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63 Articles found on Friday, 11 September 2009
Trade inf luenced Lockerbie thinking
11-09-2009
LONDON - Trade with Libya played a “very big part” in Britain’s decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer deal between the two countries, a senior British minister was quoted as
readBig emerging countries push for greater IMF clout
11-09-2009
LONDON - The world’s biggest emerging economies demanded a stronger voice at the International Monetary Fund on Friday, setting up a fight over which countries ought to give up some of their
readRed tape, not cash, hampers Africa electricity projects
11-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG - Reams of red tape and a lack of well-planned projects, rather than external funding crimped by the credit crunch, are the main barriers to upgrading Africa’s dilapidated power
readRate spread, loan access worry WEF
11-09-2009
NAMIBIA’S banking system is among the ten soundest in the world, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found.One of the few systems to have emerged from the global credit crunch virtually unscathed, the
readSA to help exploit Angola’s gas power potential
11-09-2009
CAPE TOWN - South Africa is eager to help Angola exploit its gas-to-power generation potential, believing that flared gas could be harnessed within two years to start producing electricity, a senior
readReliving the first week of meltdown 2008
11-09-2009
NEW YORK – America was focused on a tropical storm spinning off the Carolinas and a hurricane headed for Florida. People were gaming out how a political novice named Sarah Palin might upend the
readSome Afghan votes annulled
11-09-2009
KABUL - A UN-backed fraud watchdog investigating last month’s presidential election in Afghanistan began invalidating votes yesterday in a process that could keep the country locked in political
readNobel laureate warns Iran protests could still flare
11-09-2009
MADRID - Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi said yesterday there was plenty of evidence that Iran’s recent elections were not transparent and warned that protests could flare up again.The June
readIn Brief
11-09-2009
221 missing after Sierra Leone boat capsizes * FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Police say more than 200 people remain missing in Sierra Leone a day after a boat capsized, killing at least 8. Police official
readEU offers poor nations billions in climate aid
11-09-2009
BRUSSELS – The European Union proposed yesterday to offer up to euro15 billion ($21.8 billion) a year in aid to poor developing countries to persuade them to sign a new global climate change
readNine women rescued from fake contest
11-09-2009
ISTANBUL - Turkish military police said yesterday that they had stormed an Istanbul villa to rescue nine women held captive after being tricked into believing they were reality show contestants.The
readZim sanctions must stay: Human Rights Watch
11-09-2009
CAPE TOWN - Sanctions against Zimbabwe should not be lifted until rights violations end in that country, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, ahead of a meeting between South Africa and the European
readNo talking in lifts...
11-09-2009
TAIPEI – Taiwanese health authorities are urging people to avoid talking in lifts as part of efforts to tackle H1N1 flu.“Please observe lift etiquette,” the Centre for Disease Control said in a
readThe Writing Is On The Wall
11-09-2009
FROM 1970 to the early 80s we the Swapo youth inside Namibia were actively involved in mass demonstrations and kept on shaking the apartheid regime while inspired by the strong motivational speeches
readOn The Rights Of Whites
11-09-2009
ALLOW me to comment on the diplomatic row that the South African government has created in condemning the recent ruling by a Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board that has granted refugee status to a
readA Born-Free Is Unimpressed
11-09-2009
NAMIBIA in the year 2030 should be developed beyond imagination, but is this really possible with the kind of leadership this country has?If the politics of a country are not fair and just there is no
readPay Up Or Stay In The Dark
11-09-2009
IT is highly interesting to read that Cenored increased its tariff from $0.80 to $1.18. This is almost 50% more.How does this increase compare with the maximum increase allowed by the ECB? How does
readAid For The Needy And Not The Greedy
11-09-2009
IN a Russian joke God granted a peasant a wish. The peasant asked God: I want the cow of my neighbour if he dies.In Namibia one can observe similar habits. One is reminded of the Ongombo-West story,
readThanks To Nampol
11-09-2009
ON the night of August 27 2009, while travelling from Divundu to Rundu on the Trans-Caprivi Highway, my wife and I were involved in a motor vehicle accident whereby our car was extensively damaged as
readStop Rehoboth Vendettas
11-09-2009
Dear Burger Movement, John McNab entity and local leadersI am astonished to see that as such presumptuous leaders you fail to see the state that the Rehoboth inhabitants find themselves in. This
readEpangelo lya hala okutunga odama poNeckartal
11-09-2009
EPANGELO ota li dhiladhila okutunga po odama momulonga gwa Fish konyala ookilometa omi 40 muuninginino wa Kaiti, ngele osha ningwa epangelo ota li kala lya yumuna po ondungedhiladhilo yaaNdowishi ya
readEhangano lyomalovu lya South Africa ta li tungu ombuulaye pOkahandja
11-09-2009
KONYALA oodola oomiliona 250 oya tegelelwa yi ye muNamibia, ngele ehangano lyokudhunga omalovu lya South Africa olya tungu ombuulae.Ehangano lya SABMiller melongelokumwe nehangano lyaaNamibia lyedhina
readAalandithi yonyama moKatutura ya geela opolisi
11-09-2009
AALANDITHI yonyama pOsiingela moVenduka ota ya ti evundakano nuuhasha mboka aniwa wu li mopolisi ota wu tula onkalo yiilonga yawo moshiponga.Pamahokololo gawo aapolisi oha ya talelepo ehala lyawo
readOokansela yaVenduka haya zimine omishangwa ina ye dhi lesha
11-09-2009
EWILIKO lyoshilando shaVenduka, ndyoka li na oshinakugwanithwa shokulela oshilando, aniwa olya kala ha li zimine omishangwahokololo dhewilikongundu(management Committee) uule woomvula ntano dha piti,
readEhangano lya Fransa ta li tungu oshitaasi sholusheno lwombepo
11-09-2009
EHANGANO lyoko France lyedhina InnoVent olya dhiladhila okutunga oshitaasi shokudhiga olusheno okulongitha ombepo.Oshitaasi shika osha dhiladhilwa okutungwa kuumbugantu waBaye, no ta shi ka longa
readOUYELELE U NASHA NESHIKISHA H1N1
11-09-2009
Eshikisha loH1N1 oshike? • Olo oudu wolutapo hau kwata oilyo yomufudo oha li etwa kombuto yo Influenza-A oludi lipe leshikisha Ombakiteli ohai tandavele ngahelipi?• Etandavelo
readNamibia a mona ishewe aakwiita aape ye li 1048
11-09-2009
ETANGA lyEgameno lya Namibia lya mona po ishewe aakwiita aape ya gwedhwa po konima sho mEtitatu lyoshiwike aamati naakadhona aagundjuka ye li 1048 ya piti eilongo lyawo lyUukwiita.Oministeli yEgameno
readPremiership set to thrill
11-09-2009
NAMIBIAN premiership football is expected to thrill, enliven, amaze and most likely disappoint some, when a brand new season returns to the local sporting scene tonight.The opening match of the
readFootball Fixtures
11-09-2009
MTC Namibia Premier League Friday, Sept 11 20h00: Tigers v Orlando Pirates - Sam Nujoma StadiumSaturday, Sept 12 16h00: United Stars v African Stars - Oscar Norich Stadium 19h00: Black Africa v
readEngland, Spain into World Cup finals
11-09-2009
PARIS –England qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in style on Wednesday by thrashing Euro 2008 nemesis Croatia 5-1 at Wembley, later joined by Spain who easily beat Estonia 3-0.England had
readUSA, Mexico close in on WC berths
11-09-2009
LOS ANGELES – The United States and Mexico closed in on World Cup berths Wednesday, while Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated and Costa Rica suffered a costly defeat in the North and Central America
readWin At Home, Please!
11-09-2009
I WATCHED the tape of the Brave Warriors match against Swaziland twice this week and I fully understood why the headlines in the local newspapers screamed of a home side that was not brave enough and
readFederer, Djokovic to meet in semis
11-09-2009
NEW YORK – Roger Federer moved within two wins of a record sixth US Open title, reaching a 22nd consecutive Grand Slam semi-final with a 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) win over 12th-seeded Robin Soderling
readWallaby win buoys NZ
11-09-2009
HAMILTON – The All Blacks have taken a leaf out of the Wallabies’ book for Saturday’s make-or-break Tri-Nations rugby Test here as they plot to dominate the Springbok forwards.The defending champions,
readSuperSport TV Highs
11-09-2009
* Broadcast live onlyFRIDAY, SEPT 11 SuperSport on DStv Cricket: * Tri-Series: India v New Zealand, Colombo \ 10:45 on SS 2 (Highlights: 20:30 on SS 2) Golf: * Mercedes-Benz Championship, day
readIAAF wants to talk to Semenya
11-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) urgently want to talk to Caster Semenya, but are apparently being prevented from doing so by Athletics South Africa
readSemenya back in training
11-09-2009
WHILE the debate continues to rage on the controversy surrounding her gender, South African middle-distance star Caster Semenya is putting it all behind her and returns to action this weekend.Semenya
readSMS Of Friday 11 September 2009
11-09-2009
* THE ECN is up for free and chaotic elections whilst the nation expects free and fair ones. People with standard qualifications did apply to keep things in order but in the Sesfontein constituency
readVaccination drive planned as measles cases soar
11-09-2009
WITH the number of confirmed measles cases almost tripling from last week’s 13, the Ohangwena Region is planning to carry out a measles vaccination campaign next week.The vaccination campaign, which
readRP youth leaders break ranks
11-09-2009
THE management of four of the five Windhoek branches of the Republican Party (RP) resigned yesterday, following several Executive Committee (EC) members who broke ranks with the party a month
readSupport for Neckertal dam
11-09-2009
MANY people in the South seem to be happy with Government’s plan to build the Neckertal Dam in the Fish River about 40 kilometres west of Keetmanshoop, re-introducing an idea considered by the German
readGovt set to spend N$1,58 billion on water, sanitation
11-09-2009
GOVERNMENT plans to spend N$1,58 billion over the next five years to develop water and sanitation infrastructure in rural areas, with the bulk of the funding coming from donor countries.“This will
readThe President speaks his mind
11-09-2009
Some extracts from a recent interview PRESIDENT HIFIKEPUNYE POHAMBA did with JOHANNES BERNDALEN of the Africa Groups of Sweden.1. Has the visions of Swapo changed since the struggle times? Yes, they
readDemolition of squatter homes continues
11-09-2009
CONFUSION and miscommunication are plaguing efforts to get Otjomuise shack dwellers to acquire plots legally.On Wednesday the Regional Councillor for Khomasdal North, Margareth Mensah-Williams, called
readSPYL says it wants a resettlement revamp
11-09-2009
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is calling for a revision of the country’s land redistribution policies.“We want a policy revamp,” SPYL Secretary for Information and mobilisation Clinton Swartbooi
readLonger maternity leave not likely
11-09-2009
A SUGGESTION to increase the duration of paid maternity leave from three to six months has been met with scepticism from business leaders and labour officials alike.Currently, registered female
readGovernor’s trial delayed
11-09-2009
THE trial of Hardap Governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa was supposed to start this week, but on Monday it was delayed because magistrates across the country were attending a workshop in Swakopmund.She
readMariental residents get a break
11-09-2009
HOME users of electricity at Mariental are likely to pay less after the Electricity Control Board (ECB) approved the Town Council’s request to revise its electricity tariffs.Business customers, on the
readLocal people take over PiN project
11-09-2009
THE community of Keetmanshoop this week took ownership of a crafts project previously run and funded by the Czech organisation People in Need (PiN).The PiN Wake Centre will now be called Karas Huisen
readThis Bill Should Never Pass Into Law
11-09-2009
THE Namibian this week urged the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security to scrap Chapter 6 containing the interception clause from what has already become known as the ‘Spy Bill’,
readThe Tanganyika And Napundwe Emperors Are Without Clothes
11-09-2009
EVEN if my overall discussion was nuanced, I posed in my last piece the coarse question as to whether the Swapo Party Electoral College that was held over the weekend would mark the humiliation of the
readChoices, What Choices?
11-09-2009
RIGHT, so now we know what’s what as far as party lists or promises from the major pretenders are concerned. And to be honest, there’s not much there to inspire any great confidence for a more robust
readBig Brother Africa And The Namibian Elections
11-09-2009
HOW can one compare an important national event such as elections to trivia like Big Brother Africa? Well, I see some striking similarities between the two. How do they compare?My brother’s wife, who
readRefugees still in limbo, Nam not budging
11-09-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday reminded the UNHCR that Namibia is standing firm in its position not to allow the refugees stranded at the Mamuno border post between Namibia and Botswana back
readPrisons to beef up flu response
11-09-2009
AS the number of H1N1 flu cases continue to rise, with 54 cases now confirmed in Namibia, health services at Namibian prisons are making efforts to ensure the impact is minimised behind bars.At a
readRCC faces lawsuit in Zambia
11-09-2009
THE Roads Contractor Company (RCC) could face legal action and a possible closure of its Zambian subsidiary if it fails to pay about N$10 million or more than eight billion Zambian Kwachas owed to
readNoteable Quotes
11-09-2009
WINSTON is over the moon. He is happy to be back at the office and is now just chilling with his friends. – The Unlimited IT head Kevin Rolfe on how the homing pigeon carried 4GB of data from Howick
readBig Brother Africa 4: The McMoongos and things that go bump in the night
11-09-2009
SIGHHHHHHHHHH ... seems I’m a nobody based on Natasha’s “anybody who’s anybody has met the Moongo twins”! Guess I’ll just have to live with it. If not, it’s the psychologist’s chair for me.
readBig Brother Africa 4: Bring on the girls. Fast!
11-09-2009
HAVING known Eddie and Erastus since I was 14 years old, I screamed my voice hoarse on Sunday when I saw Eddie up on the BBA stage, then seeing Erastus too – I went into overdrive. How exciting! BBA
readPremiership set to thrill
11-09-2009
NAMIBIAN premiership football is expected to thrill, enliven, amaze and most likely disappoint some, when a brand new season returns to the local sporting scene tonight.The opening match of the
readAfghan reporters blame Nato for colleague’s death
11-09-2009
KABUL – A group of Afghan journalists blamed the international coalition yesterday for the death of a kidnapped colleague during the British commando rescue of a New York Times reporter and accused
readStandard Bank Group sees Chinese returning to Africa
11-09-2009
DALIAN, China – Standard Bank Group, Africa’s top bank by assets, expects to seal a dozen major lending deals in Africa in cooperation with its China partner in the next year, as resource-hungry
readPolitical Perspective
11-09-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is way off base if it wants to intimate that The Namibian’s concern that vital voter information was denied to this newspaper was for mercenary or monetary
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