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55 Articles found on Thursday, 5 November 2009
SARB sticks to its guns on rand
05-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The rand remaining too strong for too long may harm the economy, but South Africa would keep to its policy of not intervening to manage the currency, Central Bank Deputy Governor Daniel
readCash crackdown in Nigerian banks
05-11-2009
LAGOS – Nigeria’s central bank has ordered the country’s banking sector to report suspicious cash transactions from people involved in politics, the BBC reported yesterday.The move is part of
readChasing the dots ...
05-11-2009
Panado Politics, Diseased DemocracyNAMIBIAN politics and democracy are suffering from erectile dysfunction. Elected members seem incapable of getting their act together to instil life into the
read‘Gold an asset class in itself’
05-11-2009
EDINBURGH – The price of gold, which yesterday leapt to a new record peak of US$1 093,10 dollars an ounce, has a bright future thanks to improving demand caused by the financial crisis, industry
readBRIC’s African race far from over
05-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – China is leading the pack in the 21st century ‘scramble for Africa’ but anybody who thinks Beijing has the continent sewn up need only glance at the passport of Brazilian President Luiz
read‘Gold an asset class in itself’
05-11-2009
EDINBURGH – The price of gold, which yesterday leapt to a new record peak of US$1 093,10 dollars an ounce, has a bright future thanks to improving demand caused by the financial crisis, industry
readBRIC’s African race far from over
05-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – China is leading the pack in the 21st century ‘scramble for Africa’ but anybody who thinks Beijing has the continent sewn up need only glance at the passport of Brazilian President Luiz
readThree-year jail term for fatal drunken driving
05-11-2009
AN UNEMPLOYED Windhoek resident was sent to prison for three years this week after he admitted that he killed a pedestrian in the city last year while driving drunk. Paulus Neliwa (29) was driving
readUS official stresses role of emerging economies
05-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG - The group of industrial powers and emerging markets known as the G-20 - whose finance ministers meet in Scotland this week - is key to the world’s recovery from recession and to
readHow Much Is The Moolah Worth?
05-11-2009
Tick..tock..tick..tock The clock is ticking The time is moving The end is nearing And before you know it It will be the endingEISH, BBA fans, they say that time waits for no man and though the
readEmma misses her man
05-11-2009
EVER since Jeremy’s eviction on Sunday, Emma has been looking more stressed and forlorn but during her diary room session yesterday, she told Biggie that she misses him a lot.Especially when she is
readZim blames gem vetting process
05-11-2009
ZIMBABWE has placed the blame for not complying with the principles of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) on the global diamond trade regulator itself, saying the watchdog has reneged on
readSwapo to sue RDP
05-11-2009
SWAPO says it will sue Rally for Democracy and Progress leader Hidipo Hamutenya for defamation after he alleged that the ruling party had been cheating in previous elections. Swapo Secretary General
readDrogba back with double
05-11-2009
LONDON – Didier Drogba scored twice on his return from a three-match European suspension as Chelsea drew 2-2 at Atletico Madrid to seal their place in the knockout round of the Champions League on
readBritain to curb lawmakers’ perks after scandal
05-11-2009
LONDON – Leaders of Britain’s main political parties backed plans yesterday to curb perks for lawmakers after a scandal over lavish expense claims shocked taxpayers and undermined public trust in
readHow Much Is The Moolah Worth?
05-11-2009
Tick..tock..tick..tock The clock is ticking The time is moving The end is nearing And before you know it It will be the endingEISH, BBA fans, they say that time waits for no man and though the
readEU’s trade stance ‘very regrettable’, says Pohamba
05-11-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has likened the European Union’s trade negotiations with Namibia to the days of apartheid, saying the powerhouse is refusing to treat the country as an equal and listen
readNoteable Quotes
05-11-2009
UNFORTUNATELY our plane which was going to Bulawayo hit a warthog on the runway and was forced to make an emergency brakes stop. – Peter Chikumba, Air Zimbabwe CEO after a Chinese-made MA 60 with 34
readHappie off to London for Miss World
05-11-2009
MISS Namibia, Happie Ntelamo, will be making her way to London today to represent Namibia at the 59th Miss World pageant. Happie will be taking with her a Namibian national gift, which will be
readCrumbling hotel claims life at Okahandja
05-11-2009
AN abandoned hotel building at Okahandja claimed the life of a passer-by when she was struck by a piece of metal sheeting that had broken loose from the building yesterday. An Okahandja businessman
readYear of the Tiger bad news
05-11-2009
KATHMANDU – Next year, according to the Chinese calendar, is the Year of the Tiger but conservationists say the omens are inauspicious for an animal on the brink of extinction.If anything, the tiger’s
readWorld’s fastest man adopts world’s fastest feline
05-11-2009
NAIROBI – The world’s fastest man has adopted the animal kingdom’s fastest sprinter, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named ‘Lightning Bolt’ into his life.The Jamaican sprinter’s sponsorship
read‘What if there was a riot?’
05-11-2009
RIOT insurance company, Nasria (National Special Risks Insurance Association), yesterday staged a rally along Independence Avenue in Windhoek, with the message ‘What if a rally becomes a riot – are
readTown status for Oranjemund soon
05-11-2009
ORANJEMUND could be proclaimed a town as early as February next year, according to its Regional Councillor, Toivo Nampala.Nampala yesterday said Cabinet had recently decided to proclaim town lands
readSnow cap disappearing from Kenya Mount Kilimanjaro
05-11-2009
WASHINGTON – The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain’s white peak – made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway – is rapidly melting, researchers report. Some 85 per cent of the
readPunyu funeral on Saturday
05-11-2009
THE owner of the Punyu Goup of Companies, Jairus Shikale, also known as Punyu, will be buried at his home village of Etilyasa in the Omusati Region on Saturday. Shikale died on Sunday in the
readNBC cans popular Otjiherero show
05-11-2009
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on Tuesday suspended a popular Otjiherero radio programme because it allegedly did not conform to the national broadcaster’s policies. Yesterday, NBC
readDrivers in motorcade crash charged
05-11-2009
BOTH drivers – a Police officer and a civilian – whose vehicles plunged into the sea ahead of the President’s motorcade near Swakopmund last week are facing a charge of reckless and negligent driving.
readJudgement date set in hunter’s murder trial
05-11-2009
THE five men who have been on trial in the High Court for the past month in connection with the murder of a professional hunter during an alleged poaching excursion in the Outjo area near the end of
readMTC Premiership
05-11-2009
Thursday, Nov 5 20h00: Orlando Pirates v Hotspurs - S. Nujoma Friday, Nov 6 20h00: SKW v Civics - SKW Stadium Saturday, Nov 7 16h00: Eleven Arrows v Tigers - Atlantis 16h00: Oshakati City v Black
readPro golfers eye lucrative NPGA
05-11-2009
PROFESSIONAL golfers from all around the world are expected to descend on Swakopmund this weekend to make a serious bid for the N$1 million prize money on offer at the MTC-NPGA Championship. The
readNew rules will target club debt
05-11-2009
ENGLISH Premier League clubs and others must stop amassing huge debts and new regulations will be drawn up to regulate team finances, Uefa president Michael Platini said on Tuesday.In an interview in
readRoad race lined up for community
05-11-2009
LONG-distance running got a financial boost from Afrisam Cement with a N$15 000 sponsorship to host the annual Golden Cheetah 10km Road Race due in Windhoek this Saturday. The 10-kilometre road race
readFourie humbled
05-11-2009
HE is humble about being honoured, but even Fourie du Preez had to admit that he deserved to be named SA Rugby’s player of the year, and that he can surely now be considered the best scrumhalf in the
readTjingaveta goes for title defence
05-11-2009
NAMIBIA’S World Boxing Organisation (WBO) lightweight Africa champion Jatoorora Tjingaveta says he sees no chance of relinquishing his belt when he takes on South Africa’s Irvin Buhlalu in his second
readSeven vie for NPL post
05-11-2009
THE Namibia Premier League has short-listed seven candidates for the position of chief executive officer, The Namibian Sport established yesterday. NPL spokeswoman Meke Namindo confirmed the
readSMSes Of Thursday 5 November 2009
05-11-2009
SMS Of The Day * WHY is it, when Government constructs a road, clinic, school, you name them and we, the public, have to thank and praise the specific ministry for doing it. Isn’t it the job we
readUuyelele womahogololo mowebsite yoThe Namibian
05-11-2009
Omahogololo oge li ashike kokule uule womasiku omashona, sho konyala aantu omiliona yimwe moNamibia ta ya ka hogolola. Omahogololo ngaka ogoshigongi shopashigwana noshowo gopauperesidende, taga ka
readRDP ta ningwa nayi kOswapo mOhangwena
05-11-2009
POKONGO PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shoRDP pOkongo moHangwena, Amushanga gwo RDP moHangwena omusamane Timotheus Shikongo, okwa ti kutya RDP ota longo neitulomo nonuudhiginini , ashike nee oku li ta
readAalongwa mboka inaa ya pewa obursary otaya vulu okuya kompangu
05-11-2009
NATANGO oshinima shiimaliwa yokwiilongitha yagandjwa kaaChina onkene ta shi tsikile nonando epangelo olya ningi oonkambadhala okugandja omafatululo ogendji. Momushangwa gwa gandjwa metiyali oLegal
readNamibia ta gamene Zimbabwe opo kaatidhwe muukwashilyo wa Kimberly
05-11-2009
ZIMBABWE okwa taalela ompito yoku tidhwa mo muukwashilyo waashoka hashi ithanwa Kimberley Process Certification. Olutu nduka halu tala kutya uuwe mboka ta u landithwa muuyuni ina u za kiilongo ku na
readAaSan mboka ya tulululwa pofaalama ya Uitkoms ota ya sondjala
05-11-2009
KONYALA aaSan yeli omathele gatatu mboka ya tulululwa pofaalama ya Uitkoms kuuzilo wOkahandja ota ya sondjala. Aantu mbaka oya tululilwe mpoka omumvo gwa ziko, no ya kala ha ya pewa iikulya oku za
readOmunangeshefa Punyu ota fumvikwa pEtilyasa mOlyomakaya
05-11-2009
OMUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAanangeshefa moNooli, tate Josef Kapya Endjala okwa tseyitha kutya omunangeshefa gwomomukunda Onethindi mOndonga moShikoto tate Jairus Shikale, a tseyika nawa nedhina Punyu,
readAafuthi yooshowa ndatu ya pewa yiifutile mo mondholongo
05-11-2009
AANAFAALAMA yaali yopOtjiwarongo nomuhingi gumwe gwiitaalukunku(edhagadhaga) mboka ta ya tamanekelwa uufuthi wooshowa dhondilo oya pewa yiikulilemo mondholongo noodola omayuvi 60 000 kehe gumwe konima
readOmina ya Kombat ota yi landithwa po
05-11-2009
EHANGANO lya South Africa lyedhina Cubenco 192 olya pewa ompito okulanda po omina ya Kombat ndjoka yi li miikaha yehangano lya Weatherly Mining Namibia pethimbo ndika.Ehangano ndika lya hala okulanda
readOmufekelwa omutiyali medhipago lya De Jager a kwatwa
05-11-2009
OPOLISI oya kwata omufekelwa omutiyali monkambadhala yedhipago neyugo lyomunangeshefa, Dries de Jager muumbangalantu waVenduka omaandaha. Omufekelwa gwoomvula 38 oye aniwa a li ta hingi osheenditho
readOmuve wa ninga Isai Nhinda
05-11-2009
OSIKOLA ya tseyika nedhina Omuve Junior Secondary School yomoshitopolwa sha Hangwena ya lukululwa noya ningi Isai Nhinda Junior Secondary School. Tate Isai Nhinda, omunangeshefa omugundjuka
readIingambeki yopoongamba nayi kuthwepo Pohamba a indile
05-11-2009
ETULO miilonga lyomauvathano gamwe pokati kaNamibia na South Africa ota li ende kashona.Omuperesidende Hifikepunje Pohamba okwa ti euvathano lyiikwankondo naandyoka lyeinyengo pokati kiilongo mbika
readMeet Ruby, BBA’s Canine Housemate
05-11-2009
THE housemates are getting used to their new housemate, Ruby. Ruby the dog comes from Kitty and Puppy Haven, a rescue centre in Johannesburg that offers complete veterinary care, vaccinations, and
readGreen fingers
05-11-2009
THE Create-a-Garden task is in full swing, with the patio being transformed into a colourful plant paradise filled with brightly coloured flowers and bright green shrubs. Housemates awoke on Tuesday
readPardoned mercenary leaves Equatorial Guinea
05-11-2009
MALABO – Freed British mercenary Simon Mann left Equatorial Guinea yesterday, officials said, a day after the ex-special forces officer said he was now ‘relieved’ his attempted coup had
readTen corpses found at Cleveland home
05-11-2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A convicted rapist was charged with multiple murders on Tuesday after police dug up 10 corpses at his home, which produced a stench of death in the depressed Cleveland
readUS envoy in rare talks with Suu Kyi, Myanmar PM
05-11-2009
YANGON – The most senior US official to visit Myanmar for 14 years held talks with pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday after the ruling junta granted the Nobel laureate a rare break from
readExplosive testimony against Selebi
05-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – A witness gave explosive testimony of payments and gifts given to former police head Jackie Selebi when she testified in his corruption trial yesterday.Dianne Muller, the ex-fiancee of
readAfghan policeman kills five British soldiers
05-11-2009
LONDON – An Afghan policeman has shot dead five British soldiers and seriously wounded five more at a checkpoint in Afghanistan, suggesting the Taliban may have infiltrated the Afghan police force,
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