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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Namfisa and FIS standoff continues
30-06-2010
THE current standoff between insurance company Financial Investment Services (FIS) and the financial regulator centres around the fact that FIS was providing disability insurance cover without a
readRegulators need to up their game
30-06-2010
AN independent study for Government on financial institutions has expressed concern about the conduct of the industry and has warned that the reputation of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Namibia
readHeads roll at NamPower
30-06-2010
WHILE trying to cope with a severe electricity crisis, NamPower is caught in its own power struggle, which has resulted in Managing Director Paulinus Shilamba reshuffling his executive management team
readParaguay advance over gutsy Japan on penalties
30-06-2010
PRETORIA – Paraguay advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals by beating Japan 5-3 in a penalty shootout yesterday after a 0-0 draw. Yuichi Komano hit the crossbar on the third penalty, while
readSuspects in Rwandan shooting in court
30-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Four men accused of trying to kill a Rwandan general living in exile in Johannesburg made brief court appearances yesterday, while prosecutors said that the suspects were not from
readCongo bets on Chinese millions
30-06-2010
THE REPUBLIC of Congo has set itself a lofty goal of establishing a strong tourism industry that will provide 10 per cent of the country’s annual GDP by 2016. Currently, tourism in the central
readRussia may have 50 spy couples in US
30-06-2010
MOSCOW – One of the Cold War’s most famous defectors says Russia may have as many as 50 deep-cover couples spying inside the United States. Oleg Gordievsky, a former deputy head of the KGB in London
readSMSes for Wednesday 30 June 2010
30-06-2010
SMS Of The Day An England makarapa n CAN anybody please tell me where one can buy a makarapa in Windhoek? Food for Thought n IS the Public Service School only for current Government employees or
readNotable quotes
30-06-2010
I was not referring to Swartbooi. I was just talking in general. – SPYL secretary Elijah Ngurare responded on Facebook after a fight erupted on the website where Ngurare said one should make time for
readHeads roll at NamPower
30-06-2010
WHILE trying to cope with a severe electricity crisis, NamPower is caught in its own power struggle, which has resulted in Managing Director Paulinus Shilamba reshuffling his executive management team
readRegulators need to up their game
30-06-2010
AN independent study for Government on financial institutions has expressed concern about the conduct of the industry and has warned that the reputation of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Namibia
readBail jumper wanted
30-06-2010
THE Police are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing a credit-card fraud suspect. Mohammed Selemani Kibla, also known as Abiud Shalwa Shivachi, a Tanzanian national, is wanted for violating the
readRow over CoD corruption motion
30-06-2010
A MOTION on the state of corruption in Namibia and possible solutions to combat this scourge, introduced by Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats (CoD), angered Swapo Members of Parliament yesterday
readMuseum traces struggles of South African players abroad
30-06-2010
CAPE TOWN – South African Darius Dhlomo darted from the dressing room and hid before his debut for his new Dutch team because under the apartheid regime he had left behind the blacks and whites were
readFleermuis must wait
30-06-2010
THE molestation case of former teacher Simon Fleermuis, accused of indecently assaulting a 17-year-old pupil, was postponed again in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.The case was
readFallen African nations have more woes than soccer
30-06-2010
DURBAN – Too much pressure on top players with massive egos? Chopping managers just before competitions? Poor coaching and facilities at home? Pampered foreign players not giving their all for the
readEducators dissect challenges
30-06-2010
ONE of the biggest hurdles faced by the education sector in the Khomas Region is a lack of staff. This is mainly attributable to poor salaries, a number of stakeholders said at a meeting with
readDoctors score victory against medicines law
30-06-2010
THE regulations aimed at clamping down on medical doctors dispensing medication from their own practices, rather than through pharmacies, were declared unlawful and set aside by the High Court on
readAlleged gang-rapists off the hook
30-06-2010
THE case against three boys (aged between 15 and 17) and a young man (19) accused of gang-raping a 16-year-old Walvis Bay girl on her birthday at the Dolphin Park resort last year, has been
read27 years for deadly stabbing
30-06-2010
A RESIDENT of northern Namibia who was convicted of murdering his wife in a knife stabbing some two years ago left the High Court at Oshakati with the heavy burden of a 27-year prison sentence on
readSA diplomats dodge UK traffic fines
30-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African diplomatic staff owe more than UK600 000 (about N$6,8 million) in unpaid traffic congestion charges to the British government, according to a list available on that
readBasson loses bid to end probe
30-06-2010
PRETORIA – An appeal application by former apartheid-era germ warfare expert Wouter Basson to overturn a court ruling allowing the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) to continue probing his
readHi-tech harnessed against noisy vuvuzelas
30-06-2010
A HEARING-AID company is testing whether technology used by helicopter pilots could help soccer journalists focus on their work even in a stadium full of ear-shattering vuvuzelas.Hearing-aid
readFans line up for Netherlands-Brazil tickets
30-06-2010
PORT ELIZABETH – Fans lined up for three hours at a suburban shopping mall in Port Elizabeth yesterday to buy the most sought-after ticket in town: entry to Friday’s blockbuster World Cup
readFifa crackdown on stadium TV
30-06-2010
FIFA is cracking down on World Cup match action being shown on stadium giant screens after replays of Argentina’s disputed first goal against Mexico fueled arguments on the pitch.Angry Mexico players
readBlatter says Fifa to reopen debate on goal technology
30-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Fifa president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England and Mexico for the refereeing errors that helped eliminate them from the World Cup and says Fifa will reopen the debate on
readSlovak heroes head home with bonuses
30-06-2010
DURBAN – Slovakia had already hit the jackpot by qualifying for their first World Cup and now go home with the bonuses of knocking out the holders, reaching the last 16 and building up experience for
readBruising Brazil rediscovers its old samba ways again
30-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Half hour into the World Cup’s second round, Brazil found its rhythm. A hammer-strike header. A pinball-style counterattack. An explosive run followed by a clinical finish, Brazil’s
readCT hits million SWC fan mark
30-06-2010
CAPE TOWN – Cape Town’s official soccer World Cup facilities have hosted over a million visits since the start of the tournament, the city said yesterday.The figures were based on cumulative
readOmwaalu gwaaniilonga aakwiilongo gwa shonopala
30-06-2010
O MWAALU gwaaniilonga aakwiilongo aanamaithano noshowo aanuungomba wontumba pomina ya Namdeb ogwa shuna pevi okuza poperesenda 1,5 sigo opopresenda yimwe muule womimvo ndatu dha piti.Omuwiliki
readSACU otashi vulika a taambe iilyo iipe
30-06-2010
EHANGANO lyoompale lyuumbugantu wAfrica[SACU] ota li ka kundathana ompito yoku egulula uukwashilyo walyo kiilongo yimwe moshitopolwa . Onkundana ndjika ota yi ti oshinima shika otashi ka kundathanwa
readSindana oodola 6 000 muudhano wekopi
30-06-2010
O SHIFO sho The Namibian otashi ka gandja oondjambi dhi li ne dhoodola 1 500 kehe yimwe komuntu ngoka ta ka tengeneka omasindano pokati koospana dhetanga, medhingoloko lyuudhano mbuka twa
readOndando yiikwa mahini ta yi londo
30-06-2010
O NDANDO yomahini niikwamahini yilwe ota yi gwedhelwa konyala nooperesenda 5,3 metine ndika. Omukuluntupitithi gwehangano lyaNamibia lyomahini, Hubertus Hamm okwa tseyitha kutya kondando ota ku
readAaselekadhi inaya undagulwa we nokutidhwa momagumbo gawo
30-06-2010
A ASELEKADHI inaya tidhwa we momagumbo gaaholike yawo mboka ye ya thiga po, inaya undagulwa we, inaya ningilwa we omatilitho gi ili nogi ili ngoka taye ga ningilwa pethimbo ndika nelalakano
readAalongi ta ya konakona omashongo
30-06-2010
E SHONGO enene lya taalela oshikondo shelongo moshitopolwa sha Khomas ompumbwe yaalongi.Ompumbwe ndjika ota ku tiwa oyi lipo, molwaashoka oondjambi okufuta aaniilonga mbaka odha nanga. Ngaka ogo
readNamPower a lundula aawiliki ye yamwe
30-06-2010
E HANGANO lyokugandja olusheno enene lya Namibia, olya tseyitha omalunduluko mewiliko lyalyo lye siku kehe.Omuwiliki omukuluntu gwehangano NamPower, Paulinus Shilamba okwa shonopeke ewilikongundu
readInvestors struggle to navigate African power market
30-06-2010
BASEL, Switzerland – Africa will need to assuage investors to secure the estimated US$350 billion in funding required for energy projects over the next two decades, bankers and finance experts have
readEU sharpens budget discipline
30-06-2010
BRUSSELS – European Union governments should lose access to EU funds and place deposits with the European Commission if they break the bloc’s budget rules capping deficits and debt, the Commission
readIMF chief rules out double-dip global recession
30-06-2010
WASHINGTON – IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has ruled out the immediate prospect of a double-dip recession scuttling the fragile global economic recovery, despite various risks.The “recovery will go
readMozambique to focus on hydropower
30-06-2010
BASEL – Mozambique’s top energy priority is to develop hydro-electricity projects, and will then focus on gas, wind and solar power, its energy minister said on Tuesday.Addressing a conference in
readGDF Suez to build power stations in SA
30-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa said it was in advanced talks with GDF Suez for the French energy company to build two new power stations in the country at an estimated cost of R5 billion.The Department
readUN warns against dollar dependence
30-06-2010
A major economic and social survey released Tuesday criticises use of the dollar as the global reserve currency. It says the dollar ties the global economy to a US monetary policy that is “based only
readNorth gets 250-million mall
30-06-2010
ONGWEDIVA – Oshana Regional Governor, Clemens Kashuupulwa, called on medium and large business entrepreneurs to engage in the construction of business parks to accommodate informal entrepreneurs who
readSA retains BEE target in mines
30-06-2010
PRETORIA – South Africa unveiled the country’s new mining plans yesterday, and stuck with the previous mining charter’s target of transferring 26 per cent of mine ownership to black people by 2014.The
readBelgian watchdog slashes mobile routing charges
30-06-2010
BRUSSELS – Belgium’s telecoms watchdog is to slash the fees mobile operators charge for traffic from other networks from August 1 and phase out price disparities between operators by 2013 to promote
read‘South Africa needs cell tariff rethink’
30-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Cellular operator Vodacom Group is up in arms about recent reports that it threatened legal action against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) over the
readEU caps cash bonuses to bankers
30-06-2010
BRUSSELS – Bankers in Europe will not be allowed to take home more than a third of their bonuses in cash from the start of next year, under planned new rules, a leading EU lawmaker has said.The new
readNamibian banks burning holes in our pockets
30-06-2010
A HEALTHY banking sector is extremely important for promoting efficiency in an economy and it can provide useful services to the population such that they don’t need to hide their savings in cash
readJapan applauds heroes
30-06-2010
TOKYO – Japan fans have applauded their national soccer team after its bid to make the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time fell inches short. Thousands of fans swarmed the streets of
readVilla’s top of the world; Ronaldo out of World Cup
30-06-2010
CAPE TOWN – On this form, David Villa is in contention to replace Cristiano Ronaldo as Iberia’s biggest football star.While 2008 world player of the year Ronaldo was again subdued as his Portugal side
readRonaldo bows out with a whimper
30-06-2010
CAPE TOWN – Cristiano Ronaldo’s wait to really make his mark at a major tournament will continue after Portugal were eliminated by neighbours Spain in the World Cup round of 16 after a 1-0 defeat on
readAdvert ‘eliminates’ Brazil
30-06-2010
READERS of one of Brazil’s biggest newspapers were surprised to read on Tuesday that their beloved national team had been knocked out of the World Cup, the day after Dunga’s side had marched into the
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