Archive
52 Articles found on Thursday, 5 August 2010
JSE suspends Absa trading
05-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) temporarily suspended trade in Absa Group shares yesterday after the banking firm’s financial results were published in Financial Mail before being
readBotswana pioneers Sacu tariff body
05-08-2010
GABORONE – Botswana is expected to break new ground by becoming the first Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member to establish a national body responsible for various trade issues including
readAfrica Business Briefs
05-08-2010
Flat earnings for Absa JOHANNESBURG – Absa Group, South Africa’s biggest retail lender majority owned by Britain’s Barclays, reported flat first-half earnings yesterday, hit by slack demand for loans
readBP claims ‘milestone’ in Gulf spill
05-08-2010
LONDON/HOUSTON – Oil giant BP claimed “a significant milestone” yesterday in efforts to plug for good the well that has spewed millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico.“The MC252 well
readNaCC wants fair competition
05-08-2010
THE Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) is busy developing a strategic plan to regulate business conduct and ensure fair competition.Speaking at a stakeholders’ consultative workshop on the
readWorld Bank to probe Eskom loan
05-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The World Bank is investigating possible violations of its policies and procedures related to the awarding of its US$3,75 billion loan to power utility Eskom.In a statement to the World
readSADC Women in Business Trade Fair here next week
05-08-2010
NAMIBIA will host a week-long Southern African Development Community (SADC) Women in Business (WIB) Trade Fair, starting next Thursday at the Windhoek showgrounds.In a media statement, the Ministry of
readCCP to host expo
05-08-2010
THE Country Pilot Partnership for Integrated Sustainable Land Management (CPP-ISLM) programme will hold an expo in Windhoek tomorrow.The expo will be held under the theme ‘Our Environment, Our
readWildlife defenders struggling
05-08-2010
LACK of good training and suitable equipment are some of the difficulties facing wildlife managers in Africa, says the body hat represents game rangers and conservationists on the continent.In
readANCYL fully backs media tribunal
05-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC Youth League said its parent party should not even be discussing a media tribunal, but rather introduce it now to tackle what they believe are attacks on their organisation and
readSunday Times journo arrest ‘designed to intimidate’
05-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG - The arrest of Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika yesterday was “designed to intimidate,” the editor of the paper said.“He was arrested by a large number of policemen in an
readKenyans vote on a new constitution
05-08-2010
NAIROBI – Kenyans formed long lines before sunrise across the country yesterday to vote on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency in the nation’s first ballot since
readTimely getaway for thieves
05-08-2010
LONDON – British police say smash-and-grab raiders hurled luxury watches at chasing officers as they attempted to flee from the scene of a robbery.Scotland Yard says the gang threw expensive
readObama turns 49 with Mrs Obama, kids out of town
05-08-2010
WASHINGTON – Home alone, President Barack Obama turned 49 yesterday.First lady Michelle Obama has taken their youngest daughter, Sasha, to Spain. Their other daughter, Malia, is away at summer camp.
readAhmadinejad not hurt in blast near motorcade
05-08-2010
TEHRAN – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unharmed by an attack with a homemade explosive device on his motorcade during a visit to the western city of Hamadan yesterday, a source in his
readOmpanda ya dhipagelwa pOnanke mOndonga
05-08-2010
OSHITHITUKUTI sha tseyika nawa, shondilo, nosha pumba noonkondo hashi ithanwa ompanda, otaku hokololwa sha dhipagelwa mOmukunda Onanke mOndonga mOshikoto ongula yOmaandaha goshiwike shika kopolisi,
readOoshako 1000 dha yakwa mOndangwa
05-08-2010
OPOLISI ya Shana otayi kongo omulumentu gwomOshakati, shi na sha nuufuthi wooshako dhosuuka eyovi limwe mOkamini kAaindia mOluno mOndangwa mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko.Ngoka ta fekelwa meyako lyosuuka
readOohorongo mbali dha dhipagwa
05-08-2010
OOHORONGO mbali dhomundatu ndhoka dha li dha enda enda momapandaanda ga Venduka omaandaha kadhi na uuvu wa sha. Oohorongo ndhika mbali odha li dha ende momukunda gwa Suiderhof moshilando pangelo
readAanona yomekondjo aniwa ta ya mbandameke
05-08-2010
AAKALIMO yamwe yomo Grootfontein oya lundile aanona yomekondjo mboka ya edhililwa po Berg Aukas kutya oha ya ihumbata nayi uuna ya talelepo Oshaanda. Mbaka oya lundile aanona mbaka kutya oha ye ya
readShivute nomukadhi ya hulitha
05-08-2010
GUMWE gwomaakuluntu mopolisi ya Namibia Inspecta Malakia Kefas Shivute gwoomvula 42, pamwe nomukulukadhi gwe, Susana Shivute oya mana oondjenda dhawo ombaadhilila ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko sho
readShaduka ota ka tokolwa omwedhi nguka
05-08-2010
LAZARUS Shaduka ngoka a ningi omasiku ta pangulwa metamaneko lyedhipago lyomukadhi, Selma Shaimemanya mompangu yopombanda mo Venduka ota ka tokolwa mo 19 ga Auguste nuumvo.Omupanguli Kato van Niekerk
readAalongi yolusheno taya landitha
05-08-2010
AALONGI aashona medhigo lyolusheno moshitopolwa shErongo oye na ompito oku landitha olusheno ndoka inaa ya pumbwa. Olusheno ndoka lwa hupako nenge olundji ehangano lyokwaandjaganeka olusheno mErongo
readAanafaalama nopolisi ya kundathana
05-08-2010
OPOLISI naanafaalama oya tsakanene nokukundathana iinima oyindji pOmaruru oshiwike shayi. Yimwe yomiikundathanwa oyo egameno moofaalama, aadhipagi mboka yi iyaka mondjedhililo esilohenda lyo
readACC ta konakona Fanuel Tjingaete
05-08-2010
OMUYALULI ndjayi nale gwomambo gepangelo, Fanuel Tjingaete ota konakonwa koKommissi yokukondjitha Uulingilingi, [ACC] molwaashoka aniwa okwa taamba oombumbo.Omuwiliki gwo ACC, Paulus Noa okwa
readRebels deny links with jailed activists
05-08-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Angolan rebels who claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting targeting Togo’s football team yesterday denounced the jailing of four activists, saying they had no links to the
readEPL ponder football ‘schools’ after England’s World Cup flop
05-08-2010
LONDON – The English Premier League (EPL) is contemplating the creation of “football schools” in a bid to improve the standard of the England national team.EPL chief executive Richard Scudamore
readNamibians off to Youth Olympics
05-08-2010
A SIX-MEMBER Namibian team will leave for Singapore next week to compete at the Youth Olympic Games from August 14 to 26.The team consists of swimmer Quinton Delie, track athletes Julia Handjene and
readLondon 2012 begins search for torch designer
05-08-2010
LONDON – London 2012 organisers have begun the search for a designer to create the Olympic and Paralympic torches. London Organising Committee chief executive Paul Deighton says it is a “unique
readSMSes for Thursday 5 August 2010
05-08-2010
* THERE is a sickness in Namibia. One in seven rape victims in this country is 10 years old or younger. This is an horrific statistic and one that all Namibians should be ashamed about. * THE
readWeekend stabbings claim another life
05-08-2010
ANOTHER Rehoboth resident has been stabbed to death. Joseph Nowaseb (31) is the fifth victim of a knife murder at the town since the beginning of July.He succumbed to his injuries in the Windhoek
readGovernment offices in Swakop still in dark over unpaid electricity bill
05-08-2010
GOVERNMENT offices in Swakopmund are still in the dark because their electricity bill with Erongo RED has not been settled. It has been about three weeks since the power was cut due to an outstanding
readBetter benefits from SSC
05-08-2010
THE Social Security Commission (SSC) this week announced increases of between 25 per cent and 28,5 per cent in its maternity leave, sick leave and death benefits.The better benefits won’t come at the
readPublic-private partnership framework planned
05-08-2010
PRIVATISATION of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) was not on Government’s drawing board for the time being, but a public-private partnership policy framework was in the pipeline, Deputy Finance Minister
readNPC, EU distance themselves from Nepru
05-08-2010
THE National Planning Commission (NPC) has distanced itself from claims that one of its business partners is paying kickbacks.According to its director of development corporation, Susan Lewis, the NPC
readNC debates crime wave
05-08-2010
REGIONAL councillor Henock ya Kasita has asked the City of Windhoek to build bridges across riverbeds that criminals use as hides to attack people.He made the request in the National Council on
readNAC in negotiations over fuel for Mpacha
05-08-2010
THE Namibia Airport Company (NAC) is in negotiations with aviation fuel provider Air BP Namibia over a possible deal to supply them with Avgas and Jet A1 fuel at the Keetmanshoop and Mpacha
readKarasburg pensioners protest municipal tariffs
05-08-2010
ABOUT 50 pensioners took to the streets at Karasburg in the South on Tuesday to protest against skyrocketing municipal tariffs, demanding a reduction in water rates and other municipal tariffs.They
readStudents at Valombola college hold NTA officials hostage
05-08-2010
STUDENTS at the Valombola Vocational Training Centre (VVTC) at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region, who have been on strike in protest against the newly introduced Namibia Training Authority (NTA)
readLand ministry tests new farm acquisition model
05-08-2010
THE Ministry of Lands has quietly introduced a new model in order to encourage commercial farm owners to make land available for Government’s land reform programme, which might reduce the long waiting
readRosh Pinah craftsman turns waste wood into cash
05-08-2010
WASTE timber can actually be turned into furniture if you know how to do it. That is exactly what Rosh Pinah resident Johannes Kazomba is doing to make a living. Kazomba, who hails from northern
readCall for training of election officials
05-08-2010
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia has been urged to intensify education of election officials as the local and regional elections are nearing.This call was made by Swapo MP Henock Kankoshi in the
readNeed a hobby? Try astrophotography
05-08-2010
SOLNA, which stands for Space Observation Learning Namibia, is a new company in Namibia which is committed to the education of the youth in the fields of astronomy and astrophotography. “Namibia has
readNamibian U/20 side face mammoth task against Ghana
05-08-2010
THE Namibian Under-20 football team has a mammoth task when they play the home leg of their Orange Africa Youth Cup Qualifier against Ghana in Windhoek on Saturday. They lost the first leg 4-0 in
readShoplifting still wreaking havoc
05-08-2010
ALTHOUGH seemingly on the decrease, crime remains the biggest threat to local shops with losses suffered by a handful of surveyed retailers since last October exceeding N$7 million.Releasing the
readZardari slammed over trip
05-08-2010
LONDON – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was in Britain yesterday amid a row over terrorism, and rising criticism over his failure to return home in the aftermath of the worst floods in living
readWyclef Jean set to run for Haitian presidency
05-08-2010
NEW YORK – Haitian-born hip-hop star and humanitarian activist Wyclef Jean will announce his bid for his native country’s presidency this week, CNN and Time magazine report.Wyclef, whose interest in
readBreaking news! Ugandan MP ends up in BBA!!
05-08-2010
S’TRUE people! A Ugandan MP yesterday found herself slap-bang in the centre of Africa’s most popular reality show. Ruth Kavuma Nvumetta, the mother of action armpits (I refuse to call him
readSOEs take 10,3% of national budget
05-08-2010
SUBSIDIES to State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will come to a projected N$3 002 736 billion this financial year, which is 10,39 per cent of the total Government expenditure, while only N$444 million of
readLawyer denies MVA Fund fraud charges
05-08-2010
ONDANGWA-BASED lawyer Arumugam Thambapilai and ten co-accused yesterday went on trial in the High Court in Windhoek on charges of defrauding the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia to the tune of
readDrinking spree ends in multiple charges
05-08-2010
THE tongues are wagging in Otjiwarongo after a resident ran up a number of criminal charges in Okahandja over the weekend following an alleged drinking spree.Aubrey du Plessis made a first appearance
readTears, anguish for Magdalena
05-08-2010
TEARS of anguish over the death of Magdalena Stoffels have begun to flow, as the rage at the way she died makes way for pure sorrow.The memorial service held yesterday at the young girl’s former high
readNotable Quotes
05-08-2010
What we did was dangerous and I was scared, but it’s better trying something like this than face a life without hope in Nigeria. – Chucks Wisdom one of of five Nigerian nationals who took on a
read