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50 Articles found on Monday, 12 October 2009
Cambodia rekindles stock market dream
12-10-2009
PHNOM PENH - Construction cranes and unfinished high-rise buildings surround the silty marshland where a year from now Cambodia hopes to turn the page on decades of upheaval by opening a stock
readMboweni knocks nationalisation talk
12-10-2009
PHOKENG, South Africa - South African mines will not be nationalised despite “noises” from some politicians, South Africa’s central bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Saturday.However, he warned in a
readMideast oil exporters’ foreign reserves to rise in 2010
12-10-2009
DUBAI - Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to increase their international reserve positions by over 100 billion dollars in 2010 as oil prices rebound, the IMF said
readZambia loses donor funding due to rising graft
12-10-2009
LUSAKA – Zambia has lost over US$600 million in donor funding due to rising corruption, forcing the government to make budget cuts, the country’s finance minister said Friday.Situmbeko Musokotwane
readOkatumba promises base metal find
12-10-2009
PROACTIVE Investors have reported that Avonlea Minerals encountered high grade base metal mineralisation during reconnaissance work being undertaken in the northern portion of its 1 000 square
readZambia Finance Minister says will not ‘over borrow’
12-10-2009
LUSAKA – Zambia’s Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on Saturday while the country would raise borrowing to finance its budget deficit, it would take care not to over borrow.In a budget
readTwo senior Ghana ministers resign over graft allegations
12-10-2009
ACCRA – Two Ghanaian ministers have resigned over their alleged involvement in a multi-million-pound bribery scandal dating back to the 1990s, a government source said on Saturday.Health Minister
readBloody siege at Pakistan army HQ ends with 19 dead
12-10-2009
RAWALPINDI – Pakistani commandos freed dozens of hostages held by militants at the army’s own headquarters yesterday, ending a bloody, 22-hour drama that embarrassed the nation’s military as it plans
readNearly 1 in 4 people practise Islam
12-10-2009
The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report on Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.The
readGasps as Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize
12-10-2009
OSLO – The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and
readFirst clown in space hosts show to save Earth’s water
12-10-2009
LOS ANGELES – Wearing a red clown nose, the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil hosted an out-of-this-world performance event on Friday, saying he wanted to use his trip as a space tourist to
readSlain US diplomat’s mother seeks Sudan killers’ death
12-10-2009
KHARTOUM – The mother of a US diplomat killed by Islamists in Sudan demanded the death penalty for the four men convicted of his 2008 murder, according to a letter read out in court yesterdayon
readCastro congratulates Obama on Peace Prize
12-10-2009
HAVANA – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro lauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama, saying on Saturday it was “a positive measure” that was more a criticism of past US
readBotswana ta shunitha oontauki 41 koDRC
12-10-2009
BOTSWANA okwa tokola okushunitha oontauki 41 dha DRC koshilongo shaandjawo. Oontauki ndhoka odha thigilepo Namibia konima yoomwedhi ndatu ngashingeyi.Etokolo ndika olya kolekwa kwaamushanga takalele
readIlonga iitya yoshiingilisa noshiwambo
12-10-2009
Learn oshiwambo and English words1. oshilongo= country 2. oshilando= town, city 3. etungo= building 4. tunga= build
readOondjamba ota dhi kongo omeya
12-10-2009
UUFUTHI woopanela dholusheno lwetango moshikunino shiinamwenyo mEtosha owa thiminike oondjaamba dhimwe dhi zemo mehala moka dhi ka konge omeya.Omapanela ngaka oha ga gandja olusheno lwetango ndoka ha
readWHO a kundathanwa naye kombinga yotuntila yekunku H1N1
12-10-2009
NAMIBIA okwa tameka oonkundathana nelalakano oku mona omiti dhokutuntila aantu ye kekunku lyoH1N1.Oonkundathana odha tameke konima sho iilongo ngaashi China, Australia na Amerika ya tameke nale
readNorman Tjombe ta thigi po LAC
12-10-2009
OMUTSEYIMPANGO dhuuthemba womuntu okwa thigi po iilonga mehangano lya Legal Assistance Centre moVenduka.Norman Tjombe okwa tseyitha kutya ota ka thiga po ehangano ndika opo a totepo ehangano lye
readOmihuya nadhi ka ze mumwe nomayoka; me Iivula Ithana ta ti
12-10-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shoSwapo pOmungwelume moHangwena mOlyomakaya gazi ko, Amushanga ndjayi gwoSwapo me Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana ngoka wo e li Oministeli yUuyuki, okwa indila kaakwaSwapo ayehe
readTu yaluleni ongushu yuunamapya nuuniimuna
12-10-2009
UUNAMAPYA nuuniimuna owo esipa lyomugongo lyomahupilo goshilongo, ndele osha fa ongushu yawo inaa yi yalulwa noshowo inaa yi shonekwa opo yi humithwe komeho molwuuwanawa woshilongo.Ngaka ogo
readOkapangelo kaShadikongoro ka pumbwa ekwatho
12-10-2009
AAKWASHIGWANA yopoShadikongoro moKavango ota ya ti epangelo ota li ya tindile uuthemba wa wo okupewa uunamiti wagwana konima yoomvula 19 dhemanguluko.Okapangelo kaShadikongoro okatungwa moondunda
readKapena okakololo kaanwi yomakaya
12-10-2009
ONTOTWAMPANGO ndjoka yi na sha nokungambeka elongitho lyomakaya momahala gaayehe ita yi pitika pukale ando okakololo kaahili yomakaya momahala ngaashi ngoka ha ga landithwa iikulya.Meyamukulo lye
readBirds top, Tigers down BA
12-10-2009
BLUE Waters held on to their first spot in the MTC Premiership despite a 3-2 loss to Orlando Pirates, in a fast-paced match that saw the Buccaneers sneak in a late goal in a match that was headed for
readNPL sets targets for development
12-10-2009
AFTER a six-day Fifa club management course, the Namibia Premier League (NPL) has set deadlines for the implementation of the Windhoek Declaration of the WIAWA Club Management Course.The Win in Africa
readClark hits big putt to seal win
12-10-2009
SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Clark, the smallest man and shortest hitter at the Presidents Cup, dropped the biggest shot draining a 14-foot putt at the last to earn the Internationals a fourball split with the
readTsonga blows away Youzhny
12-10-2009
TOKYO – Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outgunned Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-3 to win the Japan Open with a stunning mix of guile and brute force yesterday.The world number seven and tournament
readFinal at Loftus still possible
12-10-2009
THE weekend’s final round of the Currie Cup Premier competition rather predictably saw Griquas come short by an agonising single bonus point to qualify for the semifinals next weekend - but it was
readIvory Coast into 2010 World Cup finals
12-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Talisman Didier Drogba came off the bench to secure Ivory Coast a place in the World Cup finals with a 1-1 draw against Malawi on Saturday.The Group E result made sure the Ivorians
readFootball Results
12-10-2009
Played Sunday, Oct 11 World Cup Qualify - Concacaf - Round 4 Mexico 4 - 1 El SalvadorWorld Cup Qualify - South America Argentina 2 - 1 Peru
readSMSes Of Monday 12 October 2009
12-10-2009
* OH my gosh, I’m sick and tired of all this! Can’t we all just get along? – S Hilaire Food For Thought * CITY cannot pay their debt. This is a problem experienced throughout Africa. This can be
readTop Police officers’ theft trial nears end
12-10-2009
TWO top Police officers who were suspended from their posts after they were arrested on charges of theft in early 2006 can expect to receive the judgement in their trial in the Windhoek Regional Court
readParliament passes Tobacco Bill
12-10-2009
THE National Assembly adopted the Tobacco Products Control Bill with one amendment on Thursday, the last sitting day of the year.The Bill will now go to the National Council, the House of Review. In a
readCabinet lifts ban on land sales
12-10-2009
CABINET has lifted a moratorium on several land sales at Helao Nafidi and Oshikango, which was put in place in March this year after several illegal land deals had created mistrust and a lack of
readPower struggle widens split among Hardap SPYL leaders
12-10-2009
THE political struggle within the Hardap Swapo Party Youth League leadership has deepened, with a frustrated faction publicly denouncing the actions of some leaders in the ranks of the youth wing.At
readSuicide, lightning, car crash claim lives over weekend
12-10-2009
TWO suicides by hanging were reported in Windhoek over the weekend.The Namibian Police’s Public Relations Division announced yesterday that a 19-year-old woman, Nicolette Diergaardt, was discovered
readSwapo’s Namwandi promotes national reconciliation
12-10-2009
SWAPO MP candidate Dr Dawid Namwandi has emphasised his party’s “policy of national reconciliation” and called on voters to allow Swapo to continue its mandate of ensuring peace and prosperity for all
readNudo first to register its presidential candidate for the 2009 elections
12-10-2009
THE Nudo opposition party on Friday was the first political party to register a presidential candidate for the elections next month.Nudo president Chief Kuaima Riruako is the candidate for the
readChildren march against ‘baby dumping epidemic’
12-10-2009
A LARGE group of schoolchildren on Friday took to the streets of Windhoek in protest at what they call Namibia’s “baby dumping epidemic”, and for the protection of their rights against violence and
readResidents want bobbies on beat
12-10-2009
A LACK of Police visibility at Keetmanshoop again came under the spotlight at a Police Public Relations Committee meeting at the town last week.Residents serving on the committee believe robberies in
readNo quick fix for invader dust at Keetmanshoop
12-10-2009
KEETMANSHOOP residents affected by dust pollution from the Super Sand stone-crushing plant will have to grin and bear it for another eight months.This emerged from a closed-door meeting on Wednesday
read2 hangings reported
12-10-2009
A 39-year-old man, Elingaus Shetunyenga, hanged himself with a rope from a tree at Omakange No 2 location at Opuwo on Friday a week ago, the Police reported last week. No suicide note was left.• At
read'UFO' has Walvis Bay buzzing
12-10-2009
A STRANGE red light in the sky at Walvis Bay had people all a-buzz and speculating about UFOs and missile launches last week. The strange phenomenon was apparently spotted at 18h30 on Wednesday.
readFuel prices to drop on Wednesday
12-10-2009
PETROL will become 33 cents per litre cheaper on Wednesday, pushing the price to below N$7 dollar a litre in most places in Namibia. The diesel price will drop by 23 cents a litre at the same time,
readHospital red tape threatening lives
12-10-2009
Bureaucracy surrounding accident victims at Namibia’s private hospitals and footdragging by the MVA Fund is placing patients’ lives at risk. An incident at the Roman Catholic Hospital in the early
readNoteable Quotes
12-10-2009
SOMETIMES the truth of fiction is more profound than the truth of journalism. – Know as the grandfather of modern African literature, Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, 78, is releasing a new book
readBig Brother Africa 4: Hannington loses it
12-10-2009
HANNINGTON blew his lid – big time – in the early hours of Saturday morning in an alcohol-infused incident some BBA bloggers describe as “violent” and “ugly”.I have to fess up that I didn’t see it
readBig Brother Africa 4: Erastus and Rene get down!
12-10-2009
EISH, it’s hard to concentrate on the current goings-on in the BBA house, when a lot of the action seems to be taking place outside. In Windhoek, at least, it seems like Rene and Erastus fever has
readBirds top, Tigers down BA
12-10-2009
BLUE Waters held on to their first spot in the MTC Premiership despite a 3-2 loss to Orlando Pirates, in a fast-paced match that saw the Buccaneers sneak in a late goal in a match that was headed for
readBritish PM Brown on the back foot
12-10-2009
LONDON – British lawmakers return to work today after a month of political meetings that set out the battle lines for the next election – and the huge challenge Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces to
readSWFs call to keep investor borders open
12-10-2009
BAKU – The world’s leading sovereign wealth funds on Friday urged nations to keep investment borders and flows open and said they welcome supportive fiscal and monetary policy until the recovery is
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