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51 Articles found on Tuesday, 7 July 2009
China launches yuan trade settlement scheme
07-07-2009
SHANGHAI – China has launched a pilot programme to allow companies to settle imports and exports in yuan in some regions, marking a big step towards eventually internationalising the currency. Six
readNew logistics association to support small business
07-07-2009
FIFTY members of the logistics industry gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of the Namibia Logistics Association (NLA), a non-profit organisation that aims to improve industry performance and
readChina officials call for displacing dollar, in time
07-07-2009
BEIJING - The financial crisis has laid bare defects in the dollar-led global economy and the world should look to displace the US currency, even if that will take many years, Chinese officials said
readParastatals future in SA needs debate
07-07-2009
THE future of South Africa’s parastatals need serious debate, SA Institute of Race Relations President Sipho Seepe, said at the weekend. This would help avoid the transfer of these entities from one
readUp to Xstrata to improve Anglo offer
07-07-2009
LONDON – The board of Anglo American would surely consider a merger proposal from Xstrata at a price that recognised Anglo’s top-tier assets, major Anglo shareholder Old Mutual said. But if Xstrata
readOil falls towards US$64 a barrel
07-07-2009
LONDON – Oil fell to a five-week low near US$64 a barrel yesterday, pressured by doubts over the prospects of an early global economic recovery and a firmer dollar. The US jobless rate reached a
readWorld Bank chief warns against protectionism
07-07-2009
GENEVA – World Bank chief Robert Zoellick yesterday warned that trade-distorting measures used by governments to stimulate their economies could “spin out of control” as unemployment rises.
readNewest microbrewery in 80 years to launch products
07-07-2009
THE Namibian brewing industry is about to be injected with new flavour in the form of Namibia’s first ever microbrewery, Camelthorn Brewing Company (Pty) Ltd. Jörg Finkeldey, a Chemical Engineer with
readRevised Green Scheme launched
07-07-2009
THE revised Green Scheme Policy of Government was officially launched by the Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa on Friday. The policy was originally approved by Cabinet in late 2003 and aims to
readZim govt wants to boost local grain sales
07-07-2009
THE Zimbabwean government has announced new measures to boost local cereal purchases through its crisis-ridden Grain Marketing Board (GMB), but farmers are not convinced the plan will work. Last
readWeaner auctions take off
07-07-2009
FOR Namibian cattle farmers, winter time is the busiest time of the calendar as it is the time when calves are weaned and auctioned off to feed lots. The auctions are a popular marketing platform to
readHardap super dairy farm on track
07-07-2009
THE new super dairy farm at Mariental, which is developed by Namibia Dairies, already has 1 000 cows which produce 30 000 litres of milk per day, according to the Manager Hubertus Hamm. Giving an
readA ‘Suitable’ sequel
07-07-2009
LONDON – Indian poet and novelist Vikram Seth is writing a sequel to his acclaimed, monumental story ‘A Suitable Boy’ to be titled ‘A Suitable Girl’. Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton bought the
readFormer wife to attend memorial
07-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar’s memorial service. Former Jackson business associate Marc Schaffel said on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ that Rowe
readJackson advisor breaks silence
07-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Dr Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star’s finances. It’s not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at
readHonduras blocks ousted leader’s return
07-07-2009
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras blocked ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s return from exile on Sunday and the country faces growing international isolation for staging Central America’s first military coup
readSarkozy, Brown push against tax havens
07-07-2009
EVIAN – The leaders of France and Britain pushed Monday for ambitious targets for tackling climate change and cracking down on uncooperative tax havens, ahead of upcoming meetings with other heads of
readAustralian navy sex-bet claims
07-07-2009
MELBOURNE – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday said allegations that members of the navy ran a sex betting ring were “disturbing” and promised a full investigation. Australia’s Channel
readMaine shows off rare orange, live lobsters
07-07-2009
YORK – Two orange lobsters that look as though they’ve just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine. Jeremy Mirick, co-owner of the lobster pound at the York Fitness
readMugabe calls top US official ‘an idiot’
07-07-2009
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe described the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as “an idiot” after an acrimonious meeting between the two at an African summit in Libya, Zimbabwe’s
readEthnic riots claim 140 in China’s west
07-07-2009
URUMQI – Riots and street battles killed at least 140 people in China’s western Xinjiang province and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades. Officials said
readIsrael deports foreign activists headed to Gaza
07-07-2009
JERUSALEM – Israel yesterday deported a former US congresswoman, a Nobel peace prize laureate and other activists who were arrested and jailed after trying to break the naval blockade of the Gaza
readNatango pwa kwatwa Aangola yaali
07-07-2009
KONIMA ashike yomasiku sho aalumentu yAangola yane ya pewa egeelo lyoomvula hetatu konima yekumba sho ya monika ondjo moshipotha shokupithila Okokeina mu Namibia, Aangola yaali oya li ishewe ya
readWAD natango a gandja oonzapo kaakwashigwana ye li 115
07-07-2009
EHANGANO ndyoka hali hwahwameke oshigwana shokomikunda unene tuu oomeme yi ihumithe komeho ngashi tashi vulika lyedhina Women Action for Development (WAD) mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko natango lya
readNujoma a popitha oshigwana shoSwapo pOnheleiwa nopOshikuku
07-07-2009
OKUZA sho a ningilwa oshituthihambelelopandulo koshigwana shopOshikuku moshitopowla sha Musati nosho tuu mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, mpoka a li a pewa omagano ogendji lela, ga kwatela mo oongombe
readZim ota ka kutha mo aakwiita moshitopolwa shOomina
07-07-2009
HARARE – Epangelo lyOpaukumwe mu Zimbabwe olyu uvaneke kutya otali ka kutha mo aakwiita miitopolwa yi na Oomina yi li mUuzilo woshilongo, Oshifokundaneki shEpangelo osho sha lopota ngaaka mOsoondaha.
readOmukithi gwOshiligalala mOhangwena
07-07-2009
OMUWILIKI gwUuhaku mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena meme Kaino Pohamba, okwa koleka kutya mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena omwiiteyela omukithi gwOshiligalala (Omulendu-Meningitis) nokwa ti kutya Uuministeli
readWorld Sport Briefs
07-07-2009
Tennis Roger Federer’s Wimbledon triumph on Sunday has seen him regain the world number one spot from arch-rival Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard went top after last August’s Beijing Olympics on the back
readTiger pounces past Hunter
07-07-2009
BETHESDA - Tiger Woods turned a Hunter into the hunted on Sunday, stalking his prey for several holes before pouncing on a rare birdie chance to win the PGA National by one stroke over Hunter Mahan.
readFederer vows to break more records
07-07-2009
LONDON - Roger Federer has vowed to continue rewriting tennis history, but admitted he feels he still shares Pete Sampras’s Grand Slam record rather than having eclipsed his great American friend.
readPromotion play-offs determined
07-07-2009
THE promotion play-offs for the Southern Stream First Division will be played over two weekends at two different venues, chairman Kenneth !Gaoseb announced yesterday. The move comes after Blue
readAncelotti starts with Zhirkov signing
07-07-2009
LONDON - New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti began his first day at work for the London club by announcing the signing of Russia midfielder Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow yesterday. Ancelotti,
readWAD graduates 115 at Omahenene
07-07-2009
WOMEN’S Action for Development (WAD) on Saturday graduated 115 women in various fields at an event at Omahenene, in the Omusati Region. The women received certificates in basic computer literacy,
readGender Ministry active in reducing violence in society: Mungunda
07-07-2009
UNFORTUNATELY, many societies across the globe regard gender-based violence – such as husbands beating wives for refusing to have sex or not preparing food on time – as ‘normal’. However, Namibia
readSuicide, theft and road accidents
07-07-2009
A 40-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself in her shack on Friday. The Police reported yesterday that Dumeni Johannes was found hanging from an electric cable at her home in the Havana
readSPCA staff bares all for pets
07-07-2009
THE Executive Committee members and staff of the Windhoek SPCA are going to bare all for a calendar in aid of the animals and pets who need their help. The idea for this type of calendar was born out
readTreason trial 10 allowed to appeal against jail terms
07-07-2009
THE ten men who received lengthy prison terms of either 30 or 32 years each at the end of the second Caprivi high-treason trial may appeal to the Supreme Court against their sentences, it was ruled in
readFake police officers look for SPYL videos
07-07-2009
POLICE at Windhoek are investigating a case of two men who apparently passed themselves off as police officers last week. The men apparently went to the offices of the Namibian Broadcasting
readHaimbili reinstated at TransNamib
07-07-2009
IT’S official. Titus Haimbili is back in his seat as Chief Executive Officer of TransNamib. Works Minister Helmut Angula told a hastily arranged media briefing yesterday that Haimbili and the Board
readHospital ‘unhealthy’
07-07-2009
THE management at the Grootfontein State hospital has come under fire from patients, as well as hospital staff, who blame an apparent lack of control by those in charge for deteriorating conditions at
readFuel price increases expected
07-07-2009
FUEL prices are likely to increase by between 33 cents per litre and 41 cents per litre next week. The latest state calculations for Namibia show that Government under-recovered 37 cents per litre on
readSMS for Tuesday 07 JULY 2009
07-07-2009
* I JUST want to talk about this drug trade in Namibia. It’s uncontrollable and we the nation must work together so that these people can be caught. How many Angolans have been arrested in a short
readWomen-only demining teams tackle Sudan’s legacy of war
07-07-2009
BUNGU, Sudan – When Faiza Annet waves her daughter off to school, it’s the seven-year-old who warns her mother to take care. Annet is part of an all-female demining team, working to make safe the
readPlayers square-up for awards
07-07-2009
NAMIBIAN Premier League´s leading predator Jerome Louis of Black Africa, the magical Eleven Arrows forward Rudolf Bester and the industrious African Stars midfielder, Ninja Karongee, are short-listed
readObama, Medvedev agree to pursue nuclear reduction
07-07-2009
MOSCOW – President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are countering “a sense of drift” in relations between their nations with preliminary agreement yesterday to reduce the
readHardap super dairy farm on track
07-07-2009
THE new super dairy farm at Mariental, which is developed by Namibia Dairies, already has 1 000 cows which produce 30 000 litres of milk per day, according to the Manager Hubertus Hamm. Giving an
readThe Challenge of World Order: The Honduras Experience
07-07-2009
American troops have entered Afghanistan and this is reminiscent of what Henry Kissinger once characterised as limited pre-emptive strikes with utmost restraint towards civilians. Election results in
readMeningitis outbreak in Ohangwena Region
07-07-2009
ONE death and a number of hospitalisations have been recorded due to a meningitis outbreak in the Ohangwena Region, said Ohangwena Health Director Kaino Pohamba yesterday. According to Pohamba, the
readRitter drags Namfisa to High Court
07-07-2009
THE former CEO of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), Rainer Ritter, has issued a summons against the financial watchdog to enforce a settlement agreement reached at
readNamibia embraces Bashir
07-07-2009
NAMIBIA says Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), is welcome here. Namibia was among around 30 African countries that issued a resolution
readNoteable Quotes
07-07-2009
IT’S quite a nice, sexy little project. – Boris Ivanov, head of the Russian gas and oil exploration company, Gazprom which plans to get involved in constructing a gas turbine power plant near Walvis
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