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50 Articles found on Thursday, 12 November 2009
Hype belies challenges ahead for China-Africa ties
12-11-2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Relations between China and Africa may never have been better, with China offering the continent US$10 billion in loans, but a host of knotty questions like a trade imbalance pose a
readKorea, India want stake in Nam uranium
12-11-2009
KOREAN state-run power company Kepco plans to buy a mine in Namibia next year, The Korea Times reported yesterday.“The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) will make a strong push for mergers
readExplosives giant expands to Namibia
12-11-2009
KARIBIB is the licensed home of 1 000 cases of packaged explosive products and 400 cases of initiating systems after AEL Mining Services, an international company for commercial explosives and
readSA won’t ‘freeze’ rand, says Patel
12-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will debate the strength of its rand currency but this does not necessarily mean policies will change, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said this week.Patel
readThree African blocs agree to draft giant free trade roadmap
12-11-2009
DAR ES SALAAM – Three African trade blocs that have agreed to form a free trade area covering more than half a billion people created a long overdue roadmap on Monday.The Southern African Development
readCuba cuts back on rationed products
12-11-2009
HAVANA – Cuba has cut two staple foods from the monthly ration books that most islanders depend on, edging closer to a risky full elimination of the decades-old subsidies.Potatoes and peas were
readRescued cubs doing well
12-11-2009
FOUR cheetah cubs that were rescued in July this year – Polly, Tony, Mischief and Phil (photo) – have made great progress through rehabilitation efforts and are now in great health.As they had to cope
readBottles reborn as blankets for disaster victims
12-11-2009
TAIPEI – A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world’s largest
readGerman chancellor helps French mark end of WWI
12-11-2009
PARIS – For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France appeared together at a ceremony yesterday to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now time to celebrate
readGrave concern over SA AIDS deaths
12-11-2009
Johannesburg – The SA Medical Association is “gravely concerned” about HIV-AIDS statistics which show a huge Aids-related leap in South Africa’s death rate.“We have always been concerned on whether it
readTsvanirai back at cabinet meeting
12-11-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and ministers from his party attended a cabinet meeting yesterday after recently ending a three-week boycott of the country’s fragile unity
readScientists: New dinosaur species found in S Africa
12-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Scientists say they’ve discovered a new dinosaur species in South Africa that may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land.Paleontologist Adam Yates from
readBlackout darkens much of Brazil and Paraguay for hours
12-11-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil emerged early yesterday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities into darkness for hours, prompting concern from residents about another black eye for a
readEpangelo lya pangula elongitho lyoonkondo
12-11-2009
EPANGELO olya pangula elongitho lyoonkondo lyopapolitika, ndyoka lyaholoka po, pokati koSwapo noRDP pOutapi moSoondaha ya ziko. Ominista Yuuyelele, Joel Kaapanda okwa ti epangelo ina li panda
readOmupolisi ta konaakonwa medhipago lya Salomo
12-11-2009
OPOLISI moHangwena ota yi konaakona oshipotha shi na sha nedhipago lyokamati koomvula 23 komomukunda Omundudu mOukwanyama hoka taku tiwa kutya okayahwa nondjembo kOmupolisi ongulohi yEtitano lya zi
readYaheyali ya kwatwa molwelongitho lyoonkondo pOutapi
12-11-2009
OPOLISI oya dhitike aantu yaheyali pOutapi. Mbaka oya mangwa konima yiikolokosha mbyoka ya holokele poshilandopangelo shOmusati pokati kaayambidhidhi yoSwapo noRDP oSoondaha.Omugandjimalombwelo
readOmukunda Etegameno gwa egulula okapangelo kagwo
12-11-2009
EHALA lyEtegameno moGreenwell Matongo moVenduka opwa egululwa okapangelo kedhina Kalahari Sands Clinic. Ehala lyEtegameno oli na okapangelo, noshowo ehala mpoka hapa kala uunona noshowo mboka ta ya
readAakwati yoohi ota ya hogolola metitano
12-11-2009
OSHIKANDO shotango mondjokonona yoshilongo aakwati yoohi noshowo aayendifuta yalwe ota ya ka hogolola metitano.Aahogololi mbaka ota ya pewa ompito ndjika ya hogolole oshoka ota shi vulika kaaya
readAanona yomekondjo ya thiki koBerg Aukas
12-11-2009
AANONA yomekondjelomanguluko 540 mboka ya kala noontanda poombelewa dhoSwapo moshilongo ashihe oya tembukile koBerg Aukas. Etembu lyaanona mbaka olya pu omaandaha goshiwike shika, na einyengo lyawo
readOshigongi shoSWAPO mOshakati
12-11-2009
OMUUNGANEKI gwOSWAPO mOshitopolwa sha Shana omusamane Erastus Uutoni,okwa tseyitha kutya mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda geti 14 Novemba 2009 mOshakati otamu ka kala oshigongi oshinene shOswapo, tashi ka
readOompango mbali dhuunamapya niimuna ta dhi ya
12-11-2009
OSHILONGO ota shi ka mona oontotwampango moshitopolwa shuunamapya nuuniimuna mbala. Ompango yimwe oondjoka yi na sha Naamuni yiimeno nonkwawo oyi na sha nuuthemba waanafaalama.Okabinete oka koleke
readOoMbome ta ya ti Petrina Mbome omwana gwawo pwaana malimbililo
12-11-2009
MOLWA omapopyo ogendji taga shundula noku ula nayi efamilia lyaMbome omukalimo gwomoshilando shaMbaye kutya aniwa oye na omunona ndele ngoka ta ti oye he, keshi aniwa he, ezimo ndika olya ningitha
readEigidho kutya Rosh Pinah oshilando olya thikama
12-11-2009
OMATHANEKO kutya Rosh Pinah okalando hoka ngashingeyi keli mepangelo lyomina otaka ningi oshilando shi ithikamena oga thikama itaa ga humu komeho natango.Ota ku tiwa kutya ota shi vulika shi kuthe
readTC looks for a slice of luck
12-11-2009
SWAKOPMUND – Zimbabwe’s TC Charamba won on the fourth hole of a playoff in last year’s MTC Namibia PGA Championship and he’s hoping that the relocation of the 2009 event to Rossmund Golf Club from
readSiedentopf is tops
12-11-2009
MAX Siedentopf of the Namib Swimming Academy provided the best performance at Gala 5 and 6 which was held at the Western Suburbs Pool over the weekend. The 18-year-old Siedentopf won the Men 17-18
readHaikali set for top NPL job
12-11-2009
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) is set to appoint Mathew Haikali as its new chief executive officer early next week, The Namibian Sport established yesterday.This appointment will come after the
readFootball Log Standings
12-11-2009
Barclays Premier League Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Chelsea 12 10 0 2 29 8 21 30 2 Arsenal 11 8 1 2 36 14 22 25 3 Man Utd 12 8 1 3 23 12 11 25 4 Tottenham 12 7 1 4 23 17 6 22 5 Aston
readScharnowski spells out roles
12-11-2009
THE president and owner of Civics Football Club, Helmuth Scharnowski, has confirmed that Ricardo Mannetti has been relieved of his duties as head coach of Civics.Scharnowski however said that Mannetti
readNFA’s Galz & Goals lights up Khorixas
12-11-2009
NFA’s Galz & Goals project has high hopes as it heads to Keetmanshoop for the Karas regional festival on Saturday.Coming hot on the heels of its visit to Khorixas last week in what proved to be the
readPolice probe Enke death
12-11-2009
HANOVER – While police continue to investigate the apparent suicide of German national keeper Robert Enke, the country’s soccer federation called off training for Saturday’s friendly against Chile,
readWoods to battle crowds and heat
12-11-2009
MELBOURNE – Tiger Woods must overcome packed crowds, scorching heat and a strong local contingent bent on humbling the world number one on home soil to win his first title Down Under at this week’s
readDeal on for Brawn
12-11-2009
LONDON – Brawn have hinted they are likely to offer Formula One world champion Jenson Button more scope for personal sponsorship as part of any deal to keep him at the team next year.‘We can offer a
readSMSes Of Thursday 12 November 2009
12-11-2009
* POLITICIANS of political parties who claim to support democracy, but then encourage violence and physical confrontation against any opposition, do they understand what democracy means? These
readCity plane crash due to fuel pump defect
12-11-2009
A FUEL pump problem has been identified as the cause of a plane crash in which two French and two American tourists were injured in Windhoek in May last year.The official report on the investigation
readForeign election observers set to arrive next week
12-11-2009
SIXTEEN days before the parliamentary and presidential elections on November 27 and 28, billboards are now being put up in various towns by various political parties, making it more obvious to the
readUnions selling out workers: CoD
12-11-2009
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) yesterday accused the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) of selling out the workers.It said the umbrella union has abandoned the workers in their hour of need
readDiabetes Day: get tested!
12-11-2009
TOMORROW is International Diabetes Day. In Windhoek, people can go to the Paramount Healthcare Centre today and tomorrow for free diabetes screening from 09h00 to 16h30.Diabetics can also receive
readAus community takes charge of tourism project
12-11-2009
THE Aus community has taken full ownership of a tourism project previously managed by private partners.The Aus Tourist Information Centre (ATIC), which was funded by the European Union and is the
readSecond fish harvest at Keetmans
12-11-2009
THE Minister of Fisheries, Dr Abraham Iyambo, on Friday officiated at the second harvest of tilapia and carp bred at Keetmanshoop’s Fonteintjie Fish Project.Founding President Sam Nujoma had been
readDrama at Mrs Namibia pageant
12-11-2009
BARELY a week after she was crowned Mrs Namibia 2009, poet and actress Lize Ehlers was stripped of her title after an investigation revealed that one of the judges had allegedly tampered with the
readParty manifestos: Health sector
12-11-2009
THE silly season, or politics of promises, as others know it, has seen different political parties making a myriad of promises to Namibian voters over the past couple of months. With less than five
readTC looks for a slice of luck
12-11-2009
SWAKOPMUND – Zimbabwe’s TC Charamba won on the fourth hole of a playoff in last year’s MTC Namibia PGA Championship and he’s hoping that the relocation of the 2009 event to Rossmund Golf Club from
readDeviant DC sniper mastermind executed by lethal injection
12-11-2009
JARRATT – John Allen Muhammad stepped foot into Virginia’s death chamber and within seconds was lying on a gurney, tapping his left foot, his arms spread wide with a needle dug into each.“Mr Muhammad,
readNamcor opens first fuel depot at Otjiwarongo
12-11-2009
NAMCOR, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia, has entered the fuel distribution industry with the opening of its first fuel depot at Otjiwarongo.Since 2003, Namcor has focused primarily on
readNguvauva claims slander
12-11-2009
DEPUTY Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Kilus Nguvauva is set to hear in the High Court in Windhoek tomorrow whether he has overcome a first hurdle in his bid to get N$100 000 out of an Omaheke
readOver 900 Namibians voting abroad
12-11-2009
NAMIBIAN citizens abroad will vote tomorrow from 07h00 to 21h00 local time at 24 Namibian embassies. It is the first time that Namibians studying or working in other countries will have the chance to
readMore ‘mass graves’ found: NSHR
12-11-2009
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) says it has found more graves in northern Namibia and in southern Angola this year, where Namibians who have disappeared might be buried.These could
readBig Brother Africa 4: Murder She Wrote
12-11-2009
A KNIFE in the back. A puddle of blood... Who killed Ms Soprano?This week’s Blues Revolution task has turned into a murder mystery, complete with closeted skeletons, buried secrets, clandestine
readBig Brother Africa 4: Your SMSes and E-Mails to Us!
12-11-2009
BBA CAMPAIGN: Namibia, please vote for Leonel. Don’t let our brave warrior, Eddy down. To win the battle, you must kill or capture the main enemy, the LEADER. Like last Sunday, let us give “the
readNoteable Quotes
12-11-2009
EDUCATION is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. – Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), was an American poet who was highly regarded for his realistic
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