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59 Articles found on Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Zesa powers up another Hwange unit
22-06-2010
HARARE — Zesa, the Zimbabwean power utility, is refurbishing unit five at Hwange Thermal Power Station, which will see generating capacity increasing to 580 megawatt before the end of June.In an
readZim stops seizure of central bank assets
22-06-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe has ordered creditors owed millions of dollars by its bankrupt central bank to stop auctioning the bank’s property, local state media have reported, saying the seizures were
readBreakthrough in trade deal with EU
22-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African chicken and beer producers will enjoy protection from European imports for longer.This is because the European Union (EU) has decided to bring South Africa’s existing
readBP says oil spill costs reach US$2 bln
22-06-2010
LONDON – BP PLC said yesterday that its partners in the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well must share responsibility for the costs in dealing with the disaster, on which BP said it has now spent US$2
read‘Don’t try your tax luck’
22-06-2010
PRETORIA – The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has become much more aggressive about tracking down tax evaders and making them cough up what they owe – plus hefty penalties, an auditing firm said
readSelco buys three South African companies
22-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG — Namibia-based power operator Southern Electricity Company (Selco) has acquired utility specialist Rural Maintenance and technology companies Netelek and Netelek Technology, Business Day
readTricky pension reform key test for Greek crisis
22-06-2010
ATHENS – Greece’s pension reform will be a major test of the government’s resolve to put derailed public finances back on track, with a draft law expected this week amid strong domestic
readMaize prices up in RSA
22-06-2010
MAIZE deliveries to silos in South Africa continued an upward trend last week, data showed on Friday, while maize futures edged lower on the back of a firmer rand and poor exports data. South Africa
readZim farmers want better cotton prices
22-06-2010
HARARE – As the war between cotton farmers and merchants over prices continues, the Zimbabwean government may intervene and set minimum prices amid revelations that the matter has been referred to the
readAgra and Polytech sign memorandum
22-06-2010
AGRA Cooperative and the Polytechnic of Namibia, which has a faculty for natural resources and tourism, including agriculture, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday.This includes a bursary
read47 killed in coal mine blast in China
22-06-2010
BIEJING – At least 47 miners were killed yestterday when an explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, the government said. The blast hit a mine in Pingdingshan city in the province of
readCongo calls on pygmies to help find missing plane
22-06-2010
YAOUNDE – The French military yesterday joined the search in jungle on the Cameroon-Congo border for a plane carrying one of Australia’s richest men and 10 other mining executives that is feared to
readBig Brother Africa is BACK!
22-06-2010
KEEP blasting your vuvuzelas and celebrating the spirit of Africa because even after the World Cup is done and dusted, the entertainment on DStv just continues. Scoring their very own blockbuster
readJackson kids just normal children: family attorney
22-06-2010
LOS ANGELES – They are show business royalty, heirs of the King of Pop. Someday, they will be very rich. But a year after their father Michael Jackson’s death, Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson are
readIn Brief
22-06-2010
SWC tourists warned of fake notes PRETORIA – Tourists visiting the country over the World Cup period have been warned not to fall prey to people offering them currency conversions through the black
readWhite anti-apartheid cleric Nico Smith dies at 81
22-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The Reverend Nico Smith, a white pastor who challenged South Africa’s apartheid system by moving with his wife into a black township in the 1980s, has died of a heart attack, one of his
readSA arrests 6 in attempt on Rwandan
22-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Police have arrested six suspects after an exiled Rwandan general accused of terrorism in his homeland was shot in South Africa over the weekend, authorities said yesterday.Lieutenant
readRift Valley Fever Reveals Challenges To Namibian Farmers
22-06-2010
THE outbreak of the epidemic in question has brought to light several realities associated with the farming sector in Namibia, two of which come to mind. One, that the Namibian State through the State
readThe Discourse Of Failed Kidneys – What’s Missing?
22-06-2010
I WANT talk to about kidney failure. I purposefully avoid the term “kidney disorder” or the more common “kidney disease”, because these are just euphemisms for the condition of the body where dialysis
readACP na EU taya shaina euvathano lyeendululwa lyiipindi
22-06-2010
IILONGO yAfrica, Caribbean na Pacific[ACP] oya tegelelwa okushaina euvathano epe lyopaipindi nehumokomeho lyeendululwa pamwe nehangano lyuukumwe wa Europa[EU] mo Gabon metiyali, pahapu dhomunambelewa
readNCCI muumbangalantu a hogolola omunashipundi gwe omupe
22-06-2010
IILYO yondunda yehangano lya Namibia lyoongeshefa niikwafabulika[NCCI] miitayi yi imanga kumwe muumbangalantu oya hogolola omuwiliki gwiilonga yokugandja omikuli mombaanga yotango yopashigwana ongo
readOkapangelo okape komiti dhokulelepeka pOtjiwarongo
22-06-2010
OMINISTA Yuundjolowele, Richard Kamwi okwa egulula okapangelo komiti dhokulelepeka onkalamwenyo kwaamboka ya kwatwa kuuvu woHIV-AIDS pOtjiwarongo.Okapangelo haka oka tungwa kekwathelo lyehangano
readOmukwati nkonga a fadhukapo konima yepangulo
22-06-2010
OMUKWATINKONGA ngoka a li iiyaka mondjedhililo yopolisi poSwakopmund, uule wesiku limwe okwa kwatwa ishewe na okwa shunwa mondholongo.Reinhard Tjitandi [23] okwa pelwe egeelo lyondholongo yomimvo 10
readAanona yomekondjo ya keelelwa kopolisi
22-06-2010
AANONA ya valelwa muundjendi mboka ya ningi omasiku pokamba yiilonga yaagundjuka po Berg Aukas, oya ende ishewe kolupadhi oshikando oshitiyali omwedhi nguka. Oshikando shika aanona mbaka oya ende
readOonakulwa aakulu oyendji otaya taamba oodola 2000 komwedhi
22-06-2010
KONYALA omwaalu omunene gwoonakulwa aakulu ohagu taamba eyambidhidho lyoodola 2000 okuza kuuMinisteli woonakulwa aakulu omwedhi kehe.Oonakulwa mbaka oya tegelela ishewe eyambidhidho lyuunamiti,
readOmufekelwa ta dhimbulukwa edhipago meihokololo
22-06-2010
OMUSHANGWA ihokololo moka, Paulus Kamati a li a zimine kutya okwa kutha ombinga medhipago lyomutalelipo omuNdowishi, Johannes Fellinger momilondo dha Khomas ogwa taambwa ongo uumbangi
readMario plans tour to Cape Town
22-06-2010
THE Mario Nailenge Soccer Academy plans to tour Cape Town during the August school holiday.The football development tour will include a number of friendly matches with the various teams in the Ajax
readCeltic win Erongo 2nd division
22-06-2010
CELTIC Football Club were crowned the champions of the Erongo second division after defeating coastal rivals Young Eleven FC.Although the Swakopmund-based outfit finished top of the 12-team league
readBecker and Pretorius clean up at Bandits Squash Open
22-06-2010
NAMIBIAN men’s number one Marco Becker and Carin Pretorius, a former WISPA (Women’s International Squash Players Association) player, won their respective finals at the first-ever Bandits Professional
readFlawed Italy seek space and Pirlo after NZ draw
22-06-2010
NELSPRUIT – Faltering world champions Italy are dreaming of South Africa’s wide open spaces after again being frustrated by a stout defence in Sunday’s shock 1-1 draw with unfancied New Zealand in
readBrazil flex muscle over Ivorians to qualify
22-06-2010
BRAZIL flexed their muscles and showed why they are among the favourites to win the World Cup for a sixth time when they beat Ivory Coast 3-1 with a command performance to qualify for the second round
readParreira plans to ring changes to Bafana
22-06-2010
BAFANA Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira will ring the changes when the national side face a France team in turmoil in their final 2010 World Cup Group A match at the Free State Stadium this
readSuperb Namibia win IRB Nations Cup
22-06-2010
NAMIBIA’S Welwitschias were the only side to maintain their proud 100 percent record at the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest, after grinding out an impressive 21-16 win against fellow Rugby World Cup
readSMSes for Tuesday 22 June 2010
22-06-2010
* WE, as children who were born inside the country, want to hear from President (Hifikepunye)Pohamba when we are going to get equal treatment with the struggle kids? Food for Thought * TAKE note of
readUS funds study on Van Eck’s future
22-06-2010
ELECTRICITY demand in Namibia is growing by between three and five per cent every year and to sustain the economy, NamPower is not only considering rehabilitating the 120-megawatt Van Eck coal-fired
readSwakopmund man risks life to help woman during bee ‘kamikaze’
22-06-2010
WIKKIE van Rooyen (72) of Swakopmund risked his life on Sunday after he helped a woman from being overcome by a large swarm of angry bees.Wikkie and his wife, Susan, were taking a Sunday afternoon
readPolitical parties must account for funding: ACC
22-06-2010
POLITICAL parties that are represented in Parliament and thus receiving Government funding should account for how the money is spent, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recommends in its latest
readMasipiri: Bar of a different kind
22-06-2010
MASIPIRI in Eveline Street is not just another bar but a well-run family enterprise in the heart of Katutura where black and white meet to have a good time. It was established in 1992 when Johannes
readGem theft drops, still costs Namdeb millions
22-06-2010
NAMDEB’S annual production loss due to diamond theft has significantly dropped over the past ten years from 10 per cent to one per cent, according to the company’s risk manager, Peter Shout. The one
readEusebio’s magic tale of 1966
22-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – I can still remember the look on Eusebio’s face as North Korea took a 3-0 lead over his Portuguese team in the World Cup quarter-final at Goodison Park in Liverpool 44 years ago.The
readDurban surfing African World Cup wave
22-06-2010
DURBAN – It may be winter in South Africa, with Arctic temperatures swirling around Johannesburg for evening World Cup games, but the Indian Ocean city of Durban is thriving in its sub-tropical
readMiddle Eastern date palms destined for Naute plantation
22-06-2010
A FIRST consignment of 10 000 date palms from the United Arab Emirates arrived at the Hosea Kutako international airport yesterday.The trees, one and a half years old, will be transported to the Naute
readCustoms office opens at Otjiwarongo
22-06-2010
LAST WEEK the Otjiwarongo customs office complex, a state-of-the-art building that will house both the customs and tax offices, was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein.The
readNghidinwa condemns trafficking and sex trade
22-06-2010
THE issue of the sex trade had dominated the news with the inception of the Fifa Soccer World Cup in South Africa and the recently held Africa Cup of Nations in Luanda, and had become a matter of
readJobs don’t meet employment needs
22-06-2010
THE less than 9000 estimated new job opportunities that Namibia generates annually do not meet the demand for employment. The country’s youth are the biggest victims of this situation.This was the
readIn praise of the ocean
22-06-2010
OCEANS are essential to food security as more than a billion people in the world rely on fish as their main source of animal protein.So said the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources,
readNguvauva’s concerns about food security
22-06-2010
ONE of the African continent’s biggest challenges is a lack of food – especially protein.Echoing his sentiments on World Ocean’s Day, the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Kilus
readOmatjete’s fight against desertification
22-06-2010
AS a country highly dependent on agriculture and especially lifestock farming, it has become a matter of urgency to recover the productive capacity of our land.In Namibia, including the Erongo Region,
readWAD works with inmates
22-06-2010
ON Thursday, 116 residents from Swakopmund and Walvis Bay received certificates from Women’s Action for Development (WAD) following training ranging from computer literacy, mat weaving, domestic
readWalvis Bay building forges ahead despite deficit
22-06-2010
DESPITE the deficit of more than N$1,6 million that the Municipality of Walvis Bay expects in the next financial year, its council had approved building plans for N$200 million from July 1 2009 to
readAid for Mondesa shack fire victims
22-06-2010
ON Friday afternoon, Swa-kopmund mayor Germina Shitaleni handed out blankets, clothes and food to residents who fell victim to a recent fire in Mondesa.In this fire on May 22, nine houses and 33
readKempinski Hotel on course for 2011
22-06-2010
THE long awaited Kempinski Hotel is scheduled to be finished by the second quarter of next year at a cost of between N$300 million and N$350 million in Swakopmund.It will be built at the site where
readPortugal thrash North Korea 7-0!
22-06-2010
CAPE TOWN – Portugal produced a sumptuous second-half performance to earn their biggest ever World Cup victory when a 7-0 thrashing of North Korea in Group G yesterday put them firmly on course for a
readARMZ confident about Uranium One deal
22-06-2010
LONDON – Russia’s ARMZ is confident Uranium One shareholders will approve a plan for ARMZ to take control of the company, despite a tumble in its share price due to uncertainty over the deal.Shares in
readCongo calls on pygmies to help find missing plane
22-06-2010
YAOUNDE – The French military yesterday joined the search in jungle on the Cameroon-Congo border for a plane carrying one of Australia’s richest men and 10 other mining executives that is feared to
readTrial over teacher’s murder postponed
22-06-2010
FRESH dates will have to be set for the continuation of the trial of the two men charged with murdering a Karas regional advisory teacher in her home at Keetmanshoop in November 2007.With 32 State
readNamibia’s diamond production picks up
22-06-2010
NAMIBIA’S diamond industry is starting to sparkle again with production for the first five months of 2010 totalling 580 000 carats, already more than half of last year’s entire pickings.Nearly N$1
readProtesters forfeit Govt jobs
22-06-2010
THE ‘struggle children’ from the Berg Aukas Camp who have marched to Ondangwa and Windhoek this month have disqualified themselves for Government’s recruitment programme, Youth Minister Kazenambo
readNotable Quotes
22-06-2010
The perception is that only those who fought abroad are veterans. Anybody who had opposed the colonial regime locally or abroad are veterans. – Veterans’ Affairs Minister Nickey Iyambo said at a
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