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59 Articles found on Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Training in organic farming
03-11-2009
THE Namibian Organic Association (NOA) has trained 22 farmers and 17 students of the Krumhuk Agricultural Training Centre on the use of effective micro-organisms (EM) in agriculture recently.EM
readLocal slaughter
03-11-2009
MEATCO abattoirs will only accept local livestock for slaughter. This is in line with regulations from the European Union (EU), which stipulate that only Namibian-bred cattle are allowed to be
readNSX paddling through global financial storm
03-11-2009
THE Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) might get the help of the Financial Times and London Stock Exchange (FTSE) to limit the local bourse’s over-exposure to certain listings in volatile times like the
readChina gets its own ‘Nasdaq’
03-11-2009
SHANGHAI — The highly anticipated opening of China’s new Nasdaq-style stock exchange on Friday is already being seen as a watershed moment for the country’s capital markets, providing new
readElectronic trading for Iraq, seven days a week
03-11-2009
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s stock exchange on Sunday moved to electronic trading every day of the business week for the first time, in a step towards embracing the modern world of international finance.The move
readCIT bankruptcy deals new blow to recovery hopes
03-11-2009
WASHINGTON – CIT Group, a key lender to small US firms, declared itself bankrupt becoming the fifth largest failure in American history and dealing a new blow to market nerves.CIT said late Sunday it
readAfter crisis, companies hoard cash
03-11-2009
WASHINGTON – US companies, still reeling from a deep economic recession, are hoarding more cash than at any time in the past 40 years, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.The newspaper said in
readCreating narrow banks could raise risk
03-11-2009
LONDON – Breaking up Britain’s banks to legally separate retail from investment banking could increase risks in the system, the country’s top financial watchdog said yesterday.Adair Turner, chairman
readNigeria seeks tenures for bank chiefs after bailout
03-11-2009
KADUNA – Nigerian regulators want to set limits on the length of time bank chief executives can serve to try to prevent a repeat of the lax governance which they say brought several institutions to
readLasting peace in Niger Delta: hopes and fears
03-11-2009
LAGOS - Nigeria’s hopes for an end to three years of violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta have been raised after an amnesty and a rebel truce, but a lasting peace is still uncertain, analysts say.“It
readSA walks line between debt and stable society
03-11-2009
SOUTH Africa is facing a conundrum of expanding the budget deficit to finance the growing demands for social grants, but analysts across the spectrum agree that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has
readRecession cloud has silver lining
03-11-2009
LONDON – It seems the financial crisis isn’t all doom and gloom: one in four people are glad the world’s economy slumped as it did, because it helped them realise their priorities in life, according
readPohamba and Zuma in talks today
03-11-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba and counterpart Jacob Zuma will meet in South Africa today where their talks will focus on tourism, energy and transport.Three agreements on these issues are expected to
readTransformational leadership way to go for BEE in Nam
03-11-2009
WINDHOEK – The president of the South Africa Business Enterprise Forum (Sabef), Lebo Gunguluza, says transformational leadership in Namibia is the way to go to implement a holistic black economic
readGoodbye Mr Good Looks
03-11-2009
GREAT looks – check. Hulk Hogan type sexy body– check. Ability to bore the hell out of you – triple check. Sense of humour – what are you talking about? And so what do you get? Kenya’s BBA housemate
readWho Wants Who Out
03-11-2009
Nomination Monday was in full swing yesterday, with the general skinnering and backstabbing going up a notch.Here’s how the housemates nominated: • Edward, the Head of House, nominated Elizabeth and
readBBA Cheat Sheet
03-11-2009
• Nkenna is public enemy number one in the Big Brother House at the moment. It seems some of the other housemates feel she was nasty to break up the loving twosome – Jemma. Emma has barely spoken to
readKarzai declared Afghan president, run-off scrapped
03-11-2009
KABUL – Afghanistan’s election commission declared Hamid Karzai elected as president yesterday after it called off a runoff following the withdrawal of his only rival.The run-off, called after the
readNew regional summit on Zim
03-11-2009
MAPUTO – Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on Thursday in hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare’s fragile unity government, the foreign ministry spokesperson said.The
readGuebuza declared landslide polls winner
03-11-2009
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s President Armando Guebuza was declared the “landslide” winner of last week’s polls by two election monitoring groups yesterday.Frelimo, Mozambique’s ruling party since
readIran suggests it’s not ready to export uranium
03-11-2009
VIENNA – Iran wants to buy ready-made fuel for its research reactor, a senior Iranian envoy said yesterday - the latest indication that Tehran is rejecting a US-backed plan that would have the Islamic
readSuicide bomber kills 35 near Pakistan’s capital
03-11-2009
RAWALPINDI – A suicide bomber killed 35 people outside a bank near Pakistan’s capital yesterday, as the UN said spreading violence has forced it to start pulling out some expatriate staff and suspend
readSri Lanka protests US plans to quiz army chief
03-11-2009
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka protested yesterday against plans by US officials to quiz its top military commander over alleged war crimes committed during the final months of the war with Tamil Tiger
readFormer President Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo
03-11-2009
PRISTINA – Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo’s capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an
readTower of London Beefeaters suspended for bullying
03-11-2009
LONDON – Two yeoman warders at the Tower of London have been suspended for allegedly bullying a female colleague – the first woman appointed to the post at the royal fortress in more than 500
readAgra re-opens Mariental branch
03-11-2009
LOCAL agricultural products provider Agra has revamped its branch at Mariental in the Hardap Region to the tune of N$4 million and held a grand opening ceremony at the town last week. The bigger and
readOmupangi a dhipagwa pegumbo lyaapangi moVenduka
03-11-2009
ONGUNDU onene yaaniilonga yuundjolowele oya li ya gongala pegumbo limwe lyaapangi poshipangelo shopokati shaVenduka moSoondaha konima sho ya uvu onkundana kombinga yedhipago lyomuniilonga
readPohamba ta londodha oshigwana shaangale uukwamuhoko
03-11-2009
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunje Pohamba okwa londodha aayambidhidhi yongundu ye ya angale uukwamuhoko.“Uukwamuhoko owo oshiponga oshinene.Otuna okushi yanda,”Pohamba a ti sho a popitha oshigongi
readOmalelelo giilando ta ga ka longa nawa
03-11-2009
AAKALIMO yomiilando ya Namibia ota ya ka mona omayakulo omahwepo mbala okuza komalelelo giilando yawo. Shika osha tegelelwa molwaashoka opwa tulwa miilonga oprojeka yehumithokomeho ha yi ithanwa
readOmunangeshefa Punyu a hulitha
03-11-2009
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa gwomomukunda Oniihandi mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, mwene goositola dhoPunyu tate Jairus Shikale, a tseyika nawa nedhina Punyu, okwa manene oondjenda dhe
readOmanima taga li po iikombo yaantu muuzilo wa Ngwediva
03-11-2009
MOMIKUNDA Ohaushombo noshowo Oikango, Okahenge nomomikunda dhomomudhingoloko popepi nOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana ohamu ya omaima, yamwe taya ti kutya aniwa oongwe tadhi li ko iikombo yawo
readDhompilameno tadhi kondjele ehala etiyali
03-11-2009
OONGUNDU dhompilameno dha Namibia odha ti elalakano lya dho oku sindana momahogololo ngoka ta geya pehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Ndele aatseyinawa ota ya ti oongundu ndhika ota dhi lalakanene ashike ehala
readAakwaSWAPO ombili ta kondjele nenge oshike?
03-11-2009
Otashi uvitha nayi no ta shi yemateke ngele oto ipula kwaashoka sha ningwa kOnesi oshiwike sha ziko. AakwaSWAPO yo kOmusati omolwashike ta ya hala oku monitha aakwaRDP iiponga?Oya hala ya uvithe nawa
readLolo bows out in style
03-11-2009
SYLVESTER “Lolo” Goraseb bowed out in style with a fine performance in his testimonial match in front of about 2 000 fans at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday. Goraseb turned out for both teams – the
readZim win Cosafa
03-11-2009
ZIMBABWE saved their best for last with an excellent display of attacking football as they defeated Zambia 3-1 in the final of the 2009 COSAFA Senior Challenge at a packed Rufaro Stadium in Harare on
readVan Wyk, Ahrens excel in Grand Prix Shotgun
03-11-2009
THE Clay Target Shooting Association of Namibia together with the Namibia Olympic Shotgun Range and Bank Windhoek hosted the third African Grand Prix in Shotgun at the shooting range at
readSMSes Of Tuesday 3 November 2009
03-11-2009
* RACISM was painful during the apartheid era, but we found consolation and strength in the fact that we blacks were fighting a common enemy and would prevail one day. Ethnicity today is far worse and
readA Man Who Made His Own History
03-11-2009
THE following is an edited version of a tribute to the late Reverend Hendrik Witbooi by Francis Kooper, delivered at the memorial service in Windhoek on October 23 on behalf of the family.WE pay
readBusinessman killed in robbery
03-11-2009
THE owner of HAMS Security, Andries (‘Dries’) de Jager, was shot dead during an attempted robbery in Windhoek’s Northern Industrial Area yesterday.According to the Police, the incident took place at
readCabinet updates gender policy
03-11-2009
GOVERNMENT will revise and update its gender policy to accommodate new issues like climate change and globalisation, which have an impact on women and girls.During the implementation of the 1997
readCop who shot suspect wins appeal against prison term
03-11-2009
THE threat of an eight-year jail sentence that had been faced by a Police officer who was convicted of murder for shooting dead a fleeing burglary suspect was lifted in an appeal judgement of the High
readNamibia’s Leadership Emerges Magnanimous
03-11-2009
FOR several weeks it appeared as if Namibia’s presidential and national elections were bound to be in jeopardy due to the potential boycott by some of the opposition parties who were displeased with
readNo bail for suspect charged with murder of girlfriend
03-11-2009
MURDER suspect Cyprian Mutanga, who is accused of killing his girlfriend in a public attack on a Katutura street in June, heard yesterday that his bail application had failed.Mutanga (22), who is
readNot my car: owner of N74UP
03-11-2009
A REPORT of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) gave the wrong registration number for one of the cars allegedly used to intimidate RDP campaigners at Onesi in the Omusati Region last
readTwo pedestrians killed by cars
03-11-2009
TWO pedestrians died in southern Namibia on Saturday after being hit by cars.In the first incident, Frederick Jacobs (54) was struck by a bakkie near the Multi-purpose Youth Hostel at Tseiblaagte,
readClaim of Police brutality probed
03-11-2009
THE Police at Tsumeb are investigating a case in which Allan Douglas Haimene claims to have been assaulted by about 20 Police officers the previous weekend.The Police have a different version of what
readNDP fighting for ‘poor and voiceless’
03-11-2009
THE National Democratic Party (NDP) says it is the voice of the voiceless and would see to it that the rich do not get richer and the poor poorer.According to NDP president Martin Lukato, the party
readCabinet adopts policy on pregnant schoolgirls
03-11-2009
CABINET approved an Education Sector Policy for the Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy during its latest meeting last month. The aim of the policy is to improve the prevention and
readNdume calls on NDF to allow sunglasses
03-11-2009
OFFICERS in the Defence Force are disproportionately at risk of an eye illness called pterygium, and should take appropriate measures – including wearing sunglasses – to avoid preventable
read102 graduate from WAD programme
03-11-2009
A TOTAL of 102 Defence Force members and unemployed youth yesterday graduated from courses offered by Women’s Action for Development (WAD).The group includes 28 NDF members from Windhoek, 45 NDF
read‘You can’t bribe with a bursary’ - Mbumba
03-11-2009
THREE Cabinet ministers yesterday called a press conference in an attempt to exonerate the Ministry of Education from any wrongdoing in the Chinese scholarships saga. Education Minister Nangolo
readHospital murder: Guilty plea
03-11-2009
THE suspect in Sunday’s murder of a woman at the Nurses’ Home in Windhoek pleaded guilty during his first court appearance yesterday. David Kaapanda Shiimi was charged with the murder of his
readChina still helping with Nuctech case
03-11-2009
THE Chinese government is still working with Namibian authorities on the fraud, bribery and corruption allegations surrounding the multimillion-dollar Nuctech scanner deal for which Teckla Lameck,
read‘You can’t bribe with a bursary’ - Mbumba
03-11-2009
THREE Cabinet ministers yesterday called a press conference in an attempt to exonerate the Ministry of Education from any wrongdoing in the Chinese scholarships saga. Education Minister Nangolo
readNoteable Quotes
03-11-2009
TRIBALISM is the most dangerous thing. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba addressing a Swapo rally at Keetmanshoop on SaturdayGAYS and lesbians are human beings just like any other person. – COD leader
readLolo bows out in style
03-11-2009
SYLVESTER “Lolo” Goraseb bowed out in style with a fine performance in his testimonial match in front of about 2 000 fans at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday. Goraseb turned out for both teams –
readEgypt: A big catch feeds millions
03-11-2009
CAIRO – As the sun rises over the Nile delta, workers at a fish farm in northern Egypt open a sluice gate and sort through the thousands of wriggling tilapia that pour out of a concrete holding tank.
readGoodbye Mr Good Looks
03-11-2009
GREAT looks – check. Hulk Hogan type sexy body– check. Ability to bore the hell out of you – triple check. Sense of humour – what are you talking about? And so what do you get? Kenya’s BBA housemate
readFuel price hikes likely to dull festive cheer
03-11-2009
MOTORISTS may be looking at a big hike in the petrol price at the start of the festive season, after South Africa’s Department of Energy announced on Friday that prices of all grades of petrol would
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