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54 Articles found on Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Langer Heinrich powers Paladin energy
31-08-2010
LANGER Heinrich proved to be worth its weight in uranium to Paladin Energy during the past financial year, contributing to the bulk of the company’s record sales and earning US$133,5 million, nearly
readAfrica Business Briefs
31-08-2010
Zim central bank to fire thousands HARARE – Zimbabwe’s bankrupt central bank is to retrench 85 per cent of its bloated staff complement to help it move back into the black and function as a reliable
readZuma orders ‘immediate’ wage negotiations
31-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma yesterday morning intervened in the public sector strike of some 1,3 million workers as it entered its third week, instructing ministers to start wage negotiations
readObama to ‘keep pushing’ economy
31-08-2010
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Sunday he wants to “keep on pushing” the economy to keep a fragile recovery on track but also pay more attention to getting debt and deficits under control.In
readJapan eases policy to boost economy
31-08-2010
TOKYO – Japan’s central bank further eased monetary policy yesterday in response to a strong yen and growing political pressure to revive a faltering economy.The move comes as Prime Minister Naoto Kan
readBiofuel demand causes land grab
31-08-2010
BIOFUEL demand is driving a new ‘land grab’ in Africa, with at least five million hectares acquired by foreign firms to grow crops in eleven countries, a study by an environmental group said on
readBank invests millions into agri sector
31-08-2010
STANDARD Bank will provide millions of dollars to farmers in four African countries in the next three years to help boost agricultural production and economic growth, its Chief Executive Officer for
readFood security meeting in Windhoek
31-08-2010
THE annual, high level, regional food security policy dialogue will start in Windhoek today and more than 200 experts in agriculture, fisheries and the livestock sector are expected to attend the
readN$260 000 to reach farmers by radio
31-08-2010
THE Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) is investing N$ 260 000 into an agricultural radio programme specifically aimed at keeping communal Namibian farmers informed about agricultural topics and
readYou can win N$1 000!!
31-08-2010
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
readNominations
31-08-2010
How the housemates nominated yesterday:Kaone: Mwisho and Meryl Jen: Uti and Meryl Munya: Uti and Mwisho Paloma: Mwisho and Munya Meryl: Paloma and Kaone Uti: Code and Paloma Mwisho: Code and
readNot Strapped For Comment!
31-08-2010
* Sheila … all my love to you sweety … you rock my TV screen every day!!!!!! * Evict Uti unjustly as u did to Lerato and Sheila and see if Nigeria won’t ban Big Brother for life. * K1 my boy, we are
readWill The Real Paloma
31-08-2010
Please Stand Up. Now! BBA ALL STARS … good, shocking and entertaining things are made of this … ! Tears flowed and emotions ran high as news came on Sunday evening that Munya had survived yet
readGunman kills 6, wounds 9 in Slovakia
31-08-2010
BRATISLAVA – A gunman killed six people and wounded at least nine in an attack at an apartment building in Bratislava yesterday, then committed suicide, police said.The attacker, armed with a machine
readIran media brands Carla Bruni ‘prostitute’ over stoning case
31-08-2010
TEHRAN – French first lady Carla Bruni was branded a “prostitute” and “immoral” by Iranian news outlets yesterday after she expressed support for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning.A
readBritain being ‘overrun’ by street signs
31-08-2010
LONDON – The British government has declared war on the profusion of unnecessary road traffic signs, railings and advertising boards, saying they blight towns’ English character.Communities Secretary
readAn Idea Called THE NAMIBIAN!
31-08-2010
THE scene on my mind opens with editor Hannes Smith pacing impatiently while carrying his little dog. His offices were invaded by the South African police and damning documents confiscated.Gwen Lister
readMedia allowed ANC to fast-track the media tribunal
31-08-2010
WHAT goes around comes around. Time has now come for the South African media to learn it the hard way. Many people might wonder why the recent furore over the proposed media tribunal in South Africa
readUlenga a indile uukumwe po Keetmans
31-08-2010
OMUWILIKI gwopaati yo Congress of Democrats (CoD), Ben Uulenga okwa indile iilyo yongundu ye mElelo lyondoolopa ya Keetmanshoop yi longele kumwe. Ulenga okwa dhimbulutha iilyo yongundu ye kutya
readYaali ya pewa omimvo ndatu mokakuma pOutjo
31-08-2010
AAKALIMO yaali yomOvenduka mboka ya ende oshinano shookilometa 500 oku ka yuga ondingosho yomakende po Kamanjab, oya kwatwa po nokupewa egeelo lyomimvo ndatu mondholongo.Egeelo ndika oye li pewa
readOmuyaluli gwomambo a dhitikwa
31-08-2010
OMUPEVIYALULI gwomambo mEello lya Usakos, Klaas Uanga, oku li omuntu omutitano a kwatwa shi na sha nuufuthi wootjeke ne dha yakelwe mElelo lyondoolopa ndjika omathimbo ga piti.Uanga okwa kwatelwe
readOomina nadhi longithe gomefuta
31-08-2010
KAPU NA omeya ga gwana okugandja koomina dho Uranium mokati kombuga ya Namib na Oomina ndhika odhi na okulongitha omeya gefuta ga dhindwa.Omakonakono ga ningwa po kombinga yOomina dhOuranium
readPakistan faces new pressure on match-fixing claims
31-08-2010
LONDON – Cricket authorities were under pressure yesterday to cancel the rest of Pakistan’s tour to England after lurid match-fixing allegations swirled around a string of recent matches.Scotland yard
readUnder 19 cricket qualifiers underway
31-08-2010
UGANDA comprehensively thrashed newly promoted Nigeria in the opening match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Africa Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Windhoek on Sunday.Nigeria were bowled out
readAC Milan keep tabs on Robinho
31-08-2010
ROME - AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi, the Italy Prime Minister, wants to add Brazilian forward Robinho to his team’s attacking resources having already landed Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to
readFootball Results
31-08-2010
Sunday, August 29 English Premier League Aston Villa 1 - 0 Everton Liverpool 1 - 0 West Brom Sunderland 1 - 0 Man City Bolton 2 - 2 BirminghamGerman Bundesliga
readReal fail to fire, Barca crush Racing
31-08-2010
MADRID - Jose Mourinho’s La Liga adventure got off to a limp start on Sunday when Real Madrid were held to a 0-0 draw at Real Mallorca while champions Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 win at Racing
readTiger Fish wins boat at Zambezi Classic
31-08-2010
JJ Smith reeled in a monstrous tiger fish which won him a top of the range boat, as the International Zambezi Classic came to a pulsating end on Saturday.Smith, of the Musketeers Angling Club, won the
readSMSes for Tuesday 31 August 2010
31-08-2010
* WHY do some people think that free plastic bags are a God-given right ? They (bags ) should be banned. KFC has replaced all plastic with paper. Well done! May the rest do so as well! * OUR
readOrganic success in Ruacana
31-08-2010
SIXTEEN YEARS of successful agriculture at the Etunda Irrigation Scheme, in Ruacana, were on display at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair on Saturday.Housed in the Omusati Regional Tent, a table laden
readNC lobby calls for women candidates
31-08-2010
WOMEN in the National Council (NC) have called upon women in Namibia to make themselves available as candidates to stand for the country-wide regional and local authority elections scheduled for
readNamport signs MoU’s to bolster economic development
31-08-2010
NAMIBIA’s Ports Authority (Namport) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lüderitz Town Council, Karas Regional Council and Lüderitz Waterfront Development Company, to explore and
readHistory of the Ombalantu baobab tree
31-08-2010
The Ombalantu Baobab Heritage Centre has a baobab tree which is an estimated 800 years old and stands 28 metres tall. The tree measures 26,5 metres in diameter, which means that it takes 25 adults
readWeather gurus expect flooding in Caprivi
31-08-2010
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries can expect normal to above normal rainfall for the upcoming rainy season from October to March next year, experts in the regional
readFake driving licence case postponed
31-08-2010
A 34-year old businessman facing six charges relating to the manufacturing and selling of fake Namibian driver’s licences made his second appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Abraham
readEhafo property transfer stand-off continues
31-08-2010
THE Chairperson of the Ehafo Workers Committee has strongly dismissed a recent statement, by the chairperson of the Ehafo Board of Trustees, that Ehafo properties have not been transfered to
readSuspect says shooting of guard an ‘accident’
31-08-2010
THE fatal shooting of a young security guard in his former employer’s office in Windhoek last month was an accident, it was claimed in a bail application in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court
readMajor maintenance work on sewer pipe in Kuisebmond to start soon
31-08-2010
THE broken main sewer pipe, which runs underneath buildings and Coris Street in Kuisebmond in Walvis Bay, needs to be repaired urgently.A municipal tender has been awarded to TT Innovations from Cape
readThe ‘Swakopmunder Musikwoche’ keeps up with the times – goes online
31-08-2010
THE ‘Swakopmunder Musikwoche’ (Swakopmund’s annual week-long music festival) is now on the web and therefore accessible to all.The website address is www.musikwoche.com. Registration for the 45th
readOmaruru’s old mission house restored
31-08-2010
THE 140-year old Mission House in Omaruru’s main road was recently restored and hopes are now to turn it into a museum.The house was constructed, with low doors (about 1,75m), clay walls and a
read‘Clean blood’ Usakos wanted for Usakos
31-08-2010
THE only hope Usakos ever has to redeem itself from total ruin is if new “clean blood” replaces the town’s current council.This is apparently the opinion of a majority of the town’s residents,
readMove over Neptune, here comes ‘Jupiter’
31-08-2010
NEPTUNE is considered the mythological god of the ocean, but that status has changed in Namibia when Namsov Group of Comapnies recently introduced its midwater-trawl giant, the ‘MFV Jupiter’, which is
readSwakop’s historic dump gone
31-08-2010
IT took about eight months for local ‘treasure hunters’ to raze the century old dumpsite that was situated on the low-water mark on the beach at Vineta in Swakopmund.About a dozen-and-a-half
readSwakop’s fire station is open
31-08-2010
SWAKOPMUND’S new Fire Station is now officially open. The N$8 million station was paid for entirely by Swakopmund’s ratepayers and is named after a ‘fire-brand’ Swakopmund resident, Philipus Namalemo
readStandard set for Namibia’s uranium industry
31-08-2010
THE Namibian Chamber of Mines’ Uranium Institute was officially inaugurated in Swakopmund recently, setting a health and environmental standard with respect to uranium exploration and mining in the
readHenties ‘Visfees’ highlights long weekend
31-08-2010
HENTIES Bay was the place to be over the past weekend with thousands of people flocking to enjoy the annual Henties ‘Visfees’ (fish festival).According to organisers there were more people and more
readFour Warriors out for Gambia qualifier
31-08-2010
BRAVE Warriors defender George Hummel and midfielders Paulus Shipanga and Razundara Tjikuzu, Rudolf Bester have withdrawn from the Brave Warriors team that will play Gambia in their first AFCON 2012
readBank Windhoek stays afloat in stormy 2009
31-08-2010
LAST year’s economic turmoil didn’t derail Bank Windhoek and the financial institution managed to grow its net profit after tax earnings for the year ended June 30 2010 by 18 per cent compared to the
readTrapped miners speak to loved ones as big drill is readied
31-08-2010
COPIAPO – Chile’s 33 trapped miners spoke for the first time with their loved ones on Sunday, reassuring each other in brief but moving conversations by radio-telephone after 24 days underground.“To
readFather accused of killing son pleads not guilty
31-08-2010
A 70 year-old Tses resident accused of shooting and killing his son yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder when his trial started in the Keetmans-hoop Regional Court. It is alleged that
readPrice roller coaster of past 25 years
31-08-2010
WHEN the first copy of The Namibian hit the streets 25 years ago, its classifieds lured prospective home-owners with an advertisement of Jurie J. Van Zyl Estate Agents, offering a three-bedroom house
readKazenambo detained at German airport
31-08-2010
POLICE at Germany’s Munich airport detained Youth, Sport and Culture Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo for several hours on Sunday, alleging he travelled with a fake passport.Foreign affairs officials from
readShaduka goes free Fined over wife’s death
31-08-2010
THE gunshot death of his wife a little over two years ago cost businessman Lazarus Shaduka a total of N$27 000 in fines yesterday.Shaduka’s trial reached its end in the High Court in Windhoek with
readNotable Quotes
31-08-2010
HE raped your daughter. – Public Prosecutor Anthony Wilson told the mother of the older complainant who testified in support of rape and indecent assault suspect, Jack Coetzee’s, bail application.MY
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