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63 Articles found on Friday, 9 April 2010
US airline pushes limit with $45 bag fee
09-04-2010
CHICAGO/NEW YORK – Every US airline is thinking of ways to get more money from their passengers. Few have provoked the outrage that Spirit Airlines has with its new carry-on luggage fee.The low-cost
readWorld Bank lending hits record in crisis
09-04-2010
WASHINGTON – The World Bank has committed a record US$100 billion in financial support over the past 18 months to help developing countries recover from the global economic crisis, the
readNearly half of US households escape fed income tax
09-04-2010
WASHINGTON – Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions of Americans, but for nearly half of US households it’s simply somebody else’s problem.About 47 per cent will pay no federal income taxes at all
readNigeria’s female oil minister faces short, hard tenure
09-04-2010
LONDON/ABUJA – Nigeria’s first female oil minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, faces a stiff challenge overhauling the Opec member’s energy sector that has been part of her life since childhood.Madueke
readAfrica Business Briefs
09-04-2010
Kenya rejects SA’s GM maize exports JOHANNESBURG – A 40 000 tonne consignment of South African genetically modified (GM) maize destined for Kenya is stuck at Mombasa harbour after protests against
readThe Obamas next door
09-04-2010
CHICAGO – The century-old colonial mansion next door to US President Barack Obama’s home in Chicago has been sold for US$1,4 million, a real estate agent has confirmed. It was not an easy sale. Given
readRate spread ‘immaterial’, says SA report
09-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG - South African consumers’ hopes for a relaxation in lending criteria by banks have been dashed by a report jointly produced by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Banking
readInvestment boosts business confidence
09-04-2010
BUSINESS confidence in Namibia climbed again in February, extending its gaining streak to three consecutive months and lifting the three-month moving average into a growth cycle. This is indicated by
readAt least 200 buried, feared dead in Rio mudslide
09-04-2010
RIO DE JANEIRO – At least 200 people were buried and feared dead under the latest landslide to hit a slum in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan area, authorities said yesterday.If confirmed, the deaths
readMedia should have walked out on Malema
09-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – All journalists present at an ANC Youth League media briefing in which a BBC reporter was called a “bastard” by Julius Malema should have left in solidarity with him, the National Press
readSan Francisco’s Meat-Free Mondays gets a shrug
09-04-2010
SAN FRANCISCO – Besides approving rules against using plastic grocery bags, mixing recycling with compost, and smoking in sidewalk cafes, San Francisco supervisors have passed a resolution asking
readNew humanoid species found in SA
09-04-2010
LONDON – Two partial skeletons unearthed in a South African cave belong to a previously unclassified species of pre-human dating back almost two million years and may shed new light on human
readMichael Caine supports UK Tory youth programme
09-04-2010
LONDON – Actor Michael Caine offered support yesterday for a Conservative Party proposal of a civilian service program – drawing on his working-class roots to appeal for help for disaffected
read‘Shoot the boer’ out
09-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The words “dubula ibhunu [shoot the boer]” are in “exile” and will not be sung in South Africa, ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said in Johannesburg yesterday..“But we will
readDismay At 35% Power Hike
09-04-2010
IT is with considerable dismay that we learn of NamPower’s intention to raise electricity tariffs by an economically numbing 35%. As pensioners, we find both the personal and national implications
readWhy Not To Be In Denial
09-04-2010
ALLOW me to comment on the debate which was organised by Friends of Namibia UK and the Royal African Society in Britain questioning whether ‘Namibia was a shining example of post-colonial peace,
readA Muslim’s Thanks For Tolerance
09-04-2010
FIRSTLY, let me start by heartily congratulating The Namibian on your latest achievement with regard to the Newspaper Cup competition. The soccer-loving people of Namibia must surely appreciate the
readA Hopeful Start For New Cabinet
09-04-2010
WHILE it has not been publicly announced, we reliably understand that President Hifikepunye Pohamba has in fact commenced his second term of office as the country’s head of state on a proactive
readWe Have Devalued The Currency Of Educational Excellence
09-04-2010
FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled last December details of a 35-billion-euro ‘grand loan’ that would be invested in green technologies and universities in a bid to create a great society.
readNamibia’s Representative Democracy And Its Problems
09-04-2010
A DISPUTED election case is thrown out by the country’s High Court on technicalities. Then days later the aggrieved parties launch an appeal with the Supreme Court. In the meantime the person who is
readACC is becoming its own worst enemy
09-04-2010
THE Anti-Corruption Commission is fast becoming its own worst enemy. The Commission without commissioners is losing high-profile cases on the grandest scale – conditions that cement the propensity
readEpangelo ta li taaguluka ompango yalyo
09-04-2010
EPANGELO aniwa ota li taaguluka ompango yalyo sho taku tiwa ota li tongola aantu mboka taya lumbu nombuto yo HIV-AIDS konima sho Uuministeli Welongo wa gandja oompito dhokukiilonga ndele owa ti ndhika
readWHO nepangelo ya hala iilando yina uundjolowele
09-04-2010
MINISTA Yuundjolowele oya ti ekalepo lyomavu gomukwayu naangoka kaageshi gomikwayu otayi tula ondjoko ondhigu komapepe gelelo lyoshilando shaWindhoek.Richard Kamwi ndhika okwe dhi popi pethimbo ta
readFelix Shivute e tu thigapo
09-04-2010
OMUSAMANE Felix Aukongo Shivute gwomomukunda Okakekete mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati ongulohi yEtitatu lyoshiwike shika konima
readOmanongelo ogendji guungomba gapumbiwa
09-04-2010
OMUPEVI Minista gwegameno nepopilo lyoshilongo, Erastus Utoni ota ti Namibia okwa pumbwa natango ehwepopeko melongo, nonando epangelo olya kala nokugandja iimaliwa oyindji koshitopolwa shika
readIkela a kunkilila aanambelewa yomooNatis ya yande iilonga yuulingilingi
09-04-2010
PETHIMBO ta taamba ko pambelewa Iilonga yoombelewa dha Natis mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana omutenya gweti 1 Apilili 2010 , Omunambelewa Omukuluntupitithi gwOshikondo shOondjila moNamibia
readOshikondo shOondjila sha kutha Natis kElelo lya Ngwediva
09-04-2010
OOMBELEWA dha Natis mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana ndhoka dha kala momake gElelo lya Ngwediva uule woomvula omulongonayimwe dha pita po, mesiku lyotango lya Apilili nuumvo 2010, dha kuthwa ko
readEgongelo lyiiyemo yepangelo nali gandjwepo
09-04-2010
EGONGELO lyiiyemo yepangelo olya pumbwa okupewa ehangano lyiithikamena lyopapangelo, na olya pumbwa okukuthwa ko koshikondo shoompale shUuministeli Wiimaliwa. Ndika olyo edhiladhilo lyomuleli
readOmadhina gaakwiita ga tseyithwa
09-04-2010
OMADHINA giilyo yetanga lyegameno mbyoka ya hulithile popepi nokamba yaakwiita yOamites kuyele metiyali oga tseyithwa. Aalumentu yaali oyo omunamimvo 31 Corporal, Immanuel Shimaneni na shisande
readOmbaanga yaNamibia ta yi konakona euvathano
09-04-2010
OMBAANGA Ya Namibia[BON] ota yi tala nawa omishangwa adhihe kombinga yedhiladhilo lya Absa okulandako iipambuliko oyindji mehangano lya Capricorn Investments Holding[CIH].CIH oye ena iipambuliko
readShell naye ota thigipo Namibia
09-04-2010
EHANGANO lyokugandja omahooli giiyenditho lya Shell nalyo olya tseyitha kutya otali ka hulitha iilonga yokugandja omahooli moNamibia mbala. Omathimbo hamale sho ehangano lya BP lya li lya tseyitha
readMountain bike fun ride in Windhoek
09-04-2010
The Rock and Rut Mountain Bike Club from Windhoek are organising a Fun Ride for all cyclists and mountain bikers on Sunday at the Union Fields from 08h00.The club regularly organises a variety of
readNamibia youth cricket on track
09-04-2010
DESPITE financial constraints, the development of youth cricket in Namibia is yielding positive results, says Cricket Namibia. Cricket Namibia recently released a detailed progress report on the
readYoung Warriors to face South Africa
09-04-2010
NAMIBIA’S national U/17 football team will have to put their disappointing showing in the Four Nations tournament behind them and focus on qualification for the 2011 CAF Youth Championships in Rwanda.
readBayern and Lyon through to semis
09-04-2010
The final four of the Champions League won’t feature an English team for the first time since 2003 after Bayern Munich ousted Manchester United on Wednesday, while Lyon reached its first semi-final by
readOrlando Pirates and Civics in Leo cup battle
09-04-2010
DEFENDING Leo NFA Cup champions Orlando Pirates and Civics kick-start the round of 16 of the lucrative cup competition at the Sam Nujoma Stadium today.The titanic match, scheduled to kick off at
readMotorcycling: Champion Rossi remains the man to beat
09-04-2010
ROME – Valentino Rossi’s rivals face a battle to keep up with the MotoGP world champion on the track and an impossible task to match him off it going into Sunday’s season-opening race in Qatar.The
readMavara Youth Academy effecting social change among youth
09-04-2010
RUNDU – The Mavara Youth Academy (MYA), the first of its kind in the Kavango Region, has become a popular platform to effect positive social change and discipline among the youth here.The youth
readCrusaders test for front-running Waratahs
09-04-2010
SYDNEY - The New South Wales Waratahs travel to Christchurch this weekend for the Super 14 feature match hoping for an improvement on their woeful record away to the Canterbury Crusaders.The
readYoung Warriors to face South Africa
09-04-2010
NAMIBIA’S national U/17 football team will have to put their disappointing showing in the Four Nations tournament behind them and focus on qualification for the 2011 CAF Youth Championships in Rwanda.
readBayern and Lyon through to semis
09-04-2010
The final four of the Champions League won’t feature an English team for the first time since 2003 after Bayern Munich ousted Manchester United on Wednesday, while Lyon reached its first semi-final by
readSMSes of Friday 9 April 2010
09-04-2010
* ELECTRICITY price increases! Surely the board and managers can look at all possible ways to reduce costs! It is possible! Food for Thought * I AM proud about everything, including Winter Time, that
readYouth Against Crime forum launched at Lüderitz
09-04-2010
A YOUTH forum aimed at helping the Police fight crime was launched at the southern coastal town of Lüderitz on Tuesday. Addressing the youth at the launch, local Police station commander Erastus
readUtoni cracks the whip at Foreign Affairs
09-04-2010
THE newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Utoni Nujoma, did not spare the proverbial rod when he addressed his first staff meeting yesterday.He told his personnel that using Government’s time
readTighter control on resources needed: Nahas
09-04-2010
NATURAL resources in Namibia like land and minerals should benefit Namibians and there should be tighter control over them so that foreigners are not advantaged above locals, Prime Minister Nahas
readTwo Swine flu cases hit Swakopmund
09-04-2010
AT least two cases of the H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, have been confirmed at Swakopmund.They are the first cases of the flu strain reported in Namibia this year, and come at a time when the
readNamibia Dairies milked by own workers
09-04-2010
FOUR Namibia Dairies employees are expected to appear in court today in connection with a dairy-product bust yesterday.The men were arrested yesterday after information was received the previous day
readRundu case throws light on male rape victims
09-04-2010
ALTHOUGH rape is generally thought to be a crime against women, Namibian statistics show that about 80 men per year report cases of rape or attempted rape.According to the Legal Assistance Centre
readWrangle over contract delays housing project
09-04-2010
A DISPUTE over a construction contract between Etula Building Construction and the Lüderitz Town Council has delayed completion of a N$14 million low-cost housing project at the town. The dispute, now
readHavana squatters pray in protest
09-04-2010
Residents of Havana Extension Six informal settlement will hold a mass prayer at the Havana community church this evening to protest what they describe as harassment by the Windhoek City Police.They
readRival Goliath faction rallies behind Karools
09-04-2010
THE acting chief of the Berseba Goliath clan, who was elevated to the position under controversial circumstances, has refused to heed calls from some members of the clan to step down.Thomas Karools
readCon artists cash in on prominent Windhoek lawyer’s name
09-04-2010
THE hunt is on for criminals who are claimed to be cashing in big time by using Windhoek lawyer Sisa Namandje’s name.An Outapi man was hit the worst thus far. He was allegedly conned out of more than
readOrphaned big cats need a bigger home
09-04-2010
THREE little cheetah cubs and two leopard cubs have found a temporary and safe home at N/a’an ku se Wildlife Sanctuary 45 km outside Windhoek. In 2008 Lucky – now famous for her appearance in a car
readCaseload at Justice Ministry heaps up
09-04-2010
MAGISTRATE’S Courts in Namibia finalised 30 277 cases during the 2007-08 financial year, according to the annual report of the Justice Ministry.The report was tabled by Justice Minister Pendukeni
readTime for action against hunger
09-04-2010
ENOUGH analyses have been done regarding the problem of malnutrition and the time for thorough action plans has come. This was the consensus of about 180 delegates who attended an African regional
readWelwitschias to take the Bulls by the horns
09-04-2010
NAMIBIA’S Welwitschias will host Vodacom Cup log leaders Blue Bulls at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow as they look to bounce back from their loss against the Pumas a fortnight ago.The Welwitschias
readNamibia walking a fiscal tightrope
09-04-2010
NAMIBIA is running the risk of falling into a twin deficit where both the current account in the balance of payments and the national budget are in the red at the same time, economist Martin Mwinga
readKyrgyz forms interim govt backed by the army
09-04-2010
BISHKEK – An opposition coalition proclaimed a new interim government yesterday in Kyrgyzstan after clashes left dozens dead and said it would rule until elections are held in six months. It also
readTax breaks closer to realisation
09-04-2010
THE tax amendment bills that will bring long-awaited relief to consumers have been passed without changes by the National Council (NC) and now just need President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s signature
readSharp rise in bank fraud
09-04-2010
FRAUDSTERS tried to swindle N$7,6 million from local banks last year, the central bank has said.This is nearly 77 per cent more than the amount involved in fraud and economic crime in the banking
readTeko trio deny any guilt
09-04-2010
THE three suspects facing prosecution in Namibia’s largest corruption case to date pleaded not guilty to all charges against them in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Nine months after their
readNotable Quotes
09-04-2010
One has to be worried that the oil companies are moving out. – Mines and Energy Permanent Secretary reacting on the announcement from BP that they will follow Shell out of Namibia.The ownership of
readPolitical Perspective
09-04-2010
LET there be no doubt that of all those in the ‘new’ Cabinet, it is probably the new Education Minister, Abraham Iyambo, who faces the greatest challenge. Education is absolutely key to national
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