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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 4 November 2009
SADC regional economic integration and the EU: Distant pipe dream or imminent reality?
04-11-2009
IF we are to take a critical look at the future of the life-assurance industry, an entrenched savings culture emerges as a fundamental requirement for the industry and for the creation of long-term
readComesa to get monetary institute
04-11-2009
COMESA is banking on steady integration to raise growth prospects in a region weakened by the global crisis, Business Daily reported yesterday.Central bank governors see harmonisation of monetary and
readChariot hunts for oil partner
04-11-2009
LONDON – Namibia-focused oil and gas explorer Chariot Oil & Gas intends looking for partners early next year, as it reported a sharply narrower fiscal first-half pre-tax loss, Dow Jones Newswires has
readChina regains appetite for resources
04-11-2009
BEIJING – Recovering commodity prices are reviving Chinese investors’ interest in African resource deals, after nearly a year in which infrastructure projects dominated Chinese investment in the
readYellowcake search continues at Marenica
04-11-2009
WEST Australian Metals (WME) has received two more years on its exclusive exploration licence (EPL) for its Marenica uranium project in the Namib.The renewal, effective from November last year, “marks
readNuclear power plans fuel uranium price
04-11-2009
TORONTO – Although spot market pricing for uranium will likely remain volatile in the short term, Canadian producer Cameco Corporation is confident the longer term outlook for the nuclear fuel remains
readSA banks’ bad loans no major systemic risk, SARB
04-11-2009
PRETORIA - Rising credit impairments at South African banks do not pose a major systemic threat to the financial sector and conditions are likely to improve due to lower interest rates, the central
readRemove border restrictions, Pohamba tells Jacob Zuma
04-11-2009
PRETORIA – The slow implementation of some agreements on energy between Namibia and South Africa and the free flow of movement between the countries remain a concern, President Hifikepunye Pohamba
readNamibia defends Zimbabwe diamond trade
04-11-2009
AS the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme enters day three of its watchdog meeting in Swakopmund, Zimbabwe is facing calls for its suspension from the international diamond trade following
readAfricans protest low emissions at UN talks
04-11-2009
BARCELONA - African countries suspended meetings at UN climate talks yesterday to protest what they call the low targets that industrial countries have set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.About
readOver 1 000 fish species ‘threatened with extinction’
04-11-2009
GENEVA - More than 1 000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global ‘Red List’ of endangered species showed
readKaradzic attends UN court hearing for first time
04-11-2009
THE HAGUE - Radovan Karadzic appeared at his UN war crimes trial yesterday for the first time since it began last week, claiming his “fundamental rights have been violated” by judges who started
readBlaze at leaking Australian oil rig ‘contained’
04-11-2009
SYDNEY - A blaze at an oil rig off Australia was brought under control yesterday when experts managed to plug a leak that has spewed tonnes of crude over the past 10 weeks, the well’s operator
readBriefs
04-11-2009
Storm ‘kills at least 40’ in Vietnam * HANOI - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a
readCoup plotter Simon Mann pardoned in Equatorial Guinea
04-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned for plotting the overthrow of the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, the country’s chief
readUS envoys hold rare talks with Myanmar junta
04-11-2009
YANGON – Two top US envoys began talks with Myanmar’s ruling generals yesterday and were set to meet democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they made the highest level visit to the military-ruled nation
readKarzai vows inclusive government
04-11-2009
KABUL – Re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed yesterday to form an inclusive government after stern warnings from Western supporters he would have to work harder to root out corruption.Afghan
readNakudhipaga a zimina ondjo ye
04-11-2009
OMUFEKELWA medhipago lyomukiintu ooSondaha pegumbo lyaapangi moshipangelo shopokati sha Venduka okwa ti oku na ondjo sho a holoka mompangu momaandaha.David Kaapanda Shiimi okwa tamanekelwa edhipago
readInatu galulineni uuwinayi mboka taye tu hindi
04-11-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi oshinene shoSwapo pOkaku popepi nOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Oministeli yOmidhingoloko nOmapashiono, meme Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah, okwa indila kAakwaSwapo kaya
readEthele nayaali ya pewa oonzapo ta shi pitile moprogram ya WAD
04-11-2009
IILYO ethele niiyali yetanga lyegameno naagundjuka mboka kaayena iilonga oya pewa oonzapo konima sho ya piti iilongwa mbyoka ya nongekwa kehangano ha li ithanwa Women Action for Development.Elongo
readNdohotola Ndume ta indile NDF a pitike aakwiita ya zale omakende gomunzile
04-11-2009
AAKWIITA oye li moshiponga oshinene sho ku kwatwa kuuvu womeho wedhina(pterygium) onkene oye na okukutha oonkatu dhomondjila, mwa kwatelwa okuzala omakende gomunzile opo ya keelele uuposi.Ndika olyo
readElunduluko mewiliko olya pumbiwa menkondopeko lyaaluudhe pangeshefa
04-11-2009
OMUPERESIDENDE gwehangano lyoongeshefa lya South Africa(SABEF) Lebo Gunguluza okwa ti elunduluko lyaaleli moNamibia oyo ondjila yi na okulandulwa okutula miilonga omulandu gwokunkondopeka aaluudhe
readGuebuza oye a sindana omahogololo pauperesidende moMozambique
04-11-2009
OMUPERESIDENDE Armando Guebuza oye omusindani gwomahogololo ngoka ga ningilwe oshiwike sha yi moMozambique.Esindano lya Guebuza olya tseyithwa koongundu mbali tadhi tonatele omahogololo ngaka
readNDP ta kondjele aathigona naamboka kaa na ewi
04-11-2009
ONGUNDU yUudemokoli yOpashigwana (NDP) oya ti oyo ewi lyaamboka kaa na ewi, na ota yi ka soshimpwiyu kutya aayamba ita ya yambapala unene dho oohepele ita dhi hepelele.Pahapu dhomuwiliki gwoNDP Martin
readRDP okwe ya okukalelela; Hidipo Hamutenya ta ti
04-11-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shoRDP pOkongo moHangwena Osoondaha , Omupresidende gwo RDP omusamane Hidipo Hamutenya, okwa ti kutya Ongundu yawo oye ya okukalelela, naamboka taya ti kutya kayi na
readEdheulo mokumuna paushitwe
04-11-2009
EHANGANO lyedhina Namibia Organic Association (NOA) olya dheula aanafaalama 22 naalongwa 17 yopenongelo lyuunamapya niimuna lya Krumhuk melongitho nawa lyuunima uushona womwenyo omathimbo ga
readHitman to face Assassin
04-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S boxing world champion, Paulus ‘Hitman’ Moses, will go up in one of his toughest fights of his career when he faces the experienced Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera next month.Moses, who is the
readRugby team to take on Tunisia
04-11-2009
THE Namibian rugby team left for Portugal on Monday en route to Tunisia for their crucial World Cup qualifying match against Tunisia on Saturday, November 14.Namibia will play Portugal in Lisbon this
readFit Serena is the leader
04-11-2009
DOHA – Women’s tennis appears to be in good shape despite the sight of the world’s best players limping across the finishing line in Doha last week, where the WTA Championships often resembled a dance
readWoods, Mickelson renew rivalry
04-11-2009
SHANGHAI – Tiger Woods renews battle with Phil Mickelson in China this week as Asia hosts its biggest golf tournament ever with the HSBC Champions now elevated to World Golf Championship status.The
readKroenke eyes Gunners
04-11-2009
LONDON – United States businessman Stan Kroenke moved closer towards being obliged to launch a takeover bid for Arsenal after purchasing 427 more shares in the English Premier League club.It was
readCafu’s funeral on Saturday
04-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S former Fifa-accredited referee Mathew ‘Kafu’ Katjimune, who died last Thursday after being rushed to the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek, will be laid to rest on Saturday.Programme
readEvans’ switch to BMC
04-11-2009
PARIS - Cadel Evans abandoned Silence Lotto to join BMC Racing Team in a bid to strengthen his claim for a maiden Tour de France victory, but the wheels could fall off the twice runner-up’s challenge
readSMSes Of Wednesday 4 November 2009
04-11-2009
* Nurses must stay alone in the nurses home. Relatives must stay at home. Nurses must visit them when off duty. There is a visitor`s room when visitors come to the nurses home. Food for Thought * I
readDamara festival on, organiser promises
04-11-2009
DESPITE the division between the two Damara kings, Gaob Immanuel /Gâseb of the Damara Chiefs’ Council, and Gaob Justus Garoëb of the Damara King’s Council, the annual Damara Gaob Festival will take
readSecond arrest in De Jager shooting
04-11-2009
THE Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the attempted robbery and murder of businessman Dries de Jager in Windhoek’s Northern Industrial Area on Monday.The 38-year-old male
readParty manifestos: Crime and Safety
04-11-2009
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
readElizabeth, Nkenna and Emma battle it out
04-11-2009
THE girls are up this week! Monday’s nominations went towards Mzamo, Nkenna and Emma before Eddie’s switched it up, swapping “his only true friend” Mzamo and replacing her with Elizabeth.That means
readViewers Vent
04-11-2009
SOME of the weird and wonderful views of BBA fans as expressed on the BBA TV text strip:• Life starts at 33, so Eddie go and get the money. • Kevin vs Eddie ...
readPakistan’s capital now resembles besieged city
04-11-2009
ISLAMABAD – An onslaught of militant violence has transformed Pakistan’s capital from a sleepy oasis to something of a city under siege, with its tree-lined streets barricaded, schools shuttered and
readArasa condemns Ugandan anti homosexuality bill
04-11-2009
A WINDHOEK-BASED AIDS rights organisation, Arasa, in conjunction with other human rights groups, has spoken out against a bill that has been tabled in the Ugandan parliament that criminalises
readNandi-Ndaitwah urges restraint
04-11-2009
THE Minister of Environment and Tourism, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Saturday called on Swapo members not to respond violently to provocation from supporters of opposition parties.Addressing a Swapo
readBail granted in sable theft case
04-11-2009
TWO Otjiwarongo area game farmers and a helicopter pilot who are accused of stealing three prized sable antelope from the Waterberg Plateau Park have been granted bail of N$60 000 each after spending
readRDP here to stay: Hamutenya
04-11-2009
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is here to stay and to bring change in Namibia, party president Hidipo Hamutenya said at Okongo in the Ohangwena Region on Sunday.He said Swapo has failed to
readVet kids verification off to shaky start
04-11-2009
AS the verification of registered ‘struggle children’ in the Oshikoto Region starts on a shaky note, the Ministry of Youth is planning the relocation to Berg Aukas of a number of those who have been
readSnubbed students could sue: LAC
04-11-2009
THE dust around the controversial Chinese bursaries is refusing to settle as public reaction continues to come in thick and fast. In a statement yesterday the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) suggested
readWeatherly sells Kombat
04-11-2009
THE future of Kombat might soon be bright again after a South African firm, Cubenco 192, received an option to buy the copper mine from Weatherly Mining Namibia for US$3 million – nearly N$24 million
readHitman to face Assassin
04-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S boxing world champion, Paulus ‘Hitman’ Moses, will go up in one of his toughest fights of his career when he faces the experienced Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera next month. Moses, who is
readCongo military killed hundreds of civilians: HRW
04-11-2009
KINSHASA - A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the UN peacekeeping force in the area did nothing to stop the
readViewers Vent
04-11-2009
SOME of the weird and wonderful views of BBA fans as expressed on the BBA TV text strip: • Life starts at 33, so Eddie go and get the money. • Kevin vs Eddie ... coming soon to a 3D cinema near you.
readAfrica gives China more than business
04-11-2009
BARELY a month goes by without some new energy or mineral deal being struck between China and an African nation. These deals have transfixed the West, but China gets far more from the relationship
readNoteable Quotes
04-11-2009
THE women are, of course, the biggest single group of oppressed people in the world and, if we are to believe the Book of Genesis, the very oldest. – Chinua Achebe ( born 1930), is a Nigerian
readElizabeth, Nkenna and Emma battle it out
04-11-2009
THE girls are up this week! Monday’s nominations went towards Mzamo, Nkenna and Emma before Eddie’s switched it up, swapping “his only true friend” Mzamo and replacing her with Elizabeth. That means
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