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49 Articles found on Monday, 19 July 2010
Half of CIC-Imperial deal meant for Paladin
19-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – JSE-listed investment holdings group PSG Group said on Friday its subsidiary Paladin Capital is expected to receive close to 50 per cent of the proceeds from the R723,8 million sale of
readAfrica Business Briefs
19-07-2010
Nigerian Breweries’ pre-tax profit falls LAGOS – Nigerian Breweries, a unit of Dutch brewer Heineken, said its half year pre-tax profit dropped 5,5 per cent to 23,27 billion naira (US$155 million)
readZim gets regulator go-ahead to sell diamonds
19-07-2010
HARARE – Diamond sales from Zimbabwe’s Marange fields will resume by September after an agreement with the Kimberley Process, which monitors trade in the gems, the World Diamond Council (WDC) said.The
readTalent and taste at Bosman Fine Arts
19-07-2010
AT age ten, Martin Bosman started drawing stick men with pens, but over the past 16 years he has developed his talent into a thriving business – Bosman Fine Arts – which successfully sells his
readFrench police arrest rioters for shooting
19-07-2010
GRENOBLE – Police Sunday reported more gunfire in the French city of Grenoble, hit by two nights of riots, and arrested four men for attempted homicide after they allegedly shot at officers.The four
read13 miners trapped in flooded shaft in China
19-07-2010
BEIJING – Rescue operations were under way for 13 miners trapped underground in a flooded coal shaft in northwestern China on Sunday – a reminder of the dangers of an industry that claimed the lives
readSpain to take 9 more Cuban political prisoners
19-07-2010
MADRID – Nine more Cuban political prisoners will fly this week to freedom in Madrid along with around 50 of their relatives, Spain’s foreign minister said.The freed dissidents are to arrive Tuesday,
readNo gay voice in new Zim constitution: Mugabe
19-07-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said the country will not listen to those who want gay rights to be mentioned in a draft of the new constitution, state media reported on Sunday.“We say no to
readPolice rescue Nigerian journalists
19-07-2010
ABUJA – An official says police have rescued four Nigerian journalists kidnapped in the country’s oil-rich, but volatile southern delta a week ago.The reporters were rescued early Sunday, “from the
readAIDS groups call for “renaissance” in vaccine hunt
19-07-2010
VIENNA – Scientists searching for the Holy Grail of a vaccine against the incurable AIDS virus say recent encouraging steps should now galvanise efforts to use limited funds in smarter ways to drive
readFrench police arrest rioters for shooting
19-07-2010
GRENOBLE – Police Sunday reported more gunfire in the French city of Grenoble, hit by two nights of riots, and arrested four men for attempted homicide after they allegedly shot at officers.The four
readCurtain rises on the BBA All Stars
19-07-2010
M-Net’s Big Brother All Stars kicked off last night, as housemates from 14 countries entered the spanking (no reference to tendencies on the part of any housemate!) new Big Brother house. And yes,
readOkabinete ka indike Namcor a lande omaliko ga BP
19-07-2010
OKABINETE oka tindi okupitika Namcor a landepo omaliko gehangano lyomahooli lya BP moNamibia. Okabinete oka ti ita ka gandja epitikilo ku Namcor omolwaashoka ehangano ndika oli na uudhigu noshi maliwa
readOonzapo dhomaso otadhi kala hadhi gandjwa wo kOmalenga momikunda
19-07-2010
OONZAPO dhomaso otadhi ka kala wo hadhi gandjwa kAaleli yOpamuthigululwakalo mboka ya yalulwa kEpangelo kutya Aaleli shili yOpamuthigululwakalo momikunda moka nelalakano lyokushanga nokudhidhilika
readNamibia na Botswana ya longele kumwe kiiyenditho
19-07-2010
IIYENDITHO yoondongelwa mondjila onene ya Trans Kalahari oya indjipala nooperesenda 830 omimvo ne dha piti. Shika osha fala sigo oompoka kutya aanambelewa yiiyenditho mo Namibia niilongo
readHIV moAfrica ta yi shunithwa pevi kaagundjuka
19-07-2010
AAGUNDJUKA mwAfrica ota ya kwatelekomeho elunduluko enene, mekeelelo lyoHIV no ta ya shunitha pevi omukithi nguka sho ta ya yi momilalo dha gamenwa na oyena ookuume yopamilalo aashona.Ehangano
readTakamitheni uumanya wiifundja
19-07-2010
OPENA iilonga yuumbudhi melanditho lyomamanya niifulwa mevi , mbyoka tashi vulika yi tule oshilongo muupyakadhi.Ota pa hokololwa kutya pethimbo ndika omamanya ga yooloka ohaga tulwa kumwe neka noku
readPohamba a indile aanangeshefa yaa tile
19-07-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indile aanangeshefa aaNamibia opo kaa ya tile okweetapo iinima iipe mokungeshefa kwawo no showo moku kutha oompito dha nika oku kanitha.Omutse gwoshilongo
readIthana a lombwelwa a tidhe mengestrata Shaanika
19-07-2010
OMINISTA Yuuyuki oyina oku tidha mengestrata, Leah Shaanika miilonga ye meni lyomasiku 14, palombwelo lyompangu yopombanda.Elombwelo ndika olya landula sho okommissi yoomengestrata ya li a fala Ithana
readKallie’s Tennis Tournament
19-07-2010
A LOT of fun and games are expected on the SKW Tennis Courts this Saturday as the annual tennis tournament of Kallie’s Tennis School takes centre stage.This year Hotel Thule will sponsor the prizes
readGalz and Goals triumphant in SA
19-07-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) Galz & Goals youth team returned from the Hessequa Cup this week with two trophies and a lot of new friends. The Namibia Under-16 girls’ football team was
readSemenya wins easily in Finland
19-07-2010
LAPINLAHTI, Finland – Caster Semenya’s low-key return to competition has continued with another 800-metres win at the Savo Games in Finland.The South African cruised to victory in her second race
readWanderers wallop Unam
19-07-2010
AN impressive Wanderers side thrashed Unam 73-31 to stay within touch of the leaders in the MTC Rugby Premier League on Saturday. Wanderers ran in 11 tries, while right wing Heico Prinsloo had a
readCurrie Cup patterns and weaknesses to the fore
19-07-2010
THE second round of the Absa Currie Cup this weekend was interesting as much for the various styles of the eight sides as the results.Western Province jumped to the top of the log with a solid,
readAnother Bok suspended for foul play
19-07-2010
WELLINGTON – South African wing Jean de Villiers has been suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle during the Springboks’ 31-17 loss to New Zealand in their Tri-Nations test on Saturday.De
readFrustrated De Villiers calls for consistency
19-07-2010
WELLINGTON – South Africa were still coming to terms with new rule interpretations and referees needed to be more consistent, Springboks coach Peter de Villiers said after his side sunk to a 31-17
readNo automatic qualification for 2013 Nations Cup
19-07-2010
THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has convened a special meeting to work out the mechanism on how national teams will qualify for the African Nations Cup to be staged in Libya during 2013.
readProbe could ‘end’ Armstrong: LeMond
19-07-2010
REVEL, France – Greg LeMond believes a federal probe into fellow Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong should not be taken lightly, and could even bring about the downfall of the world’s most famous
readSMSes for Monday 19 July 2010
19-07-2010
* DO you really believe that the NUNW leadership opted out merely due to political pressure? Or did they finally realise that they themselves would have to pay more taxes to pay the BIG to the poor?
readYoung man murdered at Rehoboth
19-07-2010
RESIDENTS in Rehoboth’s Block E area made a shocking find when they woke up yesterday morning – the body of a murdered young man in their backyard.It is believed that Dirk van Wyk died during the
readFourteen in court over stolen building material
19-07-2010
FOURTEEN people appeared in the Outapi Magistrate’s Court on Friday charged with the theft of building materials from the construction site of the Okalongo Health Centre in the Omusati Region.The 14
readSome of the CCF’s highlights of the past
19-07-2010
• 1990 - Cheetah Conservation Fund founded. • 1991 – CCF collects data on first wild cheetahs. • 1992 – Selected farmers taught about good livestock and wildlife management and encouraged to develop
readSADC Tribunal rules against Zim govt
19-07-2010
THE regional tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ruled that the failure of the Zimbabwe government to register a previous ruling at its high court should be referred to
readRDP remains outside Parliament
19-07-2010
THE stay-away by members of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) who won seats in the National Assembly during the November 2009 elections will continue until the verdict of the Supreme Court,
readPohamba wants banks in local hands
19-07-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on the central bank to speed up Namibian ownership of banks and has promised to support the Bank of Namibia (BoN) in this regard.In his keynote address at the
readMunyama co-accused not off the hook yet
19-07-2010
THE woes of Engelbrecht Theodor (44), the co-accused of former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) boss Gerry Munyama (54) in a marathon fraud, forgery and uttering trial, are not over yet.This
readLiberation children back to Berg Aukas
19-07-2010
A SOCCER field in Wanaheda, where a group of ‘struggle children’ from Berg Aukas had been squatting for 23 days, is now empty after all the protesters returned to their training camp.The last group of
readFamily loses 2nd member in car crash
19-07-2010
A REHOBOTH family has been hit by a second tragedy in months after Everell Anton Beukes was killed in a car accident on Friday.Earlier this year another Beukes brother also died in a car accident.
readCheetah conservation celebrates 20 years
19-07-2010
THE cheetah, the fastest animal on land, is in a race for survival. These words were spoken by Dr Laurie Marker, renowned cheetah conservationist and the founder and executive director of the Cheetah
readACC probes complaints against prisons chief
19-07-2010
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is in pursuit of prisons chief Evaristus Shikongo on alleged abuse of power charges.ACC director Paulus Noa confirmed that the ACC was investigating allegations of
read135 shack dwellers get roofs over their heads
19-07-2010
THE Deputy Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Priscilla Boois Beukes, officially handed over 135 low-cost houses to 135 members of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN)
read‘Beast Master’ Meroro wins again
19-07-2010
NAMIBIAN light-heavyweight boxer Vikapita ‘Beast Master’ Meroro comfortably defeated Russian opponent Jevgenijs Andrejevs on points to enhance his credentials as a serious contender for the World
readSacu agrees to review revenue sharing
19-07-2010
PRETORIA – Leaders of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) agreed on Friday to reconsider how they share their trade duty revenues, a move that could hit Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho
readWorld celebrates as Mandela turns 92
19-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, turned 92 years old on Sunday, as the world celebrated the first international day in his honour.Global leaders and ordinary people
readBoois corruption case postponed to August
19-07-2010
THE corruption case against Karas Governor Dawid Boois was postponed to August 20 to fix a trial date following his brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Boois faces 24
readSudanese supermodel in Namibia
19-07-2010
INTERNATIONAL model Alek Wek visited Namibia over the weekend. She landed on Friday afternoon to attend the final judging for the NDTC (Namibia Diamond Trading Company) Shining Light Jewellery award.
readOxygen tender put on ice
19-07-2010
THE allocation of a multimillion-dollar tender for the provision of life-saving oxygen to hospitals of the Ministry of Health and Social Services over the next two years was halted by the High Court
readBBA5 kicks off!
19-07-2010
Meryl Vuyeya Shikwambane is Namibia’s housemate in the All Stars edition of Big Brother Africa. Meryl took part in the second BBA, probably the most controversial one to date. To hear some of what she
readNotable Quotes
19-07-2010
It is not debatable that this action was incorrect because nowhere does the Act empower the Minister to do so. She does not have any right to give audience to any of the parties, powers of review and
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