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55 Articles found on Monday, 6 December 2010
Ohorongo Cement to open its doors next Feb
06-12-2010
THE Ohorongo cement factory is set to start with operations in February next year, after almost two years of construction.The factory’s groundbreaking ceremony took place in January 2009, although
readNumber of SA billionaires double in 2010
06-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – A survey compiled on behalf of Business Times by Who Owns Whom, shows that the number of billionaires in South Africa increased from 16 in 2009 to 31 this year.The statistics are based
readAlrosa to remain top diamond producer
06-12-2010
MOSCOW/LONDON – Russian state-owned diamond miner Alrosa may stay the world's top diamond miner in 2010 and keep De Beers' crown for a second consecutive year thanks to a strong government support
readAnother scandal hits SA money printer
06-12-2010
THE South African Bank Note Company (SABN), a subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has printed and circulated large quantities of faulty R100 notes bearing the signatures of central
readAbolish ‘great’ meetings
06-12-2010
Having a ‘great meeting’ often means that everyone in the room agreed on a topic without debate or discomfort. Yet, most great ideas are born from conflict and differences of opinion, rather than
readDisparities abound in global economic data
06-12-2010
NEW YORK – Disparities in the global economy were evident on Friday with weak jobs data underscoring the long road to recovery in the United States while China and Brazil took steps to contain rapid
readWhy does Wal-Mart want Africa?
06-12-2010
FORTUNE – In the next 25 years, analysts believe the consumer market in Africa will take off. When it does, Walmart wants to be ready to seize the day.Last week, Wal-Mart Stores announced a cash offer
readWet floor foils Aussie streaker
06-12-2010
BERLIN – Caught in the buff, a drunken 19-year-old Australian man led German police on a chase through Munich’s main train station late Wednesday before slipping on a wet floor where he was later
readHong Kong march for Liu’s freedom
06-12-2010
HONG KONG – Hundreds of people marched in Hong Kong yesterday to demand China free dissident Liu Xiaobo, a week before the human rights activist is formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
readPassengers clog Spain’s airports
06-12-2010
MADRID - Hundreds of thousands of passengers packed Spain’s airports yesterday as the military forced air traffic controllers to end a 24-hour wildcat strike under threat of jail.The strike hit an
readRains leave rising dead in Colombia
06-12-2010
BOGOTA - The toll from weeks of heavy rains across Colombia has risen to 174 people dead and over 1,5 million homeless, the Colombian Red Cross said on Saturday.China Internet cafe blast kills 6,
readEgypt votes as opposition cries foul
06-12-2010
CAIRO - Egypt went to the polls yesterday for second-round runoffs in a parliamentary election that President Hosni Mubarak’s party is poised to win almost unopposed in the face of an opposition
readShark kills German tourist at Egyptian resort
06-12-2010
EL-ARISH - Security officials say a shark has killed an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark
readSA unions slam govt corruption
06-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Leaders of South Africa’s powerful Cosatu labour federation, an ally of the ruling African National Congress, lashed out on Saturday against government corruption as a major threat to
readMbeki in Ivory Coast over poll crisis
06-12-2010
ABIDJAN - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki arrived in Ivory Coast yesterday to try to mediate an end to a standoff over election results that were meant to resolve a north-south conflict but
readYatano ya GIPF kegumbo
06-12-2010
OMUPRIMA Minista, Nahas Angula okwa koleke kutya aawiliki yatano komutse gwoshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yomepangelo[GIPF] oya indilwa ya kuthe efudho kuyoyene uule woomwedhi ndatu.Eindilo ndika
readA hupa momahepeko gaakwiita yokatongotongo ndele keli nawa
06-12-2010
PORTUS Blasius Sikeni ngoka a hupa mehepeko ewinayi momilongo 1985, miikaha yaakwiita yoka tongo ya South Africa okwa landulwa koThe Namibian yi tale kutya oku li peni na ota ningi shike konyal a
readAatamanzi taya nyenyetele okomitiye ya Sheya Shuushona
06-12-2010
AANIIMUNA, yomOtamanzi mOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati mboka ya kala ye na oohambo dhawo noya kala taya litha iimuna yawo mokuti kwa Tamanzi kaye uvite ombili.Okuti hoka ngashiingeyi kwa ningwa
readIilonga yopolisi ethimbo lyefudho yaandjagana
06-12-2010
OPOLISI otayi ka patolola oondjila dha Namibia niiyendtiho, opolisi otayi ka indjipaleka woo omathano gokutala ondapo noshowo okutala ngele aahingi ota ya hingi ya dhengomeya, tashi ningwa uuna ya
readElundululo lyevi oshiponga kengungumano lyopapolitika
06-12-2010
OMUTSE gwoshilongo ogwa londodha kutya oonkatu ooshona tadhi katukwa moku lundulula evi otashi vulika dhi kale oshiponga konkalo yengungumano lyopapolitika moshilongo.Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ningi
readKukuri omunashipundi shaNamfisa ishewe
06-12-2010
OKABINETE oka ulike Rick Kukuri a kale natango omunashipundi, gwewilikongundu lya Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority[Namfisa] uule woomvula ndatu tadhi landula. Kukuri ota kala
readEwilikongundu lyolusheno lya hala Kudu a longwe mbala
06-12-2010
EHANGANO lya Namibia lyokuwilika olusheno olya hala okumona Gazprom na Tullow oil, omahangano gaali ooyene yelundu lyomuku lya Kudu , ga endeleleke iilonga yokutunga osasiona yolusheno lwoomegawatt
readKathindi a ninga Meya omupe gwa Shakati
06-12-2010
OMUKULUNTUWILIKI gwEhangano lyokuthaneka omatungo , Ben Kathindi Architects, ano Ben Kuutumbeni Kathindi mEtine lya zi ko okwa hogololwa kookaansela yElelo lya Shakati a ninge Meya gwOndoolopa ya
read‘Bend It Like Fifa!’
06-12-2010
YOU have own goals and then you have owned goals! Eish, it seems that Fifa chief Sepp Blatter and his fiefdom – eish, I mean fifadom – really set the vuvuzela among the seething masses of footie fans
readNamibia draw with Lesotho at U20 Cosafa
06-12-2010
NAMIBIA started off their campaign in the Metropolitan Cosafa Under 20 tournament with a 2-2 draw against Lesotho on Saturday in Lobatse, Botswana.The match started with both teams trying to size each
readBoks boss upbeat ahead of World Cup
06-12-2010
LONDON - South Africa coach Peter de Villiers feels his side’s dreams of retaining the World Cup in New Zealand next year have been given a big lift by their hard, if only half successful, campaign in
readLittle time for Chiefs to celebrate
06-12-2010
KAIZER Chiefs, who successfully defended their Telkom Knockout title on Saturday, will not be allowed to get too carried away after their incredible 3-0 slaughter of arch-rivals Orlando Pirates at the
readWenger expects even more from Arsenal
06-12-2010
LONDON – Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal are capable of showing even better form as they aim to sustain a title challenge after going top of the Premier League with victory over Fulham.Samir Nasri’s
readChasing pack gains ground on Ramblers
06-12-2010
RAMBLERS’ lead at the summit of the football premiership was cut to just one point after being held to a goalless draw by Civics on Friday. Second-placed SKW and Black Africa in third both won on
readMaselesele set to join Civics
06-12-2010
CONTROVERSIAL South African midfielder Lucky Maselesele looks set to join Civics in the new year for the start of the second round of the 2010/11 MTC Premiership campaign.Civics coach Ali Akan told
readPietersen double century keeps England on top
06-12-2010
ADELAIDE - Kevin Pietersen replaced Alastair Cook as Australia’s tormentor with a majestic double century as England took a commanding first innings lead before rain curtailed the third day of the
readNamibia cricketers beat UAE by six wickets
06-12-2010
NAMIBIA captain Craig Williams slammed his second hundred, making 113 off 95 balls, in the final of the ICC Intercontinental Shield to lead his team to a six-wicket win over United Arab Emirates on
readSMSss for Monday 6 December 2010
06-12-2010
SMS Of The Day Dangerous weapons *WE the people from Karas Region kindly request Parliament to introduce a law that says if you carry a knife or any other sharp weapon on you without a licence,
readRihanna on Chris: It’s so over
06-12-2010
You might not know it from her interviews, but Rihanna says she’s more than ready to stop talking about her tumultuous relationship with her ex, Chris Brown.When a follower tweeted the singer last
readYouth need more money for their problems
06-12-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says because the youth face many challenges such as unemployment, HIV-AIDS and a lack of skills, more money should be allocated to initiatives aimed at addressing their
readWorld AIDS Day marked in Windhoek
06-12-2010
MEMBERS of Parliament and invited guests on Wednesday got together at the Safari Court in Windhoek to commemorate World AIDS Day, under this year’s theme ‘Addressing stigma and discrimination to
readWalvis Bay murder sentence next month
06-12-2010
THE two men convicted of robbing and murdering an elderly Walvis Bay resident in his home in July 2005 are set to know their fate in their High Court trial early next year.The last legal arguments
readVillagers refuse to move for Green Scheme
06-12-2010
SIMANYA - Villagers of the Simanya and Mbambi villages in the Kavango Region are refusing to make way for a Green Scheme project in their area.The villagers say Chief Sitentu Mpasi of the Ukwangali
readTourist murder trial DNA evidence under attack
06-12-2010
DNA evidence that is claimed to link two suspects to scenes connected to the murder of a German tourist and the kidnapping of his wife near Windhoek in July 2007 came under attack in the High Court in
readTitus new mayor
06-12-2010
MOSES Titus of the DTA has been sworn in as the new mayor of Keetmanshoop after beating Gabriel Freyer of Swapo with four votes to three.Opposition parties formed an alliance to deny the ruling party
readFarmers hope for turnaround in fight against cattle poaching
06-12-2010
CATTLE rustling on farms between Karibib and Okahandja has cost farmers at least N$1 million in the last year.This figure does not include the loss of small stock or wildlife. “You don’t have any
readNdjaleka to head Lüderitz Council
06-12-2010
HAMBELELA Susan Ndjaleka (Swapo) has been elected as mayor of Lüderitz. She will be deputised by Abraham Amutenya Nekomba (Swapo). Calvin Mwiya, Festus Kamati and Silas Hafeni Hamukwaja – all of them
readNabta organises congress
06-12-2010
THE Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) has established a committee to prepare for a congress to elect a new national leadership.The term of the current leadership expired in August already. The
readMan charged with girlfriend’s murder
06-12-2010
PAULUS Thomas Iipinge (26) appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with murdering his girlfriend, Johanna Lazarus, at Uuthilindindi village in the Oshana Region on November
readKeep death off the roads this summer
06-12-2010
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) launched its Xupifa Eemwenyo (Save Lives) road-safety campaign for the festive season last week. This year's campaign will focus on three target areas, namely to
readKathindi takes over at Oshakati
06-12-2010
BEN Kathindi (Swapo) has been elected as mayor of Oshakati, with former mayor Katrina Shimbulu (Swapo) as his deputy.New councillor Onesimus Shilunga (Swapo) was elected as chairman of the management
readKapere remains head of NYC
06-12-2010
NATIONAL Youth Council secretary general Mandela Kapere will remain at the heart of the youth organisation for the next four years after he was elected as executive chairperson of the council’s new
readChief Justice calls for stiff yet fair sentences
06-12-2010
SWAKOPMUND – Chief Justice Peter Shivute has joined the chorus of people and civil society organisations advocating for stiffer sentences for violent crimes.In a speech delivered on Friday at
readSimon aims for world glory
06-12-2010
HARRY ‘Onkugo’ Simon is determined to reach the top after he floored Tanzanian Rashid ‘Snakeman’ Hatumla in the first round of their catchweight fight Saturday night. The former WBO world champion at
readIsrael’s worst fire burns 41 to death
06-12-2010
JERUSALEM - A mammoth fire extinguisher - a Boeing 747 from the United States carrying 20 000 gallons of water and fire retardants - joined the battle yesterday against an inferno that raged for a
readNamibia ready for another rate cut
06-12-2010
INTEREST rate relief of between 25 to 50 basis points is likely next week despite the latest figures showing that credit growth has picked up in nominal and real terms, Bank Windhoek economist John
readMommy’s Merc and a bottle of Jack
06-12-2010
WINDHOEK – A 19-year-old boy driving his mother’s Mercedes-Benz C180 Kompressor on Saturday evening collided with a Mazda Midge, causing a near-fatal accident in the Okuryangava residential
readCops promise to pull up socks
06-12-2010
POLICE in the Okahandja and Karibib districts were given a stern warning on Friday to pull up their socks and do their best to catch cattle rustlers who are wreaking havoc in the area.Khomas Police
readStage set for new governors
06-12-2010
SIX new faces will be added to the regional political front as President Hifikepunye Pohamba is set to announce his choice of governors as the eyes and the ears of State House in the regions this
readNotable Quotes
06-12-2010
It is the right thing to do, unless you have something to hide. – Prime Minister Nahas Angula said after confirming that five members of the top brass of the GIPF have been asked to take voluntary
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