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56 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Belgium intervenes in row over EU watchdogs
07-07-2010
BRUSSELS – EU presidency holder Belgium has intervened in a row about European financial watchdogs in an attempt to avert a breakdown in talks to set up the supervisors by the start of next year, a
readChasing the dots ... Political Performance Push
07-07-2010
I DO enjoy these 25-year celebration regurgitations of old The Namibian front pages. They bring back memories of buying The Namibian from the “Neves Shop” next to the TCL offices from under the
readAustralia mining tax among world’s highest
07-07-2010
PERTH – Australia’s watered down mining tax is still among the highest tax regimes around the world and needs deeper study before Rio Tinto will commit to its next big expansion in iron ore, the
readEU national retail markets too slow to integrate
07-07-2010
BRUSSELS – Seventeen years after the European Union (EU) shed its internal borders, the bloc remains a patchwork of national retail markets, the European Commission has said.It said because retailers
readWorld Cup fever fuels German growth hopes
07-07-2010
BERLIN – Germany’s strong run in the World Cup may be the catalyst for a growth spurt by Europe’s largest economy, as consumers riding the ‘feelgood factor’ of national success dip in to their savings
readGood returns on World Cup investment
07-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – South Africa has made good returns on the billions of rand it invested in hosting the continent’s first soccer World Cup, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday. “We can safely say that we
readEuro zone woes threaten African growth
07-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is likely to trim Africa’s 2010 growth forecast by between 0,5 and 0,8 percentage points due to an expected slowdown in Europe, chief economist
read‘Gouty’ bird takes court flight
07-07-2010
VIENNA – A cockatoo has been made to fly in front of an Austrian judge to try to identify whether it is lopsided in flight and not worth the €12 000 its owner paid for it, media reported on Monday.The
readUK police arrest 2 men in hunt for fugitive
07-07-2010
LONDON – British police surrounded a picturesque village in northeast England yesterday as they closed in on a fugitive wanted for murder who has been on the run for four days.Police also arrested two
readFacebook swayed Nigerian president to reverse ban
07-07-2010
LAGOS – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday hundreds of posts on his Facebook page had helped persuade him to reverse his suspension of the national soccer team from international
readChinese-built hospital risks collapse in Angola
07-07-2010
LUANDA – Luanda’s general hospital has evacuated 150 patients over worries that the four-year-old, Chinese-built structure could collapse, state radio reported yesterday.The patients were evacuated
readBus driver shoots dead 6 in Egypt
07-07-2010
CAIRO – A construction firm bus driver shot dead six workers and wounded 16 others as he sprayed them with gunfire on their vehicle near the Egyptian capital yesterday, a security official said.The
readMotorists hit jackpot with coins on highway
07-07-2010
ROME – It wasn’t exactly pennies from heaven but it was perhaps the next best thing: a truck carrying 2.5 million euros in coins overturned on a highway in southern Italy and motorists picked up the
readCorporate ‘firewalk’ ends with burnt feet in Italy
07-07-2010
ROME – A “motivation day” organised by one of Italy’s biggest real estate agencies ended in tears and scars when nine staff had to be treated in hospital after walking barefoot on a bed of hot
readRunaway hippo gets new home
07-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – A young hippo has been shipped out of a Cape Town sewerage works, where he made his home after fleeing a nature reserve where he had clashed with his father, an official said
readChina nabs gambling gang
07-07-2010
BEIJING – Chinese police smashed an illegal gambling gang that hoped to score big from the World Cup, with the alleged ringleader ‘Dark Brother’ accused over dealings worth $14.7bn, a newspaper said
readHey South Africa, Paris loves you
07-07-2010
PARIS Hilton has confirmed she had “nothing to do” with the incident that saw her getting arrested on drug charges in South Africa on Friday night.The socialite was taken into police custody after
readKim K’s wax figure revealed
07-07-2010
It looks like we’ll be seeing twice as much of Kim Kardashian’s famous curves. After teasing fans for a week with mysterious Tweets and images of her booty getting measured, Kim’s wax figure has
readLil Wayne gets probation on drug charge
07-07-2010
PHOENIX – Rapper Lil Wayne, already serving one year in a New York jail for a gun-related crime, was sentenced to three years probation in Arizona on a drug possession charge.Wayne, whose real name is
readOpaleka eto pandulwa
07-07-2010
OMAKENDE niitandu yago, oya luudhika oshtopolwa shondjila pokati ko Arandis no Swakopmund. Onkene elelo lya Swakopmund pamwe nombuulaye ya Nambia noshowo ehangano lyomina lya Rossing oya eta po
readAalongi yookinde ye li 55 ya pewa oonzapo mOngwediva
07-07-2010
AALONGI yOokinde ayehe kumwe ye li 55 mEtitano lya zi ko oya pewa oonzapo dhawo sho ya mana eilongo lyiiwike 12, ye li miilonga. Oshituthi shika shegandjo lyoonzapo, osha ningilwa mOsenda yOomeme
readMetcalfe a shuna monima
07-07-2010
EHANGANO lyaanawino yoompango lya Metcalfe olya kuthamo etseyitho lya lyo lyopaipindi ndyoka lya li lya nyenyetwa koshigwana oshindji.Etseyitho ndyoka lya li ta li ulike omatako gomukiintu gena
readNWR ta pula kombinga yoongunga ena na GIPF
07-07-2010
EHANGANO lya Namibia lyomahala gomatalelopo[NWR] ota li kongo omayele gopampango kombinga yoomiliona ndatu ndhoka , ehangano lyoopenzela dhepangelo ta li ti oongunga inaa dhi li futilwa natango ku
readAayendi mbepo yaaChina moNamibia
07-07-2010
AAYENDI mewangandjo aaChina oyo aayenda ya simana poshiwike shomauliko guudhindoli, uutechnologi, nuungomba wulwe tashi ningilwa po Unam.Otema yoshiwike shika oyo “Omudhingoloko gwandje, ogwo uuyamba
readTa ya kongo ekotampango enambili kaagundjuka
07-07-2010
AAGUNDJUKA yaali aaNamibia ota ya kongo opo ekotampango lyoshilongo li lundululwe. Elundululo ndyok a ya hala ota li gandja oonkondo komuperesidende gwoshilongo opo a ulike aantu yane yomimvo 23 sigo
readGwedhiiko manga ina mu tuma pondje
07-07-2010
NAMIBIA okwa hala omahangano goomina ga kale noku gwedha ko sha kiifulwa mevi mbyoka haga mina omanga mbika inaa yi tuminwa kiilongo yilwe.Shika padhiladhilo lyomu Prima Nahas Angula otashi eta po
readElenga enene lyOshikandjo sha Namega lya hulitha
07-07-2010
ONKUNDANA yoluhodhi ya zilile mElelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lyUukwambi, otayi ti, elenga enene lyOshikandjo sha Namega, tatekulu Josephat Uunona Amwaalwa, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo
readOshigongi longekidhi sha Sacu omupe
07-07-2010
OSHIGONGI shomasiku gaali mo Pretoria tashi ka ningwa omwedhi nguka otashi ka tala komashongo ngoka ga taalela ehangano lyoompale muumbugantu wAfrica [Sacu].Pahapu dhomuwiliki ndjayi gwomakwatathano
readDiego Maradona ‘chapter’ over
07-07-2010
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina coach Diego Maradona said his ‘chapter had ended’ on Monday, although the country’s local football association and a close friend told Reuters he had not resigned.“It’s done,
readOctopus Paul predicts Spain over Germany in World Cup
07-07-2010
BERLIN – Octopus oracle Paul is predicting Germany will be defeated by Spain at the World Cup semi-final.Sea Life Aquarium’s spokesman Daniel Fey said yesterday that the famous octopus from Oberhausen
readWho’s saying what at the World Cup
07-07-2010
I am not really superstitious but (assistant coach) Hansi Flick and others basically forced me to put it back on, it brought us four goals in each of the matches. There’s no way I’m changing my
readQuirky World Cup Trivia
07-07-2010
* Indonesia has played the least world cup games with only 1 (they lost 6-0). If you’re wondering why they only played one match, it’s because they refused to play Israel in their next game
readSemenya cleared to compete
07-07-2010
MONACO - Controversial athlete Caster Semenya has been cleared to compete as a woman after nearly a year of speculation over her gender, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
readFriedrich, Khedira miss training
07-07-2010
CENTRAL defender Arne Friedrich and midfielder Sami Khedira have missed Germany’s training two days before the World Cup semi-final match against Spain.Friedrich has a right foot problem and Khedira
readAssistant ref shrugs off Lampard ‘goal’
07-07-2010
URUGUAYAN assistant referee Mauricio Espinosa on Monday denied making a mistake over Frank Lampard’s ‘ghost goal’ against Germany, saying it was simply “bad luck” and “one of those things which happen
readFifa to monitor Nigeria over soccer interference
07-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Fifa will watch for any further signs of political interference in Nigerian soccer after a dispute with the government almost led to the suspension of the local football federation, it
readBassingthwaighte wins mountain bike nationals
07-07-2010
MARC Bassingthwaighte won the Namibian National Mountain Bike Championships for the second time in a row in a race he dominated on Sunday.Bassingthwaighte led the pack that included former Namibian
readNamibia Basketball Federation revises its faulty constitution
07-07-2010
THE Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) committee has finished revising its constitution and established 12 regional basketball associations successfully, its president Ndeulipula Hamutumwa said
read15-year old Stefanus on his way to Scotland
07-07-2010
STEFANUS Bonifatius (15) of Swakopmund is leaving for Scotland on Friday to become the first black Namibian Junior golfer to participate in the British Junior Open Championship at the famous St.
readSMSes for Wednesday 7 July 2010
07-07-2010
No finger-pointing please * FELLOW Namibians, when we share our thoughts about certain issues, let’s focus on giving alternative solutions, encouragement and compliments to avoid having an endless
readAlleged water pump thief arrested
07-07-2010
THE Otjiwarongo Police are increasingly putting a spanner into the works of criminals in the Otjozondjupa Region.Yesterday, Police spokesperson Marina Sergeant Marina Mueshifilua confirmed that on
readSwakop couple die in car crash
07-07-2010
A SWAKOPMUND couple died and their 12-year-old son sustained serious injuries when their car crashed into an Anderson Transport truck just outside Asab between Keetmanshoop and Mariental on Monday
readFisheries Minister announces seal cull
07-07-2010
THE controversial annual culling of 86 000 Cape fur seals along Namibia’s coast, which started a few days ago, was important for the Namibian economy, Fisheries Minister Bernard Esau said
readSA counts the rands as World Cup nears end
07-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa on Monday was tallying up a tourism windfall forecast to reach one billion dollars as the World Cup entered the last stretch.The Netherlands and Uruguay played their
readParreira favours Pitso
07-07-2010
IN his strongest comments yet on the appointment of his successor as the Bafana Bafana coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira on Monday declared it would amount to “four wasted years” if Pitso Mosimane were
readAncestral land rights flare up again at Ongombo East
07-07-2010
WINDHOEK – A group of dissatisfied people who are claiming ancestral land rights to farms east of the capital are planning to embark upon a series of events in an attempt to reclaim ‘their’ land.One
readNudo wants evidence of new tobacco law implementation
07-07-2010
THE new law that bans smoking in public areas, which include pubs, coffee shops and restaurants, was gazetted a few weeks ago, but has not been implemented yet.Arnold Tjihuiko of the Nudo party wanted
read27-year jail terms for City cop’s murder
07-07-2010
THE two young men convicted of murdering a member of the Windhoek City Police in his home in early 2005 were each sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment yesterday.The only thing that saved Steven
readSpain determined to realise double dream
07-07-2010
DURBAN – Spain enter uncharted territory here on today as the European Champions attempt to reach a World Cup final for the first time.A vibrant young German side that knocked four goals past
readNamibian meat branded in international campaign
07-07-2010
MEAT from free-ranging cattle in Namibia will receive international attention during a new branding campaign by retail giant Woolworths South Africa as the company increases its focus to more
readKenya nets 120 gang suspects
07-07-2010
NAIROBI – Kenyan police detained 120 suspected members of a mafia-like criminal gang who extort money from Nairobi’s minibus drivers, police said yesterday.Arrests were made in several neighbourhoods
readNBC finances feature high in Munyama’s court trial
07-07-2010
THE financial dire straits the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been experiencing for years were placed under the spotlight again yesterday during the trial of its former boss, Gerry
readHuman waste collects in Eros
07-07-2010
A CONSTANT stream of raw sewage, originating from civil servants living in the Vredehof flats on Outeniqua Street in Eros, is placing the flats’ residents and neighbours at risk of contracting a
readLudwigsdorf’s Gloudina Street a hot property
07-07-2010
BEING the mayor isn’t easy. Just ask long-serving City Father Mathew Shikongo, currently the referee in a street-naming tug of war between Swapo Secretary General and Justice Minister Pendukeni
readDeutschland, Deutschland
07-07-2010
Today at 19h30 Germany play Spain in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2010 in Durban, South Africa. Namibians can watch the game live and free of charge at the Goethe Centre in Windhoek. Doors open
readNotable Quotes
07-07-2010
One of the most warped perceptions is that all whites are rich and blacks are poor. Absolutely no statistics exist to prove this avertment. As a matter of fact the Government of Namibia absolutely
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