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59 Articles found on Thursday, 25 June 2009
Russia, Venezuela sign US$4b joint bank deal
25-06-2009
MOSCOW – Russia and Venezuela signed a deal Tuesday to set up a new bank with starting capital of four US$4 billion to fund joint projects as Moscow ramps up its role in South America. The agreement
readGatwick cancellation likely to dent Namibian tourism further
25-06-2009
AIR Namibia’s cancellation of its direct flight to London will probably clip the wings of the local tourism industry, already struggling due to the global economic meltdown, even further, the Bank of
readObama takes first trade action on China
25-06-2009
WASHINGTON - Accused of soft pedalling on trade issues with China, US President Barack Obama’s administration has filed its first World Trade Organisation complaint against the Asian giant. Together
readRailway network ‘worn out’
25-06-2009
CABINET has given the green light to rehabilitate and upgrade worn-out parts of the national railway network and to buy modern rolling stock. Cabinet has approved the formation of committees and
readZim local currency won’t be revived
25-06-2009
LONDON - Zimbabwe does not plan to revive its local currency because it believes continued use of the US dollar will help revive investor trust, a minister said on Tuesday. The country is unlikely to
readIslamic markets fret as bank rules change
25-06-2009
KUALA LUMPUR – Islamic financial markets heaved a sigh of relief after dodging the securitisation crisis which hit traditional banks, but the fallout may spark a global regulatory overhaul that could
readJatropha tree examined as a biofuel alternative
25-06-2009
FORT MYERS, Florida - What some see as the biofuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles. But in just a few years, they will be tall, leafy
readZambia opposition moves to block Chinese mine deal
25-06-2009
LUSAKA - Zambia President Rupiah Banda said yesterday he was willing to review copper mining taxes and he criticised the country’s opposition for blocking a Chinese firm from running a big mine. The
readZimbabwe minister denied British visa
25-06-2009
HARARE - Britain has denied Zimbabwe’s mines minister a visa for an investment conference, fuelling anger in President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party over continued Western sanctions on its officials.
readAngola on the map for Namibian businesses
25-06-2009
NAMIBIA’S northern neighbour, Angola is fast becoming a lucrative market for Namibian businesses. According to Namibian Manufacturing Association (NMA) chairman Hennie Fourie, a recent workshop held
readWoman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding case
25-06-2009
GRAND FORKS – A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her six-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect. Twenty-six-year-old Stacey Anvarinia could face up to five years in
readMajor pay hikes for SA doctors
25-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Some of the country’s lowest paid doctors will receive up to a 53 per cent pay increase, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in Pretoria yesterday. Outlining the various packages
readNorth Korea threatens US; world anticipates missile
25-06-2009
SEOUL – North Korea threatened yesterday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days. Off
readMalawi claims record maize harvest
25-06-2009
BLANTYRE – Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika said on Tuesday his impoverished southern African nation, once crippled by famine, produced a record maize harvest this year, more than enough to feed
readPolice bust sex trafficking ring in Europe
25-06-2009
AMSTERDAM – Police in Italy and across Europe have arrested a group of mainly Nigerian citizens accused of trafficking women for sex, European police agency Europol said yesterday.Europol said it and
readEx-smoker Obama still sneaks occasional puff
25-06-2009
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette makers, but he is not above sneaking a smoke every now and again.Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit
readWashington subway urged to upgrade cars before crash
25-06-2009
WASHINGTON – Transport authorities in Washington, DC, had been warned to upgrade older subway cars before a crash on Monday that killed nine people, US investigators said on Tuesday.Federal officials
readKim’s son takes over NKorea spy agency: report
25-06-2009
SEOUL – Kim Jong Il’s 26-year-old son has taken charge of the country’s spy agency as part of preparations to succeed his father as leader of the communist nation, a news report said yesterday.Kim
readUS preacher detained in Kenya
25-06-2009
NAIROBI – Kenyan police have arrested an American preacher who faces charges of trafficking pornographic material, police said yesterday.Thomas Manton IV, a self-styled prophet, was detained late on
readDenmark asks to resume humpback whale hunt
25-06-2009
FUNCHAL – Denmark on Tuesday officially requested permission to resume hunting humpback whales off Greenland, in a move that has angered environmentalists.Ole Samsing, Danish commissioner at the
readEmbattled PM denies he ever paid for sex
25-06-2009
ROME – Embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he has never paid a woman for sex, the subject of an embarrassing investigation under way in southern Italy.“I have never paid a woman,”
readDaryl Hannah and scientist arrested at mining protest
25-06-2009
NAOMA, West Virginia – Actress Daryl Hannah and Nasa scientist James Hansen were among 31 people arrested on Tuesday as they protested mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia.State Police
readSlum walls raise suspicion in divided Rio
25-06-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO – When residents of Rio de Janeiro’s mammoth Rocinha slum heard of government plans to build a wall around parts of their community, opposition to the idea quickly mounted.The wall
read‘Made in EU’, fashion’s legal loopholes
25-06-2009
GJIROKASTER, Albania – The road to Europe’s high fashion boutiques often leads through little-known towns in the Balkans, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the labels.Blerza Kallajnxhi held up a
readGumwe a tsa omukiintu gwe pOnooli I
25-06-2009
IPOTHA iyali yonkambadhala yedhipago oya ningilwa omulumentu gwoomvula 31 gwomomukunda Omutundu mOnooli, sho aniwa a tsu omukadhona gwe nokonona kawo mOsoondaha.Omukiintu nguka okwa tsuwa iikando
readOndjila yElundu/Rundu otayi tulwa oteya
25-06-2009
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOkongo mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otayi ti kutya Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ngula mEtitano lyeti: 26 Juni 2009, ota ka tula miilonga pambelewa iilonga
readOmulonga gwa Kwando otagu shuna pevi
25-06-2009
MEYA momulonga gwa Kwando po Caprivi ngoka omasiku ga zi ko kwa li taku popiwa kutya oga londa na otashi vulika ga ka nuke mo nokutula omikunda dhimwe momeya, ngashiingeyi oga shuna pevi.Shika osha
readMisconstruing of PPP to privatisation a source of media ‘wrangle’
25-06-2009
1.1 Episteme Victor Hugo once remarked that ‘you can resist an invading army; but you cannot resist an idea whose time has come’ with such few a words. I submit that after almost 20 years of our hard
readIiyamakuti ya faalela oomwenyo 48
25-06-2009
MAIDHENGOMUMWE pokati kiiyamakuti naantu oga faalela oomwenyo dhaantu ye li 48 mu Namibia okuza momumvo 2006 sigo 2009.Ndhika odha popiwa kOmunambelewa omukuluntu e na sha negameno lyiiyamakuti
readEtomo noidano yopamufyuulukalo
25-06-2009
Momafiku 27 June 2009 (ano mOlomakaya twayuka), ongundu yOlupale otayi kanda oidano yopamufyuululwakalo pOmbaye – pamwe neengundu dilwe ngashi ongundu ya 4 Engine, Ohambo nOmaolo ayo na Luvanda
readNdakolonghoshi ta yelitha ehokololo lya li mOshifo
25-06-2009
MWENE gwomukunda Onheleiwa omukunda gu li muuzilo wOngwediva moshitopolwa sha Shana omusamane Silas Ndakolonghoshi yaShidolo, okwa shangela kOshifo shika omasiku ngaka ta ti okwa hala okuyelitha
readBafana meet Master in Brazil
25-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira promised to introduce South Africa to ‘samba football’, a mission pursued by his successor, Joel Santana.Well, at Ellis Park on Thursday the willing
readFIA, FOTA ward off F1 breakaway threat
25-06-2009
PARIS – Formula One’s world governing body the FIA and the F1 teams association FOTA agreed yesterday there will be no break-away championship next season following talks in Paris to ward off a
readNoteable Quotes
25-06-2009
IT was the fact that her breast was exposed for several minutes when she wasn’t breastfeeding, which caused the problem. – Carla Edgar, owner of Nice on 4th in Parkhurst, Johannesburg after a client
readSharapova sent packing by Dulko
25-06-2009
LONDON – Former champion Maria Sharapova had her lack of match practice exposed by unseeded Argentine Gisela Dulko who claimed a nail-biting 6-2 3-6 6-4 victory in the second round at Wimbledon on
readWilliams confident of a win
25-06-2009
NAMIBIAN rugby coach John Williams has expressed confidence that Namibia will beat the Ivory Coast in their return World Cup qualifier at Windhoek’s Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday. The first-leg
readKaZa should be ready next year
25-06-2009
SOUTHERN Africa’s largest cross-border conservation project will be ready next year, says Nidhi Gureja, the assistant to the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KaZa -TFCA) regional
readAustralia back to full strength against France
25-06-2009
SYDNEY – Australia will be back to full strength after recalling their top players for Saturday’s one-off test against France at Sydney’s Olympic stadium.Australia captain Stirling Mortlock was among
readRugby tickets on sale at union office
25-06-2009
THE Namibia Rugby Union yesterday officially started the sale of tickets for the much-anticipated 2011 Rugby World Cup Qualifier between Ivory Coast and Namibia at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek
readWimbledon roof proves hot topic
25-06-2009
LONDON – Just typical. The All England Club spends 80 million pounds on a new roof to fight back traditional British rain but when it’s rolled out for the first time over a competitive match, it’s a
readTourney for young players at SKW
25-06-2009
PRO Tennis Academy held the third Young Tennis Stars Mini-tennis Tournament of the year at the SKW Tennis Club recently. Over the years, Pro Tennis Academy has shown its commitment to the
readHockey players off to South Africa
25-06-2009
THE Namibia Schools’ Sports Union (NSSU) hockey under-16 and -18 boys and girls development teams will participate in a provincial tournament which will be staged in Stellenbosch and Hartleyvale,
readBafana meet Master in Brazil
25-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira promised to introduce South Africa to ‘samba football’, a mission pursued by his successor, Joel Santana. Well, at Ellis Park on Thursday the
readKinda to represent Namibia in Singapore
25-06-2009
A young learner from the JG van der Wath Secondary School in Okahandja, Saghill Lee Kinda will represent Namibia at the first Youth Olympic Games slated for Singapore in August next year.Kinda will
readKhamenei insists Iran will not back down over vote
25-06-2009
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader warned yesterday that the regime would not back down in the face of opposition protests over the disputed presidential vote, amid soaring tensions between Tehran and the
readSMSs for Thursday 25 July 2009
25-06-2009
SMS Of The Day * WHEN will the commercial banks announce a drop in their prime lending rates? Why the wait?* BENNY Hauwanga’s gift of $1 million is a magnificent example of charity and caring. Can it
readHouse prices tumble, market favours buyers
25-06-2009
HOUSE prices across Namibia dropped by 17 per cent from March 2008 to March this year as falling interest rates, coupled with an increase in new houses and available land, turned the housing sector
readDon’t panic, cannon fire today
25-06-2009
GOVERNMENT has called on residents of Auasblick not to panic when they hear gunfire this morning. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology said State House will have a 21-gun salute at
readAnimals and people: Minimising conflict
25-06-2009
CLASHES between wild animals and people in Namibia have resulted in 48 human deaths since 2006, a senior conservationist in the Ministry of Environment Tourism said this week. Colgar Sikopo, the
readNam, Angolan police forces meet
25-06-2009
NAMIBIAN and Angolan Police forces held their fifth Kunene Region and Namibe Province Technical Committee meeting on Defence and Security at Oshakati over the weekend. The important issues discussed
readGIPF strikers settle on pension but not on salary
25-06-2009
STRIKING workers of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) have agreed to a 3 per cent increase in the employer’s contribution to their pensions after negotiations between the two parties
readSwapo nullifies Keetmans council elections
25-06-2009
SWAPO has demanded that the election of the Keetmanshoop Town Council Management Committee members be declared null and void. In a letter to the Keetmanshoop municipal CEO, Paul Vleermuis, which was
readMore MPs cross swords about Spy Bill
25-06-2009
THE ongoing debate on the Communications Bill in Parliament again heated up when yet another member of the opposition called the draft legislation illegal and unconstitutional. “As responsible and
readParliamentarians go on awol again
25-06-2009
MEMBERS of Parliament who dutifully arrived in the Chamber yesterday for the start of the afternoon session could go home after waiting in vain for half an hour for more MPs to arrive to form a
readWindhoek municipal workers up in arms
25-06-2009
ABOUT 200 City of Windhoek employees yesterday spent their lunch hour venting their frustrations at CEO Niilo Taapopi in front of his office. The workers, accompanied by shop stewards and union
readTrade impasse: EU hits back
25-06-2009
THE European Commission (EC) has lashed out at Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob, claiming he knew all along that they would not give written assurances on the concessions on infant industry
readCell One Cup final in jeopardy
25-06-2009
THE Cell One NFA Cup final match between Orlando Pirates and Eleven Arrows on Saturday is in doubt after Ramblers appealed to the Namibia Football Association about a player who was allegedly used
readVon Bach project said to be ‘fatally flawed’
25-06-2009
TUNGENI Africa Investments, the BEE company that controversially obtained a 100-year lease over the Von Bach resort, was warned by NamWater and Department Water Affairs officials in October that their
readSPYL’s Nekundi to pay a quarter of a million for slanderous claim
25-06-2009
A SLANDEROUS statement made by Swapo Party Youth League member Veikko Nekundi against Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Veiccoh Nghiwete will cost Nekundi a quarter of a million Namibia dollars, as
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