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49 Articles found on Monday, 30 November 2009
Avonlea firms up Nam iron ore find
30-11-2009
PERTH-based Avonlea Minerals has confirmed an 11,5 km iron ore deposit within its 1000sq km prospecting licence in Namibia.It represents a three-fold increase in the strike length of iron
readOil, gold knocked hard by Dubai default fears
30-11-2009
SINGAPORE - Commodities withered on Friday as investors scrambled for the exits, scattered by fears that a Dubai debt default could unleash a new banking shock to choke off the world’s fragile
readBidvest wary of SA trading conditions
30-11-2009
BIDVEST has encountered continued tough trading conditions in South Africa, but most divisions in the quarter to September had nevertheless improved their performance.Group’s chief executive Brian
readNaspers pins hopes on Internet unit
30-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG - Africa’s biggest media group, Naspers, rode the breakneck rise of its Chinese Internet portal Tencent to lift half year earnings and pinned hopes for future growth on its online
readNamibia offered stake in SA refinery
30-11-2009
WINDHOEK - Namibia’s state-owned petroleum group Namcor has been offered a 10-15 per cent equity stake in a new 400 000 barrels-per-day refinery to be built by its counterpart in neighbouring South
readPoor potato crop leads to low chip supplies in shops
30-11-2009
PEOPLE with a taste for potato chips may have less of their favourite snacks over the festive season due to a potato shortage caused by severe weather in the winter months.South African snack company
readAngola’s biggest bank BAI eyes SA market
30-11-2009
LUANDA - Angola’s Banco Africano de Investimentos (BAI), the nation’s biggest bank in terms of deposits, plans to open a representative office in South Africa this year in a bid to tap into Africa’s
readProjects, easing tensions to lift Africa oil production
30-11-2009
DAKAR - African oil output will rise sharply in the coming years if new projects start up as expected and tensions continue to ease in heavyweight supplier Nigeria.The outlook raises the continent’s
readRwanda, a member of the Commonwealth
30-11-2009
Rwanda has announced that it has become the 54th member of the Commonwealth. The African country was admitted at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, a Rwandan
readEq Guinea votes
30-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Elections in Equatorial Guinea yesterday will undoubtedly extend the 30-year rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, a man accused of draining his nation’s oil wealth to fabulously enrich family
readAlbino ‘magic’ forces 10 000 into hiding
30-11-2009
NAIROBI, Kenya – The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers
readIn Briefs
30-11-2009
Ferry righted in Bangladesh; 58 dead * DHAKA - A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry yesterday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a
readClan denies role in Philippine massacre
30-11-2009
SHARIFF AGUAK – A powerful Muslim clan accused of staging a massacre last week of 57 civilians, including dozens of journalists, denied any involvement in the killings in a rare news conference
readVictims identified after Russian train wreck
30-11-2009
MOSCOW – Relatives have begun the grim process of identifying loved ones killed in the wreck of a train Russian authorities say was blown off the tracks by a terrorist bomb.Investigators are trying to
readPray for AIDS patients: Pope
30-11-2009
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is calling for prayers and concrete action to comfort all those who are suffering from AIDS.Benedict issued the appeal during his weekly Sunday blessing ahead of World
readOshigwana momikweyo omileeleka dhehogololo
30-11-2009
OMIKWEYO omileeleka dhaahogololi mboka ya kuthile ombinga momahogololo gOpaupresidende nogOshigongi shOpashigwana odha kala tadhi monika pomahala gi ili nogi ili moNamibia ayihe okuza meti 27 sigo eti
readOmupanguli a londodha kombinga yuuyuki
30-11-2009
UUNYENGWI okugandja epangulo lyokolela, nopethimbo osho okulonga nayi kwomupanguli naanaa ngaashi okudhenga omuhokanwa.Ndika olyo elondodho lya gandjwa komupanguli eli moshipundi shevululuko gwoko
readAaDRC moSwakopmund ya hala omayakulo
30-11-2009
AAKALIMO yomolukanda lwedhina DRC pondje yOmbundu ya Kiiyala oye na oshimpwiyu kombinga yokwaahena omayakulo ga gwana gopamuni.Omayakulo ngoka yahala okumona unenenene ogo olusheno nomeya . ,,Onda
readOmatalelopo taga dhana onkandangala
30-11-2009
OSHIKONDO shomatelelopo nuupashioni owa pungula konyala oodola oomiliona 35,7 momahupilo goshilongo nuumvo na oshikondo shika osha pungula kumwe oodola oobiliona 5,6 uule woomvula omilongo mbali dha
readArrows, United match abandoned
30-11-2009
THE MTC Premiership match between Eleven Arrows and United Stars at Kuisebmond Stadium in Walvis Bay was abandoned just before halftime.This followed an incident when United Stars’ players decided to
readRooney’s hat trick clinches win
30-11-2009
LONDON – Wayne Rooney scored a hat trick and Ryan Giggs collected his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester United won 4-1 at bottom-place Portsmouth on Saturday.Giggs reached goal landmark a day
readStar golfer Tiger Woods still silent on car crash details
30-11-2009
WINDERMERE – The mystery over Tiger Woods’s car crash intensified when his agent called state troopers on their way to Woods’s house on Saturday and asked them to wait another day before speaking to
readAll Blacks unsettle France
30-11-2009
LONDON – New Zealand overwhelmed France 39-12 to stay unbeaten on its European tour Saturday, while Jonathan Sexton kicked Ireland to a 15-10 win over South Africa and Australia rebounded from last
readMost International Rugby Union Caps
30-11-2009
139 - George Gregan, Australia (1994-2007) 119 - Jason Leonard, England/Lions (1990-2004) 118 - Fabien Pelous, France (1995-2007) 111 - Philippe Sella, France (1982-95) 110 - George Smith,
readMcCaw is Player of the Year
30-11-2009
LONDON – New Zealand captain Richie McCaw became the first person to receive a second International Rugby Board player of the year award on Saturday.In the closest vote since the award began in 2001,
readIntroduction of ‘verification centres’ delays poll results
30-11-2009
EARLY election results were not available by lunchtime yesterday as indicated by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) the previous day, leaving the nation wondering why no official results had
readECN again blackballs NSHR after court order
30-11-2009
ELECTION observers of the National Society for Human Rights had their accreditation as observers withdrawn for a second time by the Electoral Commission of Namibia on Saturday – only a day after the
readA good turnout in Karas Region
30-11-2009
AN estimated 70 per cent of the Karas Region’s 54 168 registered voters cast their votes, the Election Commission of Namibia (ECN) chief at Keetmanshoop said.Berend Both was unable to provide the
readSwapo in the lead
30-11-2009
THE ruling party, Swapo, has taken a lead in the northern regions, where it has always ruled supreme when it comes to elections.Preliminary bits and pieces from polling stations indicate that Swapo is
readElection day: the first hours
30-11-2009
THE first few hours of voting on Friday had all the makings of a typical election day.People slipping out of their homes in the wee hours of the morning to ensure they got to the front of the line
readEven Eveline Street fell quiet …
30-11-2009
MUSIC stopped when Katutura’s famous Eveline Street, starting at the end of Independence Avenue and leading to Goreangab Dam, joined the rest of Namibia to stream to the polling stations on Friday
readFirst-time voters take to polls
30-11-2009
“EXCITED”...“happy”...“ecstatic”...“great”! These were just a few of the words used by first-time voters who flocked to the polls on Friday to cast their vote. Both Unam and the Polytechnic –
readSwapo sues RDP, HH for a record N$100 m
30-11-2009
SWAPO is suing its bitter political rivals, the Rally for Democracy and Progress, and its leader, Hidipo Hamutenya, for N$100 million over an election campaign claim by Hamutenya that the ruling party
readEU election observers in Windhoek car crash
30-11-2009
THREE EU election observers were involved in a car crash in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon.The driver of the other car was killed and one of the observers was injured. The three are diplomats from
readMerc debacle: President ‘did not know about it’
30-11-2009
THE Office of the President says that President Hifikepunye Pohamba did not know about a new Mercedes Benz armoured limousine, reportedly worth over N$6 million, being ordered for him.It said in a
readPolice arrest 3 over Colonel’s murder
30-11-2009
THE Namibian Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of Namibia Defence Force officer Elia Katanga in the Brakwater area north of Windhoek a week and a half ago.The first
readEiseb passes
30-11-2009
FORMER Otjozondjupa Governor Theofellus Eiseb (53) died on Friday after struggling with illness for the past few months.Eiseb was recently removed as Governor but remained as a member of the Regional
readSMSes of Monday 30 November 2009
30-11-2009
* I HOPE and pray that whoever is going to win these elections and will be in charge of our beloved Namibia must seriously start including minority groups in the allocation of business opportunities
readKiwiland here we come!
30-11-2009
THE Namibian rugby team qualified for the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup in New Zealand after they dismissed Tunisia 22-10 at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Saturday.It will be the fourth consecutive
readPaladin says proposed Nam BEE law a risk
30-11-2009
SWAKOPMUND - Namibia’s proposed law to force mining companies to yield 25 per cent of their shareholding to black investors poses a risk to the industry and may deter future investment, an industry
readHajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk
30-11-2009
MINA - Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil on Saturday - the hajj ritual of
readBig Brother Africa 4: Your SMSes to Us
30-11-2009
* Jean, as a Malawian woman- feminist, your piece is contradictory. Why should Mzamo want to be treated like a lady while you say Itai generalised gender bla, bla. I’ve been watching Itai. He’s still
readBig Brother Africa 4: Viewers Vent
30-11-2009
A SELECTION of some of the weird and wonderful messages from viewers across Africa appearing on the BBA TV text strip:* Stop talking nominations, talk AIDS solutions. * Let us spread the word and not
readBig Brother Africa 4: Children, Flaviana And DJ Voodoo Rock The House!
30-11-2009
WITH less than a week before BBA’s finale, the countdown to the announcement of the winner has begun! Eish, my BBA people’s, my nerves are shot! Already!With a Namibian housemate in the house for the
readFire ECN forthwith: De Waal
30-11-2009
THE entire staff and the directors of the Electoral Commission of Namibia should be fired, the Chairman of the DTA of Namibia said yesterday, alleging incompetence.The DTA joined the chorus of RDP,
readNational Assembly: Some Preliminary Results
30-11-2009
Please note that these are unofficial preliminary results:• Baines (Windhoek West) Swapo 653 RDP 605 MAG 150 RP 119 DTA 108 Nudo 37 CoD 33 Swanu 22 UDF 20 APP 9 NDP 5 DPN 3 CP 2 NDMC 1 • Berseba
readBreaking News: Official 2009 Election Results
30-11-2009
OFFICIAL: Rehoboth Rural Presidential (ECN) 2 512 votes cast rejected 102 Beukes 16 Garoeb 42 Goagoseb 22 Hamutenya 674 Isaacs 19 Kaura 332
readECN delays results
30-11-2009
DARK clouds of anxiety, frustration and confusion hung over most parts of Namibia late yesterday as the Electoral Commission of Namibia failed to release any official election results on the first day
readNoteable Quotes
30-11-2009
IT’S as much an abuse as beating your wife. – Retired South African Constitutional Court Judge Johann Kriegler on judges failing to deliver judgements in good time in a speech he made in Windhoek
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