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51 Articles found on Monday, 10 May 2010
Africa must make a global stance, WEF says
10-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – Despite Africa’s huge potential, it suffers from lack of integration in the global economy, the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa concluded on Friday.“If there is any predicament to
readEskom says can find cash for power stations
10-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s power utility Eskom, which is battling a power shortage, said there was strong appetite from international bond markets and investors to help it raise the funds needed to
readSA debating mechanisms to stabilise rand: minister
10-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – The South African government is looking at mechanisms to make its currency less volatile and more competitive, the minister for trade and industry said on Friday.The rand gained close
readMarkets watch for clear British election outcome
10-05-2010
LONDON – Already jittery markets will reopen today hoping for a decisive outcome from Britain’s post-election talks to form a stable government that can tackle the deficit and secure economic
readNuclear giant Areva eyes Tanzanian uranium
10-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – French energy group Areva is interested in developing Tanzania’s uranium deposits, a senior executive told Reuters.Tanzania has at least 54 million pounds of uranium oxide deposits and
readWorld debt crisis looms behind Greek mess
10-05-2010
PARIS – With Europe locked in Greece-linked market mayhem, influential economists are now warning that a wider crisis of rising debts and ageing populations in advanced economies could be in store.And
readBeauty secrets of business at Desert Rose
10-05-2010
SANDRA Pakote’s old job as a nurse in the operating room was stressful and time-consuming – but managing the eight branches of her company Desert Rose, which sells cosmetics and perfumes as well as
readMerkel braces for electoral backlash over Greece bailout
10-05-2010
BERLIN – Polls in Germany’s most populous state opened for a key election yesterday, with surveys showing that voters angry at the bailout for Greece could hand Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party a
readPalestinians: Indirect peace talks have begun
10-05-2010
RAMALLAH – A senior Palestinian official says indirect talks with Israel have officially begun.Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat spoke after a meeting yesterday between Palestinian President Mahmoud
readPowerful quake hits Indonesia’s Aceh
10-05-2010
BANDA ACEH – A powerful quake with a magnitude of at least 7.2 hit the Indonesian province of Aceh yesterday, causing panic in an area that was devastated by the killer waves of the 2004
readLeaders slam African coalition govts
10-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – African leaders on Friday criticised the formation of coalition governments on the continent following flawed or disputed elections.Two African countries – Kenya and Zimbabwe – are now
readVisitors face transport hurdles in South Africa
10-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Football fans face an array of transport worries when they navigate South Africa for the World Cup, crossing a country three times the size of Germany and traveling notoriously complex
readCardinal accuses Vatican official of abuse cover-up
10-05-2010
VATICAN CITY – Internal Catholic Church bickering over the handling of its sexual abuse scandal has escalated to a new level, with one cardinal accusing another of a cover-up.The accusations were
readBP seeks solution after US Gulf spill plan glitch
10-05-2010
ROBERT – BP engineers searched for a solution yesterday after suffering a setback in an attempt to contain oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico with a huge metal dome, dashing hopes for a quick,
readGucci Mane to get early release from jail
10-05-2010
NEW YORK – Rapper Gucci Mane will be released on Wednesday after serving six months of a one-year jail sentence in Atlanta, a source has confirmed.Gucci, born Radric Davis, was incarcerated after
readAaron Kelly sees country road leading from ‘American Idol’
10-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Eliminated ‘American Idol’ contestant Aaron Kelly says he hopes to forge a career in country music.Kelly (17), who had to juggle school work with performing on the TV singing contest,
readChris in court over probation
10-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Chris Brown’s attorney says the R&B singer has completed nearly 300 hours of community service since being sentenced for beating Rihanna.Brown (21) appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on
readOmunona omushona a valwa moWindhoek
10-05-2010
OMUNONA omushona shona ngoka a valwa moWindhoek , konima yomasiku 24 ota ende ta koko nokwa kola pahapu dhoshipangelo moka eli ta silwa oshimpwiyu.Omunona ngoka a valwa ta yelekwa a li ena ondjundo
readOmudhipagi gwonkoshi ta ka tamanekwa
10-05-2010
OMUKONGO gwekopi ngoka a zimine kutya oye a yaha okusa onkoshi ndjoka ya li ya zalekwa epaya li na oradio moshitopolwa shegameno sha Sesfontein ota ka tamanekwa ngele a galukile koNamibia oshiwike
readNalao a hala aawiliki yiilando ya gamenwe
10-05-2010
EHANGANO lyaanambelewa yomalelo giilando NALAO, olya indile opo pu hulithwepo etulopevi lyaanambelewa momalelo giilando yomoshilongo. Ehangano olya indile ishewe opo okutula kwaanambelewa pevi ku kale
readOopassporta ondjimbi dha fatululwa
10-05-2010
OMINISTA Yiikwagumbo, Rosalia Nghidinwa okwa fatulula eyooloko pokati kopassporta yowala ya Namibia naandjoka ha yi ithanwa ondjimbi.Efatululo okwe li ningi pethimbo a tula omwaalu gwiimaliwa mbyoka
readEwilikongundu epe lyoNBC lya ulikwa
10-05-2010
OKABINETE oka ulike ewilikongundu epe lyoNBC, opo li vule okuyumudha po ehangano ndika.Iilyo ashike iyali yomewiliko ekulu ya thigala mewiliko ndika epe. Iilyo iipe yewilikongundu ndika oyo, Sven
readMTN ita vulu okulanda oshindji mo Zimbabwe
10-05-2010
EHANGANO lyoongodhi dhopeke lya South Africa ndyoka lya hala okulanda po iipambuliko oyindji mehangano lya Orascom lyEgipiti, ita li ka pitikwa li lande iipambuliko yi vule ooperesenda 40 mehangano
readAanawino yomeya ya gongala mOshakati
10-05-2010
OSHIGONGIILOONGA shaanantseyo naakwatinawa yOmeya gomiishana ya Cuvelai nEtosha oya li noshigongiilonga mOshakati pehulilo lyomwedhi gwa yi.Moshigongi moka oya kundathana nkene omeya
readEgameno na li kale lyaayehe
10-05-2010
OMAHALA gopombanda metanga lyegameno na ga kale ga kalelwa po koshigwana ashihe sha Namibia, nokukutwa metanga lyegameno na ku ningwe woo kwa tala oshigwana ashihe. Ndika olyo eindilo lyominista
readWestwood keeps lead at Players
10-05-2010
A SCRAMBLING par on the final hole allowed England’s Lee Westwood to keep the one-shot lead that he started with Saturday at the Players Championship.Phil Mickelson suddenly is back in the picture,
readBulls to host playoff as rivals scramble for spots
10-05-2010
SYDNEY – Defending champions Northern Bulls have secured a home Super 14 playoff but six teams are vying for the remaining three semi-final spots in an intriguing final round after this weekend’s
readLa Liga goes to the wire
10-05-2010
MADRID – The Spanish league title will go down to a thrilling final day of the season with champions Barcelona holding a one-point lead over Real Madrid after a tense 3-2 win at 10-man Sevilla on
readPietersen sets up England win over South Africa
10-05-2010
BRIDGETOWN – Kevin Pietersen laid the platform for a commanding 39-run victory over his native South Africa as England took a giant stride towards the World Twenty20 semi-finals here on
readCyclists get gear
10-05-2010
AS a result of reports about the Development Fund set up for the Oshakati Cycling Club by Toshiba Namibia and administered by the Namibian Cycling Federation (NCF) in the media, underprivileged
readSouth Africans gear up for World Cup
10-05-2010
IN the final run-up to the World Cup, South Africans have snapped up tickets in a last-minute surge in local sales that will give the tournament a more African flavour, as foreign sales sag. The
readUnited’s woes continue
10-05-2010
UNITED’S dismal start to the Premier League continued when they suffered a 26 – 22 home defeat to Reho Falcons on Saturday. It was the third successive defeat for last year’s losing finalists who are
readSMSes for Monday 10 May 2010
10-05-2010
* FELLOW Namibians let’s stop complaining and help each other to develop our country. * On this Mother’s Day, a special call to all men to re-dedicate ourselves to the cause of non-violence against
readTsumeb finalises council elections
10-05-2010
THE Tsumeb Town Councils announced its newly re-elected and elected officer bearers last week.Engel Nawatiseb, the re-elected Mayor and Chairperson of the Tsumeb Council, thanked his community,
readTin clinics on their way out
10-05-2010
GOVERNMENT will replace clinics built with corrugated iron sheets in the Kavango Region with brick structures, Health Minister Richard Kamwi said on Friday.He was replying to a question by Swapo MP
readSelling bottles to make ends meet
10-05-2010
TEBOGO Haoses (39) is a mother of five who lives at Khorixas but she is also an extraordinary entrepreneur who employs six members of her family and has improved the lives of countless people in the
readPolice look for Dignity Housing witnesses
10-05-2010
THE Police have called for public assistance in tracing two key witnesses in a case involving Dignity Housing Initiative – a low-cost housing project that was launched by Tony Mbok.The project was
readPensioners exempt from hospital fees
10-05-2010
A REQUEST that pensioners should be exempted from paying fees at State hospitals and clinics has been accepted by the Ministry of Health and Social Services.This was said by Health Minister Dr Richard
readMPs hot under collar over erf prices
10-05-2010
LOCAL Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo was on Thursday night asked by Parliament to revise the policies and laws around the sale of land in towns. The National Assembly was debating the budget vote
readMercury Island landing a ‘catastrophe’
10-05-2010
THE landing attempts of a Kenyan-registered helicopter on Mercury Island off the coast of Lüderitz was described by the Namibian Coast Conservation Management Project (NACOMA) as the “most important
readKunene Region face huge health challenges
10-05-2010
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services serves a population of 81 423 people in the Kunene Region. Health services are provided through hospitals, health centres, clinics and outreach services.
readDesalination land lease to boost Erongo Region
10-05-2010
THE ERONGO Regional Council is jostling for a share in a lucrative land lease proposal in which the Erongo Desalination Company plans to pay more than N$1 million a year to Government. In a letter
readBursary fund slammed in Parliament
10-05-2010
THE Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) came under scrutiny during the budget debate in the National Assembly on Thursday night.The fund was allocated just over N$224 million for this
readStars and Civics reach Cup final
10-05-2010
DOUBLE aspirants African Stars and their premier league rivals Civics will meet in the final of the lucrative Leo Cup on May 29. The two sides beat Black Africa and Mighty Gunners respectively at
readLevy system for vocational training by 2012
10-05-2010
THE National Training Authority (NTA) plans to have a levy system in place for the vocational training sector within two years to fund the vocational training sector.“A team of experts from outside
readBritish parties in talks to end post-poll deadlock
10-05-2010
LONDON – Britain’s two main opposition parties dug in for post-election talks on forming a government yesterday, fighting to overcome policy differences and break a deadlock which has left the nation
readNam trawler sinks
10-05-2010
A SEARCH and rescue operation was launched over the weekend to find three crewmembers of a Namibian-operated fishing vessel, Canido MFV, which had sunk off the coast of Angola on Friday.All but four
readFinance Ministry overpays Air Nam
10-05-2010
THE Finance Ministry overspent by N$1,6 million during the 2008-09 financial year and the reason given to the Auditor General was that this happened due to an overpayment of more than N$12 million to
read300 Gam farmers squatting in Nyae-Nyae Conservancy
10-05-2010
THE number of Herero farmers from Gam illegally settled in the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy has increased from 38 to at least 300 since last year. Despite a criminal case that was instituted against the
readTeko goes to High Court
10-05-2010
THE case in which Public Service Commission member Teckla Lameck and two co-accused are facing criminal charges in connection with an allegedly corrupt deal in which the Ministry of Finance bought
readNotable Quotes
10-05-2010
Brown passports are for stateless people. – Home Affairs Minister Rosalia Nghidinwa explaining the difference between normal Namibian passports adn the so-called ‘brown passports’ issued to children
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