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43 Articles found on Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Changes in Tender Act more SME-friendly
21-07-2009
THE Tender Board Act will be changed as part of Government’s drive to promote the sector for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), President Hifikepunye Pohamba promised.Re-launching the Indigenous
readAnglo’s empowerment strategy in SA questioned
21-07-2009
ANGLO American’s empowerment credentials took another hit last week with the news of the exit of its top black executive director, Kuseni Dlamini, to join Old Mutual South Africa as chief executive,
readGeithner’s tough task: marketing US debt
21-07-2009
WASHINGTON - Timothy Geithner, architect of bank, auto and economic rescue plans, has another high-stake job these days: travelling bond salesman.The recession, financial crisis and two wars have
readXemplar starts Cape Cross drilling
21-07-2009
XEMPLAR Energy Corporation, a Canadian based exploration company focused on developing uranium projects, recently announced that it has started drilling at its Cape Cross Uranium Project.Xemplar’s
readPohamba inaugurates N$30 million Tunacor factory
21-07-2009
A NEW N$30 million fish processing factory opened by Tunacor at Walvis Bay has increased the company’s investment at the harbour town to N$150 million over two years.The factory was officially
readZambia’s Baluba copper mine prepares to re-open
21-07-2009
LUSAKA - Zambia’s Luanshya Copper Mine (LCM) has re-employed more than 500 workers for the re-opening of Baluba copper mine, which closed last December due to losses caused by low global metals
readCorporate cost-cuts: early gains soon turn to pain?
21-07-2009
CHICAGO – Much of Corporate America has slashed costs to stay in the black during the recession, but welding the knife too heavily could also remove the ability to grow in a recovery.“If you cut into
readPakistan asks EU for weapons to fight Taliban
21-07-2009
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani yesterday asked the European Union for immediate weapons and training for security forces to help the insurgency-wracked nation drive out
readMain loo breaks on Space Station
21-07-2009
CAPE CANAVERAL – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used a pair of robot arms to install a pallet of equipment on Sunday, but when break-time came they may have found long lines at the
readTensions rise as Honduran crisis talks fail
21-07-2009
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras’ political rivals were on a collision course yesterday after negotiations collapsed and deposed President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home despite warnings from a defiant de
readMadonna visits family of dead stage hand
21-07-2009
MARSEILLE – Madonna won hearts in France Sunday as she visited injured survivors and the family of a stage hand who died during an accident which saw her concert date in Marseille cancelled.The city’s
read‘Thriller’ sales soar close to Eagles’ ‘Hits’
21-07-2009
NEW YORK – For nearly a decade, the Eagles’ ‘Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975’ has been the recording industry’s ultimate evergreen release, certified by the RIAA as the all-time best-selling album in
readMo Namibia kamu na elongo li li nawa nolyaayehe: Ulenga ta ti
21-07-2009
ELONGO mo Namibia kali li nawa na kali shi lyaayehe ngashi Epangelo lyo Swapo lya hala okutya nokufuula aantu,Omupresidende gwongundu yo Congress of Democracts (CoD) Ben Ulenga, osho a popi
readOontauki dhAakongo inadhi hala okugalukila ku Namibia
21-07-2009
KONIMA yiiwike iyali ye li motenda yimwe pehala li li poongamba dha Botswana na Namibia, ongundu yoontauki dhAakongo dhi li 41 oya dhika oonyala mevi kutya kokusa hwepo, shi vulithe okugalukila ku
readSwapo, ke ya dhenge mo yimwe nopevi: Omusita Kapewangolo
21-07-2009
PETHIMBO ta egulula oshigongi shoSwapo nEgalikano pOnethindi mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shikoto mOlyomakaya ga zi ko,Omusita Aino Kapewangolo, okwa indila koSwapo yi ka kondje nuudhiginini
readOonkundana paufupi
21-07-2009
NAIROBI – Aagandjimayele miinima yi na sha negameno yAafransa yaalli mboka ya li ya kwatwa po mu Somalia omasiku ga zi ko, otaya ka pangulw apaveta yOshIslama . Aafransa mabak oya ningilwa oshipotha
readShimada ready for Hitman
21-07-2009
JAPAN’S Takahiro Shimada is more than ready to challenge Namibia’s WBA lightweight champion, Moses ‘The Hitman’ Paulus in Windhoek on Saturday.The Japanese boxer and his trainer, Kuniaki Shibata and
readBattle for yellow sizzles
21-07-2009
MARTIGNY - Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck is unequivocal about the only way to beat yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on the Tour de France, and that is to attack.Contador, the 2007 champion, took
readGuardiola wants Samuel Eto’o out
21-07-2009
BARCELONA - Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola admitted yesterday that it would be better if Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o, who is linked to a move to Inter Milan, were to leave the Spanish club.“I fully
readTarget shooters on the spot
21-07-2009
THE junior national target archery championships were held at Windhoek Bowmen Club (WBC) on the Ramblers Grounds on Saturday.In the under 12 boys section, Jörn Diemer (WBC) took first place when he
readBeckham gets rocky reception
21-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – David Beckham received a rocky reception from disgruntled Galaxy fans in his return to Los Angeles Sunday as his Major League Soccer club played to a 2-2 draw with his recent Italian
readNaigambo, Niitembu in Victory race wins
21-07-2009
BEATA Naigambo made a high-speed dash to the finish line to take the half marathon title for women, during the second leg of the annual Old Mutual Victory Race Series in Swakopmund last Saturday.The
readSMSes For Tue 21 July 09
21-07-2009
* YES Comrade President, unity is a dream of every genuine Namibian but how can we be united if the country is being managed into poverty? Please check the facts, unemployment, education, etc.
readRush on African land
21-07-2009
WITH a shortage of arable land and rising global demand for food driving foreign states toward Africa, the once-colonised continent risks coming under new domination if the deals are mishandled,
readFish farming in Kavango flourishing
21-07-2009
THE Karovo and Mpungu fish farms in the Kavango Region are earmarked to become more productive before the end of this year to complement the government’s Green Scheme project.Activities at the two
readNoteable Quotes
21-07-2009
FORMER President Mandela dedicated his life to bettering the lives of all South Africans reflecting true leadership. We will honour him by continuously striving to do the same. – Leader of SA’s
readKenyan reporter wins top journalist award
21-07-2009
A YOUNG Kenyan journalist, John-Allan Namu, scooped the top prize at this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2009 Awards Ceremony. Namu (24) won for his stories ‘In the Shadow of the Mungiki’
readShimada ready for Hitman
21-07-2009
JAPAN’S Takahiro Shimada is more than ready to challenge Namibia’s WBA lightweight champion, Moses ‘The Hitman’ Paulus in Windhoek on Saturday. The Japanese boxer and his trainer, Kuniaki Shibata and
readSupreme leader warns against helping Iran’s enemies
21-07-2009
TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned senior officials yesterday not to help Tehran’s enemies after two former presidents expressed defiant opposition to the result of June’s
readMarcus must reassure investors on policy
21-07-2009
JOHANNESBURG - Markets have welcomed the naming of a former deputy governor at South Africa’s central bank as its next chief, but investors will want to see how she balances inflation concerns with
readPohamba details Swapo achievements
21-07-2009
POINTING to infrastructure and mining developments at the coast since Independence, President Hifikepunye Pohamba, at a Swapo Party rally in Arandis on Saturday, emphasised the ruling party’s aim to
readErongo power firm wards off planned protest over tariffs
21-07-2009
IN a move to ward off a protest over its tariff increases last Friday, the Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor (Erongo RED) announced that it would cap all pre-paid electricity tariff increases at
readMatricide suspect gets trial date in June 2010
21-07-2009
MURDER suspect Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko, who is accused of killing his mother in a knife attack in Windhoek near the end of 2006, heard in the High Court in Windhoek last week that his trial is set
readElectoral Amendment Bill sails through
21-07-2009
THE National Assembly has in principle accepted the Electoral Amendment Bill last week, but Regional and Local Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo announced in his extremely short reply that he would
readTses village council new office opened
21-07-2009
MINISTER of Local Government Jerry Ekandjo officially inaugurated the newly constructed Tses Village Council offices at the southern settlement on Friday. Ekandjo urged Tses Village Council office
readFloods reduce food security
21-07-2009
FOOD insecurity in Namibia’s flood-damaged northern and northeastern regions has reached alarming new heights, according to a report compiled by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and
readSquatters hit back at Windhoek Municipality
21-07-2009
A GROUP of illegal squatters living in Windhoek’s Havana informal settlement, and who have since the beginning of the year been subjected to evictions and the demolitions of their makeshift homes,
readEPA signature still far away, farmers
21-07-2009
THE signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) between Namibia and the European Union might still be far away, worried representatives of farming organisations heard on Thursday. “We got
readCastro, Pohamba strengthen ties
21-07-2009
NAMIBIA and Cuba want to strengthen their already excellent co-operation as both their leaders expressed the wish to see more concrete action to existing bilateral agreements.“Your visit provides a
readWorld Tensions and the Challenge of Leadership
21-07-2009
WHEN I see on television American troops operating in Afghanistan, two Afro-American leaders come to mind. These are Doctor Martin Luther King and Brother Louis Farrakhan. King delivered his sermon
readKleine Kuppe trial delayed again
21-07-2009
A FURTHER wait – of close to a year – for the start of their repeatedly delayed trial is in store for the two men charged with the execution-style murder of three people in Windhoek’s Kleine Kuppe
readTwo ‘swine flu’ cases confirmed
21-07-2009
HEALTH Minister Dr Richard Kamwi has announced the first two cases of swine flu in the country, but has also called on Namibians not to panic – he said the situation is under control.“There is no need
readGRN suspends China loans
21-07-2009
GOVERNMENT has confirmed suspending US$100 million in credit lines with the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China. Exim is the main financer of the controversial multi-million dollar scanner deal
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