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44 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 March 2010
MetAM funds perform locally
17-03-2010
METROPOLITAN Asset Managers (MetAM) Namibia has survived last year’s global financial onslaught, posting solid returns for its suite of Namibian funds.Robert Walton, Managing Director at MetAM,
readSARB shareholders demand profit
17-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s central bank faces a challenge driven by a small group of shareholders trying to make profit at the expense of the national interest, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus
readEU serious about fighting poverty
17-03-2010
OMAGONGATI – The European Union will help Namibia to strengthen its roads network, thereby alleviating the high transport costs especially the rural population has to bear.A proper well-maintained
readUK’s CPI basket sports mineral water, Blu-ray
17-03-2010
LONDON – Canned fizzy drinks are out and small bottles of mineral water are in, according to Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) in its latest annual rejig of the ‘shopping basket’ of goods
readSacu, US trade deal on track
17-03-2010
NEGOTIATIONS for a free trade deal between the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and the US are not “dead and buried”, a US Embassy official has said.Craig Allen, Minister Counsellor for
readKenolKobil eyeing BP’s assets
17-03-2010
NAIROBI – Kenya’s KenolKobil said it would be interested in taking up BP Plc’s marketing businesses in five African nations. BP said earlier this month it planned to pull out of its marketing
readChasing the dots ...
17-03-2010
People, Politics, Policies and Power Play (3) BACK to Energy Policy, that area fraught with political emotionalism, big deals with potential for big personal gain and a long history of
readEurozone readies possible bailout for Greece
17-03-2010
BRUSSELS – Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to offer financial help for Greece – likely in the form of bilateral loans – but refused to give details until European Union leaders make a final
readWitvlei Meat invests N$20 million
17-03-2010
THE company that has leased the abattoir at Witvlei east of Windhoek will inject N$20 million into upgrading it to increase meat production and it will also open a warehouse in Katutura, owner Sidney
readIndependence celebrations
17-03-2010
AS part of the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, the 20th Independence Anniversary Sub-Committee on Entertainment has put together an exciting programme that boasts a musical at NTN, boxing and
readKate escapes to Mexico after split with second husband Sam
17-03-2010
KATE Winslet has fled to Mexico for a holiday with her children after her break-up from Sam Mendes.The Oscar-winning actress and film director announced yesterday that they had agreed to separate
readKarzai ‘very angry’ at Taliban boss’ arrest
17-03-2010
KABUL – The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai’s
readUS cancels Mideast trip
17-03-2010
JERUSALEM – A United States envoy’s postponement of his Mideast trip appeared yesterday to deepen one of the worst US-Israeli feuds in memory – even as Israel’s foreign minister signalled his
readNew HIV infections up among homosexuals
17-03-2010
NEW YORK – New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalise these practices, the head of the UN AIDS agency said on
readTender loving care!
17-03-2010
AMSTERDAM – A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign on Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.The union,
readPut a lid on it!
17-03-2010
IOWA CITY – Iowa City police arrested a woman who allegedly attacked her sister with the lid of a toilet tank. Nitasha Johnson, of Iowa City, was arrested early on Sunday and was charged with domestic
readKidnapped British boy recovered in Pakistan
17-03-2010
JHELUM – A five-year-old British boy kidnapped at gunpoint while on a family holiday in Pakistan nearly two weeks ago has been released safe and sound, relatives and officials said yesterday.Sahil
readWorld’s shortest man dies aged 21
17-03-2010
BEIJING – The world’s shortest man, China’s He Pingping who was just over 74 cm tall, has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said.He, who suffered
readState of disaster declared in cyclone-hit Fiji islands
17-03-2010
SUVA – Fiji’s government yesterday declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17 000 people have fled to evacuation centres.The leader
readSuspected US missile kills 9
17-03-2010
MIR ALI – An apparent United States missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said.It was not
readQuiet corruption hurting Africa
17-03-2010
NAIROBI – A World Bank report says teachers and other public servants who don’t show up for work are fuelling “quiet corruption” throughout Africa that is disproportionately hurting the continent’s
readANNA to elect new executive
17-03-2010
WINDHOEK – Regional netball representatives will converge in Otjiwarongo on March 26 and 27 to elect a new executive for the All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA).Confirming the planned elections to
readVolleyball becomes more popular
17-03-2010
THE first of seven DTS Beach Volleyball tournaments this year saw 34 teams participating in the season opener on the upgraded sand courts at DTS Club on Saturday.In the women’s two-a-side category,
readBarcelona to unleash magical Messi on Stuttgart
17-03-2010
MADRID – Holders Barcelona hope that their Argentine superstar Lionel Messi can continue his rich vein of goalscoring form tonight against VfB Stuttgart in the second leg of the last 16 Champions
readMore funding needed for rugby: Losper
17-03-2010
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s participation in the three International Rugby Board (IRB) World Cup competitions since the country’s independence in 1990 are proving to be a costly exercise, which is why more
readWestern Suburbs winger to play American football
17-03-2010
WESTERN Suburbs winger Brian Haihambo is set to make history when he becomes the first Namibian to be signed up by an American football (gridiron) team in Switzerland in April.Haihambo is one of
readSaintfiet to wield axe on disappointing Warriors
17-03-2010
FOLLOWING the unsatisfactory result in the Confederation of African Nations (CHAN) encounter against Seychelles, Brave Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet plans to axe a number of his travelling contingent
readYouth warned against ‘unproductive activities’
17-03-2010
THE Youth, Culture and Sports Deputy Minister, Pohamba Shifeta, has warned young people to desist from unproductive activities that would ruin their lives. Addressing a youth leadership conference
readRehoboth Council mess puts damper on houses
17-03-2010
THE mess that the Rehoboth Town Council finds itself in yesterday poured cold water over the celebratory mood at the handover of erven and houses by Deputy Minister of Regional and Local Government,
readPupils learn to become entrepreneurs
17-03-2010
GRADE 11 and 12 pupils in Karas Region have graduated after successfully completing an Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) aimed at stimulating new small and medium enterprises. Afrisam
readNew MPs to start without fanfare
17-03-2010
THE usual pomp and circumstance that heralds a new legislative period starting in Namibia’s National Assembly every five years after a national election might not happen next week, when the newly
readNBC acting boss to take over Hardap top job
17-03-2010
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s acting Director General, Yvonne Boois, is set to take over as the Hardap Regional Council’s chief regional officer (CRO) on May 1. A well-placed source
readLocally born youth form organisation
17-03-2010
YOUNG people born inside Namibia have formed an organisation to represent them and give voice to their frustrations.“We are sick and tired of poverty. We are all Namibian youths facing the same
readTender for old SA houses in Walvis advertised
17-03-2010
TENDER advertisements for the old South African consulate houses in Walvis Bay appeared in the local media on Monday and Tuesday, and the closing date for bids is April 14 2010 at 15h00.Tender
readGovt to speed up land reform
17-03-2010
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement is concerned about the seemingly slow pace at which land is acquired for resettlement, especially in the past year.“The Ministry has experienced some challenges
readGive peace a chance, says AVP
17-03-2010
THE Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) held its first conference for the first 30 Namibian facilitators and trainees in February. The people have been trained for the past three years in basic,
readFrom beanbags to cat baskets, Iyaloo makes them all
17-03-2010
THE Iyaloo Project (‘thank you’ in Oshiwambo) was founded in 2005 by Red Sky Ventures to help their employees and families with an extra income and skills.Danielle Bruckert had a domestic worker for a
readSwapo’s loud parties keep patients awake
17-03-2010
FOLLOWING its High Court victory in the elections case on March 4, Swapo threw a huge bash at its headquarters opposite the Katutura State Hospital.Various artists performed and loud music could be
readACC clears Haimbili
17-03-2010
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has exonerated TransNamib Chief Executive Officer Titus Haimbili of all corruption charges levelled against him.ACC Director Paulus Noa informed Haimbili last week that
readCracks in opposition’s united front
17-03-2010
OPPOSITION parties were expected to decide last night not to boycott Friday’s swearing-in ceremony of the new National Assembly.They were set to discuss the drafting of a letter which they intend to
readStrangler describes killing in confession to Magistrate
17-03-2010
KOËS strangler Berendt Both may have tried to perform an act of necrophilia on his victim, according to a confession by Both that has become part of the evidence in his trial in the High Court in
readMore rot exposed at AirNam
17-03-2010
IRREGULAR practices related to the employment and licensing of pilots at Air Namibia have been confirmed by a high-ranking Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) official.The representative, who spoke on
readNotable Quotes
17-03-2010
Party politics and its execution are the root cause of the problems that hold the people of Rehoboth and across the country hostage. – Jan van Wyk, Chairperson of the Rehoboth Democratic Movement, a
readSMS Of The Day 17 March 2010
17-03-2010
WHAT has happened to basic manners? Even please and thank you are seldom heard, especially from those in customer service. It really does make a difference. Food for Thought NAMIBIA you are creating
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