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49 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Responders, Rapists and Raptors
20-01-2010
THE Haitian earthquake invokes feelings of great sadness and endless sympathy but such reaction is little comfort to the dead and dying. Haiti rarely a happy country in its 200-year history.A moribund
readSacu must negotiate EU trade pact as a group
20-01-2010
IT is imperative for the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) to move towards aligning its internal activities faster before conclusion of a final economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the
readZim seeks HIPC status for debt relief
20-01-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe will seek highly indebted poor country (HIPC) status to have its international debt of US$6 billion, nearly N$42 billion, cancelled to help spur economic growth, Finance Minister
readNo power shortage in 2010, Zambia says
20-01-2010
LUSAKA – Zambia will this year add 210 megawatts of electricity to the national grid of Africa’s top copper producer, and will not see power shortages in 2010 as some had feared, an energy industry
readCream of the SME sector honoured
20-01-2010
The finalists of EnterPrize 2009, flanked by Danny Meyer and Claudia Mouton of SMEs Compete, and Tarah Shaanika of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI). The overall winner was Ondje
readAfrican Business Briefs
20-01-2010
SABMiller Q3 beer volumes flat LONDON – Brewing giant SABMiller missed forecasts as it reported flat third-quarter worldwide underlying beer volumes yesterday as consumer demand was varied with some
readUranium giant eyeing Langer Heinrich
20-01-2010
SPECULATION that Cameco Corp, the world’s second-largest uranium producer, may buy Paladin Energy, owners of the Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, the Australian Financial Review said
readChaos in Haiti slows aid delivery
20-01-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Relief workers say pockets of violence in Haiti’s devastated capital are hindering a slow increase in much-needed aid delivery, and some residents have banded together to protect the
readUK bans drinking contests
20-01-2010
LONDON - Officials will ban drinking contests in bars and force pub owners to offer patrons tap water in a bid to help tackle Britain’s boozy culture, the government said yesteday.Doctors and health
readKoreas hold talks on development
20-01-2010
SEOUL – North and South Korea discussed development of their joint industrial complex yesterday, despite Pyongyang’s recent threats it might break off all dialogue with its neighbour and could even
readCurfew slapped on Nigerian city
20-01-2010
KANO – Authorities slapped a 24-hour curfew on the Nigerian flashpoint city of Jos yesterday after deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims, a state spokesman told AFP.“The government has placed
readGuinea chooses opposition leader as prime minister
20-01-2010
OUAGADOUGOU – Guinea’s leaders have appointed an opposition veteran as prime minister, a government spokesman said yesterday, a key step to prepare the West African nation to transition from military
readWyclef Jean pleads for Haiti to be evacuated
20-01-2010
NEW YORK – Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean defended his charity on Monday in the wake of questions about its practices while calling on the international community to enable the evacuation of his
readSinger to stop paying taxes over bank bonuses
20-01-2010
LONDON – British singer Billy Bragg has threatened to stop paying taxes, and called on others to follow suit, unless the government acts to limit bonuses paid by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).The
readTribal welcome as Prince William goes Down Under
20-01-2010
SYDNEY – Britain’s Prince William was yesterday welcomed to Australia by an Aboriginal elder daubed in body paint and bearing smouldering gum leaves, on his first visit since he came here as a baby 27
readSenegalese stunt on Haiti?
20-01-2010
IS it megalomania or just a political stunt? Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade may not even know the answer himself, but his offer to let quake-stricken Haitians resettle in his West African country
readThe Gospel according to Swapo?
20-01-2010
LAST week one of the local newspapers carried a story about the death of Swapo’s district mobiliser in the Kavango Region, Romanus Hairwa Ndango. The report quoted the party’s regional coordinator as
readOshitopolwa sha Hardap sha longa nayi mograde 10
20-01-2010
OSHITOPOLWA shaHardap oshi li pevi momusholondo kombinga yokulonga nawa nenge nayi mepito lyongundu 10 omumvo gwayi. Konima sho iizemo yekonakono lyongundu 10 ya piti, oshitopolwa shika osha shuna
readLaina ya Kakwiyu a hulitha
20-01-2010
OMUKALIMO gwomoSwakopmund, meme Laina ya Kakwiyu Namdhila (gwomimvo 42), okwa mana oondjenda ombaadhilila megumbo lye moka a li i itsuwa a sa.Ehokololo lya pewa Oshifo shika ku German Shongolo
readIizemo yongundu 10 oyi li ashike pokati: Nanso
20-01-2010
IIZEMO yekonakono lyongundu 10 nando ota ku tiwa oya li iiwanawa okuyeleka nomimvo dha piti oku za tuu sho elongo lya Cambridge lya tulwa miilonga moshilongo muka oomvula 15 dha piti, ehangano
readNantu okwa nyanyukilwa iizemo yograde 10
20-01-2010
EHANGANO lyopashigwana lyaalongi[NANTU] olya ti oli uvitile nawa, ehwepopalo lyoperesenda 1.5 lyiizemo yondondo 10 yomumvo 2009. Euvo mbili ndika NANTU okwe li popi nonando iizemo mbika oyi li kohi
readIilonga yomuyonena ya shuna pevi moKaras
20-01-2010
IILONGA ya shewa yopolisi moshitopolwa sha Karas mbyoka ya li ya ukilila omahala gomanwino kaageli pampango noshowo okunwa iikolitha momapandaanda, okutonatela kwopolisi momikunda adhihe miilando
readOmapungulo ogendji oga pumbiwa momahupilo
20-01-2010
AAPUNGULI oyendji oya pumbiwa okuza meni noshowo pondje yoshilongo opo ya etepo ekoko momahupilo ga Namibia, noshowo okweetapo oompito dhiilonga.Pamukalo nguka oluhepo ota lu tidhilwa kokule lwo
readAndre Pretorius to make Force debut
20-01-2010
FORMER Springbok flyhalf Andre Pretorius will make his debut for the Western Force on the team’s pre-season tour to South Africa.Pretorius, who left the Lions last year for a lucrative contract in
readTigers match shifted to Thursday
20-01-2010
NAMIBIAN Premiership authorities yesterday announced that the match between Tigers and Civics, which had been scheduled for tonight, will now be played on Thursday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. Kick-off
readFederer, Serena live up to star
20-01-2010
MELBOURNE – Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams lived up to their star billing yesterday as they charged into the Australian Open second round.The Swiss world number one swept home after a
readCoaching courses on
20-01-2010
THE Namibia Football Associated (NFA) Technical Department is conducting a basic coaching course for aspirant coaches in the Otjozondjupa Region from January 25 to 29. The course will take place in
readMali lodge complaint
20-01-2010
CABINDA – Mali have lodged an official complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over Monday’s 0-0 draw between Angola and Algeria that knocked them out of the African Nations Cup.“I
readNamibia ready for the Russians
20-01-2010
NAMIBIA meet Russia in a one-off match in preparation for their forthcoming Vodacom Cup matches at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Saturday.This week, the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) announced a squad
readMaradona dismisses security fears in SA
20-01-2010
PRETORIA - Argentina coach Diego Maradona dismissed security concerns at this year’s World Cup on Monday as he toured the elite South African sports campus where his team will live and train during
readBotha returns to Proteas test squad
20-01-2010
JOHAN Botha has been brought back into the Proteas’ Castle test squad for the first time since the 2008 tour of Bangladesh for next month’s tour of India.Cricket South Africa (CSA) selection convener
readSMSes of Wednesday 20 January 2010
20-01-2010
* An ugly trend has reared its head! The beating up of someone from another race after claiming you were racially insulted. Our country will never heal this way. Food for Thought * IS there at least
readJunta leader believes God chose him ...
20-01-2010
CONAKRY – Military leader Moussa Dadis Camara has frequently expressed the view that he was chosen by God to lead his poverty-stricken west African country.Before he emerged as the top member of a
readSpare tyre leads to drugs charge
20-01-2010
THREE men appeared in court yesterday on charges of drug dealing after they were arrested on Sunday. The three, Arson Mayawoula (39), Elvis Lubaki (35) and Gastao Ngangu (42), were arrested on Sunday
readSMS to help Haiti
20-01-2010
Namibians can help the people affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti by sending an SMS with the word “Haiti” to 2005 at a cost of N$5. This fundraising is a partnership between the Namibia
readOvambanderu faction set to meet Minister Ekandjo
20-01-2010
A FACTION of the Ovambanderu community, which is unhappy about a ministerial decision to declare the younger of two sons of the late Chief Munjuku Nguvauva as successor, has decided to seek a meeting
readVillagers advised to seek High Court order against Oshikuku Council
20-01-2010
THE Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has advised leaders of the Roman Catholic Church at Oshikuku in the Omusati Region and the Oshikuku community to approach the High Court for an order against a move
readNujoma congrats on De Cuellar’s 90th
20-01-2010
WINDHOEK – Founding President Sam Nujoma has joined millions across the globe in congratulating former UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar on his 90th birthday yesterday.In a media statement
readLüderitz school lock out
20-01-2010
THE Tate Distributors building contractor has locked out pupils and teachers from the Helen Van Rhyn Primary School at Lüderitz over N$1 million Government allegedly owes it for the construction of
readWhy Guinea poses a test for the Western powers
20-01-2010
WHETHER Guinea’s absent junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara eventually makes it back to his home country or not will be the latest test of Western powers’ dwindling influence in Africa.Ex-colonial power
readDTA shuns Okahandja by-election
20-01-2010
THE DTA of Namibia has announced that it will boycott the upcoming by-election in Okahandja.The party’s Secretary General McHenry Venaani said in a statement it would be tantamount to hypocrisy to
readBiological clock ticking for Swapo old guard – report
20-01-2010
THE next national and presidential elections, which are scheduled for 2014, may be most important for the ruling Swapo party because the ‘old guard’ would have reached an age that might not allow them
readNigeria gun for draw
20-01-2010
LUBANGO – Africa Cup of Nations title holders Egypt are assured of a quarter-finals place whatever happens in final Group C matches today. But any country from Nigeria, Benin or Mozambique could join
readPower deal based on ‘win-win situation’
20-01-2010
ZIMBABWE’S Energy and Power Development Minister Elias Mudzuri sees the US$40 million power deal between NamPower and the neighbouring state-owned power utility, Zesa, as “an example of South-South
readAfghans tighten security in Kabul after attack
20-01-2010
KABUL – Afghan forces tightened security in Kabul yesterday, a day after a brazen Taliban assault on the capital left 12 people, including seven militants, dead and raised concerns about the
readMurder rocks Swakop River smallholdings
20-01-2010
A RESIDENT of the Swakop River smallholdings, Thilo Neumann (39) of the Desert Cruiser Company, was shot dead at his home early yesterday morning.The Police were still at the scene of the crime when
readSMS scam on the go
20-01-2010
CELLPHONE users have been bombarded with fake messages this week informing them of a lucky cash prize of more than N$5 million sent from sender identified only as ‘Telecom’.Details of the number from
readRecord heist trial starts
20-01-2010
MORE than five years after the event, the trial of the six men accused of being involved in Namibia’s largest cash-in-transit robbery to date started in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.The trial
readNotable Quotes
20-01-2010
WE do not deal with issues of traditional homesteads. – Constable Jennifer Flavianus of the Woman and Child Protection Unit stating that such matters must be taken up with traditional authoritiesI DO
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