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62 Articles found on Tuesday, 14 December 2010
WikiLeaks: Lid lifted on Chinese-Namibia relations
14-12-2010
NAMIBIA’S relationship with China is the subject of one of the latest WikiLeak cables to be made public.According to claims made in the cable, 5 000 Chinese families were resettled in Namibia as a
readTeek closes his case without testifying
14-12-2010
FORMER Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek has decided not to testify in his own defence in the trial in which he is facing charges of having kidnapped two young girls and sexually molesting one of them
read‘NRU faces IRB takeover’
14-12-2010
SUSPENDED Namibia Rugby Union chief executive officer Izak ‘Sakkie’ Mouton claims that the International Ruby Board is poised to take control of his troubled employer. Mouton, who was suspended last
readSchool hostage drama ends
14-12-2010
BESANCON – French police yesterday freed five nursery school pupils and their teacher taken hostage by a suicidal sword-wielding teenager, officials said.The 17-year-old armed with two swords burst
readAbsa still keen on Nam as part of Africa plan
14-12-2010
ABSA still intends to increase its presence in Namibia despite failing to secure a local lender in the region earlier this year, says John Gachora, the head of Africa at Absa Capital. The African
readTension rises in Ivory Coast
14-12-2010
ABIDJAN – Troops loyal to Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo were seen near the hotel that houses the rival government declared by his enemy Alassane Ouattara yesterday.Armed members of the New Forces
readNew climate battle looms in South Africa in 2011
14-12-2010
CANCUN – The world’s governments face a new battle in South Africa in 2011 between rich and poor about slowing climate change, buoyed by some progress in Mexico but with faded hopes for a new treaty
readParliament hears of SA submarine woes
14-12-2010
CAPE TOWN – The woes of the Navy’s SAS Manthatisi submarine, which has been out of commission for nearly three years, include fuses blown because someone inserted a plug in the wrong socket, Defence
readEgypt sandstorms death toll hits 31
14-12-2010
CAIRO – The death toll from the rain and sandstorms that battered Egypt at the weekend has risen to 31, officials said yesterday, adding the toll could rise as rescue workers are still sifting through
readBerlusconi warns of crisis ahead of crucial vote
14-12-2010
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told members of parliament they risked plunging Italy into the middle of the euro zone’s debt crisis if they voted against him in a no-confidence vote
readBritish cops search home of alleged Swedish suicide bomber
14-12-2010
LUTON – British police searched a house in southeast England yesterday which is thought to be the home of an alleged suicide bomber who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend.A police cordon
readIn Brief
14-12-2010
Chinese, German cargo ships collide COPENHAGEN – A Chinese vessel carrying fertiliser and heavy fuel collided with a German cargo ship off northwestern Denmark yesterday, the Danish navy
readSMSes for Tuesday 14 December 2010
14-12-2010
SMS Of The Day n DRIVING through the countryside over the weekend makes one so aware of the shocking state our nation is in. Empty beer bottles flying out of cars, littering and disobedience of
readNotable Quotes
14-12-2010
I did not tell a lie, therefore I won’t retract anything. I am not a child to lie. – DPN representative in the Keetmanshoop town council, Margaret Snewe, said after the Swapo Party demanded her to
readRand in a range amid ‘silly season’
14-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG - The rand was range bound in morning trade on Monday with the market expected to slow down during the course of the week ahead of the festive season, a local dealer said.At 08h53 local
readShaw River Resources to acquire majority stake in Otjozondu Manganese
14-12-2010
Shaw River Resources is set to become a significant manganese producer with the acquisition of a 75.5 per cent interest in the Otjozondu Manganese Project in Namibia.The deal comprises a combination
readTower prepares Namibia and Uganda
14-12-2010
Tower Resources has provided an update to shareholders on its current operations in Namibia and Uganda, managed by wholly-owned subsidiaries Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) and Neptune Petroleum (Uganda),
readMining’s share of GDP to rise to 12% in 2010
14-12-2010
The Namibian mining industry’s contribution to gross domestic product will probably increase to 12 per cent this year after production recovered from a decline that started in 2008, Mines and Energy
readHRT may sell stakes in Namibia oil blocks
14-12-2010
WINDHOEK – Brazilian oil and natural gas exploration company HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA intends to sell stakes in offshore oil blocks in Namibia as it ramps up exploration and spending in the
readChina defends its global rise
14-12-2010
BEIJING - China on Monday defended its rising global status, saying countries should view themselves as “passengers in the same boat” and not fear Beijing’s “peaceful” economic and political
readAngola’s dos Santos to make first state visit to South Africa
14-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is today expected to start his first state visit to South Africa, a trip aimed at deepening diplomatic ties between two of the region’s major
readThe Importance of Design
14-12-2010
Certain widely held misconceptions often keep leaders from harnessing the potential of good design, says Harvard Business Review.There are many misconceptions about the value of design when it comes
readDJ Teck Resources to develop Haib project
14-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Teck Resources Ltd plans to go ahead with the development of the estimated 4 billion pound Haib copper project in Namibia following encouraging results from its latest drilling program,
readShot in the arm for employment
14-12-2010
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) on 23 November announced that it has approved 40 loans to the value of N$ 60.17 million between 1 July and 30 September 2010.A total of 410 permanent and 298
readSMEs invited to attend fair in Cuba
14-12-2010
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Trade and Industry has invited entrepreneurs, artists, traders, artisans and producers to apply to participate in the 13th International Habano Festival/Commercial Fair in
readSouth Africa farmers set sights on Moz
14-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG - More South African farmers expect to receive land offers in Mozambique as they seek to expand across Africa amid uncertainty over land reform at home, an official from a mostly white
readMake your annual bonus work for you
14-12-2010
You could do worse than invest your annual bonus, considering that you are likely to receive only 20 to 30 such bonuses during your working life.Rob Formby, the director of retail operations at asset
readAfreximbank ta indjipaleka omaliko ge
14-12-2010
OMBAANGA ya Afrika yokweetamo nokutumamo iinima ndjoka yina oombelewa dhayo oonene muEgipiti oya hala okwiindjipaleka eliko lyayo nooperesenda omulongo nuumvo sigo opoodola obiliona yimwe oshinkwanu
readYane ya sa moshiponga shohauto
14-12-2010
OKANONA komvula yimwe, edhina lyako inali monika natano - oke li maantu yatano mboka ya si moshiponga shohauto sha ningilwa mondjila yopokati ka Kahandja nOtjiwarongo mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi
readEkoko lyoongeshefa ooshona ta li eta iilonga
14-12-2010
OONGESHEFA ooshona nodhopokati ngele odha kumikwa opo dhi koke, oompito dhiilonga momahupilo goshilongo otadhi ka indjipala. Naashika otashi ka kwathela oku kuthapo okwaana iilonga
readKlazen natango a pewa Ombaye
14-12-2010
DEREK Klazen, ngoka a li Meya gwa Mbaye okuza momumvo 2006 sigo 2008, okwa li natango a hogololwa a ninge Meya gwondoolopa ndjika.“Osha li enyenyu enene kungame. Onda nyanyukilwa wo ookansela
readOmpito okumanitha euvathano lyiipindi momumvo 2011
14-12-2010
AALELI yiilongo iiyamba yi li 20 naambyoka opo tayi humu komeho momahupilo, oya indile opo pu endelelekwe oonkambadhala okumanitha oonkundathana kombinga yomalanditho.Aaleli mbaka ya gongalele poSeoul
readELCIN ota hogolola Oombiishofi aape yaali mEtine
14-12-2010
AMUSHANGANDJAYI gwa ELCIN Omusita Eliakim Shaanika okwa tseyitha kutya Ongeleki ya ELCIN mEtine lyOshiwike shika otayi ka hogolola Oombiishofi yayo yaali, gumwe gwOshikandjongeleki shUuninginino shoka
readUuzambala oye natango Meya gwa Kahao
14-12-2010
MOSHIGONGI shawo shokwiihogololela pomahala gIilonga mElelo lyOndoolopa yawo ya Kahao, Ookaansela dhOndoolopa ndjoka ya Kahao oya hogolulula natango Kaansela Isai David Uuzambala gwOswapo oye
readKapere a pewa natango Uunashipundi wOlaata yOpashigwana
14-12-2010
OMUSAMANE Asser Kuveri Kapere, mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko okwa li a hogolululwa a kale natango Omunashipundi gwOlaata yOpashigwana omanga Margareth Mensah-Williams a li wo a naye shuninwa oshipunsi
readmElelo lyUukwambi mwa langekwa Aapanguli
14-12-2010
MELELO lyOpamuthigululwa lyUukwambi mwa langekwa Aapanguli yOompangu dhOpashigwana pambelewa, sha ningilwe mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko (9.12.2010) ku Mangestrata Omukuluntu gwa Shakati Mika
readRipples From The Pentagon Leaks
14-12-2010
FIVE editions back Cross Currents carried a critique on the Al Jazeera report about the 400 000 documents that were leaked from the Pentagon files. These detail war atrocities by the forces involved
readTaking A Closer Look At Regional Governorship- Then And Now
14-12-2010
THE year 2010 has certainly been an eventful one for Namibian politics. By now most governors will probably be asking themselves the following question –“What am I going to do that can impress my
readNamibia finish fifth in netball Nations Cup in Singapore
14-12-2010
NAMIBIA finished fifth in the Nations Cup netball tournament which recently ended in Singapore after they beat India 72-23 in a fifth place playoff.On the final day Namibia replayed India beating them
readNamibia lose Cosafa final
14-12-2010
NAMIBIA lost the 2010 Metropolitan Cosafa Under-20 Youth Championships 4-1 to Zambia on Sunday. Having exceeded expectations by reaching the final, Namibia struggled to match the hard-running
readOne stream for southern first division
14-12-2010
THE Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) will be played as one league when the new season kicks off next year. The league’s chairman, Kenneth Gaoseb, yesterday confirmed to The Namibian Sport that
readTevez eyes City exit despite request rejection
14-12-2010
MANCHESTER – Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez was adamant on Sunday he still wanted to leave the club despite his transfer request being rejected and said his relationship with some executives was
readMessi, Ronaldo light up European goals show
14-12-2010
PARIS – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were locked at the top of the Spanish scoring charts on Sunday as Barcelona and Real Madrid continued their enthralling, high-stakes title duel.Barcelona
readGhana lifts ban to escape Fifa sanctions
14-12-2010
ACCRA – Ghana sought to avoid Fifa action on Monday, saying it would immediately lift a temporary halt of league soccer imposed last week after police raided the football association in a tax and
readNamibia gets two bronze medals at Youth Games
14-12-2010
MBABANE – The National Under-20 sports team got its first medal at the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six Youth Games yesterday when Kari van der Vaart won the bronze medal in the
readSmith, Amla cleared to play
14-12-2010
PROTEAS captain Graeme Smith and batsman Hashim Amla have been cleared to play for South Africa in the three Test cricket series against India starting at Centurion on Thursday.“Graeme’s hand is good.
readEnglish laugh off Warne comeback calls
14-12-2010
PERTH – England coach Andy Flower Monday laughed off suggestions champion legspinner Shane Warne could make a shock Ashes comeback as Australia become increasingly desperate to find a way to win back
readTaylor’s 21 and all THAT!
14-12-2010
US singer and multiple MTV award winner, Taylor Swift, celebrated her 21st birthday yesterday. 2010 has been a massive year for the pop-country star, who took home a number of awards, appeared in the
readMiley’s image hits an … uhmm … high
14-12-2010
LOS ANGELES – A home video of singer Miley Cyrus using a bong, apparently to smoke the hallucinogenic herb salvia, hit the Internet on Friday, capping a year which has seen the teen star throw aside
readIt’s Hurley and burly!
14-12-2010
Australian spin bowler Shane Warne yesterday confirmed he had split from his ex-wife, amid reports of an alleged ‘affair’ with British actress Liz Hurley.Warne and his former wife Simone Callahan, who
readWorld warms, southern Africa swelters
14-12-2010
MEXICO CITY – Africa will be amongst the hardest hit regions of the world as the climate heats up, threatening the continent’s food security, experts agree. If global temperatures rise 2.0 degrees C,
readNaute Dam grape harvest dips
14-12-2010
THE Namibia Development Corporation’s grape harvest at the Naute Dam Irrigation Project near Keetmanshoop will be slightly less this year than last year due to weedkiller damage to vines. NDC
readYouth get to take part in festival
14-12-2010
THE Youth Ministry came to the National Youth Council’s (NYC) rescue to allow 300 young people to participate in the World Youth and Students Festival in South Africa starting today. Despite the
readSchoolgirl murder suspect wants bail
14-12-2010
THE only suspect to have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder and alleged rape of schoolgirl Magdalena Stoffels in Windhoek near the end of July will be applying to be released on
readUncontrolled sand mining days numbered
14-12-2010
WHILE sand mining in the Swakop River is a crucial element of coastal development, sand mining companies do seem take advantage of the lack of official control over mining operations.For about a year
readNew Afrikaans heritage museum a cultural need
14-12-2010
CREATING a historical archive and museum that reflects the history of the Afrikaner in Namibia is the goal of the Heritage Museum and Archive taking shape in Windhoek.According to Jurie Viljoen, a
readSwakopmunders want their Mole
14-12-2010
AT a recent jam-packed meeting in Swakopmund, the community wanted to know why the Swakopmund municipality had sold a prime public area for private development.The development in question is the
readPrivate sector must help schools
14-12-2010
EDUCATION Minister Abraham Iyambo has called on the private sector to assist public education with the necessary infrastructure.Although the education sector annually receives the biggest chunk of the
readGovernment growls at rebel grape growers
14-12-2010
THE Agriculture Ministry has issued a fresh warning of unspecified action against grape growers at the Orange River Irrigation Project (ORIP) after they decided to directly market this year’s harvest.
readComputer confiscation by city cops ‘illegal’
14-12-2010
POLICE officers who confiscate laptop computers at mobile roadblocks without identifying themselves, or saying why they are taking the computers, are breaking the law.This was the view of two legal
readBus terminal for Ondangwa
14-12-2010
THE Ondangwa town council has allocated a site next to the new open market for the establishment of a bus terminal.Paul Ndjodhi, the municipality’s manager of public health, says a bus terminal has
read‘Struggle kids’ become soldiers
14-12-2010
THE Namibian Defence Force held a graduation ceremony at the Oluno Military Base at Ondangwa on Thursday, where 1 005 new recruits graduated as members of the force.Most of the recruits are ‘children
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