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48 Articles found on Monday, 19 October 2009
WTO chief says Doha ‘early harvest’ unlikely
19-10-2009
DAR ES SALAAM - Poor countries will have to wait for the Doha Round of trade talks to conclude and are unlikely to get an advanced package directed to them before then, the head of the World Trade
readNigeria govt may acquire shares in 9 rescued banks
19-10-2009
LAGOS - Nigeria may acquire shares in some of the nine banks rescued in a US$4 billion bailout in the last two months if the institutions fail to recapitalise or find buyers, but are deemed
readBank chiefs, stockbroker arrested in Nigeria
19-10-2009
LAGOS - Nigerian anti-graft agency EFCC has arrested two sacked bank chiefs and a senior stockbroker for alleged fraud running into several millions of dollars, a spokesman said Saturday.“The three
readSouth African sugar producers hopeful of EU trade deal
19-10-2009
DURBAN - South African sugar producers are hopeful the country will conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union that would allow them to export sugar into the EU, industry
readIndia’s richest man praised for pay cut
19-10-2009
NEW DELHI - India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has won government praise for taking a 66 per cent pay cut, after a minister called for “vulgar” executive salaries to be curbed, a report said
readBidvest sees modest 2010 profit growth in UK unit
19-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s Bidvest expects its UK business to return modest profit this fiscal year, helped by a revamp of the unit and Britain’s recovery from a recession, it said on
readZambia suspends import tax on fuel to avert crisis
19-10-2009
LUSAKA – Zambia has suspended a 25 per cent duty on fuel imports to avert a fuel crisis after oil marketing companies (OMCs) said they would delay diesel and petrol imports until the tax was scrapped,
readIn wake of US housing crisis, what lessons learned?
19-10-2009
RIVERSIDE, California – There is something about coming to this sun-baked corner of California that feels like inspecting the scene of a crime.Riverside, part of the thickly populated area known as
readBotswana’s President Khama wins new term
19-10-2009
GABORONE – Botswana’s President Ian Khama secured a new five-year term yesterday, extending his rule over the world’s largest diamond producer, after his governing BDP party swept to victory in a
readPakistan, Taliban both claim success in fighting
19-10-2009
MIR ALI – The Pakistani army and the Taliban claimed to be inflicting heavy casualties on each other as fierce fighting raged yesterday on the second day of a military assault on an al Qaeda and
readFive men guilty of Australian terror plot
19-10-2009
SYDNEY – Five Muslim men were convicted on Friday of plotting Australia’s largest terrorist conspiracy as part of a bid to force the government to change its policy on Middle East conflicts.After a
readGuinea junta leader digs in despite calls to quit
19-10-2009
CONAKRY – The head of Guinea’s military junta has postponed an announcement on whether he will stand for president, an official said yesterday, the day after the West African nation was hit by an
readMum stressed by video of baby surviving train crash
19-10-2009
MELBOURNE – The mother of an Australian baby which miraculously survived a collision with a train is still recovering from the experience and becomes upset by footage of the accident, a report said
readGerman police investigate stinging sauce attack
19-10-2009
BERLIN – German police are investigating a chilli sauce to determine whether it was so spicy that it was capable of causing grievous bodily harm when used in an attack.Police took a sample of the
readEthaneko ndunge lyoquoruma lya tsilikwa
19-10-2009
AATOTIMPANGO moshigongi shopashigwana ka ya li ya tsukumwe kombinga yosheetwapo shomutotimpango goSwapo omusamane Ngarikutuke Tjiriange yomwaalu ha gu ithanwa oquoruma megumbo ndyoka.Ethaneko lya
readAgra ta longitha ointernet
19-10-2009
EHANGANO lyAgra olya tameke eyakulo epe lyopa internet, ndyoka ta li kala nokulongithwa kaanafaalama ngele ta ya landa nenge taya landitha iimuna noshowo iinima yilwe mbyoka ye na okulanditha.Ehala
readIilonga yuumbapila hogololo ya tseyithululwa
19-10-2009
OKOMISI yOmahogololo yaNamibia oya kaleke etokolo lya yo ndyoka lya gandjele iilonga yoku nyanyangidha uumbapila womahogololo kehangano lyaNamprint.Etokolo ndika olya ta likako ongo Okomisi ya zimine
readAantu mboka ya zile poRiemvasmaak ta ya shuna
19-10-2009
KONYALA oofamili 120 dhopoRiemvasmaak otadhi ka shunithwa kehala ndyoka kuumbangalantu ninginino wa Upington muumbangalantu waKaapa.Shika otashi ka ningwa opo konima epangelo lya South Africa ota li
readMuni gwaVenduka na popiwe naye
19-10-2009
EPANGELO itali ka pitikwa li inyengithe omandhindhiliko gopashigwana moshilando pangelo pwaana eitulemo lyewiliko lyoshilando shika monakuyiwa ngele elelo lyoshilando olya gwanithilwa po ehalo
readAaniilonga kwa li ya Roy Nam ina ya panda
19-10-2009
AANIILONGA yokuteleka mboka ya li haya longo mehangano lya Roy Nam Catering Services ka ya uvite nawa komukalo ngoka gwa longithwa oku ya kutha miilonga oku za miipangelo iyali moka ya li ha ya
readOomanifesto dhoongundu odhi na tuu ongushu kaahogololi?
19-10-2009
OONGUNDU dhopolitika iiwike ya piti odha pititha shoka hashi ithanwa omishangwa uveneko molwa omahogololo gonuumvo nenge pahupi omanifesto.Ndele pa ku tala osha fa omishangwa ndhika kaadhina sho ta
readOmayovi gaahogololi gagumo membo lyaahogololi
19-10-2009
EMBO lyomadhina gaahogololi inaa li manithwa ndyoka lya tseyithilwe iiwike ya yi, Kokomisi yomahogololo ya Namibia ota ku tiwa oli na omadhina omashona ngashingeyi.Ngashingeyi membo ndika omwa kuthwa
readGhana wins U/20 World Cup final
19-10-2009
CAIRO – Ghana held on with 10 men to beat Brazil in a penalty shootout to become the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup on Friday and end a decade of South American dominance.The final
readErik wins Cycle Classic
19-10-2009
ERIK Hoffmann won the Namibian Cycle Classic yesterday when he beat veteran Mannie Heymans in a sprint to the line.Hoffmann finished the 100km category in a time of 2:30:47, finishing one second ahead
readWarriors down 10 places
19-10-2009
The Brave Warriors’ 1-1 home draw against Swaziland in Windhoek on September 7 has cost them dearly as they dropped down 10 places to 111 on the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday.Last month
readThird time lucky for Goeieman
19-10-2009
NAMIBIAN long-distance campaigner Erich Goeieman finally managed to win the Etosha Fisheries Lucky Star Marathon held between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund on Saturday.It was his third attempt. During the
readStoner beats Rossi
19-10-2009
PHILLIP ISLAND – Casey Stoner showed no sign of the illness that has derailed his season when he upstaged Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo to secure a hat-trick of home Australian Grand Prix wins
readCheetahs fight till the end
19-10-2009
THEY’RE in the final, but if they don’t win it their fight-back from no-hopers to serious title challengers will be of little consequence, said Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske after his side
readDavydenko downs Nadal
19-10-2009
SHANGHAI – An inspired Nikolay Davydenko beat top seed and world number two Rafa Nadal 7-6 6-3 to become the first Shanghai Masters champion on Sunday.The sixth seed blasted winners from both sides
readWorld Sport Briefs
19-10-2009
Football LAST year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi were among the 30 players on the 2009 Ballon d’Or award shortlist released yesterday but Italians and Germans were
readArrows still shooting blanks
19-10-2009
UNCERTAINTY, more questions and pressure are all factors that Eleven Arrows coach Ronnie Kanalelo and his deputy, Congo Hindjou, are currently facing, as the side has not won a single match after
readFootball Results
19-10-2009
Played Sunday, Oct 18 Absa Premiership Ajax 1 - 0 Bloem Celtic Swallows 2 - 0 Maritzburg UtdBarclays Premier League Blackburn 3 - 2
readSMSes Of Monday 19 October 2009
19-10-2009
* I WOULD love to thank the three guys who saved my life at around 21h00 on Wednesday, September 16, when I was being robbed in Hochland Park. Even though I didn’t recover any of my goods, I’m really
readNamugongo denies all fraud charges
19-10-2009
OVER and over, again and again, former Ministry of Environment and Tourism official Sackey Namugongo on Friday denied the accusations of corruption, fraud, theft and forgery that he has been facing
readLabour hire in limbo
19-10-2009
GOVERNMENT has asked the High Court to discharge an interim interdict preventing the implementation of the ban on labour hire, while the Supreme Court continues weighing the constitutionality of the
readWitbooi memorial
19-10-2009
BISHOP Zephania Kameeta of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (RLCRN) will lead an ecumenical service this afternoon in honour of the late Reverend Hendrik Witbooi, who died in
readIthana says not let-up in attacks on The Namibian
19-10-2009
SWAPO Secretary General and Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana used a rally at Outjo on Saturday to once again openly attack The Namibian newspaper and its editor for allegedly provoking the
readDTA steps up the pace
19-10-2009
THE DTA of Namibia has stepped up its campaign to reclaim the status of official opposition in the National Assembly and to take back towns such as Okakarara, which the party lost in the last
readAvid seven get trial date, but only in June 2011
19-10-2009
DELAYED justice appears to be on the cards for the seven people facing criminal charges in connection with a failed investment of N$30 million that the Social Security Commission placed with an
readGovt doesn’t obey own laws: NEF
19-10-2009
SCORES of civil servants have lost out on social security benefits for the past 21 months because Government failed to increase contributions from Ministries, as employers, as well as those of their
readGIPF lost N$5b in meltdown
19-10-2009
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) asset base suffered a N$5,4 billion loss in market value as a result of the global financial crisis. This was reported by Board Chairman Hartmut Ruppel
readNoteable Quotes
19-10-2009
IT could’ve been worse elsewhere, where you would have stayed in jail and been forgotten. – Swakop-mund Magistrate Hannelie Prinsloo sentencing Japanese tourist Tajano Makoto (36) to a N$10 000 fine
readBig Brother Africa 4: Viewers Vent
19-10-2009
A selection of messages from the BBA TV text strip: • Every year the entertainers go, one by one. It’s got to stop. • Liz is a strong black woman, and it’s a pity people don’t realise that
readBig Brother Africa 4: Keri Rocks, The Dogg Barks and Quads Fly
19-10-2009
WHAT an action-packed weekend for the housemates! Just the sheer excitement of a surprise visit from the hot, hot, hot Keri Hilson on Friday night was enough to shade the whole weekend in
readErik wins Cycle Classic
19-10-2009
ERIK Hoffmann won the Namibian Cycle Classic yesterday when he beat veteran Mannie Heymans in a sprint to the line. Hoffmann finished the 100km category in a time of 2:30:47, finishing one second
readMugabe too busy to address unity crisis
19-10-2009
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is too busy with students and soccer to address the crisis in his unity government, his spokesman was quoted as saying yesterday.The comments in a state-run newspaper
readExtract ‘inundated’ by potential partners
19-10-2009
EXTRACT Resources Ltd., a uranium explorer whose shares have surged almost eightfold in Australia this year, said it has been “inundated with requests” from companies proposing to join or take over
readCycle Classic Results Page
19-10-2009
Results for the cycle classic 2009 click on the link for the results you would like to view: 20 km race 30 km race 65 km race 100 km race All the Results for the categories of
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