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57 Articles found on Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Two bills for agriculture in pipeline
10-11-2009
NAMIBIA will soon have two new laws in place for the agricultural sector, the first one being the Plant Breeders’ and Farmers’ Rights Bill.Cabinet approved the Plant Breeders’ and Farmers’ Rights Bill
readArab bank readies US$1 billion for African food
10-11-2009
THE Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) is to step up funding for agriculture projects to help governments stave off future food price crises and droughts, according to the bank’s
readGovt to set up agri research institute
10-11-2009
CABINET has approved the establishment of a National Agricultural Research Institute in accordance with the National Policy on Research, Science and Technology and the Research, Science and Technology
readG20 leaves door open for fresh pressure on dollar
10-11-2009
LONDON - The US dollar may come under renewed pressure from emerging market currencies and the euro after a meeting of the world’s top finance officials failed to take concrete action on rebalancing
readAsian nations bear brunt of dollar slump
10-11-2009
TOKYO - Asia’s small, open economies are caught in the crossfire of a tussle between the United States and China over whether the yuan should strengthen against the dollar to fix the lopsided global
readOld Mutual Namibia bounces back
10-11-2009
OLD Mutual Namibia rode out the financial storm this year, emerging solid, the company’s results for the first nine months of 2009 show.Old Mutual’s Managing Director for African Operations, Johannes
readPolo buys bigger chunk of Extract
10-11-2009
POLO Resources has increased its stake in Australian mining group Extract Resources, taking its overall interest in the company to 10,32 per cent, the company announced yesterday. Together with
readInvestors need clear tax regime
10-11-2009
A MOVE by the Obama administration to raise the taxes on the US oil and gas industry could create opportunities in the African resources market, Business Day reported yesterday.The paper quoted
readGazprom profits plunge nearly 50 per cent
10-11-2009
MOSCOW – Russian energy giant Gazprom, the world’s biggest gas firm, said yesterday that net profit plunged 49,8 per cent in the first half of 2009 compared to the figure 12 months earlier owing to
readWorld tackles corruption in Doha
10-11-2009
DUBAI – The United Nations is able to put a price tag on political corruption – estimating that up to US$1,6 trillion in public assets move across borders each year through networks such as money
readCreating pool of talent is a point of pride
10-11-2009
TITO Mboweni counts among the successes of his tenure as Reserve Bank governor that the bank has been able to retain 75 per cent of its recruits, since 1999.“A lesson that we learnt is that you can
readChina pledges ‘all-out’ help to Africa
10-11-2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - China yesterday offered full assistance to Africa in agriculture and infrastructure following its pledge of 10 billion dollars in concessional loans to the continent’s states.The
readID suicide: Officials dismissed
10-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Two Pinetown home affairs officials have been dismissed following the suicide of a man whose identity document application was allegedly torn up, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana
readSex attacks by women on UK children soar
10-11-2009
LONDON – Reports of women carrying out sex attacks on children have soared in the last five years, a British charity said yesterday.ChildLine said there had been a 132 per cent rise in reports of
readShooting suspect critical, stable condition
10-11-2009
FORT HOOD - A US Army spokesman says the man suspected in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition at Texas hospital.Colonel John Rossi told Fox News early yesterday that
readNato, Afghans claim to kill 130 Taliban in Kunduz
10-11-2009
KUNDUZ – Nato and Afghan officials claimed yesteray their forces had killed at least 130 Taliban fighters in a major operation over the past week in an area of Afghanistan’s north where militant
readEl Salvador rescuers dig for survivors in buried town
10-11-2009
VERAPAZ – Soldiers and residents dug through rock and debris looking for dozens of people missing when a mudslide covered a town in El Salvador, part of a wave of flooding and landslides that has
readChina executes 9 Uighurs over July ethnic riots
10-11-2009
BEIJING – Nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, the official China News Service
readBennett ‘terror’ trial adjourned in Zimbabwe
10-11-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s high court yesterday adjourned the terrorism trial of Roy Bennett, a top aide to Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, in a case that has rocked Harare’s fragile unity
readA bicycle for each Namibian: Nujoma
10-11-2009
THERE was a contrast of the old and the new, with young local musicians rocking the large crowd during a Swapo rally at the Zoo Park in Windhoek on Sunday afternoon, where 80-year old former President
readHeavy rain causes livestock losses
10-11-2009
HEAVY rains accompanied by strong winds that hit Aus over the past weekend resulted in livestock losses.Thomas Ipinge, who farms at Aus, said he lost 80 goats because of the rain, which lasted more
readWater woes still plague Aus
10-11-2009
THE people of Aus in the South have to make do with a daily water ration between 14h00 and 15h00.According to NamWater, the cost of providing them with water around the clock is “prohibitive”. At
readRosh Pinah proclamation stalled
10-11-2009
PLANS to proclaim the privately owned southern mining town of Rosh Pinah as a town could take up to two years.Rosh Skor acting town manager Callie van Heerden told The Namibian that the proclamation
readService delivery to get a boost
10-11-2009
NAMIBIAN citizens can start expecting improved service delivery from Government following the launch of a Performance Management System (PMS) for the public service.At the launch last week, Prime
readSuspects in court over Outjo arson case scam
10-11-2009
THE three suspects who were arrested last week for allegedly trying to fleece money out of Outjo Town Treasurer Dawid Koen with a promise that they could get rid of the arson case against him are
readStruggle kids at Berg Aukas
10-11-2009
A TOTAL OF 540 ‘children of the liberation struggle’, who had been camping at Swapo offices across the country, have now been relocated to Berg Aukas.The move, which started on Saturday morning and
read≠Eseb Wheat: The Pride of Okambahe
10-11-2009
According to the Damaras of Okambahe, they have for centuries reaped their staple diet, wheat, from the bed of the Omaruru River, calling it the ‘≠Eseb River’ in that part of the world.Driving
readRössing’s sulphur facility assessment open for comments
10-11-2009
The draft social and environmental impact assessment (SEIA), and the social and environmental management plan (SEMP) for Rössing Uranium’s (Rio Tinto) proposed sulphur handling facility in the port of
read‘Kolmanskop’ won’t take it lying down
10-11-2009
After less than a month since the wreck of the Kolmanskop south of Swakopmund was dismantled to the low-tide mark, a large part of the vessel has partially broken off and has tilted to a position that
readLevies on shopping bags imminent
10-11-2009
Swakopmund Municipality’s health services department introduced a plan to curb the indiscriminate use of plastic shopping bags in the town.Stakeholders involved in the plan include Rio Tinto’s Rössing
readCoastal property market booms as houses run out
10-11-2009
Due to high prices paid by large companies for houses, be it to purchase or rent, locals in the medium-income bracket are finding it increasingly more difficult to afford a home in Swakopmund,
readPut your best foot forward
10-11-2009
As from November 28 to December 8, locals and visitors to Swakopmund will have the opportunity to put on their dancing shoes and learn, maybe for the first time, to do the tango, jazz, ballet,
readEarly Christmas in the DRC
10-11-2009
First, Santa Clause dropped in early in Swakopmund’s shanty town DRC, late last month; and soon the town’s Mayor, Germina Shitaleni, will throw a Christmas party for the children next week.Obviously,
readIilongomwa yaza miiyagaya nayilwe
10-11-2009
MOKUTALA tango oto dhiladhila kutya shoka shi lipo osho ashike oompunda dhoplastika oondudhe dhiiyagaya dhu udha oombapila omapumba goongombe noshowo iiyagaya ya kukuta yiimeno.Ndele shampa we ya
readShigwana tu endekeleni hoka itaku ziya; Shailemo ta ti
10-11-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho RDP pOkongo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, oshilyo shomOngundumutima gwo RDP, omusamane Ismael Shailemo, okwa indila koshigwana sha Namibia shi dhilaadhile nawa noshi
readKaura a ulike oonani dhe dhokomeho ongo”A”
10-11-2009
ONGUNDU yoDTA oya dhana oshituthivalo shayo shomimvo 32 molyomakaya. Iitendele dhimbuluko mbika oya ningilwa poFreedom Square moKatutura. Pethimbo lyedhimbuluko ndika omuwiliki gwoDTA omusamane
readNamibia oku li muudhigu Alweendo ta ti
10-11-2009
NAMIBIA oku li kokule nokwaadha omalalakano ge gehumokomeho, na okwa pumbwa okuninga po sha meendelelo, unene ngele tashiya kaaniilonga ye noshowo komulandu gwe gwelongo.Ndhika odho oohapu londodho,
readIilonga ya pingakanithwa niimaliwa yokwiilongitha
10-11-2009
OMULELI gwongundu yo Rally for Democracy and Progress, omusamane Hidipo Hamutenya okwa ti ongundu ye ota yi ka eta elunduluko enene melongo ngele ando oyi hogololwe ongepangelo momahogololo gopehulilo
readOlutu lwiimweno lwa gandja esimaneko kaaholi yomiti
10-11-2009
AANAMIBIA mboka yena ohole nomudhingoloko, noya longo noonkondo oku kaleka po omiti niihwa noshowo okukeelela omiti dhaa tetwepo oya pandulwa molwa iilonga yawo mbika.Epapa lyopombanda olya pewa,
readOongeleka dhi ilongekidha okutonatela omahogololo
10-11-2009
OONGELEKA moNamibia odha pewa eyambidhidho lyoodola omiliona 1,35 sho ta dhi ilongekidha okutonatela omahogololo ngoka taga ningwa pehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Eyambidhidho ndika lyopashimaliwa olya zi
readBeach Soccer at Swakop
10-11-2009
OPTIMISTIC Marketing is organising a four-day Five-A-Side beach soccer tournament at Swakopmund’s North Beach between December 23 and 26.The organisers promised to attract thousands of visitors from
readGoeieman wins Cheetah road race
10-11-2009
LONG-DISTANCE runner Erik Goeieman won the third edition of the Golden Cheetah 10km road race in Katutura on Saturday.Goeieman clocked 30 minutes and 15 seconds, beating Johannes Naitembu in second
readMore black belts for Goju Ryu karate
10-11-2009
THE annual Black Belt Grading of Goju Ryu Karate was held in Windhoek recently, with five students testing for Shodan (1st Dan Black Belt) and one for Junior Shodan.They did their tests in front of a
readMickelson makes leap in China
10-11-2009
SHANGHAI – Phil Mickelson said he was starting to play some of the best golf of his career after ending his season by winning the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday.The world number two’s second success in
readNaule to spar against Moses
10-11-2009
LOCAL boxer Jason ‘Taks’ Naule will have a two-round sparring bout against World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses in Windhoek on November 21.This is after his
readSMSes Of Tuesday 10 November 2009
10-11-2009
* ‘TERMS and Conditions apply’. What an idiotic phrase, and it appears in almost every advert. But it is almost impossible to find out what these conditions actually are! Like all these SMS lotteries,
readSwapo controls NBC airwaves
10-11-2009
DESPITE pulling the plug on free airtime for political parties, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is still giving Swapo red-carpet treatment.This is detailed in the latest analysis by the
readJustice Minister taken to court
10-11-2009
THE Magistrates’ Commission is taking Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana to court to compel her to “do her job” after it accused her of refusing to dismiss a magistrate.The Commission’s stance
readI’m just a victim, says Namugongo
10-11-2009
THE corruption charges that he has faced for the past three years are the product of his allegiance to Swapo and a bad relationship with the previous Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, former
readNew era at SARB
10-11-2009
A NEW era started at South Africa’s central bank yesterday as Gill Marcus succeeds former governor Tito Mboweni.A deputy governor between 1999 and 2004, she will chair her first meeting of the Reserve
readGermany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall
10-11-2009
BERLIN – With prayers, music and pomp, Germany yesterday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding west and setting in motion events that soon led
readChelsea sink United
10-11-2009
LONDON – Carlo Ancelotti has rubbed salt into Manchester United’s wounds over their controversial defeat at Chelsea by suggesting Arsenal are just as big a threat to his side’s Premier League title
readBig Brother Africa 4: Elizabeth Hits The High Road
10-11-2009
JUST last week, she joked about how she and Emma would become “widows” in the BB house if Kevin were to leave the house before her. Little did Tanzania’s Elizabeth know that Kevin would be left the
readBig Brother Africa 4: Village might!
10-11-2009
IT was a classic Mastercard moment. Priceless! Arrogance was put to the sword on Sunday, as the plans of the self-annointed elite in the Big Brother house were dashed by a continent-wide surge of
readSome Development Challenges For Namibia
10-11-2009
IN Setswana they have a concept called ‘sele le sele’ (this and that). And from time to time one’s mind gets running about this and that and you wish you could share this with others. We have made
readA loota continua
10-11-2009
SOME years back when I went for a job interview at the United Nations headquarters in New York, I was asked how I would explain to young children what the world organisation was all about. Caught
readNoteable Quotes
10-11-2009
ALL I know is that we, all of us, need to do something fast. – Central Bank Governor Tom Alweendo on the fact Namibia is not reaching its development goalsFARMING looks mighty easy when your plough is
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