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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Ohlthaver group to invest N$2,5 billion by 2014
20-04-2010
ONE of Namibia’s oldest private companies, the Ohlthaver & List Group, will invest about N$2,5 billion during a five-year investment plan, which includes two five-star hotels, the enlargement of the
readExpo song stirs copyright concerns
20-04-2010
SHANGHAI – Shanghai’s 2010 World Expo, in which Namibia will also participate, has hit the pause button on a promotional song for the event after accusations the tune may have plagiarised an older
readVolcano impact on airlines bigger than 9/11
20-04-2010
PARIS – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said yesterday European governments’ response to the volcano crisis was inadequate and estimated its economic impact to be greater than the
readEurope flight ban hits Kenya exports
20-04-2010
NAIROBI – Kenya’s horticulture industry has lost US$12 million to the volcano-induced European airspace closure and it will take several weeks to recover even if flights resume now, its association of
readBe the boss of your own money
20-04-2010
WORLD Financial Planning Day will be celebrated on April 21 worldwide. Many of us go through life without using a financial plan to manage our finances properly in order to achieve all our life goals,
readFor Goldman, how bad could this get?
20-04-2010
NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs Group Inc is facing fraud charges for the first time in its history as a public company, setting the stage for the Wall Street powerhouse’s biggest-ever showdown with the US
readBackpacks for small farmers
20-04-2010
A NEW farming kit in the form of a backpack could help small farmers in Kenya increase yields, profits and agricultural know-how in a sustainable way. The backpacks, weighing 15 to 42 kg, contain
readSwakara pelts excel at Danish auction
20-04-2010
ALL 75 870 Swakara pelts produced by Namibian karakul farmers and offered by Agra last week at the Copenhagen fur pelt auction were sold. “An average price of 258.10 Danish krone (DKK) per pelt was
readHoodia farming creates many jobs
20-04-2010
A PROJECT to commercially grow the indigenous hoodia plant in Namibia has created many jobs, the permanent secretary of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Mocks Shivute, told a workshop for
readTearful pope says church will better protect young
20-04-2010
VALLETTA – With tears in his eyes, Pope Benedict XVI made his most personal gesture yet to respond to the clerical sex abuse scandal on Sunday, telling victims the church will do everything possible
readResistance flares anew as Kyrgyz leaders vow reforms
20-04-2010
BISHKEK – Renewed resistance and lawlessness confronted Kyrgyzstan’s interim rulers Monday after they pledged fresh elections and reforms to restore order in the volatile Central Asian state.Almost
readTalks with AWB fruitful - Mthethwa
20-04-2010
PRETORIA – The police take an impartial approach to farm safety and will not be affected by politicians’ attempts to polarise the issue, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said yesterday.Mthethwa was
readThai troops guard business zone from protesters
20-04-2010
BANGKOK – Thai soldiers armed with machine guns guarded Bangkok’s business district yesterday to prevent thousands of anti-government protesters from marching to a bank linked to a royal adviser,
readIn Briefs
20-04-2010
Israeli minister says occupation must end JERUSALEM – Israel must recognise that the world will not put up with decades more of Israeli rule over the Palestinian people, the country’s defence
readKim Kardashian locks lips with Cristiano Ronaldo in Madrid
20-04-2010
SEXY reality TV star Kim Kardashian and soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo are getting their game on! The couple went out for lunch in Madrid last Monday. And apparently they shared more than a simple
readYears after death, Fela nears mainstream appeal
20-04-2010
NEW YORK – Fela, the late Nigerian musician and political agitator, fascinated millions and had fans around the world, including legends like Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Yet he was, and still
readOshidhinditho shomeya gefuta sha egululwa
20-04-2010
OSHIDHINDITHO shomeya gefuta oshinene okutungwa moNamibia konima yemanguluko osha egululilwa edhindo lyomeya oshiwike sha yi. Eegululo ndika olya eta woo opo ondjodhi yimwe ya Namibia okukutha
readNamibia ti ilongekidhile ekunku lyo H1N1
20-04-2010
OSHIWIKE shika Uuministeli Wuundjolowele otawu tameke iigongi iilonga oyindji okulonga aanambelewa yuundjolowele yopaumwene noshowo yepangelo kombinga yekunku lyo H1N1.Okangundu haka ithanwa National
readCalle a ti omahangano naga longe nawa
20-04-2010
OMAHANGANO gepangelo oga pumbwa okutalwa nawa kutya oha ga longo nawa nenge ahawe.Ndika olyo ethaneko lyominista yopevi yiimaliwa, Calle Schlettwein pethimbo a popi moonkundathana
readOndhila ya lambele pa mpumbwe po Hosea Kutako
20-04-2010
KONYALA aantu omilongo ne oya hupu nomwenyo kakele oya li ya haluka noonkondo ,sho ondhila yiilonga yomatuko ga SA Express ya li ya thiminikwa yi lambele pokapale ka Hosea Kutako itaa yi longitha
readUufuthi womahooli poGrootfontein
20-04-2010
OPOLISI poGrootfontein oya koleke oshiwike shayi kutya ota yi konakona uufuthi uushona womahooli. Opolisi oya ti otayi landula elongelokumwe lili po mokati kaafekelwa mboka aniwa haya longitha
readAatalelipo yoko Europa moVenduka
20-04-2010
OMATUKO giilonga yomombepo ya Namibia oga thikamekwa koshikogo shomutoko ngoka tagu fuluka okuza mondundu ha yi zi omulilo yili moshilongontuntu sha Iceland.Oshikogo shomutoko shika osha undulilwa
readEindilo lyoompilameno omu Mai
20-04-2010
OMPANGU ONENE ya Namibia oya tegelelwa yi ka pulakene eindilo lyoongundu omugoyi dhompilameno kombinga yiizemo yomahogololo ga Novomba 2009 pehulilo lyomwedhi ta gu ya.Eindilo ndika olya li lya
readFantastic 2010 World Cup, Thomas Mlambo
20-04-2010
EXCITEMENT is mounting with less than two months to go before the first World Cup on African soil kicks off at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Namibian Sport secured an exclusive
readNamibian chess to get FIDE support
20-04-2010
THE vice-president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Geoffrey D. Borg, has been in Namibia to monitor the progress of the game of chess as a sport in the country. On Friday, Borg said the
readBarcelona in gruelling trip for Inter semi-final
20-04-2010
LONDON – Barcelona will have to overcome the absence of Andres Iniesta and a gruelling road trip when it continues its Champions League defence with a semi-final match at Inter Milan today.The Spanish
readGielie wins double at championships
20-04-2010
THE Namibia Olympic Shotgun Club held its first club championship on Saturday at the Luiperdsvallei shooting range. Eight participants shot it out for a floating trophy as well as individual trophies
readSeminar on steroid and substance abuse in sport
20-04-2010
A SEMINAR on steroid and substance abuse in sport, organised by Lu-Wayne Botes from the Michelle McLean Children’s Trust, was held at Windhoek Gymnasium recently.The seminar was hosted by South
readGlobal sports hit by European air travel chaos
20-04-2010
THE Namibia Football Association, (NFA) has postponed a Fifa Coaching Course because a Fifa instructor could not attend the event because of the European airspace hold up.The course was scheduled to
readSMSes for Tuesday 20 April 2010
20-04-2010
* WHAT could have been a disaster turned out to be one of the best landings I have ever experienced, when flight SA 1753 from Cape Town to Windhoek, after more than an hour of circling the
readTeacher gets June 2011 date for murder trial
20-04-2010
RETIRED teacher David de Jay, who is accused of murdering his wife in a knife attack outside Keetmanshoop early last year, will be going on trial in the High Court in Windhoek only in June next
readSociety Must Regulate Itself
20-04-2010
WE have witnessed a wave of tensions fuelled intermittently by the conduct of some members of our society, which conduct has either a political or racial/tribal origin and has gone a long way in
readPigeon fanciers exhibit their best
20-04-2010
THE Namibian Fancy Pigeon Championships will be held in Windhoek for the seventh year from April 29 until May 1.There will be 618 pigeons on show compared to last year’s 509. The birds will be judged
readNurses should take duties more seriously: Petrina
20-04-2010
MANY nurses in State hospitals and clinics show great dedication to patients, but those who do not should shape up and remember the professional oath they took at the start of their careers, the
readNo seasonal flu vaccine in Namibia
20-04-2010
NAMIBIANS with compromised immune systems are at high risk this winter because no seasonal flu vaccines have entered the country yet, and there is little hope that any vaccines will reach the country
readPohamba urges Swapo to move with the times
20-04-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba wants to see Swapo changing with the times in order to remain relevant as a political party in modern Namibia. When kicking off the party’s year-long 50th anniversary
readMP laments ‘exorbitant’ land prices
20-04-2010
PRICES for agricultural land asked by landowners are “unacceptably provocative”, new Deputy Labour Minister Alpheus Muheua has said in Parliament.“There are pricing practices done by some unscrupulous
readKeetmans Council suspends CEO
20-04-2010
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has suspended its CEO, Paul Vleermuis, with immediate effect. The Mayor of Keetmanshoop, Basil Brown, confirmed the decision made at an extraordinary meeting
readHandicrafts benefit local communities
20-04-2010
THE International Women’s Association of Namibia (IWAN) consists of about 60 women who get together to raise funds for various projects in Katutura.Members are supported in settling their families in
readGas producers seek way out of price slide
20-04-2010
ALGIERS - Some of the world’s biggest gas exporters started meeting yesterday to explore the option of making coordinated supply cuts to end the slump in gas prices, but they are still a long way from
readFishing sector says farewell to Iyambo
20-04-2010
THE fishing industry hosted a farewell dinner for the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Dr Abraham Iyambo, on Saturday.The event was attended by industry leaders and the new Minister
readEmployment creation vital to prevent social unrest: Muheua
20-04-2010
THE high unemployment rate in Namibia should be solved urgently, otherwise the country might face a revolution, new Deputy Labour Minister Alpheus Muheua has warned.“We must do something about it
readCricketer can’t join English club
20-04-2010
ONE Namibian who knows just how bad the European air traffic shutdown can pour cold water on one’s travelling plans is 19-year-old Raymond van Schoor.The young cricketer was supposed to join the
readTigers to hunt down Ramblers
20-04-2010
IT will be a game of contrasts when Wesbank Tigers host Oshikandela Ramblers in an MTC Premiership match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow evening. Both teams suffered damaging league defeats at the
readCar sales shift into second gear
20-04-2010
NEW car sales remained on the recovery road last month with a total of 984 new vehicles sold – 14 per cent more than in February and 21 per cent up on January’s figures.However, analysts scrutinising
readIceland’s volcano spews less ash, boosting travel hopes
20-04-2010
REYKJAVIK – An Icelandic volcano that has grounded planes across Europe is spitting lava but less ash, officials said yesterday, offering travellers hope that skies might clear at a faster
readNCCI tries to calm stormy northern waters
20-04-2010
THE top brass of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) is trying to calm emotions at its Ondangwa branch after members accused the Executive Committee Chairman of the chamber in the
readMagistrate’s fate in judge’s hands
20-04-2010
AN UNPRECEDENTED case, in which Namibia’s Magistrates Commission is suing the Minister of Justice in an attempt to compel her to dismiss a Windhoek Magistrate from her post, was heard in the High
readAir Namibia flights grounded
20-04-2010
AIR Namibia is losing about N$1 million a day because of the continuing European air traffic chaos, which has cancelled thousands of flights. Air Namibia confirmed yesterday morning that all its
readNotable Quotes
20-04-2010
The captain was on the PA system every ten minutes to explain the situation. He did a good job. – A passenger who was on the SA Express passenger jet that had to make an emergency landing on
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