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63 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Namibians ready to borrow again
17-08-2010
TOTAL credit extended to the domestic economy in June grew by 10,6 per cent annually, suggesting that individuals and businesses are slowly, but surely, emerging from their financial slump of the last
readAfrica Business Briefs
17-08-2010
Zim stones banned HARARE – One of the world’s largest diamond trading networks says it will expel members who knowingly trade Zimbabwean stones tainted by allegations of killings and human rights
readSA cracks down on housing scheme
17-08-2010
PRETORIA – The South African department of human settlements is intensifying its crackdown on dodgy housing contractors and has drawn up a shortlist of 20 “problematic” projects worth R2 billion
readMugabe goes on shopping spree
17-08-2010
HONG KONG – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, currently in Windhoek for the 30th SADC Jubilee Summit, spent the weekend shopping for high-end suits and shoes in Hong Kong, where he owns a house and
readChina overtakes Japan in 2Q as No. 2 economy
17-08-2010
TOKYO – Japan lost its place as the world’s No. 2 economy to China in the second quarter as receding global growth sapped momentum and stunted a shaky recovery.Gross domestic product grew at an
readBook on state of SADC integration
17-08-2010
CERTAIN national interests and unilateral efforts need to be abandoned in southern African countries for the sake of regional integration, which requires strong commitment to propel the region into
readDon’t keep cattle for prestige: Meatco
17-08-2010
FARMING is a business in the modern world, and it does not make sense to spend resources on something that does not give you financial returns, a Meatco official told farmers at the Oshana Regional
readCrops and milk output up, livestock marketing down
17-08-2010
AGRICULTURE produced a mixed bag of results during the first half of 2010, the latest data available to economists show.Local milk production for the first seven months of 2010 increased by 22,1 per
readThe Naughty Step
17-08-2010
BIGGIE came down hard on transgressors yesterday following some unruly action in the house over the weekend. Uti was quick to apologise during his diary session while Mwisho was asked to leave the
readYou can win N$500!!
17-08-2010
YOU can win with Big Brother Africa and The Namibian! Up for grabs this week is another N$500. Just send an SMS to 45045. All you have to do is type in BB. It’s as simple as that! Each SMS costs
readNot Strapped For Comment!
17-08-2010
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* Tatiana is goin to win the money, and i knw it … she’s ma girl
readDude, who stole my temptation?
17-08-2010
IF Kaone is as regular when it comes to nominations as he is when it comes to leaving skidmarks and island life in the toilet, you can bet your bottom dollar that Meryl’s head will be on the chopping
readFifteen dead in Nigerian road crash
17-08-2010
LAGOS – A fiery road crash outside Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos burnt at least 15 people to death and injured 18 others, a senior state official said yesterday.“We have 15 burnt bodies and 18
readSA mine shooters not arrested – police
17-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – No one has been arrested for the killing of four “illegal” miners who were shot dead in a shaft at the Aurora Grootvlei mine, police said yesterday.“One body has been identified, we are
readOld man takes 90 roller coaster rides
17-08-2010
WEST MIFFLIN - A 78-year-old man rode a Pittsburgh-area roller coast 90 times in one day – bringing his lifetime total to 4 000 rides.Vic Kleman spent about five hours on the Jack Rabbit roller
readWhat’s in a surname?
17-08-2010
BEIJING – About 200 members of a family in China have changed their surname because computers do not recognise the rare character used to write it, state media said yesterday.The character for a
readGirl band singer confesses to unprotected HIV sex
17-08-2010
DARMSTADT – A German pop singer accused of knowingly exposing three men to the risk of HIV has confessed to having unprotected sex after finding out she had the virus, authorities said yesterday.Nadja
readTaliban stone couple for adultery in Afghanistan
17-08-2010
KABUL – Taliban militants stoned a young couple to death for adultery after they ran away from their families in northern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday..The Taliban-ordered killing comes at a
readChinese, Taiwanese charged over Nigeria cocaine haul
17-08-2010
LAGOS – Two suspects from China and Taiwan were charged yesterday with bringing 450,4 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria, the second-largest such haul on record in the country, court documents
readIran details plans for new nuke sites
17-08-2010
TEHRAN – Iran said yesterday it plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment sites inside protected mountain strongholds, with construction on the first starting in March, in continuing defiance of
readLest We Forget: Ohamakari Ja Kakonge!
17-08-2010
ONE day in January 1904 Governor Theodor Leutwein invited Samuel Maharero for dinner in Windhoek. During this dinner, a black bartender came over to Samuel and said: “If I were you I would leave this
readGlobal Fund Money: Nam Must Swim Or Sink
17-08-2010
AID, any aid, all aid, is like an abusive relationship – let me explain: ‘You’re in a relationship where you have acquired responsibilities collectively, but like most relationships, major decisions
readOpolisi ta yi longitha oshigwana mokutonatela
17-08-2010
OMWAALU gwaapolisi omushona moshilongo, kutya ngaaka , aanambelewa mbaka ita ya vulu okukala pehala kehe oku keelela iilonga yomiyonena. Namibia ota ku tiwa okuna aapolisi ayehe kumwe 12 000, sha hala
readOshigongi shilwe shoSADC ponto yoshinene
17-08-2010
OMANGA omitse dhiilyolongo nomapangelo giilongo yelongelokumwe lyomapendulepo guumbugantu waAfrica dhi li moshigongi shadho. Omahangano gopashigwana nago ogena wo ohsigongi shomasiku gaali, she dhina
readOkwaa na iilonga oshiponga moshigwana
17-08-2010
OMUSHANGWA hokololo kombinga yiilonga moshilongo ngoka natango inaagu tulwa puuyelele ogwa shunithwa kokabinete opo ke gu tale nawa.Pamushangwa ngoka konyala aantu yooperesenda 15 otaya sile
readOshipotha shedhipago lyayina mu May 2011
17-08-2010
OMUFEKELWA medhipago lyayina ota tegelele natango oomwedhi 9 mondholongo, sho oshipotha she tashi kapulakenwa nokutsikila mompangu yopombanda moVenduka omumvo ta guya.Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko ngoka
readTitus ta tamanekelwa eponokelo
17-08-2010
OMUKALELIPO gwoDTA melelo lya Kaiti, Moses Titus okwa taalela etamaneko lyeponokelo. Omatamaneko ngaka oga zi moshiningwanima shekondjo, pokati ke na meya gwoshilando shoka, Arnold Losper pethimbo
readOndando yomahooli tayi shuna pevi
17-08-2010
ONDANDO yomahooli oya tegelelwa yi shune pevi metitatu ndika.Shika osho ta shi kala olutiyali nuumvo sho omahooli taga ka kotha ombiliha kashona.Minista gwOomina noonkondo , Isak Katali okwa koleke
readA tumwa kondholongo omimvo 50
17-08-2010
OMUNAMBELEWA gwopolisi ngoka a monika ondjo medhipago lyaakiintu yaali noshowo a kwata gumwe koonkondo po Sesfontein mu February 2005 okwa tumwa kondholongo omimvo 50.Egeelo ndika olya pewa Ernst
readOpolisi ya kankameka omunyanyo gwoRDP mOhangwena
17-08-2010
OPOLISI mOhangwena oya kelele iilyo yo RDP yi nyanye nokuninga ehololomadhilaadhilo ndyoka lya li li na okweendela pamwe noomashinga oonkwawo dha ningilwe mpaka naampeyaka moshilongo palongekidho lyo
readAfrikaner loses out on bronze medal
17-08-2010
NAMIBIAN wrestler Jason Afrikaner fell short of clinching a bronze medal on Sunday after he lost two bouts in the men’s 58kg Greco-Roman wrestling contest at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.In a media
readSuburbs out of league contention
17-08-2010
REHO Falcon went to the top of the MTC Rugby Premier League log after beating Western Suburbs 43-26 in an entertaining match at Suburbs Park on Saturday.Falcons ran in six tries, with flyhalf Jacky
readNamibia to host hockey tri-nations
17-08-2010
NAMIBIA will host the annual Tri-Nations Hockey Tournament featuring neighbours Zimbabwe and Botswana this weekend. The recently upgraded Doc Jubber fields in Olympia will accommodate the three-day,
readMurray beats Federer for Toronto win
17-08-2010
TORONTO – Andy Murray arrived in Canada without a coach and a title this season and left on Sunday as a major contender for the US Open after a stunning defence of his Toronto Masters crown.Murray
readArsenal grab freak point at Liverpool
17-08-2010
LIVERPOOL - A late Pepe Reina own goal helped Arsenal salvage a point in a 1-1 draw at Anfield after David Ngog had put Liverpool in front in a match that saw both sides finish with 10 men on
readSMSes for Tuesday 17 August 2010
17-08-2010
* DR (Hage) Geingob’s speech about China should be interpreted as realism that Namibia is part of the global village and that we have no choice but to partake in the world using trade relations. China
readTwo more jailed for fake robbery
17-08-2010
A FAKED armed robbery that was staged at a shebeen at the end of August last year has landed two Windhoek residents in prison with jail terms of two years each.The trial of Tomas Uupindi Magadhi (33)
readSeven die in Friday’s fiery crash
17-08-2010
A HEAD-ON collision and its fiery aftermath on the road between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo claimed the lives of seven people on Friday evening.The collision took place when a minibus loaded with
readNamibia takes over SADC chair
17-08-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has taken over the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the next 12 months as the 15-member bloc looks back on 30 years of existence
readMother seeks ‘serial runaway’
17-08-2010
REHOBOTH mother Volente Dewald is distraught because her 13-year-old son Luke keeps running away from home.She said yesterday that she had no idea where Luke was. He briefly returned home on Friday
readKeetmans council in a flap about appointments
17-08-2010
AFTER a racially charged debate, the Keetmanshoop Town Council has approved appointments to fill several vacancies at the institution. Councillor Moses Titus allegedly accused council members of
readCourt victory for one Mbanderu faction
17-08-2010
ONE faction of the deeply split Ovambanderu community achieved a legal victory in the High Court on Friday, when a judge ruled that nobody may hold meetings at the traditional headquarters at Epukiro
readCourt not satisfied with guilty plea
17-08-2010
ESTER Amunyela (21) pleaded guilty to charges of abortion and concealment of birth when she appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Friday.She was arrested for allegedly dumping a foetus in
readConcern about human rights, media freedom
17-08-2010
CIVIL society organisations in southern Africa are calling for SADC governments to respect human rights and focus on good governance. They also called for governments that undermine the SADC
readCaprivi residents go hungry after this year’s floods
17-08-2010
THE Caprivi Regional Risk Management Committee is meeting tomorrow to discuss how the region will deal with food shortages in the wake of floods that devastated crops early this year.Caprivi Governor
readTime for Erongo Trade Expo again
17-08-2010
DUE to the participation and the interest shown during last year’s Erongo Trade Expo is now not only establishing itself as one of Namibia’s prime expositions but also as a showpiece for trade between
readNot only one speed bump anymore – but four for Arandis!
17-08-2010
SINCE Arandis streets were tarred more than three decades ago there has only been one speed bump – in Geelhout Street.Due to “increased traffic flow” in a town with a population of about 6 000 this is
readTrekkopje-Arandis access road gets enviro-clearance
17-08-2010
A new road is to be constructed from Arandis to Areva’s Trekkopje mine. The Directorate of Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has given the green light and the design
readOmaruru’s Om Times is no more
17-08-2010
AFTER four and a half years Omaruru’s very own community paper, Om Times, printed it’s last edition on Friday the 13th.Founder and Editor, Bryony van der Merwe told The Namibian it was an emotional
readKoep and Partners Legal Practioners open office in Swakopmund
17-08-2010
KOEP and Partners joined the fraternity of legal practitioners in Swakopmund after recently opening office in this coastal town.Growth in the coastal region’s economy, especially with regards to port
readOmaruru goes ‘Olympic’
17-08-2010
AN ‘Olympic’ stadium, track and sport centre is on the cards for Omaruru.The area south of the Omaruru river is already being land-filled and leveled. The Omaruru municipality recently signed a
readSewerage overflow in Kuisemond
17-08-2010
OVER the past few weeks residents in certain areas of Kuisebmond in Walvis Bay have been inconvenienced by foul smelling overflowing sewage – especially near the Catholic Church in Nathaniel Maxuilili
readLinda Louw captures those unnoticed little details
17-08-2010
AWARD-WINNING wildlife film-maker, Linda Louw’s exhibition at Swakopmund’s Woermann Haus Art Gallery, called “Fractions of Seconds”, should not be missed.The exhibition comprises mostly of photographs
readGrand affair for jetty opening
17-08-2010
THE day may have been very cold, but the recent official opening of the well known and revamped Swakopmund jetty was a ‘hot’ event.Namibia’s former Miss Universe, Michelle McLean, were joined by
readTongues wag again over Swakop’s participation at SAIMSA games
17-08-2010
The Southern African inter-municipal games to be held in Tzaneen, South Africa has attracted much criticism from Swakopmund residents for a third consecutive year.Some sixty Swakop municipal workers
readNorthern First Division hearing delivers verdict
17-08-2010
THE Northern Stream First Division’s (NSFD) misfits were ordered to pay up and surrender crucial league points by the Disciplinary Committee in Tsumeb on Friday. Title-chasing Robber Chanties and
readExpensive food fuels July inflation
17-08-2010
THE price monster started rearing its ugly head for the first time in seven months in July, with Namibia’s annual inflation rate increasing to 4,6 per cent from 4,3 per cent in June, mainly because
read1 dies in jet crash in Colombia
17-08-2010
BOGOTA – A Boeing 737 jetliner with 131 passengers aboard crashed on landing and broke into three pieces at a Colombian island in the Caribbean early yesterday, but officials said only one passenger
readNamibian diamonds ‘best in the world’
17-08-2010
NAMIBIAN diamonds last year continued to be the most valuable in the world by far, with an average value of US$342,97, or about N$2 500, per carat of the precious stone.The closest to local gems were
readMelber takes swipe at trade unionists
17-08-2010
THE estimated N$1,8 billion loss the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) suffered due to money “wasted” through its Development Capital Portfolio (DCP) “would have gone a long way if spent on
readDemo ban faces challenge
17-08-2010
THE Namibian Police’s decision to ban public demonstrations and gatherings in Namibia up to the end of this week is set to be challenged in the High Court today.An urgent application in which the High
readIn the driving seat
17-08-2010
President Hifikepunye Pohamba after taking his seat as the Chairperson of SADC, with the executive secretary of SADC, Dr Tomaz Augusto Salomao yesterday. Namibia took over the rotating chair of SADC
readNotable Quotes
17-08-2010
THERE are also other possible adjustments in future such as margins for industry players, all of which cannot be implemented at once. These will be implemented in a phased approach for the benefit of
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