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48 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Online livestock auctions a hit
24-11-2009
THE recent introduction of livestock auctions on the Internet by Agra Cooperative is taking the farming community by storm.Several animals have already been sold online. The biggest deal was the
readLands Minister meets farmers to explain Govt policy
24-11-2009
LANDS Minister Alpheus !Naruseb held three consultative meetings with the farming community during the past week.The first meeting was held on Wednesday at Outjo. About 100 farmers attended this
readInsurers calculate the rising risks of climate change
24-11-2009
THE risk of rising claims from severe weather events has prompted global insurers to warn that the continued availability of widespread insurance depends on taking immediate action to mitigate climate
readDollar turns tail as gold hits record on safe-haven bid
24-11-2009
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY - The US dollar drifted lower against the euro and other major currencies yesterday, losing its shine to a surging gold price and more dovish comments from US central bankers.Gold
readAustralia executives suspended over banknote probe
24-11-2009
SYDNEY - Two executives at a banknote-making firm part-owned by Australia’s central bank have been suspended over a police probe into alleged bribery and kickbacks, officials said.The managing
readRecession triggers upheaval in British business: employers
24-11-2009
LONDON - British business will reshape the way it works as a consequence of the recession, with innovative lending practices and commercial models emerging, the nation’s top employers’ body said
readFNB responds on solar funding
24-11-2009
FIRST National Bank (FNB) has responded to an article in The Namibian of November 17, where it was stated that no further applications would be taken for the financing of solar power systems. The
readDe Beers, Anglogold in offshore gold venture
24-11-2009
CAPE TOWN - A joint venture between De Beers and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd expects to start its first underwater drilling for gold in the second quarter of next year, the general manager of De Beers
readGermany attacks Israel settlement plan before visit
24-11-2009
BERLIN – Germany yesterday criticised Israeli plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, in unusually explicit terms a week before the two countries’ leaders meet in Berlin.The comments,
readChristmas kissing: On the cheek to avoid swine flu
24-11-2009
LONDON - Britain’s authority on etiquette says it’s more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands - so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the
readDoc may lose licence over fat patient
24-11-2009
RALEIGH – A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical licence after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported
read‘Zim will recover from crisis’
24-11-2009
WASHINGTON – After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe’s policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still
readTwenty-four in Western Cape court for xenophobic attacks
24-11-2009
CAPE TOWN – Twenty-four people appeared in the De Doorns periodical court yesterday for public violence following alleged xenophobic attacks in the area last week, Western Cape police said.The 24
readKaleni nomukumo hogololeni molwelunduluko
24-11-2009
SHO ta popi pehulilo lyiikonga yomahogololo omuwiliki gwoRDP , Hidipo Hamutenya okwa indile aahogololi ya ekelehi ondjoko yuutile eta ya thikama ye na omukumo nokuhogolola pamaiyuvo gawo,”.Hamutenya
readEwawa lyaagundjuka ka li uviteko Mbuende ta ti
24-11-2009
OMUKALELIPO gwa Namibia kIigwana Hangano moNew York okwa kondjitha eindilo opo aniwa a kuthwe oshinakugwanithwa she shuukalelipo. Eindilo ndika, lya ningwa kwamushanga gwewawa lyaagundjuka mongundu yo
readOtwa sindana nale Pohamba a ti
24-11-2009
OMUULIKWA momahogololo gopauperesidende gwongundu yoSwapo,Hifikepunje Pohamba okwa ti iizemo yomahogololo gaayendifuta naaNamibia ye li pondje yoshilongo ota yi ulike kutya oSwapo oya sindana nale
readOmukokoliperesidende a popitha engathithi lyAakwaSwapo pOutapi
24-11-2009
OMUKOKOLIPRESIDENDE mOsoondaha ya zi ko okwa popitha engathithi lyAakwaSwapo noku ya indila ya ka hogolole mEtitano nomOlyomakaya gOshiwike shika.Omukokolipresidende ta ti natango oshigwana sha
readAanona yomekondjo pondje yoBerg Aukas
24-11-2009
KONYALA aanona 23 yavalelwa mekondjelomanguluko oya unga ontanda pondje yofaalama yopoBerg Aukas ta ya indile opo ya ethelwe meni.Ofaalama ndjika oyo ngashingeyi egumbo kaanona yomekondjo ye li 540
readFifty-five pass football course
24-11-2009
THE Namibia Football Association-DFB Youth Coaching Licence Course ended on Friday at Soccer House with 50 successful participants while 12 fell short of the desired results.The two-week programme
readResurrecting surfing at the coast
24-11-2009
A 10-day visit by a South African national team of master surfers to Swakopmund earlier this month has resulted in a ‘revival’ for Namibian surfing.From November 6 to 15, the SA team spent some time
readNew gear for Suburbs
24-11-2009
WESTERN Suburbs Rugby Club concluded a partnership agreement with FNB Namibia earlier this year. Through the new venture, the team was recently presented with their new playing gear, with some of the
readTriathlon sponsored
24-11-2009
THE Pupkewitz Foundation again showed its support for Namibian sport with its co-sponsorship of the Swakop Half Iron-Man Triathlon and Pupkewitz Jetty Mile, which are scheduled to take place next
readBester nominated for monthly award
24-11-2009
MARITZBURG United’s Namibian international winger, Rudolf Bester, has been nominated for the Jet Club Rookie of the month award.Each month Jet announces nominees for the Jet Club Rookie of the Month
readSMSes of Tuesday 24 November 2009
24-11-2009
* MY son was expelled from a school in Windhoek due to indiscipline. However, the regional school counsellors intervened. Now my son is one of the best learners. I advise parents to seek help if they
readHamutenya not involved in April 1 fiasco: Naholo
24-11-2009
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has denied the involvement of its presidential candidate in the “scandal of April 1 [1989]” in which Swapo fighters clashed with South African forces on the
readVoters’ roll accurate enough, ECN claims
24-11-2009
A TOTAL of 1 181 835 Namibians are eligible to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections on Friday and Saturday, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said yesterday.Although admitting
readMedia feel the pressure before polls
24-11-2009
NAMIBIAN State-funded media are more under pressure from Government and have had to fight more to keep their independence during the weeks before the upcoming elections than at normal times.Leading
read16 escape from Police cells
24-11-2009
SECURITY at the Katutura Police station came under scrutiny this weekend after 16 trial-awaiting prisoners escaped from the cells after cutting the burglar bars in front of a window.The Police have
readDPN warns of ‘revolution’
24-11-2009
THE continuation of the “oppression, hidden apartheid, unemployment and discrimination” under the Swapo-led Government might lead to a revolution in Namibia, the Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN) has
readNujoma calls for continuation of peace
24-11-2009
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma has called on the Namibian nation to maintain the peace and stability that has been prevailing in Namibia for the last 20 years under Swapo rule.According to Nujoma, this
readRiruako attacks corruption, promises better under Nudo
24-11-2009
CORRUPTION has become endemic in Namibia under the Swapo government, Nudo President Kuaima Riruako charged at his party’s last big election campaign meeting in Windhoek on Sunday.Addressing an
readNDF airforce base shrouded in secrecy
24-11-2009
Information about the new air force base being built for the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) near Karibib has proven hard to come by as the Ministry was unwilling to give details.Photographs of the
readUgly allegations levelled against Ebenhaezer
24-11-2009
The reputation of a children’s hostel in Usakos was tested last month when local newspapers received a letter from a “concerned teacher” in which an Usakos-couple was accused of abusing the children
readA world-class store
24-11-2009
Pick ‘n Pay’s revamped Swakopmund store was described as a “world-class shop” by the Pick ‘n Pay Group’s CEO, Nick Badminton during the store’s ‘new look’ launch last Thursday.“I’ve been around the
readLife is Groovy!
24-11-2009
‘Groovy’ was less than a year old in 2007, and a young and upcoming resident on Ichaboe Island off the coast Lüderitz, when tragedy struck – a seal took him for ‘lunch’.According to Sandra Dantu of
readMother Christmas rides in...
24-11-2009
Swakopmund’s new sports stadium, that still has to be officially inaugurated after being completed nearly two years ago, was packed with children waiting to be spoiled by Swakopmund Mayor, ‘Mother
readBorn free and in search of political answers
24-11-2009
THE hype leading up to this year’s presidential and National Assembly elections has been particularly fascinating to me. As a first-generation ‘born-free’, I am one of many young Namibians voting for
readOmaheke Roads: Is There A Glimmer Of Hope?
24-11-2009
RESIDENTS of settlements along the Gobabis-Otjinene road are dusting off their front yards to prepare for the resumption of the construction for the Gobabis-Otjinene road after a lull of many years.
readWarriors down in rankings
24-11-2009
THE Brave Warriors continue to slide down the Fifa rankings and are now placed 114th from their previous 101st position in September this year.According to the latest Fifa rankings released last
readAshton move will not affect EPA talks
24-11-2009
THE election of the current EU trade commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton, to EU head of foreign policy last Thursday will not change talks and the eventual signing of Economic Partnership
read21 Filipinos killed on way to file election papers
24-11-2009
MANILA – Dozens of gunmen abducted and fatally shot at least 21 people in the southern Philippines yesterday – a massacre that appeared related to local politics.There was no claim of responsibility
readBig Brother Africa 4: The last nominations
24-11-2009
EDDIE, as Head of House, was last night set to make the last save and switch of this Big Brother season!Three housemates emerged with the most nominations yesterday – Itai, Emma and Mzamo. Eddie had
readBig Brother Africa 4: Viewers Vent
24-11-2009
A SELECTION of some of the weird and wonderful messages from viewers across Africa appearing on the BBA TV text strip:• When I grow up I want to be like Geraldine. •
readBig Brother Africa 4: ‘Being Evicted Did Not Come As A Surprise’
24-11-2009
YET another one bites the dust. A seemingly surprised, emotional Geraldine left the BBA house on Sunday night. Remember her? While in the house, she was the reserved girl who never had much to say.At
readPoliceman rides to rescue of starving horses
24-11-2009
EIGHT horses found grazing on the Gross Barmen road outside Okahandja have been rescued by Okahandja Police Detective William Grey.The horses are in a terrible state of malnutrition and a case of
readNamPol ready to keep eye on voters
24-11-2009
THE Namibian Police are on full alert for the elections and won’t tolerate anybody breaking the law, regardless of the political party membership card he or she carries.“Those who are ready to spend
readECN blackballs NSHR
24-11-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) could face a bitter legal wrangle after it withdrew the election observer status of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR).Well-placed sources said the
readNoteable Quotes
24-11-2009
THIS makes the planes older than the pilots flying them. – Veteran pilot Leon Carstens at an air safety seminar in Windhoek on FridayWE would like to reiterate that schools are a weapon - and drug -
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