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63 Articles found on Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Watchdog pays big bucks in scam
02-03-2010
LONDON - Victims of a share fraud scam in Britain will be handed back 270 000 pounds (US$420,400) by the UK regulator as part of an investigation into how cold-calls from overseas persuaded citizens
readIndigenisation could hurt recovery, Zim unions fear
02-03-2010
BULAWAYO - Zimbabwe’s new local ownership law, requiring locals to own 51 per cent of major foreign firms, could hurt the nation’s economic recovery, the main labour body said yesterday.The law took
readAfrica Business Briefs
02-03-2010
SA to sign deals for 1 143 MW CAPE TOWN - South Africa expects to sign contracts this month to source up to 1 143 megawatts from industrial co-generation processes to help ease a power supply
readEuro in most difficulty since launch, says Merkel
02-03-2010
BERLIN - Europe’s single currency project is facing its toughest period since its launch over a decade ago and it is essential that Greece tackle the roots of its troubles to restore confidence,
readFrance wants sovereign CDS banned
02-03-2010
PARIS - French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Sunday she personally believed that derivatives on sovereign debt, such as credit default swaps (CDS), had to be either tightly regulated,
readRegulator warns against caving in on bank reform
02-03-2010
MELBOURNE - The global financial system is radically flawed and radical solutions are needed, so regulators must resist attempts to dilute proposed reforms, a top European watchdog said yesterday.The
readBritish banking faces major makeover
02-03-2010
LONDON - Britain’s retail banking sector is in the midst of a major makeover as lenders post sharply-improved earnings, bosses relinquish bonuses and new players prepare to join a recovering
readInternational borrowing slumps in late 2009
02-03-2010
GENEVA - International borrowing fell sharply in the last quarter of 2009, with residents in countries with sluggish growth in particular cutting back on borrowing, the Bank for International
readRenovations for Uvhunguvungu
02-03-2010
THE Uvhunguvungu dairy farm east of Rundu, which closed in November last year, will soon be revamped.The dairy farm stopped supplying fresh milk to hospitals and two colleges in the Kavango Region
readNew land reform laws for RSA
02-03-2010
SOUTH Africa will introduce new legislation to hasten reforms which have left the bulk of land still in white minority hands.Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said current legislation was
readElephants pose problem for farmers
02-03-2010
INCREASINGLY growing elephant populations on commercial and communal land in the Kamanjab area of the Kunene Region will require several measures without delay to reduce conflict between farmers and
readNearly 200 000 without power after US storm
02-03-2010
PORTLAND – Nearly 200 000 homes and businesses were still without power yesterday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high
readDozens dead in storm-battered Europe
02-03-2010
L’AIGUILLON-SUR-MER – Rescue teams were out in force yesterday after the fiercest winter storm in years left at least 56 dead in western Europe, with France by far the worst hit.France’s Atlantic
readObama focuses on school dropouts
02-03-2010
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will offer $900 million in grants to states and school districts to turn around low-performing schools - but recipients would have to take drastic action, such as
readMinisters agonise over Yar’Adua’s removal
02-03-2010
ABUJA - Ministers are in a “big dilemma” as they appear set to apply what one of them called “political euthanasia” on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who is believed to be gravely ill.By the provision
readKikwete vows clean elections
02-03-2010
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete vowed a new election law would impose tighter controls on campaign financing and improve the standards of this year’s polls.Kikwete, speaking late on
readUganda activists petition against anti-gay bill
02-03-2010
KAMPALA - Critics of a proposed Ugandan law that would impose the death penalty for some gays say they’ve gathered 500 000 signatures calling for the bill’s rejection. A delegation including Anglican
readSomali Islamists ban UN food from rebel-held areas
02-03-2010
NAIROBI - Militants in Somalia are preventing food from reaching more than 366 000 people who need it, a World Food Programme spokesman said yesterday, following a statement by Islamists that aid
readMarie Osmond’s Son Commits Suicide
02-03-2010
Marie Osmond’s son Michael Blosil took his own life Friday night after leaping to his death from his Los Angeles apartment, E! News confirms. The 18-year-old reportedly suffered from severe
readSurvivors scrap Sandi Schultz ... And others lose the p(l)ot!
02-03-2010
Completely blind-sighted by her fellow sneaky contestants, Sandi became the last person to leave M-Net’s Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina before the all-important merge of the two enemy tribes,
readLil Wayne Heads to the Slammer
02-03-2010
Lil Wayne may be a self-professed gangsta with the gunshot wound to prove it, but he’s made plenty clear how he feels about doing time behind bars.“I’d rather be pushin’ flowers,” he raps in 2008’s ‘A
readIt’s all gone Down Under for a bedraggled Whitney Houston
02-03-2010
It would appear that her eagerly-awaited return to music has proved to be all too much for Whitney Houston.After a week in which the singer was slated for her disappointing comeback concerts in
readEnglish Premier League defies predictions
02-03-2010
I CANNOT establish regular contacts with some of my friends and initially I blamed it on my being out there on the farm. In time I came to discover that some other reasons are at play. These have to
readGet rid of lazy teachers
02-03-2010
LAST week somewhere in the US (Central Falls, Rhode Island) all the teachers (principal included) at an underperforming high school were fired.The school is the only one in the tiny, impoverished city
readPata Lukas a lalekwa kengathithi pOkatana
02-03-2010
AAKWANEGONGALO yEgongalo lya Katana nIitayi yalyo oyendjiyendji lela oya li ya gongala pOkatana nokukala pEmisa Eyapuki lya hugunina lya Pata gwawo Lukas Mosmedi ngoka a tembudhilwa kOvenduka okuza
readFinland a yambidhidha omikalandjila
02-03-2010
EPANGELO lya Finland olya koleke euvathano lyeyambidhidho, okuyambidhidha ehangano lya Walvisbay Corridor Group[WBCG].Pauvathano ndika Finland ota gandja oodola omayovi 500000 ku WBCG opo a gongele
readAagundjuka ya kwate komeho
02-03-2010
GAVENA gwoshitopolwa sha Karas okwa indile aanona pomukunda gwa Bethanie muumbugantu woshilongo opo ya kwatele komeho mokukaleka oondjila dhi na egameno.David Boois pethimbo a tula miilonga oprojeka
readOosikola dhopaumwene dhakwathelwa
02-03-2010
UUMINISTELI Welongo oha wu yambidhidha omanongelo gopaumwene moshilongo ge li 104, naashika ohashi kutha mo oodola oomiliona 74,5 moshiketha shuuministeli mbuka.Uuministeli owa ti momumvo gwiimaliwa
readAavu ya lala puutalala
02-03-2010
UUMINISTELI wUundjolowele otawu konakona omupangi gumwe noshowo omuhingi gwosheenditho. Ekonakono ndika ota li ningwa konima sho aavu ya heyali mboka ya li yena oku falwa koKatima Mulilo okuza
readUukwamuhoko natango miilonga
02-03-2010
UKWAMUHOKO natango otau adhika pomahala ogendji giilonga, nuumbangi waashika oomboka kutya aatiligane oyendji oye li natango nawa ngele tashiya pokukala piipundi yopombanda miilonga.Shika osha shangwa
readOprojeka ya Inga 3 ya patwa ku DRC
02-03-2010
EPANGELO lya DRC olya ti ita li tsikile wee elongelokumwe ndyoka lya li lya thanekwa opo putungwe oshitaasi sholusheno pu Inga komulonga gwa Congo.Oprojeka ndjika INGA 3 oya li ya tegelelwa yi tungwe
readAalongi oye na okulonga komatango
02-03-2010
OMULANDU omupe gUuministeli Welongo ngoka ta guutha kutya aalongi moshitopolwa sha Khomas oye na okukala pomanongelo gawo sigo otundi ontine komatango, ka gwa li gwa kundathanwa nomahangano gaalongi.
readKeetmanshoop to host inter-municipal games
02-03-2010
THE Namibia Local Authority Sports and Recreation Association (NALASRA) has named Keetmanshoop to host the 2010 inter-municipal games. NALASRA President, Jeffrey //Naobeb, announced the decision at a
readNamibia beat Western Province
02-03-2010
NAMIBIA’S cricket team gave a brilliant all-round performance to beat Western Province by eight wickets in their three-day SAA Challenge match in Cape Town on Saturday, but on Sunday they were brought
readSwartbooi Wins Chevron
02-03-2010
LUKETZ Swartbooi gave a great performance to win the Chevron 10km Road Race in Windhoek on Saturday morning in an excellent time of 31 minutes 18 seconds. Swartbooi, who recently turned 44, showed his
readHerunga comes second in Durban
02-03-2010
TJIPEKAPORA Herunga was Namibia’s best performer at the second leg of the South African Yellow Pages Athletics Series in Durban on Friday night, winning a silver medal in the women’s 400m race.The
readWinter Games end in Vancouver
02-03-2010
VANCOUVER – An Oly-mpics that began with the death of a luger ended on Sunday with an exuberant celebration of Canada reflecting a determined comeback by the host country’s organisers and athletes.A
readBadminton teams named
02-03-2010
THE Badminton Federation of Namibia has released the names of players selected after trials for all ages held at the SKW hall on February 26 and 27.Close to 50 trialists were invited from all over
readU/17 Pride tourney launched
02-03-2010
THE Namibia School Sport Union and Namibia Football Association launched the National Pride U/17 Championship yesterday. The tournament will take place between March 4 and 7. Eleven regions, divided
readSMSes of Tuesday 2 March 2010
02-03-2010
* PEOPLE complain about their dirty towns: Who made them dirty? Rather teach people not to litter = problem solved! In the meantime, let all residents help to clean the town/village/ area! Food for
readThree guilty of city taxi driver’s murder
02-03-2010
A LONG trial has reached a decisive stage for three Windhoek residents who were accused of robbing and murdering a taxi driver near the end of 2004, with all three charged men convicted of murder and
readSwapo fears losing Karas seats
02-03-2010
THE Karas Swapo Party Regional Coordinator, Willem Isaaks, has voiced fears that the party could lose some regional council seats in the Karas Region during the regional elections scheduled for
readSchool costs spiral out of many parents’ reach
02-03-2010
ORDINARY Namibians are still feeling the high cost of education, despite Government’s insistence that children will not be kept from going to school because their parents cannot afford school fees.Now
readKhomas finances chaotic
02-03-2010
THE annual financial statements of the Khomas Regional Council were found to lack several important supporting documents for income and expenditure and an investment amount of N$4.3 million could not
readKamaheke dances up a storm
02-03-2010
FOR the past two years, the Onyoka Concert Group, a locally-based dance and singing troupe, have entertained many with their lively dancing and singing routines.Aside from their professional and
readDisabled man released after months in jail
02-03-2010
VINCENT Awaseb, the 23-year-old deaf and mute man who was held in custody at the Grootfontein Police Station since November last year, was released on Friday after his mother withdrew all charges
readCouncillor wants more commitment
02-03-2010
HELSTER Gawanab, the Regional Councillor for the Katutura Central Constituency, addressed the school principals, heads of departments, the head boy and girl of the Theo Katjimuine, Bethold Himumuine
readAll is well at NBC: Minister Kaapanda
02-03-2010
INFORMATION Minister Joel Kaapanda last week in Parliament rejected opposition allegations of political interference at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation.Kaveri Kavari of the CoD had asked
readAir Namibia scouts for new MD
02-03-2010
KOSMAS Egumbo, Managing Director of Air Namibia, is ending his five-year term as the head of the State-owned airline at the beginning of April. Sources claim his contract, which expired in December
readWater infrastructure upgrades at Walvis Bay
02-03-2010
AS a result of an ageing infrastructure and normal wear and tear, numerous pipe bursts over the past few months have been experienced at Walvis Bay resulting in water disruptions for the
read‘Gem war’ breaks out in Erongo Mountains
02-03-2010
PANGAS and a pistol were wielded and shots were fired high in the Erongo Mountains east of Usakos just over a week ago when two groups of small-miners fought over a lucrative aquamarine
readSwakopmund Recycling Project takes off
02-03-2010
THE Swakopmund Recycling Project was recently launched in an initiative that will contribute to “conserve and protect Namibia and its environment for future generations”.Posters with ‘Join and Make a
read‘Leave the backbiting and let’s work together’ - Spitzkoppe leaders
02-03-2010
THE small community living at the foot of the Spitzkoppe Mountains share common challenges and a common vision, and therefore ‘backbiting and false rumours’ should not be used to bring division.For
readNew look for Seagull Shopping Mall in Walvis Bay
02-03-2010
THE Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies, together with its Property Management subsidiary Broll Namibia, has started the refurbishment of the well-known Seagulls Shopping Mall, situated in the heart
readGrand developments at Arandis
02-03-2010
A NEW service station, a SME trade-park, a shopping mall with lots of parking, many more houses and a mining museum, are all on the cards for Arandis in the near future.“We want to create a town
readFake gem probe after tourists sold ‘glass’ at Spitzkoppe market
02-03-2010
AFTER accusations that coloured glass stones were being sold to unsuspecting tourists as ‘gemstones’ the stone-sellers unanimously vowed that they would “never sell cut and polished stones” there
readManU retain Carling Cup
02-03-2010
LONDON – Wayne Rooney continued his remarkable scoring streak with his 28th goal of the season to seal Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the 50th League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on
readSolid half-year results for Oryx
02-03-2010
ARDENT shoppers eager to spend their money at Maerua Mall in Windhoek contributed to Oryx Properties Limited posting attractive half-year results yesterday.The Namibian Stock Exchange-listed property
readChile quake death toll over 700 as rescue ramps up
02-03-2010
CONCEPCION – Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile’s earthquake toll surpassed 700. President
readBudget within next two weeks
02-03-2010
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila will table her seventh main budget within the next two weeks. Well-placed sources believe it will most likely be next Tuesday, March 9, or the week
readCattle syndicate exposé starts
02-03-2010
SEVEN men have been arrested in the Otjozondjupa Region during February, for alleged participation in a stock theft syndicate that may have been operating for some time.According to an Otjiwarongo
readPoll battle kicks off
02-03-2010
A PACKED courtroom in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday witnessed the start of a hearing that will determine the immediate future of Namibia’s democracy and government.The public gallery was filled
readNotable Quotes
02-03-2010
No unique regulations for teachers have been promulgated in terms of this section of the Act. – Education Minister Nangolo Mbumba on a new regulation by the Ministry of Education, which stipulates
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