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51 Articles found on Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Ali too good for Rambo
26-05-2009
ALI Nuumbembe wasted little time when he clinically dispatched the rather rusty Frans ‘Rambo’ Hantindi with a second-round knockout in their Namibian welterweight title fight on Friday night.The fight
readSADC ministers say food situation OK
26-05-2009
CONTRARY to recent reports from international agencies such as the United Nations, which lament decreasing food production and food security in Africa, a regional meeting in South Africa last week
readNorth Korea says it conducted nuclear test
26-05-2009
SEOUL – North Korea claimed it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test yesterday – much larger than one conducted in 2006 – in a major provocation in the escalating international stand-off
readKrumhuk agricultural training centre opened
26-05-2009
THE newly opened private agricultural training centre at Aris south of Windhoek will retain all 23 students for a training course after all of them successfully passed their three-month preparation
readMedium size is just right: ADB
26-05-2009
AFRICAN Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka says medium-sized farms are the engine for agricultural growth in Africa and given their position and potential, they merit considerable investment.
readBank margins too low, say experts
26-05-2009
BANKERS, generally perceived as fat cats and often accused of collusion, drew strong support from banking analysts last week in the row with South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni over their
readUS aims for foothold in Angola’s farming sector
26-05-2009
LUANDA - US businesses are hoping to cash in on Angola’s plan to diversify its economy through agriculture, as other markets are suffering from the global slowdown, a government trade official said
readOne-party state fine for one in five: Survey
26-05-2009
ONE in five South Africans polled in an Africa-wide survey would approve of a one-party state, according to results released yesterday. And one in three believe the president should be able to pass
readMiners drive stocks up, rand hits 8-month high
26-05-2009
SOUTH African stocks bounced back on Friday, propelled by miners as commodity prices jumped, while the rand briefly touched an eight-month high as the dollar fell.The JSE Top-40 index of blue chips
readElections Are Coming!
26-05-2009
THIS is an election year for Namibia and it is bound to witness so much interaction between the electorate and their political leaders. The country is also bound to witness the proliferation of
readDBN partners with China Development Bank
26-05-2009
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and the China Development Bank (CDB) are going to co-operate in the financing of infrastructure, skills development and research on the role and significance of
readG8 leaders press for oil price stability
26-05-2009
ROME – Energy leaders on Sunday debated what oil price would spur investment in the sector without hurting a wider global economic recovery, as top producer Saudi Arabia forecast prices eventually
readNoteable Quotes
26-05-2009
PULL up your socks. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba calling for better performance from permanent secretaries at a meeting on WednesdayTHE current leadership will not allow the individual opportunists
readGem production to fall further
26-05-2009
SOUTH Africa’s diamond production will continue declining up to at least 2011, consultancy Frost & Sullivan said yesterday.“This is amid signs that the global economic recovery will be protracted with
readInitiative to teach Italian recipes
26-05-2009
SOUTH Africa should shift its reliance from big corporates to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to achieve higher and more sustainable economic growth, according to Gianpaolo Bruno, the head of the
readDubai jewellery sales hit by fall in tourists
26-05-2009
DUBAI – Gold jewellery sales in Dubai are down around 40 per cent in May on a year ago, hit by higher prices for the precious metal and fewer tourists with smaller budgets, retailers said on
readSouth African banks’ rates to be investigated
26-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s central bank and leading commercial banks are to form a technical committee to look into issues relating to the spread between the repo and prime lending rates, the
readKoës rapist sent to jail for 15 years
26-05-2009
KOËS resident Willem van Rensburg was sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for the rape of a minor in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Wednesday. Van Rensburg, 38, pleaded guilty to the
readProblems remain over Congo Chinese contract: IMF
26-05-2009
KINSHASA – Congo and the International Monetary Fund have yet to resolve disagreements over a Chinese infrastructure-for-minerals package that is blocking much-needed debt relief, IMF Managing
readLiechtenstein, Luxembourg seek tax deal
26-05-2009
ZURICH – Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, which have both been criticised by world powers for their banking secrecy, are planning a tax treaty to fall into line with OECD rules, Liechtenstein said
readSuu Kyi set to testify today
26-05-2009
YANGON – A lawyer said pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due to testify today at her trial for violating terms of her house arrest.Lawyer Nyan Win said yesterday that Suu Kyi’s defence team
readTopless at doughnut shop?
26-05-2009
VASSALBORO – Prosecutors will review a complaint that a waitress from a Maine topless doughnut shop was outside the business without a shirt on.The Central Maine Morning Sentinel says a state trooper
readBritain’s Darling claimed for help with tax return
26-05-2009
LONDON – Several British Cabinet members claimed public money for accountants to fill in tax returns, a newspaper revealed yesterday, as the opposition leader said the expenses row has rocked politics
readMan pushes would-be suicide off bridge
26-05-2009
BEIJING – A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported on Saturday.Retired soldier Lian
readPolitical judgement day is nigh: Ulenga
26-05-2009
THE ruling Swapo party has used the past 19 years to “take away from the nation and to enrich themselves” instead of growing the economy, providing good education, decent housing or affordable land,
readLoyalty bill for Israel?
26-05-2009
JERUSALEM – An ultranationalist party headed by the Israeli foreign minister said yesterday it has prepared legislation linking citizenship to an oath of allegiance, in what amounted to a threat to
readPoor maintenance to blame for Walvis water woes
26-05-2009
POORLY maintained NamWater electricity infrastructure was to blame for Walvis Bay’s water troubles over the last two weeks, according to a municipal spokesperson.A series of power outages during this
readTaliban to avoid combat in Swat city
26-05-2009
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban urged civilians yesterday to return to the main town in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, promising they won’t attack security forces battling insurgents there but stopping short of
readMystery ballot boxes found in Police station
26-05-2009
SEVERAL ballot boxes belonging to the Electoral Commission of Namibia, which might have been used by the ruling Swapo Party during its watershed congress five years ago, have been kept at a holding
readPope hits tech highway to woo young believers
26-05-2009
VATICAN CITY – You won’t get an e-mail saying Pope Benedict added you as a friend and you can’t “poke” him or write on his wall, but the Vatican is still keen to use the networking site Facebook to
readCity Police crack down on squatters
26-05-2009
THE City of Windhoek’s renewed clearance of illegal shacks came under fire from residents of the Havana informal settlement this weekend, after one woman claimed the Police’s actions resulted in
readIran blocks Facebook ahead of national poll
26-05-2009
TEHRAN – Iran’s decision to block access to Facebook – less than three weeks before nationwide elections – has drawn sharp criticism from a reformist opposition hoping to mobilise the youth vote and
readFive die in car collision in Windhoek
26-05-2009
A CAR crash in Windhoek claimed the lives of five people over the weekend.According to the Namibian Police’s Public Relations and Liaison Division, two cars – a Hyundai with a Windhoek registration
readTheft from Air Nam account lands ex-bank official in jail
26-05-2009
A FORMER Standard Bank Namibia employee, who used her position with the bank to steal more than N$132 000 out of an account of Air Namibia, received a three-year prison sentence in the Windhoek
readFounding President threatens ‘foreigners’ – except Angolans
26-05-2009
CALLING on Namibians to tighten their belts and work harder, founding President Sam Nujoma at times angrily lashed out during a speech at a Swapo rally at Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena Region on
readFrench presidential couple video a hit
26-05-2009
PARIS – A video clip of Nicolas Sarkozy’s surprise visit with his wife during her interview at the Elysee Palace with readers of a French women’s magazine has become worldwide internet hit.Staged or
readSusan Boyle stuns again
26-05-2009
LONDON – Susan Boyle, the frumpy Scottish spinster whose amazing voice has become a global YouTube sensation, stunned audiences again on Sunday as she was voted through to the final of ‘Britain’s Got
readPopular film wins Cannes
26-05-2009
CANNES – The Cannes Film Festival ended with a popular winner in Austrian director Michael Haneke, but the starkest image at the world’s biggest cinema showcase may be Lars von Trier’s searing
readNgaye inandi landitha po omukunda nande ngashi tashi popiwa: Shipepe
26-05-2009
MWENE gwomukunda Ekuku popepi nOkatana mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Shana tate Levi Shipepe, okwa ti ye ina landitha po omukunda gwe Ekuku kElelo lya Shakati ngashi tashi popiwa na ke na esiku e ke gu
readUudhano wOkapuka owo mboka tau zi hoka, Sammy ta ti
26-05-2009
UUDHANO wEtanga lyokoompadhi, lyomoshimbamba, lyOvolley, nowObasketball, hau dhanwa kehe omvula kOosikola, unene dhomoshitopolwa sha Hangwena, hau ithanwa Annual Kapuka School Tournament
readIiveva otayi yono po oshigwana: Nujoma ta ti
26-05-2009
OMUKOKOLIPRESIDENDE Omundohotola Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, ngoka wo e li he yoshigwana sha Namibia mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko okwa popitha engathithi enenenene lyAakwaSwapo moshigongi shoka shOswapo
readMe Julia Shikongo oye natango Meya gwondoolopa ya Eenhana
26-05-2009
SHO yi ihogololele pomahala gIilonga mEelolo lyondoolopa ya Eenha meti 13 Mei 2009, Elelo lyondoolopa ndjoka ya Eenhana, olya hogululula Kaansela Julia Shikongo oye natango a kale oye Omunashipundi
readStars chances best
26-05-2009
AFRICAN Stars have the best chance to win the Namibia Premier League (NPL) title, provided they keep their first spot and win all their remaining four matches.As things are, only a late title-snatch
readBrawn taste high life in F1
26-05-2009
MONTE CARLO – Jenson Button and the Brawn GP team were still pinching themselves in delight Monday after winning Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix and promising a taste of the high life will not stop them
readChargers steal IPL show
26-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The transplanted Indian Premier League finished Sunday in front of a capacity crowd with a blaze of fireworks and an array of international entertainers headed by Guyanan rock star Eddy
readS14 final on for contrasting styles
26-05-2009
WELLINGTON – The Super 14 final between South Africa’s Bulls and New Zealand’s Waikato Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld next Saturday will provide a tantalising match up between two contrasting styles.The
readNadal, Federer in cruise control
26-05-2009
PARIS – Rafael Nadal, bidding for an historic fifth successive French Open, and Roger Federer, still seeking a first Roland Garros crown to complete a career Grand Slam, swept into the second round
readSMSes for Tuesday 26 May 2009
26-05-2009
* IF the horrendous conditions and frightening life in Police cells and prisons do not serve as a deterrent to those that have never been in there, then I don’t know what will. The trauma and
readTokoloshe ‘may be a mind thing’
26-05-2009
DURBAN – Hold the bricks: the concept of the tokoloshe may have its roots in the primordial neurology of the human brain, experts have suggested.The theory has been put forward by KwaZulu-Natal
readRegion divided on trade pacts
26-05-2009
HOPES of regional consensus on economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with the European Union were shattered when a watershed meeting between trade ministers in Botswana ended in a deadlock, with
readBakondja free on bail
26-05-2009
FOR the first time in almost eight years, Bakondja Katjiuongua, once Namibia’s most wanted fugitive, is a free man again – and this time it’s all legal.A bail application that Katjiuongua and his
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