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64 Articles found on Friday, 2 July 2010
In Brief
02-07-2010
Selebi judgment due today JOHANNESBURG – Hours after beginning judgment in the corruption trial of former police commissioner Jackie Selebi, Judge Meyer Joffe was yesterday still reading
readForeign agents in shooting of Rwandan general
02-07-2010
PRETORIA – Foreign “security operatives” were involved in the shooting of a Rwandan general who was living in exile in Johannesburg, South Africa’s foreign ministry said yesterday.General Faustin
readZim to amend voting laws
02-07-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe will speed up the release of election results and bar police interference in voting in future, a senior government minister said yesterday, two years after President Robert Mugabe’s
readZambia to build new power plant in 2011
02-07-2010
LUSAKA – Zambia’s main distributor of power to mines, which produce the largest amount of copper in Africa, will start building a new power generation plant next year to help meet growing demand from
readAfrica’s growing thirst is draw for global brewers
02-07-2010
WHILE small compared with most mature markets – and even other developing ones – Africa is still attracting plenty of attention from global brewers seeking to tap into the continent’s steadily growing
readBavaria’s minis publicity hit
02-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Dutch brewery Bavaria scored at least R750 000 in free publicity in South Africa with its “orange dress” campaign, which was branded by Fifa as ambush marketing.Brand and reputation
readTrade routes to DRC expand
02-07-2010
THE Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) recently hosted transport experts from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for three days at the harbour town to discuss harmonisation of transport
readUK watchdog bans oil broker for drunk trading binge
02-07-2010
LONDON – Britain’s financial regulator has fined and banned a former broker for manipulating oil prices by buying more than seven million barrels while on a drinking binge.The Financial Services
readThai government wines and dines ‘best friends’
02-07-2010
BANGKOK – Spa pampering, dinner with the prime minister, speedy lines at the airport. These are just a few of the ways that Thailand is expressing thanks to a group of export customers it has
readZim mining sector stirs, investors poised
02-07-2010
HARARE/LONDON – Zimbabwe’s revived economy is sparking a clutch of re-openings and expansions at mothballed mines as potential rich rewards start to outweigh the lack of political stability.The thaw
readIn Brief
02-07-2010
BP spill becomes Gulf’s biggest NEW ORLEANS – BP’s massive oil spill became the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico by yesterday based on the highest of the federal government’s estimates, an
readJail for having Hitler ringtone
02-07-2010
BERLIN – A German man who had a speech by Adolf Hitler as his ringtone and a picture of the Nazi dictator in front of a swastika on his mobile phone could face up to three years in jail, police said
readNaomi Campbell to testify at war crimes court
02-07-2010
THE HAGUE – Supermodel Naomi Campbell will be summoned to testify over a “blood diamond” she was allegedly given by Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor, a war crimes court announced yesterday.Taylor
readChina launches global 24-hour English TV news
02-07-2010
BEIJING – The news agency run by China’s ruling Communist Party launched a global English-language television channel yesterday as part of efforts to expand its influence abroad.Experts say China’s
readThe Best About Swapo Is The Worst
02-07-2010
READ an interesting article in The Namibian and was moved to pen this arrogant opinion.The best thing about the Swapo is the worst thing about it. Loyalty. Loyalty at all costs it seems. Swapo’s
readGetting Benefit From Foreign Filmmakers
02-07-2010
I WAS very surprised when I read the article in Friday’s The Namibian, stating that Namibia hasn’t benefited from hosting foreign films. I must confess that most of the time I give the newspaper just
readIn Defence Of Hanse-Himarwa
02-07-2010
AS a politics student from the south of Namibia I would hereby like to set the record straight and comment on the proposed expulsion of the Hardap Governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa. What is so wrong with
readEnough Of This Blackmail
02-07-2010
‘STRUGGLE kids this, struggle kids that!’ I am tired of seeing these words in almost every newspaper. Who do they think they are? They are not the only kids struggling, we have approximately the same
readPathetic ICT In Omusati
02-07-2010
I AM a parent and I’m concerning about computers provided by Ministry of Education and given to the schools in Omusati region and they are not used by learners because there is no tutor or computer
readAn Insult To Africans
02-07-2010
IN response to the letter ‘Victim Status Killing Our Country’, I have some comments. The Black Economic Empowerment principle is not bad as the writer claims. What is bad is the implementation and not
readNo Respect In The North
02-07-2010
WHAT happened to our moral humanity and kindness in the north of our country?Every now and then when opening a newspaper I read of the most horrible and evil things now happening in the north. The
readBILL - an alternative to BIG?
02-07-2010
THE German Association of Catholic Businessmen (BKU) supports a project in Nigeria called Lift Above Poverty (LAPO). It is a mixture of a micro-finance institution, a savings bank and a life
readDon’t Blame The Smokers
02-07-2010
HOW much smoking taxpayers’ money is the Government spending to enforce these new laws? I am a smoker myself and respect the non-smokers, but then the non-smokers should also respect my view. I do
readSwakop Youth Should Preserve Before Hedge Funds Take Over
02-07-2010
IF a dog poos in the desert it’s no big deal. If however he leaves his unsolicited turd in the middle your well-manicured front lawn, it becomes a totally different and rather smelly kettle of
readConsumers Must Get To Grips
02-07-2010
WITH the 16,7 per cent hike in electricity tariffs for Windhoek consumers – a move which is likely to be followed by other town councils throughout the country – as well as the milk price increase
readShould Namibia’s foreign policy look to the East or the West?
02-07-2010
HOW do we define our foreign policy values and norms? Where should we look for inspiration in order to better our domestic order? After 20 years of independence, such questions are both important for
readWorld Cup 2010: What Lesson For Namibian Politicians?
02-07-2010
THE World Cup is no longer about the beautiful game of football. It has outgrown itself into something much bigger and in the process has captured the imagination of so many people around the world.
readImagine a Namibia without Nujoma
02-07-2010
FORMER US politician Chester Bowles once said: “Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.”He was 100 per cent right. I want to take his quote a little bit further by
readOontamanana kosheetwapo shina sha nuulingilingi
02-07-2010
OSHEETWAPO shomuperesidende gwo CoD kombinga yonkalo yuulingilingi moshilongo osha geyeke iilyo iitotimpango yo Swapo moshigongi shopashigwana metiyali.Iilyo iitotimpango yongundu ta yi lele oya
readAateleki yaali ya za kombelewa yomuPrima
02-07-2010
OMBELEWA yomupopi moshigongi shopashigwana oya hupitha omiliona 1,6 konima shomuyakuli gwe gwopaumwene, amushanga gwopaumwene noshowo aateleki yaali ya zi kombelewa yomu Prima oku mu yakula.Sho mbaka
readMboka yomekondjo ota ya kwathwa ngashingeyi
02-07-2010
OKABINETE oka gandja elombwelo oshiwike sha yi kutya ekwatho lyopashimaliwa na li pewe aanona ya valelwa mekondjelomanguluko, mboka ya pumbwa eyambidhidho lyoshimaliwa sheilongo, shokwiikwatha oshoka
readOomiliona dha longithwa meendelelo
02-07-2010
KONYALA iimaliwa yoodola oomiliona mbali dhiimaliwa mbyoka ya yakwa ta ku fekelwa kaagameni yomaliko sigo oompaka oya monikwa.Omukonenenwa omunene moshinima shika, Simson Matias sigo oompaka ota
readEndiki lyoongeshefa ta li tungwa mOngwediva
02-07-2010
ENDIKI enene lyOositola, moka tamu vulu okukala Oositola oontshona dhi vulithe pomathele gahamano, otali tungwa mOngwediva pokati komatungo ga Shoprite, ano gEndiki lyOositola lya David Shikomba noga
readEhengumukilo mumwe lya Bank Windhoek na ABSA ta li tseyithwa
02-07-2010
EYOMUMWE lyombaanga yABSA yoko South Africa nehangano lya Capricon Investment, ndyoka olyo yina yombaanga ya Windhoek, ota li tseyithwa nena, kombaanga onene yoshigwana.Ombaanga ya Namibia oya
readAapolisi 20 ya mona oonzapo meilongo lyelaka lyoombolo
02-07-2010
AAPOLISI yomOshana, kumwe omilongombali, mboka muule woomwedhi ndatu dha piti ya kala tayi ilongele elaka lyoshimbolo mOsikola yEluwa mOngwediva, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika oya pewa oonzapo dhawo sho
readParaguay vow to stop fluid Spanish style
02-07-2010
IRENE, South Africa – Paraguay will aim to stifle Spain and their stylish passing in tomorrow’s World Cup quarter-final, captain and goalkeeper Justo Villar said on Wednesday.“We can’t give them
readArgentina and Germany reignite intense rivalry
02-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – Football powerhouses Argentina and Germany reignite their intense rivalry tomorrow in an eagerly-anticipated World Cup quarter-final, with both sides boasting they will win.The two
readWindhoek high schools to battle for football supremacy
02-07-2010
WINDHOEK secondary schools under the umbrella of the Central Schools’ Soccer Association (CSSA) will get to compete for bragging rights in the inaugural OTB CSSA Football tournament this weekend.“We
readBritish Volunteers teach rugby at special schools
02-07-2010
BRITISH volunteers Ashley Greaves and Aoife Byrne have been offering children at the Dagbreek and Môreson schools for special education a new opportunity to play rugby.The two volunteers came to
readSantos aim to topple Mighty Gunners
02-07-2010
CHIEF Santos will aim to dislodge Mighty Gunners at the top of the Northern Stream First Division during their top-of-the-table clash tomorrow. The Tsumeb outfit are looking to return to the premier
readMixed results for improving Namibian inline hockey
02-07-2010
NAMIBIA recorded their first win at the FIRS Under-19 Inline Hockey World Championships by winning their first match on day three against Mexico but were comprehensively beaten by Canada in their next
readBrazil, Dutch to provide World Cup blockbuster
02-07-2010
PORT ELIZABETH – Brazil, without suspended Ramires and injured Elano, face the Netherlands here on Friday for the fourth time at a World Cup in what promises to be an explosive quarter-final.In 1994
readSMSes for Friday 2 July 2010
02-07-2010
* TO fight corruption, those found guilty must get long jail sentences and not fines as most of them are highly-paid officials with benefits one cannot even dream of. Food for Thought * NAMIBIAN
readSolar-energy park planned for the South
02-07-2010
PLANS to set up a solar-energy park near Tses village in the South are moving ahead.At a community briefing session at Tses this week, solar panel manufacturer Solaire Direct Southern Africa, in
readPottery from Namibian soil
02-07-2010
VISTORINA Nakanyala started her own pottery business in 2008 and has not looked back since. In 1999 she went to Penduka and received pottery training and later at the College of the Arts until she
readNew unity talks wanted at Vaalgras
02-07-2010
A FACTION led by Daniel Apollus has called for renewed talks to end a leadership tussle that has divided the Vaalgras community. The rift deepened following the appointment of seven traditional
readMeatco closing abattoirs
02-07-2010
MEATCO has announced that it will temporarily close two of its abattoirs two months from now.“Due to the low cattle throughput expected later this year, Meatco is planning to temporarily close its
readIt pays to advertise!
02-07-2010
A LOCAL farmer has found a rather unorthodox way to complain about an alleged late payment of N$240 000 for 40 slaughter oxen he had delivered to an abattoir east of Windhoek.“Attention farmers, are
readHotel bill detainee acquitted of fraud
02-07-2010
THE man who ran up an unpaid bill of close to half a million dollars during a ten-month stay at the Windhoek Country Club Hotel four years ago is blaming a crooked banker who is now sitting in an
readCorruption a cancerous growth: Ulenga
02-07-2010
THE “cancerous disease” of corruption continued growing and spreading throughout Namibian society despite measures and laws to fight it, opposition leader Ben Ulenga said in the National Assembly on
readCity’s ‘merciful’ tariff hikes
02-07-2010
WINDHOEK residents will not have to bear the full brunt of the 20,7 per cent more NamPower has been charging the City of Windhoek for bulk electricity since yesterday, as the municipality will
readCity owed N$218 million
02-07-2010
THE City of Windhoek is struggling with outstanding debt of N$218 million – about ten per cent of its total budget of just over N$2 billion for the new financial year that started yesterday.Of this,
readChanges protect whistleblowers, increase fines
02-07-2010
PROPOSED amendments to the 33-year-old Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 will see fines for ‘minor’ offences increased from a few hundred Namibia dollars to N$6 000 dollars, while the protection of
readBicycle Network recognised for empowering women
02-07-2010
THE Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN) Namibia has been announced as one of three winners of the Ashoka’s Changemakers award in Texas, USA. The winners were selected from 268 project entries from 67
readAnother roaming lion shot in Oshikoto
02-07-2010
ONE of the lions roaming the Chamcham and Mangetti areas of the Oshikoto Region was shot on Sunday, the Senior Game Guard in the King Nehale Conservancy, Thomas Tutaleni-Niingungo, confirmed
readAngula lays into mining sector
02-07-2010
NO MORE than window dressing has been done in terms of employment equity in the mining sector, Prime Minister Nahas Angula has said in an attack on the slow pace of black economic empowerment in the
readGallant Ghana gear for greatness
02-07-2010
AFRICA will hold its breath at least for 90 minutes from 19h30 tonight when a star-studded Ghana engage Uruguay in probably the most important match for the continent at the 2010 World Cup.The
readLimited finance hurts African energy projects
02-07-2010
BASEL, Switzerland – Large-scale nuclear and renewable energy projects in Africa are stalling as adequate financing proves scarce, investors and legal advisors said this week.Tarun Brahma, senior
readCops seek Russian spy suspect
02-07-2010
NICOSIA – Cyprus authorities stepped up their search yesterday for the 11th alleged member of a Russian spy ring who vanished after skipping bail.Police spokesperson Michalis Katsounotos said that
readFarmers cry foul over sheep export levy
02-07-2010
CABINET has turned against a joint proposal of the meat industry made in February 2009 to slap a levy of N$40 on every live sheep exported to replace the controversial Government rule that for every
readMunyama set to make U-turn in fraud case
02-07-2010
ONE year and five months after his fraud, forgery and uttering trial started, former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Director General (DG) Gerry Munyama is expected to change his tune in the
readPotgieter’s dirty legacy
02-07-2010
THE focus of the controversy about the late Riaan Potgieter’s estate has shifted to the legality of the appointment of Alwyn van Straten as the liquidator.The latest exchange between Soleil Prollius,
readNotable Quotes
02-07-2010
It became apparent that political leadership in the fight against corruption had been limited to the President’s speeches and there was no sufficient political will among the rest of elected political
readPolitical Perspective
02-07-2010
WHILE the Auditor General has made noises around the fact that political parties receiving Government subsidies need to account for these monies, which they do not currently do, it is quite evident
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