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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Chasing the dots ... Adapt or Fry (or Lie)!
29-07-2009
I AM never sure whether to be sad or mad when those granted public trust either through the ballot box or profession show gross ignorance or insincerity by mocking the principles of their calling.
readDeadline looms in MTN-Bharti merger talks
29-07-2009
NEW DELHI - The countdown is on in merger talks between India’s top mobile firm Bharti Airtel and South Africa’s flagship MTN cellular company to create an emerging market powerhouse.The Indian
readFight fraud, Finance Minister urges
29-07-2009
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday called on the financial sector to “fight incidences of fraud and other violations of our financial laws and systems”.These violations threaten the
readStanford’s Texas cell lacks air conditioning
29-07-2009
HOUSTON - Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of a US$7 billion fraud, should be transferred to another detention facility because there has been no air conditioning in the jail cell where he
readMain Street’s soaring small business loans
29-07-2009
REDWOOD CITY, California – As the effects of the economic collapse began pouring down Main Street, the US government last year was left holding a record US$2,1 billion in write-offs of small business
readUS bill to bar countries with lax bank rules
29-07-2009
WASHINGTON – The senior House Democrat in charge of overhauling US banking regulations warned Monday that foreign banks would be denied access to the US system if they become an “escape hatch” for
readOil firms say Nigeria oil reform will hit investment
29-07-2009
ABUJA – Nigeria’s plans to reform its oil industry could threaten billions of dollars of investment if they go ahead in their current form, foreign oil firms in Africa’s top energy exporter warned
readAfrican Development Bank to open Angola office
29-07-2009
TUNIS – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has decided to open an office in Angola to speed up the approval of loans and to “improve dialogue,” the bank announced on Monday.“Apart from improving
readChina steps up probe into plant manager’s death
29-07-2009
BEIJING – Police in northeast China yesterday stepped up an investigation into the beating death of a steel plant executive who was allegedly killed by irate workers fearing job cuts, the government
readSouth Africa rocked by more violent protests
29-07-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Two more violent service delivery protests rocked South Africa yesterday in which state buildings were burnt and police cars stoned.In Thokoza, on the East Rand, police used rubber
readNigeria imposes curfews, sends troops to the north
29-07-2009
ABUJA – Nigerian authorities imposed curfews and security forces poured onto the streets of several northern towns yesterday after a two-day wave of Islamic militant attacks against police killed
readWicked witch wanted: must cackle and like cats
29-07-2009
LONDON – Wanted: wicked witch to cast spell over historic caves in southwest England. Must be able to cackle and not be allergic to cats. Salary 50 000 pounds per year.That is the job description for
readFlight grounded by coffee maker aroma
29-07-2009
NEW YORK – The electrical smell that caused a Southwest Airlines Co flight to make an unexpected landing on Sunday was caused by a coffee maker in the back of the aircraft, a company spokesman said on
readIran’s supreme leader closes prison over abuses
29-07-2009
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader ordered the closure of a prison where rights workers say protesters detained in the country’s election turmoil have died, officials said yesterday, as the head of the
readBritish government tells civil servants to tweet
29-07-2009
LONDON – The British government has told civil servants: Go forth and tweet.It published guidelines yesterday for its departments on using the microblogging service Twitter. Yet in contrast to
readHamas aims for Islamic dress code
29-07-2009
GAZA CITY – Police order a lingerie shop to hide its scantily clad mannequins. A judge warns female lawyers to wear head scarves in court. Beach patrols break up groups of singles and make men wear
readJackson doc ‘gave him drug before he died’
29-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s personal doctor gave him a powerful anaesthetic through an intravenous drip to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug caused the pop singer’s death, a law
readKim, Reggie split
29-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush have split, her rep has confirmed to Usmagazine.com.“Nobody cheated,” a source close to the couple says. “This is just a case of conflicting schedules and
readGuinea pigs topple ‘Harry Potter’
29-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – An elite squad of guinea pigs has worked its own brand of magic at the box office, taking the No 1 spot from boy wizard Harry Potter.The 3-D ‘G-Force’ was the top movie at the box office
readOotekisa dha pata oondjila moshilando
29-07-2009
AAHINGI yotekisa omathele oya li momapandaanda ga Venduka Omaandaha taya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo ye li ompinge netulomiilonga lyompango ya Muni yi na nuulamba wOotekisa.Aahingitekisa ota ya ti
readDr Frans Aupa Indongo a gandja omapapa kaanangeshefa yakwawo
29-07-2009
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa Omundohotola rans Aupa Indongo mOsoondaha ya zi ko okwa gandja omapapa goonzapo, Okambo taka popi ondjokonona ye noyuunangeshefa, kaanangeshefa yakwawo, unene tuu mboka ya
readRDP ta nyenyetele NBC moshinima shehiyo lyiigongi
29-07-2009
ONGUNDU yo RDP, otayi nyenyetele NBC sho a tokola kutya mOradio ye itamu hiywa we iigongi yoopolotika ashike ota etha natango Swapo a hiye iigongi ye yOpolotika okupitila mOradio yo NBC pamukalo
readPohamba hails champion boxers
29-07-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has hailed Namibian boxers who successfully defended their titles at the weekend, saying they have done the country proud.Pohamba said he was directed by Government to
readEto’o denies Mourinho rift at presentation
29-07-2009
ROME – Cameroon forward Samuel Eto’o claimed he had nothing against new coach Jose Mourinho when he was officially unveiled as an Inter Milan player yesterday.Eto’o was part of a swap deal that saw
readTjaronda, little chess genius
29-07-2009
NICOLA Tjaronda stole the limelight on Saturday and received the chess player of the tournament accolade during a selection tournament in Windhoek over the weekend.The Namibia Schools Sports Union
readArmstrong speaks on Contador
29-07-2009
MADRID – Lance Armstrong told Alberto Contador he had a lot to learn yesterday, after the Tour de France winner spoke of the strained relationship that existed between the two team mates during the
readLeonard dropped
29-07-2009
DURBAN – Prop Owen Franks and scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan have been added to the New Zealand team to play South Africa in Saturday’s Tri-Nations clash in Durban.Franks, 21, will make his first starting
readRugby union appoints coaches
29-07-2009
THE Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) on Monday announced the appointment of Henk Botha as head coach of the national under-19 rugby team.The national rugby body also appointed Riaan Jantjies as the team’s
readJose wants Man U
29-07-2009
LONDON – Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho admitted yesterday that he would jump at the chance to step into Sir Alex Ferguson’s shoes at Manchester United.Mourinho’s name has been mentioned frequently
readSimon trains in London
29-07-2009
NAMIBIA’S former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) middleweight champion Harry Simon is currently in London, United Kingdom (UK) for a possible return to boxing.According to the SuperSport web site
readCSI interested in athletics
29-07-2009
THE election of Frank Fredericks as Athletics Namibia’s new president seems to have restored some confidence in the beleaguered sport code, with Consolidated Sugar Industries (CSI) announcing to soon
readFINA ‘absolute disgrace’ says Hackett
29-07-2009
SYDNEY – Australian swimming legend Grant Hackett has branded the sport’s governing body an “absolute disgrace” after its decision to allow bodysuits at the World Championships triggered a glut of new
readObama supports US World Cup bid
29-07-2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Monday said he hoped the international football association that organises the World Cup would “give strong consideration” to the US bid to host it in 2018 or
readSMS Of The Day
29-07-2009
* THE picture on page 13 (Tuesday) shows a Spanish solar power station that powers 50 000 homes. What about that City of Windhoek rather than “investing” in entertainment! Food For Thought What
readTaxi drama continues – eighteen drivers arrested
29-07-2009
ABOUT 18 taxi drivers were arrested yesterday, after the fracas that started on the streets of Windhoek on Monday continued yesterday morning outside the Katutura Multi-purpose Youth Centre.The chaos
readNam’s diamond exports drop 30%
29-07-2009
DIAMOND exports fell by nearly 30 per cent last year as the global economic crisis shrunk spending power worldwide. Despite mining 2,1 million carats, Namdeb only managed to export 1,611 million
readCash crunch trips up bail of Lameck and co
29-07-2009
THE Teko Trading trio’s time in custody in Windhoek Central Prison is set to stretch to a month before they will be applying to be released on bail.Four months after millions of Namibia dollars flowed
readNoteable Quotes
29-07-2009
YES we have gays and lesbians. We cannot ignore that they are human beings too. – Karas Regional Governor Dawid Boois after a representation at a council meeting describing the issue as sensitiveTHEY
readMeeting Southern Sudan’s former ‘child soldiers
29-07-2009
We arrive in the small town of Awiel at the start of a trip that will take us through three states in Southern Sudan and close to the troubled areas of South Darfur in the north of Sudan.My mission is
readPohamba hails champion boxers
29-07-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has hailed Namibian boxers who successfully defended their titles at the weekend, saying they have done the country proud.Pohamba said he was directed by Government to
readBangladesh capital has biggest rain in 53 years
29-07-2009
DHAKA – The heaviest rain in 53 years battered Bangladesh’s capital yesterday, leaving at least six people dead and stranding thousands in their swamped homes. The national weather office said 33,3
readAnother recession warning for Nam
29-07-2009
LOW commodity prices and volumes, denting export earnings, combined with lower international trade and shrinking global economy, will drive Namibia’s economic growth down to minus 0,7 per cent this
readMore transformers arrive at Walvis
29-07-2009
THE second set of transformers for NamPower’s Caprivi Link Interconnector Project arrived at Walvis Bay last week and are now making their “abnormal” way to Katima Mulilo and Otjiwarongo. Slightly
readRehoboth power project launched
29-07-2009
THE electrification of 200 house at Rehoboth’s Block G area will finally start after the groundbreaking last week. The project was officially launched by National Planning Commission (NPC) Director,
readNoordoewer residents clean up community
29-07-2009
CLOSE to 500 Noordoewer residents and primary school pupils in collaboration with Collect-A-Can held a clean-up campaign under the theme ‘Protecting our beautiful Orange River’ on Saturday.
readThieves strike in the North
29-07-2009
AN Ondangwa resident was severely assaulted and robbed of his property on Monday morning, after two men broke into his home in the Shinime Shiivula location. The suspects cut through burglar bars of
readState House refers Vaalgras faction to Minister Ekandjo
29-07-2009
TAKE up your dispute with the relevant Minister, was the response of the Office of the President in a letter to one of the Vaalgras factions over the roiling strive within the Orlam community. The
read‘Party code won’t stifle critics’
29-07-2009
THE code of conduct accepted by the Swapo Central Committee last weekend will not be used to victimise or silence outspoken members but to encourage critical thinking and robust debates in a mature
readFlu education in informal settlements a high priority
29-07-2009
AS the H1N1 flu virus slowly makes its way into Namibia, with four cases alread confirmed, the need to educate people in informal settlements about it has become an urgent reality. This follows a
readFather Nordkamp dies in Germany
29-07-2009
WINDHOEK – Father Bernard Nordkamp of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) passed away in the German town of Borken on Saturday, exactly 43 years after he was ordained as a priest. Nordkamp, well known in
readFarm protesters continue to defy Govt order to leave
29-07-2009
DEFIANCE is the message at Ongombo East, as the 300-strong group squatting on the fringes of the farm outside Windhoek, stay put despite being ordered to leave. They were given a 48-hour deadline to
read‘Only God knows’ about fate of refugees
29-07-2009
THE spokesperson for the 41 refugees stranded at the Mamuno border post between Namibia and Botswana say that “only God Himself knows” when they will leave the area. The Namibian Government on Friday
readMine turns up the heat
29-07-2009
SKORPION Zinc Mine has donated 70 Environ stoves to residents of Rosh Pinah’s Tutungeni informal settlement. Speaking at the donation ceremony, Oranjemund Constituency Councillor Toivo Nambala
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