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48 Articles found on Monday, 16 November 2009
Currencies in focus as Obama tours Asia
16-11-2009
SYDNEY - A rare rally in the US dollar was the focus in Asia on Friday as investors wondered if President Barack Obama’s nine-day visit to the region would generate pressure on some countries to let
readGovt’s new diamond valuator 100% Namibian
16-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S new Government Diamond Valuator (GDV) is a fully Namibian-owned company.The company, called Gazania Investment Eighty Eight, is owned by four Namibian directors, each with a quarter of the
read‘Hell yes, you must govern’
16-11-2009
PUBLIC Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan has blasted those who turned South Africa’s Eskom leadership crisis into a political and racial football, saying it was not helpful to have problems at the
readHogan wants Godsell back at Eskom
16-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa would like Bobby Godsell to reconsider his resignation as chairman for troubled utility Eskom, the Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan told 702 Radio in a live
readInvestors need new strategies: Researcher
16-11-2009
BOSTON - Last year’s market meltdown proved once and for all that the theory underpinning most investors’ asset allocation decisions needs to be thrown out, a top Fidelity Investments researcher said
readBotswana recession end ‘within reach’
16-11-2009
GABORONE - Botswana sees positive signs that an end to its recession is within reach, with global demand for diamonds increasing since April, President Ian Khama said on Friday.The southern African
readMedvedev says Russia’s state corporations must disband
16-11-2009
MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev pledged on Thursday to disband Russia’s inefficient state corporations, created by his predecessor Vladimir Putin, and called for a probe into their use of state
readMcDonald’s $1 breakfast menu
16-11-2009
CHICAGO/PALM SPRINGS - McDonald’s Corp. is considering rolling out a breakfast ‘Dollar Menu’ nationally, but a final decision has not been made, US president Don Thompson told investors on
readNine killed, 80 injured when train derails in India
16-11-2009
JAIPUR – A speeding train derailed in western India, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80.Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew off the tracks on Saturday and rolled onto
readIn Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact progress
16-11-2009
SINGAPORE – President Barack Obama said yesterday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year’s end, an announcement designed as an
readNo bars, no mistresses for Chinese officials
16-11-2009
BEIJING – Chinese officials are being told to dump their mistresses, avoid hostess bars, and shun extravagances as part of the Communist party’s efforts to clamp down on the corruption that is
readGabon crackdown slammed
16-11-2009
LIBREVILLE – International media watchdogs on Friday criticised Gabon’s media council for temporarily closing down six newspapers for up to three months on the grounds they had breached professional
readIran condemns US mosque seizure
16-11-2009
TEHRAN – Iran yesterday denounced as “disgraceful” US moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organisation suspected of Iranian links.Parliament Speaker
readSwapo a ulika oonkondo dhe mOshakati
16-11-2009
ONGUNDU yOswapo osho ya ulike oonkondo dhayo, sho AakwaSwapo ye li momangungo omanene ya mbombolokele kOkapale okanene kOmaudhano ka Shakati mOlyomakaya ga zi ko nokukapulakena ketumwalaka
readHogolola shaampoka wa adhika momahogololo ta ge ya
16-11-2009
AAHOGOLOLI oyendji ka ye shi wo ngele ota ya hogolola miikandjohogololo yawo nenge otaya vulu okuhogolola apehe mpoka taya adhika, miitopolwa ayihe 13 yoshilongo.Othe Namibia oya tseya kutya
readOmbaanga yOmapendulepo ya Namibia ya zimine omikuli odhindji
16-11-2009
OMBAANGA yOmapendulepo yaNamibia[DBN] oya zimine okugandja omikuli 25 dhongushu yoodola oomiliona 214,91 uule woomwedhi hamano dha piti okuza lyotango lyApilili sigo 31 lya Kotoba nuumvo.Oshipambu
readGuebuza a hogololulwa nomawi ogendji moMozambique
16-11-2009
OMUPERESIDENDE gwa Mozambique, Armando Guebuza okwa sindana momahogololo guuperesidende woshilongo shoka nomawi ogendji.Pahapu dhaanambelewa yomahogololo omusamane Guebuza okwa mono ooperesenda 75
readOompito dhiilonga mepangelo ota dhi kalekelwa aanona yomekondjo
16-11-2009
EPANGELO olya tokola kutya iilonga ayihe yomepangelo yopoondondo dhopetameko otayi kalekelwa aanona mboka ya valelwa mekondjelo manguluko.Momushangwa tseyitho ngoka tagu dhingoloka noombelewa
readOmalutenda ga za koChina taga longithwa olutenda lwaShikango
16-11-2009
OMALUTENDA ga longwa koChina otaga ka longithwa molutenda ndoka lwaza pOndangwa okuya kOshikango.Okabinete oka lombwele Uuministeli Wiimaliwa kutya na wu ye komeho noonkundathana shina sha nomukuli
readHidipo Hamutenya a popitha AakwaRDP mOndangwa
16-11-2009
ENGATHITHI enene lyAakwaRDP olya li lya gongala mOluno mOndangwa mOlyomakaya ga zi ko nokupulakena ketumwalaka ly)Omupresidende gwawo omusamane Hidipo Hamutenya, ngoka e ya lombwele kutya ya ka
readTigers beat City
16-11-2009
TIGERS staged a late comeback to beat Oshakati City 2-1 in the MTC Premiership match, while Eleven Arrows redeemed themselves from a poor start to the league with their second victory in a 1-0 win
readPacquiao pummels Cotto
16-11-2009
LAS VEGAS – Filipino Manny Pacquiao made history by becoming the first fighter to win seven world titles in as many weight classes with a stunning final round technical knockout of Miguel
readWoods in Aussie win
16-11-2009
MELBOURNE – Tiger Woods celebrated his first visit Down Under in 11 years with a win at the Australian Masters yesterday, the world number one banishing his swing demons in time to hold off a dogged
readFrance take Boks scalps
16-11-2009
TOULOUSE – France coach Marc Lievremont has come under the usual fire since taking charge of the national team a year ago but there is now a strong feeling that he is working to a well-oiled
readNew Zealand, England in wins
16-11-2009
LONDON – Luke McAlister’s five penalties helped lacklustre New Zealand beat Italy 20-6 Saturday, and a late try by England winger Matt Banahan silenced the home fans’ boos in a 16-9 triumph over
readS. Africa upset at anthem
16-11-2009
TOULOUSE – South Africa accused France of failing to respect them during the singing of their national anthem before Friday’s international in Toulouse.The world champion Springboks were upset 20-13
readCameroon, Nigeria into 2010
16-11-2009
CAMEROON and Nigeria reached the World Cup finals on Saturday but the last available African berth for the 2010 finals was left hanging by a dramatic last-gasp goal in Cairo.Cameroon set an African
readFootball Results
16-11-2009
Played Sunday, Nov 15 2010 World Cup Playoffs Costa Rica 0 - 1 UruguayPlayed Saturday, Nov 14 2010 World Cup Playoffs Portugal 1 - 0
readVan Persie injured
16-11-2009
THE HAGUE – Robin van Persie could be sidelined for weeks after injuring his ankle during the Netherlands’ 0-0 draw with Italy this weekend, the Dutch press reported yesterday citing sources close to
readBafana in draw with Japan
16-11-2009
BAFANA Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira’s new era with the South African national side got off to a good start when a new-look Bafana held the highly rated Japan to a hard-fought 0-0 draw in
readOtto holds off Moore to win NPGA
16-11-2009
SWAKOPMUND – Hennie Otto made an unlikely par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Titch Moore and win the 72-hole N$1-million MTC Namibia PGA Championship played at the 6,113-metre
readSMSes Of Monday 16 November 2009
16-11-2009
* SAVING lives. Thanks for the great job at the roadblock on the B1 by inspecting cars’ tyres, hooters, lights and brakes. Viva officers. Food For Thought * PLEASE Namibians come on, does it really
readNguvauva loses slander case
16-11-2009
DEPUTY Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Kilus Nguvauva, left the High Court in Windhoek in defeat on Friday, after he lost a case in which he was suing a member of the Ovambanderu community
readLabour hire ban stays suspended
16-11-2009
THE ban on the labour-hire system in Namibia will remain suspended while a Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the ban is pending.In a ruling given in the High Court on Friday, Acting
readFive arrested for Karibib farm attack
16-11-2009
THE Police in Erongo on Saturday arrested five men suspected of being involved in an attack on the farm Riksburg near Karibib two weeks ago in which Dottie Jooste (89) was fatally injured and her
readTwo murders in capital
16-11-2009
TWO men have been murdered in Windhoek in the last few days. Erick Shatipamba (28) was shot in the neck and died at the Katutura State Hospital at around midnight on Saturday.He and six others had
readPeaceful rallies in the North
16-11-2009
NO violence was reported when Swapo and the RDP held campaign rallies at Oshakati and Ondangwa on Saturday.Omusati Police Commander, Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa, thanked his officers for a
readSwanu’s list of MPs
16-11-2009
THE Swanu party’s list of candidates for the National Assembly elections:1. Maamberua Usutuaije 2. Iijambo Tangeni C.K. 3.
read‘Unite behind the RDP for change’
16-11-2009
DENOUNCING the current style of governance in Namibia, Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) vice president Steve Bezuidenhoudt has urged Keetmanshoop residents to unite behind the RDP
readFor The Record
16-11-2009
Last week The Namibian reported that it was the first time voters abroad could cast their votes – during this month’s presidential and parliamentary elections.In fact, voting has taken place abroad
readNamibia down Tunisia
16-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S national rugby team beat Tunisia 18-13 in Tunis at the Stade El Menza and now stand a good chance to qualify for the IRB Rugby World Cup to be staged in New Zealand 2011.The Welwitschias are
readFive SA banks are weaker - Moody’s
16-11-2009
FIVE South African banks had their bank financial strength ratings downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service, which said last week this reflected the crumbling operating and macroconditions of banks’
readBritain, Australia saying sorry to child migrants
16-11-2009
LONDON – Britain and Australia are saying sorry to thousands of British children who were promised a better life overseas, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home.The British
readFirst poll results known
16-11-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) yesterday refused to give reporters a breakdown of the first votes cast in this year’s National Assembly and presidential elections by about 900 Namibians at
readThree die in city plane crash: Plummets to earth south of Eros Airport
16-11-2009
THREE people were killed when a South African-registered aircraft which had taken off from Windhoek’s Eros Airport on a flight to southern Angola crashed in the city early yesterday.The Cessna Caravan
readFinal voters’ roll does not match
16-11-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) at noon on Saturday finally made copies of the final voters’ roll available to political parties – six days after the original date, which was Monday,
readTears as housemates get messages from home
16-11-2009
THERE was hardly a dry eye in the house (my house as well as Biggie’s!).This weekend’s messages from home brought almost all the housemates to an emotional breaking point, as support from their
readNoteable Quotes
16-11-2009
THEY represent the demand side of the political equation and are thus the ultimate guarantor of the democratic process. – Columnist Alexactus Kaure referring to civil society in his ‘Eye on Africa’
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