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54 Articles found on Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Glimmers of hope for Zim gold
10-06-2009
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s gold mines are dusting themselves off after the unity government deregulated the industry, ending a two-decade state monopoly on buying the precious metal after years of plunging
readOil rally loses steam in trade
10-06-2009
BANGKOK – Oil prices slipped below US$68 on Monday in Asia as a rally that has roughly doubled the price of crude in four months lost some steam in the face of economic reality.Benchmark crude for
readOffshore cash flows back to South Africa
10-06-2009
OFFSHORE portfolio flows are returning to South Africa, as global investors recover their risk appetite.According to the South African Reserve Bank, non-residents bought nearly N$4 billion worth of
readCommunication key in times of crisis
10-06-2009
OPEN and transparent communication is key in a time of crisis such as the world is facing at the moment on the economic front.This emerged from a recent discussion on the recession facilitated by
readExpensive cars speed up transport inflation
10-06-2009
AN increase in car prices didn’t just fuel inflation in the transport sector in April, but also resulted in this category being the main driver of the overall rate of ten per cent for the
readCHASING THE DOTS ... Divide and Misrule
10-06-2009
“There is no point in having power unless you misuse it”! Evidence of this cynical but oh so real thought, just look at our current financial/political world for proof. Intimidation, bribery,
readAfrica looks for ways to weather economic crisis
10-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG - African political and business leaders will look at ways for the continent to weather a global economic crisis that has snuffed out years of strong growth at the World Economic Forum
readNedbank invests in critical SME sector
10-06-2009
BY investing heavily in the small and medium enterprise sector, Nedbank recognises the critical role of this sector, said the bank’s manager at Keetmanshoop, Marlene Burger, at the opening of a
readNam-based executive management team for Extract Resources
10-06-2009
SWAKOPMUND - Kalahari Minerals has welcomed Extract Resources Limited’s announcement that they have appointed a Namibian-based executive management team. Kalahari Minerals believes this move is
readAdam talks about sex, early years and ‘Idol’
10-06-2009
NEW YORK – ‘American Idol’ runner-up Adam Lambert has landed the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, where he talks about sex, drugs and his ‘Idol’ experiences.The 27-year-old singer from San Diego
readPETER WUETHERICH
10-06-2009
WASHINGTON – He is the most curmudgeonly character in a star-studded Disney menagerie that includes Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto.Donald Duck – the irascible but unflappable waterfowl – is
readAcid injures 24 in Hong Kong
10-06-2009
HONG KONG – An unidentified assailant hurled acid in a busy Hong Kong shopping district, injuring 24 pedestrians including a 4-year old girl, police said yesterday. It was the third in a series of
readStern murder trial combines sex and wealth
10-06-2009
GENEVA – A French woman goes on trial this week for the murder of her French financier lover in a crime combining sex, power and wealth that rocked Geneva’s discreet banking circles.Edouard Stern, 50,
readSouth Africa sees hope from new AIDS report
10-06-2009
CAPE TOWN – The number of new HIV infections among South African teens has dropped significantly, prompting hope that national efforts to tackle the epidemic have finally turned a corner after years
readEgypt extends dorm lockdown after swine flu spreads
10-06-2009
CAIRO - Egypt extended a quarantine of 234 people inside a dormitory at the American University in Cairo yesterday, ordering them isolated for a week after five more residents tested positive for the
readAfrica ICC members will not quit despite Bashir move
10-06-2009
ADDIS ABABA - African member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not pull out of the body despite their opposition to its indictment of the Sudanese President, diplomatic sources
readUS journos’ families ask N Korea to show compassion
10-06-2009
SEOUL - The families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labour prison urged its hard-line government to grant them clemency, amid hopes the US government would send
readAir France replaces Airbus sensors
10-06-2009
PARIS - Air France is racing to replace the airspeed probes on its Airbus A330 jets after one plunged into the Atlantic, pilots said yesterday, as salvage crews recovered more bodies and debris.The
readOmukiintu a yagwa mepunda papuko
10-06-2009
OMUKIINTU gumwe mu Katutura okwa ningile omusamane gwe oshipotha shonkambadhala dyedhipago oshiwike sha zi ko, sho ombisitoli ya li poshitaafula megumbo lyawo ya topa kuyo yene.Frederika Harases (39),
readGalukileni ko Swapo: Meekulu Ndapewa ta indile
10-06-2009
OMUKULUPE gwomomukunda Etomba mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena pethimbo ta popitha AakwaSwapo poshigongi shawo pEenhana moshitopolwa sha Hangwena mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, okwa indila kwaayehe ya
readOonkundana paufupi
10-06-2009
VICTORIA FALLS – Omupresidende gwa Sudan, Omar al-Bashir mOmaandaha goshiwike shika okwa ekelehi kokule oonkambadhala dhOmpangu yOpaigwana a kwatwe po a ka pangulwe, molwashoka aniwa oku na mo sha
readComesa otashi vulika a ka longithe oonkondo mu Madagascar
10-06-2009
VICTORIA FALLS – Ehangano li na sha nomapindikathano lyiilongo yAafrika-Uzila naambyoka yAafrika lyUumbugantu nenge Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa), olya ti kutya otashi vulika li
readMbumba a popitha oshigongi shOswapo pEenhana
10-06-2009
AMUSHANGANDJAYI gwOpevi gwOngundu yOswapo ya Namibia omusamane Nangolo Mbumba, ngoka wo e li ominista yElongo, mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko okwa popitha oshigongi oshinene shOswapo pEenhana moka a
readOmupresidende gwa Gabon a hulitha
10-06-2009
LIBREVILLE – Epangelo lya Gabon goshiwike shika olya tseyitha eso lyOmupresidende gwoshilongo shika, Omar Bongo Ondimba, ngoka oye e li Omupresidende a kala koshipundi shUupresidende ethimbo ele
readMakeeninga Shikalepo a sa ombaadhilila
10-06-2009
MAKEENINGA gwokupangela iihauto pOngalashe yokupangela iihauto yedhina Etameko yi li lwopOmahooli ga tate Josef Ismael mOshakati ga tseyika =nawa nedhina Omahooli ga tate Mbulu nenge omahooli
readLions seek fourth win
10-06-2009
DURBAN – The British and Irish Lions have set a goal of remaining unbeaten ahead of the first Test against world champions South Africa on June 20 here.But before then the team coached by Scot Ian
readSri Lanka, Windies look to Super Eights
10-06-2009
NOTTINGHAM - Sri Lanka and the West Indies will enjoy a contest without pressure when they clash in their last group C league match of the World Twenty20 today.What should have been a virtual
readConfederations Cup Viewing Schedule
10-06-2009
Matches will be shown on SS3 / SS3A /SS3N/ Maximo2 and MNET HD SUNDAY, JUNE 14 15h00: South Africa v Iraq (live) 19h00: Zealand v Spain (live) MONDAY, JUNE 15 15h00: Brazil v Egypt
readPowerful team leaves for the Ivory Coast
10-06-2009
NAMIBIA’S national rugby team leaves for Abidjan today in preparation for Saturday’s crucial World Cup qualifying match against the Ivory Coast.It will be a crucial encounter as the loser over the two
readExpensive cars speed up transport inflation
10-06-2009
AN increase in car prices didn’t just fuel inflation in the transport sector in April, but also resulted in this category being the main driver of the overall rate of ten per cent for the month.
readKaka worth millions for Real
10-06-2009
LONDON – Real Madrid’s capture of Brazilian star Kaka could be worth 100 million dollars a season in additional revenues to the Spanish club, according to sports business experts Weber Shandwick
readOlympic Day at end of June
10-06-2009
THE Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) will celebrate the 23rd Olympic Day with a difference on June 27.Secretary general of the NNOC, Abner Xoagub, said the day will be commemorated in four
readHotspurs have nothing to lose
10-06-2009
HOTSPURS have nothing to lose in their premiership encounter against Eleven Arrows at the Khomasdal Stadium tonight, while the coastal outfit has everything to fight for. Kick-off is at 18h00.Arrows
readAfrica’s longest-serving leaders
10-06-2009
THE death of Gabon’s President Omar Bongo after more than four decades in power means the mantle of Africa’s longest serving leader now falls to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, who took power in 1969, two
readSMSes for Wednesday 10 June
10-06-2009
• THE Government should focus on pressing national issues, e.g. poverty reduction, HIV prevalence reduction, etc. It’s like our leaders do not value our rights. Why? Instead of the Spy Bill,
readNoteable Quotes
10-06-2009
I HATE drugs and in Katutura you smell drugs everywhere. – Deputy Agriculture Minister Isak Katali in a parliamentary debate on drug abuse and drug smugglingTHERE is a saying that the lamb that makes
readSwakop’s Project Shine kicks off
10-06-2009
SWAKOPMUND’S annual ‘Project Shine’ was launched at the town on World Environment Day on Friday. “The fact that we are launching Project Shine for the third time since 2007 is an indication that our
readKaras FM celebrates first year of existence
10-06-2009
COMMUNITY radio station Karas FM 102.30 is going strong despite a lack of support from local leaders and criticism from some quarters, said Station Manager Anwar Thomas. Speaking at the community
readBBA4 castings at end of week
10-06-2009
THE Namibian castings for ‘Big Brother Africa: The Revolution’ will take place at the College of the Arts, 43 Fidel Castro Street, Windhoek, on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, from 08h00 to
readKaras twinning agreement faltering
10-06-2009
VARIOUS obstacles have delayed the implementation of the twinning agreement signed in1999 between the Karas Region and South Africa’s Northern Cape Province, said Karas Regional Council Acting CEO
readKeetmanshoop water cuts punishment for loan defaults
10-06-2009
PUNISHING residents for not servicing home loans, the Keetmanshoop Town Council on Monday shut off water supply to almost 100 Build Together Programme (BTP) houses at the town. Angry BTP house
readBondelswarts rubbish Veldskoen claims
10-06-2009
SHOOTING down claims of division amongst Bondelswarts leaders and mismanagement of clan affairs, the Bondelswarts Traditional Council has labelled a disaffected faction in the community as “confused”.
readNew mayor wants own fine scrapped
10-06-2009
NEWLY elected Keetmanshoop Mayor Basil Brown apparently approached the town’s CEO, Paul Vleermuis, recently to have a building fine scrapped from his name. Brown incurred the fine, of N$2 000, when
readYa France still in limbo
10-06-2009
THE suspended chairperson of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) board, Ponhele ya France, is still in the dark about his position several months after his suspension. Ya France told The
readWounded elephant put down in Kunene
10-06-2009
A GAME warden last week killed an elephant cow after it was wounded in the leg by a farmer in the ≠Khoadi-//Hoas conservancy in the Kunene Region. The cow was part of a herd of elephants that
readHome Affairs has N$2,3m S&T money outstanding
10-06-2009
CIVIL servants in the Home Affairs and Immigration Ministry still owed N$2,3 million for travel advances made to them during the 2007-08 financial year, while the relevant account shows a balance of
readWHO donates anti-flu drugs
10-06-2009
THE World Health Organisation yesterday donated 1 000 doses of Tamiflu as well as 75 personal protective equipment kits and other emergency medicines and materials to the Ministry of Health and Social
readPublic transport bill still far off
10-06-2009
DESPITE a surge in the use of taxis by criminal elements countrywide, the one bill that those in the industry see as solution to the problem still appears to be aeons away from becoming law. The
readHealth officials prefer lodges to guesthouses
10-06-2009
OFFICIALS in the Health Ministry not only owe nearly half a million dollars in travel advances, but the allowances were wrongly calculated at the rate of lodges and guest farms instead of lodgings in
readKaras football in tatters
10-06-2009
THE Karas Football Region is in a complete mess with the body torn apart by internal power struggles amid resignations of its chairman Isak Fredericks and his deputy Harry Jahs in mid-April. Petrus
readBrown seeks to draw line under rebellion
10-06-2009
LONDON - Embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought yesterday to draw a line under his most tumultuous week since taking office after facing down angry rebels who threatened to oust him. A
readGam farmers refuse to move
10-06-2009
THE farmers who invaded neighbouring Nyae-Nyae Conservancy near Tsumkwe are refusing to go back to Gam, Inspector Samuel Gariseb, station commander at the Tsumkwe Police station, told The Namibian
readNamibia’s private sector told to conjure up jobs ‘or else ...’
10-06-2009
A DEPUTY Minister has demanded that the private sector provide jobs for Namibia’s unemployed, especially the youth, “to maintain peace and stability”, otherwise Government would compel businesses, by
readCops halt Mbanderu event
10-06-2009
THE Inspector General of the Namibian Police has instructed one faction of the Ovambanderu community, who wanted to hold a commemoration at the graves of two of their chiefs at Okahandja this weekend,
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