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59 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Sacu talks on tariffs, EPA ‘disappointing’
21-07-2010
LITTLE progress was made in resolving differences between the minor players in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and the key player, South Africa, after the heads of state meeting called by
readKongalend issues collateral-free loans
21-07-2010
LOCAL company Kongalend Financial Services, which was registered with the financial regulator Namfisa in 2007, will issue loans in the micro-finance sector without applicants having to provide
readAfrica Business Briefs
21-07-2010
Africa equity funds end inflow streak JOHANNESBURG – A 44-week streak of inflows to funds investing in emerging and frontier equities in Africa has ended while inflows to South Africa have risen,
readSouth Africa must boost exports to fuel growth
21-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa should increase export performance and guard against rand strength to boost its long-term economic growth, the OECD said on Monday.In its first major survey of Africa’s
readPwC to establish business school
21-07-2010
PLANS to establish a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Business School in Namibia are at an advanced stage.The school of business would represent an enhanced value proposition for people when it comes to
readHwange fully operational by Oct
21-07-2010
BULAWAYO – In its bid to ease the country’s power outages, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) said it had used US$150 million to bring back into operation five of the six power
readBill paves way for SARB changes
21-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – The South African parliament’s portfolio committee on finance yesterday approved a Reserve Bank bill designed to change the way the institution is governed and prevent shareholders
readRand to remain stable, says SA
21-07-2010
PRETORIA – In response to a proposal on Monday by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to intervene more actively on the rand, South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin
readMillions available for solar power
21-07-2010
NEW analysis from global consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) has found that the sub-Saharan African market for clean energy projects has more than US$200 million in financing available from private
readChina now world’s largest energy user
21-07-2010
BEIJING – China overtook the United States last year to become the world’s largest energy user, the Financial Times has reported, citing the International Energy Agency (IEA).China’s rise to the top
readChasing the dots ... Jobs and Grand Theft Auto
21-07-2010
TECHNOLOGY, ICT , KBE, the panacea to all ills, the bringers of growth, wealth and multiple clever acronyms and clichés that make people sound clever! The desktop flat screen now endows the occupant
readUS bars spider-infested ship
21-07-2010
HAGATNA – Authorities in the US territory of Guam have turned away a ship after thousands of spiders overflowed from its cargo. The Guam Department of Agriculture said hundreds of large spiders and
readIndonesian Muslims told to change prayer direction
21-07-2010
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Muslims learned on Friday they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country’s highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actually had
readChina uses oil-eating bacteria to clean up spill
21-07-2010
BEIJING – Authorities in China are using over 23 tonnes of oil-eating bacteria to help clean up an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a pipeline explosion and fire at the weekend, state media said
readRabbit-fearing teacher loses out
21-07-2010
BERLIN – A German court yesterday threw out the case of a schoolteacher against a pupil who had allegedly been tormenting her by scrawling pictures of rabbits on the blackboard.The court in Vechta,
readMigrants in SA want army deployed
21-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Residents of Kya Sands informal settlement yesterday demanded that the army be deployed to protect them, saying police were not doing enough following overnight attacks.Marcia Mocheka,
readBashir to visit Chad despite arrest warrant
21-07-2010
KHARTOUM - Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will travel to Chad today, presidential sources said, in his first visit to a member state of the global court demanding his arrest for war crimes
readRwanda’s voters ‘free to decide’ in August poll
21-07-2010
KIGALI - Rwandan President Paul Kagame said yesterday voters had the “freedom to decide” as he opened his campaign for next month’s presidential polls after a run-up tarnished by arrests and
readSacu a zimine omukalo omupe gwokutopola
21-07-2010
AALELI yehangano lyoompale lyuumbugantu wAfrica[Sacu] oya zimine oku talulula nkene ta ya topola iiyemo mbyoka ha yi zi moompale dhiilandithomwa yehangano lyiilongo mbyoka.Otaku popiwa kutya euvathano
readEpangelo naanafaalama yopoGam
21-07-2010
ETOKOLO lyokabinete kaa ka fute aanafaalama yokoGam ye li 32 molwaashoka oya ka litha iimuna yawo moshitopolwa sha Nyae-Nyae, nokutaaguluka omusinda omutiligane gwopaunamiti wiinamwenyo olya
readAakalimo 135 ya pewa omagumbo moNooli
21-07-2010
AAKALIMO ayehe kumwe ye li ethele omilongondatu nayatano yomuumbangalantu oshiwike sha zi ko, oya pewa omagumbo okupitila mehangano lyawo lyedhina Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia, ye ga pewa
readAatotimpango ya RDP pondje yoparliamende natango
21-07-2010
OKUKALA pondje kwiilyo yongundu yoRDP ngele tashiya koparliamende otaku tsikile.Ongundu ndjika ya sindana iipundi ihetatu momahogololo ga Novemba 2009 ota yi tsikile okukala pondje yegumbo lyokutota
readOodola omulongo dhiikukutu miilonga
21-07-2010
OSHIMALIWA showina shoodola omulongo, shi na ethano lyomukokoliperesidende, Sam Nujoma osha hambulwa okudhimbulukwa omimvo 20 dhekalepo lyombaanga ya Namibia.Oshimaliwa shika osha tulwa miilonga
readOmukuluntu gwopoosa a geelwa mokuyaka
21-07-2010
OMUNIILONGA nale gwehangano lyopoosa lya Namibia, Nampost ngoka a li oposmeester po Arandis okwa li a geelwa mompangu ya mengestrata ya Swakopmund metine lya yi. Egeelo olye ya molwaashoka a monika
readOskema yEkwatho oyo esindano
21-07-2010
OSKEMA yehangano lyonyama lya Namibia Meatco, yoku kwathela aaniimuna opo ya ondodhe oondumetana dhonyama ota yi ende nawa.Shika osha ulikwa komwaalu gwiimaliwa mbyoka Meatco a mono mokulanditha
readSA to honour boots
21-07-2010
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – South Africa’s football association says the boots Siphiwe Tshabalala used to score the first goal at the World Cup will become a “historic monument” to South African
readJohannes and Naitembu win Victory races
21-07-2010
MARATHON sensations Hilaria Johannes and Johannes Naitembu won the second leg of the annual Old Mutual Victory Race series, which took place at the Vineta Sports Stadium in Swakopmund on Saturday.Old
readMore sponsors on the horizon for premier league
21-07-2010
NAMIBIAN football could have additional sponsors in the very near future, NPL chairman Johnny Doëseb hinted yesterday.The league’s supremo revealed plans by his organisation to enlist insurance
readGermany coach Loew extends contract: reports
21-07-2010
BERLIN – Germany’s national coach Joachim Loew and his three right-hand men have agreed two-year extensions to their contracts following the team’s World Cup success, press reports said yesterday.Loew
readArsenal and Spurs ban vuvuzelas
21-07-2010
LONDON – English Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham have banned controversial vuvuzela horns from their stadiums this season.Vuvuzelas provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa
readCAF reduces Ghanaian teams in club competitions
21-07-2010
ACCRA – The African Football Confederation (CAF) has decided to reduce the number of Ghanaian teams competing in continental club competitions, the Ghanaian Football Association (GFA) announced on
readBenzema, Riberry quizzed in minor sex investigation
21-07-2010
PARIS – French police questioned soccer internationals Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema yesterday as part of an investigation into an alleged under-age prostitution ring, a legal source told AFP.The
readSix Namibians at IAAF African Championships
21-07-2010
SIX Namibian athletes will represent their country at the 17th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) African Championships from July 28 to August 1 in Nairobi, Kenya.The athletes
readPetacchi to co-operate in doping probe
21-07-2010
PAU, France – Italian rider Alessandro Petacchi, the leading sprinter on the Tour de France, will co-operate fully with a doping investigation after the race finishes this weekend, his lawyer said on
readNFA congress in October
21-07-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) will hold its elective congress in October, following decisions taken at the NFA Executive Committee football administration and management seminar held over the
readWomen’s golf challenge to be staged this weekend
21-07-2010
GOLFERS from the Namibia Amateur Ladies Golf Union (NALGU) received a sponsorship worth N$8 000 from Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (Absa) Namibia yesterday in order to stage a tournament here this
readSMSes for Wednesday 21 July 2010
21-07-2010
* A MINOR and innocent girl was raped on a riverbed on her way from school in the daylight on Friday, July 19. Fellow Namibians, why do we ignore victims when they scream for help? Thumbs up to the
readBig Brother Africa 5: Your SMSes to Us
21-07-2010
* THANK you Big Brother for bringing us All Stars, especially shebeen queens from Namibia, SA and Kenya.* THRILLED Meryl is back! * HI Big Brother, we want Edward and Erastus back please. Not Merly.
readBig Brother Africa 5: Not Strapped for Comment!
21-07-2010
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* Sheila za vuvuzela! * Code … missing in action
readBig Brother Africa 5: Bringing SEXY Back!
21-07-2010
Just back from chilly Johannesburg, where I attended the exciting Big Brother Africa All Stars launch, I have not had access to my trusty TV and DStv Channel 198, so I must admit that I have missed
readVeld fire in Tses area
21-07-2010
A VELD fire that erupted at Rooikop farm near Tses village in a dry riverbed on Sunday afternoon has destroyed grazing stretching two kilometres.There were no reports of casualties. Police Deputy
readSetback for State in triple murder trial
21-07-2010
THE prosecution of the two suspects accused of the murder of three people in Windhoek’s Kleine Kuppe area in early 2004 suffered what could be a key setback in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.The
readSpotlight on plight of domestic workers
21-07-2010
DOMESTIC workers are invited to attend a meeting in Windhoek this weekend to discuss issues related to illegal and unfair working conditions and to create a unified platform for domestic workers.
readRegional construction congress in Nam
21-07-2010
THE Master Builders South Africa 2010 congress will be held in Windhoek from September 19 to 22 bringing together southern African Master Builders Association members and other related industry
readNew twist in Munyama fraud case
21-07-2010
“THIS is not a game – this is a criminal matter,” Judge Kato van Niekerk said when she postponed the fraud, forgery and uttering trial of former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) director
readNamibian on board hijacked ship
21-07-2010
A NAMIBIAN was on board a fishing vessel which Somali pirates hijacked in March and released yesterday after receiving a ransom of US$3 million, nearly N$23 million.Andrew Mwangura of the East African
readMedia important in democracy: Pohamba
21-07-2010
THE media play a fundamental role in democracy through objective and thorough covering of elections in Namibia and in the SADC region.The role of the media, civil society and NGOs in election events
readKaiyamo disciplinary case goes ahead
21-07-2010
THE committee set up to investigate former Swapo member of Parliament and Tsumeb regional councillor Nico Kaiyamo will go ahead despite Kaiyamo boycotting the process. Party sources at Tsumeb said the
readJohannesburg draws poor, struggles to house them
21-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The handsome art-deco building at 193 Jeppe St. was typical of its apartheid times: full of white-collar professionals, mostly white, and an army of blacks pushing brooms and serving
readCheque stolen from Usakos council
21-07-2010
A LARGE-SCALE investigation has been launched at the municipality of Usakos after a cheque of N$125 000 was stolen.The stolen cheque was cashed in Windhoek the past week. Officials at the town say
readBring back the cane: mayor
21-07-2010
THE mayor of Keetmanshoop, Arnold Losper, has appealed to the education minister to bring back corporal punishment to ensure discipline in schools. “As mayor of Keetmanshoop and more importantly as a
readKaizer Chiefs, Eleven Arrows in World Cup after-party
21-07-2010
GLAMOUR clubs Kaizer Chiefs and Eleven Arrows are expected to mete out more than just a pre-season international when they clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium at the end of the month. According to the
readDBN chases billion dollar loan book
21-07-2010
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has approved N$123,15 million project loans during the second quarter, increasing its total loan book to more than N$780 million and putting its target of N$1
readAIDS gel lifts mood in Vienna
21-07-2010
VIENNA – A breakthrough test of a vaginal gel to protect women against HIV unleashed a wave of optimism at the world AIDS conference yesterday after two days of rows over funding.Hearty applause broke
readCourt rules on uranium licence tussle
21-07-2010
A TUG of war over uranium exploration rights in the Erongo Region has ended in a Supreme Court defeat for the Minister of Mines and Energy and Canadian-owned prospective mining company Ancash
readTsumeb council suspends CEO
21-07-2010
THE Tsumeb town council yesterday decided to suspend the town’s Chief Executive Officer indefinitely and with immediate effect. The suspension came after a council meeting decided to suspend CEO
readPrisons paid 1,5m for no work
21-07-2010
MORE than N$1,5 million has been paid to a suspended senior prison official during the past five years, although the investigation into his alleged crime has fallen by the wayside. In addition to a
readLollipops and puppets
21-07-2010
Miss Namibia 2010 finalists in collaboration with the annual Lifeline/ChildLine lollipop campaign showed their support to the Family of Hope Services (FHS) yesterday by putting on a puppet show and
readNotable Quotes
21-07-2010
You cannot go wrong by investing massively in education. That investment will pay dividends for Namibia’s inhabitants now in the future. – Education Minister Abraham Iyambo, speaking at the Education
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