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49 Articles found on Wednesday, 12 May 2010
World’s top-earning CEOs
12-05-2010
The ten highest-paid CEOs for 2009 at Standard & Poor’s 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. 1. Carol Bartz, Yahoo Inc – US$47,2 million 2. Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp – US$42,9
readSlash big pay cheques, says Pravin
12-05-2010
CAPE TOWN – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan yesterday called for an end to excessive executive pay packages, including South Africa’s cash-strapped parastatals.“Extreme earning disparities cause
readOrascom Telecom dramas overshadow earnings forecast
12-05-2010
CAIRO – Orascom Telecom, the Middle East’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, is in focus as it seeks to offload certain African assets and after ending an ownership row over Egypt’s Mobinil.The
readCopper, zinc slide on doubts over EU rescue plan
12-05-2010
LONDON – Industrial metals slid yesterday on doubts about a US$1 trillion emergency rescue plan to stabilise the euro, and the longer-term demand outlook in Europe and in China, the world’s largest
readSA unions, producers want rand pegged
12-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Three major labour federations and some manufacturers in South Africa have called for the rand currency to be weakened and pegged to the dollar to boost the economy’s competitiveness, a
readEuro-phoria slips back into euro-phobia
12-05-2010
TOKYO – Excitement over the euro zone’s mammoth US$1-trillion rescue package gave way yesterday to doubts whether its weakest economies can meet their end of the bargain and deliver drastic debt cuts,
readChasing the dots ... The Stupid Tree
12-05-2010
SO glad I was born English (and Conservative)! No, not Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish. They are different tribes! England itself has many sub-tribes, the North East, the North West, Liverpool, The
readProtests to stay till Thai leaders report to police
12-05-2010
BANGKOK – Thai protesters refused to end their two-month occupation of a Bangkok commercial district yesterday, saying they will not budge until the deputy premier surrenders to police to face charges
readTories tell Lib Dems to decide
12-05-2010
LONDON – Conservative leader David Cameron said yesterday it was “decision time” for the third-placed Liberal Democrats about whether to share power with his party or Labour after Britain’s deadlocked
readUNHCR calls on countries to take Somali refugees
12-05-2010
GENEVA – The United Nations refugee agency yesterday called on states to give shelter to people fleeing Somalia even if they do not meet formal refugee criteria.The UNHCR said it was changing its
readZuma admits more jobs may be lost
12-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma yesterday raised the possibility of further job losses as a result of the global economic recession and sovereign debt problems hitting some countries.“Even though
readEgypt to extend emergency legislation
12-05-2010
CAIRO – Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif yesterday asked parliament to extend the state of emergency in place for three decades by a further two years despite sharp criticism by rights groups and
readClinton reassures Afghans of US support
12-05-2010
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton launched fence-mending talks with Afghan government leaders yesterday by assuring President Hamid Karzai that the United Stated will help rebuild
readChristina WFP hunger ambassador
12-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Grammy-award winning singer Christina Aguilera was named an ambassador against hunger on Friday by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and said that having a child of her own
readKaty tops Maxim’s ‘Hot 100’ list
12-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Katy Perry is probably one happy ‘California Gurl’ this week. The Maxim magazine annual ‘Hot 100’ list is out, and the pop singer beat out the likes of Sports Illustrated swimsuit
readAatotimpango ta ya nyenyeta ondando yevi
12-05-2010
OMINISTA yomapangelo giitopolwa, iilando, nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo oya pulwa kaatotimpango opo oshikondo she shi endululule omilandu noompango ndhoka dhi na sha nelanditho lyevi miilando.Oshigongi
readDanger Ashipala a hulitha
12-05-2010
Danger Ashipala omugandjimayele omukuluntu kOmutaleli Ndjayi gwopolisi,okwa mana oondjenda moomposi dhe uusiku woSoondaha mepipi lyomimvo 62.Omupopiliko gwopolisi, Komufala gwopevi, Hophni Hamufungu
readOondama omilongo 58 tadhi fulwa muumbangalantu
12-05-2010
EPANGELO olya mana okufula oondama dhevi miitopolwa yomuumbangalantu woshilongo. Oondama ndhoka dha manithwa sigo oompaka odhili 35 nodha nuninwa okupungula omeya gomvula opo ngaka ga longithwe
readElongo kombinga yokumuna
12-05-2010
AANIIMUNA aape yopaipindi naamboka yomevi lyaayehe ohaya longitha iipopiwa mbyoka hayi gandjwa kehangano lyelongelokumwe lyuunamapya nuuniimuna kombinga yokumuna iimuna [Agra].Omathimbo gaziko
readOlukongo lwa yatatu olwa tsikila
12-05-2010
AANAMIBIA yaali nomukwashigwana gumwe gwaIndonesia, aaniilonga mombautu, yoohi ya Namibia, Canido MFV ndjoka ya ningine momeya gefuta lyAngola natango ka ya wetike.Mbaka oyo Ambrosius Amadhila,
readIimaliwa yelongo yu ukilila aalongwa
12-05-2010
NUUMVO iimaliwa yelongo ota yi ka guma aalongwa naa ilongi ngaashi tashi vulika.Minista, Yelongo, Abraham Iyambo okwa popi ndhika pethimbo ta tula omutengenekothaneko guuministeli we poshitaafula
readUupangelo wiipeleki tawu kuthwapo
12-05-2010
EPANGELO ota li ka pingenapo uupangelo wiipeleki moshitopolwa sha Kavango, nuupangelo wa tungwa noondhopi.Ndika olyo euvaneko lyo minista yuundjolowele, Richard Kamwi eli ningi mokuyamukula kepulo lya
readAakulupe ita ya futu we ofuto yoshipangelo
12-05-2010
EINDILO opo aakulupe yaa fute we ofuto yiipangelo yepangelo olya taambwako kuuministeli wuundjolowele.Etaambeko lyeindilo ndika olya kolekwa kuMinista Yuundjolowele, Richard Kamwi , sho a popi
readAanyasha ye li 768 taya dheulilwa uupolisi
12-05-2010
AANYASHA omathele gaheyali, omilongohamano nayahetatu (768), otaya dheulilwa Uupolisi mOsenda yOmadheulilo gAapolisi mOkapale ka Ndangwa. Omadhewo ngaka oga egululilwe pambelewa kOministeli yEgameno
readSpain pre-list for World Cup
12-05-2010
MADRID – Spain coach Vicente del Bosque on Monday announced the list of 30 players from whom he will select the 23 who will form the final squad for the World Cup in South Africa.There were no
readSafa suspend Bafana team manager
12-05-2010
IN what can only be termed an untimely development, the South African Football Association (Safa) on Monday announced the suspension of Bafana Bafana team manager Sipho Nkumane a month before the
readNamibia to host Global superstars
12-05-2010
SOME former international star footballers will descend on Namibia for a unique soccer event in 15 days. The football stars are all part of Global United Football Club, a team consisting of retired
readMadrid champion Safina dumped out
12-05-2010
MADRID – Dinara Safina’s French Open preparations suffered a shock setback when she lost 7-6 7-6 to Czech qualifier Klara Zakopalova in the Madrid Open first round on Monday.The Russian world number
readWounded Tiger in limbo as coach quits
12-05-2010
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – Tiger Woods said Monday the neck injury hindering his game had put his upcoming schedule in limbo, then learned he’ll have to deal with it without the help of swing coach
readSA crash out of Twenty20
12-05-2010
SOUTH African limited overs cricket effectively came to the end of an era when the Proteas failed to reach the semi-final of a major ICC tournament for the second time in a row.Failure to beat
readSMSes for Wednesday 12 May 2010
12-05-2010
* WE value the work being done by the City Police in trying to maintain law and order but they should also treat members of the public with respect! It was disgusting to see two young officers kicking
readUnrecognised San meet with Hambukushu
12-05-2010
TENSIONS between the Hambukushu Traditional Authority and the Khwe community in the West Caprivi continue to rise, as the Hambukushu held several meetings recently allegedly highlighting their
readTwins missing
12-05-2010
THE Police are requesting the public’s assistance in tracing two missing 12-year-old girls, who disappeared on Monday at Erf 3993 Chrysler Road, Khomasdal. Their uncle left them sleeping in the
read11 years for Keetmanshoop karakul sheep theft
12-05-2010
TWO Keetmanshoop residents accused of stealing 11 karakul sheep worth N$6 600 from a commercial farmer were both sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday.Isaak Otto and Timotheus Seibeb had pleaded
readSacu revenue for Namibia less than half
12-05-2010
NAMIBIA’s revenue from the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) pool is expected to drop by 52,7 per cent in the next financial year, Deputy Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein said in Parliament
readGovernment concerned about public peeing
12-05-2010
THE Deputy Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, fears that Windhoek may be sitting on time bomb if nothing is done to improve the city’s sanitation system.Schlettwein said in the National Assembly
readNorwegian beef market claims overload
12-05-2010
STATEMENTS by Norwegian beef producers and authorities that their market is dealing with a surplus of beef could negatively affect Namibia’s application for an increased beef export quota to
readNews blackout on Leonardo probe
12-05-2010
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism is tight-lipped about how the investigation into the recent killing of Leonardo, the collared male lion, is progressing.All the Deputy Director of Parks and
readDJ Mo fired by music union
12-05-2010
THE love-hate relationship between the acting secretary general of the Namibia Music Industry Union (NAMIU), Moses Kairimuti (also known as DJ Mo), and Jessy Nombanza, acting president of the union,
readCanido survivors expected back in Namibia today
12-05-2010
WHILE the search for three missing crewmembers of the sunken trawler Canido MFV is still continuing, the 17 survivors are expected to return to Namibia from Angola by tonight.The owner of the vessel,
readBIG Coalition sticks to its guns
12-05-2010
BISHOP Zephania Kameeta, chairperson of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition, would like an in-depth study to be conducted into BIG instead of the project just being “dismissed”.This came after the
readAir Namibia still flies to Europe despite new ash
12-05-2010
AMIDST new fears of the possible closure of European airports due to the renewed impact of volcanic ash from Iceland, Air Namibia has said that it is business as usual for them.Hilia Kondjamba,
readBA to end season on a high
12-05-2010
BLACK Africa (BA) are no longer in contention for any silverware this season but they could make Cymot SKW’s Günter von Hundelshausen’s second-last appearance in domestic football that much more
readEncouraging signs for local economy
12-05-2010
LOCAL business conditions seem to be perking up, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) said, releasing the IJG Quarterly Business Confidence Survey for the first three months of 2010.“The
readPope blames church’s own sins for sex scandal
12-05-2010
LISBON – Pope Benedict XVI yesterday blamed the church’s own sins for the clerical abuse scandal – not a campaign mounted by outsiders – and called for profound purification to end what he called the
readTwo arrested in Taiwan with Nam seal products
12-05-2010
POLICE in Taiwan have arrested two individuals for allegedly illegally importing over 200 barrels of oil from Cape fur seals from Namibia and nearly 500 boxes with another brand of oil processed from
readFamily murder results in 14-year jail term
12-05-2010
THE shooting incident that claimed the life of Windhoek resident Pius Mannetti in his family’s home in April 2008 landed Mannetti’s youngest brother with an effective prison term of 14 years
readAll eyes on ECB announcement
12-05-2010
REGIONAL electricity distributors (REDs) will know this afternoon how much more they are going to pay for electricity from July 1, but indications are that they are facing an increase of less than 20
readNotable Quotes
12-05-2010
We are still holding our thumbs that these men are found alive. – Erongo Police Chief, Commissioner Festus Shilongo on the two Namibians and one Indonesian crewmember of the fishing vessel Canido MFV
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