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66 Articles found on Friday, 5 March 2010
Hedge fund dinner party sparks US euro probe
05-03-2010
NEW YORK– Little-known brokerage firm Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co has long toiled in the shadows of Wall Street, but the boutique suddenly has been thrust into the limelight because of an “ideas
readTrafigura compensates Ivory Coast waste victims
05-03-2010
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – People who said they fell ill after hundreds of tons of waste were dumped in 2006 began receiving compensation checks of US$1 500 following a legal battle over how the money
readSouth African private equity heads north
05-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African private equity firms are increasingly looking at the rest of the continent, spurred by the success of local telecoms and retail companies in Africa’s frontier markets,
readAfrica Business Briefs
05-03-2010
Angolan oil makes billions in profit LUANDA – Angola’s state oil company, Sonangol, is reporting a net profit of US$2,4 billion from operations last year. The company’s chair of the board of
readSADC energy ministers seek investment in Germany
05-03-2010
ENERGY ministers of the 15 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are attending an energy investment conference in Germany to address the prevailing power shortfalls in the
readTaxman hits couple where it hurts
05-03-2010
DURBAN – The South African Revenue Services (SARS) has taken three vehicles worth nearly R17 million belonging to a Durban couple whose taxes were not in order, The Mercury newspaper reported
readParliament adopts the banking amendment bill
05-03-2010
THE National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Banking Institutions Amendment Bill, which will pave the way for the Bank of Namibia to regulate and supervise holding companies of banks and their
readIslamists jailed over Germany’s ‘September 11’
05-03-2010
DUESSELDORF – A German court yesterday jailed four Islamic militants who dreamed of “mounting a second September 11” for a thwarted plot to attack US soldiers and civilians in Germany.Sentencing the
readOver 3 million to vote in Togo presidential election
05-03-2010
LOME – More than three million people were expected to vote yesterday in Togo to pick a new president, with candidates including incumbent Faure Gnassingbe, in the small west African nation notorious
readStrong quake hits Taiwan; 12 people injured
05-03-2010
TAIPEI – A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan yesterday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering at least one large fire. Twelve people were injured, the
readPatients try to keep appointments with jailed doc
05-03-2010
COVINGTON – Patients of a northern Kentucky psychiatrist jailed on a charge he stabbed a woman with a sword have tried to keep appointments with him in jail. Kenton County jail Chief Deputy Scott
read63 die, dozens injured in Indian temple stampede
05-03-2010
LUCKNOW – A stampede broke out at a Hindu temple in northern India yesterday as thousands of people jostled with each other to get free clothes and utensils, leaving at least 63 people dead and dozens
readBritain resists SA pressure over Zim sanctions
05-03-2010
LONDON – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday insisted that Zimbabwe should make more progress before sanctions can be lifted, resisting pressure from South African President Jacob Zuma.But
readNo chewing gum for Singapore
05-03-2010
SINGAPORE – Singapore yesterday stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state’s image as a strict society.“The government
readHuge wave kills two on cruise ship in Med
05-03-2010
BARCELONA – An 8,6-metre wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2 000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers, according to officials
readThe Suffering Of Teachers
05-03-2010
ALLOW me to air my views on the issue of extending working hours for teachers. I read Mr Maletsky’s call on this matter. It seems some of the Namibians need to tour this country and see the life
readThe Prisoner’s Plight
05-03-2010
I WOULD like to comment on the speech of Minister Nickey Iyambo on February 11 2010 when he was addressing the police and the prison officers. The Minister said ten (10) cellphones were found in one
readWhy Is Andimba Forgotten?
05-03-2010
WHY is Andimba Toivo ya Toivo being forgotten in Namibia? Especially when we come to his news. I am shocked that Namibians only talk about Sam Nujoma. Are you forgetting that ya Toivo is the only
readNo Good Service For Travellers
05-03-2010
THIS matter may sound trivial to you and most of your readers. In fact, I also took it as trivial until I got into a casual chat with fellow Namibians in the departure lounge of the OR Tambo
readAriamsvlei Leaves Bad Taste
05-03-2010
MY wife and I recently visited Namibia from Australia, and we have been to your country twice before and always have an enjoyable time and we pass on our experiences to our friends and encourage them
readConcern About The Future Of My Country
05-03-2010
I AM very worried about the political leadership of my country, Namibia, which has no fear of God and there is much inclination towards selfishness. The National Assembly and Presidential Elections of
readIt’s Time To Deal With The ECN
05-03-2010
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) presided over parliamentary and presidential elections that were riddled with irregularities. This is a fact.It is an indictment on Namibia’s democracy that,
readNamibia Looks Like Switzerland From This Side
05-03-2010
I HAVE been for the past few days out of my small 30-square-metre apartment in Montparnasse on the left bank of Paris visiting a country whose recent past is a tale of human tragedy. My final
readThe Other, Brighter Africa
05-03-2010
LONDON – The usual images of Africa are of a continent mired in conflict and squalor. But this picture, based on Africa’s most corrupt regimes, is unfair and misleading – like claiming that all
readAfrica And The World
05-03-2010
SIX African countries will make it to the 2010 World Cup. That is quite an achievement for the continent. But what else is there to show for the continent? What really is Africa’s place and role in
readDBN a hupitha aakwati yomakolofishi
05-03-2010
OMBAANGA yOmapendulepo yaNamibia oya hupitha oshikondo shokukwata omakolofishi poLuderitz, sho ya gandja omikuli kwaambaka gwoodola oomiliona 2,1 opo mbaka ya vule okutsikila niilonga yawo.Oonakukwata
readOmuthaneki Ken Carlos e tu thiga po
05-03-2010
OMUTHANEKI nomukalimo gwomOvenduka noshowo mOmagongati moShana tate Elias Kanghono, a tseyika nedhina Ken Carlos, okwa mana oondjenda mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 1 Maalitsa 2010 konima
readOparliamende ya koleke euvathano lyiimaliwa lya SADC
05-03-2010
OSHIGONGI shopashigwana osha koleke euvathano lyopashimaliwa lya SADC metiyali. Euvathano ndika elalakano lyalyo olyo oku koleka ekwatathano lyopamahupilo moshitopolwa shika, okusoshimpwiyu kutya
readOkuninga Orangemund oshilando pamuni sha kwata ethimbo
05-03-2010
OMALONGEKIDHO opo oshilando shOrangemund shi ninge oshilando tashi ipangele shi na ewiliko lyopamuni otashi kwata ethimbo. Oku longekidha shika ngashingeyi ota ku tiwa osha tegelelwa ashike shi ningwe
readEshango lyaanona yomekondjo ta li hulu
05-03-2010
AANONA omathele mboka ya valelwa pondje oya mbombolokele poKatutura Youth Centre metitatu pompito ya hugunina yokwiishangitha noshowo okutalwa kutya yo oshili aavalelwa muundjendi
readAapolisi ya Shana taya longwa elaka lyoshimbolo mEluwa
05-03-2010
AAPOLISI yomOshitopolwa sha Shana ye li omilongombali oya tameka osikola yoshimbolo mosikola yoombolo naaposi, ndjoka pethimbo ndika hayi ithanwa Osikola yOsipesiale ya Eluwa mOngwediva mOshitopolwa
readZimbabwe ta edhile oshitaasi sha Hwange
05-03-2010
ZIMBABWE ota dhiladhila okupata oshitaasi shokudhiga olusheno shaHwange, molwaashoka oha shi teka olundji.Etseyitho ndika olya ningwa konima ashike yoomvula ndatu sho Namibia agandja omukuli gwoodola
readOmvula ombwanawa ya udhitha odamaHardap
05-03-2010
OMVULA onene ndjoka ya loko kuumbangalantu womatondokelo gomulonga gwa Fish osoondaha nomaandaha ga yi oya indjipaleke omeya modama ya Hardap. Omeya oga indjipala nooperesenda ne sigo opooperesenda 70
readOshikondo shoomina sha hupu muudhigu
05-03-2010
OSHIKONDO shoomina osha piti muudhigu momumvo 2008, omolwa omahupilo guuyuni ga li taga shongola.Shika osha popiwa momushangwahokololo gUuministeli Woomina.Omushangwahokololo gwo 2008-2009 ogwa ti
readBafana Is NO Powerhouse!
05-03-2010
BAFANA Bafana’s over estimation of themselves is nothing new. However it is something they need to seriously address before they self destruct. Renowned Super Sport columnist Thomas Kwenaite recently
readTigers plan to revive its netball club
05-03-2010
Tigers Sport Club is inviting its old netball players, members, supporters, sympathisers and individuals who are interested to join the Tigers Netball Club to a consultative meeting to be held on
readLeo NFA Cup last 32
05-03-2010
SIXTEEN matches of the Leo NFA Cup are scheduled to take place in Windhoek, Walvis Bay and Otjiwarongo this weekend. The last 16 are certain to be deprived of two premier league heavyweights as
readPirates get FNB sponsorship
05-03-2010
ORLANDO Pirates Football Club agreed to a five-year sponsorship deal with FNB yesterday, making it the sixth Premier League club to share in FNB’s sponsorship initiative. The signing of the agreement
readSocial League Fixture
05-03-2010
Saturday 06 TransNamib Gammams 10h00 Min of Finance v Kalahari Sands 11h30 Min of Env. v Voltman All Stars 13h00 US G4S v Leo 14h30 Windhoek United v SKW U-20 16h00 Real Latino v
readParreira names 29 players for Brazil
05-03-2010
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, named 29 players for a training camp in Brazil to prepare for June’s World Cup finals on home soil. The squad: Goalkeepers: Emile Baron (SuperSport
readJohnson and Stryis fined
05-03-2010
THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Mitchell Johnson and Scott Styris have been found guilty of breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct in the one-day international that took place
readEngland coach pleased with lessons learned
05-03-2010
LONDON - England coach Fabio Capello was pleased with the lessons learned from Wednesday’s 3-1 friendly win over Egypt, especially in view of his team’s World Cup meeting with Algeria in June.Egypt
readBig guns back for unbeaten Chiefs
05-03-2010
SYDNEY - The unbeaten Waikato Chiefs welcome back strike weapons Mils Muliaina and Sitiveni Sivivatu as they look to take full advantage of leaders Northern Bulls’ bye and go top of rugby’s Super 14
readSMSes of 5 March 2010
05-03-2010
* ANYONE who has not been a teacher does not realise that the time spent teaching in the classroom is only 40 per cent of the job. I was a teacher but left the profession as I found it too stressful.
readSwanu to discipline Hendrik Christian
05-03-2010
THE action of a member of the Swanu opposition party, who distributed a statement critical of a High Court judge at a court hearing earlier this week, will have disciplinary consequences, the party
readParties forfeit poster deposit
05-03-2010
MORE than three months after Namibians went to the polls, some political parties have still not removed their election posters from lampposts in the capital.According to Liz Sibindi, spokesperson for
readOndangwa orders squatters to move
05-03-2010
THE Ondangwa Town Council has ordered more than 50 households in the Oshitapo, Onguta and Omakulukuma informal settlements to move their corrugated-iron shacks, or kambashus, to make way for the
readAccounting chaos at Ohangwena
05-03-2010
OFFICIALS of the Ohangwena Regional Council handed in travel and subsistence claims for N$269 507 but no documents to support these claims were available to the auditors, while N$2,6 million paid to a
readNew MPs told to pull their weight
05-03-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday said Swapo Members of Parliament would be recalled if they don’t deliver. He told MPs that they should know “that they are not representing themselves when in
readSocial media give more power to the people
05-03-2010
THINK the new social media are just about friends, fans and the fluffy side of life? Wrong. Think again.Among others, they are increasingly being used as a cutting-edge tool by government agencies and
readNazi flag causes a stir at Omaruru
05-03-2010
AN authentic Nazi-flag that was for sale at the Bliss antiques shop in Omaruru during the past week caused a stir among some locals who felt offended by the symbol associated with the Holocaust.Karin
readNA Standing Committee paints bleak picture of foreign missions
05-03-2010
WINDHOEK – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security on Wednesday painted a dark picture of the living conditions of Namibians at some foreign missions.Lucia Basson
readMbanderu succession squabble continues
05-03-2010
THE Mbanderu group supporting Keharanjo II Nguvauva in the community’s leadership succession dispute has sharply criticised a rival group, which had called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to
readHeadman on rape charge
05-03-2010
AN Ondonga traditional leader, Tileinge Hapulile Tobias Wapulile from Ekonghola village, appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of rape, incest, assault and kidnapping.The
readHake fisheries get TAC breather
05-03-2010
NAMIBIA’S hake industry has been given an increase of about eight to ten per cent on its 2010-2011 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) – increasing the tonnage from 135 000 in the 2009-2010 season to about
readDNA tests done here soon
05-03-2010
AS from August this year, the long wait for the results of DNA tests should be something of the past for Namibians.This assurance came from Paul Ludik, Director of the National Forensic Science
readCattle rustlers ambush Nam cops in Zambia
05-03-2010
A GANG of armed suspected cattle rustlers have wounded two members of the Namibian Police’s Special Reserve Force in a gunfight after leading them into an ambush across the Zambian border on
read4 sentenced for culpable homicide
05-03-2010
FOUR men who stood trial on murder charges in the Rehoboth Regional Court were convicted on the less serious charge of culpable homicide this week.Regional Magistrate Dinnah Usiku found that although
readNo need to panic, says Parreira
05-03-2010
Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira says there is no need to panic after his side scraped to an unconvincing 1-1 draw against neighbours Namibia – a team consisting of teachers and
readStandard Bank’s profit drops 20%, sees better 2010
05-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Bad debts knocked profits at South Africa’s Standard Bank last year as consumers struggled to repay loans and Africa’s biggest bank by assets said it expects only a slow economic
readPirates hit Spanish boat with RPG
05-03-2010
NAIROBI – Private security guards aboard a Spanish fishing trawler fought a gunbattle with Somali pirates on the Indian Ocean yesterday, as confrontations between mariners and brigands off the coast
readCattle rustling threatens beef sector
05-03-2010
NAMIBIA’S entire meat industry, worth an estimated N$3 billion, is in jeopardy because of rapidly increasing stock theft. Farmers and industry insiders say that the illegal movement of animals is
readStunned opposition regroups
05-03-2010
OPPOSITION parties will meet at 11h00 today to decide whether or not to appeal the High Court’s ruling to strike their challenge of last year’s presidential and National Assembly elections from the
readPoll case thrown out
05-03-2010
A HARD-FOUGHT challenge to Namibia's presidential and National Assembly elections of November 27 and 28 last year was thrown out by the High Court yesterday afternoon.The challenge by nine political
readNotable Quotes
05-03-2010
She knows that prosecution of my clients is set aside but opts for contempt of court. The court must take a robust approach to instill confidence (in court orders). – Sisa Namandje filed an urgent
readPolitical Perspective
05-03-2010
THE Swapo supporters may be ululating and celebrating the outcome of the court case by nine opposition parties challenging the recent elections, but they’ve rather missed the point! In some ways the
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