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52 Articles found on Thursday, 7 January 2010
Zim power corporation gets bailout from Botswana
07-01-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s struggling power utility has signed a US$8 billion deal with Botswana to revive a shut-down thermal power station and ease national blackouts, state media reported yesterday.Under
readFlat tech market pins hopes on gadgets
07-01-2010
LAS VEGAS – Consumer electronics manufacturers, after suffering a rare dip in sales last year, are hoping to bounce back in 2010 with smartphones, e-readers and smaller laptops leading the way.But the
readContinent gets first international multi-asset derivatives exchange
07-01-2010
ANTANANARIVO – A commodities and currency exchange expected to go live in Mauritius in late March plans to offer Africa’s first currency futures and derivatives market for the Kenyan shilling and
readMergers, acquisitions at five-year low in 2009
07-01-2010
LONDON – Global merger and takeover activity fell by 24 per cent by value last year from the 2008 level to US$2,395 trillion, the lowest total for five years, a survey found on Tuesday.The fall would
readEU and US to hammer out global financial regulation
07-01-2010
WASHINGTON/LONDON – Global financial regulation has changed little since the 2008 banking crisis, but that won’t be the case much longer.US and EU authorities are expected to hammer out the definite
readFed Chairman Bernanke’s fearful asymmetry
07-01-2010
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may minimise the role of monetary policy in the housing debacle, but he minimises two key factors; the effect low rates and the Fed’s
readUS housing expected to ‘just limp along’
07-01-2010
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans preparing to buy a home in November fell sharply – the latest sign that the US housing market, which had appeared to be stabilising, is headed for a ‘double-dip’
readNWR treat for children
07-01-2010
IN an effort to make children appreciate the natural environment and its importance, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has taken 30 underprivileged children on a five-day nature excursion.NWR’s Lazarus
readCarbon trading grows
07-01-2010
VOLUNTARY carbon markets in the United States will grow, especially at the regional level, even if a stalled federal climate bill fails to impose ‘cap and trade’ on American industry, the chairman of
readRecycling at Skorpion Zinc mine
07-01-2010
FROM as early as 2003, Skorpion Zinc in Namibia’s Sperrgebiet initiated a successful recycling project. Waste sorting bins were introduced to reduce waste emanating directly from its operation and
readLake Oponona a lifeline in the North
07-01-2010
MANY tourists to the north-central parts of Namibia are mainly heading to well-known sites such as the Nakambale Museum at Olukonda, Lake Oshikoto or the Ruacana Falls on the Kunene River.However, it
readKabila gets tough on fraud
07-01-2010
KINSHASA – President Joseph Kabila has sacked 119 managerial staff and employees and forcibly retired 2 569 others in his fight against corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said
readCops clash with Gaza convoy
07-01-2010
ARISH – Egyptian security forces clashed yesterday with members of a convoy led by left-wing British politician George Galloway trying to take relief supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.A
readGerman officer accused of having sex in church
07-01-2010
BERLIN – Police in southern Germany said an officer has been suspended from duty after allegedly having sex in a Catholic church during a service.Regional police spokesman Hans-Peter Kammerer told the
readCrime down in New York
07-01-2010
NEW YORK – New York City finished the year with the fewest murders since comparable record keeping began.The city’s police department says the 2009 year-end total was 466, down from 523 in 2008 and
readHundreds rescued as heavy snow slams Britain
07-01-2010
LONDON – Unusually heavy snowfall stranded hundreds of motorists, disrupted trains and shut down schools and airports across Britain yesterday as the country suffered through its longest cold snap in
readMore delays likely in Jackie Selebi trial
07-01-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The battle to have an intelligence witness testify in former police commissioner Jackie Selebi’s corruption case is headed for the Supreme Court of Appeal.Earlier this week the State
readJennifer Lopez: ‘I feel like I had that [Oscar-worthy role] in ‘El Cantante’
07-01-2010
NEW YORK – Jennifer Lopez may be an A-lister, but so far an Oscar has eluded the actress.But in the new issue of Latina Magazine, the star said one of her roles was worthy of the golden statute. “I
readGoogle’s new phone to protect mobile advertising base
07-01-2010
GOOGLE has said it is defending its online advertising empire with the launch of its own brand mobile phone. It is the first time Google has designed and sold its own consumer hardware device. Google
readDhoompilameno otadhi ti odha kanitha iipundi 11 momapuko
07-01-2010
OONGUNDU dhompilameno otadhi ti aniwa omapiyagano gi igalala, ngoka dha mono pethimbo dha li tadhi konakona omishangwa dhomahogololo dhomiikandjohogololo 50, okwa li tashi vulika pu kale elunduluko
readOshikonga shokukelela okunwa nayi omalovu mOmbalantu
07-01-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha Aanashituthi shevalo lyOmunangeshefa a tseyika nawa mOmbalantu tate John Aluvilu Sheehama mOngeleka ya Nakayale, Elenga enene lya Mbalantu, tatekulu Oswin Mukulu okwa tseyitha
readOkangwena kayugwa OoN$300,000 koombotsotso
07-01-2010
OPOLISI mOshitopolwa sha Shana oyi li tayi kongo aalumentu yaali, taku tiwa kutya oya yuga nokufadhuka po niimaliwa yOoN$300,000 yOsitola yOkangwena mOluno mOndangwa, sha ningwa ongula yOmaandaha
readAagundjuka inamu dhipagathana we; Mukulu ta ti
07-01-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha Aanashituthi shOhango ya Kleopas Ainima na Saarah Mwaalwa noshowo yOshituthivalo sha tate John Sheehama pOnakayale mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati meti 1 Januari 2010, Elenga
readIilando yi ilongekidhila eyelu
07-01-2010
ELELO lyoshilando sha Ndangwa olya longitha oshimaliwa tashi ihilile poomiliona dhoodola mokushinunina omaupyakadhi ngoka taga ka holoka po, ngele efundja olye ya ishewe nuumvo.Ondangwa oyi li yimwe
readOmpangu yopombanda ya gandja uuyelele
07-01-2010
OMPANGU Yopombanda moVenduka oya koleke kutya oongundu 9 dhompilameno odha indile opo omahogololo goshigongi shopashigwana ga Novomba 2009 ga ekelwehi.Ompangu yopombanda oya koleke shika momushangwa
readOmapulo keuliko lyomuwilikipitithi gwaKaras
07-01-2010
OKOMMISSI yIilonga yEpangelo oya ti ita yi vulu okukoleka eindilo lyamushanga takalele gwUuministeli Womalelo Giilando noshowo Omagumbo, omusamane Erastus Negonga opo ando Leopold Niipare a ulikwe
readEnongelo lyoontauki lya piti nonando oli na omashongo
07-01-2010
NONANDO aailongi penongelo lyopokamba yoontauki pOsire oya taalelwa komashongo ogendji, enongelo lyawo lyedhina Osire Refugee Camp Secondary School olye shipondola okupita nooperesenda 70 mekonakono
readEfuta lyiitumbu lya yelula omunkulofuta pOmbaye
07-01-2010
ETUMBALALO lyefuta popepi ashike noshowo konima yesiku lyomumvo omupe olya siikile ehala ha li ithanwa omunkulofuta gwemanguluko moshilando shaMbaye. Shika osha eta mpoka kutya ehala ndika aluhe
readAfcon 2010 Referees
07-01-2010
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) disclosed the list of referees and assistant referees for the 32 matches of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations – Angola 2010.South Africa, which has not
readAfcon 2010 Team News
07-01-2010
2010 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) hosts Angola might have been dealt a serious blow before the start of the continental soccer showpiece on Sunday, as two of their key players are suffering from
readNedbank Supports Craven and Namibian Cycling
07-01-2010
DAN CRAVEN, 2008 African Road Cycling Champion, has joined forces with Nedbank Namibia to host a training camp for young cyclists in Omaruru from January 22 to 24.This will be the second camp held in
readNo Foul says ICC
07-01-2010
CAPE TOWN - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will take no action against England players for allegedly interfering with the condition of the ball during the third Test against South Africa at
readFirst Beach Soccer tournament impressive
07-01-2010
THE first Beach Soccer tournament, of which The Namibian was one of the sponsors, was held in Swakopmund over the festive season. It is certain to grow from strength to strength according to the
readTennis News
07-01-2010
BRISBANE, Australia - For Justine Henin, the service problems and unforced errors she overcame Wednesday to reach the Brisbane International quarterfinals were an important part of finding some rhythm
readBriatore ban overturned, FIA appeals ruling
07-01-2010
PARIS - The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is considering an appeal after being stunned when a French court overturned its lifetime suspension of former Renault Formula One boss
readStars descend on Angola
07-01-2010
WINDHOEK – Soccer fever is starting to break out on the continent, as participating teams in the 2010 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) start to arrive at their various host cities in Angola for the
readSMSes of Thursday 7 January 2010
07-01-2010
* THE crime in my location has come down in a huge way since the shebeen here was closed down. This can only tell us one thing. Food for Thought * I JUST want to know why shops like Total Sports,
readTwo drown at Walvis Bay
07-01-2010
THE bodies of two people – one a pregnant woman – washed ashore at Walvis Bay’s Independence Beach over the holidays. Both are believed to have drowned.Onesmus Malulu’s body was found lying on the
readSacked Old Mutual worker claims unfair treatment
07-01-2010
OLD Mutual Namibia seems to be dilly-dallying on reappointing a former employee after the District Labour Court on December 9 ordered the insurance company to reinstate or redeploy their former
readOndangwa business robbed of N$300 000
07-01-2010
THE Police in the Oshana Region are looking for two robbery suspects after an Ondangwa businessman was robbed of N$300 000 on Monday.Sergeant Slogan Matheus said two workers of Okangwena Shop at Oluno
readNo floodwater signs in the North yet
07-01-2010
NO sign of floodwater has been detected in two oshanas close to the Namibian-Angolan border.Hydrologist Silvanus Uunona at Oshakati told The Namibian yesterday that the telemetry stations had not
readNDP happy with poll performance
07-01-2010
THE National Democratic Party “performed very well” by collecting 0,15 per cent of the total votes in the November presidential and national elections, its leader Lukato Martin Lukato has said.“We
readMineral exploration being done in a messy manner
07-01-2010
ABOUT 200 canvas bags filled with grey gravel, along with about 200 more plastic bags containing cylinder-shaped mineral core samples, were found neatly packed – and abandoned – in the Khan River over
readLabour bodies slam Supreme Court ruling
07-01-2010
THREE civil society organisations say they are abhorred by the Supreme Court’s judgement late last year declaring the ban on the labour-hire system in Namibia unconstitutional.At a press conference
readPhotocopier used to produce fake notes
07-01-2010
A PHOTOCOPYING machine was confiscated by the Police in Walvis Bay this week after it came to light that it was being used to produce counterfeit N$100 notes.The Namibian learned from reliable sources
readAfcon is here!
07-01-2010
THE African Nations Cup kicks off this Sunday and many are salivating at what is dubbed to be the dress rehearsal for the World Cup in South Africa in June. For five of the participants, namely Ivory
readEarly indications of maize harvest reassuring
07-01-2010
WINDHOEK – The Agronomic Board of Namibia (ABN) is predicting a maize harvest of between 45 000 and 48 000 tonnes, if favourable rain conditions prevail throughout the planting season.ABN
readBoats collide in anti-whaling clash
07-01-2010
SYDNEY – A conservation group’s boat had its bow sheared off and was taking on water yesterday after it collided with a Japanese whaling ship in the frigid waters of Antarctica, the group said. The
readOkahandja by-election next month
07-01-2010
TRAINING of election registration officials is expected to start on Monday after the Electoral Commission of Namibia set February 24 as the date for the by-election in the Okahandja constituency.The
readSwapo ready for poll re-run
07-01-2010
SWAPO is prepared to go back to the polls if the opposition can prove there were irregularities in the November elections. Swapo Secretary General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana yesterday expressed their
readStock Theft Act under attack
07-01-2010
REPEATEDLY convicted cattle thief Willem Peter, who received a 30-year jail term in the High Court last month for stealing one cow, has filed a case to question the constitutionality of the severe
readNotable Quotes
07-01-2010
I know where the dagga is. – Four-year-old girl to Police who raided her parents’ home in Nelmapius, east of Pretoria, yesterday. She showed them her father’s boots in which the contraband was
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