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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Economists cautiously optimistic
10-02-2010
ECONOMISTS differ in their optimism about economic recovery in Namibia in 2010, with growth forecasts varying from three per cent to 4,7 per cent.Painting the bleakest picture is the World Bank,
readTender Benders and Budget Menders
10-02-2010
NOVEMBER I tendered my vote at my local mobile station – quick, efficient and friendly as was my earlier foray to see my name was on the Voters’ Roll. All looked fine. I left feeling I had done my
readSA unemployment edges lower
10-02-2010
PRETORIA – South Africa’s official unemployment rate edged lower in the fourth quarter of 2009, halting the massive job losses that had accompanied the country’s first recession in nearly two
readThe people have spoken: Stop wasting!
10-02-2010
NAMIBIANS are jumping at the change to have their say on the upcoming Budget after The Namibian’s Facebook budget site went live yesterday. “It would be great if our input on the budget could ever
readBotswana freezes salaries in deficit battle
10-02-2010
GABORONE – Botswana’s economy should return to growth in the financial year to June 2011, helping to ease pressure on a budget deficit that has swelled to over 15 per cent of GDP, Finance Minister
readYale professor sees commodities decoupling
10-02-2010
LONDON – Commodity prices will decouple from equity markets in the near future, providing investors with more diversification, Yale University professor K. Geert Rouwenhorst told Reuters.The academic,
readBig 4 account for half world’s beer
10-02-2010
LONDON – The world’s four biggest brewers now account for over half the global market for beer after recent deals such as Dutch brewer Heineken’s takeover of Mexico’s FEMSA, researcher Plato Logic
readPatents plummet to record levels
10-02-2010
GENEVA – The number of international patent filings dropped last year for the first time since 1978 as companies hit by the global economic downturn sought fewer new protections on their intellectual
readEurope needs an ‘economic government’
10-02-2010
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s new president, Herman van Rompuy, is calling for an “economic government” for the bloc, with closer policy coordination and financial incentives for good
readNigerian banks will make money again, says agency
10-02-2010
LAGOS – Profits in Nigeria’s banking sector will recover this year but are unlikely to reach peaks seen before last year’s US$4 billion bailout, the head of the country’s oldest ratings agency has
readCastro pledges 1 000 doctors
10-02-2010
HAVANA – Cuban leader Fidel Castro announced on Monday that over 1 000 Latin American doctors, many of them trained on the communist island, would open “dozens” of field hospitals in quake-ravaged
readIran starts work on 20 per cent nuclear fuel
10-02-2010
TEHRAN – Iran began work yesterday to make higher-grade nuclear fuel, a senior official said, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a United Nations Security Council resolution on Iran
read197 charged over election massacre in the Philippines
10-02-2010
MANILA – A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were yesterday charged with murder over an election-linked massacre that horrified the nation, prosecutors
readNigeria: Lawmakers empower vice president
10-02-2010
ABUJA – Parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday to take over for the ill president of oil-rich Nigeria, whose absence has stoked unrest in Africa’s most populous country.Both
readUN slams Haitian hospitals for charging patients
10-02-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine beginning immediately to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging patients.When the catastrophic
readMDC wants fresh elections
10-02-2010
JOHANESBURG – Fresh elections are the only way to a lasting solution for Zimbabwe, the MDC in South Africa said yesterday.“We sincerely believe that SADC (Southern African Development Community) must
read15 burn to death at orphanage
10-02-2010
NEWCASTLE – Fifteen people, including at least eight children, were burnt to death at an orphanage outside Newcastle on Tuesday, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development said. Another nine
readAll eyes on Ellen in ‘Idol’ judging debut
10-02-2010
LOS ANGELES – Ellen DeGeneres makes her much-anticipated debut on ‘American Idol’ this week, shaking up the dynamics on the show’s judging panel and auditioning her own talents for the biggest TV
readJackson doctor out on bail
10-02-2010
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s doctor will return to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case – a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the
readOkakwenye ka papudhula Uuministeli
10-02-2010
AANAMBELEWA yUundjolowele nonkalonawa oya gongala omaandaha okutala omasindano ngoka ga adhika po noshowo omashongo ngoka ga li po omumvo 2009.Aanambelewa ota ya ka kundathana woo omalalakano ngoka ge
readAapolisi aakuluntu ya futithwa
10-02-2010
OSHIPOTHA shaapolisi yaali aakuluntu osha hulu mompangu yopashitopolwa yaVenduka omaandaha. Oshipotha shuufuthi sha ningilwa omugandjimalombwelo gwoshitayi shashewa shopolisi, komufala, Nelomba Lotti
readEpangelo ta li ka zimina oshizemo
10-02-2010
EPANGELO ota li ka zimina etokolo lyompangu kombinga yoshipotha shoka shina sha nomahogololo ngoka taga kondjithwa mompangu yopombanda koongundu 9 dhompilameno.Ndhika odho oohapu dhomuperesidende,
readOngwediva RDC-Komeho Namibia, a eta po uumbakumbaku wokupulula
10-02-2010
OSENDA yEpangelo ya Ngwediva yOkuhumithakomeho Iitopolwa yokUushayi, mOshiingilisa hayi ithanwa Ongwediva Rural Development Centre (RDC), ndjoka,pethimbo ndika, tayi wilikwa kEhangano lyOkuhumitha
readOparliamende ya tameke iilonga etiyali
10-02-2010
OSHIGONGI shopashigwana osha tameke ishewe iilonga yasho konima sho sha ningi esiku shi li mefudho.Oshigongi osha tameke pwaana eegululo lyopambelewa ngaashi hashi ningwa shito, niilyo yegumbo oya
readOkuhehela aaniilonga otaku lunduluka
10-02-2010
OKABINETE oka tokola opo ka etepo omalunduluko mompango yAaniilonga 2007, nelalakano oku wilika omukalo gwokulongitha aaniilonga okuya hehela nenge oku ya gandja kuyalwe.Omukalo nguka gwokuhehelitha
readDoping body planned
10-02-2010
THE Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) and the Namibian Sports Commission (NSC) will convene a meeting on Friday to establish a national anti-doping organisation.This was revealed by NNOC
readFootball Fixtures
10-02-2010
Leo NFA Cup Draw Saturday, March 6 Walvis Bay, Kuisebmond Stadium 15h00: Ramblers v Sailors 17h00: Blue Waters v Black AfricaFriday, March 5 Windhoek, SKW
readNew FI teams can miss three races: Todt
10-02-2010
MILAN – Formula One’s new entrants will be allowed to miss the first three races of the season and avoid punishment, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt said yesterday.F1
readNetball sets up structure in Caprivi
10-02-2010
KATIMA MULILO – A new regional structure for the All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) in the Caprivi Region was set up last Friday.This was as per directive of the Minister of Youth, National
readSouth Africa rips India apart in Test
10-02-2010
NAGPUR – South Africa won the opening test by an innings and six runs yesterday to hand top-ranked India their first defeat on home soil in almost two years.Left-arm spinner Paul Harris and fast
readFootball Logs Standings
10-02-2010
Top Score 7-A-Side Group A P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 ITN Dream Team 4 4 0 0 7 1 6 12 2 Whk Country Club 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9 3 Wecke & Voigts 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 9 4 Auto Zone 4 1
readSocial league clubs called
10-02-2010
ALL clubs interested in participating in the Social League for the 2010 season are invited to confirm their interest before the February 14 at 18h00. Fixtures will be prepared to be distributed by
readGroup leaders shine in Top Score tourney
10-02-2010
LAST Friday’s matches in the popular Top Score-7-A-Side tournament once again saw outstanding performances, as none of the single group leaders lost a match, resulting in all leaders remaining on
readLudeke sticks to winning formula
10-02-2010
BULLS coach Frans Ludeke’s squad for Friday’s first Super 14 fixture in Bloemfontein against the Cheetahs is almost an exact replica to the side that won the Currie Cup last year.There are, however, a
readSMSes of Wednesday 10 February 2010
10-02-2010
* ABOUT the recent Tender Board decision; the words ‘from Namibia’ are not explicit and may thus be abused. Business technical errors have created the already exploited loopholes that have cost
readPonhele Ya France passes away
10-02-2010
FORMER Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Chairman Ponhele Andrew Mbidi Ya France died in Windhoek on Monday night after a long fight against cancer.Ya France also served as a Swapo Member of
readSwapo’s business empire: a profile
10-02-2010
SINCE 1989, when it established Kalahari Holdings, Swapo has built a profile of companies which own various properties and rights in Namibia.Run, since July 2002, by a board headed by Environment and
readStampriet croc still a mystery
10-02-2010
ENVIRONMENT officials are still investigating how a Nile crocodile ended up in the Auob River in the South.Acting chief warden Elton Kuruseb told The Namibian that they had various leads after
readNC debates the dangers of smoking
10-02-2010
SMOKING came under fire in the National Council (NC) yesterday morning, with Swapo MP Aram Martin saying in addition to causing early deaths it also causes impotence in men.He said according to recent
readOtjomuise rape case thrown out
10-02-2010
A GERMAN national who spent more than a year and a half in custody without bail while charges of rape and attempted murder were pending against him was acquitted on all counts in the Windhoek Regional
readParliament observes silence for Ponhele
10-02-2010
MEMBERS of Parliament observed a minute of silence yesterday in honour of the late Ponhele ya France, who died on Monday night.“I have to announce the untimely death of our former Member Ponhele ya
readParliament resumes session
10-02-2010
THE National Assembly yesterday resumed its sessions after the summer break and opposition MPs were ready to pepper Cabinet Ministers with questions.After the usual hugs and kisses exchanged by those
readLands Ministry to reform two laws
10-02-2010
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement has hosted two more workshops to consult with stakeholders on the newly proposed Land Reform Act, which will merge the two existing laws for communal and
readCouncillor mediates in land dispute
10-02-2010
THE Regional Councillor for the Oshikuku constituency, Peter Endjamba, has intervened in a dispute between the Oshikuku Village Council and the local Catholic congregation.The church members had
readBig guns face axe in Cup
10-02-2010
BLUE Waters, Tigers, Black Africa and African Stars stand to be eliminated from the coveted Leo NFA Cup early next month, when the four giants were drawn to play against each other yesterday.MTC
readAgriBank seeks N$300 m annually
10-02-2010
AGRIBANK will need to raise N$300 million at affordable interest rates each year to meet the growing demand for loans in agriculture and related industries, its Chief Executive Officer said.
readMandela avoids the spotlight in retirement
10-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Two decades after a walk to freedom that captivated South Africa and the world, Nelson Mandela remains revered the world over but is rarely seen in public.The anti-apartheid icon’s
readRecord cash heist trial gets stuck
10-02-2010
THE High Court trial of the six men being prosecuted in connection with a N$5,7 million cash-in-transit heist north of Windhoek near the end of 2004 has ground to a halt.Almost three weeks after its
readMan arrested over prison break
10-02-2010
A MAN, believed to have helped a murder suspect escape from the holding cells at the Omaruru Police Station on Saturday, was arrested in Omaruru’s Ozondje location yesterday morning.Erongo Police
readNaholo challenges Swapo
10-02-2010
FORMER Swapo business kingpin Festus Naholo claims the party was “penniless” when he took over its business arm and turned it into an multimillion-dollar empire.By the time he left the party
readNotable Quotes
10-02-2010
POLYGAMY and promiscuity is not the same thing. – Member of the ANC’s national executive committee saying President Jacob Zuma’s sex life is damaging the ruling party’s imageIT’S a trade secret.
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