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41 Articles found on Monday, 26 April 2010
Emerging countries want bigger say at World Bank
26-04-2010
WASHINGTON – Raising money for global aid and giving emerging countries more say in how it is distributed are core World Bank issues to be mulled Sunday at a meeting in Washington.Bank president
readNamPost, Deutsche Post DHL in partnership
26-04-2010
NAMPOST’S savings book has increased from N$420 million in 2004 to over N$1,4 billion at present, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Namibia Post (NamPost), Festus Hangula, has said. Speaking at the
readLeyenaar takes over as BAN chief
26-04-2010
IAN Leyenaar, Chief Executive Officer of FNB Namibia will take the reins at the Bankers’ Association of Namibia (BAN) for the next year, one which he anticipates as “challenging”.Leyenaar said that
read‘Beer war’ heating up in Namibia
26-04-2010
AFTER importing beer into Namibia for 20 years, SABMiller’s subsidiary in the country is to build a US$34-million brewery north of Windhoek, which stands to enhance its position in South Africa’s
readLuxury leatherware shop in Katutura
26-04-2010
KATUTURA is not exactly the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of luxury leather products, but that is exactly where seamstress Kaitoo Kapere is located. Her business, Kaitoo Leather
readWaiter refuses ‘gay dog’ entry
26-04-2010
SYDNEY – An Australian restaurant that refused a blind man entry because a waiter thought his seeing-eye dog was “gay” has been ordered to apologise and pay compensation.Ian Jolly was told he could
readZuma launches HIV testing in South Africa
26-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma revealed he was HIV negative yesterday as he launched a scaled-up counselling and testing campaign in the world’s worst affected country.“After
readTorpedo likely sank warship
26-04-2010
SEOUL – An explosion from a torpedo likely sank a South Korean warship that went down near the tense border with North Korea last month, the South’s defence minister said yesterday amid growing
readThree of the best
26-04-2010
ATLANTA – A set of DeKalb County triplets will graduate from high school as the top three students in their class. Lakeside High School in Atlanta has announced that Lauren Boden is the school’s
readAshley loses out on Ultimate Survivor
26-04-2010
With over 15 years in the South African entertainment industry, Ashley Hayden is one of the more familiar and recognisable faces (and voices) to viewers – as an M-Net presenter, voice-over artist,
readOmakwatathano oga pumbiwa noonkondo
26-04-2010
NAMIBIA okwa katuka oonkatu dha simana muule womimvo 20 dha piti, ndele opo iilonga yathanekwa pamutengeneko gwiimaliwa yi longwe mbala, opwa pumbiwa pukale omakwatathano geli nawa.
readOshili sha mangitha aakadhona yaali yokoAngola
26-04-2010
OSHILI osha falitha aakiintu yaali aagundjuka oomvalele dhaAngola mondholongo. Aagundjuka mbaka aniwa oyi ile moNamibia opo yi ilonge elaka lyOshiingilisa, ndele oye ki iyadha yeli moomango dhopolisi
readOmpumbwe yomeya moCaprivi
26-04-2010
ELELO lyoshitopolwa sha Caprivi ota li kambadhala opo li monene aantu konyala 10 500 mboka ya tembudhwa komeya gefundja, omeya gokunwa.Omugavena gwa Caprivi , Leonard Mwilima okwa ti elelo lye oli na
readAadhipagi nekatana ya monika ondjo
26-04-2010
AALUMENTU yaali aagundjuka mboka ya tamanekelwa edhipago lyezimo lyaanaafaalama aaRussia popepi nOkahandja omimvo mbali dha piti oya monika ondjo yedhipago noshowo yoku yuga.Omupanguli mompangu
readSacu ta lunduluka konima ye 100
26-04-2010
EHANGANO lyoompale muumbugantu waAfrica[Sacu] ota li lundululwa okuza pomuthika gwoku gongela oompale ngashingeyi okuninga olutu ndoka talu humitha komeho ehengumukilo mumwe lyomuule lyoshitopolwa
readBulls tame Lions to surge clear in Super 14
26-04-2010
SYDNEY – Defending champions Northern Bulls are steaming towards hosting a Super 14 play-off after moving five points clear in this weekend’s round of matches.The Bulls crushed the Golden Lions 51-11
readKhomas netballers named
26-04-2010
Following the Khomas Netball Region trials held at the Katutura Youth Complex on Saturday. The Khomas netball authorities called up players to report to the Wanderers Netball Courts today at
readFed Cup specialists Italy power into final
26-04-2010
ROME – Fed Cup holders Italy again showed their sum is greater than their parts after easily dismissing the Czech Republic and storming into another final yesterday.World number 15 Flavia Pennetta,
readNPL Log Standings
26-04-2010
Pld W D L GF GA P African Stars 20 12 6 2 29 11 42 Orlando Pirates 20 11 6 3 30 18 39 Black Africa 20 9 7 4
readSuburbs stage great comeback against United
26-04-2010
WESTERN Suburbs staged a great fightback to beat United 26-24 in a Rugby Premier League match at the United field on Saturday. United seemed to be heading for a comfortable victory after taking a
readFootball Results
26-04-2010
Saturday, April 24 English Premier League Arsenal 0 – 0 Man City Bolton 2 – 2 Portsmouth West Ham 3 – 2 Wigan Hull 0 – 1 Sunderland Wolverhampton 1 – 1 Blackburn Man Utd 3 – 1
readUnited go top as Spurs pay penalty
26-04-2010
LONDON – Ryan Giggs scored two penalties as reigning champions Manchester United returned to the top of the English Premier League with a 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on
readSMSes for Monday 26 April 2010
26-04-2010
* THERE was an outcry when a golf village was to be built at Von Bach dam. What about Omeya? Where will they get water from? Was an EIA done? When and where were the public meetings held? Food for
readUS university honours Prime Minister Angula
26-04-2010
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula left for New York on Thursday to receive the President’s Medal of Excellence from the Teachers’ College at Columbia University, his alma mater.According to a statement
readShebeen shooter jailed for close to five years
26-04-2010
A WINDHOEK resident who shot two people in a shebeen in late 2008, leaving the one paralysed, has been jailed for close to five years after being convicted on two charges of attempted murder last
readSecond knife murder at Keetmans in less than a month
26-04-2010
A 43-year-old man accused of having stabbed to death his cousin is set to appear in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder today. The deceased was identified as Johannes Smit (32).
readPenduka crafts for the world
26-04-2010
PENDUKA, which means ‘wake up’, was founded in 1992 by three women with one common goal, the upliftment of poor women. Today more than 1 000 women benefit directly from Penduka and more than 4 000
readPanga killers get sentencing date
26-04-2010
THE two young men who hacked a Russian farming couple to death with a panga at smallholding near Okahandja almost two years ago will be sentenced in the High Court in Windhoek on May 21.Double killers
readOkahandja road nearly done
26-04-2010
THE OVERHAUL of a section of one of Namibia’s busiest national roads, between Okahandja and Karibib, is on target for completion by September.Fiina Nkandi of the Roads Authority says despite a number
readNo sign of missing boy
26-04-2010
“WHETHER he is dead or alive, I am just hoping to find my son...” This was the heart-rending plea of the mother of the missing Emmanuel Haraseb (13) yesterday.The boy disappeared in the
readLand reform well defined: Naruseb
26-04-2010
THE land-reform process is making progress despite public perceptions to the contrary, Lands Minister Alfeus Naruseb has told Parliament.“The process of land reform, to some, may seem too slow and
readKeetmanshoop Police evade jail sentence
26-04-2010
SIGHS of relief from a packed public gallery on Friday greeted the senten-cing of seven Police officers from Keetmanshoop in the High Court in Windhoek.The seven officers had been convicted on charges
readSwapo suspends Tsumeb’s Kaiyamo
26-04-2010
FORMER Member of Parliament Nico Kaiyamo was suspended from the ruling Swapo Party last week. The decision was made by the Oshikoto regional executive committee of the party on Thursday night, The
readHangala takes distance
26-04-2010
IN an article in The Namibian of April 23 2010, an impression was created that Dr Leake S Hangala is either unemployed, looking for a job or is active in a political party. The fact is that Dr Hangala
readAfrican Stars on course for second league title
26-04-2010
HEINRICH Kazerua has all but ensured that African Stars will retain the league title after scoring the only goal in their epic match against closest rivals Orlando Pirates on Friday.The striker
readSacu must have one EPA voice, Zuma says
26-04-2010
SPEAKING at the 100th anniversary of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) celebration held in Namibia, South African President Jacob Zuma said that the future of the customs union was
readVatican: No priestly celibacy, abuse link
26-04-2010
MADRID – Vatican number two Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone insisted yesterday there was no cause-and-effect link between priestly celibacy and the child sexual abuse revelations rocking the Roman Catholic
readLubowski killers go scot-free in SA
26-04-2010
THE last hopes that the killers of assassinated Swapo member Anton Lubowski might be made to face justice in South Africa have been dashed.South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has
readTwo boys drown at Goreangab
26-04-2010
Elton Veltskoen (16), his brother Marius Veltskoen (13), Neville Swartbooi (16) and his cousin, Sidon Veltskoen (14) were on their way home from collecting firewood when they came upon the rock pool
readCustoms crisis looms
26-04-2010
A COUNTRYWIDE wage strike planned by customs officials for this morning threatens to cripple imports and exports.If these 2 000 workers have their way, no one will be allowed to import or export
readNotable Quotes
26-04-2010
Because there was no initial budget and costing, it is not possible to be sure that the money spent before the first and the second increase can be accounted for. – A member of the NWR board wrote in
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