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52 Articles found on Thursday, 4 March 2010
Santam profit boosted by better investment returns
04-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s biggest property and casualty insurer Santam reported a rise in 2009 profit yesterday, boosted by better returns on its investment portfolio thanks to a recovery in
readEurozone unemployment steady at 9,9 per cent in Jan
04-03-2010
LONDON – Unemployment in the 16 countries that use the euro held steady at 9,9 per cent in January for the third month running, official figures showed yesterday.In its first estimate for the month,
readUS sheds 20 000 jobs in February
04-03-2010
WASHINGTON – The US private sector shed the smallest number of jobs in two years in February, a payrolls firm said yesterday in a report signalling a healing labour sector as the economy recovers from
readNamibia helps Zim clean up diamond industry
04-03-2010
HARARE – The Zimbabwean government has hired Namibian consultants to train locals and help clean up its diamond industry to meet Kimberley Process (KP) Certification Scheme requirements, Secretary for
readBidvest survives financial storm, posts solid half-year results
04-03-2010
BIDVEST Namibia didn’t let investors down in the half-year ended December 31 2009, recording a trading profit of N$150 million and declaring a dividend of 15 cents per share.Trading profit was up 19,3
readEU hints at bailout plan, sets economy programme
04-03-2010
BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) will more tightly regulate the economies of its 27 members to safeguard the stability of nations using the euro currency and fend off threats like Greece’s debt
readBlackouts on the cards, Eskom says
04-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will have a power surplus during this year’s soccer World Cup but supply will be “extremely tight” from 2013 to 2014 and the country will have to save energy to avoid
readAfrica Business Briefs
04-03-2010
Zim reviewing local ownership rules HARARE – Zimbabwe’s unity government is reviewing rules forcing foreign-owned firms to sell a majority stake to locals, a cabinet minister said yesterday, adding
readParliament ratifies SADC finance protocol
04-03-2010
THE National Assembly on Tuesday ratified the Finance and Investment Protocol of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which will deepen regional integration and trade, strengthen the
read‘Enviro Junkies’ help Aus Conservation Trust
04-03-2010
A GROUP of volunteers from the Skorpion Zinc Mine, calling themselves the Enviro Junkies, recently joined members of the Aus Community Conservation Trust and members of the Karas Regional Council
readCCF hosts international predator management course
04-03-2010
DURING February, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) hosted 21 conservationists and agriculturalists from four southern African cheetah-range countries for an international training course on
readLocal groups must get biodiversity benefits
04-03-2010
AFRICA wants to see an internationally legal binding regime in place to ensure that the continent benefits from its biodiversity.This was said by Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo
readTriple suicide blasts in Iraqi city kill 30
04-03-2010
BAGHDAD – A string of three deadly suicide bombings killed 30 people in the former insurgent stronghold of Baqouba yesterday, including a blast from a suicide bomber who rode in an ambulance with the
readNo burqa, no problem – court
04-03-2010
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s High Court has ordered police in the Muslim-majority country to stop harassing women who choose not to wear the full-face veil, lawyers said yesterday.The order was in response to
readArabs approve indirect Middle East talks
04-03-2010
CAIRO – Arab nations gave the green light yesterday for Palestinians to enter indirect negotiations with Israel for a preliminary four-month period, a decision likely to break the months-long deadlock
readJapan crown prince looks ahead to Africa trip
04-03-2010
TOKYO – Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito said yesterday he hopes his upcoming trip to Ghana and Kenya will deepen ties between Japan and the African nations as well as his understanding of problems
readRuling party: Nigerian VP can’t run for president
04-03-2010
LAGOS – Nigeria’s ruling political party says its next candidate for president must be from the Muslim north.The head of the People’s Democratic Party announced late on Tuesday that the party will
readSimon pours cold water on ‘Vain’ rumours
04-03-2010
WHEN Carly Simon let slip in a recent interview that the subject of her 1972 song ‘You’re So Vain’ had the Christian name David, commentators were quick to conclude it was David Geffen, so apparently
readGet ready for Eclectic Circus
04-03-2010
ECLECTIC Circus is a new monthly event scheduled to take place at the Bank Windhoek Theatre School. Best described as a head-on collision between a discotheque and an art kindergarten, Eclectic Circus
readNaomi Campbell goes on the run after ‘slapping and punching her chauffeur’
04-03-2010
SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell went on the run from police last night after she was accused of slapping and punching her chauffeur. The 27-year-old alleged victim claimed the supermodel attacked him while
readOshikonga shEtuntilo lyOkakwenyene sha tameka mOshikoto
04-03-2010
OSHIKONGA shokutuntila aanona yepipi li li kohi yoomvula ntano osha tamekele moShikoto, konima sho sha egululwa pambelewa ku Gavena yoshitopolwa sha Shikoto, Penda yaNdakolo, ngoka a ti kutya omukithi
readBP ta zimo muNamibia nomiilongo yilwe
04-03-2010
EHANGANO lyomahooli lya BP[nenge British Petroleum] ota li thigi po Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Malawi na Zambia.Etokolo ndika olya landula sho BP a talulula iilonga ye yokudhinda
readAagundjuka yaaMbanderu ya hala okukwathwa kuPohamba
04-03-2010
EWAWA lyaagundjuka lyelelo lyopamuthigululwakalo lyaAambanderu olya indile omuperesidende , Hifikepunje Pohamba opo a tye sha koshikumungu shelandulo koshipundi shelelo lyAambanderu shoka sha kala
readMeme Saara Kanalelo a fumvikwa mOngwediva
04-03-2010
OMUPANGI a tseyika nawa meme Saara Kanalelo, gwomOngwediva noshowo momukunda Oshipumbu popepi nOupumako mOshitopolwa sha Shana, okwa fumvikwa mOngwediva mOlyomakaya ga zi ko okuzilila mOngeleka ya
readOondjamba momukunda Otshikamba mUukwaluudhi
04-03-2010
AAKALIMO yomomukunda Otshikamba mOmugulugwombashe mUukwaluudhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otaya ti kutya okupendukila mEtiyali, inaya kothithwa koondjamba ndhoka dhi iteyele momapya gawo moka
readOmauvaneko inaga gwanithwa po
04-03-2010
OMAUVANEKO ngoka Ominista Yiimaliwa ya li ya ningi pethimbo lyomutengeneko thaneko gwembo lyiimaliwa yomumvo gwayi ogendji natango inaga gwanithwa po.Minista ,Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila okwa li a
readEtokolo moshipotha shomahogololo nena
04-03-2010
ETOKOLO kombinga yoshipotha shomahogololo shoka sha etwa koongundu 9 komeho gompangu yopombanda ota li gandjwa nena. Konima yokupulakena oompata moshipotha uule womasiku gaali, omupanguli
readNSSU receives N$90 000 for Athletics Champs
04-03-2010
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU) on Wednesday received a sponsorship of N$90 000 from Namibia Beverages for the Coca-Cola National Athletics’ Championships, scheduled for March 26
readVenus wins Billie Jean King Cup
04-03-2010
NEW YORK - Serena Williams’ injured leg kept her from a chance to avenge her US Open loss to Kim Clijsters, so sister Venus took care of the job on Monday. Venus Williams defeated Clijsters 6-4,
readNamibia to hosts Africa Ski Championships
04-03-2010
The 11th All Africa Ski Championships were officially launched in Windhoek yesterday. At least 55 skiers and wake boarders are expected to take part in the event, which will be held at Von Bach Dam
readOpen water swimming at Oanob
04-03-2010
OANOB Dam will host the annual Pointbreak Open Water Swim this Sunday. Competition starts at 9h30am. Competitors will choose between the longest open water swim in Namibia of 2,1km, or a 700m
readHamilton to replace father as manager
04-03-2010
LONDON – Lewis Hamilton is looking for a new manager after he and his father Anthony decided to call time on one of the closest partnerships in Formula One.McLaren’s 2008 world champion, whose career
readSports Briefs
04-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Authorities say the venue for the 2010 Soccer World Cup final went N$1 billion over budget. Johannesburg city councilman Parks Tau said yesterday that Soccer City ended up costing N$3,2
readSMSes of Thursday 4 March 2010
04-03-2010
* I LIVE in Pionierspark. What is happening nowadays is that small planes are flying very low posing a danger to residents. The noise is unbearable. Previously they used to fly to the PP Cemetery
readThree people die of rabies in 2009
04-03-2010
THREE human deaths from rabies were reported last year. Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa has warned the public against the danger of rabies and urged Namibian pet owners to have their dogs and cats
readRegistration of ‘Struggle children’ nearing end
04-03-2010
HUNDREDS of people born in exile flocked to the Katutura Youth Centre yesterday for the final stage of their registration and verification process.The registration process was supposed to end
readProgress since Independence debatable
04-03-2010
WHETHER the progress that Namibia has been making over the past 20 years is sufficient is open for debate. This was the message of Prime Minister Nahas Angula at a public lecture in Windhoek on
readOranjemund proclamation takes longer than expected
04-03-2010
PLANS to proclaim Oranjemund a town have been delayed and will only happen earliest in June.The town, privately owned by the Namdeb diamond-mining company, was supposed to be proclaimed last month,
readMining survived trying times
04-03-2010
THE mining sector experienced difficult times in 2008 as a result of the global economic crisis, the latest annual report of the Mines and Energy Ministry (MME) states.“The 2008-09 financial year was
readGood rains swell Hardap Dam level
04-03-2010
HEAVY rains in the catchment area of the Fish River north of Mariental on Sunday and Monday caused the water level of the Hardap Dam to rise by nearly four per cent to the critical level of 70 per
readElephants harass Omusati villagers
04-03-2010
VILLAGERS at Otshikamba village in the Omusati Region have complained about three elephants that are raiding and destroying their fields.A woman, calling in on NBC Oshiwambo Radio’s call-in programme,
readDBN rescues collapsing Lüderitz lobster industry
04-03-2010
THE Namibian Development Bank (DBN) has become the saviour of the rock lobster industry at Lüderitz by offering a N$2,1 million line of credit to three small-scale rock lobster operators to keep them
readCommunity aids vandalised school
04-03-2010
FOLLOWING an incident of vandalism at the Khomasdal Primary School in January, members of the Khomasdal Community Forum handed over a host of items to the school on Tuesday.Unknown thieves broke into
readCheck your facts
04-03-2010
READERS must make sure they provide correct information to the City Police when making use of the 4444 Crime Alert SMS line.Following criticism from some The Namibian readers that their complaints are
readNamibia take on Leopards in second Vodacom match
04-03-2010
Namibia will look to put on a better performance in their next Vodacom Cup match against the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom on Friday. Namibia’s coach Johan Diergaardt will need to sort out his
readRed EPA lights flicker for Namibia
04-03-2010
NAMIBIA, South Africa and Angola could soon be left in the cold if they continue to resist signing the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) which is increasingly under
readDesperate search for hundreds missing in Uganda mudslide
04-03-2010
BUDUDA – Rescuers clawed through mud in driving rain yesterday in a desperate bid to find survivors from a huge landslide feared to have killed hundreds in villages in eastern Uganda.At least 80
readTreason ‘confessions’ thrown out
04-03-2010
A LONG battle to have alleged confessions and written admissions by 26 of the men being prosecuted in the main Caprivi high treason trial admitted as evidence in the trial has ended in a defeat for
readPG drops charges against NHE trio
04-03-2010
THE Office of the Prosecutor General has withdrawn the charges against National Housing Enterprise (NHE) chief Vinson Hailulu, NHE manager Webster Gonzo and former Deputy Minister Gerhard Tötemeyer
readZim to shut down Hwange
04-03-2010
ZIMBABWE is considering closing down the Hwange thermal power station because of constant breakdowns, three years after Namibia pumped US$40 million, nearly N$300 million, into the refurbishment of
readNotable Quotes
04-03-2010
The will of the people was expressed. The will of the people was counted. – Vincent Maleka, a South African senior counsel who is leading the ECN’s legal team in a court case where nine opposition
readSTOP PRESS: Election challenge thrown out
04-03-2010
A HARD-FOUGHT challenge to Namibia's presidential and National Assembly elections of November 27 and 28 was thrown out by the High Court in Windhoek this afternoon. The challenge by nine political
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