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56 Articles found on Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Zimbabwe faces food shortage
02-06-2009
ZIMBABWE is bracing for another year of food insecurity, amid bleak expectations from both the main maize harvest in April and the coming winter wheat crop.The hunger season peaked in March, when
readCongo Republic delays finalising SA farm deal
02-06-2009
BRAZZAVILLE – The Republic of Congo will delay finalising a multi-million hectare land deal with South African farmers until after a planned July presidential election, Congo Republic’s minister of
readOmaheke unhappy about resettlement
02-06-2009
OMAHEKE residents have expressed unhappiness about the resettlement programme in the region.Various communal farmers aired their grievances during a meeting with a visiting delegation of the National
readGlobal beef trade destroying Amazon
02-06-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO – Consumers around the world are unwittingly fuelling destruction of the Amazon forest by buying Brazilian beef products linked to illegal deforestation, environment group Greenpeace
readMonopolies contribute to high inflation
02-06-2009
ECONOMISTS on Friday supported South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni’s statement that flaws in the economy were keeping inflation high. They said monopolies in the private and the public
readNew business survey launched
02-06-2009
THE Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), the Namibian Manufacturers’ Association (NMA), the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru), the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
readSA, Nigeria, Kenya turn on corruption fighters
02-06-2009
LONDON – Africa is slipping back in its fight against corruption, the former head of Nigeria’s financial crime unit warned on Friday, saying South Africa, Kenya and his own country were all turning
readGeneral Motors files for bankruptcy protection
02-06-2009
NEW YORK – General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday as part of the Obama administration’s plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the
readAreva looking to build road
02-06-2009
FRENCH miner Areva Resources Namibia intends to build a 35-km road from Arandis to its Trekkopje Uranium Mine.A public meeting will be held at Arandis on June 17 as part of the first phase of an
readGeithner says global recession losing force
02-06-2009
BEIJING - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday that the global recession seemed to be losing force but that it will be critical for the United States and China to institute major
readFinancial Services Charter adopted
02-06-2009
AS from Friday, local financial institutions have five years to ensure that 40 per cent of their ownership and control are in Namibian hands.Within that period, 25 per cent of the executive
readSusan Boyle: a cautionary tale for a celebrity age
02-06-2009
LONDON – Talent show contestant Susan Boyle's giddying rise from unemployed Scottish church volunteer to global superstar has come at a price, in what is being seen by some as a cautionary tale for
readPost-mortems begin on stranded whales
02-06-2009
CAPE TOWN – Post-mortems began yesterday for 44 false killer whales which were euthanased after being stranded on a beach near Cape Town, a government official said.“We’re busy with them at the
readPost-mortems begin on stranded whales
02-06-2009
CAPE TOWN – Post-mortems began yesterday for 44 false killer whales which were euthanased after being stranded on a beach near Cape Town, a government official said.“We’re busy with them at the
readEnd to snake-bitten cock-in-a-pot
02-06-2009
BEIJING – Chinese health authorities are putting a stop to restaurants serving chickens which have been bitten to death by poisonous snakes and cooked up for a supposedly detoxing meal.The dish,
readNorth Korea prepares long-range missile launch
02-06-2009
SEOUL – North Korea has transported its most advanced missile, believed to be capable of reaching Alaska, to a site where it could be ready for launch in a week or two, news reports said yesterday.The
readLast Titanic survivor dies in England
02-06-2009
LONDON - Millvina Dean, the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died in England aged 97, the British Titanic Society announced.Elizabeth Gladys Dean, known to friends
readTeen escapes ‘abusive’ prince
02-06-2009
JAKARTA - A teenage US-Indonesian model has returned to her family in Indonesia with tales of abuse, rape and torture at the hands of a Malaysian prince, after her dramatic escape with the help of
readWorld’s strongest laser at California lab
02-06-2009
LIVERMORE - The world’s most powerful laser, created to help keep tabs on the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile while also studying the heavens, has been unveiled.The super laser, known officially as
readUuketha womahogololo wa patululwa
02-06-2009
UUKETHA womahogololo u li uhamano mboka wa li wa adhika mOombelewa dhOpolisi mOvednuka omasiku ga zi ko, ow ali wa patululwa komeho giikundaneki niilyo yoongundu dhopapolitika mEtitano lya zi
readStandard Bank ota kwathele mewapalekululo lyOshipangelo shaShakati
02-06-2009
OMBAANGA ya tseyika nawa ya Sandard Bank Namibia, oya tokola okukwathela Uuministeli wUuhaku nIilonga yOnkalonawa mewapalekululo netungululo lyOosala nUuklinika mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati
readNatango AaZimbabwe oye li muumbanda
02-06-2009
HARARE – Omuprimaminista gwa Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, okwa ti Epangelo lyOpaukumwe moshilongo shika inali hulitha po omauwinayi ngoka taga ningilwa iilyo yongundu yawo.Tsvangirai okwa popi wo
readEsiku lyOmudhingoloko otali ka dhanenwa kOshakati
02-06-2009
NAMIBIA nElunduluko lyOnkalo yOmbepo – Ekatukonkatu megumbo li ekwatelela koonkambadhala dhuuyuni mekondjitho lyelunduluko lyonkalo yombepo.’Ndjika oyo otema yEsiku lyOmudhingoloko mUuyuni nuumvo.
readOSWALD SHIVUTE
02-06-2009
OPOLISI mOshakati otayi konaakona oshipotha shonkembadhala yedhipago sho omukalimo gumwe aniwa a umbu nokuyaha omukalimo omukwawo metako nondjembo yombistoli yoMakarof okupendulila ongula yOlyomakaya
readThe RDP Insists On A Level Playing Field
02-06-2009
WITH just few months to go before this year’s general elections, there is considerable excitement in the country. On occasion, it has degraded into violent political clashes, as the nation has
readAlcohol in Society: Curse or Blessing?
02-06-2009
PRESIDENT Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia was reported to have threatened to resign if Zambians continued to abuse alcohol. Apparently Zambians responded favourably, at least well enough for the president to
readNoteable Quotes
02-06-2009
THAT’S a lame excuse. – Trade Minister Hage Geingob on the European Union’s reluctance to change the wording of an interim economic partnership agreement, saying it would be too much work to change
readWarriors seek Fifa help
02-06-2009
THE Brave Warriors technical staff have asked Fifa to help them acquire two foreign-based players after the respective clubs refused to release them.Brave Warriors team manager Tim Isaacs said
readSoderling gets under Nadal’s skin
02-06-2009
PARIS - If Rafael Nadal had known his reign as the King of Roland Garros was to be brought to an end this year then it is a reasonable bet Swede Robin Soderling would have been very low down on his
readDoëseb not impressed
02-06-2009
ELEVEN Arrows’ owner Johnny Johnson Doëseb was not impressed with the performance of his team against SKW during the Cell One NFA Cup semi-final clash on Saturday.Arrows played to a goalless draw, but
readSwiss Federer reaches last eight
02-06-2009
PARIS – World number two Roger Federer teetered on the brink of defeat before turning on the style to down Germany’s Tommy Haas 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open
readAir France jet with 228 people missing over Atlantic
02-06-2009
PARIS - An Air France jet carrying 228 people on a Rio de Janeiro-Paris flight was feared to have crashed into the Atlantic Ocean yesterday after suffering an electrical failure while flying through a
readLocal Sport Briefs
02-06-2009
Football NAMIBIAN referee Alex Tiyeho successfully completed the International Federation of Football Associations’ (FIFA) referees physical test in Gaborone, Botswana, on Friday. The Namibia
readFNB launches second schools’ sports festival
02-06-2009
FIRST National Bank of Namibia (FNB) yesterday launched the second edition of the FNB/Windhoek High Schools’ Sports Festival, due this weekend.The festival is an initiative in conjunction with the
readO’Driscoll to lead Lions
02-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll will see his first action for the British and Irish Lions since his controversial injury in the 2005 New Zealand tour when he leads the tourists against the
readShareholders fight for seats on Extract
02-06-2009
SWAKOPMUND – The battle for control of Rössing South, which is considered to be one of Namibia’s biggest uranium deposits to date, is heating up as shareholders fight for board seats. According to
readAncelotti goes for Chelsea
02-06-2009
Ancelotti, who announced his departure as coach of AC Milan on Sunday, has signed a three-year-contract and will start on July 1, the English club said in a statement.‘Carlo was the outstanding
readFootball centre for Namibia
02-06-2009
NAMIBIA has been identified as one of the countries to benefit from Fifa’s 20 community football centres which will be in operation by 2010.This came after Fifa launched its first 20 centres last week
readZidane, Valdano get jobs at Real
02-06-2009
MADRID - Zinedine Zidane and Jorge Valdano were given positions at Real Madrid as new president Florentino Perez took over the reins at the Primera Liga club yesterday.Former player and France
readNPL races against time to finish
02-06-2009
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) has haphazardly rearranged matches in anticipation of ending the season by June 20.Eleven Arrows and African Stars will clash at the Kuisebmond Stadium in Walvis Bay
readSMSes for Tuesday 2 June 2009
02-06-2009
• WHY has not one of the political parties come up with logical strategy proposals to eradicate poverty among citizens? BIG is affordable, but the parties don’t want it. Compulsory Youth Service
readCoastal enviro booklet launch
02-06-2009
THE Namibia Coast Conservation and Management (Nacoma) Project will celebrate World Environment Day this coming Friday with the launch of a resource booklet aimed at upper-primary school students and
readChoirs at coastal competition
02-06-2009
Swakopmund will host a large gathering of choirs and conductors this Thursday and Friday for a workshop and choir competition. The events will be presented by two internationally acclaimed
readSwakop Municipal Council unchanged
02-06-2009
GERMINA Shitaleni was elected Mayor and Chairperson of Swakopmund’s Management Committee at a Town Council meeting last month. Paul Rooi was elected deputy mayor and vice-chairperson of the
readChild witnesses ‘crushed in court’
02-06-2009
CHILDREN are often more traumatised after a court appearance and more care should be taken in dealing with child witnesses, was the opening day message of a week-long workshop at the coast last week.
readThe Namibian in firing line over cell overcrowding
02-06-2009
THE Ministry of Safety and Security has objected to a headline in yesterday’s The Namibian, which read ‘Police in firing line over cell overcrowding’.According to the acting Permanent Secretary in the
readStabbing suspects in court
02-06-2009
TWO men charged with murder in separate stabbing incidents at Keetmanshoop over the weekend appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The men, aged 19 and 20, are Theofilus Galant
readMonth-end madness on Windhoek streets
02-06-2009
WINDHOEK had one of its worst weekends in years this past weekend, with at least 76 road accidents recorded by the City Police between Friday and Sunday.Alcohol is traditionally blamed for such
readArson in Pionierspark
02-06-2009
THE Police are investigating an arson case after a house in Windhoek’s Pionierspark suburb was destroyed by fire yesterday.The Fire Brigade was called to the house at the T-junction of Aschenborn and
readPublic hearings on hydro project start
02-06-2009
THE consortium conducting a new feasibility study and environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the controversial hydropower project on the Kunene River will start public hearings from today to get
readGet clued up on flu
02-06-2009
LAB results for Namibia’s first suspected case of the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly known as ‘swine flu’, have returned negative. The swabs were taken from a 40-year-old woman who recently
readArid South produces world-class wine
02-06-2009
A SMALL Namibian winery located in arid southern Namibia is taking the world of grapes and tannins by storm. The Neuras Winery near Maltahöhe has already attracted the attention of international wine
readHold on tight for the Big Brother Africa Revolution!
02-06-2009
BIG Brother Africa's coming back. And, according to the producers, it will be "a show to beat all others", the blockbuster of them all, 'Big Brother Africa: The Revolution'.At stake this year will be
readNow the ACC is looking at Haimbili
02-06-2009
THE Anti-Corruption Commission is probing the operations of suspended TransNamib Chief Executive Officer Titus Haimbili. ACC Director Paulus Noa confirmed yesterday that they had opened a file to
readSon of slain couple denies plotting farm massacre
02-06-2009
“I NEVER, nowhere discussed anything about a contract killing with Sylvester or anyone.”With this denial – probably as emphatic as a denial could be – alleged farm massacre mastermind Justus
readIt’s official: We’re in a recession
02-06-2009
NAMIBIA already plunged into a recession during the second and third quarters of last year and narrowly missed it during the fourth, mainly because of the struggling fishing and manufacturing sectors,
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