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51 Articles found on Monday, 19 April 2010
Driving down the path of success can be a bumpy ride
19-04-2010
EIGHT years’ worth of work for a long-distance transport company meant that Julius Gaweseb was used to being on the road and driving. It also meant that venturing out on his own and setting up his own
readAsh cloud could delay Greek EU-IMF
19-04-2010
BRUSSELS – A meeting requested by Greece with EU and International Monetary Fund officials scheduled for today could be delayed due to flight disruptions caused by the spread of volcanic ash from
readOhlthaver Group completes 49% BEE transfer
19-04-2010
THE Ohlthaver & List Group, one of the largest and oldest private companies in Namibia, has completed a 49 per cent black economic empowerment transaction yesterday, which had started in 2002.“The BEE
readEU get Vale submission on Rio/BHP
19-04-2010
BRUSSELS – The European Union antitrust regulator said yesterday it had received a submission from Brazilian miner Vale over its investigation of the planned iron ore joint venture between BHP
readEU fails to reach deal on bank levy
19-04-2010
MADRID – European Union finance ministers failed to agree on Saturday how to impose a bank levy, possibly delaying a global accord on taxing the financiers many accuse of causing recession.Asked about
readSacu summit to look at revenue formula
19-04-2010
THE Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) will meet in Windhoek this week to discuss regional integration and changing the revenue-sharing formula in the wake of the global economic crisis.The Sacu
readNorthern NCCI branch to ‘serve Swapo businesses’
19-04-2010
ONDANGWA – The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) in northern Namibia has said the priority of the Ongwediva branch is to serve the interest of
readDriving down the path of success can be a bumpy ride
19-04-2010
EIGHT years’ worth of work for a long-distance transport company meant that Julius Gaweseb was used to being on the road and driving. It also meant that venturing out on his own and setting up his own
readANC mum about Malema charge
19-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC yesterday refused to confirm media reports that ANC Youth League president Julius Malema had been formally charged with ill-discipline.“If he is charged or not, it is not a
readSelebei admits calling Agliotti after Kebble murder
19-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Former police chief Jackie Selebi has admitted talking to convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti soon after mining magnate Brett Kebble’s murder in 2005.“I got information from a
readMan dies in rubbish bin prank
19-04-2010
SYDNEY – A 22-year-old Australian died when the wheelie bin he and a friend were riding down a hill piled into a tree at high speed, New South Wales police said yesterday.The deceased, who was in the
readTest flights raise hope for European air traffic
19-04-2010
LONDON – Air travel across much of Europe was paralysed for a fourth day yesterday by a huge cloud of volcanic ash, but Dutch and German test flights carried out without apparent damage seemed to
readRihanna keeps it ‘rude’!
19-04-2010
NEW YORK – Rihanna’s ‘Rude Boy’ led Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday, once again fending off runner-up ‘Nothin’ On You’ by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars.Joining the top 10
readApartheid documentary ‘vital viewing’
19-04-2010
NEW YORK – An exhaustive, if sometimes exhausting, history lesson about the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa, ‘Have You Heard From Johannesburg’ is likely to be considered the definitive
readMonica’s got her ‘thang’ going on!
19-04-2010
NEW YORK – Monica, who debuted at 15 with the multiplatinum-selling CD ‘Miss Thang’, wasn’t one who succumbed to celebrity pitfalls as a child star.But still, she says growing up was hard. “I
readOlukongo lwomuwiliki gwoNBC lwa kalekwa
19-04-2010
EHANGANO lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] ota li ka tsikila natango ethimbo lyaa na omuwiliki omukuluntu, konima sho oshinima sho kukonga omuwiliki gwehangano ndika sha mwenekwa.Otaku tiwa
readMinista Yoohi yi na omaipulo kombinga yekwato lyoohi
19-04-2010
OMINISTA Yoohi Noonzo dhomefuta, oya ti opena iinima yimwe mbyoka ya pumbwa okutalwa kepangelo moshikondo shoku kwata oohi. Bernard Esau okwa tothamo ngaashi okulundulula omwaalu gwoohi ngoka
readOmuwiliki gwoSwapo iikala ekalemo lye mongundu ompe
19-04-2010
OMUWILIKI gwosikandjohogololo sha Rehoboth Urban West noshilyo sho Swapo megumbo etiyali lyoparliamende, omusamane, Theo Diergaardt okwa ekelehi omapopyo taga ti okuna mo olunyala mongundu ndjoka opo
readEsau noombautu dha kulupa
19-04-2010
OMINISTA YOOHI Niikwafuta oya indile oshikondo shokukwata oohi opo shi etepo omalunduluko moombautu dhasho . Bernard Esau sho a popitha lwotango oshikondo shaakwati yoohi moSwakopmund okwa ti ethaneko
readOongundu na dhi kale nomwaalu gwontumba
19-04-2010
OONGUNDU dhopolitika ndhoka dha hala okuya moshigongi shopashigwana monakuyiwa nadhi kale dhina omawi gooperesenda ntano oku za momahogololo gopashigwana, nomukalo nguka gwongashingeyi gwomutotimpango
readOmalelo giilando naa nafaalama taya ka gumwa unene kondando
19-04-2010
AATHIGONA mo Namibia oyo ta ya ka gumwa noonkondo ngele eindilo lya Nampower opo ondando yolusheno yi gwedhwe nooperesenda 35 olya ziminwa. Etengeneko ota li ti kutya olusheno ngele olwa gwedhelwa
readShop assistant wins ticket to World Cup
19-04-2010
SHOP assistant and ardent football fan Livius Naihamo is the lucky winner of an all-expenses-paid trip to South Africa to watch a live match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On Friday, Naihamo was drawn as
readImpressive Nadal wins sixth Monte Carlo trophy
19-04-2010
MONTE CARLO – Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters ATP title yesterday defeating Spanish compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 in the final.It is the sixth straight time that Nadal has won the
readBarca fire derby blanks to give Real title hope
19-04-2010
MADRID – Champions Barcelona let Real Madrid firmly back into La Liga title race following a 0-0 draw at neighbours Espanyol on Saturday meaning Madrid could move to within one point of their rivals
readMan United reel in poor Chelsea
19-04-2010
LONDON – A fast and fluid Tottenham Hotspur floored English Premier League leaders Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday in a lively London derby that dealt a massive boost to Manchester United’s hopes of retaining
readWelwitschias lose final game
19-04-2010
THE Golden Lions romped into the quarterfinals of the Vodacom Cup with a 51-20 (halftime 27-6) win over Namibia’s Welwitschias in final-round of a North section match played at a deserted Johannesburg
readShocks as Rugby Premier League starts
19-04-2010
SOME major shocks were recorded on Saturday when the 2010 Rugby Premier League kicked off, as defending champions Rehoboth and 2008 champions Western Suburbs were both defeated. Rehoboth were soundly
readButton leads McLaren one-two in China
19-04-2010
SHANGHAI – World champion Jenson Button calmly steered through the chaos of a wet Chinese Grand Prix for his second win of the season yesterday, leading home Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren one-two.The
readBulls stutter, Stormers up tempo
19-04-2010
THE brilliant Stormers, disappointing Bulls and poor Cheetahs showed the weekend’s extremes of South Africa’s Super 14 sides with the clash between the Lions and Sharks bringing some excitement to a
readSMSes for 19 April 2010
19-04-2010
* MY concern is about national HIV testing day which I heard will be only one day. Do these people from MOHSS really think and care for the nation? One day is nothing especially for us who live in the
readWhere is Gideon //Garoëb?
19-04-2010
THE Police are requesting the public to assist with tracing Gideon //Garoëb (36). He went missing from Erf 38/23 Kindergarten Street in Katutura three weeks ago.//Garoëb’s mother tongue is Damara, he
readSport teaches youth discipline: Tjongarero
19-04-2010
SPORT coaching for the youth should be intensified, as sport teaches young people fairness and discipline, new Swapo MP Agnes Tjongarero has said. In her maiden speech last week, Tjongarero said it
readSevens rugby sponsorship in the balance
19-04-2010
NAMIBIA’S international sevens rugby tournament is hanging in the balance unless differences between the sponsor and the local rugby union can be resolved.Following the conclusion of the first edition
readPower increase protest fizzles out
19-04-2010
A “quick-flash demonstration” on Friday at lunchtime to protest NamPower’s proposed 35 per cent hike in electricity tariffs was hardly a flash in the pan when barely a fistful of consumers turned up
readProgress on ICT slow: Simataa
19-04-2010
NAMIBIANS have not yet reaped the benefits from modern information technology, but Government will soon put out clear strategies and targets for this sector, the new Information and Communication
readPre-primary education key to children’s development
19-04-2010
PRE-PRIMARY education for young children before they enter formal school is of great importance for their own development and further advancement in school, but misconceptions exist among parents, a
readPetrol fraud syndicate operating at Grootfontein
19-04-2010
GROOTFONTEIN Police confirmed last week that they were investigating a small-time fuel theft syndicate who paid for private fuel with State Hospital petrol cards to the tune of N$25 811.Chief
readCalle wants performance audits for SOEs
19-04-2010
STATE-OWNED enterprises (SOEs) should undergo performance audits and they should base their operations on funding from their own balance sheets, the new Deputy Finance Minister has proposed.In his
readNo arrest for Gymnasium teachers in corporal punishment case
19-04-2010
ONE week after a Windhoek father laid charges of assault against four teachers at his son’s former school, the case has not resulted in any arrests.The crime co-ordinator of the Namibian Police in the
readNamibia prepares for flu
19-04-2010
THIS week the Ministry of Health and Social Services begins a series of workshops to train health officials from the private and state sectors on the H1N1 vaccine.The National Health Emergency
readN$10 000 reward for alleged farm murderer
19-04-2010
THE children of the late Jannie (80) and Toets (75) Kruger have again offered a N$10 000 reward for the arrest of their parents’ alleged murderer, Ebson ‘Kavari’ Tumbireek (29).Kavari escaped from
readFarm massacre trial again postponed
19-04-2010
THE trial of the four men who are accused of having been involved in the massacre of eight people and an unborn baby at a farm in the Kalkrand area almost five years ago is scheduled to continue in
readDiamond sales continue recovery
19-04-2010
DIAMOND mining, hailed as one of the main vehicles to drive Namibia out of recession this year, produced 2,9 per cent more carats in the first quarter of 2010 than in the last quarter of 2009.The Bank
readFirst desalination plant inaugurated
19-04-2010
THE first desalination plant to be built in Namibia was officially inaugurated on Friday, realising the vision of a clean water resource for the country straight from the Atlantic Ocean.The plant,
readPirates keep tabs on Stars
19-04-2010
ORLANDO Pirates moved joint top of the MTC Namibia Premiership standings following their nervy 1-0 win over Civics at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Friday night. Stars had earlier pulled away at the top
readNamibia survived global downturn: Calle
19-04-2010
NAMIBIA has managed to come out of the world economic meltdown rather well so far, largely thanks to prudent fiscal discipline, the new Deputy Finance Minister has said.Delivering his maiden speech in
readSuicide bomb at police station kills 7 in Pakistan
19-04-2010
ISLAMABAD – A suicide bomber rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a police station in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing a child and six other civilians, police said.The attack on the
readEuropean tourists stuck in Windhoek
19-04-2010
THE cloud of volcanic ash in European airspace that has brought air transport on that continent to a standstill has also grounded all flights from Namibia to Europe.Heathrow International Airport as
readEmergency landing at Hosea Kutako
19-04-2010
CLOSE to 40 people emerged shaken but unscathed from an SA Express passenger jet on Saturday after the aircraft was forced to carry out an emergency landing at Hosea Kutako International Airport due
readPoll appeal set for May 31
19-04-2010
THE Supreme Court appeal on nine opposition parties’ legal challenge of Namibia’s National Assembly election late last year is now scheduled to be heard on May 31, and no longer May 6 as parties
readNotable Quotes
19-04-2010
As a republic, we should not behave as if we were monarchs, but behave as representatives elected by the people. Only monarchs divide and rule, and consider themselves to be above the people. – Prime
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