Archive
43 Articles found on Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Inca to supply iron to Rössing
11-11-2009
URANIUM player Deep Yellow could potentially enter into an offtake agreement with the Rio Tinto-backed Rössing Uranium to supply iron from its Inca deposit to the Namibian uranium operation, Western
readEskom chairman quits as CEO returns
11-11-2009
A DAY of high drama at Eskom on Monday saw the return of chief executive Jacob Maroga, the resignation of board chairman Bobby Godsell and elevation of long-time director Mpho Makwana to acting
readDiamond beneficiation in ‘cautious’ recovery
11-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S diamond manufacturing industry took quite a hit from the global financial crisis, with the country’s beneficiation strategy being set back a few notches as a result.But as the diamond
readThree British brokerages complain of ‘bullying’ banks
11-11-2009
LONDON – Three of London’s best-known brokerages have accused Britain’s bailed-out banks of “bullying” debt-burdened corporate clients into using their investment banking services, skewing already
readFatCats and BuzzyBEEs
11-11-2009
OUR happy little planet began its trip through time between 14 billion and 4000 years ago! The Birds and the Bees appeared; the race for the survival of the fittest was on. Later, from the old song,
readLandslide triggered by rains kills 42 in India
11-11-2009
NEW DELHI – A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 42 people, an official said yesterday.The landslide demolished nearly
readBomb kills 20, wounds 55 in northwest Pakistan
11-11-2009
PESHAWAR – A suspected car bomb exploded outside a crowded market in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing 20 people in the latest attack by suspected militants apparently aimed at avenging an army
readFBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect
11-11-2009
WASHINGTON – Nearly a year before Major Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an “assessment” of him before deciding he did not pose a
readRwanda genocide trial starts in suspect’s absence
11-11-2009
BRUSSELS – The trial of a former Rwandan bank director charged with helping fund the 1994 Rwanda genocide will go ahead despite his absence due to ill health, a Belgian court ruled yesterday.Ephrem
readAU calls for unity government in Madagascar
11-11-2009
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union yesterday called on Madagascar’s political rivals to urgently implement a power-sharing deal reached last week aimed at ending the country’s protracted political
readKing Tut’s tomb to get a facelift
11-11-2009
CAIRO – Restoration work will begin on the tomb of Egypt’s most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamen, Egypt’s antiquities department said yesterday.The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has partnered
readPolice dog bites wrong man, intruder flees
11-11-2009
EUGENE – A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing through the
readRDP noSWAPO yi idhenga mumwe pOutapi
11-11-2009
ONGUNDU yo RDP ndjoka ya ningile oshigongi shayo kOutapi moMusati oya li yi idhenge mumwe naayambidhidhi yOswapo pOutapi mpoka nOpolisi oya li ya thiminikwa konkalo yi longithe olwithi lwomahodhi yi
readEgandjo lyomayakulo koshigwana ta li ka upikwa
11-11-2009
AAKWASHIGWANA ota ya ka tegelela omayakulo ge li nawa noga ndjanga oku za kepangelo lyawo.Omayakulo otaga ka kala ga ndjanga nota ga nyanyudha sha landula ke tulo miilonga lyomulandu gwewiliko ngoka
readNatango yo po Aus ota ya si enota
11-11-2009
AAKALIMO yomokalando Aus muumbugantu woshilongo natango oye na oku teka omeya gawo pokati kotundi 14h00 notundi 1500 esiku kehe.Pahapu dha Namwater uundilo woku gandja omeya koshilando shika ita u
readSwapo oye ta pangele omakuthikuthi gombepo gaNBC
11-11-2009
NANDO Ehangano lyokutuma omawi mombepo lyaNamibia olya hulithapo okutuma omawi goongundu dhopolitika pwaana ofuto, ehangano ndika onkene ta li pe ongundu ta yi pangele eyakulo lyuusimani.Shika osha
readShikale a fumvikwa pEtilyasa
11-11-2009
ENGATHITHI lyaalilasa olya li lya gongala pEgongalo lya Tilyasa mOlyomakaya ga zi ko mpoka lya li lye ya okuthindikila Omunangeshefa a tate Jairus Shikale, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe ongulohi yeti
readSwartbooi leads Premiership charts
11-11-2009
ORLANDO Pirates midfielder Meraai Swartbooi has taken the lead in the MTC Top Goal Scorer of the Season competition after scoring both goals in Pirates’ 2-1 victory against Hotspurs on November 4.On
readRafa Benitez under pressure
11-11-2009
LONDON – Pressure mounted on Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez yesterday as his injury list grew, a run of poor results continued, and one of his players was accused of cheating.On Monday, Liverpool
readBoks squad named
11-11-2009
THE Springbok starting XV to face France in Toulouse on Friday shows four changes from the run-on XV that did duty in the Boks’ final Vodacom Tri-Nations encounter against the All Blacks in Hamilton
readBenni is Bafana’s missing link
11-11-2009
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Benni McCarthy is Bafana Bafana’s missing link as new coach Carlos Alberto Parreira rebuilds the national side starting with two friendly matches against Japan in Port
readPhelps flops on comeback
11-11-2009
STOCKHOLM – Swimming legend Michael Phelps failed to make it past the 100 metres freestyle heats when he returned to action in the Stockholm leg of the short-course World Cup yesterday.The American,
readFarmer wins table tennis singles
11-11-2009
THE Namibia Table Tennis Association held its annual Windhoek championships for 2009 at the SKW hall recently.Competition was tough amongst the top ranked players in Namibia. The battle for the
readWoods bemused by Aussies
11-11-2009
MELBOURNE – Thousands of fans and a media circus worthy of a head of state greeted Tiger Woods at Melbourne’s Kingston Heath golf club on Tuesday, as the world number one made his first visit to
readSMSes Of Wednesday 11 November 2009
11-11-2009
* TRIBALISM is killing us. Stop thinking tribal, start thinking national. Learn from Rwanda. Let’s build this nation without looking at our village roots but at our national roots. Food For Thought *
readRDP condemns Outapi violence
11-11-2009
THE town of Outapi in the Omusati Region, which once again experienced violent clashes between supporters of the ruling Swapo party and the RDP opposition party on Sunday, has the potential “to be the
read7 arrested over Outapi violence
11-11-2009
POLICE at Outapi in the Omusati Region arrested seven people following a confrontation between Swapo and RDP supporters at Outapi on Sunday.Omusati Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner Simion
readWage gap is growing, warns LaRRI
11-11-2009
MINIMUM-WAGE earners belonging to trade unions on average had to make do with an increase of N$188 last year, but because of high inflation, the buying power of their monthly N$2 190 dropped by more
readBoN caps cheques at N$500 000
11-11-2009
DOMESTIC cheques of more than N$500 000 will no longer be accepted by local banks or the payment clearing house (PCH) from June 10 next year, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) said yesterday.The central bank
readFatal stabbing at shebeen
11-11-2009
HILENI Mathews (33) was allegedly stabled to death by her boyfriend at a shebeen at Oshivelo over the weekend.Mathews was allegedly arguing with her boyfriend at the Lucky shebeen in Oshivelo on
readHospital returns stillborn to parents to bury
11-11-2009
GIDEON Amulungu and his wife, Sylvia, recently had to deal with a double shock: their son was stillborn and then they had to bury him themselves because of an administrative error by the Swakopmund
readAnimal charity appeals for help
11-11-2009
THE Cat Protection Society (CPS) received a call for help on Sunday afternoon. They arrived at a house in Windhoek and found 25 kittens, 10 adult cats and numerous birds, chickens, tortoises, dogs and
readHope Village opens its own clinic
11-11-2009
THE Hope Village in the Greenwell Matongo informal settlement recently opened its Kalahari Sands Clinic to the community.Hope Village offers a clinic, a place for children to stay and frail care for
readFishermen vote on Friday
11-11-2009
FOR the first time in independent Namibia, fishermen and other seagoing staff, who might miss the national and presidential elections at the end of the month because they are out at sea, may vote
readCivics face fabulous Bucs
11-11-2009
CIVICS’ chief mentor Helmuth Scharnowski faces a daunting task in his first match, as he aims to upset Katutura giants Orlando Pirates in an MTC Premiership clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium
readReport: Antibiotic overuse threatens modern medicine
11-11-2009
LONDON – Overuse of antibiotics in Europe is building widespread resistance and threatening to halt vital medical treatments such as hip replacements, intensive care for premature babies and cancer
readFNB localises operations
11-11-2009
IT took N$120 million, just more than a year and a trip with Government’s Lear jet to get the data on more than 400 000 local accounts to Namibia, but FNB Namibia manage to complete the project to
readGovt denounces violence
11-11-2009
GOVERNMENT yesterday condemned the politically motivated violence between Swapo and RDP supporters at Outapi on Sunday.Information Minister Joel Kaapanda said Government was not happy with the
readKaribib farm victim dies
11-11-2009
LOTTIE Jooste (89) who was attacked by three men on a farm near Karibib on Saturday, died on Monday evening.Auntie Lottie was living with her son, Albert Jooste, on the farm Riksburg, 20 km east of
readNamugongo tells court he ‘rebuffed’ bribe bid
11-11-2009
A PAYMENT of N$10 000 that a State witness in his corruption trial deposited in his bank account in mid-2006 was part of a failed attempt to bribe him, former Ministry of Environment and Tourism
readBig Brother Africa 4: Calling Chuck Norris!
11-11-2009
IS it going to be ‘Massacre at Capoeira Creek’? Is Leo going to see his Nel? Are we going to witness the dying kick of the capoeira kid come Sunday?In short, is the Kevin’s Gate cult (in no way linked
readBig Brother Africa 4: Downtown Blues
11-11-2009
THE housemates are going back in time this week, way back to the 1940s. As part of this week’s task the house has been transformed into a downtown jazz club, complete with a list of sleazy club owners
readNoteable Quotes
11-11-2009
I WAS just about to open a Pandora’s box. – Former Ministry of Environment and Tourism official Sackey Namugongo who is facing corruption charges for allegedly taking money from people for gambling
read