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66 Articles found on Tuesday, 30 March 2010
WTO boss warns EU to sharpen its G20 voice
30-03-2010
BRUSSELS – WTO chief Pascal Lamy on Sunday told EU participants to sort out first who will argue for what at June’s G20 summit in Toronto, otherwise “nobody” will listen.“The frank reality is that it
readRio Tinto staff jailed in China
30-03-2010
SHANGHAI – A Chinese court convicted four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto including an Australian national yesterday on bribery and trade secrets charges, handing down jail terms ranging from
readUS$3 vodka blamed for drinking
30-03-2010
MOSCOW – Researchers and activists say low Russian taxes on vodka – which are three times less than in neighbouring Baltic states – have encouraged heavy drinking. The government-approved minimum
readWeatherly says review supports mine-restart plan
30-03-2010
LONDON – African copper miner Weatherly International Plc said an independent review showed it could restart operations at two of its mines in Namibia within six months, sending its shares up 17,8 per
readHwange’s coal is running out
30-03-2010
COAL reserves at Hwange’s dragline pit, which supplies the country’s largest thermal power station, will run out by 2012 — a development that might force the Zimbabwean government to import the
readAfrica’s slow progress with MDG worries UN
30-03-2010
FIVE years ahead of the 2015 deadline to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, a number of developing nations are far from getting there.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in remarks
readAfrica dissects global crisis aftermath
30-03-2010
AFRICAN finance ministers and central bank governors met in Malawi yesterday to assess the impact the global crisis has had on jobs and find ways to boost economic growth by spurring regional
readFrance wants African solar power
30-03-2010
PARIS – France is working on plans for a consortium of companies to build a vast network of undersea electricity lines to bring solar power from Africa to Europe, sources close to the matter said
readEuro zone must act to avoid imbalances
30-03-2010
WARSAW – Countries within the euro zone need to improve their economic coordination to avoid large imbalances building in the system, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said
readChanges in agriculture needed
30-03-2010
AGRICULTURE needs revolutionary change to confront threats such as global warming and end hunger in developing nations without adding to the ranks of the obese, an international study showed on
readAngola to start biofuel production
30-03-2010
THE Parliament of Angola has approved a law to support biofuel production, as the government envisages to diversify the country’s economy which currently depends on oil, national radio said
readLumpy skin disease outbreak
30-03-2010
LUMPY skin disease has again broken out in the Kunene Region, after it was contained in that area last year. Several cases have been reported in the Omaheke Region too.The State Veterinarian for
readTeens in court over Victoria station murder
30-03-2010
LONDON – Twelve teenagers were due in court yesterday charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed several times in front of rush-hour commuters at London’s Victoria station.Police
readRace on to rescue 153 trapped Chinese coal miners
30-03-2010
XIANGNING – Rescuers raced yesterday to free 153 coal miners trapped by a flood that may have started when workers digging a new mine in northern China accidentally broke into a network of old,
readMine from NKorea may have sunk naval ship
30-03-2010
SEOUL – North Korea may have deliberately directed an underwater mine toward the South Korean naval ship that exploded and sank three days ago near a disputed maritime border, the defence minister
readTavern patrons out of hospital
30-03-2010
DURBAN – Five people have been discharged from Wentworth hospital after they were injured when the floor caved in at a tavern in Umlazi V section, the KwaZulu-Natal health department said
readZimbabwe police shut 2nd art exhibit on violence
30-03-2010
HARARE – An attorney says police in Zimbabwe have shut down an art exhibit exploring violence blamed on President Robert Mugabe.Artist Owen Maseko collected family photos of missing people, images of
readZim newspaper apologises to Queen Elizabeth
30-03-2010
HARARE – An independent Zimbabwe on Sunday newspaper apologised to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II for publishing a computer-doctored photograph showing the 83-year old monarch pregnant during news
readNiger Junta arrests Tandja’s allies
30-03-2010
NIAMEY – Niger’s military junta has arrested a dozen close aides of former president Mamadou Tandja, who was ousted in February, for alleged subversive activities, a police source said yesterday.“A
readAncient doorway found in Egypt
30-03-2010
CAIRO – A large red granite false door from the tomb of an ancient queen’s powerful vizier has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt’s culture minister said yesterday.The carved stone door – which ancient
readCarve Nigeria into ‘many ethnic states’
30-03-2010
TRIPOLI – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who enraged Abuja after suggesting Nigeria be partitioned between Muslims and Christians, has now proposed the country be carved into “many” ethnic states, a
readBono and Prince’s financial woes revealed
30-03-2010
POP icons Bono and Prince may share an unerring gift for crafting hits, but when it comes to keeping that money through financial savvy, it seems they still haven’t found what they’re looking
readEnd of days for Sutherland’s ‘24’
30-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – The drama ‘24’ won’t be ticking much longer on TV. The Fox network announced on Friday that its action-packed real-time show starring Kiefer Sutherland as anti-terrorism agent Jack
readDocuments: Anaesthetic found in Jackson home
30-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – Unsealed search warrants in the Michael Jackson case reveal large quantities of general anaesthetic and dozens of tubes of skin-whitening creams were among items found in the singer’s
readOmatjete Is Under Siege: Drought, Elephants!
30-03-2010
IT was in 2004 when I last went through Ozondati village en route to Uis and Henties Bay. At the time I passed as a pseudo entrepreneur and looked more at natural sites that could attract tourists as
readBlack rector stirs former white SA university
30-03-2010
BLOEMFONTEIN – The first black leader in the 106-year history of the University of the Free State in South Africa started his tenure last year with a surprise.In his inaugural speech, rector Jonathan
readOshipotha sha nakudhipaga uunona
30-03-2010
OMULUMENTU ngoka ta tamanekelwa edhipago linyanyalitha lya ningwa omvula ya ziko okwa tseyithilwa kutya oshipotha she otashi ka pulakenwa mOmpangu yopOmbanda mOshakati mu Novemba 2010.Oshipotha
readEyopamwe pOsikola Onambala mehuliloshiwike ndika
30-03-2010
OSEKUNDOSIKOLA yOpevi ya Onambala yi li momukunda Uutangatse popepi nOnangalo mUukwaluudhi mOmusati, mehuliloshiwike twa thinda, meti 2 sigo eti 4 Apilili 2010, otayi ka kala noshiithanene oshinene
readOndjodhi yo 2030 ota yi vulu okutsa
30-03-2010
ONDJODHI oshinima sha pumbwa euveko opo yi vule okuningi yoshili. Ngaka ogo omadhiladhilo ga, Peter Katjavivi, ngoka a li nale omuwiliki gwoKommissi yopashigwana yomathaneko sho a li ta popi kombinga
readSimon na Max ya sa omeya sho gwile metale
30-03-2010
AAKALIMO yaali yomOnamutai nOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Simon Kristian gwoomvula omilongontano nayimwe (51) nomumwahe Max Kristian gwoomvula omilongombali naheyali (27) oya si eso lyombaadhilila
readMulongeni a ulikwa omunashipundi shaNew Era
30-03-2010
OKABINETE oka ulike omundohotola,Ben Mulongeni a ninge omunashipundi shewilikongundu lyoshifo shepangelo sha New Era. Etokolo ndika olya ningilwe omwedhi gwa ziko, kokabinete okakulu. Mulongeni ngoka
readOshituthi shOmagongo sha dhanwa pOmhedi
30-03-2010
ENGATHITHI enene lyaakalimo, lya thikama mOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba nOmukulukadhi gwe, Penexupifo Pohamba, Omukokolipresidende Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, Omukwaniilwa gwOndonga Immanuel Kauluma
readKarate training held at Tsumeb
30-03-2010
THE Tsumeb Karate Zen Club on Saturday hosted a promotional and competitive training session for karateka preparing for upcoming karate competitions.About 80 karateka from as far as Katima Mulilo and
readRevenge and re-unions aplenty in Champions League last eight
30-03-2010
LONDON – The plot will be about reunions and revenge when the quarterfinals of the Uefa Champions league get underway tonight. Barcelona starts the next step toward its Champions League defence at
readSemenya should run, say lawyers
30-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Athletics South Africa acting head Ray Mali has told The Associated Press that Caster Semenya’s lawyers say the 800-metre world champion, who has undergone gender verification tests,
readBoy-Boy quits NFA
30-03-2010
LONG-SERVING Namibia Football Association (NFA) Referee Coordinator and Education Officer Boy-Boy Ndjadila quit his post last week. The Fifa-accredited Ndjadila confirmed to The Namibian Sport that
readEaster Soccer Tournament
30-03-2010
The annual Marks Easter Floating Trophy soccer tournament will be hosted by Airport Eagles F.C. from April 3 and 5 at the Hosea Kutako International Airport.Competing teams will stand a chance of
readNamibia lose to North West by eight wickets
30-03-2010
NORTH West comfortably beat Namibia by eight wickets in their one-day CSA Challenge match in Potchefstroom on Sunday. Namibia won the toss and elected to bat and scored a competitive 215 for 6 wickets
readEls loses ground, but not the lead
30-03-2010
ORLANDO – Ernie Els held a two-shot lead over Kevin Na when the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational was suspended by thunderstorms at Bay Hill on Sunday.Els had a five-shot lead with six
readEriksson appointed Ivory Coast coach for 2010
30-03-2010
ABIDJAN – Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was appointed Sunday to lead Ivory Coast to the World Cup in South Africa.Souleymane Alex Bamba, a member of Ivory Coast’s Football Federation (FIF),
readSMSes of Tuesday 30 March 2010
30-03-2010
* ARE people allowed to chat or make calls when driving? Well many people do. I was just wondering? – Talking on a cellphone while driving is prohibited under the Road Traffic and Transport Act, Act
readTwo men found drowned in dam
30-03-2010
TWO men from Onamutai village, identified as Simon Kristian (51) and his nephew Max Kristian (27), were found dead in a dam next to the ELCIN Centre at Ongwediva on Sunday afternoon.According to the
readTrial date set for Otavi panga murder suspect
30-03-2010
ALLEGED panga killer Abisai Ndaumbwa, who is charged with murdering elderly Otavi area farm resident Waltraut Volkmann in her home in June last year, is scheduled to go on trial in the High Court at
readSmall is beautiful, says Mines and Energy Deputy Minister
30-03-2010
THE newly appointed Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Willem Isaacks, has encouraged Karas Region inhabitants to explore small-scale mining.Speaking at the belated 20th Independence anniversary
readResidents angry with council
30-03-2010
KEETMANSHOOP residents have vented their anger on municipal office bearers and staffers over poor services and lagging development. During a community meeting at a packed WK Rover Hall on Thursday,
readOshikuku cemetery dispute still not resolved
30-03-2010
THE LEADER of the local Roman Catholic Church at Oshikuku in the Omusati Region says the Oshikuku Village Council will be building houses “on top of graves” if they do not hear the community’s cry.The
readNursing icon remembered
30-03-2010
NAMIBIA’S nursing community yesterday paid tribute to the life of Namibia’s nursing icon, Annchen Parkhouse, who passed away last week.During a memorial service held at the Katutura Nurses’ Home, a
readNegonga denies claims of apathy
30-03-2010
THE Local Government Permanent Secretary, Erastus Negonga, has played down claims by the Bondelswarts community about Government’s alleged “apathetic” position towards resolving problems at the
readMan jailed for lover’s murder
30-03-2010
KOËS resident Moses Lambert (33), who fatally stabbed his girlfriend in a quarrel over a broken radio, has been jailed for an effective five years. The stabbing that claimed the life of Ragel Basson
readEnvironment Investment Fund stuck in starting blocks
30-03-2010
NEARLY five years after its governing body was introduced, the Environment Investment Fund (EIF) has yet to get off the ground.The Director of Environmental Affairs in the Ministry of Environment and
readHausiku calls for Erongo to contribute to development
30-03-2010
IN his first public address since his inauguration as deputy-Prime Minister, Marco Hausiku urged the people of Erongo to make their individual contribution to ensure Namibia’s development.He was the
readWhat’s wrong with this picture?
30-03-2010
ON the way to Uis from Henties Bay there is a picnic stop-over with a ‘beautiful’ view of the Brandberg to the north – well, ‘beautiful’ would only be the right description if it were not for the
readFish and crocodiles in Uis mine quarries
30-03-2010
THE old tin mine quarries at Uis, now full of water, are becoming the breeding grounds for Tilapia, Cat-fish... and Nile Crocodiles – commercially that is.Johan van der Westhuizen, a local businessman
readTrouble with a Capital Tee
30-03-2010
JOHN Heather of Swakopmund has written a book about the adventures of a boy growing up in Namibia.It has been published in the United Kingdom and through Amazon and Google. Now it is to be launched in
readUis Gem Market turns into a ‘white elephant’
30-03-2010
IN less than a year since the Gem Market at Uis was officially inaugurated, locals there are already calling it a ‘white elephant’.The market-place, made up of an attractive face-brick building and
readMisty Blues jam at the coast
30-03-2010
LOCALS and visitors to the coast this coming Easter Weekend can ready themselves for some good local live music with famous South African Jazz-singer, Erika Lundi and Namibia’s very own Misty Blues
readNo-go for off-roaders
30-03-2010
DRIVERS may no longer enter the off-road area in the dunes south of Swakopmund via the Swakop River, according to a media statement released last week (24 March) by the Namibia Coast Conservation and
read2010 Newspaper Cup on horizon
30-03-2010
THE 10th edition of The Namibian Newspaper Cup kicks off this Friday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. The biggest regional football competition in Namibia features players under the age of 20 with the aim
readBudget quote of the day
30-03-2010
“Can one look into the current housing subsidy for lower level staff in the government sectors please... Properties have been going up all these years, but still people who are outside the management
readBombers kill at least 38 in Moscow subway
30-03-2010
MOSCOW – Two female suicide bombers killed at least 38 people on packed Moscow subway trains during rush hour yesterday, stirring fears of a broader campaign in Russia’s heartland by Islamists from
readNo surprises expected in today’s budget
30-03-2010
NO major surprises – good or bad – are expected when Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila tables Namibia’s 20th main budget, and her seventh, in Parliament this afternoon.The recession and a
readFather convicted of killing two children
30-03-2010
KAVANGO Region resident Herbert Cimu Nkasi, who went on trial in the High Court at Oshakati six weeks ago on charges relating to the alleged murder of two of his children, has been found guilty on six
readGirl rescued from church
30-03-2010
ERONGO Police are investigating possible human trafficking charges against members of the Walvis Bay-based Evangelic Church after removing a 14-year-old orphan from the church premises.The orphan was
readNotable Quotes
30-03-2010
Reliability and trust is a precondition for real partnership – therefore the need for mutual transparency and predictability. – Ronny Dempers, NANGOF Trust chairman, at a conference on creating
readMinister tables NS27,6 billion Budget
30-03-2010
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila today increased total expenditure for the financial year by N$1 billion to N$27,6 billion.This will chase up the deficit to 7,1 per cent of the gross
readSome Main Points, National Budget 2010-11
30-03-2010
• Old age pensions increased by N$50, to N$500 a month • No tax relief • ‘Sin taxes’ up again, with effect from February 17 2010 • Total Government spending up by 14 per cent year-on-year, to
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