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50 Articles found on Thursday, 8 April 2010
Pokemon magnate buys Madoff’s pad
08-04-2010
NEW YORK – The businessman behind Cabbage Patch dolls and his wife have snatched up Bernard Madoff’s Upper East Side penthouse. Patsy Kahn says her husband, Al, “was worried about the karma”. But she
readSARB reiterates no currency peg
08-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Reserve Bank has again ruled out pegging the rand against the dollar despite worries over the strength of its currency, Business Report newspaper said yesterday.Both the
readAnglo American nears billion-dollar zinc sale
08-04-2010
LONDON – Anglo American Plc is nearing the sale of its US$1 billion-plus zinc businesses, including Skorpion Zinc in Namibia, with a handful of rival miners preparing to submit binding bids later this
readGeingob leaves for Belgium
08-04-2010
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob on Tuesday left for Brussels, Belgium to attend the 20th International Crans Montana Forum on Africa.The three-day forum started yesterday. The forum, with the
readEU gets Vale submission on Rio/BHP
08-04-2010
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
readExtract surprises again
08-04-2010
EXTRACT Resources continues to pump out impressive drill results from the Rössing South mineralised system which is part of the larger Husab Uranium Project. Arguably no one is more pleased about the
readGreece’s Papaconstantinou meets IMF
08-04-2010
ATHENS – Greece grappled with volatile, high borrowing costs yesterday as its finance minister sought advice from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team on how to speed up fiscal reforms aimed at
readEuro zone growth stalled
08-04-2010
BRUSSELS – Euro zone growth stalled in the last quarter of 2009, revised data showed yesterday, underlining the continued fragility of economic recovery.The European Union’s statistics office said
readChina hints at readiness to let yuan rise
08-04-2010
BEIJING – China will keep the yuan basically stable while alerting exporters to potential risks to minimise their losses, a powerful central planning agency said in a statement reported yesterday.The
readFirst half growth to slow in rich economies
08-04-2010
PARIS – Growth in leading rich economies will slow in the first half of this year, with the United States and Japan outpacing sluggish Europe, the OECD group of developed countries said yesterday.The
readEPA talks hit snag in East Africa
08-04-2010
REPORTS that the East African Community is close to signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union may be a mirage.Sources close to the high level negotiations that took place
readMorocco to unveil green projects on Earth Day
08-04-2010
RABAT - Rabat will inaugurate 10 major environmental protection projects this month when it becomes one of six world cities to lead celebrations for Earth Day, a Morocco official said Sunday.The
readGermany to host environment indaba
08-04-2010
BERLIN - Germany has invited some 50 environment ministers to a conference in Bonn next month aimed at preparing for a climate summit in Cancun in November, government sources in Berlin said
readNotice: Bird walk on Sunday
08-04-2010
THE Namibia Bird Club is calling on bird lovers to take part in a bird walk at the Gammams Sewerage Works on the outskirts of Windhoek this Sunday morning. The secretary of the Namibia Bird Club,
readCheetah survived Angolan war
08-04-2010
THE Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), Dr Laurie Marker, recently confirmed the existence of cheetahs in Angola after 30 years of civil war.Cheetahs were sighted during a
readIran ridicules Obama’s nuclear strategy
08-04-2010
TEHRAN – Iran’s hard-line president yesterday ridiculed President Barack Obama’s new nuclear strategy, which turns the United States focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the
readRecord Rio rains kill 102
08-04-2010
RIO DE JANEIRO – The heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history triggered landslides on Tuesday that killed at least 102 people as rising water turned roads into rivers and paralysed Brazil’s
readANC calls for restraint
08-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC has called for restraint from its members in the wake of the murder of AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche, urging them to avoid songs which polarise society.Secretary-General Gwede
readSkeleton sits in for Little Mermaid
08-04-2010
COPENHAGEN – A skeleton briefly sat in for Copenhagen’s beloved Little Mermaid, who left her spot in the harbour last week for China, the museum behind the April Fool’s prank said on
readProtests force Bangkok state of emergency
08-04-2010
BANGKOK – Protesters stormed Thailand’s parliament yesterday, forcing the deputy prime minister to flee by helicopter and sparking a state of emergency in the capital in an increasingly bold attempt
readBritish comedians call it a day
08-04-2010
LONDON – British comedians Lenny Henry and Dawn French are to separate after 25 years of marriage, their spokesman has said.In a statement on Tuesday, the couple’s PR representative Neil Reading said
readWhitney taken to hospital in Paris
08-04-2010
PARIS – American pop diva Whitney Houston is in a Paris hospital suffering from nose and throat problems, her entourage said yesterday. Houston (46) cancelled the first concert of her European tour
readJolie, Pitt visit refugees displaced by Bosnia war
08-04-2010
SARAJEVO – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited Bosnia on Monday, intending to spotlight the plight of 117 000 people who have not able to return to their homes, even though the Bosnia war ended 15
readEindiko lyonyama lya tsikila
08-04-2010
EINDIKO lyonyama ontiligane niikwanyama ontiligane okuza koSouth Africa ndyoka lya li lya tulwa miilonga omasiku ga yi omwedhi gwa yi onkene natango lili miilonga. Ekeelelo ndika olya li lya tulwa
readOtu na okukondja sigo twa sindana; Hidipo Hamutenya ta ti
08-04-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho RDP pOluno pOndangwa mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Omupresidende gwo Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) omusamane Hidipo Hamutenya, okwa ti yo yo RDP oye na okukondja
readKonyala aanona 9 000 yomekondjo ya shangwa
08-04-2010
UUMINISTElI Waagundjuka, Omaudhano nOmithigululwakalo owa shanga sigo oompaka aanona yomekondjo yeli omayovi 8 853.Minista Kazenambo Kazenambo okwa tseyithile oshigongi shopashigwana metiyali kutya
readAakalelipo, noo amushanga aakuluntu ta ya lundululwa
08-04-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE, Hifikepunye Pohamba otaku tiwa ota dhiladhila okwiithanako aakalelipo shilongo yaNamibia kiilongo opo a vule oku ulika yalwe aape mboka taya ka kalelapo oshilongo pondje.Opwa itaalwa
readEkandomo ta li tilitha popepi nOamites
08-04-2010
AALUMENTU yaali oya si metiyali moshiponga shiiyenditho popepi nOamites mondjila yopokati koVenduka naRehoboth. Oshiponga osha ningwa pokati kotundi ontihamano nontiheyali yongula.Pahakololo
readKaras Netball League shoots off
08-04-2010
THE Karas Netball League will start at Rösh Pinah with a total of ten teams in action this Saturday. The league consists of teams from Lüderitz, Karasburg, Koës, Aus, Oranjemund and Keetmanshoop.“I am
readFour-goal Messi puts holders through to last four
08-04-2010
BARCELONA – If it was Barca’s team play that ripped Arsenal to shreds in the first hour of last week’s first leg, which ended 2-2, it was Messi’s sublime talent that propelled Pep Guardiola’s side to
readArmstrong sidelined by tummy bug
08-04-2010
ANGERS, France – Lance Armstrong’s preparations for the Tour de France were interrupted on Wednesday when the American was forced out of a low-key race in western France.Seven-times Tour champion
readGolf Day tees off for welfare
08-04-2010
THE annual Coastal Golf Day 2010 tees off at the Rossmund Golf Club, outside Swakopmund tomorrow. The eighth Bank Windhoek Coastal Golf Day will aim to raise funds for welfare organisations in the
readBolt, Gay and Powell in Brussels
08-04-2010
BRUSSELS – Brussels athletics meet chiefs were celebrating Thursday organising the ‘most expensive 100 metres ever’ after securing the three fastest men in the world for their August 27 event.Quoted
readClubs cry foul as funds dry up
08-04-2010
FUNDS for Namibia Premier League (NPL) clubs have dried up and they will now have to do without their monthly grant of N$30 000 till the end of the season. According to a club spokesman, who preferred
readSMSes of Thursday 8 April 2010
08-04-2010
* Only in this country does a yellow traffic light indicate six more cars can race over the intersection! Food for Thought * NAMPOWER the majority of Namibians are unable to afford a 35 per cent
readMore vocational training centres needed: Utoni
08-04-2010
DESPITE many successes in developing Namibia through Government efforts via budgetary allocations in various sectors, education still needed improvements, the new Deputy Safety and Security Minister
readSwakopmund Council ‘plays by the rules’
08-04-2010
THE reason why Swakopmund is one of the most successful towns in Namibia is because it plays by the rules, and if anyone shares in the benefits of the town’s economic success and social upliftment, it
readRundu owes ex-CEO five years’ backpay
08-04-2010
THE Rundu Town Council could face a hefty bill after it recently lost a labour case against its former chief executive officer. The council was ordered last month to pay dismissed CEO Lucas Muhepa
readRevenue collection must be outsourced: Swanu
08-04-2010
THE collection of taxes should not remain with the department of Inland Revenue in the Finance Ministry, but should be outsourced to an independent parastatal agency, the president of the Swanu party
readNDF accident victims named
08-04-2010
THE names of the two NDF soldiers who died near the Oamites base early on Tuesday were released yesterday. The two men were 31-year-old Lance Corporal Immanuel Shimaneni and Staff Sergeant Andreas
readMeatco reacts to quota accusations
08-04-2010
MEATCO has rejected claims by another beef producer, Witvlei Meat, that it was hogging quotas for meat exports to Norway.Witvlei Meat, set up by BEE entrepreneur Sidney Martin, went public with these
readGovernment defies own HIV law: LAC
08-04-2010
THE legal Assistance Centre has accused Government of discrimination and prejudice against people living with HIV-AIDS, after the Ministry of Education offered a scholarship only available to
readWHO, Government push for healthy cities
08-04-2010
THE prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Windhoek is rising alarmingly, putting pressure on the city’s scare resources, Health Minister Richard Kamwi said yesterday.Addressing a
readNamibia claim second spot in Water Ski Championships
08-04-2010
THE Namibian water ski team claimed second place behind overall winners South Africa at the All Africa Waterskiing Championships held at the Von Bach Dam over the Easter weekend.South Africa scored 6
readIndustrial property bill tabled
08-04-2010
THE new Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Tjekero Tweya, tabled a bill for the protection of industrial property like patents, trademarks, industrial designs and inventions in Parliament on
read17 killed in Kyrgyz uprising
08-04-2010
BISHKEK – Opposition followers fought security forces in the Kyrgyz capital yesterday and captured state television as a revolt against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left at least 17 dead.As
readBoN scrutinises Bank Windhoek takeover bid
08-04-2010
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) is scrutinising the details of the deal whereby Absa intends getting control of Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), the majority shareholder of Bank Windhoek, which is
readDoctor accused of molesting patient
08-04-2010
THE Ministry of Health is investigating a case in which a medical doctor is accused of sexually molesting a patient at the Katutura Tuberculosis hospital two weeks ago.By late yesterday afternoon,
readShell joins BP on the way out
08-04-2010
THE local fuel industry has suffered its second major blow with Shell’s decision to pull out of Namibia, barely a month after BP announced its withdrawal from the country.Together, Shell and BP
readNotable Quotes
08-04-2010
I can tell you right now that these boys can play in any PSL (South African Premier Soccer League) team. – Doctor Khumalo talking about some of the outstanding young players he saw at The Namibian
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