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48 Articles found on Monday, 8 February 2010
De Beers aims 51 million carats
08-02-2010
DE Beers was hopeful its diamond demand could return to 51 million carats this year, a level it last achieved in 2008.David Noko, MD of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM), noted that demand for
readCement giant to help build economy
08-02-2010
AT 109 metres the Ohorongo Tower north of Otavi, one of the highest buildings in Namibia, is a symbol of the giant role Ohorongo Cement intends to play in the Namibian economy when it starts
readA clear look at lens manufacturing
08-02-2010
IF you are reading this article with spectacles that were recently made in Namibia, chances are that your lenses were manufactured by the Central Optical Laboratory in Suiderhof, Windhoek.And although
readAlarm spreads over Europe’s massive deficits
08-02-2010
BRUSSELS – The swelling public deficits in Portugal, Spain and Greece have plunged the eurozone into the biggest crisis in its 11-year life, presaging years of belt-tightening, analysts warn. It is a
readG7 wants banks to pay for rescue
08-02-2010
IQALUIT, Canada – The idea of a global tax on banks to recapture bailout costs gained ground on Saturday, boosted by the Obama administration’s latest proposals, but there was no agreement on a
readPohamba attends investment forum
08-02-2010
WINDHOEK – President Hifikepunye Pohamba leaves for Accra, Ghana, today to attend the seventh Africa Investment Forum. The forum, with the theme ‘Accelerating Intra-Africa Trade and Investment’, is
readActivists, Japanese whalers clash in Antarctic waters
08-02-2010
SYDNEY – Anti-whaling activists and Japanese harpoonists have blamed each other for a collision between their ships in Antarctic waters, as the environmentalists warned yesterday of more clashes to
readIran’s leader orders higher enrichment of uranium
08-02-2010
TEHRAN – Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s atomic agency yesterday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that’s likely to deepen international skepticism
readPres Zuma apologises to nation over love-child affair
08-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s polygamist president has apologised to the nation after being criticised for having an extramarital affair that resulted in a daughter born in October.Analysts had argued
readPot smoker tries to bribe urine tester
08-02-2010
GRAND JUNCTION – A pot-smoking parolee in Colorado faces criminal charges for allegedly offering a cash bribe to try to pass a drug test. Police said a 34-year-old man tried January 3 to bribe a state
readBrown commends Haiti debt relief
08-02-2010
LONDON – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday hailed a G7 decision to cancel bilateral debt with Haiti, saying “a nation buried in rubble must not also be buried in debt”.Brown was
readMurphy died from pneumonia, anaemia, medication
08-02-2010
LOS ANGELES – Actress Brittany Murphy’s death in December was accidental and the result of pneumonia, anaemia and ‘multiple medication intoxication,’ the Los Angeles Coroner’s office said on
readJackson doctor to be charged today
08-02-2010
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s doctor will be charged in connection with the pop star’s death today, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Friday.A statement said unspecified
readWoods needs to rebuild image in crafted comeback
08-02-2010
LOS ANGELES – While speculation escalates over when Tiger Woods will return from exile to competition, the execution of his comeback continues to attract widespread comment from communication experts
readTse ota tu pula komeho nolugodhi Amunime ta ti
08-02-2010
OMUNASHIPUNDI gwOkomitiye yaakalimo yomomukunda Ehenye mUukwambi (gu li meni lyoongamba dhondoolopa ya Shakati), okwa ekelahi kokule omapopyo kutya Aehenye oya zimina okufutwa Oondhola/N$,5000
readOfabulika yOhorongo yosamende oyu uka komeho
08-02-2010
OFABULIKA Yosamende yedhina Ohorongo oya ningi oshituthi hashi ithanwa shokututika ondunda. Shika pamuthigulilwakalo gwaatungi ohashi ningwa uuna ndoka etungo lya adha omuthika gwalyo gwokutungwa
readEkondjItho lyotendela ka li na makankameno
08-02-2010
UUMINISTELi wElongo owa tindi kutya iilonga yokugandja iikulya mbyoka ya pewa Atlanti Food Services oya gandjwa molwaashoka okwa popilwako kewawa lyoomeme moSwapo.Uuministeli owa ti egandjo lyiilonga
readMeatco nUuministeli Wuunamapya taya tsakanene
08-02-2010
MEATCO ehangano lyokulonga onyama lya Namibia nUuministeli wUunamapya nIimuna oya uvathana ya kale haya ningi iigongi poompito odhindji omwedhi kehe opo ya kuthilathaneko kwaashoka tashi ningwa
readOshigongi shaCites moQatar
08-02-2010
QATAR oshilongo shopuuzilo wopokati otashi ka gandja ehala mpoka tapa ka ningilwa oshigongi shi na sha negameno lyiikwaimeno niinamwenyo, shIigwanahangano, hashi ithanwa, United Nations Convention on
readTransNamib a sindana lwotango
08-02-2010
EHANGANO lya TransNamib olya sindana medhingoloko lyotango okutindila aanambelewa yalyo yaali opo yakalelwepo kaatseyimpango pethimbo taya pulakenwa shoka inaa ya vulika miilonga yawo.Aanambelewa
readNamibia okwa hala okujoina OECD
08-02-2010
NAMIBIA okwa hala okuninga oshilyo shehangano lyelongelokumwe momahupilo noshowo mehumukomeho.[OECD].Omuwiliki gwokommissi yomathaneko gomapendulepo ya Namibia, Peter Katjavivi okwa koleke onkatu
readOohapu kombinga yokangwena
08-02-2010
EHANGANO lyoengineer lya Buhrmann nooyakwawo olya ti ota li ka futitha Greenfields Sport Turf System, konima sho ndika lya ti aniwa okapale komaudhano ka Sam Nujoma moKatutura okena omashongo
readOmunambelewa gwiilonga yaagundjuka yopashigwana a kwatwa
08-02-2010
OKOMMISSI yokukeelela iilonga yuulingilingi[Anti-Corruption Commission] oya kwata omunambelewa gwiilonga yaagundjuka yopashigwana, aniwa sho a li ta pula a futwe ombumbo.Omunambelewa okwa kwatwa
readAmla boosts South Africa with double ton
08-02-2010
NAGPUR – Hashim Amla smashed his maiden double-century to put South Africa in the driver’s seat on the second day of the first Test against India yesterday.Amla hit 22 fours in his unbeaten 253-run
readSports Results
08-02-2010
Played Saturday, Feb 6 Football Absa Premiership Maritzburg Utd 1 - 0 Arrows SuperSport 2 - 0 FS Stars Bidvest Wits 0 - 0 Pirates Kaizer Chiefs 2 - 2 Cosmos Platinum Stars 1 - 0
readBhullar wins Asian Tour
08-02-2010
BANGKOK – Gaganjeet Bhullar of India produced a brilliant course record eight-under-par 64 to win the season-opening Asian Tour International by one shot yesterday.Starting the final round six strokes
readRio gets England captaincy
08-02-2010
LONDON – John Terry’s sacking as England skipper on Friday opened the door for a significant turnaround in fortune for Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand who will take over the captain’s
readFiji relive glory days with win
08-02-2010
WELLINGTON – Fiji held off a desperate Samoan finish to claim a 19-14 victory in the all-Polynesian final to the New Zealand round of the IRB Sevens series here Saturday.It was a throwback to Fiji’s
readOlympic organisers hope for climate change
08-02-2010
VANCOUVER – Winter Olympics chiefs will not sanction a desperate last-minute venue switch despite unseasonably warm temperatures continuing to curse Cypress Mountain, the host of the freestyle events
readNamibian cricket scoops top awards
08-02-2010
CRICKET Namibia was honoured for its developmental efforts when it won three awards at the ICC Africa Development Programme 2009 Annual Awards recently.Cricket Namibia won the Best Overall Cricket
readSMSes of Monday 8 February 2010
08-02-2010
* TO all Namibians especially those who read this message I want you to take a second and think of what is currently happening in our country. Is it what our heroes and heroines died for? And find an
readTribal border dispute in spotlight again
08-02-2010
A BORDER dispute between the Ondonga and Oukwanyama tribes in the North was again under discussion at a meeting led by the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo, at Ongwediva last
readClose watch as Orange River rises
08-02-2010
IRRIGATION farmers are keeping a wary eye on the level of the Orange River at Noordoewer.The level started rising when water released from the Vaal and Bloemhof dams in South Africa reached Noordoewer
readEiseb on list of dead on Okahandja roll
08-02-2010
THE former Governor of the Otjozondjupa Region, Theofelus Eiseb, who died last year, is among the 252 names of dead Namibians listed on the voters’ roll for the by-election to fill his position.A
readLong waiting lists for NHE houses
08-02-2010
THE demand for affordable housing through the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) is high, with about 3 000 prospective clients on the waiting list for Windhoek alone.“In the current financial year the
readKarasburg CEO gets off with a warning
08-02-2010
THE Karasburg Town Council has voted against a motion to suspend and haul its CEO before a disciplinary hearing for allegedly forging a doctor’s certificate. With the exception of the Council’s
readGovt will accept ruling in election case
08-02-2010
GOVERNMENT will accept the outcome of the pending court case about the November 2009 election results, which had been launched by nine opposition parties, President Pohamba said on Friday.“We have
readGermany to change aid focus
08-02-2010
DEVELOPMENT aid from Germany in future will focus more on strengthening economic infrastructure to stimulate the economy of partner countries such as Namibia, German Economic Cooperation Minister Dirk
readFarmworkers wage campaign launched
08-02-2010
THE exploitation of farm labourers has changed little since Independence, unionist Alfred Angula said on Friday. Angula, General Secretary of the Namibian Farmworkers Union (Nafwu), said this at the
readEvicted farmers face the road again
08-02-2010
THE Oshiwambo-speaking farmers who were evicted from western Kavango in 2008, and temporarily relocated to the Namibian Development Corporation (NDC) farms at Mangetti in June last year, must prepare
readCocaine trial to resume in April
08-02-2010
THE trial of the two Angolan nationals who are accused of trafficking more than N$20 million worth of cocaine through Namibia at the end of 2007 is scheduled to continue in the High Court in Windhoek
readArrows snipe at Stars
08-02-2010
PREMIERSHIP table-toppers African Stars were stopped in their tracks to further extend their lead in the league when Eleven Arrows sniped them to a 1-0 defeat at Walvis Bay’s Kuisebmond Stadium on
readDBN targets billion-dollar loan book
08-02-2010
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) is aiming for a loan book bigger than N$1 billion by year-end and also plans to open its first branch outside Windhoek this year.Announcing the good news on
readLebanon recovers black boxes
08-02-2010
BEIRUT – Search teams retrieved the flight recorders belonging to an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off the coast of Lebanon last month killing all 90 people on board, a Lebanese security
readIyambo found guilty of fraud
08-02-2010
SWAKOPMUND Regional Court Magistrate Gaynor Poulton found Erongo Police Deputy Commissioner Andrew Iyambo (54) guilty on a charge of fraud on Friday.Iyambo was found guilty of soliciting funds in his
readSSC cheat sent to prison for five years
08-02-2010
THE main figure in a web of a fraud that was discovered at the Social Security Commission in late 2006 has been sent to prison for an effective five years.Two months after he had pleaded guilty to 87
readScrews tighten on labour hire
08-02-2010
CABINET has endorsed a decision to tighten the screws on the labour-hire system in Namibia through a range of amendments to the Labour Act of 2007.Labour hire in Namibia was banned in its entirety in
readNotable Quotes
08-02-2010
IN may villages, women now form the majority during court meetings. – Dutch researcher Dr Janine Ubink after a five-month study of customary legal empowerment in the Uukwambi Traditional Authority in
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