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42 Articles found on Thursday, 14 January 2010
Food prices skyrocket worldwide
14-01-2010
GLOBAL food prices rose for the fourth month in row in December, driven by sugar, oilseeds and dairy prices, with the FAO Food Price Index reaching a 15-month high, the UN Food and Agriculture
readZambia raises fuel prices by 15%
14-01-2010
LUSAKA – Zambia, Africa’s leading copper producer, yesterday raised fuel prices for the first time in over a year, citing higher crude oil prices, which raised concern that rising mining costs and
readGermany records worst growth in six decades
14-01-2010
BERLIN – Germany’s economy contracted five per cent in 2009 amid the global economic downturn, by far its worst performance since World War II, official data showed yesterday.The figure published by
readDollar to stay world’s currency of choice
14-01-2010
HONG KONG - The head of the International Monetary Fund said yesterday the US dollar will remain the de facto world currency despite predictions that the euro or Chinese yuan will soon overtake
readChina blisters copper price
14-01-2010
LONDON – Copper hit a two-week low yesterday, as investors worried that the signs of tighter monetary policy in China could stem demand from the world’s top consumer of industrial metals.But some
readDiamonds to sparkle again from mid-year
14-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Supply-side pressures would likely drive a surge in diamond prices in the second half of 2010 that would signal the start of a recovery for the diamond sector, leading to a positive
readLook out for uranium in 2010
14-01-2010
COMMODITIES markets are expected to pick up this year and the uranium sector is no exception, analysts have told Uranium Investing News.The uranium spot price enjoyed an incredible rally from 2003 to
readCCF hosts cheetah experts
14-01-2010
THE Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) hosted 22 international conservationists from eight cheetah range countries around the world for a field course on Cheetah Conservation Biology last month.The
readSouth Africa to slash carbon emissions
14-01-2010
SLASHING emissions in coal-dominated South Africa will require an overhaul of national policies as well as significant funding, a new study finds.South Africa surprised nations in the run-up to
readHope fades for finding Cape shark victim
14-01-2010
CAPE TOWN – There is very little chance of finding the remains of a Zimbabwean man who was attacked by a great white shark at Fish Hoek beach on Tuesday, a sea rescue spokesman said yesterday.“I would
readCamara travels to Burkina Faso
14-01-2010
OUAGADOUGOU – Guinea’s wounded junta leader is in Burkina Faso to recuperate after last month’s assassination attempt, the foreign affairs ministry there said yesterday. One of his top opponents said
readPope forgives woman who knocked him down
14-01-2010
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI met yesterday with the woman who knocked him over during Christmas Eve Mass and forgave her, the Vatican said.Susanna Maiolo, a 25-year-old with a history of
readNampower natango ota mono olusheno koHwange
14-01-2010
ZIMBABWE ota tsikile nokugandja olusheno ku Namibia ngaashi sha uvathanwa pokati komahangano gokulonga olusheno giilongo mbika iyali.Ekwashilipaleko ndika olya gandjwa kominista yiikwankondo
readAalongwa yongundu 11 kayena omahala moHardap
14-01-2010
OMANONGELO moshitopolwa shaHardap oge na uudhigu okumonena aalongwa mboka taya yi mongundu 11omahala.Omupeviwiliki gwelongo moshitopolwa shoka , Frans Cloete okwa lombwele oThe Namibian kutya metiyali
readAalongwa taya kongo omahala momanongelo
14-01-2010
ETAMEKO lyomanongelo metitatu olya tetekelwa ishewe nonuumvo komikweyo omile dhaalongwa taya kondjo okukonga omahala mpoka taya taambwa yi ilonge moosikola moshilongo.Aalongwa mboka, oyo natango
readOondjodhi dhandje dhomumvo 2010
14-01-2010
KALUNGA na pandulwe omumvo gwomahogololo gwa hulu. Onda dhiladhila omahogololo ngoka haga gumu aantu mboka taya li nawa nenge ndi tye mboka yomapunda omanene, ndele haantu mboka ye na oshimpwiyu esiku
read//Gowaseb a thigi po NBC
14-01-2010
OMUWILIKI gwopakathimbo gwehangano lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] a thigi oshilonga shokuwilika ehangano ndyoka. Mathew //Gowaseb ngoka a kala komutse gwewiliko lyoNBC esiku nesiku uule
readAfrican Cup of Nations
14-01-2010
Fixtures Thursday, January 14 Mali v Algeria 18h00 Angola v Malawi 20h30Friday, January 15 Ivory Coast v Ghana 18h00 Results Played Tuesday, January 12 Egypt
readAmodu’s future uncertain
14-01-2010
BENGUELA – Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu faces a very uncertain future and he may well again not take the team to the World Cup unless they bounce back from their opening Africa Cup of Nations loss to
readSharapova back in Melbourne
14-01-2010
MELBOURNE – There were no tell-tale grunts and squeals echoing around the Rod Laver Arena, but the booming serves and sweetly timed groundstrokes were all too evident as Maria Sharapova practiced
readProteas seek counter for England
14-01-2010
SOUTH Africa will have to find a counter for Paul Collingwood and Graeme Swann if they want to square the test series against England. “We will have to think of a plan to deal with them at the
readSKW sign up Fransman
14-01-2010
DIEGO Fransman, 23, recently signed up with Namibia Premier League side Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) as a goalkeeper after a one-year stint in South Africa. Fransman was chosen as the Student Keeper of
readSainz wins stretch Dakar Rally lead
14-01-2010
SANTIAGO – Carlos Sainz found the Andes foothills trail more to his liking in winning his first stage in the Dakar Rally and extending his overall lead again with four stages remaining on
readMixed chances for Mannetti and BA
14-01-2010
NEW Black Africa head coach Ricardo Mannetti’s chances of recording a victory against his old side Civics, largely depends on the style of play he is set to employ tonight at Sam Nujoma Stadium.
readSMSes of Thursday 14 January 2010
14-01-2010
* IF reading is defined as the capacity to understand, use and reflect upon written texts, then our teachers do not teach reading at all. They only ask children to read aloud and disturbingly correct
readTransNamib and Mike Kavekotora open negotiations
14-01-2010
LAWYERS of TransNamib and booted former General Manager Mike Kavekotora have started discussions to settle their labour dispute.Kavekotora, who was in charge of marketing and sales, parted ways with
readStorm causes havoc in South
14-01-2010
RAIN accompanied by strong winds experienced in the Karas Region since New Year’s Eve didn’t only bring relief after a long dry spell, but led to property damage and uprooting of trees. Reverend Simon
readMan rapes sleeping girl in Mondesa
14-01-2010
A 35-year-old man of Mondesa, Swakopmund, was arrested on Monday after he allegedly broke into a shack and raped a minor. The alleged victim, an 11-year-old girl, was sleeping inside the shack
readHundreds wait for school places in Omusati
14-01-2010
A TOTAL of 519 Grade 11 pupils in the Omusati Region have not yet find school placement, the region’s Education Deputy Director told The Namibian yesterday.Loide Shatiwa said the number was brought
readSchool placements going well, Ministry says
14-01-2010
OFFICIALS in the Ministry of Education say that parents trying to get their children moved to different schools are one of the biggest problems they are facing at the moment. Khomas Regional Education
readOkavango River rises
14-01-2010
HEAVY rains in southern Angola pushed the water level of the Okavango River past the six-metre mark yesterday.In the morning the level stood at 6,13 metres but it rose by six centimetres during the
readElderly woman survives near drowning at Long Beach
14-01-2010
JULIE Brand (68) of Walvis Bay had a narrow escape on Saturday when she went swimming at Long Beach and found herself in deep water. Brand was enjoying the last weekend of the holidays with her
readLove Street murder suspects await fate
14-01-2010
THE only two suspects to have been charged in connection with the killing of a man who suffocated after being tied up during a robbery at a house near Namibia’s Parliament in mid-2006 should know
readHanging suspect in court today
14-01-2010
A 17-year-old murder suspect from Aranos, accused of murdering a nine-year-old boy found hanging from a tree in the Nossob River, is to appear in the Mariental Magistrate’s Court today. The Police
readCommunist Party back to the drawing board
14-01-2010
THE 810 votes for the Communist Party in December’s national elections are clear testimony that Namibians are tolerant of different ideologies, according to the party’s Secretary General, Harry
readAngola under pressure
14-01-2010
LUANDA – Malawi, who claimed the scalp of World Cup qualifiers Algeria on Monday, are intent on dishing out the same treatment to Angola when they meet the Africa Cup of Nations’ hosts today.In only
readLacklustre consumers dent business confidence
14-01-2010
WARY and financially weary consumers hijacked local business confidence in November, the latest IJG Business Climate Index showed. The index shed 2,3 basis points, ending the month at 122,4.All the
readInjured Haitians plead for help after quake
14-01-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital yesterday after the strongest earthquake hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of
readNBC’s top job shrouded in secrecy
14-01-2010
SECRECY prevailed for much of yesterday at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) as staff remained in the dark about who will get into the driving seat of the controversial post of Director
readClaims woman died in mortuary
14-01-2010
THE family of an Okahandja man accused of murdering his girlfriend on Christmas night are suggesting that the girl’s death was in fact the result of negligence on the part of hospital staff and the
readUS$40m deal in peril
14-01-2010
NAMIBIA and Zimbabwe seem to be at loggerheads about the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority’s (Zesa) contractual obligations to supply 150 megawatts to NamPower, with Zimbabwe’s state-owned daily
readNotable Quotes
14-01-2010
OUR children may learn about the heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves the architects of the future. – Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1894 – 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and
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