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41 Articles found on Monday, 22 February 2010
Africa GDP growth seen at 7% in 2011
22-02-2010
CAPE TOWN – Africa’s real gross domestic product growth could reach about seven per cent in 2011 from a forecast of about 5,5 per cent growth for 2010, the president of the African Development Bank
read‘New South Africa nuclear reactor coming’
22-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Areva, the world’s biggest builder of nuclear power stations, says it expects government to make an announcement during the course of this year regarding construction of a second
readConsumers key to Absa’s recovery
22-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Absa had laid a solid foundation to resume its growth over the next two financial years, said analysts commenting on the bank’s recent full-year financial results.On Monday last week,
readIMF gold plan poses tricky twist for market
22-02-2010
LONDON – The International Monetary Fund’s long-planned sale of its 403 tonnes of gold has taken on a new twist that may chip away at one of the fundamental drivers for higher gold prices.The IMF’s
readAngola on money laundering blacklist
22-02-2010
ABU DHABI – The international body fighting money laundering and terrorist financing has blacklisted Angola, Iran, North Korea, Ecuador and Ethiopia as posing risks to the international financial
readNBL’s Reinheitsgebot spreads wings to Cameroon
22-02-2010
CAMEROON recently became the third country to market Windhoek Lager. Guinness Cameroon SA (GCSA), a subsidiary of Diageo, on February 8 launched the brand in the Cameroonian market as part of NBL’s
readGardening is a blooming trade for GreenEarth
22-02-2010
WHEN Theo Ickua was a child, he used to help his family cut down trees in the forest to build their traditional Ovambo home. But as he grew older he developed a passion for planting and growing them
readDarfur rebels sign truce deal with Sudan govt
22-02-2010
N’DJAMENA – Darfur’s most powerful rebel group has initialed a truce with the Sudanese government, officials said on Saturday, marking the rebel group’s return to peace talks aimed at ending the
readFlash floods kill 32 on Portuguese tourist island
22-02-2010
FUNCHAL – Flash floods that turned into street torrents destroying houses and pulling down bridges, killed at least 32 people on the Portuguese island of Madeira, officials said.The Portuguese
readBrown’s re-election campaign
22-02-2010
LONDON – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched his re-election campaign on Saturday, appealing to voters with a promise that only the Labour Party can help the dismal economy recover without
readRepublicans slam Obama
22-02-2010
WASHINGTON – Republicans who may want President Barack Obama’s job flocked to the town they love to hate this weekend and repeatedly ripped into the Democratic incumbent, an early tryout of sorts for
readFormer Nixon aide, Al Haig dies at 85
22-02-2010
WASHINGTON – Alexander Haig, a former Army general who became White House chief of staff during the Watergate scandal and secretary of state during the Reagan administration, died on Saturday at the
readEnvoys arrive in Niger where rallies back coup
22-02-2010
NIAMEY – International envoys arrived yesterday in the west African nation of Niger where thousands of people staged rallies to support the military coup that ousted the country’s strongarm leader.UN
readMadonna’s Mercy opts for military outfit
22-02-2010
MADONNA’S adopted daughter Mercy is clearly taking some fashion tips from her stylish mother.The adorable four-year-old looked both cute and fashionable as she donned a military style jacket, matching
readTiger talks: ‘Deeply sorry for irresponsibility and selfish behaviour’
22-02-2010
TIGER Woods has broken his silence. Nearly three months after the car crash that turned his world upside down, the disgraced golfer spoke to friends, family, business associates and a small pool of
readAayakulwa yetu oyo oshinakugwanithwa shotango
22-02-2010
UUMINISTELI Wuundjolowele owa ti owiitulamo mokulundulula nokwoopaleka iilonga yawo oku yi yukitha kaayakulwa mboka ye li aapangwa. Uuministeli owa ti eyakulo lyomupangwa olyo ngashingeyi ta li kala
readOndungethaneko yiikwahi yaziminwa
22-02-2010
ONDUNGETHANEKO yoomvula ntano ndjoka ta yi ka wilika oshikondo shika oya li ya tulwa miilonga moSwakopmund etine lyoshiwike sha yi. Elalakano lyondungethaneko olyo okuhwepopeka ewiliko nelelo
readEpangelo olya hala uuthike pamwe waantu
22-02-2010
OMIHOKO odhindji muAfrica natango odha dhama moohedhi oonkulu ndhoka dhi itaala kutya aamati naalumentu oye li pombanda okuyeleka naakiintu. Ndhika odho oohapu dha popiwa kuMinista gwIimaliwa, Saara
readEnongelo lyaaniilonga yepangelo
22-02-2010
OMINISTA Onkuluntu, Nahas Angula oya tula poshitaafula ontotwampango ndjoka ta yi dhikitha po enongelo lyokunongeka aaniilonga mewiliko nomekwatelo komeho lyiinima yoshigwana, mOshigongi shopashigwana
readOmbaanga yaNamibia tayi wilike oofuto dhoombaanga
22-02-2010
OMBAANGA onene yaNamibia ota yi ka tameka mbala okuwilika iifuta mbyoka oombaanga dhopaipindi hadhi futitha mokugandja omayakulo kaayakulwa yadho noshowo kaapunguli.Ominista Yiimaliwa, Saara
readOmisiuma yinomwneyo yoonkuluhedhi
22-02-2010
NAMIBIA ota ka kala ena omisiuma ntano dhinomwenyo meni lyethimbo efupi.Sigo oompaka moshilongo oomuna omisiuma dhinomwenyo dhathikama mu dhaa San dhili ndatu, yaaMafwe yimwe nonkwawo yaaDamara ndjoka
readNamibia in good draw
22-02-2010
NAMIBIA’S Brave Warriors were drawn to play Burkina Faso, Gambia and Mauritania in Group Six of the qualifiers for the 2012 African Nations Cup, which were announced on Saturday.Burkina Faso is the
readChelsea maintains lead
22-02-2010
LONDON – Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea won 2-0 at Wolves to open a four-point lead in the English Premier League after Manchester United lost 3-1 at Everton on Saturday.Arsenal moved closer to
readGoeieman does a hat-trick!
22-02-2010
ERICH Goeieman of Walvis Bay Road Runners won the 42,2km Rössing Marathon for the third consecutive year, while also completing the distance in a personal best of 2:21:19.This was the 19th year this
readShidjuu lose out to Edwards
22-02-2010
NAMIBIA’S Abnerk Shidjuu lost the Commonwealth flyweight title on points to Britain’s Chris Edwards on Friday night.The judges scored 115-114, 115-114, 115-114 after the Namibian went to full distance
readBulls hit century
22-02-2010
SYDNEY – South Africa’s Northern Bulls produced championship form in totting up 50 points for the second week to toss aside Australian challengers ACT Brumbies in this weekend’s Super 14 action.The
readDouble no trouble for Runa on court
22-02-2010
IN her final few days on Namibian soil, Canadian Runa Reta secured both the men’s and women’s titles at this weekend’s The Namibian-sponsored Windhoek closed squash tournament at Wanderers.Seeing off
readVenus adds another record
22-02-2010
DUBAI – Venus Williams became the most successful active woman player on the WTA Tour when she secured her 42nd title by successfully defending the Dubai Open here on Saturday.Williams, who beat
readFootball Results
22-02-2010
Played Saturday, Feb 20 Southern Stream First Division Coastal Tura Magic 3-1 Giant Stars Monitronic 2-2 Desert Rollers Blue Boys 2-1 SFCInland Stream Fedis
readSMSes of Monday 22 February 2010
22-02-2010
* IT is a fact that alcohol and tobacco users are the Southern African Customs Union’s cash cows. So why try to kill the goose that lays the golden egg? They should tax people who buy gas guzzlers,
readRwanda teachers struggle to switch to English
22-02-2010
KIGALI – At the Kacyiru 1 primary school, it’s not the pupils chanting “this is my ear, this is my hair” and pointing to the board as they learn rudimentary English.It’s the teachers. They’ve been
readIdentity theft results in 3-year jail term
22-02-2010
A YOUNG Windhoek resident who admitted that he stole someone else’s identity in order to open an account with a furniture store and buy goods on account to the tune of close to N$14 000 was sent to
readGobabis: a success story
22-02-2010
THIS weekend Gobabis celebrated its successful 15-year twinning partnership with the municipality of Smallingerland in the Netherlands, which has transformed the town from a small border town into a
readCommittee hears small-town blues
22-02-2010
SMALL towns like Otavi, Stampriet and Karibib are hundreds of kilometres apart, but find themselves in the same boat when it comes to attempting to keep financially afloat in a sea of unemployment and
readAfrican Stars still sky high
22-02-2010
AFRICAN Stars kept their spot at the top of the MTC Premiership despite a 1-all draw against Ramblers in a riveting encounter at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Friday evening.Stars are now on 35 points
readMugabe defends Zim takeovers
22-02-2010
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe defended a law requiring Zimbabwean businesses to be controlled by blacks, underlining differences with his governing partners in an interview on Saturday.Mugabe’s
readZuma orders review of troubled state firms
22-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered an external audit of state companies, following persistent reports of mismanagement and political meddling, and said he wants faster
readKnives out as SPYL axes leaders
22-02-2010
SPARKS flew at Saturday’s Swapo Party Youth League meeting, with the youth wing’s central committee suspending deputy secretary Jutta Shikomba for an indefinite time.Shikomba’s suspension relates to
readZambezi River keeps on rising
22-02-2010
THE level of the Zambezi River passed the four-metre mark over the weekend and reached 4,14 metres at Katima Mulilo yesterday – eight centimetres up from Saturday. The normal level for this time of
readAbsa bids for Bank Windhoek: Eyes controlling stake in holding company
22-02-2010
NAMIBIA may lose its only wholly-owned local bank, with Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), the majority shareholder of Bank Windhoek, considering an offer to sell the controlling interest in the
readNotable Quotes
22-02-2010
CAN you believe what the world would become if we accept that we are all family? – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, at the release of the results of the Southern African Genome Sequencing Project in
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