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48 Articles found on Monday, 7 June 2010
G20 scraps plans for universal bank tax
07-06-2010
BUSAN, South Korea – The world’s top economies scrapped plans for a universal global bank tax on Saturday, giving countries plenty of wiggle room over how to make banks pay for their bailouts in
readCorruption remains root of business evil
07-06-2010
“CORRUPTION needs to be addressed – it is overshadowing every deal.” This quote, by one of the 60 business executives who participated in the first Old Mutual Namibia/Namibian Stock Exchange’s
readTen million Spaniards live below poverty line
07-06-2010
MADRID – More than a million more Spaniards are living below the poverty line now than before the country was battered by an economic crisis, according to a study by a Spanish charity released
readLibya to buy 75% of Zambia’s Zamtel
07-06-2010
LUSAKA – Libya’s LAP Green Networks is to buy 75 per cent of Zambian fixed-line phone operator Zamtel for US$257 million, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on Saturday. “LAP Green Networks
readEU less entrepreneurial than US, China
07-06-2010
BRUSSELS – Europeans are far less keen to start their own businesses than Americans or Chinese, according to a European Union study published Friday.Only 45 per cent of people in Europe said they
readBuyout size increasing, not ‘mega’ yet
07-06-2010
BOSTON – Private equity bosses are expecting deal sizes to gradually increase in size but said on Friday they aren’t forecasting an immediate return to mega-buyouts, like the US$15 billion size
readAngola needs more banks
07-06-2010
LUANDA – More banks are needed in Angola to satisfy growing demand for banking services, a senior central bank official was reported as saying in a newspaper on Friday, adding that only 11 per cent of
readRussia wants global fund after Gulf oil spill
07-06-2010
MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on the world’s leading economic powers on Saturday to consider creating a fund to insure against large-scale environmental disasters like the Gulf of
readG20 finance chiefs agree on need to curb deficits
07-06-2010
BUSAN, South Korea – World financial leaders pledged Saturday to push ahead on curbing deficits and crafting financial reforms to safeguard the global recovery, including making banks bear much of the
readMbeha Software Solutions takes manual systems into the future
07-06-2010
BERNARD Mbeha and Paulus Pari met while studying for a Diploma in Computer Systems at South Africa’s Vaal University. There, they set up an IT programme to manage the university’s hostels for free and
readDrunk tourist ‘bloody lucky’
07-06-2010
Johannesburg - An Australian backpacker in South Africa for the Soccer World Cup passed out drunk in the driveway of a Johannesburg politician under the impression he was in Cape Town.Woken after a
readUK police study family feud over mass shootings
07-06-2010
LONDON – A British taxi driver was being investigated by tax officials before he fatally shot 12 people including his twin brother, police said. Derrick Bird, 52, also may have feuded with his family
readRestaurant tells diners to eat up or else
07-06-2010
SYDNEY – An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return.Chef
readTwo New Jersey men arrested on terrorism charges
07-06-2010
NEWARK – Two New Jersey men who allegedly intended to kill American troops were arrested on Saturday at a New York City airport before boarding flights on their way to join a jihadist group in
readIn Brief
07-06-2010
DRC police chief suspended KINSHASA - The chief of police in the Democratic Republic of Congo, General John Numbi, has been suspended and several officers arrested in the probe into the death of
readBashir snub ‘proves ICC getting stronger in Africa’
07-06-2010
KAMPALA - Uganda’s decision to not invite Sudan’s indicted leader Omar El-Bashir to a summit in Kampala proves the International Criminal Court is gaining strength in Africa, Human Rights Watch said
readSA ready for World Cup
07-06-2010
PRETORIA - South Africa declared itself readyyesterday to stage the first World Cup on African soil, with President Jacob Zuma saying the event had shown the Rainbow Nation finally coming together as
readKylie tweets, says love life rosy
07-06-2010
SYDNEY – Pop princess Kylie Minogue has used her twitter page to dismiss reports her relationship with Spanish model Andres Velencoso Segura is on the rocks.“Wowza ... love life rumours have gone
readPamela Anderson appeals to Putin over Canadian seals
07-06-2010
MOSCOW – Ex-‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson has appealed to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin to ban imports of baby seal pelts, a newspaper reported on Friday.The prime minister’s apparent “fondness”
read‘Golden Girl’ Blanche dies
07-06-2010
NEW YORK – Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series ‘The Golden Girls’, has died. She was 76.She died
readEpukululo
07-06-2010
Moshifo shetu shEtitano pepandja 27, opwa li ethano lyonkoshi ya londa komuti, ihe omutse gwethano ndika olya tali ti “ Ondjamba ohayi londo.” Shika osha puka. Ano etumbulo ndika olya li li na okutya
readAanona yo Swapo ya shuna ko Berg Aukas
07-06-2010
AANONANA ya valelewa muundjendi wekondjelomanguluko ye li yahetatu - mboka oshiwike sha zi ko ya li ye ya kUuministeli wAagundjuka nOmaudhano okugandja omaudhigu ngoka ye na ko Berg Aukas, oya shuna.
readAanasikola 16 yomOsikola yOoveta mOshakati ya pewa Oonzapo
07-06-2010
AANASIKOLA ayehe kumwe ye li 16 mboka ya kala taya hiti Osikola yOkutseya Ooveta nIikwaveta muule wOomwedhi hamano dha piti, oya pelwe Oonzapo dhawo pethimbo lyOshituthi shokugandja oonzapo kuyo sha
readAanamikunda inaya itaya tsu kumwe kombinga yomeya
07-06-2010
EPANGELO itali ka vula we okugandja egandjo nekondololo lyomeya kaanamikunda mu Auguste nuumvo molwashoka, Uukomitiye womeya inau thikwa po miitopolwa ayihe.Shika osha etwa nee a niwa
readOshikonga sheopaleko lyondoolopa ya Shakati
07-06-2010
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu gwOshikondo shUukalinawa mElelo lyOndoolopa ya Shakati, tate Kornelius Kapolo, okwa tseyika kutya okuza Omaandaha goshiwike tashi ya, mOshakati otamu ka kala oshikonga oshinene
readBan on Younis Khan lifted
07-06-2010
LAHORE, Pakistan – The indefinite ban on former Pakistan captain Younis Khan was lifted on Saturday, and a fine on current captain Shahid Afridi was revoked. “I have set aside the ban on Younis,”
readSchiavone clinches historic French Open triumph
07-06-2010
PARIS – Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday after defeating Australian favourite Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) in the French Open
readInjuries rob World Cup of more stars
07-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The injuries just keep on coming, and plenty of big-name players are being affected with the World Cup less than a week away.England captain Rio Ferdinand and Nigeria midfielder John
readJapan to play Namibia?
07-06-2010
TOKYO – Japan have lined up an extra match on the eve of the World Cup to make some late tweaks after an alarming run of form in the build-up to the finals.Japan slumped to their fourth defeat in a
readNamibia to train in Glasgow for 2012 London Olympics
07-06-2010
THE Namibia National Olympic team will have their training camp base in Glasgow a few weeks before the London 2012 Olympic Games. Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) president Agnes Tjongarero
readUnam in great comeback win
07-06-2010
UNAM staged a great comeback to beat Reho Falcon 28-26 in an MTC Rugby Premier League match at the Unam field on Saturday. Falcons seemed set for a comfortable win when they took a 19-13 lead by
readCricket Namibia contracts professionals
07-06-2010
CRICKET Namibia (CN) has contracted nine fulltime professional players from the first of June in its bid to improve the performances of the national team. Kallie Engelbrecht, an executive committee
readSMSes for Monday 7 June 2010
07-06-2010
* CAN the lawmakers draft a bill and empower Police officers to prevent people from walking on roads meant for motor cars. This makes it very difficult for drivers to control vehicles. Food for
readWorld Cup bypasses South Africa’s neighbours
07-06-2010
MASERU – As the Lesotho Stars and Naughty Boys FC warm up for their match in a dirt lot on the outskirts of Lesotho’s capital Maseru, the players bounce to the beats streaming from a cellphone on the
readMount Sinai Centre grew from one nurse’s dream
07-06-2010
CHRISTALLINE Vega-Biart, the founder of Mount Sinai Centre in Katutura, is a remarkable woman with a huge heart for the children living in the impoverished communities surrounding Katutura affected or
readTrial over murder of German tourist starts
07-06-2010
THE two men accused of murdering a German tourist during an armed robbery in the Khomas Hochland west of Windhoek almost three years ago have finally gone on trial in the High Court in Windhoek.The
readFire killer jailed for 35 years
07-06-2010
AROAB resident Paul Steenkamp, who murdered his wife five years ago by throwing petrol over her and setting her on fire, could spend the rest of his days in prison after he was sentenced in the High
readCold front ahead
07-06-2010
A COLD front is heading towards the southern Namibia from the Cape and is expected to lead to the first sub-zero temperatures this winter in the next three to four days.The Namibia Meteorological
readCocaine suspects fail with acquittal bid
07-06-2010
THE legal burden carried by the two Angolans facing charges of dealing in a Namibian record quantity of cocaine at Keetmanshoop between the end of 2007 and September 2008 lightened by some 9 kilograms
readCCN General Secretary calls on churches to speak out
07-06-2010
THE General Secretary of Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN), Maria Kapere, has called on affiliated churches to become the “voice of the voiceless”. Kapere claimed NGOs had taken over the churches’
readBrukkaros abattoir turns against live sheep exports
07-06-2010
THIS week might prove crucial for the small livestock industry in Namibia as it is expected that Cabinet will consider a proposal to cancel the six-year-old export ratio for live sheep exports to
readBlue Boys clinch promotion to Namibia Premier League
07-06-2010
COASTAL side Blue Boys Football Club were promoted to the Namibia Premier League (NPL) after defeating Fedics United 3-0 in their Southern Stream First Division playoff final.After decades of
readNamibians struggle to pay banks on time
07-06-2010
OVERDUE loans at local banks spiralled by about 33 per cent to N$2,8 billion in the last six months of 2009 because of “weak domestic economic conditions”, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) said in its latest
readBan moves ahead with probe on Israeli raid
07-06-2010
JERUSALEM – An Israeli official said yesterday that United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon is moving ahead with plans for an international commission to investigate Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid
readMeatco records N$17 million loss
07-06-2010
NAMIBIA’S largest meat company and exporter of meat has recorded a net loss of N$17,9 million for the past year, which ended on January 31, due to the impact of the global economic crisis during 2009,
readFarmers say no to buffaloes on farms
07-06-2010
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism, in a last-minute move, withdrew 55 wild buffaloes from a wildlife auction in Windhoek on Friday. The buffaloes come from the Waterberg Plateau Park.The
readMore power hikes coming
07-06-2010
IF Namibia wants to solve its power crisis, consumers must be prepared to pay at least three times more for electricity in the next five years than what they are paying now, NamPower Managing Director
readNotable Quotes
07-06-2010
I’m siting with perishable goods. – JJ Klukowski, one of the representatives of various private transport companies who refused to leave the premises of the Ministry of Home Affars passport-issuing
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