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45 Articles found on Monday, 15 February 2010
US$10m bail for Madoff alleged accomplice
15-02-2010
NEW YORK – Bail was set at US$10 million for jailed financier Bernard Madoff’s former finance chief last week, who has remained imprisoned since he pleaded guilty six months ago and cooperated with
readNew upmarket look for coastal mall
15-02-2010
SEAGULLS Shopping Mall at Walvis Bay is getting a N$24-million facelift. Ohlthaver & List Public Relations Group Manager, Roux-ché Locke, said the group decided that a complete redevelopment of the
readSouth Africa hopes to ‘tame’ rand
15-02-2010
CAPE TOWN – South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan will shortly announce government’s plan to stabilise the rand’s exchange rate.Collins Chabane, the Minister in the Presidency responsible
readDoha round needs action, not words
15-02-2010
GENEVA – The European Union’s new trade chief wrapped up his first visit to the World Trade Organisation on Friday with the stark assessment that officials were making no progress on a new global
readZuma sidesteps high-tech sectors
15-02-2010
THE State of the Nation address delivered by South African President Jacob Zuma last week made no effective mention of science and technology, or of universities, or of research and development (R&D)
readEuro currency union showing strains
15-02-2010
FRANKFURT – Can the frugal and the profligate cohabit the euro zone? With Greece overdrawn and no one eager to foot the bill, Europe’s messy debt crisis has exposed a fundamental weakness among the
readTricky technicalities in information technology
15-02-2010
NOWADAYS computers are everywhere, and although they can make our lives easier, they can also make them more difficult – especially when they break down or we don’t know how to use them properly.And
readAt least 20 passengers electrocuted on Nigerian bus
15-02-2010
PORT HARCOURT – At least 20 bus passengers were killed in Nigeria on Saturday when a cable fell onto the bus and electrocuted people inside, police said.Police confirmed 20 deaths, but spokeswoman
readSudan’s Bashir on uncertain footing ahead of polls
15-02-2010
KHARTOUM – His 21-year reign has withstood civil wars and an international arrest warrant, but Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir may face more than he bargained for as the opposition musters for
readFreed Suu Kyi deputy wants dialogue
15-02-2010
Yangon – Aung San Suu Kyi’s deputy urged Myanmar’s ruling junta yesterday to engage in dialogue with the opposition before elections this year, as he took his first steps outside as a free man for
readNationalists blame Pakistan for bombing in India
15-02-2010
PUNE – Hindu nationalist leaders demanded yesterday that new peace talks with rival Pakistan be cancelled after a bomb blast in a crowded bakery in western India killed nine people and wounded 57.The
readFortune tellers: Year of Tiger isn’t Tiger’s year
15-02-2010
HONG KONG – It’s the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it’ll be a rough patch for the world’s most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.Other predictions: trying times for UN
readAcclaimed Brit fashion designer found dead
15-02-2010
LONDON – His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws.At the pinnacle of his
readEvuliko lya pumbiwa mokati kopolisi
15-02-2010
OMINISTA yEpopilo nEgameno, Nickey Iyambo okwa uvanekele aaniilonga mUuministeli we kutya ota tsikile noku kambadhala opo a hwepopeke oonkalo dhiilonga yawo.Sho a popitha iilyo yopolisi, yiilonga
readNatango iilonga yomukuluntu melelo lya Karas oyi li owala
15-02-2010
OSHIGONGI shelelo lyoshitopolwa sha Karas osha li sha piyagana kashona mokukundathana ehala lyiilonga yomunambelewa omukuluntu gwelelo ndyoka.Iilonga mbika oya kala ethimbo yi li owala okuza sho
readIifuta yoSocial Security Commission ya pitilile oomiliona 100
15-02-2010
OKOMMISSI yegameno lyonkalonawa [SSC] oya futu omauwanawa kiilyo yayo yomwaalu gwoodola omiliona 100, omumvo gwayi. Mbika oyo iimaliwa oyindji ya futwa pethimbo limwe moomvula 14 dhethikamepo
readOmasiga goonte dhetango poDobra
15-02-2010
IILONGA yehumokomeho mokulongitha oonte dhetango poDobra pondje yoshilando sha Venduka mbyoka ya thikama ngashingeyi omvula yimwe oya longo nale omasiga goonte dhetango ge li 35, ngaka oga gandjwa
readSwapo ilongekidha a kondjele oshipundi sha Kahandja
15-02-2010
SWAPO ongundu ndjoka oyo yi na oshipundi shelelo lyoshikandjohogololo shaKahandja , ota yi ningi omalongekidho opo yi sindane po natango oshipundi shelelo lyoshikandjohogololo shoka, momahogololo
readOshipotha shegumbo moGobabis ina shi pwa
15-02-2010
MWENE gwegumbo ndyoka lya li lya landithwa po kaashi li pampango, opo oongunga dhe dhoodola 1 000 dhi futwe , okwa tegelela natango epangulo netokolo lyompangu kombinga yaashika.Omukiintu omukalimo
readOmutengenekothaneko 2010-11 nokabinete
15-02-2010
OMINISTA yIimaliwa,Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila okwiilongekidha okutula omutengenekothaneko gwomumvo 2010-11 komeho goshigongi shopashigwana mbala. Nonando shika kashi shi natango oshitopolwa
readHiddink opens up
15-02-2010
RUSSIA coach Guus Hiddink has opened the door to Nigeria, and other nations wishing to procure his services, by announcing that he will step down from his position as Russia coach when his contract
readSamoa’s Pesamino in dominant form
15-02-2010
LAS VEGAS – Samoa’s Mikaele Pesamino became the first player in more than four years to score five tries in a sevens match as the US stop on the Rugby Sevens World Series got underway on
readBolt in 400m victory
15-02-2010
KINGSTON – Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt launched his 2010 campaign Saturday with an impressive 400m victory at the Camperdown Classic.Bolt, the world and Olympic champion at both 100m and 200m and
readTogo appeals ban
15-02-2010
GENEVA – The Togolese Football Federation has appealed to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration of Sport to overturn the two-year ban imposed on their side for pulling out of the African Cup of
readIndia fight back after Petersen, Amla tons
15-02-2010
KOLKATA – Debutant Alviro Petersen and Hashim Amla smashed fluent centuries for South Africa before India hit back in a dramatic start to the second and final cricket Test yesterday.Petersen made 100
readBulls, Crusaders in bonus point wins
15-02-2010
SYDNEY – Defending champions Northern Bulls and seven-time winners Canterbury Crusaders launched their 2010 Super 14 title bids with opening weekend bonus point victories.The Pretoria-based Bulls
readFootball Results
15-02-2010
Played, Feb 13 Absa Premiership Platinum Stars 0 – 3 Free State StarsFA Cup Manchester City 1 - 1 Stoke City Derby County
readSMSes of Monday 15 February 2010
15-02-2010
* THE only way to stop theft and corruption is for parents to teach their children to be honest at all times. Then the parents must also lead by example. * INSPIRATION comes from nowhere, but leads
readThirteen injured in bakkie crash
15-02-2010
THIRTEEN people were injured and taken to a hospital in Walvis Bay on Saturday night after a bakkie overturned near the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) base at Rooikop.According to Chief Inspector Chris
readPanga murder trial verdict postponed
15-02-2010
PANGA murder suspects Ruben Tjombe and Fritz Gaoseb will have to wait another two months before they can expect to hear the verdict in their High Court trial.Final arguments on the judgement that is
readOne gun, a lot of trouble
15-02-2010
THREE men were arrested on three different charges at the same bar in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, on Saturday night.It started at around 22h45 when a man walked into the People’s Bar with a 9mm Makarov
readNoordoewer flood fears ease
15-02-2010
THE level of the Orange River at Noordoewer has started receding after reaching its peak level of 7,1 metres on Thursday, easing fears of flooding of irrigation schemes along the river. Floodwater
readLaw on home seizure ‘outdated’
15-02-2010
THE NATIONAL Council says the Magistrate’s Court Act (of 1944) is outdated and needs to be amended to protect people whose houses are sold in execution.This recommendation is contained in a report of
readKilling of girlfriend set for trial in High Court
15-02-2010
THE murder case of a young Windhoek resident who is accused of killing his girlfriend in a prolonged attack in Katutura in June last year was transferred to the High Court last week.Appearing in the
readHardap politicians jockey for positions ahead of regional poll
15-02-2010
WITH the Regional Council elections scheduled towards the end of the year, politicians in the Hardap Region have started positioning themselves for regional seats.An insider within the Hardap Swapo
readFirearm licences too easy: Amathila
15-02-2010
THE issuing of firearm licences should be stricter, as there have been several reports of women being shot by their boyfriends or husbands, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Libertina Amathila said in
readAG gives bad verdict on land acquisition fund
15-02-2010
Auditor General Junias Kandjeke has given an adverse audit opinion on the financial accounts of Government’s Land Acquisition and Development Fund, which has N$190 million for buying commercial farms
read2 arrested for theft of ox
15-02-2010
THE Police at Omuthiya arrested two men from Ohailungu village in the Oshikoto Region on Monday after they allegedly stole an ox and sold it to Ha Na He, a butchery owned by Justice Minister Pendukeni
readStars show true colours
15-02-2010
AFRICAN Stars put in an imposing performance in the second half to wallop Oshakati City 3-1 in their MTC Premiership clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday night.Despite City’s early goal by
readNepad homes in on investment, growth
15-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – African leaders must cast aside a tendency to “manage poverty” and instead pursue basic economic growth if they want to improve the lives of their people, a leading regional development
readGunfire as some Taliban fight Marines in Marjah
15-02-2010
MARJAH – It could take weeks to reclaim the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a top Marine commander said yesterday as thousands of US troops and Afghan soldiers fought for a second day in Nato’s most
readPetrol price up again
15-02-2010
FUEL prices increase on Wednesday for the first time in the new year, when 95 octane unleaded petrol goes up by 20 cents per litre, while the price of 93 octane lead replacement petrol (LRP) rises by
readIncest suspect wins appeal
15-02-2010
A RESIDENT of northern Namibia who was sent to prison for 12 years in October 2007 after being found guilty on a charge that he had raped his own daughter scored success in the High Court on Friday
readState chronic kidney patients not a priority
15-02-2010
NAMIBIANS with irreversible kidney failure in need of regular dialysis are still left out in the cold, even though two new initiatives providing free healthcare to some State patients are on the
readNotable Quotes
15-02-2010
WE lost him along the way. – Then ANC official Cyril Ramaphosa on the chaotic scenes that followed retired President Nelson Mandela’s release after 27 years in prison on February 11 1990IT takes
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