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46 Articles found on Monday, 25 January 2010
World Cup, ‘Obama effect’ boosting Africa tourism
25-01-2010
MADRID – The 2010 World Cup and the “Obama effect” of a US president of African heritage have sparked a surge in interest in much of Africa as a tourist destination, industry experts say.Speaking as
readVolcker’s back in US crackdown on banks
25-01-2010
WASHINGTON – The crackdown on US banks announced by President Barack Obama marks a comeback for Paul Volcker, the economic adviser whose ideas forged the battle plan.Though Volcker a few weeks ago
readIt’s cool work in air-conditioning
25-01-2010
IT’S summer. And in this heat, is there anything better than walking into a cool and refreshing air-conditioned room? The answer is no, according to John Davis of the air-conditioning company John
readPressure for reforms to rise at Davos meeting
25-01-2010
ZURICH – Pressure for bank reforms is set to grow at a gathering of the world’s elite at Davos this week, shortly after US President Barack Obama set the stage with an offensive against Wall Street
readANC pushes for SA to own central bank
25-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Top officials in South Africa’s ruling ANC are pushing for the state to take over ownership of the country’s central bank, one of the few in the world to still be owned by private
readBin Laden claims bombing attempt at Christmas
25-01-2010
CAIRO - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt in Detroit, in a audio message released yesterday, and vowed further attacks on the US.The
readWorld Cup bus stolen
25-01-2010
PRETORIA - One of Autopax’s 160 brand new World Cup buses worth R2.8m has been stolen even before it could be equipped with a tracking device.The buses, with their keys, were left in Autopax’s
readAs Haiti mourns, quake survivor found in rubble
25-01-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE - A man buried for 11 days in the wreckage of Haiti’s devastating earthquake was pulled from the rubble, as officials said they were shifting their focus from rescue to caring for the
readIn Brief
25-01-2010
France moves to outlaw burqa Paris - France moves one step closer to barring Muslim women from wearing the full Islamic veil when a much-awaited report is released this week, laying the groundwork
readSouth Africa steps up security after poachers kill 14 rhinos
25-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Poachers have killed 14 rhinos in South Africa this year, the national parks authority said on Friday, announcing military patrols in the world-famous Kruger National Park.“These
readTetris a 100-million download hit on mobile phones
25-01-2010
SAN FRANCISCO – Classic arcade video game Tetris has taken on new life as the top selling title for play on mobile telephones.Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov and Blue Planet Software which owns the
readWoods or not, facility ups security
25-01-2010
JACKSON, Mississippi – Police and hospital security patrolled the streets. Property owners asked for quiet. One business owner told of a photographer offering big money just to stand on his roof
readIMF ta yi ti Namibia okwa taalela eshongo
25-01-2010
NAMIBIA osho oshilongo shomiilongo ihamano muAfrika mbyoka ya gumwa nayi kenayipalo lyomahupilo guuyuni.Shika osha fala sigo oompoka kutya omahupilo ga Namibia ina ga koka ndele oga shuna monima.
readOmupolisi omukuluntu a gama ombinga
25-01-2010
OMUGANDJIMALOMBWELO gwopolisi moshitopolwa shaKaras , komufala gwopevi, Josephat Abel okwa lundilwa kutya ina longa nuuyuki, aniwa sho a gandja osheenditho kaanambelewa yopolisi opo ya ye kefumviko
readAanambelewa yuushitwe ya kwata aateti yiiti
25-01-2010
AANAMBELEWA yiihwa poRundu oya kwata po konyala iiti niikwaiti yi li oma 2 000 pethimbo lyefudho.Aanambelewa yiihwa oya li ya ningi okashawa kashewa, nelalakano okungambeka eteto lyiihwa lyaa li
readOmufekelwa medhipago lya Neumann a holoka mompangu
25-01-2010
OMULUMENTU gumwe okwa holoka mompangu yamengestrata gwaSwakopmund shi na sha nedhipago lyomukwashigwana gwaNdowishi, Thilo Neumann, metiyali lya ziko.Fillemon Shilongo ota tamanekelwa edhipago,
readEwawa lyaagundjuka moSwapo ta li ti Adenauer na zemo
25-01-2010
EWAWA Lyaagundjuka moSwapo olya lombwele ehangano lyaashi lyopapangelo lya za koNdowishi, Konrad Adenauer Foundation moNamibia opo li thigepo oshilongo.Amushanga gwewawa lyaagundjuka moSwapo, Elijah
readZimbabwe a lundulula etokolo lye okugandja olusheno
25-01-2010
OMINISTA ya Zimbabwe yOonkondo, Nehumithokomeho lyiikwankondo, Elias Mudzuri okwa lundulula etokolo lye ndyoka lya li ta li ti kutya, ZESA, ehangano lyokugandja olusheno, ina li gandja we olusheno
readOmuulikwa iithikamena ota ka tidhwa mo,moSwapo
25-01-2010
„NASHI kale ngaaka” osho omuulikwa iithikamena, Ben Katamila a ti ongeyamukulo lye koSwapo konima sho ongundu ya ti kutya ota yi mu tidha ngele ita shuna monima okuthikama ongo omuulikwa iithikamena
readMeme Anna Haufiku okwa hala okufutwa
25-01-2010
MEME omugundjuka ngoka ta ti kutya okwa tidhwa megumbo lye kofamili yomusamane gwe (sho omusamane Lukas Haufiku gwe a hulitha), ota ti kutya mboka ye mu tidha mo oye na oku mu futa.Anna Ndateelela
readOmakuyunguto pokati kAamuslim nAakrista ga shuna pevi
25-01-2010
JOS – Omakuyunguto pokati kAaMuslima nAakriste mondoolopa ya Jos mu Nigeria oga shuna pevi mEtitatu, ihe natango otamu uvika ngaa omatopo goondjembo.Aaniilongga momahangano omagameni guuthemba
readGate crashers Zambia eye semis
25-01-2010
LUBANGO – Star-less Zambia are the gate crashers at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals party in Angola which finishes late today when they face former champions Nigeria at Tundavala
readNadal and Murray safely through
25-01-2010
MELBOURNE – US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro was knocked out of the Australian Open on Sunday, joining two other giants who came to a grief at tournament where it seems size no longer
readWeekend Sport Briefs
25-01-2010
Tennis SECOND seed Dinara Safina was forced to retire from her fourth-round match against Russian compatriot Maria Kirilenko at the Australian Open on Sunday. Safina was trailing 30-40 while
readWorld Football Results
25-01-2010
Played Saturday, Jan 23 Barclays Premier League Man Utd 4 - 0 HullFA Cup Tottenham 2 - 2 Leeds Aston Villa 3 -
readOn course for best United haul
25-01-2010
LONDON – Champions Manchester United went top of the Premier League for the first time since October after a four-goal blitz by Wayne Rooney earned a 4-0 home victory over Hull City on Saturday.United
readBafana rout Swazis
25-01-2010
THE fans were screaming for goals and Bafana Bafana produced them when they gave Swaziland six of the best in a 6-2 hiding in a training match played at the Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday.To coin the
readAfrican Cup of Nations
25-01-2010
Fixtures Monday, Jan 25 Match 27 Egypt v Cameroon 18:00 Match 28 Zambia v Nigeria 21:30Thursday, Jan 28 Match 29 Winner Match 25vWinner Match 28 18:00 Match 30 Winner Match 26 v Winner
readAfrican Stars still top
25-01-2010
AFRICAN Stars kept their first spot at the summit of the MTC Premiership despite a 1-all draw against old foes Black Africa at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Friday night.The two crowd-pullers saw Ninja
readSMSes of Monday 25 January 2010
25-01-2010
* LEADERS do not want to be criticised while holding public positions. Please accept criticism and praise for changes, otherwise shape up or ship out. – Mutumba Food for Thought * THE latest SMS
readVan Zyl not guilty of killing father
25-01-2010
RYNO van Zyl, the young Windhoek resident who had been accused of murdering his father in their family home in June 2007, is a free man again.Van Zyl (23) was acquitted by Judge Sylvester Mainga in
readLazy civil servants face the boot – Nahas Angula
25-01-2010
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula says the Public Service Commission (PSC) must fire those civil servants who fail to deliver because “they are not in the business of cheating the public”. Angula made the
readHigh Okavango level expected to subside
25-01-2010
THE Okavango River water level, which had risen above seven metres towards the end of last week, is expected to subside over the next few days.“The flood in the Okavango River is levelling off at
readKamwi worried about below-par clinics
25-01-2010
THE Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, paid a three-day visit to the Kunene Region last week to assess the spread of measles, which has plagued the region for the past five
readJackson Kaujeua on the mend
25-01-2010
LOCAL music legend Jackson Kaujeua is steadily recovering after being hospitalised in November last year.Speaking to The Namibian last week, Kaujeua said he was discharged from hospital around
readFormer detective Iipumbu buried
25-01-2010
ONGWEDIVA – A large crowd of mourners on Saturday packed the Roman Catholic Church at Ongwediva to pay last respects to former Detective Sergeant Hans Kafika Iipumbu, who died at the age of 48 last
readChinese national arrested at Hosea Kutako Airport
25-01-2010
WINDHOEK – A female Chinese national was arrested by the Namibian Police at the Hosea Kutako International Airport last week for allegedly being in the illegal possession of US$67 000.Police
readBoois new acting DG at NBC
25-01-2010
WITH NBC Board member Yvonne Boois taking over as acting Director General, it appears the controversial former incumbent, Matthew //Gowaseb, will return to his job at State House.A staff announcement
readEU poised to bail out Nepru
25-01-2010
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) grant would consolidate the activities of the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru) and bail it out of its financial crisis.Nepru Director Fanuel Tjingaete, in a media
readRussia downs Namibia
25-01-2010
NAMIBIA’S rugby side allowed the visiting Russian team to take advantage of their sloppy defence early in the first half to run out 38-15 winners in an international friendly match at the Hage Geingob
readMillions of development dollars not reaching Namibians
25-01-2010
GOVERNMENT must spent about N$760 million within the next two months if it wants to fully implement the Development Budget for the current financial year.Addressing the Tender Board at its first
read150 bodies recovered from wells after Nigerian massacre
25-01-2010
JOS - At least 150 bodies were recovered from wells after Muslim-Christian clashes in central Nigeria, a village head said on Saturday, taking the unofficial death toll past 450.“So far we have picked
readCash prize probe seeks witnesses
25-01-2010
THE Namibian Police are asking vendors of Scratch-a-Million cash prize competition cards to contact them in connection with a fraud investigation that is being carried out into Scratch-a-Million’s
readNeumann murder: Second man arrested in Walvis Bay
25-01-2010
A SECOND suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Thilo Neumann at his home at the Swakop River Smallholdings last Tuesday.Sem Shamha (30) was arrested in Walvis Bay on Thursday
readTeko trio get assets back
25-01-2010
THE trio facing criminal charges in connection with alleged corruption around a contract for the provision of Chinese-made security scanning equipment to the Ministry of Finance have won the High
readNotable Quotes
25-01-2010
SO be it. – Ben Katamila, independent candidate in the Okahandja regional by-election after he heard that Swapo planned to expel himAGAIN Port-au-Prince has become the world capital of sadness and
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