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54 Articles found on Monday, 5 October 2009
Venezuela oil by 2012 for PetroSA: Mkhize
05-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s national oil company PetroSA expects the first oil from its joint venture mature oil field project with Venezuela’s PDVSA 18-24 months after concluding a technical study,
readNo more US$19 doughnuts; More businesses to fail
05-10-2009
NEW YORK - Bankruptcy professionals have a grim view on the US corporate recovery, despite a recent rise in stocks and an uptick in business deals.“I think it’s going to be a sad holiday season,” said
readG7 presses for stronger yuan
05-10-2009
ISTANBUL - The Group of Seven rich nations urged China on Saturday to strengthen the yuan, but gave no sign of how it might overcome Chinese resistance to that suggestion or resolve other tensions
readIMF will need ‘substantial increase’ in funds: IMF chief
05-10-2009
ISTANBUL - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will need a “substantial increase” in resources in order to act as a guarantor of global economic stability, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said
readHarnessing hope through Sino-Africa compact
05-10-2009
ON October 1, the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was celebrated. China is an economic giant. It became the world’s second largest importer of petroleum in 2004,
readChina takes top spot in 2009 SA export stakes
05-10-2009
DESPITE the global recession, South Africa’s foreign trade with Asia remains robust and China is now the number one export destination after being fifth a year ago. It replaces the United States,
readHeavy rains hold up search for bodies in Indonesia
05-10-2009
JUMANAK – Heavy rains hampered search teams yesterday in the hills of western Indonesia where hundreds of people were buried alive in landslides triggered by a massive earthquake that wiped out four
readQuestions about Mo Shaik’s appointment
05-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The “tainted” record of newly-appointed secret service head Mo Shaik left much to be desired, the Azanian People’s organisation (Azapo) charged yesterday.“The intelligence wing of our
readHurdles ahead even after Irish OK EU reform
05-10-2009
BRUSSELS – Ireland’s ‘yes’ to an EU reform treaty capped a two-decade, roller-coaster ride to expand the union after the Cold War and widen its powers.The experience has been so troubled that relief
readRome protest against Berlusconi media grip
05-10-2009
ROME – Tens of thousands of Italians demonstrated in Rome on Saturday against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s grip on the media as he tries to control a sex scandal centred on prostitutes invited
readMaterialism, extremism harm Africa’s future: Pope
05-10-2009
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict opened a special meeting of bishops on Africa yesterday by praising the continent as the world’s spiritual center but lamenting that it risks being afflicted by
readWest must help Africa – Graca
05-10-2009
SOMERSET WEST – It is in Western states’ interest to help reduce poverty in Africa, Nelson Mandela’s wife Graca Machel said on Friday, urging European MPs to do more to help Africa meet development
readMoyo rejoins Zanu-PF
05-10-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s former information minister, reputed to be the mastermind behind Zimbabwe’s harsh media laws, has rejoined President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF, the party said on Friday.Jonathan
read‘Voice of conscience’ dies
05-10-2009
BUENOS AIRES – Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, who fought South America’s dictators with her voice and became a giant of contemporary Latin American music, died yesterday at age 74, state news
readOshifo sho The Namibian otashi piyaganeke oshigwana; Iivula-Ithana ta ti
05-10-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shOswapo pOmungwelume moHangwena mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Oministeli yUuyuki, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana okwa nyenyetele noonkondo oshifo shoThe Namibian kutya otashi
readEpangelo ota li ka futa mboka taya kuthwa pomahala gawo
05-10-2009
MBOKA ta ya kuthwa pomahala gawo opo pu tungwe iilando moshilongo ashihe ota ya pewa oshimaliwa shi li nawa ,oku za ngashingeyi. Oofuto ndhika nankene tadhi ende odha shangwa momushangwa goKabinete
readEpangelo lyOswapo olya longa po oshindji kombinga yUuhaku
05-10-2009
PETHIMBO ta egulula pambelewa Iitopolwa yimwe yUuhaku mOshipangelo sha Eenhana moHangwena mEtitano lya zi ko, Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba, okwa ti Epangelo olya ninga po oshindji lela shi na sha
readUuministeli wEpopilo lyoshigwana ta u iyopaleke
05-10-2009
UUMINISTELI wepopilo lyoshigwana ota u longo opo woopaleke ethano lya wo moshigwana ndyoka lya nika uunkundi pethimbo ndika. Ominista yoshikondo shika omundohotola, Nicky Iyambo okwa popi ndhika sho
readIlonga oshiwambo
05-10-2009
Iitya yimwe yoshiwambo neityo lyawo moshiingilisaSome words in Oshiwambo and their translation in English. 1. Wa lala po == good morning 2. wu uhala po=
readOminista Yiimaliwa ita yi ka gwedha ko kiifendela
05-10-2009
OMINISTA yIimaliwa me Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila okwa uvaneke kutya ita ka gwedhela iifendela nenge oompale ndhoka ha dhi futwa komuniilonga kehe.Euvaneko okwe li ningi sho a li ta popi ongo
readUuministeli Waagundjuka owaa Namibia ayehe
05-10-2009
AANONA mboka ya valelwa meni lya Namibia pethimbo lyekondjelomanguluko ina, ya uva ya, fa kaa ye niwe nayo kepangelo. Ndika olyo etumwalaka lyuuministeli waagundjuka pethimbo ta u kambadhala oku mona
readRoynam a hulitha po okugandja oondja kaavu moVenduka
05-10-2009
EHANGANO lyokuyakula melongekidho lyiikulya lyedhina Roynam olya hulitha po okuganjda iikulya kaanuuvu miipangelo sha Katutura na Windhoek Central oshiwike shayi.Ehangano olya hulitha po iilonga yalyo
readRehoboth strangle United
05-10-2009
REHOBOTH Rugby Club managed to effectively suffocate a rampant United side by posting a handsome 26-19 score to clinch the domestic premiership rugby title at Suburbspark in Khomasdal on Saturday.The
readRio gets 2016 Olympics Games
05-10-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach erupted in samba dancing and joy on Friday after the Brazilian city won the vote to host the 2016 Olympic Games, bringing the world’s biggest
readElliott, Vettori guide NZ into final
05-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Grant Elliott braved a thumb injury with an impressive half-century as New Zealand stormed into the Champions Trophy final with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan here on
readWP go top as Lions drop out
05-10-2009
WESTERN Province moved to the top of the Currie Cup log with one round remaining while the Lions dropped out of semi-final contention on an absorbing afternoon of Premier Division action.In Cape Town,
readVettel wins Japanese GP
05-10-2009
SUZUKA – Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix to roar back into the Formula One title reckoning yesterday while Jenson Button had his overall advantage trimmed to 14 points with two races to
readSerena in stuttering start
05-10-2009
SERENA Williams made a stuttering start to her bid to topple Dinara Safina from the world number one spot with an error-strewn 7-5 6-4 win over Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the China
readUnited held as Pompey win
05-10-2009
LONDON – Manchester United wasted a chance to cement their position at the top of the Premier League after being held to a 2-2 draw at home to ten-man Sunderland on Saturday.Only a deflected,
readClub managers go for courses
05-10-2009
THE WIAWA Club Management Course gets underway today at the Safari Hotel Conference centre.The course, which falls under the FIFA Win in Africa with Africa (WIAWA) programme, will be conducted by
readFootball Results
05-10-2009
Played Saturday, Oct 3 Absa Premiership SuperSport 1 - 1 Golden Arrows Platinum Stars 1 - 2 Bloem Celtic Free State Stars 0 - 0 Pirates AmaZulu 2 - 1 SwallowsBarclays Premier League Man
readBlue Waters in command after fourth straight win
05-10-2009
BLUE Waters continued their fairytale journey in the MTC Premiership when they regained the top spot in the league by brushing aside SKW 2-0 at the Atlantis Stadium on Saturday.Blue Waters, also known
readRampant Arsenal hit Blackburn for six
05-10-2009
LONDON – Arsenal turned on the style to celebrate a landmark week for boss Arsene Wenger as the Gunners thrashed Blackburn 6-2 at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.Wenger became Arsenal’s longest serving
readChelsea down Liverpool
05-10-2009
CHEALSEA are back on top of the Premier League table after second-half goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda - both set up by Didier Drogba - secured a 2-0 win over Liverpool, who have now
readSMSes Of Monday 5 October 2009
05-10-2009
* JUST like President Pohamba did, I want to thank the German doctors who came at their own cost to restore the sight of 256 blind pensioners from Ohangwena. Thank you very much. It is as Dr Helena
readThe Namibian is a bad newspaper: Iivula-Ithana
05-10-2009
JUSTICE MINISTER Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana on Saturday laid into The Namibian and its editor, blaming the newspaper for a host of “wrongdoings”.Iivula-Ithana, who is also the Secretary General of Swapo,
read290 600 new voters registered
05-10-2009
A TOTAL of 290 600 new voters have been registered in this year’s Supplementary Voter Registration, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has reported.The figure represents a 71,7 per cent
readTheft from SSC gets N$10 000 price tag
05-10-2009
A WINDHOEK resident who has admitted that he stole N$7 200 from the Social Security Commission through a false sick leave claim was sentenced to pay a fine of N$10 000 or serve a two-year prison term
readVolunteers bring new hope at Opuwo
05-10-2009
THIRD-GRADER Makina Gabriel Armando is all smiles. Even though he lost his sister a week ago and his mom is ailing, he is glad to hold a biscuit and a cup of cooldrink in his hands.Every Friday
readUDF launches its manifesto
05-10-2009
THE United Democratic Front launched their election manifesto in Windhoek on Saturday, calling on the electorate to “give up on liberation veterans to retire” and to open the way for “upcoming real
readDTA puts 30 women on list
05-10-2009
THE DTA’s list of candidates for the November elections has the largest number of female candidates of any party list announced so far. The 72-member list contains the names of 30 women.The party
readDTA party list 2009
05-10-2009
THE DTA’s list of candidates for the November elections, which was unveiled after a one-day Central Committee meeting in Windhoek on Saturday:1. Katuutire Kaura 2.
readTaxi driver sent to prison over theft
05-10-2009
A TAXI driver who stole money and luggage worth close to N$10 000 from a passenger in Windhoek in July was sent to prison for a year at the end of his trial in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in
readEvent or not an event, that is the question
05-10-2009
ARE next month’s presidential and parliamentary elections an event or not?The question divided Windhoek City Councillors at their monthly meeting last week: Swapo Councillors were united in their view
readCattle theft suspects held
05-10-2009
FOUR suspected stock thieves were arrested near Okahandja on Saturday, and one of them was shot in the leg, but was not seriously injured, the Police confirmed yesterday.“I can confirm that the four
readDiamond coast shipwreck gets spot in National Geographic
05-10-2009
THE centuries-old shipwreck that was discovered in Namdeb’s Mining Area 1 near Oranjemund in May last year has earned itself a place in the latest issue of National Geographic magazine.The gripping
readDRC asylum seekers held at refugee centre in Botswana
05-10-2009
THE group of 41 DRC refugees that fled Namibia in July, and were arrested by the Botswana authorities last Tuesday, are now being kept at a refugee reception centre just outside Gaborone.The High
readStruggle kids reject N$2m
05-10-2009
THE Children of the Liberation Struggle say the Government can keep its money and instead give them jobs or bring their deceased parents back from the dead. Last week, Cabinet ordered the Ministry of
readNoteable Quotes
05-10-2009
FOOD burns all over the world. – UDF Councillor Werner Claassen responding to an accusation that he left food in a microwave that caught fire and sent smoke billowing through the Windhoek Municipality
readBig Brother Africa 4: Viewers Vent
05-10-2009
A selection of some of the messages from viewers across Africa appearing on the BBA TV text strip and blogs: * It's now all coming into focus, just like our politics – ruthless commanders, cunning
readBig Brother Africa 4: The weekend that wasn’t
05-10-2009
EISH BBA nation, by the time you read this all of Namibia’s housemates may have been purged from the house.Both twins, Edward and Erastus, and Rene are in the mix this week. The other one was, of
readRehoboth strangle United
05-10-2009
REHOBOTH Rugby Club managed to effectively suffocate a rampant United side by posting a handsome 26-19 score to clinch the domestic premiership rugby title at Suburbspark in Khomasdal on Saturday.The
readHonduran leader, Zelaya inch toward crisis talks
05-10-2009
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Saturday edged toward negotiating an end to a political crisis triggered after troops toppled the
readMTN-Bharti collapse shouldn’t put off buyers
05-10-2009
LONDON - A failed audacious bid to tie up Africa’s largest cellphone company MTN with India’s Bharti Airtel is more likely to trigger fresh takeover interest in emerging markets than put off
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