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44 Articles found on Thursday, 11 February 2010
Gordhan faces double whammy
11-02-2010
CAPE TOWN – South African Finance Minster Pravin Gordhan will be forced to change some earlier forecasts of his 2010 budget, but far from being evidence of a leftward lurch, these will be moves to
readSocial security benefits surpass N$100 m
11-02-2010
THE Social Security Commission (SSC) paid out more than N$100 million in benefits last year, the most in its 14 years of existence.About N$85 million of this went to maternity leave, sick leave and
readDefence budget under fire
11-02-2010
NAMIBIANS are on the offensive when it comes to defence, using The Namibian’s Facebook budget site to voice their unhappiness with the nearly N$9 billion Government intends pumping into the Ministry
readObama billboard ordered down in Times Square
11-02-2010
NEW YORK – The outerwear company that mounted a giant billboard in Times Square showing President Barack Obama in one of its jackets, prompting a call of protest from the White House, says it’s
readWeak eurozone output points to poor growth
11-02-2010
PARIS/ROME - French and Italian industry output fell unexpectedly in December, following a plunge in German production, suggesting a nascent euro zone recovery lost momentum in the fourth
readBanking clients under siege
11-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The number of schemes to fraudulently obtain confidential information from Internet banking users has grown, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has said.“Banking
readAfrica Business Briefs
11-02-2010
SA Ibhubesi gas output by 2013 JOHANNESBURG – US company Forest Exploration International aims to produce enough gas at its South African offshore project to add up to 1 500 megawatts to the
readMinister shortlisted for top award
11-02-2010
NAMIBIA’S Minister of Environment and Tourism, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, is among five African tourism ministers shortlisted for the 2010 African Tourism Minister of the Year award.The award is one of
readPaving the way for green energy
11-02-2010
The first “green energy” kilowatt-hours to be fed into Namibia’s national grid could herald the start of a two-pronged solution to Namibia’s invader bush and electricity supply issues.The project,
readPolitical feuds stall Zim govt
11-02-2010
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s grip on power was pried open a year ago when he was forced into a unity government, but deep-seated mistrust and political bickering are hampering Zimbabwe’s
readZuma scandal ‘strains’ ANC
11-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Public outrage over President Jacob Zuma’s out-of-wedlock child has strained the ruling party and raised the stakes for his State of the Nation address today, analysts said.South Africa
readHK man with the golden loo dies
11-02-2010
HONG KONG – A flamboyant Hong Kong socialite who owned the city’s first golden toilet and travelled around with his fashionista wife in a pink Rolls Royce has died at 75, his son said yesterday.Lawyer
readMDC okwa hala ku ningwe omahogololo omape
11-02-2010
Onkalo yi li nawa tayi kalele otayi ka monika ashike mu Zimbabbwe ngele omwa ningwa omahogololo omape, ongundu yompilameno mu Zimbabwe yo MDC osho ya popi ngaaka.Shika osha popiwa kOmunashipundi gwa
readKansela Endjambi ta hangukununa
11-02-2010
KANSELA gwoshikandjohogololo sha Shikuku, Peter Endjambi okwa kwathele moontamanana pokati kegongalo lyaKatolika kaRoma pOshikuku nelelo lyoshilando opo tashi putuka shaShikuku.Iilyo yegongalo
readHancox omuwiliki omupe gwa LAC
11-02-2010
ENDIKI lyekwathelo lyopampango [LAC] olya ulike, Toni Hancox omuwiliki omupe gwendiki ndyoka. Euliko lya Hancox olya landula olukongo olule lwomuwiliki ndoka lwa tamekele okuza muSeptemba 2009.Hancox
readNdowishi ta ambidhidha eteto lyiihwa moofalama
11-02-2010
NDOWISHI ota kwathele oonkambadhala dha Namibia okukondjitha iihwa mbyoka ha yi kutha po uulithilo waanafaalama yiimuna.Euvaneko ndika lyekwathelo olya gandjwa kOminista yelongelokumwe mOmahupilo,
readMeatco ta landa oongombe shuukilila
11-02-2010
MEATCO ehangano lyonyama lya Namibia olya tula miilonga omukalo omupe gwokulanda oongombe dhina omwenyo, nokufuta oshimaliwa kumwene gwongombe pethimbo olyo tuu ndyoka. Omukalo nguka Meatco ote gu
readOshigongi shopashigwana sha tameke
11-02-2010
OSHIGONGI shopashigwana osha tameke iilonga yasho metiyali konima sho sha ningi ethimbo mefudho.Pethimbo oshigongi sha tameke aatotimpango yoongundu dhompilameno oya tameke okupula Oominista
readAanafaalama yapewa oomwedhi ne
11-02-2010
OMINISTELI yOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa, Omagumbo nEhumithokomeho l yokOmikunda, Jerry Ekandjo, okwa lombwele aanafalama mboka ya tidhilwe mOkavango nokutulululwa mOofaalama dha NDC kOmangetti kEpangelo
readTrappatoni for Nigeria job
11-02-2010
GIOVANNI Trappatoni, who is the latest addition to the Nigeria shortlist for a foreign coach, will be prepared to consider the offer and even fly down for the interview.Domenico Ricci, who represents
readGolf Day: Windhoek Gymnasium
11-02-2010
Windhoek Country Club Tee Off times, Friday, Feb 12 08h45: Gimmes 1 (G de Waal; L Jafta; E Viviers) Van der Merwe Greeff - Gimmes 2 (M Short; J Oosthuizen; J Borchardt) 09h00: Gimmes 4 (T Nel; R
readPele backs African success in World Cup
11-02-2010
FOOTBALL greats Pele and Franz Beckenbauer have both backed African sides to prosper at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa, when the tournament visits the continent for the very first time.Pele,
readHopkins seeks redemption
11-02-2010
NEW YORK – Seventeen years after losing a unanimous decision to Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins will finally get his chance for revenge and redemption.Hopkins, 45, with a 50-5-1 record including 32
readMannetti in tough test against Tigers
11-02-2010
BLACK Africa head coach Ricardo Mannetti has no choice but to restore some lost pride among his players and fans when they meet Tigers in an MTC Premiership clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight.
readSMSes of Thursday 11 February 2010
11-02-2010
* BORROWING money can help you meet your long-term goals for education, car or home; but borrowing for day-to-day needs and wants gets many people into financial trouble. Food for Thought * AFRICA’S
readMisa misinterpreted Police ‘blackout’, says Shilongo
11-02-2010
ERONGO’S Police Chief, Commissioner Festus Shilongo, says the media misinterpreted the Police’s recent announcement that they won’t release regular crime bulletins any longer.Addressing a press
readNew cemetery ready soon
11-02-2010
THE site for the new cemetery in Oshakati West is about to be completed, says Town Council spokesperson Anna Ingwafa.All new burials will take place there and everyone can be buried there, regardless
readMimi gets her Gaga going ...
11-02-2010
‘BIG Brother’ star, Mimi, also known as ‘Ghana’s Lady Gaga’, has finally released her ‘Music in Me’ album as a testament to her innate talent and passion for singing.In spite of criticism in the
readLove Street murder charges abandoned
11-02-2010
THE murder and robbery charges against two suspects who were arrested after a young man was found killed in a house next to Namibia’s Parliament buildings in July 2006 have finally been
readLil Wayne sentencing put off for dental surgery
11-02-2010
NEW YORK – After rap star Lil Wayne spent months bidding farewell to his fans and his freedom, what loomed for him on Tuesday was a dental chair, not a house of detention.His sentencing in a weapons
readOpposition laments lack of information
11-02-2010
A MEMBER of the opposition yesterday criticised the ruling party benches for allegedly not informing Parliament about progress made on the implementation of Government projects and activities.“Members
readLabour Court stops TransNamib disciplinary hearing
11-02-2010
THE Labour Court has ordered TransNamib not to proceed with a disciplinary hearing against two senior managers until it has heard an urgent application against the company in two months’ time.Sales
readProfessional hunter, farmer charged with illegal lion hunt
11-02-2010
A REGISTERED professional hunter and a farm owner were arrested this week on charges of staging an illegal lion hunt on a farm situated next to the Etosha National Park.The Tsumeb Magistrate’s office
readHome Affairs defends tour guide ‘ban’
11-02-2010
A SURPRISE decision two weeks ago in which about 42 foreign tour guides and drivers were turned away at Namibian border posts was to protect local tour operators and to control foreign tour movements
readHit-and-run suspect in court, gets bail
11-02-2010
THE suspect arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in Windhoek’s Olympia residential area on Sunday morning was granted bail of N$10 000 when he made a first court appearance
readHeat wave in the South
11-02-2010
TEMPERATURES in the southern parts of the country have skyrocketed to the high 30s.On Tuesday towns such Keetmanshoop and Aus measured temperatures of 37,8 and 36,6 degrees Celsius respectively. At
readBoere rappers a Net sensation
11-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – A South African Afrikaans rap group has taken the Internet by storm with explicit in-your-face lyrics, provocative performances and using cyberspace to promote their music.A website set
readShidjuu goes for the big time
11-02-2010
NAMIBIAN boxer Abnerk Shidjuu is set to hit the big time when he takes on England’s Chris Edwards for the vacant Commonwealth flyweight title in the United Kingdom on February 19.Shidjuu, who is
readDundee to double capacity at Tsumeb
11-02-2010
DUNDEE Precious Metals (DPM) plans to double capacity at its Tsumeb Custom Smelter in Namibia to 240 000 tonnes per year by adding an oxygen plant, a company director told MetalBulletin.Canada-listed
readAfghan surge looms
11-02-2010
LONDON – The army is operating “at full stretch” while military hospitals are under growing pressure, officials said on Wednesday ahead of a new Afghan offensive expected to test them further.A
readPolice car attacked with pangas
11-02-2010
THREE men ended up in hospital with several bullet wounds after they allegedly attacked an unmarked Police car with pangas in Windhoek on Tuesday. The incident took place around 17h00 on Tuesday,
readOrange River flooding leads to water crisis
11-02-2010
CLOSE to 10 000 residents at Aussenkehr in the South face a severe shortage of drinking water after floodwater from South Africa raised the level of the Orange River.The river level started rising
readJudge slams illegal land sale
11-02-2010
A High Court judge has blasted a fraudulent land deal in which a Gobabis farmer, an attorney and a South African bypassed the Land Reform Act by disguising the sale of two farms as a loan agreement.In
readNotable Quotes
11-02-2010
I DO feel like I am getting old. Time is flying. – Retired South African President Nelson Mandela who turns 92 in JulyPEOPLE travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea,
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