Archive
48 Articles found on Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Madoff gets 150 years
30-06-2009
NEW YORK – Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison yesterday for perpetrating the biggest and most brazen investment fraud in Wall Street history. The courtroom
readFMD in southern Angola raises fear
30-06-2009
THE veterinarian of the Opuwo district has called on farmers in the Kunene Region to refrain from taking livestock into Angola and bringing them back into Namibia without the animals having been
readStandard Bank joins Russian Troika Group
30-06-2009
STANDARD Bank is joining forces with Troika Dialog Group, the largest independent investment bank in Russia, to “create an international platform to connect Russian clients to Africa and other
readHong Kong ready for yuan trade settlement
30-06-2009
HONG KONG – Hong Kong said it hopes a scheme to allow bilateral trade with mainland China to be settled using the Chinese currency can start in July. China’s Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and
readNorth needs to be made flood proof
30-06-2009
THE flood-stricken North can no longer follow the business-as-usual approach and needs to become pro-active and prepared in future, the Director General of the National Planning Commission, Peter
readLocal businessman criticises large agriculture monopolies
30-06-2009
GOVERNMENT should not use the taxpayer’s money to help establish monopolistic companies, because this is contrary to development objectives, a commercial farmer and businessman said on Friday.
readAnglo may seek Brazilian partner for iron ore
30-06-2009
LONDON - Miner Anglo American is considering finding a partner for its huge iron ore project in Brazil, but the move is not a defence against an unwanted approach from rival Xstrata, sources familiar
readSheep farmers, some abattoirs agree on N$40 export levy
30-06-2009
SHEEP farmers and some abattoirs have at last cleared the remaining obstacles to an N$40 export levy per live sheep exported in order to replace the 6:1 export ratio set up by Government about three
readOusting of Mbeki a red flag – Moody’s
30-06-2009
LAST year’s ousting of Thabo Mbeki from the presidency raised a red flag about the reliability of South Africa’s institutions. This view was expressed by Kristin Lindow, the lead analyst for South
readEnd of an era for Russia’s glitzy casinos
30-06-2009
MOSCOW – Alexander, a pit boss at the Arbat casino in Moscow, watched his roulette wheels spin for one of the last times before the establishment closes under a new law that spells the end of an era
readBanking, business executives upbeat about economic recovery
30-06-2009
LONDON – Top bankers and business executives gathered in London were upbeat yesterday about a developing recovery in the global economy, but cautioned against any slowdown in reforming regulatory and
readZimbabwe denies diamond field violations
30-06-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe yesterday denied it was violating international regulations on conflict diamonds, as a Kimberley Process team started a probe of the country’s eastern Marange diamond fields. Mining
readFans moonwalk and hold worldwide vigils
30-06-2009
MEXICO CITY – Michael Jackson imitators moonwalked at Mexico’s Angel of Independence, a prison in the Philippines organised a ‘Thriller’ tribute dance, political leaders paid homage and French fans
read‘Transformers’ KOs the critics
30-06-2009
LOS ANGELES – After just five days, ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ is halfway to US$400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that
readMicheletti takes power in Honduras
30-06-2009
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras interim leader Roberto Micheletti imposed a nationwide 48-hour curfew after the army ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile. Congress voted Micheletti
readJackson death twittered, texted and Facebooked
30-06-2009
NEW YORK – “Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,” the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response.
readTsvangirai’s ministers snub Zimbabwe cabinet
30-06-2009
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party boycotted a meeting of Zimbabwe’s cabinet yesterday on the grounds that it made a mockery of the country’s power-sharing deal. The 13 ministers from
readMichael’s mum to court over son’s three children
30-06-2009
A COURT document says Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, has filed for guardianship of the late singer’s three children. The guardianship papers were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday. A
readIran recount seen as bid to placate
30-06-2009
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organisations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the
readJanet Jackson makes an emotional appearance at the BETs
30-06-2009
LOS ANGELES – Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing The King of
readTB patients escape hospital
30-06-2009
PORT ELIZABETH – Officials have been sent to round up 18 tuberculosis patients who absconded from a Port Elizabeth hospital, the Eastern Cape health department said yesterday. Spokesperson Sizwe
readNow seven swine flu cases in SA
30-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Three more people were diagnosed with swine flu in South Africa over the weekend, pushing the country’s number of cases to seven, the health department said yesterday. Spokesman Fidel
readFirst Khmer Rouge prison survivor testifies
30-06-2009
PHNOM PENH – One of the few survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s deadliest torture centre gave a long-awaited testimony yesterday, weeping as he recounted life at the facility where 16 000 others were
readOmupolisi gwOndholongo a dhipagelwa mOshipangelo sha Shakati nomamanya
30-06-2009
OMUPOLISI gwOondholongo okwa si eso lyombaadhilila sho a dhipagwa komunauvu nomamanya mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati, sha ningwa ongula onenenen yohela meti 29 Juni 2009. Nakudhipaga Omupolisi
readOmuhiki gwoongalo a simana Michael Jackson a hulitha
30-06-2009
LOS ANGELES – Omuhiki gwongalo a simana muuyuni auhe, Michael Jackson, okwa hulitha mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko - mepipi lyoomvula omilongo ntano. Jackson okwa hulitha manga a li ti ilongekidha oku
readOokundulagula Mugabe otashi ka eta uupyakadhi: Tsvangirai ta ti
30-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Oshinima shAaleli yiilongo yAaEuropa ya hala Omupresidende Robert Mugabe a ze ko koshipundi, otashi vulika shi ka eta omakuyunguto moshilongo, Omuprimaminista gwa Zimbabwe Morgan
readOmbili unene ku tate Petrus Mhata
30-06-2009
OSHIFO shetu otashi gandja ombili onenenene ku tate Petrus Mhata omolu epuko mefatululo lyEthano lya holokele mOshifo shetu shika shomEtitano lya zi ko pepandja eti 34 lyOshiwambo, moka mu na tate
readNamdeb ota tameke iilonga
30-06-2009
EFUDHOPO lyiilonga mOkampani ya Namdeb lyoomwedhi ndatu, olya hulu pehulilo lyoshiwike shika na aaniilonga yOkampani ndjika oye li taya ilongekekidhila oku ka tameka iilonga pokati ka Juli. Efudhopo
readPohamba a egulula pambelewa iilonga yetungo lyondjila ya Elundu na Rundu
30-06-2009
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa egulula nokutula miilonga pambelewa iilonga yetungo lyondjila yopokati kElundu mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena noRundu mOshitopolwa sha Kavango, e shi ningile
readOmahogololo mu Guinea Bissau
30-06-2009
BISSAU – Omahogololo gOpaupresidende oga tameke Guiniea Bissau mOsoondaha na aakondindate oonene dhu uvaneka kutya otadhi ka eta onkaloanwa ombili moshilongo shika, shoka si li shimwe shomiilongo
readPromotion playoffs to NPL confirmed
30-06-2009
FOCUS will now shift to the lower divisions when the promotion playoffs to the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) are determined this weekend. With the premiership title safely with African Stars and
readNo sweat for Williams sisters
30-06-2009
LONDON – Venus and Serena Williams hardly broke sweat in the sizzling Wimbledon heat yesterday as they cruised into the quarter-finals. Defending champion Venus easily won the first set against
readJoost in serious condition
30-06-2009
JOOST van der Westhuizen, former Springbok captain and – until recently – rugby commentator for M-Net, is in a “very serious but stable condition” in Sunninghill hospital in Johannesburg, after
readSMS for Tuesday 30 JUNE 2009
30-06-2009
* CONGRATULATIONS South Africa, you inspire the whole SADC region. You managed to host the Fifa Confederations Cup successfully and effectively. It shows our ability. Thanks, you make Africans proud,
readNotable quotes
30-06-2009
I WON’T sell you out. – Trade Minister Hage Geingob on the trade deal being discussed with the European Union in remarks at the Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual dinner on Saturday
readWoman run over near Tses
30-06-2009
KEETMANSHOOP resident Elizabeth Ida Cloete (37) died instantly after being knocked down by a car with a South African registration number on the the B1 highway north of Tses on Sunday.Cloete was
readCentre to benefit community
30-06-2009
A UNIQUE show of unity between public, private and community organisations has borne fruit for young people in Katutura, who yesterday received a newly renovated resource centre at the premises of the
readMore cells a priority: Walters
30-06-2009
THE first fruits of a consultative meeting hosted by the Ombudsman’s office in May, aimed at finding a solution to the deplorable conditions in the country’s Police holding cells, started to show
readGIPF strike ends, pay disagreement goes to arbitration
30-06-2009
STRIKING workers at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) have returned to their workstations following consensus on a salary increase. However, ripples of disagreement remain over whether
readNedbank cuts mortgage rate
30-06-2009
NEDBANK Namibia has taken the lead in the mortgage rate race by cutting its home loan rate to 11,5 per cent, the only commercial bank to pass on the full relief of the Bank of Namibia’s recent repo
readOrganised Crime Act enters Prowealth fray
30-06-2009
THE former wife of the founder of the Prowealth group of companies, Riaan Potgieter, will have to wait some four more weeks before she might hear if she will receive millions of Namibia dollars in
readMillion-dollar bid to end seal clubbing
30-06-2009
THE brutal clubbing to death of thousands of Cape fur seal pups on the Namibian coast might come to an end if a South African animal welfare group can raise N$114 million to buy out the only remaining
readCabinet ‘endorses’ TransNamib CEO’s return
30-06-2009
CABINET has endorsed a Swapo Politburo decision that suspended TransNamib Chief Executive Officer Titus Haimbili be reinstated in his position, The Namibian has established from reliable sources.The
readBank rate showdown looms
30-06-2009
BANK of Namibia (BoN) Governor Tom Alweendo has given commercial banks until year-end to reduce the interest rate spread, or the difference between the central bank’s repo rate and banks’ prime
readOff the beaten track
30-06-2009
The Spitzkoppe in the Erongo Region has a community campsite which offers visitors the opportunity to overnight at very affordable rates. Visitors to the Spitzkoppe can view numerous rock paintings,
readCup in explosive end
30-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – As the curtain fell on an outstanding two weeks of Confederations Cup action on Sunday, South Africa will be hoping for a repeat performance when it hosts the continent’s first World
readMichael Jackson: ‘a virtual skeleton’, claims The Sun
30-06-2009
Following Michael’s death last Thursday from a heart attack, a detailed autopsy has revealed how the singer’s body had suffered dramatically as a result of continuous daily painkiller
readNCCI’s Endjala to tackle SME struggle
30-06-2009
NCCI President John Endjala kicked off his second term in office Saturday night by continuing his fight for the rights of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Namibian economy and calling for a
read