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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Meat Board to broaden levy base
07-10-2009
THE Meat Board of Namibia intends to broaden its financial income by requiring more people, such as game and karakul farmers, livestock auctioneers and export abattoirs, to pay levies.This is but one
readNew partners for Kalahari’s local projects
07-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – AIM-listed uranium and gold explorer Kalahari Minerals has entered into a share purchase agreement with sub-Sahara focused North River Resources to develop certain gold, copper and
readEnding dollar oil sales easy, pricing is hard
07-10-2009
SINGAPORE - A report yesterday in the Independent newspaper revived the idea of ending a huge volume of trade of the world’s most liquid commodity - oil - in the US dollar, a potentially major sign of
readChina interested in IFC toxic asset plan
07-10-2009
ISTANBUL - China has shown interest in investing in a new International Finance Corp programme to acquire and restructure distressed debt in developing countries, World Bank President Robert Zoellick
readStandard gets billions for Africa
07-10-2009
ISTANBUL – Standard Bank yesterday signed a US$150 million loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), aimed at boosting trade finance in Africa.The deal was signed by
readJapan needs to welcome foreign investment, UK says
07-10-2009
TOKYO - Britain’s business secretary urged Japan to ease restrictions on foreign investment and expressed hope in the new government’s “internationalist stance.”Wrapping up a three-day visit to Tokyo
readZambia seeks SA, China loans for power project
07-10-2009
LUSAKA – A southern African bank will provide a US$60 million loan to Zambia, and China will give a further US$420 million loan to fund a power project meant to plug a power deficit, state-run power
readGroovers and Shirkers
07-10-2009
HammerGate! I have seen and privately heard enough contrition oozing from political pores; it seems Dr Sam’s ugly comments caused widespread embarrassment.A reaction that sends encouraging ripples
readSamoans plan new lives away from the sea
07-10-2009
LALOMANU - Samoans who fled to the hills as a deadly tsunami tore through their villages last week began searching for materials to build new homes far above the sea that washed away their dwellings
readWHO says H1N1 vaccine safe
07-10-2009
GENEVA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) restated its confidence in the H1N1 flu vaccine yesterday, calling it the most important tool against the pandemic.Mild adverse side effects such as
readZimbabwe ready for friendly Western ties: Mugabe
07-10-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe wants new and friendly relations with Western countries who have been critical of it in the past, President Robert Mugabe said yesterday.Mugabe, in power since independence from
readHalf of French kids use mobiles in class: survey
07-10-2009
PARIS – Nearly half of French youths are using their mobile phones in class, with a majority saying they had answered calls during lessons, according to a survey published yesterday.The survey of
read3 Americans share 2009 Nobel physics prize
07-10-2009
STOCKHOLM – Three Americans who created the technology behind digital photography and helped link the world through fibre-optic networks shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics yersterday.Charles K
readUganda arrests most-wanted Rwanda genocide suspect
07-10-2009
KAMPALA - Police in Uganda have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, a senior police source said yesterday.Nizeyimana, a former army captain and
readSwiss reject Polanski’s bid for prison release
07-10-2009
BERN – The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States.Ministry spokesman Folco Galli
readNamibia a mona iitsa iiwanawa
07-10-2009
OMISHANGWA konakono mbali dha tala kewiliko lyiilongo muAfrica odha tula Namibia pondondo yi li nawa ongo oshilongo shomiilongo itatu mbyoka ta yi wilikwa nawa muumbugantu wAfrica.Omishangwakonakono
readOmbelewa yOministeli yotango yi ilongekidhila efundja
07-10-2009
OSHIMPUNGU shewiliko miiponga, mombelewa yOministeli yotango osha longekidha po oonkatu milandu nkene ta shi ka, katuka ngele othinge yonuumvo oya etelele omvula oyindji ngaashi sha ningilwe oomvula
readOshigongi Shopashigwana ota shi tsikile?
07-10-2009
METIYALI aatotimpango ota ya tseya ngele ota ya tsikile iilonga nenge ahawe. Aatotimpango oye na okutseyithila omupopi megumbo ngele oya hala okutsikila niilonga yegumbo ndyoka lya tamekele iilonga ya
readAanasikola yane ya si sho ya pumwa kohauto
07-10-2009
AANASIKOLA yane oya si ombaadhilila sho ya pumwa kohauto yotuukara manga aniwa ya li taya taaguluka ondjila onene ya Ndangwa na Shivelo lwopOnalunike ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko.Komanda gwOpolisi
readOpolisi mOshana ya kwata ko iinima oyindji ya yakwa
07-10-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha Oshigongi shIikundaneki mOshakati omutenya gwOmaandaha, Komanda gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Shana Komufala gwOpolisi, Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa okwa ti kutya Opolisi mOshana muule
readAauninginino na ya kwathe Africa, Graca a indile
07-10-2009
OSHI LI muuwanawa wiilongo yokuuninginino okushonopeka oluhepo mu Africa, omukulukadhi gwa Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel a ti, sho a popitha oshigongi shaa totimpango yokEuropa naAfrica oshiwike sha
readOliha yokOmikunda mOshana ya gandja omapapa koosipana
07-10-2009
OLIHA yokomikunda moShana omasiku ga zi ko oya gandja omapapa, ano omapandulo koosipana ndhoka dhe shi enditha nawa muule wethimbo wuudhano wetanga lyokoompadhi lya zi ko, sha ningilwa pObaa yedhina
readKünzer comes to inspire
07-10-2009
GERMAN women’s football legend Nia Künzer arrives in Namibia today for the NFA-Unicef Galz & Goals Project to be launched on Friday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.NFA Women’s Desk Chief Jacky
readI am done with Ramblers: Tollie van Wyk
07-10-2009
RAMBLERS coach Tollie van Wyk says he quit before being pushed out after the new club management identified a foreign coach to take over.Van Wyk confirmed to The Namibian Sport yesterday that he had
readPersonal Axe ends on top
07-10-2009
THE Karas Turf Club track near Keetmanshoop was a hive of activity on Saturday when 24 horses competed for N$10 800 prize money at the club’s annual horse-racing series.Personal Axe earned its owner
readSerena reclaims top ranking
07-10-2009
BEIJING – Serena Williams ensured she would return to the top of the world rankings next week with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the US$6.6 million China
readFistball league champs crowned
07-10-2009
THERE were no surprises at the playoffs for the Namibian fistball league championships, with the favourites taking the titles in the National A and B leagues at the end of last month.Sport Klub
readFootball Log Standings
07-10-2009
MTC Namibia Premier League Pos Team P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Blue Waters 4 4 0 0 9 0 12 2 Black Africa 4 3 1 0 7 3 10 3 Orlando Pirates 4 2 2 0 9 4 8 4 African Stars 4 2
readFerguson branded a bully
07-10-2009
MANCHESTER – Sir Alex Ferguson has been branded a “bully” over his latest verbal onslaught on a referee and warned that Manchester United could face a backlash from outraged match officials.Ferguson
readBlame Benitez
07-10-2009
LONDON – Co-owner George Gillett has urged Liverpool fans to blame manager Rafael Benitez for on-field failings and insisted more money has been pumped in to the team than into rival outfits.“We have
readPonting lauds cool Watson
07-10-2009
CENTURION – Australia captain Ricky Ponting praised Shane Watson’s coolness after the all-rounder’s century steered the champions to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on
readSMSes Of Wednesday 7 October 2009
07-10-2009
* STOP acquiring meaningless Masters degrees, and yet failing to manage your schools properly! Some principals are not worth their solidarity papers. – Rundu Food For Thought * WHEN voting, think
readStruggle to start trial of SSC fraud case kingpin
07-10-2009
A SECOND scheduled starting date for the trial of a former Social Security Commission employee accused of defrauding the SSC to the tune of more than N$440 000 passed unused in the Windhoek Regional
readFuel price cut expected next week
07-10-2009
FUEL prices could drop by between 30 cents and 45 cents a litre next week if Government decides to pass the benefit of the September over-recovery on to consumers.The latest slate account calculations
readLower quorum in NA ‘would lower standards’
07-10-2009
THE lack of interest Members of Parliament appear to be showing for their job came under the spotlight when a motion to lower the required quorum in the National Assembly was tabled yesterday.In the
readEditors slam Minister’s attack
07-10-2009
THE Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) say they are dismayed and concerned by the racial attacks on the fundamental freedom of expression and the right to publish made by Swapo secretary general
readFour pupils killed by car
07-10-2009
FOUR young people were killed by a car while crossing the road between Ondangwa and Oshivelo on Friday evening.Three of them were pupils of the Epandulo Combined School. The fourth was from Uukule
readStruggle kids accept N$2m relocation
07-10-2009
THE ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle’ have decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and to accept Government’s offer to relocate them to Berg Aukas.On Friday, leaders of the group of around
readWoman murdered for a cellphone
07-10-2009
TWO men appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday, charged with the murder of Helena April (24) on Thursday last week.Elton Julius (24) and a teenager, whose name cannot be revealed,
readHelena Ndume – ‘miracle doctor’ restoring eyesight
07-10-2009
BIO SKETCH Dr Helena Ndume was born at Tsumeb and left the country for exile at age 15. There, she lived in Zambia, Gambia (where she completed secondary school) and Angola, before being sent to
readRocky Crest High School locks out pupils for ‘parents’ sins’
07-10-2009
A large number of school pupils at Rocky Crest High School yesterday had to pay for the sins of their parents when they were sent home and locked out of the school grounds because of unpaid school
readSqueezing banks could be disastrous
07-10-2009
NEARLY N$81 million a year will be injected into the Namibian economy if banks adhere to the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) deadline to drop their prime lending rates and home loan rates to 11,5 per cent by
readAirNam N$3b in red
07-10-2009
THE troubled national carrier Air Namibia had accumulated losses of just over N$3 billion by the end of March 2007, the latest financial report of the company tabled in Parliament yesterday revealed.
readNoteable Quotes
07-10-2009
WHAT is most important is that they are loved. – Sister Maria, who is in charge of the Sacred Heart Hospice for the terminally ill at MarientalTHE moral test of government is how that government
readBig Brother Africa 4: Erastus and Rene arrive back in Windhoek today
07-10-2009
TWO of Namibia’s Big Brother Africa 4 housemates are due to arrive back home today. Erastus Moongo and Rene Moolman will land at Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International at 08h20, where they will be
readBig Brother Africa 4: Paloma The Boss Lady
07-10-2009
SAY what you want, but there’s no denying that this sales assistant from Kitwe, Zambia, is Ms Drama personified. Paloma will not only be well remembered for her infamous fight with Rene, but also for
readKünzer comes to inspire
07-10-2009
GERMAN women’s football legend Nia Künzer arrives in Namibia today for the NFA-Unicef Galz & Goals Project to be launched on Friday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.NFA Women’s Desk Chief Jacky
readTaliban claim responsibility for deadly UN blast
07-10-2009
ISLAMABAD – Taliban militants claimed responsibility yesterday for the deadly suicide bombing at the UN food agency’s heavily fortified compound in Islamabad, saying international relief work in
readGroovers and Shirkers
07-10-2009
HammerGate! I have seen and privately heard enough contrition oozing from political pores; it seems Dr Sam’s ugly comments caused widespread embarrassment. A reaction that sends encouraging ripples
readNamibians on plastic spending spree in SA
07-10-2009
NAMIBIANS flashed their Visa credit cards more than 1,3 million times in South Africa last year, running up a bill of nearly half a billion Namibia dollars.This is 34 per cent more than in 2007, and
readOongundu dhopolitika
07-10-2009
OONGUNDU dhopolitika odha tegelela aahogololi ya ka hogolole konyala konima iiwike ashike ihetatu yi li ko, ndele sigo oompaka kapena nando oyimwe ya tsilika omaplakate miilando okuhwahwameka
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