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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Hello Clinton, bye-bye Davos
27-01-2010
NEW YORK – Former US President Bill Clinton’s philanthropic summit was the most popular venue for chief executives in 2009, with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos tumbling to No. 4 from the top
readAfrica ponders how to manage new wealth
27-01-2010
DAVOS – As Africa moves from a significant fiscal deficit largely funded by aid to a continent with a fiscal surplus, the search is on for a framework to manage countries’ resource-driven wealth.Some
readAFRICA BUSINESS BRIEFS
27-01-2010
SA should go for gas PRETORIA – The energy regulator needs to promote the use of liquid gas among South African consumers, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Monday. “The market for gas is small,
readUK economy crawls out of recession
27-01-2010
LONDON - Britain crept out of recession in the fourth quarter of 2009 but only just and with a far weaker growth rate than expected, data showed yesterday, suggesting any monetary tightening remains a
readLife in the Fast Lane
27-01-2010
I LOVED Dr Shangula’s testosterone-laced piece on speed limits despite his limited understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion and associated units of measurement. His offer for open public debate opens
readGive banks to the people, says SPYL
27-01-2010
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called for a law aimed at ensuring that the “ownership and control of local banks revert to the local depositors”.“We are not calling for the nationalisation of
readThe billionth African
27-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Some time last year, in all probability, the “billionth African” was born, a milestone that will only benefit the poorest continent if it can get its act together and unify its
readJohnson-Sirleaf to seek re-election
27-01-2010
MONROVIA – Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said yesterday she will stand for re-election in 2011, ending speculation over her future despite a proposed ban on her taking part in politics by
readSWC ban on UK hooligans
27-01-2010
LONDON – More than 3 000 football hooligans will be banned from travelling to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup, the UK government has confirmed.Measures to stop troublemakers who are currently
readObese dog found frozen to a sidewalk slims down
27-01-2010
SHEBOYGAN FALLS – A year after a “morbidly obese” dog froze to a Wisconsin sidewalk, the border collie mix has lost 18 kilos and is slowly returning to an active lifestyle. Jiffy is still portly, but
readAfrican coalition urges EU to block new ivory sales
27-01-2010
BRUSSELS – African nations on Monday urged European governments to resist calls for a new round of legal ivory sales and protect the world’s elephant population.Representatives of the 17-country
readJones and Hanks top the most trusted celebrity list
27-01-2010
NEW YORK – Actors James Earl Jones and Tom Hanks top the list of the most trusted celebrities, according to a poll released on Monday.In the Forbes.com survey conducted by E-Poll Market Research Co,
readDiddy pulls out all stops for son’s ‘Sweet Sixteen’
27-01-2010
NEW YORK – Money might not buy love, but it will buy a six-figure Maybach for the teenaged son of a hip-hop superstar.Thanks to his dad, hip-hop mogul and businessman Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Justin Dior
readOshikondo shomandjembele sha landitha nawa
27-01-2010
OSHIKONDO shokulonga omandjembele osha landitha nawa konima yeteyo lyiiyimati mbika pehulilo lyomumvo gwayi. Ogendji gomomandjembele ngoka haga longwa moNamibia ohaga tuminwa nokulandithwa kiilongo
readAawiliki melelo lyoshilongo ya indilwa ya longe noonkondo
27-01-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti oompumbwe noshowo omashongo ga taalela aakwashigwana ya Namibia oga pumbwa okumonenwa omayamukulo.Omutse gwoshigwana shika, okwe shi popi pethimbo a egulula
readOshipotha shekotokelo mehogololo
27-01-2010
OSHIPOTHA moka omuwiliki gwomahogololo nale, omusamane , Philemon Kanime pamwe nayakwawo yaali taya tamanekelwa aniwa ekotokelo momahogololo osha undulilwa ishewe komeho.Oshipotha shika osha li shi na
readOkangwena kopaunongo ota ka kuthwa po
27-01-2010
EHANGANO lyopaigwana lyetanga lyokoompadhi[FIFA] pamwe nehangano Greenfields Sport Turf Systems oga tokola okukuthamo okangwena kopaunongononi mokapale ketanga ka Sam Nujoma, moKatutura.Okangwena haka
readOmahooli godiesela ga ziyile mevi poWalvisbay
27-01-2010
OMAHOOLI godiesela guuwindji woolitela omayovi 100 000 okwa kundanekwa ga ziyile mevi podepo yimwe yomahooli moshilando shokomunkulofuta.Ekanitho lyodiesela ndika olya dhimbululwa kaaniilonga
readOmuulikwa iithikamena okuuka komeho
27-01-2010
OMUULIKWA iithikamena, mehogololo lya gwedhwapo moshikandjohogololo, Okahandja okwa ti ota pula komeho okuthikama ongo omuhogololwa.Ben Katamila okwa ti ye ota tsikile neilongekidho lye opo a
readIizemo yongundu 12 ometitano
27-01-2010
IIZEMO yekonakono lyongundu 12 ndyoka hali ithanwa Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate[NSSC] ordinary, ota yi ka gandjwa oshilongo ashihe metitano lyoshiwike shika.Omuwiliki gwomakonakono
readEfundja lyotango lya thika mOshakati
27-01-2010
AAKALIMO yomolukanda Oshoopala mOshakati oye na uumbanda kutya omagumbo gawo otaga ka ya momeya, omolu omeya gefundja ngoka gu uka muyo taga zi moshana sha Sky.Omutseyinawa mIikwameya mUuministeli
readAkan promises better play
27-01-2010
RAMBLERS coach Ali Akan admitted that the 2-1 defeat against Blue Waters at the weekend was mainly due to possession they gave away and he aims to improve in that area when his side meets SKW in an
readAfrican Cup of Nations
27-01-2010
Fixtures Thursday, Jan 28 Match 29: Ghana v Nigeria 18:00 Match 30: Algeria v Egypt 21:30Saturday, Jan 30 Match 31: Loser Match 29 v Loser Match 30 18:00 Sunday 31 January Match 32: Winner
readAngola cash in despite Cup exit
27-01-2010
LUANDA – Angola’s Africa Cup of Nations squad were awarded US$150 000 by a bank to reward their efforts despite losing to Ghana in the quarter-finals, state media said yesterday.The bank presented the
readRooney ready to stay at United
27-01-2010
MANCHESTER - Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney said Monday that while interest from other clubs was flattering, he had no plans to leave Old Trafford.The England striker has been in superb form this
readQ&A With Robyn Benincasa
27-01-2010
WOMEN in Adventure Week interviews Robyn Benincasa, who is an elite adventure racer, philanthropist, firefighter, endurance paddler and cyclist, and all-round amazing woman. She is set to compete in
readArthur leaves Proteas
27-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG - The shock resignation of Proteas coach Mickey Arthur has dumped the South African team’s preparations for the important tour of India into chaos.Corrie van Zyl, who is CSA’s high
readOkozonduzu tourney reaches final stages
27-01-2010
THE final matches of the Okozonduzu All In One Dealer tournament will be decided at the Sam Nujoma Stadium this weekend.Organisers yesterday confirmed that the semi-finals and the final will be played
readSMSes of Wednesday 27 January 2010
27-01-2010
* ANOTHER woman is murdered, by another coward of a man. And then they (the politicians) say the rights of women and children are a national priority. So what happens now? Who do we blame, or do we
readA Green World Order
27-01-2010
EVERYONE is blaming everyone else for the failure of the Copenhagen climate conference but British Prime Minister Gordon Brown blames something entirely different: “the lack of a global body with the
readThe Not-So-Democratic Opposition Parties
27-01-2010
YOU can say whatever you want about Swapo but give them thumbs up for having internal elections when it comes to choosing candidates, even though the process may be manipulated at times.I can’t say
readPoverty the priority this year
27-01-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday called for addressing and combating the causes and effects of poverty in the country.Addressing the first Cabinet session of the year, Pohamba told his
readOvambanderu chief calls for reconciliation
27-01-2010
THE officially recognised chief of the Ovambanderu community, which is deeply divided by a leadership succession brawl, has called on his people reconcile and to heal the divisions.“We have to resolve
readOshakati residents keep wary eye on oshanas
27-01-2010
PEOPLE living in the Oshoopala location at Oshakati fear their shacks will be flooded after the first small wave of the annual efundja flood reached the town last week.But the Town Council says it
readMiners petition Govt on behalf of employer
27-01-2010
ABOUT 200 workers from the Purity Manganese Mine at Otjozondu have delivered a petition to President Hifikepunye Pohamba to intervene in their Israeli employer’s struggle to buy commercial farmland
readKaras Police happy with December campaign
27-01-2010
A SIGNIFICANT number of suspects were arrested in the Karas Region over the past festive season, the regional Police chief said yesterday.Deputy Commissioner Josephat Abel said the Police had a well
readFormer ECN Director’s court case postponed to September
27-01-2010
THE fraud case the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has made against its former Director of Elections and two others has been set down for September this year.Originally the case was supposed to
readAfrica rising!
27-01-2010
DAVOS – Coming from the head of the continent’s biggest bourse, his comments in themselves reflect another change. Gone are the days when it was Nelson Mandela’s post-apartheid South Africa that
readMurray through to semis
27-01-2010
MELBOURNE – Andy Murray stayed on track for his first Australian Open final when defending champion Rafael Nadal retired injured yesterday, as Justine Henin’s dream run gathered pace.The fifth seeded
readSA central bank stands firm on independence
27-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) said its independence is entrenched in the country’s constitution and “it is not owned by anyone”.In a statement late on Monday, South Africa’s
readBeirut pilot didn’t follow tower’s advice
27-01-2010
BEIRUT – The pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed into the sea flew in the opposite direction from the path recommended by the control tower after taking off from Beirut in thunderstorms,
readSwapo expels Katamila
27-01-2010
SWAPO has expelled independent candidate Ben Katamila after he decided to stand against the party in next month’s Okahandja constituency by-election.The party’s Politburo decided Monday night to expel
readRussian murder victim’s fight for life recounted
27-01-2010
TWO first-hand accounts of murder victim Svetlana Lobanova’s desperate struggle to get away from a merciless panga attack on her are now evidence in the High Court trial of the two young men accused
readProbe into kangaroo meat
27-01-2010
THE supply of Namibian meat products blended with imported kangaroo meat to a number of State hostels in Namibia has raised alarm among local meat producers and the Tender Board of Namibia. A Ministry
readNotable Quotes
27-01-2010
IT’S a big mess that won’t be sorted out overnight. – Rian Archer of the Walvis Bay Municipality’s hazardous waste management division on the 100 000 litre diesel leak at the coastal townPOWER is only
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