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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 18 August 2010
India after Shell’s African assets
18-08-2010
NEW DELHI – Indian state-run refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp is looking at buying fuel retail assets of Royal Dutch Shell in Africa, including those in Namibia, the Indian company’s chairman said
readAfrica Business Briefs
18-08-2010
SA state-owned mining firm planned PRETORIA – South Africa’s Mining Ministry will soon approach the Cabinet with its proposal for a state-owned mining company, which could be formed before the end of
readKavango cooking oil to hit shopping shelves
18-08-2010
SHADIKONGORO – The Shadikongoro Irrigation project, about 180 kilometres east of Rundu in the Kavango Region, is set to commercialise its locally produced cooking oil.Project manager Floris Smith
readPlans to add value to Zambian copper
18-08-2010
PLANS are underway to add value to Zambian copper concentrates currently being processed at Namibia’s Tsumeb Customs Smelter in the Oshikoto Region.Zambian High Commissioner to Namibia, Mavis Muyunda,
readChina slowdown worries Asia, Africa
18-08-2010
BEIJING – China’s abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand for imports fades.Beijing is cooling its economy
readChasing the dots ... No Offence is the best form of … ? (3)
18-08-2010
THE challenge to ‘In defence of Defence’, The Namibian, July 16, by Major General Ndaitwah (MGN) enters its final leg. Budget discussion time approaches. This short series, while imperfect, presented
readRomanian hospital blaze claims life of fourth baby
18-08-2010
BUCHAREST – A fourth baby died yesterday and seven remained in critical condition following a fire at a Bucharest maternity hospital that the health minister called “one of the darkest tragedies” of
readUN says millions without help in Pakistan floods
18-08-2010
SUKKUR – The World Bank said yesterday it will redirect $900 million of its existing loans to Pakistan to help in flood recovery, as the United Nations warned that many of the 20 million people
readPolice find cannabis farms in old UK cinemas and banks
18-08-2010
LONDON – Police uncovered more than 6 800 cannabis factories in the last year, a report said yesterday, with farms found everywhere from disused cinemas to former banks as the recession led to more
readSanef: ANC likens media to bin Laden
18-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The SA National Editors Forum (Sanef) was willing to talk about improving self-regulation, but it did not appreciate the public slamming of the media by ANC officials, its chairperson
readWounded buffalo kills Zim ranger
18-08-2010
HARARE – A wounded buffalo, known as one of the most aggressive animals in the African bush, gored veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Steve Kok to death, ending his years of dedication to saving wild
readAantu ya heyali ya si moshiponga etitano
18-08-2010
OMADHINA gaantu yaheyali mboka ya sile moshiponga sheipumomumwe lyokambesa nololi yoondongelwa pokati kOkahandja nOtjiwarongo ongulohi yetitano lya yi inaga tseyithwa natango.Mboka omadhina gawo ga
readOkorusu tayi gandja oshiyela kOhorongo Cement
18-08-2010
EHANGANO lyokumina fluorspar popepi nOtjiwarongo ota yi ka landitha oshitenda kofabulika yosamende yOhorongo popepi nOtavi. Iilonga yokugandja oshiyela oya tegelelwa yi ka tameke omwedhi taguya oku
readNamibia mewiliko lya SADC
18-08-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kutha uunashipundi wehangano lyomapendulepo lyuumbugantu wAfrica oshiwike shika.Pohamba ota kala omunashipundi sha SADC uule woomwedhi omulongo nambali okuza
readOongundu hamano tadhi longele kumwe
18-08-2010
OONGUNDU hamano dhompilameno odha tokola okulongelakumwe momahogololo gopashitopolwa naangoka giilando momi 26 sigo 27 ga Novomba nuumvo.Oongundu ndhika odha uvathana kutya otadhi ka tula po omuulikwa
readNujoma a tula miilonga House of Women
18-08-2010
OMUKOKOLI peresidende, Sam Nujoma okwa tula miilonga ehangano lyaakiintu House of Women.Ehangano ndika oli na elalakano lyoku nkondopeka aakiintu aanangeshefa. Ehangano olya dhikwa po pethimbo
readKaapanda a talelapo Eluwa
18-08-2010
OMINISTELI yOmauyelele nOmakwatakanitho gOpaunongononi Joel Kaapanda okwa talele po Osikola yOsipesiale yEluwa ndjoka ya kala hayi ithanwa Osikola yOombolo nAaposi, mOngwediva pooha dhOkolligi ya UNAM
readMelber a ponokele gaaniilonga
18-08-2010
IIMALIWA ya tengenekwa yoodola obiliona 1,8 okuza koshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo, yathithwa okupitila mewawa lyomapendulepo, oya li ta yi vulu okulongithwa molupe lulwe oku shonopeka
readEkeelelo lyomahololodhiladhilo mompangu
18-08-2010
ETOKOLO lyopolisi oku keelela ehololo lyomadhiladhilo lyaaningwe moshilongo ashihe sigo opehulilo lyoshiwike shika olya falwa kompangu yopombanda metiyali.Oshipotha tashi indile opo ompangu yopombanda
readGolfers to compete in ABSA Golf Club Championship
18-08-2010
GOLFERS will tee-off on Saturday in the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA) Golf Club Championship, slated for the Windhoek Golf and Country Club greens.Speaking at the announcement of the N$30
readNamibia’s international performances average – Rusten Mogane
18-08-2010
THE Namibia Sports Commission’s Chief Administrator, Rusten Mogane, says the country has had ‘an average’ performance in international sports competitions since October 10 2009.Looking back at the
readAngola to host Cosafa senior challenge
18-08-2010
ANGOLA will host this year’s edition of the Council of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) Senior Challenge from November 13 to 27.The tournament will be held in the cities of Benguela and
readRiders excel in jumping challenge
18-08-2010
RIDERS put on a top class showjumping exhibition during the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Jumping Challenge that took place at the Gymkhana Club Windhoek, in Academia, from August 6
readWoods misses Ryder Cup qualification
18-08-2010
MILWAUKEE - Tiger Woods remained No. 1 in the world ranking on Monday. He was nowhere to be found on two other lists that matter.Woods failed to qualify for the Ryder Cup for the first time, he had
readMan United to keep pressure on Chelsea
18-08-2010
MANCHESTER – Sir Alex Ferguson insists keeping pace with Chelsea is Manchester United’s main priority despite the Premier League season only being days old.Champions Chelsea started the defence of
readSMSes for Wednesday 18 August 2010
18-08-2010
* I ATTENDED a consumer protection symposium last week and am impressed with the positive spirit and coordinated effort between the business and consumers to implement the Act in a more equitable
readYou can win N$500!!
18-08-2010
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!
18-08-2010
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* I bet Munya has a black belt in fakeness. LoL *
readWho put those exotic dancers in the water!?
18-08-2010
WHO will be the next Big Brother Africa housemate to join The Barn clan? Up for eviction this week are Munya, Yacob and our Meryl. I know we Namibians are big on the “united we stand and divided we
readWar vets invited to apply for project funding
18-08-2010
THE Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs has invited all registered veterans of Namibia’s liberation struggle to apply for funding for income-generating projects or businesses.Only registered veterans of the
readTourism sector turns to local support
18-08-2010
A NUMBER of players in the tourism sector have joined the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) to promote domestic tourism. The NTB’s campaign is called ‘Local Tourism Is Nawa’. NTB chief executive officer
readSwine flu decleared a seasonal strain
18-08-2010
SWINE flu is no longer a pandemic but an ordinary seasonal strain of flu.Richard Kamwi, the Minister of Health and Social Services, said the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr
readStruggle kids accused of theft
18-08-2010
SOME ‘struggle children’ at the National Youth Service (NYS) camp at Berg Aukas are being accused of stealing maize and vegetables from a nearby NYS farm.A worker at the farm in the Otjozondjupa
read‘Struggle children’ become a handful
18-08-2010
SOME of the so-called ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle’ have abandoned the self-employment opportunities they were offered to become small-scale farmers at the Shadikongoro irrigation project in
readRehoboth politics gets messier
18-08-2010
A NEW storm has erupted around the latest kid on the Rehoboth political block, the United People’s Movement (UPM). This time around, the Rehoboth Ratepayers’ Association (RRA) has denied that it has
readRegions assess food stockpiles
18-08-2010
THE Governor of Omusati wants a survey done to determine if the crops they have harvested this year are enough to eliminate the food insecurity that was caused by the 2007 drought and the two
readOff-duty cop stabbed while trying to stop fight
18-08-2010
A RUNDU Police officer on Saturday found out that defusing a fight could prove dangerous.Constable Colonel Kalundu sustained a stab wound to his chest when he tried to break up a fight between a gang
readLong-drop probe nears conclusion: ACC
18-08-2010
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is about to conclude an investigation into the Omusati ‘toilet saga’. ACC director Paulus Noa yesterday told The Namibian that the investigation was in its final
readLearn about the stars
18-08-2010
SPACE Observation Learning Namibia (SOLNA) is offering its first introduction to astronomy course for beginners.The course presenter is Rob Johnstone, who is recognised as an astronomy educator by the
readJatropha plants being uprooted at Shadikongoro
18-08-2010
THE Shadikongoro Irrigation project in the Kavango Region is getting rid of all the jatropha trees planted two years ago for the production of bio-diesel.The project, situated 180 kilometres east of
readGovernment sent Council of Churches in Namibia team to Berg Aukas
18-08-2010
IT was Government that sent a delegation of the Council of Churches in Namibia and the Red Cross to Berg Aukas, where a group of ‘struggle children’ are based, a senior official in the Ministry of
readFun day for farmworkers
18-08-2010
THE Black Nossob Conservancy last week held an annual fun day for farmworkers. On this day farmworkers are treated to a braai prepared by the farm owners. They also participate in games like kettie
readAfrican court becomes white elephant
18-08-2010
ALTHOUGH the African Court has been in existence for the past seven years, it has only heard one case, which was thrown out on technical grounds.As a result, some of the continent’s most prominent
read5 bus accident victims identified
18-08-2010
BY yesterday afternoon, five of the seven victims of Friday’s horrific crash between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo had been identified.Chief Inspector Moses Khairabeb of the Otjozondjupa Police said Agnes
readBrave Warriors broke, unfit and short on time
18-08-2010
BRAVE Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet has blamed the Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) financial shortages and the inactive Namibia Premier League (NPL) for his team’s poor fitness levels.Saintfiet
readVehicle sales pick up speed
18-08-2010
ALTOGETHER 6 448 new vehicles have been sold in Namibia so far this year, nearly two-thirds of all the new vehicles sold in the country in 2009. Sales last year totalled 9 985.According to the latest
readBaghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 61
18-08-2010
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber sat for hours yesterday among hundreds of unprotected army recruits before detonating nail-packed explosives strapped to his body, killing 61 people and casting new doubt on
readFuel cheaper, but still expensive
18-08-2010
ALTHOUGH fuel became cheaper by ten cents a litre overnight, it is still between seven and eight cents a litre more expensive than it was at the beginning of the year.Mines and Energy Minister Isak
readSADC to act on Zimbabwe
18-08-2010
THE annual summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has decided to take action with regard to Zimbabwe and its non-compliance with orders of the regional Tribunal. “Summit decided
readDivision in Keetmans Council, management committee dissolved
18-08-2010
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council decided to dismantle its management committee with immediate effect at an extraordinary meeting held on Monday. The council’s move was triggered by alleged racially
readPolice demo ban falls
18-08-2010
THE eight-day prohibition of public gatherings and demonstrations in Namibia that was proclaimed by the Namibian Police on Thursday last week was ruled to be unconstitutional yesterday.In a ruling
readNotable Quotes
18-08-2010
SEEMINGLY representatives of the organised Namibian labour movement had come a long way from the days when the slogan ‘an injury to one is an injury to all’ had a different meaning – forgetting,
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