production dubbed the ‘Dome Project’ that could be the final finished video piece overseen by the King of Pop,
readJackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London
01-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigourously for a series of 50 concerts in London. Friends and colleagues said that
readUN chief ‘second best in world’
01-07-2009
PRETORIA – United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is the second-highest ranked world political leader who has the confidence of many people around the world. Ban Ki-moon inspired more
readDog-eaten passport cancels trip to Peru
01-07-2009
EAU CLAIRE – A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate his passport. Officials at Chicago’s O’Hare
readIraqis take control as US troops leave cities
01-07-2009
BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles across Baghdad yesterday as they took control of towns and cities nationwide from departing US troops six years after the
readWoman steals cash in church
01-07-2009
WESTBURY – Nassau County police said a congregant at a Long Island church disregarded at least one of its commandments: Thou shalt not steal. Police said the 46-year-old woman reached over a pew and
readZim GNU not in danger - PM
01-07-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s troubled coalition government is in no danger of collapsing despite accusations President Robert Mugabe’s party is blocking reform, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said yesterday.
readFreight train derails in Italy, kills 12, burns 50
01-07-2009
VIAREGGIO – A freight train carrying gas derailed and exploded in the midst of a small Italian town, setting off a fire that killed at least 12 people, many as they slept in their homes, and injured
readIran declares election fight over
01-07-2009
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the
readJackson’s mother wins temporary control of estate
01-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine on Monday won temporary guardianship of the late singer’s children and control of his estate as a legal battle over his kids, money and belongings
readOonkundana paufupi
01-07-2009
NAIROBI – Iilyo yEtanga lyEgameno lya Kenya oya taalelwa komapopyo kutya oya fika nomalusheno aakwashigwana nokukwata koonkondo aakiintu, pethimbo lyoshikonga shokuhomatokulula uungunda waantu wa
readNotable Quotes
01-07-2009
THEY may be prisoners, but they’re still human. – Area manager for Pep Stores in Windhoek, Marie Burger donating 1 000 plastic spoons and plates for prisoners in police cells around Windhoek I
readAavu yo TB yi iyaka mOshipangelo
01-07-2009
PORTH ELIZABETH – Aanambelewa mOshipangelo sha Porth Elizabeth oya tumwa ya ka konge aavu yo TB ye li 18 mboka yi iyaka mOshipangelo omasiku ngaka, Oshikondo shUuhaku sha Eastern Cape osho sha
readPaufupi
01-07-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Aantu ye li yatatu oya monika ishewe omukithi gwo Swine Flue mu South Afrika mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko, shoka sha eta omwaalu gwaantu mboka ya monika omukithi nguka moshilongo shika
readOmukiintu a lyatwa pu Tses
01-07-2009
OMUKALIMO gumwe gwomoKeetmanshoop, Elizabeth Ida Cloete (gwoomvula 37) okwa si sho a pumwa kohauto yi na onomola ya South Afrika kuumbugantu wa Tses mOsoondaha. Cloete okwa li aniwa ta kongo ‘olefa’
readOmbilive
01-07-2009
OKUFAULA Omahogololo kashi shi Oshimbuluma, okuya komahogololo oshinakugwanitwa shomukwashigwana kehe. Omusimanekwa, pendje ompito ndi tye sha moshifo shika kombinga yokuhogolola nomahogololo. Shika
readYina ya Michael okwa hala okukutha aanona yomwana
01-07-2009
YINA ya nakusa Michael Jackson, Katherine – okwa ninga eindilo kOmpangu yi mu pitike kale omutekuli gwaanona yatatu yomona. Eindilo ndika okwe li gandja kOmpangu yOpombanda mu Los Angeles mOmaandaha
readKamwi a ka tala shoka sha ningwa kOshakati
01-07-2009
OMINISTELI yUuhaku nIilonga yOnkalonawa, Omundohotola Richard Kamwi,okwe yile osheendelela nondhila kOshipangelo shEpangelo kOshakati omutenya gwOmaandaha ngaka ga zi ko, e ye i italele ko ye mwene
readGymnasts compete in zonal qualifiers
01-07-2009
THE Central Zone Rhythmic qualifying competition was held last weekend at the SKW in Windhoek. Gymnasts from Tsumeb (TGC) and Windhoek (SKW) took part in the competition. Levels 2 and 3 started on
readSanath looks to next World Cup
01-07-2009
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya turned 40 yesterday, with a vow to carry on until the 2011 World Cup despite his being the oldest cricketer still playing at the top level.
readHuge turnout at first Victory Race
01-07-2009
A TOTAL of 485 athletes participated in the ninth annual Old Mutual Victory Race Series that kicked off at Oshakati in the Oshana Region on Saturday. At the end of the series, the winners (male and
readFederer and Murray eye dream final
01-07-2009
LONDON – Roger Federer and Andy Murray are locked on collision course for a dream Wimbledon final, but a giant Croatian and a wily Spaniard stand in their quarter-final paths today. Federer will be
readSMS for Wednesday 1 JULY 2009
01-07-2009
* OUR leaders should know: ‘The key to failure is trying to please everybody’. Food For Thought * DO we Namibians really understand politics? Lovers are divorcing each other. Customer relations in
read10 others to be charged in Madoff fraud probe
01-07-2009
NEW YORK – In one of the highest-profile financial fraud cases in history, a judge firmly sided with Bernard Madoff’s thousands of victims when he gave the disgraced financier a sentence long enough
readRecycling at its best
01-07-2009
THE Namclay Bricks and Pavers factory at Uis currently employs 45 people and produces 40 000 face bricks a day. They are looking at increasing production to 80 000 bricks a day and employing 65
readWhere is the recession survival kit?
01-07-2009
AS Namibia plunges deeper into recession, there is no indication of when Government is going to implement its economic survival strategy, which was developed by the country’s top financial
readMade In Africa
01-07-2009
WHEN African leaders discuss economic growth in Africa at this week’s African Union Summit, their options will be constrained by the growing AIDS epidemic and slow progress on reaching the Millennium
readPirates drop title for Stars
01-07-2009
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) season was one of the closest to call, despite African Stars walking away with the title after a dry spell that stretched for 15 years.Stars last won the league title
readYemeni plane crashes off Comoros with 153 on board
01-07-2009
MORONI – An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros as it approached in bad weather early
readNHE’s Hailulu sues ACC
01-07-2009
NATIONAL Housing Enterprise (NHE) boss Vinson Hailulu has started legal action against the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).The NHE boss is suing the ACC, the National Union of Namibian Workers
readGIPF strike throws up pressing questions over union leader interests
01-07-2009
BEFORE the ink even had a chance to dry at the signing of an agreement that saw an official end to the strike by employees at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), it was clear that many
readDisturbed man kills Policeman at hospital
01-07-2009
AFTER murdering a Police officer at Oshakati State Hospital an 18-year-old man went on a rampage through the hospital on Sunday evening.The young man, who was subdued only after being shot by Police,
readInternational bid to halt seal cull gains momentum
01-07-2009
ACTIONS to stop the clubbing of 85 000 baby seals in Namibia, which is supposed to kick off today, are gaining momentum.International appeals and online petitions published on websites since the
readCocaine mules sent to jail for eight years
01-07-2009
FOUR Angolan nationals who in mid-April were caught carrying cocaine into Namibia inside their digestive systems were yesterday sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment each.“Your aim was to do this for
readAfrica and the International Court
01-07-2009
ELEVEN years ago when I opened the Rome conference that led to the founding of the International Criminal Court, I reminded the delegates that the eyes of the victims of past crimes and the potential
readCountry plunges deeper into recession
01-07-2009
THE Namibian economy experienced its second worst quarter on record during the first three months of 2009, with economic growth hitting minus 5,8 per cent.This seasonally adjusted annualised figure
read4 suspected 'swine' flu cases in Nam
01-07-2009
HEALTH authorities have confirmed that four suspected cases of H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu’, have been detected in Windhoek and at Tsumeb and Walvis Bay.The lab results of all four
readJackson mystery deepens
01-07-2009
Michael Jackson looked in perfect health and gave an electrifying performance two days before his death during rehearsals for his comeback concerts, a photographer who was present said yesterday.
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