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47 Articles found on Thursday, 25 March 2010
Budget quote of the day
25-03-2010
“Question for the Minister: last year she announced that Namibia would not be heavily affected by the global recession, does she still believe this after looking at the unemployment rate? Does she
readFinance opens regional satellite offices
25-03-2010
THE Ministry of Finance (MoF) will open satellite offices for the Directorate of Inland Revenue at Oranjemund, Mariental and Tsumeb next month.A ministerial statement yesterday said the offices would
readZuma’s six-zero legal bill
25-03-2010
CAPE TOWN – President Jacob Zuma’s legal fees came to roughly R5 million in the year before he was elected, his office told Parliament’s public accounts committee (Scopa) this week. “There were
readYet another new uranium player
25-03-2010
AUSTRALIAN company Oklo Uranium has acquired a 70 per cent interest in the Hoasib uranium project near Langer Heinrich.Proactiveinvestors.com yesterday reported that Oklo about N$135 million, or 20
readSouth African recovery hopes rise, repo rate cut hopes dim
25-03-2010
PRETORIA – South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to a 4-1/2 year low in the last quarter of 2009 while household spending and employment rose, adding to signs the economy is on the mend.The
readAfrica Business Briefs
25-03-2010
Steep fuel hike for SA JOHANNESBURG – The next fuel increase in South Africa is expected to be high due to the rand going through a bad patch and the introduction of new levies, the energy department
readGlobal capital markets lure African continent
25-03-2010
AFRICAN countries and corporates are showing growing interest in tapping international capital markets to fund expansion, ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has said.At least 12 potential issues
readDe Beers gets US$1 bln injection
25-03-2010
LONDON – Top diamond producer De Beers has wrapped up a refinancing of debt facilities and a cash injection of US$1 billion from a rights issue to cut debt, after being battered during the
readAfrican Union may steer EPA talks in new direction
25-03-2010
AFRICA’S dialogue with Europe on key policy subjects including development and economic partnerships could be headed for a shift following the formal inclusion of the African Union (AU) as a partner
readPope accepts resignation of Irish bishop
25-03-2010
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Irish Bishop John Magee in the country’s sex abuse scandal.The 73-year-old Magee has been accused of mishandling
readBay of Bengal isle disappears into sea
25-03-2010
NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now, it’s gone.Rising sea levels in the bay have plunged New Moore Island in
readSex traffickers get R100m or life
25-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has made its first conviction for human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said yesterday.The state used
readOprah settles defamation suit
25-03-2010
PHILADELPHIA – Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a headmistress she had accused of performing poorly at her girls’ school, where some pupils claimed they were abused, lawyers
readPrivate guards kill Somali pirate for first time
25-03-2010
NAIROBI – Private security guards shot and killed a Somali pirate during an attack on a merchant ship off the coast of East Africa in what is believed to be the first such killing by armed
readAkon upsets Buddists
25-03-2010
COLOMBO – US singer Akon will not be granted a visa to visit Sri Lanka for a sell-out concert after Buddhist monks and almost 12 000 people on social media site Facebook took offence at one of his
readMadonna to launch fashion lines
25-03-2010
BANGALORE – It appears the Material Girl will be getting a lot more material.Pop star Madonna and Iconix Brand Group have unveiled a joint venture to launch fashion brands globally, starting with a
readChris is sorry, oh so sorry …
25-03-2010
THE former prince of pop Chris Brown, who has been vying for a way to revitalise his career following his 2009 assault on ex-girlfriend Rihanna, has resorted to desperate measures to stage his
readPrivate drama plagues Oscar winner Bullock
25-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – Sandra Bullock is on a career high. America’s Sweetheart and ‘Miss Congeniality’ was repeatedly anointed as Hollywood royalty this year, sweeping awards season and capping it off with an
readYa pewa oomvula omilongo mbali
25-03-2010
OMANGA aakwashigwana aaNamibia ya li ya tegelela okudhana oomvula omilongombali dhemanguluko ehuliloshiwike lya yi, aalumentu yatatu mboka ya monika ondjo yedhipago, eyugo oya li ya tegelela okupewa
readOshiifanene sha kula shOmaongo kOuhamba wAukwanyama mOlomakaya
25-03-2010
ONGHUNDANA ye tu dilila kOuhamba wAukwanyama kOmhedi, otai ti kutya mOlomakaya eli twa finda kOuhamba wAukwanyama otaku ka kala oshivilo sha kula shOmaongo nOmupresidende woshilongo , Hifikepunye
readHenock Ismael a fumvikwa pOshipya
25-03-2010
OMUNANGESHEFA gwomomukunda Oshipya mUukwambi mOmusati tate Henock Shilongo Ismael ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe megumbo lye komatango gEtitano lyeti 12 Maalitsa 2010 sho a hakukilwa komukithi
readEnongelo lyaanona yaaSan
25-03-2010
Omupevi prima gwonale, Libertina Amathila okwa egulula enongelo lyaanona yaaSan, lyedhina Dawid //Khamugab Primary school pofaalama ya Seringkop.Osikola ndjika oya egululwa muFebruary naanona ayehe
readAanafaalama yiipindi taya kwatha
25-03-2010
AANAFAALAMA yiipindi otaya gandja konyala oodola oomiliona 10 komumvo kehe okuyambulapo elanditho lyiimuna yokomahala gaayehe, [NCA] noshowo okugandja omayele kaaniimuna yeli 350.Omulandu gwokuputudha
readInamu ikuthila evi, Ekandjo ta londodha
25-03-2010
OMINISTA yomalelo giilando niitopolwa nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo okwa londodha mboka yi ikuthile omahala kaashi li pampango ye shi hulithepo moompadhi oontalala.Elondodho ndika olya gandjwa konima sho
readEngland wins 2nd test against Bangladesh
25-03-2010
DHAKA – Stand-in captain Alastair Cook smashed an unbeaten 109 to lead England to a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second test yesterday to sweep the two-match series.Offspinner James Tredwell
readNRU coffers receive additional funding
25-03-2010
THE National Rugby Union (NRU) will receive additional funding from Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) to carry out their activities for the remainder of the 2010 season. Following recent appeals
readU/17 Four Nations
25-03-2010
NAMIBIA will once again host a four-nations under-17 tournament in Walvis Bay during the Easter weekend.According to NFA Youth Football Coordinator Jakes Amaning the tournament will be played from
readSports codes need more money
25-03-2010
WINDHOEK – Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Chief Administrator Rusten Mogane has echoed the sentiments of some sport codes that appealed for more funding from Government.In an interview with Nampa on
readMessi and Mourinho top football rich list
25-03-2010
BARCELONA star Lionel Messi has overtaken David Beckham as the highest earner in world football.The 22-year-old Argentine forward, who scored a second successive La Liga hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-2
readNigerians snap up 2010 Soccer World Cup tickets
25-03-2010
NIGERIAN fans, among the most exuberant and vociferous in Africa, have been snapping up World Cup tickets in the last few days after more flights to South Africa were laid on. “We have discussed ways
readWater And Food Security Inextricably Linked
25-03-2010
MONDAY marked World Water Day, and I am personally endorsing a report by African scientists that examines our continent’s water resources and calls for our political leaders to work more closely with
readVillagers angry about elephants
25-03-2010
ANGERED by the destruction of their water points by elephants, the community of Omatjette in the Erongo Region wants the conservation authorities to remove the elephants from their area.But the
readSADC tribunal forgot Zimbabwe farmers’ case
25-03-2010
A GROUP of commercial farmers from Zimbabwe and two lawyers who had travelled from South Africa for a hearing before the SADC Tribunal yesterday were surprised to find the case had not been put on the
readTwo rapes, murders in Maltahöhe district
25-03-2010
POLICE in the Hardap Region have launched a manhunt after a 20-year-old woman was raped and stabbed to death in her farmhouse. The incident happened at the farm Dassiefontein in the Maltahöhe
readDispute over land compensation at Okahao
25-03-2010
ABED Kalenga, the owner of a traditional homestead and a mahangu field within the boundaries of Okahao town in the Omusati Region, is claiming that the Okahao Town Council did not compensate him
readKhorixas yet to see Independence fruits
25-03-2010
MANY young people at Khorixas had very little to celebrate when Namibia turned 20 on Sunday.“Unemployment is high, there are no vocational training centres and jobs are very scarce. I tried to
readGretha wants to ‘restore’ Namibian women
25-03-2010
A SOUTH African motivational speaker on the subjects of marriage, parenting and sexuality, Gretha Wiid, is on her way to Namibia once again. This time around, the controversial woman intends to
readGoreangab ‘waterfront’ project not well received
25-03-2010
THE mere consideration of the multimillion-dollar Goreangab Dam Waterfront Project makes members of the Penduka Cultural Centre see red.During 2009, Green Building Construction successfully applied to
readERYF wants Swakop Council to stop selling land
25-03-2010
THE Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Youth Forum (ERYF), Ernest Weather, on Wednesday told the Swakopmund Town Council “to stop selling land and gambling with the people’s assets”. A media statement
readSMSes of Thursday 25 March 2010
25-03-2010
* I ATTENDED the 20th Anniversary celebrations and the atmosphere at the stadium was awesome. I could feel the love and unity and would like to urge my fellow Namibians to maintain the love and peace
readNPL has quality, say coaches
25-03-2010
FOLLOWING the comments made by national football coach Tom Sainfiet after the Brave Warriors’ uninspiring draw against Botswana, MTC Namibia Premier League coaches have leapt to the league’s defence,
read‘Fixing South African rand will be costly’
25-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa needs to find ways of moderating currency volatility but fixing the rand at a certain level would be hard to implement and costly, National Treasury Director General
readUK expels Israeli diplomat over forgery
25-03-2010
LONDON – Britain took the extraordinary step on Tuesday of expelling an Israeli diplomat for the first time in more than 20 years, after concluding there was compelling evidence that Israel was
read‘Fishy’ burglaries haunt Health
25-03-2010
A STRING of burglaries at the Ministry of Health, in which the computers of senior officials were stolen, are blamed for a six-month delay in the awarding of a N$100 million catering tender.Between
readEducation officials implicated in fraud
25-03-2010
HEADS are expected to roll at the Ministry of Education after the Anti-Corruption Commission has uncovered a million-dollar scam.The Prosecutor General’s office has summoned two accountants of the
readSA meat imports banned Rift Valley Fever alarm
25-03-2010
THE Ministry of Agriculture has banned with immediate effect imports of live animals that are ruminants from South Africa, as well as meat and meat products of domestic and wild ruminants. The ban was
readNotable Quotes
25-03-2010
We want to take all our products, from fish, beef, the champagne from Omaruru, gems and semi precious stones. We want to charter Air Namibia and fill it up with Namibian products. – Sam Nujoma, former
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