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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Madoff’s Long Island beach house put up for sale
02-09-2009
MONTAUK, New York - Those who see Bernard Madoff as the personification of greed and excess might be disappointed by his beach house: It’s not that palatial.At 280 square. metres, the home is
readZimbabwe presses for 50 per cent shares in diamond mines
02-09-2009
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s mines minister has said the government will insist on 50 per cent shareholdings in all diamond mining ventures, state media reported yesterday, a move likely to worry potential
readBrazil moves to boost control over new oil
02-09-2009
BRASILIA - Brazil’s president proposed on Monday giving the state more control over one of the world’s biggest recent oil finds in a high-stakes move that could drive the country’s development for
readOrascom eyes Africa
02-09-2009
CAIRO - Egyptian Orascom Telecom wants to expand operations in sub-Saharan Africa via acquisitions and is still seeking a small bank to strengthen its mobile banking offering in Pakistan.Orascom -
readChina to see more capital inflows
02-09-2009
BEIJING - Capital will steadily flow into China in the coming months as the world’s third-largest economy regains steam, an official with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said
readTrademark wars: US goods carry famous Cuba brands
02-09-2009
SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba – Cuban rum maestro Jose Navarro’s taste buds sing when he sips Havana Club, the sweet spirit distilled in this farming town south of the capital.“It has to be Cuban,” said
readWorld’s oldest dog dies in NY at 21 - or 147
02-09-2009
NEW YORK - A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world’s oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 - or 147 in dog years.The
readHurricane Jimena hones in on Mexico resort
02-09-2009
* LOS CABOS - Hurricane Jimena, an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, barrelled toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula yesterday, forcing tourists to flee the Los Cabos resort area.Iran ready
readStart of WW2 commemorated
02-09-2009
GDANSK – Officials from across Europe and the US gathered in northern Poland yesterday to mark the outbreak of World War 2 70 years ago, in a ceremony bringing former foes and friends together to pay
readTsvangirai urges regional pressure on Mugabe
02-09-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday called on next week’s summit of regional leaders to push President Robert Mugabe to fulfill a power-sharing agreement and to speed up
readSA to dismiss up to 2 000 soldiers over protest
02-09-2009
CAPE TOWN – South Africa has issued around 2 000 letters of dismissal to soldiers who last week staged an illegal march and tried to storm the seat of government, the defence ministry said
readLibya celebrates 40th anniversary amid controversy
02-09-2009
TRIPOLI – Libya celebrated the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power with a parade, lavish dance spectacles and fighter jets streaking overhead yesterday.The
readSwine flu, heart disease may be deadly mix
02-09-2009
BARCELONA – Experts are concerned about the impact the swine flu epidemic will have on people with heart disease, with some doctors warning it could be a deadly mix leading to a worldwide spike in
readWW2 concert shows music ‘a power for peace’
02-09-2009
KRAKOW, Poland – Musicians from 40 countries gathered in the heart of former Nazi-occupied Poland yesterday to mark the outbreak of World War Two with a concert to persuade people making music is
readJason Mraz makes US chart history
02-09-2009
JASON Mraz’s ‘I’m Yours’ may be the longest running song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but the hippie-friendly jam has been around even longer.Mraz has played the song on tour for
readAakatyali ya landa oowato dhawo kOkavango
02-09-2009
AAKALIMO yomOshikandjohogololo sha Katyali moshitopolwa sha Shana, mewiliko lya Kaansela gwawo tate Joseph Mupetami, oyi ilandele oowato ndatu dhokulongitha pethimbo lyomvula okutaaguluka omilonga
readOshigongi shelongitho lyevi moshitopolwa moVenduka
02-09-2009
AATSEYINAWA ya za moNamibia, muumbugantu wAfrika nokEuropa ota ya gongala moVenduka uule womasiku gatano oshiwike tashiya.Oshigongi shika ota shi ka kundathana elongitho lyevi nawa miilongo yuukukutu
readOmusamane Tjiriange ota thigi po iilonga
02-09-2009
OMINISTA Yoonakulwa Aakulu, omusamane Ngarikutuke Tjiriange okwa tseyitha kutya ota etha po iilonga yopolitika, no ina ilongekidha okuhogololwa a ye moparliamende nenge moKabinete.Etseyitho ndika okwe
readNamibia na India ya shaina omauvathanotsokumwe
02-09-2009
NAMIBIA na India oya shaina omauvathano mo New Delhi Omaandaha.Euvathano ndika ota li gandja ompito kuNamibia opo a mone uuwanawa miilonga yoonkondo dholute ya India mbyoka ya tengenekwa yi na ongushu
readIilongo yAfrika na yi ambidhidhe aanafaalama aashona
02-09-2009
IILONGO yAfrika oyi na oku gandja ekwathelo olindji kaanafaalama aashona opo ya indjipaleke okulonga iikulya. Shika osha pumbiwa omolwaashoka oshigwana shenenevi ndika otashi ka koka lwaali oomvula
readMeme Aletta na tate Nyelele ya gandja Oakaunda yawo
02-09-2009
AAGUNDJUKA yaali yomOndangwa mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tate Nyelele Nambuli Alweendo (36) na meme Aletta Lazarus (31) meti 26 Mei 2009 mboka ya pewa omagano guukwana uumati mOshipangelo
readBotes, Bester to lead attack
02-09-2009
NAMIBIA’S top goal-getters Rudolf Bester and Henrico Botes are expected to lead the attack for the Brave Warriors when they host Swaziland at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday. Kick-off is at
readPlaatjies stays at Downs
02-09-2009
NAMIBIAN defender-cum-midfielder Sydney Plaatjies has confirmed that he will stay with South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns until his contract ends in 2010.Plaatjies told The Namibian Sport in a brief
readBenjamin wants a new challenge
02-09-2009
BRAVE Warriors midfielder Collin Benjamin says he will move on to other European clubs when his contract at German-based Hamburg SV ends this season.The Namibian international, who is in the country
readBoks stick with winning formula
02-09-2009
SYDNEY – South Africa yesterday named a largely unchanged side to face Australia in Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test, as coach Peter de Villiers stuck with his plan to exert maximum pressure on the
readFed Express cruises into second
02-09-2009
NEW YORK – World number one Roger Federer began his quest for a sixth consecutive US Open title and 16th Grand Slam singles crown on Monday by overpowering US teen wild card Devin Britton 6-1, 6-3,
readWilliams sisters march on at US Open
02-09-2009
NEW YORK – The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, had contrasting starts to their US Open campaigns on Monday, while dangerous floater Kim Clijsters kept her comeback march firmly on track.Elsewhere
readSMSes Of Wednesday 2 September 2009
02-09-2009
* ONE would better serve the country and society by individually and collectively questioning and evaluating decisions made by politicians in our name. This should not be seen as being unpatriotic,
readAngolan on trial after cocaine find
02-09-2009
AN ANGOLAN resident of Windhoek West, who is facing charges of dealing in or possessing cocaine after more than half a kilogram of the drug was found in his house, is set to hear the verdict in his
readBusy weekend for Police
02-09-2009
THE Namibian Police and the Windhoek City Police arrested 17 people for drunken driving in Windhoek over the weekend. The Police also arrested six people in seven cases of stock theft.They also
readFour arrests in Stoop murder case
02-09-2009
THE Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of Gideon Johannes Stoop, who was found bound with a stab wound in his chest in his house in Cimbebasia over the weekend.His body
readEnviro report for second desalination plant drafted
02-09-2009
ENVIRONMENTAL consultants have completed a draft environmental assessment for the country’s second desalination plant along the coast just north of Swakopmund, which is to cost taxpayers about N$1,8
readFrom the crime bulletin
02-09-2009
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy died of head injuries at the Oshakati State Hospital on Friday after he was allegedly hit on the head by a 44-year-old woman the day before at Olukekete village near Outapi.The
readSwakop airport could be for sale soon
02-09-2009
THE Swakopmund airport might be sold because no agreement could be reached on the renewal of the lease agreement between Swakopmund Airfield CC and the Swakopmund Municipality.This was a
readSwapo girds its loins for key meeting
02-09-2009
TENSIONS are running high Swapo Party ranks ahead of this weekend’s Electoral College, where agents advocating for the infusion of new blood and those wanting to primarily maintain the current
read‘Politainment’ for the youth
02-09-2009
GAZZA, The Dogg, Gal Level, Lady May and Raphael and Pele. These are all names associated with top-class Namibian music.On Saturday, they will join veterans Jackson Kaujeua and Ras Sheehama along with
readWorkers strike cripples services at Lüderitz
02-09-2009
RESIDENTS of Lüderitz are up in arms about poor service delivery amid a strike by Town Council staff.Residents yesterday were preparing for a protest march over clogged and overflowing drains, power
readBonding with a captor: Why Jaycee didn’t flee
02-09-2009
“WHY didn’t she try to escape sooner?” is the question on many people’s minds in reaction to the Jaycee Dugard story.Dugard was recently reunited with her family after being held captive for 18 years.
readThe fans gather ... ‘The Revolution’ approaches
02-09-2009
FOUR more sleeps until what a South African friend Sego calls “this annual insanity”.Yes peeps, the clock is ticking down fast. And the buzz is picking up even faster as Big Brother Africa: The
readChurch leaders deny Kameeta death threat
02-09-2009
RUMOURS of a death threat against ELCRN Bishop Zephania Kameeta have been shot down by church leaders, though the Police confirm knowing of the allegations. It coincides with today’s leadership
readTwelve confirmed measles cases reported in the Engela District
02-09-2009
THE number of confirmed measles cases in the Engela District in northern Namibia has quadrupled to 12, up from the three reported early last week. This was confirmed at a meeting of the National
readFate of Gam cattle sealed
02-09-2009
THE disposal of the more than 1 200 cattle confiscated by Government in June will not be negotiable in an out-of-court settlement being discussed between the lawyers of the 31 farmers from Gam and the
readNoteable Quotes
02-09-2009
THERE is a direction, a compass, and I will not be leaving the pace in a vacuum. – Retiring Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Ngarikutuke Tjiriange announcing he was stepping asideWE must stand up,
readBotes, Bester to lead attack
02-09-2009
NAMIBIA’S top goal-getters Rudolf Bester and Henrico Botes are expected to lead the attack for the Brave Warriors when they host Swaziland at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday. Kick-off is at
readPolice find bone fragment near kidnap suspect’s home
02-09-2009
ANTIOCH - Police said yesterday they found one small bone fragment on the property next door to the home of a Northern California man charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her in his
readNigeria charges bank execs after US$2,6b bailout
02-09-2009
LAGOS - Executives from five Nigerian banks were charged on Monday with offences from recklessly granting loans to share price manipulation, a fortnight after a US$2,6 billion bank bailout. Former
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