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55 Articles found on Friday, 2 October 2009
BidNam listing sparks huge local interest
02-10-2009
BIDVEST Namibia yesterday launched its public offering ahead of the company’s listing on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) on October 26.According to the prospectus, the company is offering a maximum
readGlobal rebalancing hard at current forex rates
02-10-2009
ISTANBUL -It is hard to see how global economic rebalancing can happen at current exchange rates, IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard said yesterday.He said the strength of world recovery would
readNamas to buy stake in Selco
02-10-2009
THE Nama Traditional Authority is negotiating with JSE-listed power distribution group Southern Electricity Co (Selco) to buy a stake in the company, Business Day reported yesterday.This is part of
readMarcus joins SARB as advisor
02-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG - Gill Marcus, who will succeed Tito Mboweni as Governor of South Africa’s central bank next month, joined as an advisor yesterday, marking her return to the Reserve Bank after five years
readABN AMRO opens branch in Botswana
02-10-2009
THE Dutch ABN AMRO bank opened a new branch in Gaborone, symbolising “a giant leap in the development of Botswana’s diamond industry,” as described by the country’s Vice President Mompati Merafhe.ABN
readBharti-MTN collapse slashes fees for banks
02-10-2009
THE collapse of talks between India’s Bharti Airtel and South Africa’s MTN Group means banks have lost out on an estimated US$50 million-plus (N$377 million) of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
readChina marks 60 years
02-10-2009
BEIJING – China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing yesterday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its
readGuinea’s leader calls for UN probe into bloodbath
02-10-2009
CONAKRY – Guinea’s military ruler asked for a UN-backed probe after junta forces massacred more than 150 people and called for the setting up of an interim government until elections due in
readAnnan to visit Kenya to assess reforms
02-10-2009
NAIROBI – Former UN chief Kofi Annan will visit Nairobi from Monday, October 4 to assess how far Kenya has come with reforms promised to end violence that erupted after a disputed election in December
readFriction in Angela Merkel’s coalition
02-10-2009
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new coalition partners accused her of riding roughshod in the run-up of talks on forming a government, in interviews published yesterday.Leading members of
readMiss Singapore World resigns after lingerie fraud
02-10-2009
SINGAPORE – Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie.Ris Low had come under public pressure to
readSafeguarding Consumer Rights
02-10-2009
THE Namibia Consumer Trust was recently invited to a seminar on envisaged consumer rights legislation. The seminar was organised by the Law Reform and Development Commission in the Ministry of
readThink About Your Vote
02-10-2009
IT IS election time again and political parties are campaigning and launching their election manifestos as well.The fact is that I’m disappointed to see these campaigns full of racism, tribalism,
readWhen Comrades Are Wrong
02-10-2009
DEAR Editor, your Political Perspective of Friday hit the nail on the head. Whither to, Namibia? It is no more the country we hoped Swapo would turn it into. Greed, power, victimisation, wealth, and
readA Good Side Of Namibia
02-10-2009
NAMIBIANS sometimes put their own country down, saying that things are better in Europe or in the USA.I think some perspective is in order, especially when it comes to service levels and customer
readBeing Above The Law
02-10-2009
AS published, apparently the physical health condition of the former President is good.But I have doubts when it concerns the psychotic, retaliatory, tirades made in official speeches. Is it allowed
readThe Problems Of Urbanisation
02-10-2009
IT IS really disheartening to see what is happening in the settlements, villages and towns around the country.It seems that more and more local authorities are being affirmed without enough support
readYakwatwa sho ya kambadhala okwiishangitha lwaali
02-10-2009
AANTU yontumba oya kwatwa sho ta ku fekelwa kutya oya kambadhala okwiishangitha lwaali ongaa hogololi.Oonakufekelwa mbaka aniwa oya kambadhala okwiishangitha lwaali muumbangalantu woshilongo. Ongundu
readAadhanitanga ya Namibia moCOSAFA omwedhi nguka
02-10-2009
OMUDHEULI gwospana yetanga lyokoompadhi ya Namibia, omusamane Tom Saintfiet okwa hogolola ongundu yaadhani 25.Mbaka otaya ka kalelapo oshilongo muudhano wetanga lyokoompadhi lyedhina COSAFA SENIOR
readEtegameno lyaakwiita yoSWATF nale lya dhimi po
02-10-2009
AAKWIITA yonale yetanga lyoSWATF ita ya ka futwa sha. Etegameno lyaakwiita mbaka konyala ye li 5 000 olya teka po metitatu konima sho omukwateli komeho gwawo , ngoka eya uvanekele ofuto a kwatwa
readOmukulupe a dhipagwa komona nekatana
02-10-2009
OMUKULUPE gwoomvula 110 gwomomukunda Omukwiyu, mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, kuku Shaningwa Shikodhi, okwa si eso li nyanyaleka sho a hahalwa nekatana komonamati gwoomvula omilongontano (50)
readAatotimpango ya faula iilonga ishewe metitatu
02-10-2009
IILYO yOshigongi shOpashigwana mbyoka yi iile kiilonga yokutota oompango metitatu oya shunithwa ishewe komagumbo konima yokutegelela ngele egumbo ota li mono oquoruma.Aatotimpango oya tegelele uule
readUudhano wEkopi lya Metropolitna kOosikola ongula mOlyomakaya
02-10-2009
UUDHANO wEkondjelo lyEkopi lyEhangano Ekwashilipaleki Metropolitana, hau ithanwa Metropolitan Namibia Summer Cup, hau dhanwa kOosikola dhopevi moNooli(Oshana), Omusati, Oshikoto nOhangwena) wonuumvo
readOmugavena gwaHardap Katrina Hanse Himarwa ke na ndjo
02-10-2009
MENGESTRATA gwopashitopolwa okwa ti gavena gwa Hardap me Katrina Hanse Himarwa ke na ondjo momatamaneko ge mu ningilwa komeho gompangu.Alfred Siboleka okwa mangulula omutamanekwa nguka konima
readOmpangu yopombanda ya egululwa mOshakati
02-10-2009
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa egulula etungo epe lyOmpangu yOpombanda mOshakati oshiwike sha yi. Ompangu ndjika oya adhika ya tameka nale iilonga mu Febuluwali nuumvo.Mokutaamba aayenda
readUuyuki moompangu
02-10-2009
OMUPANGULI NDJAI gwa Namibia, Peter Shivute mOshipopiwa she okwa kwashilipaleke kutya Oompangu dhe otadhi gandja eyakulo lyuuyuki koshigwana notadhi tsikile nokuninga ngawo paendondo dhi ili nodhi
readBirds plot SKW downfall
02-10-2009
BLUE Waters coach Lucky Shipanga hinted that they will collect full points against SKW at the Atlantis Stadium if his players stick to the game plan.He told The Namibian Sport yesterday that he will
readSixteen apply for NPL CEO post
02-10-2009
A TOTAL of 16 applications have been received for the position of chief executive officer of the Namibia Premier League.The applications have since closed and according to the chairman of the league,
readChelsea, Liverpool to clash
02-10-2009
LONDON – Stung by strong words from managers Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benitez, Chelsea and Liverpool go head to head on Sunday each knowing that a defeat could mean losing ground on leader Manchester
readCommunication is vital
02-10-2009
THIS week, The Namibian was once again singled out as the ringleader in putting the name of the Brave Warriors to shame through negative reporting.For your information, the newspaper was blacked out
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LONDON – Arsene Wenger became the longest-serving manager in Arsenal’s history yesterday but neither that milestone nor the fact that he turns 60 next month have triggered any thoughts of
readFootball Fixtures
02-10-2009
Social League Sunday, Oct 4 Telecom 09h00: Omulunga Radio v WHK Country Club 10h00: NAC Hosea Kutako v City of Windhoek 11h00: Min of Finance v Nedbank 12h00: Min of Works v Rastas XI
readNaitembu, Iipinge top Victory Races
02-10-2009
JOHANNES Naitembu and Helena Iipinge each received N$10 000 after being crowned as the overall men’s and women’s winners of the 21km Old Mutual Victory Races series at the awards ceremony in Windhoek
readToothless Milan beaten
02-10-2009
LONDON – Seven-times European champions AC Milan suffered a stunning 1-0 home defeat by FC Zurich in the Champions League on Wednesday, piling the pressure on coach Leonardo.There were no such
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* THIS is a shout out to all the newspaper vendors on our streets (hope you are reading this). Thanks for making our lives so much easier. Without you, we would have to drive or walk to a shop, stand
readSWATF scam dust won’t die down
02-10-2009
NAMIBIANS and Angolans were among several groups of people turned away from army bases in South Africa on Wednesday after they turned up to receive money and be integrated into that country’s national
readHeated debate about the City’s cooking councillor
02-10-2009
TEMPERS flared up at the monthly meeting of the Windhoek City Council on Wednesday night when Swapo Councillor and Management Committee (MC) Chairperson Elaine Trepper accused UDF Councillor Werner
readNamibian children face murder, rape and abuse on a daily basis
02-10-2009
AT least 200 children, from newborns to teenagers of 16 years, have been murdered, raped or assaulted in Namibia so far this year, or have died under suspicious circumstances.Horror stories of
readNoteable Quotes
02-10-2009
THINGS must stop here. – Henry January sitting down in front of a police line during a demonstration at a Defence Force Base in Bloemfontein in a protest for payouts for ex-SWATF soldiersI WITHDREW
readBig Brother Africa 4: Signed, sealed and delivered?
02-10-2009
EISH, people. I’ve only got time for a few quick words today. I was frog-marched out of the office this week, kicking and screaming, and taken off to an undisclosed location for anger management
readBirds plot SKW downfall
02-10-2009
BLUE Waters coach Lucky Shipanga hinted that they will collect full points against SKW at the Atlantis Stadium if his players stick to the game plan.He told The Namibian Sport yesterday that he will
readThousands feared dead after Indonesia quake
02-10-2009
PADANG – Rescue teams struggled yesterday to find scores of people trapped under debris and survivors pleaded for aid after a powerful quake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing
readSecond quarter brings mixed results: BoN
02-10-2009
NAMIBIA ended the second quarter with a trade deficit of N$2,2 billion, N$391 million more than the previous quarter and N$1,2 billion more than the same quarter last year.Namibia has to be satisfied
readDamara festival date
02-10-2009
THE annual Damara Festival will take place at Okombahe from November 7 to 8.Elifas //Khoaseb, Chairperson of the Damara King’s Festival Committee, under Gaob Justus //Garoëb, said this year’s festival
readGiant strides in fight against AIDS
02-10-2009
MORE people are now receiving antiretroviral therapy, expanded HIV testing and counselling services, and improved access to services to prevent the transmission of the disease from mother to child, a
readYouth Ministry not only for struggle kids, says Minister
02-10-2009
CHILDREN born in Namibia during the struggle shouldn’t feel left out while efforts to address “the plight of the youth born in exile” and to provide up to 10 106 jobs and educational opportunities for
readHerero and Nama petition Govt for return of ancestral skulls
02-10-2009
TRADITIONAL chiefs of the Nama and Herero communities jointly signed a petition yesterday to be presented to the Namibian and German governments to demand the return of about 50 skulls of their
read2 years later, Keetmans is still choking in dust
02-10-2009
A KEETMANSHOOP resident is considering legal action against the Keetmanshoop Town Council and the owner of the Super Sand stone-crushing plant.Annalie Resandt says numerous complains about the dust
readCouncils stuck in a catch-22
02-10-2009
THE Association for Local Authorities (ALAN) has blamed Government for their socio-political woes, saying insufficient State subsidies are forcing them to make money and to seize the houses of people
readNujoma hate speech complaint withdrawn
02-10-2009
A COMPLAINT of racial discrimination against founding President Sam Nujoma was withdrawn even before investigators could open a file. Ombudsman John Walters yesterday confirmed that a complaint had
readOne guilty plea in SSC fraud case
02-10-2009
ONE of the suspects in a case in which a former employee of the Social Security Commission and 63 co-accused are charged with defrauding the SSC of close to half a million Namibia dollars yesterday
readHospital caterer gives up the struggle
02-10-2009
ROYNAM caterers have terminated their contract to supply Windhoek’s two State hospitals with food. The company prematurely ended its rocky relationship, characterised by poor service, with the
readHospital caterer gives up the struggle
02-10-2009
ROYNAM caterers have terminated their contract to supply Windhoek’s two State hospitals with food. The company prematurely ended its rocky relationship, characterised by poor service, with the
readReport turns spotlight on withdrawal of rape cases
02-10-2009
MORE than a third of the complainants in the more than 1 500 cases of rape or attempted rape reported each year in Namibia end up withdrawing the charges.The number of cases that are withdrawn before
readAsab – no hope, no votes
02-10-2009
PEOPLE of the Asab community living along the main road between Keetmanshoop and Mariental are sick and tired of being used by politicians and have decided not to vote in the November elections.“We
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