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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Budget quote of the day
24-03-2010
“The Minister should find alternative ways of raising revenue, considering the fact that we rely too much on the Sacu pool, which (as the recession has taught us a lesson), is not sustainable.
readReturn ticket into space
24-03-2010
MOJAVE – Virgin Galactic’s new space tourism rocket has been taken aloft over the California desert by a mothership aircraft on its first so-called captive-carry test flight.The company said in a
readCapital, power woes threaten Zim recovery
24-03-2010
HARARE – Electricity shortages and lack of access to capital is threatening the recovery of Zimbabwe’s mining sector, while uncertainty over empowerment laws is keeping investors away, the mining
readChasing the dots ... People, Politics, Policies and Power Play (4)
24-03-2010
NAMIBIA is so fortunate with regard to energy sources, its relative consumption to regional partners, its growing distribution links with neighbours (power lines and transport links), its relatively
readAfrica Business Briefs
24-03-2010
SA non-farm employment up JOHANNESBURG – The number of people employed in South Africa’s non-agricultural sectors increased by 0,2 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year from the third,
readEU trade chief warns against China
24-03-2010
CHINESE engagement with Africa is semblance of the scramble for Africa but the current relationship will leave the continent poorer, The Post Online in Zambia has quoted European Union (EU) Trade
readWTO talks progress at snail’s pace
24-03-2010
GENEVA – Scant progress has been made in talks for a global trade pact, top negotiators told World Trade Organisation member states this week, dampening hopes of a deal in the Doha Round
readBusiness as ‘usual’ at Google China
24-03-2010
BEIJING – It’s business as usual at Google China’s headquarters in Beijing, the company said yesterday after the announcement the US Internet giant had stopped censoring its search engine
readUS keen to share nuclear know-how
24-03-2010
THE United States of America has pledged to assist Nigeria and other African countries interested in generating electricity from nuclear sources, Nuclear Street quoted various Nigerian news sources
readChaos as freak storm batters Australia’s Perth
24-03-2010
PERTH – Some 100 000 people were left without power yesterday after a freak storm battered the Australian city of Perth, hurling golf ball-sized hailstones and causing floods and landslides.Western
readFormer Nazi hit man convicted over WWII murders
24-03-2010
AACHEN – A German court yesterday convicted an 88-year-old of murdering three Dutch civilians as part of a Nazi hit squad during World War II, capping six decades of efforts to bring the former Waffen
readOpposition unites against ANC
24-03-2010
CAPE TOWN – A “definite” feeling of optimism reigns among the opposition about the possibility of a united front against the ANC, which may already be formed ahead of next year’s municipal
readZimbabwe to relax security, media laws
24-03-2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s strict security and media laws criticised by opponents as undemocratic will be relaxed by the end of the year, an official document showed on Monday.The unity government formed
readWoods ‘a little nervous’ about return at Masters
24-03-2010
TIGER WOODS acknowledged “living a lie”, saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline.“It was all me. I’m
readWitness says stunned by actions of Jackson doctor
24-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – The man who called 911 as Michael Jackson lay dying in his rented mansion told police he was stunned by what he saw in the singer’s bedroom.Alberto Alvarez, who worked as Jackson’s
readOndjila yopokati kOnhokolo nOnelago otayi tungwa ano uunake?
24-03-2010
AAKALIMO yamwe yomuuzilo wOshikandjohogololo sha Anamulenge mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otaya pula kutya etokolo ndyoka lya ningilwe po manga meme Generosa (Kangeno) Andowa e li Kaansola
readOokuume mo Untag ya tsakanene konima yomimvo 20
24-03-2010
AAKIINTU yane mboka ya longelele iilonga yo United Nations Transitional Assistance Group[UNTAG], manga oshilongo inaa shi manguluka oya galukile koNamibia konima yoomvula omilongo mbali.Oshifo shika
readEpangelo lyo 2010-2015
24-03-2010
Omuprima Minister Nahas Angula* Omupevi Marco HausikuOmupopi moParliamende Theo-Ben Gurirab* Omupevi
readAatotimpango ya laleke
24-03-2010
OSHIGONGI shopashigwana osha hulitha iilonga yasho oshiwike shayi, naatotimpango yamwe oya laleke egumbo oshoka yo itaya galukile we megumbo, naawiliki yoongundu dhopolitika oya ningi ipopiwa yawo
readNamibia ota ningi nawa
24-03-2010
ESINDANO enene ndyoka Namibia aadha uule woomvula omilongo mbali dhemanguluko osho ombili.Ndika olyo elaka lyomusamane , Martti Ahtisaari e li popi manga ali muka pevalo lya Namibia lyoomvula
readOnyama yiiyamakuti ya longithwa moshituthi shemanguluko
24-03-2010
OOSINO omilongo mbali dhongushu yoodola 40 000 odha li dha dhipagwa kaakuluntu gameni yuushitwe muuministeli Womidhingoloko moshikunino shuushitwe sha Daan Viljoen noshowo sha Waterberg Plateau Park
readOoamushanga aakuluntu taya lundululwa
24-03-2010
OMUPRIMA Minista, Nahas Angula okwa tegelelwa a ka tseyithe elundululo noshowo etulo miilonga lyoo amushanga aakuluntu mooministeli dhepangelo.Shika otashi endele pamwe noshikako sha hugunina
readOmalunduluko omashona mokabinete
24-03-2010
OMAVINU omape momakende omakulu. Ondunge yokukalekapo. Einyengitho ashike ndele kashishi okabinete okape. Oku udhitha oomwaka nenge mpoka pena omahala.Ngaka ogo omadhiladhilo ga yamwe yomaatseyinawa
readSachin Tendulkar powers Mumbai to emphatic win
24-03-2010
SACHIN Tendulkar produced a masterful half-century as he powered the Mumbai Indians to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match at the Brabourne Stadium in
readFederrer, Nadal promise to improve their game
24-03-2010
MIAMI – Top seed Roger Federer and fourth seed Rafael Nadal will be working to polish their games as the world’s top two aim to make amends on court at the Miami WTA and ATP Masters that started
readSKW hosts annual youth soccer tournament
24-03-2010
SPORT Klub Windhoek (SKW) will host its annual youth soccer tournament at its sports grounds in Olympia this coming weekend. The co-ordinator of the SKW Youth Soccer Academy, Klaus Otto, said they
readI’m not great says Messi
24-03-2010
MADRID – Despite hitting eight goals in a week, and earning comparisons with former players like his compatriot Diego Maradona and Brazil’s Pele, the magical Lionel Messi of Barcelona refuses to admit
readNamibian coaches get CAF C-licences
24-03-2010
THE Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) C-Licence coaching course held in Windhoek last week has yielded 18 graduates as the NFA development projects start to bear fruit. According to the Technical
readGauteng attracts majority of WC squads
24-03-2010
PARTLY because most World Cup games will be played in Gauteng province and also to acclimatise to high-altitude conditions, most World Cup squads have plumped for Gauteng as their base camps and
readSMSes of Wednesday 24 March 2010
24-03-2010
* HOW many jackpots do we have going in our country? They range from casinos in every bar and shebeen, SMSes to whatever number in order to win (which is not true) to scratch cards. Please stop
readWarmbad communal area to get power
24-03-2010
CLOSE to 200 households in the Warmbad communal area will be connected to the electricity grid at the beginning of May. Until now people living in the Warmbad communal area under the jurisdiction of
readTwenty years for taxi driver killers
24-03-2010
WHILE Namibians looked forward to a weekend of celebrating 20 years of freedom, three men convicted of armed robbery and murder had the prospect of 20 years of the opposite to digest at the end of
readSpinach mystery still unsolved
24-03-2010
ALTHOUGH the five ‘mutete victims’ in the Kavango Region were buried last Thursday, their deaths are still shrouded in mystery. These five people died earlier this month after eating a traditional
readSoutherners short-changed by MCA
24-03-2010
NAMIBIANS living south of Windhoek will only benefit from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) in as much as it will boost the marketing of indigenous products like the Hoodia and Devil’s Claw
readMurder in Swakop’s DRC settlement
24-03-2010
A DAMARA man in his late twenties, only known by the nickname ‘Flow’, was found dead in a shack in Swakopmund’s DRC township on Monday.It is believed that he died between Friday and Saturday. He had
readKarasburg businessman dies in South Africa
24-03-2010
A MOTORCYCLE accident has claimed the life of Karasburg businessman Abré Maritz (57).Maritz, who owned half of the businesses in Karasburg, was fatally injured on Friday when he slammed into a tree
readBurglars attack couple in bed
24-03-2010
AT least three violent attackers are on the loose after severely beating up a Pionierspark couple and leaving them for dead on Friday.The man, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of a
readBudget to be tabled next Tuesday
24-03-2010
THE tabling of the national budget has been shifted from tomorrow to next Tuesday, Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila announced in Parliament yesterday.“I give notice that I will table the
readNewspaper Cup team to play Warriors announced
24-03-2010
THE 2010 The Namibian Newspaper Cup Shadow Team to face the flailing Brave Warriors on April 4 has been announced.Traditionally the team is selected and announced after the semi-final stage from top
readNujoma drives Nam-China trade promotion
24-03-2010
“WE want to charter Air Namibia and fill it up with Namibian products,” the Chinese state news agency, Xinhau, yesterday quoted former President Sam Nujoma promoting trade between the two
readMan stabs, kills 8 children at Chinese school
24-03-2010
BEIJING – A former doctor armed with a large knife rampaged outside an elementary school in eastern China, stabbing eight young children to death and wounding five others yesterday, a local official
readWorker admits he murdered employer
24-03-2010
A FORMER farm labourer who is accused of robbing and murdering his elderly employer in her house in the Otjinene area four years ago pleaded guilty to all six charges he is facing in the High Court in
readDrunken driving test blues for traffic police
24-03-2010
HUNDREDS of drunken driving cases across Namibia based on the results of the Dräger 7110 Breathalyzer test used by municipal and Police traffic officers have been put on hold, reliable sources have
readLand grab in Windhoek
24-03-2010
LOCAL and Regional Government and Housing Minister Jerry Ekandjo yesterday issued a stern warning to people who have started illegally clearing land along the north-western outskirts of Katutura to
readNotable Quotes
24-03-2010
By keeping everybody on board, Pohamba is seeking to keep the peace within Swapo. – Institute for Public Policy Research director Graham Hopwood added that the new Cabinet reflects Pohamba’s cautious
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