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51 Articles found on Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Good harvest at Uvhungu-Vungu
09-03-2010
THE Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy farm east of Rundu expects a bumper harvest of over than 700 tonnes of maize this year.The Uvhungu-Vhungu farm, which has been in the media spotlight for poor management and
readMushroom cultivation boosted
09-03-2010
THE National Youth Council (NYC) received a sponsorship of N$40 000 from AgriBank, which will be used for youth training in mushroom cultivation.The money will help four youth organisations to start
readSheep farmers threaten demo against export quota
09-03-2010
THE introduction of a local value-addition scheme six years ago to slaughter more sheep in Namibia and to reduce live exports to South Africa not only decreased local sheep production but also caused
readZimbabwe’s amended mining bill ready
09-03-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe has prepared an amended mining law to be presented to cabinet for approval before it is debated in parliament, but it is not clear if the amendment bill will prescribe 51 per cent
readAnglo seeing ‘strong interest’ in zinc assets
09-03-2010
LONDON – Global miner Anglo American said it had received “strong interest” in its zinc assets, including its Skorpion mine in Namibia, but would not confirm that Vedanta Resources and HudBay Minerals
readAfrican Briefs
09-03-2010
LIVINGSTONE – Zambia has signed an agreement aimed at harmonising all aspects of transport, trade and spatial development with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Namibia, The Post Online
readANC Youth League president Julius Malema sidesteps taxman
09-03-2010
CAPE TOWN – Since he was elected president of the ANC Youth League two years ago, Julius Malema has not paid any tax, the South African newspaper City Press has reported. In addition, not one of the
readGadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector
09-03-2010
NAIROBI – Somali pirates raked in an estimated US$60 million in 2009 but the Indian Ocean’s ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices.As the 36 000 ships that
readEurope will stand by Greece, says Sarkozy
09-03-2010
PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised Greece on Sunday that euro zone countries would help it overcome its financial problems and vowed a European crackdown on financial speculators Athens
readChina faces new pressure to let currency rise
09-03-2010
BEIJING – China faces mounting pressure from trading partners to loosen currency controls and is giving signs it might raise the value of the yuan to ease strains on its fast-growing economy.A
readMo’Nique tips her hat to Miss Hattie
09-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – Mo’Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel won the same honour for ‘Gone With the Wind’ – the first Academy Award ever given to a black
readBigelow makes Oscar history!
09-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in the 82-year history of the Academy Awards to take the prize as her
readUK civil servants hold two day strike over pay before election
09-03-2010
LONDON – Around 250 000 British civil servants walked out of work yesterday, starting a two-day strike over redundancy pay reflecting frayed union relations with the Labour government just weeks away
readTogo security blocks opposition quarters
09-03-2010
LOME – Security forces have blocked off three roads leading to Togo’s opposition party headquarters.Police spokesman Colonel Damehane Yark says police are there to prevent opposition supporters from
readGranny camps out 43 hours for grandson’s ice cream
09-03-2010
STEVENS POINT – Here’s one Wisconsin grandmother who makes time for her grandson. Michelle Cuestas of Green Bay used two vacation days and camped out for 43 hours to make sure her grandson would be
readUS troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti
09-03-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE – United States troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending even as the city is still
readStrong quake kills 57 in Turkey
09-03-2010
OKCULAR – A powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey yesterday buried villagers as they slept in mud-brick houses, killing at least 57 and injuring dozens more, officials said.The quake, which measured
readIraq election turnout at 55-60 per cent
09-03-2010
BAGHDAD – The head of Iraq’s election commission says turnout for Sunday’s election was between 55 and 60 per cent.Faraj al-Haidari, who heads the Independent High Electoral Commission, told The
readChinese youth accused of not being fighting fit
09-03-2010
BEIJING – China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation’s youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country’s
readIndia wants to give women 1/3 of legislative seats
09-03-2010
NEW DELHI – India’s government introduced a bill to parliament yesterday that proposes to reserve one-third of the legislature’s seats for women, angering socialist lawmakers who tore up papers and
readEindilo opo oongundu dhopolitika dhi gandje eyalulo
09-03-2010
IIMALIWA yoomiliona mbyoka hayi pewa oongundu dhopolitika omumvo kehe kaku shiwike kutya ohayi longithwa ngiini.Pokati komumvo 2009 sigo omayuvi 2012 oongundu dhopolitika ndhoka dhina iipundi
readAapolisi ethele ya pita eilongo lyawo lyEtonatelo lyOkoongamba
09-03-2010
AAPOLISI yOsipesiale ayehe kumwe ye li 100 yomAapolisi mboka ya kuthile ombinga meilongo lyEtonatelo lyokOongamba pOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana uule wiiwike itatu ya zi ko mewiliko lyOshikondo
readOombaanga aniwa kadhina mpo dhu uvite, Tweya ta ti
09-03-2010
MINISTA gwopevi Gwiimaliwa okwa lundile oombaanga tati kadhina mpo dhuuvite kombinga yokukuthako iimaliwa komapungulo gaapunguli.Tjekero Tweya okwa ti shampa ashike omupunguli a tula oshimaliwa she
readOmufuthi gwiimuna a tulwa mondholongo
09-03-2010
UUFUTHI wiimuna olwindji moofaalama dhomoKhomas Hochland kuuninginino waVenduka oomvula konyala mbali netata dha piti owa pethitha omufuthi gwiimuna oomvula omulongo konima yekumba. Omufuthi gwiimuna
readDhoompilameno tadhi indile etokolo li talululwe
09-03-2010
OONGUNDU 9 dhompilameno ndhoka dha kanitha oshipotha, tashi kondjitha iizemo yomahogololo gomuNovomba 2009, odha gana kutya otadhi ka indila ompangu onene yoshilongo [Supreme Court] opo yi talulule
readVillegas runs away to win Honda Classic
09-03-2010
FLORIDA – Camilo Villegas shot a final-round 68 to win the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday over Anthony Kim, giving the Colombian his third PGA Tour victory.He finished at 13-under 267, the lowest
readLoeb wins fourth Rally of Mexico title
09-03-2010
LEON, Mexico – France’s Sebastien Loeb, driving a Citroen C4, won the Rally of Mexico on Sunday, his 55th career world championship victory. It was the world champion’s fourth win in Mexico following
readWarriors depart for Seychelles
09-03-2010
WINDHOEK – The Brave Warriors team will depart for the Seychelles today to engage that country in an away qualifier of the African Nations Championships (CHAN) on Saturday. The tournament’s rules
readLyon block Real Madrid route
09-03-2010
BERNE – Real Madrid must find a way past an Olympique Lyon defence which has not conceded a goal in more than 10 hours’ football if they are to keep alive their dream of playing in a Champions League
readKZN Inland outplay Namibia
09-03-2010
NAMIBIA’S cricketers suffered an 83-run defeat to Kwazulu Natal Inland in their one-day limited overs match at the Wanderers field on Sunday. The previous day Namibia staged a great comeback to draw
readTyre recycling considered at Walvis
09-03-2010
THE growing number of tyres being dumped at the waste disposal site at Walvis Bay is becoming a major concern to the municipality.According to a press release by the Walvis Bay Municipality, it is
readKoës strangler admits to killing
09-03-2010
A RESIDENT of Koës admitted in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday that he killed a woman at his home village near the end of 2006 by strangling her with his bare hands – all while he was trying to
readDrunken driver kills boy at Walvis Bay
09-03-2010
SERGIO Seibeb (11) and some friends were on their way home from town on Saturday evening when the unthinkable happened: a man allegedly under the influence of alcohol was speeding down Sam Nujoma
readTwo die in accident near Okahandja
09-03-2010
TWO people died in a car accident just outside Okahandja on the road to Gross Barmen on Saturday. According to an eyewitness, a CitiGolf smashed into a bakkie that was trying to turn off the
readAttorney’s link to dirty land deal is under investigation
09-03-2010
THE Law Society of Namibia has launched a disciplinary investigation into the professional conduct of a Gobabis attorney.Bennie Venter was accused by the High Court in November last year of purposely
readPoor quality low-cost houses upset owners
09-03-2010
SUB-STANDARD houses due to poor quality craftsmanship have low-cost homeowners at Lüderitz up in arms. The homeowners are threatening to stop paying their loan instalments, ranging between N$440 and
readDad drowns in bid to save daughter
09-03-2010
IN an attempt to save his 11-year-old daughter from drowning in the sea at Long Beach on Sunday afternoon, Armien Kamaldien (56) himself became the victim of drowning.According to Police Chief
readCouncillor denies fishy dealings
09-03-2010
THE Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency regional councillor, Hilma Nikanor, has rejected allegations that she is denying residents involvement in the Fonteintjie Aquaculture project. This follows claims
readBag of dagga gets drug dealer 4 years in jail
09-03-2010
A WALVIS Bay resident who was caught in Windhoek seven months ago with a big bag of dagga in his possession has been sentenced to four years behind bars.“The society should be protected against drug
readAus eco-tourism project still pulling the crowds
09-03-2010
THE Aus Info Centre and Tourism Enterprise (AICTE) is still going strong after the local community took full ownership of it in August last year. The Info Centre, which was funded by the European
readMy Hero Is On The Street
09-03-2010
WHEN we farmers come to town all must happen in one day because we must be back on the farm by nightfall. If someone invites you for a birthday party you almost ask the question ‘is it today?’
readAdvice To The President On His New Cabinet
09-03-2010
JUST when we thought that political campaigns were over, they started afresh. The only difference is that this time around it is in Swapo and has to do with appointments to the new Cabinet.Nowadays
readAdvice To The President On His New Cabinet
09-03-2010
JUST when we thought that political campaigns were over, they started afresh. The only difference is that this time around it is in Swapo and has to do with appointments to the new Cabinet.Nowadays
readNo money for Smokey Joe
09-03-2010
NAMIBIAN flyweight boxer Joseph ‘Smokey Joe’ Hishongwa will take on South African Smangaliso Madonsela in an international WBF non-title bout as soon as his camp can scrape together the funds to stage
readAt least 500 die in Nigeria
09-03-2010
JOS – Nigeria’s government sent in troops to the flashpoint Jos region on Monday after machete-wielding gangs attacked Christian villages, killing at least 500 people, officials say.Police arrested
readAfrica is back from the crisis, IMF
09-03-2010
NAIROBI – Africa is recovering from the global economic crisis and could see growth of 4,5 per cent in 2010, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said
readQuotes of the day
09-03-2010
This time we will not stop until we have achieved true justice. – The nine opposition parties that lost their court challenge of the results of the November 2009 elections in the Windhoek High Court
readSMS Of Tuesday 9 March 2010
09-03-2010
WE the taxpayers have already wasted loads of money bailing out Air Namibia and other parastatals over the years. I say get competent managers to run these companies and put the taxpayers’ money to
readThe ‘biscuit’ that caused a stink
09-03-2010
IS it a biscuit? Is it a log? No, it is in fact a human turd! Approached for comment this week after a Windhoek-based gym was alerted to poo in their pool, the manager said a swimmer who first
readDStv mulls porn channel, Namibians express shock
09-03-2010
ADULT entertainment lovers might be in for a treat soon, should MultiChoice launch a pornography channel on DStv.This comes after the pay-TV provider was “inundated with requests to provide adult
readSan, Russian scheme at odds
09-03-2010
A PROPOSED irrigation project of gigantic proportions planned to be developed in the Bwabwata National Park could mean that more than 1 000 members of the already marginalised Kwe-San community have
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