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54 Articles found on Thursday, 22 April 2010
Skorpion power talks underway
22-04-2010
ANGLO American Plc said progress is being made in talks with Eskom and NamPower over the terms of a power supply agreement for its Skorpion Zinc operation in Namibia, Bloomberg reported yesterday.In
readTrans-Kalahari remains traffic artery
22-04-2010
TRAFFIC volumes on the Trans Kalahari Corridor have grown from a low of 15 per cent to 60 per cent since its inception in 2003, Minister of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina said yesterday.Opening a
readNigerian leader urges swift passage of anti-money laundering law
22-04-2010
ABUJA – Nigeria’s acting president has urged lawmakers to swiftly pass anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing laws to stop the country from being blacklisted globally.Goodluck Jonathan
readShanghai’s Expo trials get crowded, rocky start
22-04-2010
SHANGHAI – Visitors to Shanghai’s World Expo say organisers have plenty of kinks to iron out before the event – the biggest-ever World’s Fair in which Namibia also participates – formally opens on May
readLow inventory and volcano trip up US manufacturers
22-04-2010
NEW YORK – The strategy of keeping inventories lean paid off for US manufacturers during the recession. Just-in-time delivery of parts makes even more sense when budgets are tight.Now that a giant ash
readRestless volcano may upset Europe for months
22-04-2010
AMSTERDAM – Even as Europe’s dormant airports sputter back to life, prudent travellers and business people should ask: what if it happens again?Because it might. Over and over again, for weeks,
readIMF proposes two new bank bailout taxes
22-04-2010
LONDON – Banks worldwide face the threat of new taxes to cover the cost of any future bailouts, including one on profits which have outraged taxpayers, under proposals by the IMF circulated to the
readEmerging nations push for say in global economy
22-04-2010
BRASILIA – Developing countries will this week demand a louder voice at the World Bank and the IMF, now that they are contributing more funds and it’s a euro zone country, Greece, that is in need of a
readSome easy tips to help protect our Earth
22-04-2010
• One of the easiest of all is: Don’t litter. • Try and use reusable bags, or canvas bags when you go shopping. • Turn off the lights when you are not in the room (this is an easy one that is
readChange agents inspire hope
22-04-2010
HOPE found a home on Monday as six fearless individuals making a difference were honoured with Goldman Environmental Prizes. Some 4 000 environmentalists packed the San Francisco Opera House as the
readNigerian mob says no to Ibori’s arrest
22-04-2010
LAGOS – A violent mob has prevented police in Nigeria from arresting former Delta state governor James Ibori, a political powerbroker wanted in connection with money-laundering allegations, police
readSA hostages to be freed after election
22-04-2010
KHARTOUM – Four South African peacekeepers from the joint UN-African Union mission who were kidnapped in Darfur over a week ago will be released after election results are out, their captors said on
readSomali pirates seize ship with 21 Filipinos aboard
22-04-2010
NAIROBI – Four suspected Somali pirates carrying AK-47s and a rocket-propelled grenade seized a bulk carrier with 21 crew on board yesterday, the fourth ship pirates have seized in less than a week,
readCroc forces Oz aerobics class to wait
22-04-2010
SYDNEY – The biweekly water aerobics class at a holiday park in northern Australia was postponed on Tuesday when an unwanted guest entered the pool – a 1.5-metre crocodile.Workers at the Howard
readPope promises action against clerical sex abuse
22-04-2010
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI promised yesterday that the Catholic Church would take action to confront the clerical sex abuse scandal, making his first public comments on the crisis days after
readBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II turns 84
22-04-2010
LONDON – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is marked her 84th birthday with a quiet day at Windsor Castle yesterday with her husband, Prince Philip.The queen marks her birthday twice a year: privately on
readGuru of Gang Starr dead at 43
22-04-2010
THE influential rapper Guru has died in hospital aged 43 following a battle with cancer.The Boston-born MC, real name Keith Elam, was hospitalised last month after he suffered a heart attack and had
readMichael Douglas’s son sentenced to five years in prison
22-04-2010
CAMERON Douglas has been sentenced to five years in prison for drug charges. The son of Oscar-winning actor Michael was told by a judge in New York that this was his ‘last chance to make it’.Federal
readOkatyali nUukwiyuushona yi ilandela ishewe oowato mbali
22-04-2010
OMOLU okutaaguluka nuudhigu omilonga dhomuumbugantu wIikandjohogololo Okatyali nUukwiyuushona, ookaansela dhaahoka, tate Joseph Mupetami na tate Petrus Shigwedha, oya kondjo nokulanda oowato kOkavango
readOmupolisi nale moshipotha sheyugo
22-04-2010
OMUPOLISI omukulu okwa holokele mompangu metiyali, konima sho a kwatwa ta fekelwa eyugo. Steve Kevanhu[32] okwa li omupolisi nongashingeyi oye omugameni gwomuleli gwongundu yo RDP, omusamane, Hidipo
readNatango olusheno otalu zi koZimbabwe
22-04-2010
EUVATHANO pokati ka Zimbabwe na Namibia kombinga yegandjo lyolusheno natango otali tsikile.Momumvo 2007 Namibia okwa shainine euvathano na Zimbabwe opo a kale ta tuminwa olusheno lwoomegawatts 150
readAakwiita ya Namibia onkee taya yi ko Chad
22-04-2010
OMOLU omapulaapulo ga kala po mokati koshigwana noshowo mokati kayamwe yomaakwiita ya Namibia, taya pula kutya etokolo ndyoka lya li po lyokutuma aakwiita yamwe ya Namibia koChad noko Central Africa
readSocial Security a monoko yimwe okuza kuAVID
22-04-2010
OSHIPAMBU shimwe shoomilliona 30 ndhoka Okommissi yoSocial Security ya gandjele kehangano lyokupungula lya AVID momumvo 2005 ota yi galulilwa kehangano ndyoka.Iimaliwa mbika yoodola oomilliona 6,9 ota
readAamwayinathana yalwa sigo gumwe ta si
22-04-2010
OPOLISI ya Mungwelume mOhangwena, otayi konaakona oshipotha moka gumwe a dhipaga mumwayina sho ya li taya kondjele Oselefona, sha ningwa mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko momukunda Epumbu la Hanghome popepi
readAir Namibia natango ita yi ko Europa
22-04-2010
EINDILO lya Air Namibia opo a tukithe aafalelwa yeli 170 okuza mokapale ka Frankfurt moNdowishi okuya koVenduka olya li lya tindwa kewiliko lyomatukombepo moshilongo shoka metiyali.Shika osha eta sigo
readNCCI a geela China kombinga yonyama
22-04-2010
OPWA holoka oontamanana dhopamahupilo pokati kaNamibia na China. Oompata ndhika odha holoka sho China a tindi opo Namibia a ka ulike onyama yongombe, yoonzi noshowo yoohi koshilongo hoka okuza
readFormer IOC chief dies
22-04-2010
BARCELONA – Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch died yesterday at the age of 89 at a Barcelona hospital from a cardio-respiratory arrest, the hospital
readOmitara to host Street Athletics
22-04-2010
NAMIBIA Street Athletics will be going to Omitara on Saturday to support local talent and assist the various sport groups in the local farm town. Scheduled events include 60 meter sprints and a one
readInter stun Barcalona in classic encounter
22-04-2010
MILAN – A tireless Inter Milan produced a rip-roaring home perfor-mance to overpower Barcelona 3-1 and leave the holders in real trouble after a thrilling Champions League semi-final, first leg on
readANNA co-opts de Jagger as treasurer
22-04-2010
THE newly elected leadership of the All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) has co-opted Amanda de Jagger as treasurer following a meeting convened a fortnight ago.In an interview with Nampa yesterday,
readSouth Africa marks 50-day countdown to World Cup
22-04-2010
KIMBERLEY – Chief local organiser Danny Jordaan marked the 50-day countdown to the World Cup yesterday, saying the tournament was one of South Africa’s “most important defining moments”.Jordaan said
readTsonga wins as Barcelona remembers Samaranch
22-04-2010
BARCELONA – Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a comfortable winning career debut at the Barcelona Open yesterday as the event paused to pay tribute to former IOC president Juan Antonio
readSMSes for Thursday 22 April 2010
22-04-2010
* (ANC Youth League leader) Julius Malema should not be allowed to destroy Mr Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Twenty-seven years is a long time for someone just to come in and destroy, instead of building.
readSenior US official visits Windhoek
22-04-2010
THE United States Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, William J Burns, visits Namibia tomorrow as the two countries discuss the continuing commitment of President Barack Obama
readRDP slams 35% power hike
22-04-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) yesterday joined the public outcry against NamPower’s planned 35 per cent increase in the electricity price.RDP information secretary Jeremiah Nambinga
readPolice continue investigating Walvis ‘orphan trafficking’
22-04-2010
THE Erongo Police are still investigating the case of a 14-year-old orphan girl from northern Namibia who was taken to Walvis Bay by a ‘church of prophets’ who intended to marry her to a 30-year-old
readSpare a little for needy animals
22-04-2010
THE Windhoek SPCA is appealing for donations of blankets and stainless steel bowls to prevent chilled bones and to keep the tummies of their more than 300 dependants full this winter.The animal
readNambinga slams ‘jobs for comrades’
22-04-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has called for an end to the “jobs for comrades” notion in Government. The party’s information secretary, Jeremiah Nambinga, called for Swapo to stop using
readMore communication needed: Amathila
22-04-2010
NAMIBIA has made great strides in the 20 years since Independence, yet in order to implement budgetary projects faster, more communication might be required to fulfil the expectations of the voters,
readKapps Farm gets own Police station
22-04-2010
THE construction of the B6 Nampol community Police station opposite Kapps Farm on the road between Windhoek and the Hosea Kutako airport has started. The Kapps Farm Community Against Crime initiated
readFive confirmed H1N1 flu cases: Kamwi
22-04-2010
THERE are now five confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1, or swine flu, in the Erongo Region, Health Minister Richard Kamwi announced yesterday.“The last spell of the H1N1 flu was in September 2009 and
readFish exporters hit hard by grounded flights
22-04-2010
WINDHOEK – The local fishing industry has been hit hard by the disruption of air traffic across Europe.A volcano erupted in Iceland last Thursday, and sent a gigantic plume of ash into the sky, which
readFeral cats at Oshakati State Hospital
22-04-2010
VISITORS to the Oshakati State Hospital have complained about a large number of feral cats at the hospital. The colony has been there since 2000 and is growing, they say.The cats can be seen
readErkki wants a Vision 2030 SOE
22-04-2010
THE ambitious Government Vision 2030 development plan requires a fast and pro-active approach, and a fulltime director general, a secretariat and a board of directors should be appointed, Works and
readEkandjo threatens Shixwameni with parliamentary majority
22-04-2010
THE Minister of Local, Regional Government and Housing has demanded that an opposition MP should not table his intended motion on Namibia’s housing situation, because it would not “advance the
readGovernor wants clan talks postponed
22-04-2010
KARAS Governor Dawid Boois has called for the postponement of the /Hai-/Khaua clan meeting aimed at finding a solution to the long-standing tussle between the Goliath and Isaak factions over the
readHelp find Anna Skrywer
22-04-2010
THE Namibian Police at Hoachanas are requesting the public’s help in tracing Anna Skrywer, who is also known as Ousie /Ne-raros. She went missing from Tsourob, a farm in the Hoachanas area, on
readNamibian athletes to aim for qualification
22-04-2010
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) has announced the names of athletes who are aiming to qualify for various international athletics showpieces from youth to senior levels in 2010 and beyond.The under-17 youth
readBoN leaves repo unchanged at 7%
22-04-2010
CLEAR signs of economic recovery convinced Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Ipumbu Shiimi yesterday to keep the repo rate unchanged at seven per cent.The bank rate has now been stuck at this level since
readEuropean skies open but airline schedules scrambled
22-04-2010
FRANKFURT – Europe’s skies were open for business yesterday, but with so many planes having been grounded by the pall of volcanic ash spreading from Iceland it could take days or even weeks to clear
read‘Prophet’ sees gloom and doom for Namibia
22-04-2010
NAMIBIA should brace itself for a destructive earthquake if church leaders do not repent and stop “preaching the gospel of prosperity”. This was the stern warning of Kenyan ‘prophet’ David Owuor. In
readFlights resume, but volcano watched anxiously
22-04-2010
MOST airlines, including Air Namibia, breathed a sigh of relief yesterday following the news that they could resume their flights to Europe. This came after a cloud of ash from a volcanic eruption in
readSlander judgement reversed
22-04-2010
THE slander case in which Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Veiccoh Nghiwete last year won a record defamation judgement of N$250 000 against Swapo Party Youth League executive member Veikko Nekundi
readNotable Quotes
22-04-2010
There was a huge misunderstanding by the Chinese regarding the standard of our beef and mutton. – Tarah Shaanika, the CEO of NCCI, released a press statement announcing that a scheduled visit to China
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