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74 Articles found on Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Process before export, says PM
06-07-2010
WINDHOEK – Namibia wants foreign mining companies to start processing minerals before exporting them to create jobs and enable the government to raise more revenue through export tax, Prime Minister
readWalter Barth looks back on 41 years at AG’s office
06-07-2010
DEPUTY Auditor General, Walter Barth, who retired last week after nearly 42 years of service in the Office of the Auditor General, says Namibia’s Independence in 1990 was a major turning point for the
readGreece now second-riskiest world sovereign
06-07-2010
LONDON – A deterioration of Greece’s debt in the second quarter of this year helped it become the world’s second-riskiest sovereign in a survey by credit default monitor CMA DataVision published
readBP eyes stake sale as spill cost grows
06-07-2010
LONDON/KUWAIT – Shareholders in British oil company BP balked at reports it would seek urgent investment from a wealthy Middle East or Asian country as clean-up costs for its US oil spill topped US$3
readGulf needs concrete action for emerging market leap
06-07-2010
DUBAI – Gulf stock markets will miss out on getting on the global investment map unless regulators take concrete action to address concerns raised by MSCI, who denied the region emerging market status
readSummit to prepare way for ‘new Sacu’
06-07-2010
PRETORIA – The two-day Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) summit, scheduled for mid July, will take a look at challenges facing the Sacu, says International Relations Director General Ayanda
readBusiness sentiments remain bleak
06-07-2010
ALTHOUGH business confidence in the second quarter remained low with all the indicators of the IJG Business Climate Index in the red, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) of recovery towards
readSustainable food production needed
06-07-2010
AMERICAN farmers are producing more food than ever, but agricultural research is too focused on increasing production and needs to do better at considering consequences such as water and air
readMaize harvest at Linena delayed
06-07-2010
THE first maize harvest at the Ndonga Linena irrigation project, which President Hifikepunye Pohamba visited yesterday, will be delayed due to the breakdown of a harvesting machine. The project is
readLocal beef to feature on BBC TV
06-07-2010
NAMIBIA is well known for its top-quality beef and its traceability scheme to trace its beef from ‘farm to fork’ so consumers know exactly where the juicy steak on their plate comes from.International
readGuinea bans vote protests before court verdict
06-07-2010
CONAKRY – Guinea’s caretaker government banned street marches called yesterday to protest against alleged fraud in the country’s landmark presidential poll, now set for a run-off between the two
readDRC holds two days of mourning for fire victims
06-07-2010
BUKAVU – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila yesterday declared two days of mourning for 235 people who burned to death when a fuel truck exploded and reduced homes to ashes.Flags
readIsrael not apologising to Turkey
06-07-2010
RIGA – Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday his country has no intention of meeting Turkey’s demand for an apology over a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for
readInterpol seeks public’s help to find top fugitives
06-07-2010
PARIS – International police agency Interpol launched an unusual appeal yesterday to the global public to report sightings of 26 leading fugitives — whether on the street or on a Facebook
readIn Brief
06-07-2010
Somali leader appeals for help ADDIS ABABA – Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed pleaded for help yesterday at a regional summit, as an al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency closed in on his Mogadishu
readLady Gaga sets Facebook record with 10 million fans
06-07-2010
Lady Gaga has become the first living person to have more than 10 million fans on Facebook with her tally standing at 10 673 476 yesterday. According to new research by online site Famecount, the
readMeryl Streep in talks to play Margaret Thatcher
06-07-2010
LOS ANGELES – Meryl Streep is in talks to reteam with her ‘Mamma Mia!’ director Phyllida Lloyd for ‘The Iron Lady’, a biopic of controversial and long-governing former British prime minister Margaret
readRonaldo’s a daddy!
06-07-2010
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo paid a surrogate mother to have his baby son, it was claimed yesterday. Daily newspaper Diario de Noticias said it understood the baby was conceived by the surrogate at
readPublic Policing Made Simple: The Basics Must Be Right!
06-07-2010
WHEN I listened to the Budget debate in Parliament the Minister of Safety and Security motivated his rolling budget. The budget was in the billions as the Ministry was under pressure to equip the
readAs Football Fever Spreads, Let’s Stop The Spread Of HIV
06-07-2010
AS Africa cheers for Ghana in the 2010 Fifa World Cup quarter-finals and as football fans from around the world visit South Africa to cheer on their favourite teams, we must not lose sight of one
readOmuwiliki gOtjinene a uvaneke
06-07-2010
OMUWILIKI gwoshikandjohogololo shOtjinene okwa indile MTC opo a dhike po ishewe etenda limwe lyoongodhi moshikandjohogololo she opo ndika li gandje omakwatathano koshikandjo ashihe.Esegiel Toromba
readYane ya kwatwa meteyo lyOngeleki ya Meege
06-07-2010
AAGUNDJUKA yane, taku tengenekwa yomOshakati, oya kwatwa po kOpolisi ya Shakati shi na sha neteyo lyOngeleki ya Katoolika ka Roma, ya Mege noshowo oositola noondingosho dhopOmege mpoka okupenduklila
readOspana ya Ghana ya talelepo Mandela
06-07-2010
OSPANA yetanga ya Ghana oya tsakanene nomuperesidende nale gwa South Africa Nelson Mandela pegumbo lye mo Johannesburg. Ospana ndjika oya talelepo Mandela konima yoku kanitha uudhano wawo na Uruguay,
readAaniilonga ya Namdeb nekanka
06-07-2010
AANIILONGA ya Namdeb otaya hogolola metiyali ndika ngele ota ya ningi ekanka, kombinga yoshikumungu shoondjambi. Edhiladhilo lye kanka olye ya po sho oonkundathana kombinga yoondjambi dha li dha
readOmudhipagi gwopOmaheke a geelwa
06-07-2010
NGOKA a zimine kutya oye adhipaga omuholi guushitwe nokumuyuga iinima ye moshitopolwa shOmaheke oomvula ne dha piti okwa tumwa kondholongo oomvula 46.Steve Kaseraera [28] okwa zimine kutya oye a
readEhangano lyomalanditho epe
06-07-2010
EHANGANO lyomalanditho epe ndyoka lya dhikwa po muuzilo wAfrica oshiwike shayi otashi vulika li kale oshilongitho okuhanganitha omalanditho mokati kiilongo yAfrica.Sigo oompaka Africa okuna omahango
readAaniimuna ya pewa ethimbo lyohenda
06-07-2010
AANIIMUNA mboka ya li haya litha shaali pampango muuningino wa Kavango, na okwa li ya tidhwa nokuya niinamwenyo yawo moofaalama dhepangelo dha Mangetti oya pewa ishewe uule womvula yimwe opo ya tale
readMetcalfe a nyenyetelwa molwetseyitho lye
06-07-2010
EWILIKO lyaanawino moompango lya Namibia[Law Society of Namibia] ota li dhiladhila oku gandja enyenyeto nokomittee yokuvulikitha, ta yi shi ningile ehangano lyaanawino yoompango lya Metcalfe.Shika LAN
readOkuninga omu Namibia otashi pula oomvula 10
06-07-2010
OMPANGO yUukwashigwana ya Namibia yomumvo 1990 ota yi ka lundululwa mbala opo yi ete po elunduluko methimbo ndyoka li na okupita po opo omukwiilongo a kala moshilongo a vule okuninga omukwashigwana
readAbsa a tindilwa oku kuthako Bank Windhoek
06-07-2010
OMBAANGA ya Namibia oya tindi eindilo lya Absa opo a ninge mwene gwombaanga ya Windhoek.Absa yimwe yoombaanga oonene mo South Africa oya li ya indile opo yi pewe epitikilo okukala oyo yi na
readNigeria FA apologises, seeks ban reversal
06-07-2010
NIGERIA’S football federation (NFF) overhauled its leadership on Sunday and apologised for the poor state of its national team in a last-minute bid to reverse a directive suspending it from
readMaradona, Argentina enjoy warm welcome
06-07-2010
DIEGO Maradona and his Argentina team received a warm welcome from thousands of fans who turned out to greet them on Sunday despite the side’s World Cup quarterfinals elimination.Fans, dressed in the
readMaster tactician Loew out to pain Spain
06-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – He has tamed Fabio Capello’s Three Lions, demolished Diego Maradona’s dream and snuffed out Lionel Messi’s magic, but can Germany coach Joachim Loew now inflict some World Cup pain on
readBrazil sack Dunga, players face angry backlash
06-07-2010
SAO PAULO – Brazil coach Dunga and his entire coaching staff have been sacked after the team’s quarter-final exit from the World Cup. The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) released a statement on
readNamibia poor at junior hockey world champs
06-07-2010
NAMIBIA performed poorly at the just-concluded 2010 FIRS Junior Men’s Inline Hockey World Championships in Düsseldorf, Germany from 27 June to 02 July.According to Comite International do Roller
readPremier League clubs set to change operations
06-07-2010
THE Namibia Premier League’s (NPL) plans to change its amateur status will take effect next season, says the league’s Chief Executive Officer, Mathew Haikali.Although the finer details of the planned
readBoks raring to go in Tri-Nations
06-07-2010
Title-holders the Springboks have assembled in Auckland to begin the defence of their Vodacom Tri-Nations rugby crown they secured in Hamilton less than 12 months ago.The Boks, who travelled to New
readManager says Bolt out of Commonwealth Games
06-07-2010
NEW DELHI – The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, will not compete at the Commonwealth Games in India despite his name appearing in the preliminary entry list, his manager was quoted as saying on
readNadal back on top at Wimbledon
06-07-2010
WIMBLEDON – Queen Elizabeth II had the right idea coming to Wimbledon during the first week.That’s when this year’s tournament produced most of its drama, while the final weekend stuck with a
readSMSes for Tuesday 6 July 2010
06-07-2010
* MUNICIPALITY of Windhoek don’t you dare write off your debts – our money! Be assertive, aggressive and proactive and make it happen! As an alternative – make it a project! Make use of teams such as
readTwo go on trial over Walvis Bay murder
06-07-2010
THE trial of two men accused of robbing and murdering an elderly Walvis Bay resident in his home five years ago has started in the High Court in Windhoek with both suspects denying all
readTESEF is unconstitutional: Pretorius
06-07-2010
THE Transformation of Economic and Social Empowerment Framework (TESEF), intended to give black economic empowerment (BEE) a boost, is “wrong”.This is because “it is based mainly on political
readStudents want ‘youth-friendly’ Constitution
06-07-2010
TWO Namibian youths are seeking an amendment to the Constitution to make provision for the President to appoint four people between the ages of 23 and 30 to the National Assembly in addition to the
readA stab for a slap at Rehoboth
06-07-2010
A SLAP in the face allegedly led to the death of a young man at Rehoboth early Sunday morning.In an incident that sent shockwaves through this small community, it is claimed that the deceased, Sam
readBe part of ‘Project Shine’
06-07-2010
THE roadside between Swakopmund and Arandis is littered with all sorts of rubbish but the ones catching the eye are the discarded bottles and glass fragments.The Swakopmund Municipality, Namibia
readKeetmans cop gets two years for killing pedestrian
06-07-2010
A POLICE officer, Sergeant Hendrik Jobs (45), has been sentenced to an effective two years’ imprisonment for knocking down and killing a pedestrian at Keetmanshoop in 2005.Another sentence of a N$6
readDeaths registered at hospitals and traditional authorities
06-07-2010
CABINET has resolved that the registration of deaths will be decentralised so that they can be recorded at hospitals and health centres and at the offices of recognised traditional
readCity centre theatre gets facelift
06-07-2010
NAMIBIAN media company Democratic Media Holdings (DMH) will invest N$3 million in upgrading the Warehouse Theatre in Windhoek.Last month, DMH announced that it had taken over the lease of the popular
readChinese astronauts attend National Science Week
06-07-2010
TWO Chinese astronauts are guests of honour at the National Science, Technology and Engineering Week hosted by the University of Namibia (Unam).The theme of this year’s Science Week is ‘My
readButt-kicking ad campaign pulled
06-07-2010
“THE ‘butt’ stops here!” Metcalfe Attorneys yesterday said in a public apology for a newspaper advertisement displaying the backside of a woman with the text “still kicking it”.Since this
readBusinessman blames hospital for aunt’s death
06-07-2010
A KEETMANSHOOP businessman blames the local State hospital for the death of his aunt. Henry Jongwe, who owns Hektas Fashions, claims his 75-year-old aunt, a Zimbabwean national, who died last
readProcess before export, says PM
06-07-2010
WINDHOEK – Namibia wants foreign mining companies to start processing minerals before exporting them to create jobs and enable the government to raise more revenue through export tax, Prime Minister
readWalter Barth looks back on 41 years at AG’s office
06-07-2010
DEPUTY Auditor General, Walter Barth, who retired last week after nearly 42 years of service in the Office of the Auditor General, says Namibia’s Independence in 1990 was a major turning point for the
readGreece now second-riskiest world sovereign
06-07-2010
LONDON – A deterioration of Greece’s debt in the second quarter of this year helped it become the world’s second-riskiest sovereign in a survey by credit default monitor CMA DataVision published
readBP eyes stake sale as spill cost grows
06-07-2010
LONDON/KUWAIT – Shareholders in British oil company BP balked at reports it would seek urgent investment from a wealthy Middle East or Asian country as clean-up costs for its US oil spill topped US$3
readGulf needs concrete action for emerging market leap
06-07-2010
DUBAI – Gulf stock markets will miss out on getting on the global investment map unless regulators take concrete action to address concerns raised by MSCI, who denied the region emerging market status
readSummit to prepare way for ‘new Sacu’
06-07-2010
PRETORIA – The two-day Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) summit, scheduled for mid July, will take a look at challenges facing the Sacu, says International Relations Director General Ayanda
readBusiness sentiments remain bleak
06-07-2010
ALTHOUGH business confidence in the second quarter remained low with all the indicators of the IJG Business Climate Index in the red, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) of recovery towards
readCredit appetite slowly picking up
06-07-2010
THE latest figures on credit extended to the private sector show that consumers don’t yet share the business sector’s confidence in economic recovery.Analysing the May statistics released by the Bank
readBlue Boys get NPL campaign boost
06-07-2010
SWAKOPMUND’S Blue Boys football team were hailed as heroes during the town’s last ordinary Council meeting, which was marked with cheers, applause, big donations and vuvuzela-honks by the community
readSwakop’s pool closed for good
06-07-2010
SWAKOPMUND’S municipal heated indoor Olympic-sized swimming pool closed its doors for good last Wednesday bringing to an end a landmark that has for four decades served as a popular fitness and
readSwakop’s grand and fast ageing sport stadium still ‘unofficial’
06-07-2010
THE multi-million dollar sport stadium in Swakop-mund, which was completed for full-utilisation in 2007 already, is still without an official custodian.The result is a steady deterioration of its
readWalvis Mayor concerned about fires
06-07-2010
A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness on the dangers and risks posed by fires in Walvis Bay is on the cards after the harbour town’s Mayor, Uilika Nambahu expressed her concern over the recent spate of fires
readEmergency fund established in Swakop
06-07-2010
A DEVASTATING fire in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb in May, in which nine houses and 34 shacks were razed led to the establishment of the Swakopmund Emergency Fund.The fire left hundreds of people
readGerman ‘angels’ feel kicked in the teeth
06-07-2010
TWO German nationals, Lore Bohm (67) and Ina Wykowski (67), who are permanently residing in Swakopmund, are facing criminal charges after the owner of ‘Engeltjies Kindergarten’ in Swakopmund’s DRC
readName-change for Swakop bungalows
06-07-2010
THE names of the different categories of Swakopmund Municipal Bungalows were changed as from July 1.In the past, people were allocated to ‘Fish’, ‘Flat’, ‘A Frame’, ‘Luxury’ and ‘VIP’ units. These
readDutch wary as football’s biggest prize looms
06-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk has warned his players to keep their feet on the ground and ignore the hype as they prepare for today’s World Cup semi-final against Uruguay as firm
readCredit appetite slowly picking up
06-07-2010
THE latest figures on credit extended to the private sector show that consumers don’t yet share the business sector’s confidence in economic recovery.Analysing the May statistics released by the Bank
readBobby Fischer’s body exhumed over paternity
06-07-2010
REYKJAVIK – Authorities in Iceland have exhumed the body of American chess champion Bobby Fischer to determine whether he is the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines.Police district
readAxed Deputy Sheriff battles to keep post
06-07-2010
THE High Court has reserved its judgement after hearing arguments in the case in which the court’s former acting Deputy Sheriff for the Windhoek district is challenging the decision of the court’s
readBank Windhoek drops prime rate
06-07-2010
BANK Windhoek yesterday said it would drop its prime lending rate by 50 basis points to 10,75 per cent, becoming the first commercial bank to meet the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) demand for a lower
readEx NBC boss makes admissions
06-07-2010
ALMOST five years after former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) boss Gerry Munyama was arrested, he yesterday gave the High Court a glimpse of his version of the charges of fraud, forgery and
readBring it on
06-07-2010
A combination of two pictures taken during matches of the 2010 Football World Cup shows Netherlands’ midfielder Wesley Sneijder (left) celebrating after he scored during the quarter-final against
readNotable Quotes
06-07-2010
In a country like Namibia where violence against women is still rife, this portrayal is not appropriate or amusing. Imagine the feelings of woman who regularly does get kicked upon seeing this advert.
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