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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Caprivi farmers say animals destroy crops
16-06-2009
FARMERS in the Caprivi Region say incidents of wild animals destroying their crops are on the increase. Speaking at media briefing in Windhoek last week, several traditional leaders complained
readRural farmers discuss soil erosion, conservation
16-06-2009
USING draught animals like oxen, donkeys and horses for ploughing increases the yield of crop fields while disturbing the soil in a minimal way, delegates to the third Conservation Agriculture Forum
readOtjimbingwe Farmers’ Association revived
16-06-2009
THE Otjimbingwe Farmers’ Association has been revived after being dormant for several years. The OFA was established in 1994 with the goal of empowering and protecting the interests of farmers in
readAngola faces drop in foreign reserves
16-06-2009
LUANDA, Angola - Angola says its foreign reserves dropped by more than US$5 million in the first five months of the year and that it faces a 14,7 per cent budget deficit. Those figures were shared
readWill Blue be an African launch pad for Absa?
16-06-2009
ABSA, South Africa’s biggest retail bank, has rejected talk that it had increased its shareholding in Blue Financial Services, the pan African micro-financier, to 21 per cent because it wanted to
readBharti and MTN bankers set for bumper fee pay-day
16-06-2009
HONG KONG/JOHANNESBURG – A complex deal tying up India’s Bharti Airtel and South Africa’s MTN Group appears to have created two fee streams – a rare treat for investment bankers at a time when
readNCCI announces business forums in the North
16-06-2009
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), in collaboration with the Eenhana and Helao Nafidi town councils, invites all local businesses in Eenhana, Ohangwena, Oshikango, Engela/Omafo and
readNew IMF mission in Zimbabwe
16-06-2009
HARARE – The head of an International Monetary Fund team arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday to assess the coalition government’s economic policies and the country’s still enormous humanitarian needs,
readCoca-Cola Zero has ‘harmful’ sweetener, says Venezuela
16-06-2009
CARACAS – Venezuela’s Health Ministry said Friday it banned sales of Coca-Cola Zero because the company failed to declare that the no-calorie soft drink uses an artificial sweetener allegedly harmful
readIMF bonds appeal to emerging giants
16-06-2009
THE plan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to issue its first bonds has attracted several large emerging countries looking to diversify their investments to the detriment of the dollar, whose
readChariot, Petrobras launch 3D survey of Namibian coast
16-06-2009
CHARIOT Oil & Gas, a UK-based independent exploration group, is furthering its energy search in Block 2714A offshore Namibia and has embarked on a survey with Petrobras, which will result in 1 500
readSpain in record hunt
16-06-2009
BLOEMFONTEIN – Spain can equal the record for the longest winning run by a national team today, giving them an extra incentive to beat Iraq in the Confederations Cup. The record of 14 straight
readMore Air Namibia delays
16-06-2009
PASSENGERS travelling on Air Namibia weekend flights between June 13 and 22 will experience delays, as scheduled maintenance on the company’s overseas fleet is “taking longer than planned”. This is
readNamibia produces 50% more uranium
16-06-2009
URANIUM production in Namibia shot up by 52 per cent last year, making the country the fourth biggest uranium miner in the world, the World Nuclear Association (WNA) confirmed. The 2008 production
readIran’s supreme leader orders probe of election
16-06-2009
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader yesterday ordered an investigation into allegations of election fraud, marking a stunning turnaround by the country’s most powerful figure and offering hope to
readHolcim buys Cemex’s Australia
16-06-2009
ZURICH – Swiss cement maker Holcim AG said yesterday it is buying the Australian operations of Mexican rival Cemex SAB de CV for about US$1,62 billion. The purchase, which will be financed entirely
readKenya looks forward to broadband access
16-06-2009
MOMBASA – Long-distance telephone calls crackle with static, cutting out mid-conversation. Internet service is painfully slow, often taking hours for a simple photograph or a video to load. But the
readShape up and investors will ship in, Africa told at WEF
16-06-2009
CAPE TOWN – Africa, one of few places in the world still experiencing positive growth, holds huge potential for investors seeking new and profitable ventures amid a recession in most developed
readPakistan pounds Taliban, braces for tribal belt assault
16-06-2009
PESHAWAR – Pakistani forces pounded militants in tribal areas yesterday, after vowing an all-out assault on a Taliban chief in the lawless Afghan border region known to be an al Qaeda and rebel
readCattle Trade In Namibia: Does The Producer Have A Say?
16-06-2009
CATTLE sales in Namibia take place regularly through cattle auctions with auctioneers as middle institutions, or through permits, where farmers’ associations make arrangements for farmers who wish to
readNoteable Quotes
16-06-2009
USING such words gives us a bad name and in my view politics should be kept out of traditional matters. – Chief Keharanjo II Nguvauva of the divided Ovambanderu community whose group was prevented
readNamibians line up for BBA auditions
16-06-2009
IF the Namibian leg of auditions is anything to go by, the fourth season of Big Brother Africa (BBA) seems set to be the best ever. According to Multichoice Namibia, over 300 people turned up to
readWould an Iran with Moussavi at the helm look different?
16-06-2009
TEHRAN, Iran – He’s been labelled by many as the “reformist”, a man who can take Iran beyond the truculent anti-Western rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So, when Iran’s government announced
readSusan Boyle due back on tour
16-06-2009
LONDON – Susan Boyle, who became famous the world over after appearing on the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ television show, hoped to return to the stage yesterday after cancelling a weekend performance amid
readSeven foreign hostages found dead in Yemen
16-06-2009
SANAA – Seven out of nine foreign hostages including a child were found murdered in northern Yemen yesterday, security officials said. “We have found the corpses of seven people who were kidnapped,”
readEurope, US call Netanyahu speech step towards peace
16-06-2009
PARIS – Europe and the United States said yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had taken a step forward to ending the Middle East conflict by giving conditional backing to a
readBritain’s Margaret Thatcher to stay in hospital
16-06-2009
LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will stay in hospital for a few more days so doctors can make sure her broken arm is healing properly, a spokesman said yesterday. Thatcher,
readYappy ending for London puppy
16-06-2009
LONDON – A puppy in Britain had a lucky escape after a four-year-old boy accidentally flushed it down the toilet when he was trying to wash it, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported yesterday. The
readVaalgras reconciliation talks on the cards
16-06-2009
RECONCILIATION talks are on the cards to heal the rift between Vaalgras factions, The Namibian has learned. At a closed door meeting with Karas Governor Dawid Boois last Tuesday, the Orlam faction led
readVaccinate your child now
16-06-2009
ROUND one of Namibia’s annual vaccination campaign against measles and polio starts today and will end on Friday. All children between the ages of nine months and five years must be vaccinated.
readVillagers demand action on elephants
16-06-2009
DESTROYED mahangu fields left in the wake of stray elephants from Etosha have Onanke villagers, in Oshikoto, blaming Government for their losses. They accuse the Ministry of Environment and Tourism
readList of conmen’s alleged victims grows
16-06-2009
THE case of four men arrested in Windhoek on Friday over a series of alleged confidence tricks involving a vacant house became even graver yesterday as two more victims added their names to their
readNBC wins appeal against retrenched ex-employees
16-06-2009
A VICTORY that 22 former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation employees won in the Labour Court in early 2006 in connection with their voluntary retrenchment from the public broadcaster was reversed by
readSpotlight on refugees this week
16-06-2009
THIS week is refugee week worldwide, ending with Refugee Day on June 20. It is held to highlight the plight of refugees but also to demonstrate their contributions to cultural diversity around the
readTroubled Karasburg might be downgraded
16-06-2009
FINANCIALLY troubled Karasburg faces being downgraded from a municipality to a town council if its finances do not improve. This came out at a National Council Standing Committee on Public Accounts
readAfrican children still suffer and die unnecessarily
16-06-2009
THE UN Millennium Campaign has called on African states, civil society organisations and the private sector to tackle child and maternal mortality, school dropouts, gender inequality and poor quality
readAspects of Affirmative Action unconstitutional: Monitor Action Group
16-06-2009
MONITOR Action Group says it has received legal advice stating that the implementation of affirmative action against white women farmers and young people who matriculated after 2002 is illegal.MAG
readMourinho wants Carvalho and Deco
16-06-2009
ROME – Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is eager to sign Portuguese duo Ricardo Carvalho and Deco from Chelsea, according to the Italian club’s president. “The coach has asked for Deco and Carvalho
readSantana spoils the show
16-06-2009
SOUTH Africa’s Fifa Confederations Cup opener against Iraq was meant to ignite the rest of the tournament but proved to be a dampener. No thanks to the negative selection and decrepit tactics of South
readMurray ready to step up a level at Wimbledon
16-06-2009
LONDON – Andy Murray admits he will have to produce the form of his life to follow his Queen’s triumph with victory at Wimbledon. Murray clinched his fourth ATP Tour title this year on Sunday as he
readOngeleka ya DELK kayi shi yetu: Nujoma ta ti
16-06-2009
OMUKOKOLIPRESIDENDE Sam Nujoma, mOsoondaha ya zi ko okwa popitha AakwaSwapo yomomukunda Onheleiwa popepi nOngwediva mOshikandjohogololosha Ngwediva moshitopolwa sha Shana, moka a indile oshigwana
readCoD a kutha mo Kansela gwe mElelo lya Rehoboth
16-06-2009
ONGUNDU yo Congress of Democrats (CoD), oya kutha mo oshilyo shayo mElelo lya Rehoboth, konima sho aniwa sha monika mo kutya okwa kutha ombinga miilonga yokoraputo mu Muni gwondoolopa ndjika.
readOtuntila kombinga ya Polio otayi tameke nena
16-06-2009
UUMINISTELI wUuhaku nIilonga yOnkalonawa owa tseyitha kutya otuntila kombinga yomukithi gwOpolio otayi tameke on gula yonena moshilongo ashike nowka indilwa kwaayehe taya ka kutha ombinga moshilonga
readOmathithi mu Uganda oga ohala iipundi mOparliamende
16-06-2009
KAMPALA – Omathithi mu Uganda - ga geya komadhipago ogendji giilyo yehangano lyawo mwAafrika lyUuzilo,oga hala okupewa iipundi mOparliamende opo ga ka popile uuthemba wawo. Shika osha popiwa
readPwa kwatwa gumwe medhipago lya Volkmann
16-06-2009
OPOLISI oya kwata po omulumentu gwoomvula omilongo mbali shi na sha nedhipago lyomukulupe, ngoka a li a tetagulwa nomakatana pofaalama ye yi li momudhingoloko gwa Kombat oshiwike sha zi ko.
readTobias ota ti ina yaka oombapila
16-06-2009
OMULONGISIKOLA ngoka omasiku ga zi ko a thigi po iilonga sho aniwa a yaka po oombapila dhOsikola dhokuninga ookopi, okwa ti edhigopo lyiilonga lye kali na sha noshinima shika. Omulongiskola nguka
readIndia points finger at skipper
16-06-2009
NEW DELHI – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni bore the brunt of fan and media anger back home after the defending champions were unceremoniously dumped out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.
readNamibians win gold in South Africa
16-06-2009
A GROUP of 47 students from Goju Ryu Karate Namibia represented Namibia at the IOGKF Africa Karate Championships in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on May 23. The competition was extremely tough as
readLakers capture NBA title
16-06-2009
ORLANDO - The Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th National Basketball Championship with a 99-86 victory over the Orlando Magic here Sunday behind Kobe Bryant’s game-high 30-point performance. Bryant
readTrustco gives a million for squash
16-06-2009
IT seems that squash is close to being recognised as a mainstream, professional sport in Namibia. Trustco managing director Quinton van Rooyen recently revealed a three-year sponsorship deal of N$1
readSven grafts his way to victory
16-06-2009
SVEN Gruttemeyer proved why he is a squash talent to watch with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Tyc Kakehongo, Namibian number two, at the Wanderers Closed squash event at the weekend. In his
readSMS for Tuesday 16 JUNE 2009
16-06-2009
* DOES anyone in authority ever read this SMS page? This is the voice of the people, but is of no use if the people they are meant for do not get the message! – They do and also respond to issues.
readWindhoek Police crack car-theft ring
16-06-2009
POLICE yesterday cracked an alleged car-theft syndicate believed to be responsible for the theft of at least five cars from rental company Europcar over the past year.A high-speed chase which ended on
readFood, clothing ever more expensive
16-06-2009
ALTHOUGH overall inflation in Namibia broke through the psychological barrier of ten per cent for the first time in a year, settling at 9,6 per cent in May, it is still going to be costly to keep warm
readGovt seizes Gam cattle
16-06-2009
GOVERNMENT has begun confiscating the cattle of farmers from Gam who invaded the protected Nyae-Nyae conservancy at the beginning of May. Cabinet resolved last week that the animals be forfeited to
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