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59 Articles found on Thursday, 29 April 2010
Orascom, MTN confirm takeover talks
29-04-2010
MTN and Orascom Telecom, sole shareholder of Leo Namibia, yesterday both confirmed talks which could lead to the Egyptian company selling its African assets, worth about US$10 billion, to the South
readSABMiller, AB InBev brewing favourites for World Cup
29-04-2010
BRUSSELS – There’s no trophy at the end, but Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller are likely to emerge as the brewing winners of this year’s soccer World Cup.SABMiller should benefit from higher sales
readAngola to plug into grid
29-04-2010
LUANDA – Angola is to be part of a power interconnection project of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Namibia and
readPohamba promises more SME support
29-04-2010
GOVERNMENT will step up support measures for small and medium enterprises to enable them to gain their rightful pace in the mainstream economy, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said in his State of the
readGovt to get active on climate change
29-04-2010
CABINET has decided to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Environment to manage the effects of climate change in Namibia, Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced.“By
readEconomists expect Greek debt restructuring
29-04-2010
LONDON – Financial analysts see a roughly one in three chance of Greece restructuring its debt sometime in the next five years, and an approximately one in ten chance of it leaving the euro zone, a
readGovt to stimulate export and trade
29-04-2010
GOVERNMENT will set up an agency to promote and increase trade and exports of Namibian goods to stimulate the local economy, President Hifikepunye Pohamba announced on Tuesday during his State of the
readSABMiller, AB InBev brewing favourites for World Cup
29-04-2010
BRUSSELS – There’s no trophy at the end, but Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller are likely to emerge as the brewing winners of this year’s soccer World Cup. SABMiller should benefit from higher sales
readMedia group: 17 journalists killed in April
29-04-2010
LONDON – An international media safety group says 17 media workers died violently this month, making it the bloodiest April for journalists recorded in the past five years.The International News
readChina drops ban on HIV visitors
29-04-2010
BEIJING – China has revoked a ban on people with HIV-AIDS entering the country, softening a decades-old policy that drew sharp criticism this year when an Australian writer was blocked after declaring
readSarkozy and Hu bury hatchet in Beijing talks
29-04-2010
BEIJING – France and China yesterday pledged to draw a line under past tensions over Tibet and breathe new life into their relationship by working together on issues from global monetary policy to
readPilot error blamed for 2007 crash that killed 114
29-04-2010
NAIROBI – The pilot of a Kenya Airways flight that crashed and killed all 114 people on board three years ago didn’t notice the plane was banking right and when he did finally notice he turned farther
readIn Brief
29-04-2010
Free health care for SL’s moms, kids FREETOWN – Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma said his government will provide free health care to mothers and children in the West African nation which
readBullock filing for divorce, adopts New Orleans baby
29-04-2010
NEW YORK – Actress Sandra Bullock has filed for divorce from her husband, Jesse James, and is adopting a baby boy as a single parent, a story posted yesterday on People magazine’s website said.“Yes, I
readFirst Elvis, now UK’s Labour taps ‘24’
29-04-2010
LONDON – Britain’s governing Labour Party says it has tapped a director of the American TV series ‘24’ to shoot its latest election ad.Film and TV director Stephen Hopkins has filmed a TV slot for the
readWinehouse back to black and blue after fall at home
29-04-2010
LONDON – Amy Winehouse was taken to a London clinic after suffering minor injuries from a fall at her home on the weekend, her spokesman said on Tuesday.“It was just a domestic accident and not
readKasaona takes success story to USA
29-04-2010
THE acceptance of wild animals by rural conservancies because of their economic value in the Kunene Region has led to a large increase in the number of lions in the area – up from only 20 lions in
readDon’t litter your writing: Minister
29-04-2010
THE ability to show people that they are part of biodiversity, reliant on its richness and deeply affected by its loss is key to successful reporting on biodiversity (genes, species and ecosystems on
readEnviro law not enacted but compliance urged
29-04-2010
THE Environmental Management Act passed by Parliament in October 2007 has not yet been enacted but the Ministry of Environment and Tourism says it is being complied with.“This act has not yet been
readEdhina lyoPoly na li kale ngaaka manga
29-04-2010
OMINISTA yElongo, Abraham Iyambo okwa indile aalongwa yomo Polytechnic ya Namibia mboka inaa ya hala edhina lyoshiputudhilo shika li lundululwe ya mweneke edhiladhilo lyawo lyo ku fala
readLeo ta landithwa po ishewe
29-04-2010
EHANGANO lyoongodhi dhopeke etiyali lya Namibia otashi vulika li ka ya momake gehangano lyoongodhi dhopeke lyaMTN. MTN ehangano lyoongodhi dhopeke enene muAfrica ndyoka li na oombelewa dhalyo oonene
readOmulandithi gwiingangamithi a futithwa oshindji
29-04-2010
OMUKALIMO gwaWindhoek okwa futithwa oodola omayovi 35 konima sho a monika ondjo mompangu ya mengestrata moVenduka, momatamaneko gaali goku landitha iingangamithi.Meihokololo ndyoka lya gandjwa
readOondando dhootaxi noombesa ta dhi londo
29-04-2010
AANAMIBIA oyendji ota ya ka futa oshindji oku za Olyomakya ndjika ngele ta ya longitha ootaxi nenge ngele ta ya longitha oombesa oku ya komahala gi ili miilando noshowo kiitopolwa.Omuperesidende
readUNAM okwa eta po ooprojeka odhindji; Namwandi ta ti
29-04-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshituthi shEgandjo lyOmapapa kAailongi mboka ya pita eilongo lyawo mo UNAM omvula ya zi ko, mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko mOngwediva, Oministeli yOpevi yElongo,David Namwandi okwa
readAagandji yiilonga ya ti
29-04-2010
ONKALATHANO kombinga yaaniilonga pokati kepangelo, omahangano gaa niionga naagandji yiilonga oya luudhikwa kwo kwaa inekelathana na oya pumbwa okwaaludhwa opo oshilongo shi vule okuza momahupilo ga
readMalema te ya okutalelapo
29-04-2010
OMUWILIKI gwewawa lyaagundjuka yongundu yo African National Congress[ANCYL], Julius Malema otashi vulika a ka talelepo Namibia mbala.Omuwiliki gwewawa lyaagundjuka moSwapo, Elijah Ngurare ka li a ha
readOnkalo yokwaana okamutse esithahoni kuNamibia
29-04-2010
AANAMIBIA oyendji itaya mono omayakulo giiyemo okuza kepangelo noshowo openzela molwaashoka epangelo olya ndopa okuya pa oombapila dhopashigwana ngaashi uumutse noshowo oonzapo dhomavalo.Ngaka ogo
readTaku kongwa Immanuel Manuel Silumbu
29-04-2010
OTAKU kongwa omulumentu a kana gwedhina Immanuel Manuel Silumbu. Silumbu okwa kana meti 23 Apilili 2010, okuza poshiponga shohauto ndjoka ya kandomenene mondjila yomomudhingoloko Omuntele mOndonga
readOondongelwa dha etitha oshiponga shondhila
29-04-2010
ONDHILA ndjoka ya gwile mombanda muNovemba 2009 , oya ongotelele pevi omolwaashoka oya li nomitsalo dha pitilila. Oshinima shika osha hololwa kekonakono ndyoka lya li lya ningwa kiilonga yomatuko
readPohamba ta indile engungumano
29-04-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE, Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indile ishewe oshigwana shi kalekepo uukumwe, ombili nengungumano. Omuperesidende okwa ti ishewe oshigwana nashi koleke nokulongitha ombepo
readNFA dismisses clubs’ concerns
29-04-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has given the go ahead for the NFA Leo Cup quarter-final matches to take place at the risky Khomasdal Stadium.The domestic football regulators decided that,
readPlaatjies and Shipanga to attend trials in Israel
29-04-2010
BRAVE Warriors midfielder Sydney Plaatjies and striker Paulus Shipanga are heading to Israel on May 5 to attend trials after an invitation from an Israeli football club.On Tuesday, kickoff.com
readDravid, Dhoni say IPL will survive scandal
29-04-2010
DUBAI – Senior India players Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni believe the Indian Premier League will survive the current corruption scandal.Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has been suspended
readFederer slips in Rome drizzle, Djokovic cruises
29-04-2010
ROME – Roger Federer’s 2009 claycourt season ended in a blaze of glory, capturing an elusive French Open crown on an unforgettable Paris afternoon last June. His 2010 bow could hardly have been
readHayatou loses his temper
29-04-2010
CONFEDERATION of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou lost his temper yesterday ahead of his honouring by President Jacob Zuma. Hayatou and Fifa president Sepp Blatter, among others, will
readOlic hat trick sends Bayern into final
29-04-2010
LYON – Wingers Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben usually carry Bayern Munich’s attacking threat but the German side can now add the energetic Ivica Olic to their list of potential match-winners.The
readSMSes for Thursday 29 April 2010
29-04-2010
* I THINK it would be a whole lot better to complain and suggest possible solutions, rather than just complain. It’s so energy draining! Food for Thought * REFERRING to SMS messages about corporal
readVaalgras leadership tussle continues
29-04-2010
WITH only a few days left before the Vaalgras tribe known as ‘Orlams’ commemorate their heroes’ day this weekend, a leadership tussle that has divided them has surfaced again. In a press statement, a
readTribal leaders upset about mining
29-04-2010
THE Khoekhoegowab traditional leaders have called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to appoint a commission of inquiry into the granting of mining and exploration licences. The leaders said they were
readSuspected cattle thief arrested after wild car chase
29-04-2010
A HIGH-SPEED car chase yesterday ended with the arrest of one alleged cattle thief, after he and two other men had allegedly slaughtered at least two cattle on a farm in the Omitara district.The three
readRCC mum on missing N$2 million
29-04-2010
THE Roads Contractor Company (RCC) is still failing to account for money that is believed to have been swindled by a South African-registered company.RCC Chief Executive Officer Engelhard Haihambo
readNo coalition with CoD
29-04-2010
THE leadership of the Congress of Democrats (CoD) opposition party has rejected rumours of allegedly forming a coalition with other opposition parties.The resolution not to be part of any party
readNantu sets deadline for incentives
29-04-2010
ONE year after an agreement had been reached with the Namibian Government, it still has not implemented the incentives for teachers adopted in April 2009.The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu)
readNamibian research ship leased to Angola
29-04-2010
NAMIBIAN expertise in the marine fisheries sector is being made available to Angola for a month, with the Welwitschia research vessel conducting an acoustic fish survey since last week along that
readLittle comes of City’s ‘people’s budget’
29-04-2010
ELABORATE plans by the City Council to avoid last year’s outcry against the municipal budget by allowing Windhoek residents a bigger say in how their rates and taxes will be spent in 2010, have been
readWorker left in desert to be ‘taught a lesson’
29-04-2010
A SOUTH African contractor, who is working on the Erongo Desalination Company’s pipeline to Areva’s Trekkopje Mine, is facing a charge of kidnapping after he allegedly left one of his workers in the
readKavango lodges still closed by floods
29-04-2010
SEVERAL lodges in Kavango Region have been closed after they were flooded by the rising Okavango River. One such lodge is the Nkwazi Lodge, located on the banks of the Okavango River. The lodge
readEx-Namdeb man’s diamond theft appeal fails
29-04-2010
THE conviction and six-year jail term of a former Namdeb employee who has been convicted of stealing diamonds worth some N$438 000 from his employer are remaining unchanged after his appeal was
readDoctor cleared of molestation charge
29-04-2010
THE Ministry of Health yesterday cleared a Cuban doctor who was accused of sexually molesting a patient at the Katutura tuberculosis hospital in March.The Ministry decided to close the case since
readCustoms strike was reckless: NCCI
29-04-2010
IRRESPONSIBLE actions by some stakeholders in Namibia’s economy, such as the short-lived strike earlier this week by customs officials, could reverse the economic recovery the country is starting to
readNo more costly airport trips
29-04-2010
GOVERNMENT has cancelled the fuel- and time-consuming welcome and farewell ceremonies for the Head of State and arriving or departing dignitaries at airports.“The days of official arrival and
readA place to call their own
29-04-2010
MARGARET BOOIS and Gerson Uirab live under a bridge in the centre of Windhoek’s business district.On Saturday afternoon, Margaret is cleaning her ‘house’, the roof of which is the concrete base of the
readAli to fight new opponent
29-04-2010
WBO African welterweight champion Ali Nuumbembe will defend his title against a new opponent in Friday night’s triple WBO African Title Boxing Bonanza main event.Nuumbembe was initially scheduled to
readRailway budget to run out of steam
29-04-2010
THE nearly N$84 million Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila earmarked in her 2010-11 Budget to upgrade railway infrastructure is “meagre” and won’t improve the efficiency of the railway
readThai authorities, protesters clash
29-04-2010
BANGKOK – Thai security forces fired into a crowd of anti-government protesters during a clash just outside Bangkok yesterday as they tried to keep the Red Shirts from expanding their demonstrations
readRehoboth suspends 5 over ‘borrowed’ cash
29-04-2010
NATIONAL Council member Theo Diergaardt is one of seven people implicated in a money scam that has sent shock waves through the Rehoboth community.The alleged theft of electricity takings meant for
readFamily of 3 wiped out
29-04-2010
A GRUESOME head-on collision early yesterday morning killed three members of what is believed to be one family.Two people – and adult man and a young boy – were beheaded in this accident which took
readCaprivi tribal ‘war’ defused
29-04-2010
A SIMMERING tribal dispute over land, which almost erupted into a mini war between the Masubia and Mafwe traditional authorities, was averted after President Hifikepunye Pohamba sent four Cabinet
readNotable Quotes
29-04-2010
The National Executive Committee meeting rejected a ‘coalition’ invented by the reactionary media. – CoD Secretary General Tsudao Gurirab rejecting rumors of allegedly forming a coalition with other
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