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46 Articles found on Monday, 24 May 2010
FIFA soccer cup costs RSA 138 billion rands
24-05-2010
THE Fifa 2010 world soccer cup which kicks off on June 11 is costing South Africa R138 billion or 5.8 per cent of that country’s gross domestic product (GDP) an investment analyst said.“The cost of
readStrike affecting Botswana’s fuel supplies
24-05-2010
THE strike at South African parastatal Transnet, now in its second week, has reduced fuel supplies into Botswana, that country’s energy minister Ponantshego Kedikilwe said on Wednesday.“Should the
readMTN, Orascom deal turn sour
24-05-2010
LONDON – South African telecoms operator MTN is set to disappoint lenders as talks for a US$5 billion loan to buy the assets of Egyptian telecoms firm Orascom Telecom fizzle out, banking sources on
readDeliver or ... Govt, SOEs ink performance contracts
24-05-2010
THE Ministry of Works and Transport signed the first ever performance contracts with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Namibia on Thursday, binding the board of directors of five SOEs to performance
readWorld Cup will not runneth over for SAB
24-05-2010
SABMILLER expects its sales volumes to increase by up to 6 percent during the World Cup.But the brewer said it faced growing competition from global competitors Heineken and Diageo in the local
readSA’s new stadiums face uncertain future after World Cup
24-05-2010
PORT ELIZABETH – The World Cup has brought Port Elizabeth a stunning new landmark in its oceanside stadium, but questions remain about who will fill the stands once the global football fans leave.“In
readJob hunting, trade and online dating at Classifieds.com.na
24-05-2010
WHEN Angelo Cloete (with ten years’ experience in IT) and Sergio Grunewald (with six years’ experience in business) met while working for Metropolitan Life Insurance, they became instant friends and
readThai govt shows protest arsenal, defends crackdown
24-05-2010
BANGKOK – Thai officials revealed a large cache of weapons Saturday confiscated from the stronghold of protesters cleared from the heart of Bangkok in a military operation that ended a two-month
readBritain to unveil spending cuts
24-05-2010
LONDON – Britain’s new coalition government will today outline how it plans to slash government spending by six billion pounds to reduce the nation’s record deficit.A sharp deterioration in the
readCleric urges Muslims to kill US soldiers
24-05-2010
DUBAI - A US-born militant cleric has urged Muslims to kill US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and vowed to step up attacks against the US military, according to a videotape released yesterday.Anwar
readAnger mounts as oil blackens Louisiana marshes, beaches
24-05-2010
GRAND ISLE - Anger mounted yesterday as heavy oil blackened Louisiana’s marshes and beaches and efforts to cap the oil which has gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month ran into more
readStars turn out for AIDS bash
24-05-2010
ANTIBES, France – Mick Jagger, Russell Crowe and Jennifer Lopez were among the guests at AIDS charity amfAR’s annual party during the Cannes film festival, which raised US$6,7 million from a celebrity
readJay-Z, Beyonce to compete at 2010 BET awards
24-05-2010
NEW YORK – Rapper Jay-Z and his wife, Beyonce, will compete in three categories at the 2010 BET Awards.They’re both nominated for video of the year, best collaboration and viewers’ choice. Jay-Z
read‘American Idol’ showdown! Bowersox to battle DeWyze
24-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze will battle each other for the ‘American Idol’ title this week after guitarist Casey James was voted off by viewers last week.Bowersox, a 24-year-old
readAakuluntu moSwapo ya hala omagumbo gaakulupe
24-05-2010
EWAWA lyaakuluntu mongundu ta yi lele, olya hala okumona omagumbo gokukala aakulupe ogendji momukunda gwa Katutura moWindhoek.Ewawa ndika olya ti woo olya hala okumona ehulepo lyuulingilingi noshowo
readEfo lyoorand 200 ekulu tali shunithwa
24-05-2010
IIMALIWA yomafo gooranda 200 ya South Africa iikulu nenge mbyoka ya kala momahupilo, oya tegelelwa yi shunithwe kOombaanga sigo opehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Omafo ngaka otaga shunithwa ko omolwaashoka
readNampower ta longitha oobiliona 17 miilonga yolusheno
24-05-2010
AALONGITHI yolusheno oye na oku kala yi ilongekidha okufuta oshindji mokulongitha olusheno.Ndika olyo eindilo lyomuwiliki gwa Nampower , Paulinus Shilamba a popi pethimbo lyetulomiilonga lyetungo
readOonkundathana dhomuule kombinga yoothigwa moparliamende
24-05-2010
ONKALO yoothigwa naanona yeli moluhepo oya etitha oonkundathana dhomuule moshigongi shopashigwana oshiwike shayi.Oonkundathana ndhika odhe ya po pethimbo Uuministeli wuukshike kookantu wa tula
readBIG a ekelehi omipopyo kombinga yethikamepo lye
24-05-2010
UUKUMWE wiiyemo yopetameko nenge Basic Income Grant owa taalelwa keshongo limwe konima ashike sho ondunge ningomwa ndjika yokupa aantu oodola ethele limwe omwedhi kehe yali ya ponokelwa
readNakudhipaga omukadhi a tegelela egeelo lye
24-05-2010
EPANGULO lyomukalimo gwopo Aroab, Paul Steenkamp ngoka a zimine ondjo ye medhipago lyomukadhi sho emufike olya tegelelwa pehulilo lyoshiwike shika.Steenkamp okwa zimine kutya konima yomimvo ntano okwa
readNegonga ota kala natango miilonga
24-05-2010
AMUSHANGA omukuluntu muuMinisteli womapangelo giitopolwa nomagumbo, Erastus Negonga ota kala natango pehala lye, konima sho a sindana mokukondjitha etseyitho ndyoka a li a pewa kutya iilonga ye ota yi
readNamdeb a kanitha oomiliona 400
24-05-2010
ENAIPALO lyomahupilo guuyuni geetwa unene kaalandi yomalyenge guuyamba nikwaaulinga wuuyamba kaa ya li taya landa we nawa muuyuni osha eta ekanitho enene lyiiyemo kuNamdeb.Namdeb ehangano lyokawe lya
readMilito downs Bayern for Inter treble
24-05-2010
MADRID – Diego Milito scored both goals as Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Champions League final at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday as charismatic coach Jose Mourinho engineered an
readBulls, Stormers always in control
24-05-2010
VICTORIES for the Bulls and Stormers in the Super 14 semi-finals, over the Crusaders (39-24) and Waratahs (25-6) respectively, showed the strength of the South African teams in the tournament and also
readCameroon could deliver strongest African threat
24-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Cautious Cameroon accept they must clear steep obstacles just to match the 1990 World Cup showing of a place among the last eight.An ‘Indomitable Lions’ team inspired by 38-year-old
readMiguel Acosta arrives for ‘Judgement Day’ fight
24-05-2010
Interim WBA lightweight champion and challenger for the WBA lightweight world title Miguel Acosta arrived in Namibia yesterday ahead of his fight against current holder Paulus The ‘Hitman’ Moses.
readBA crush Pirates
24-05-2010
BLACK Africa displayed probably their best performance of the season after they ran circles around their bitter foes Orlando Pirates 5-1 in a Namibia Premier League derby match contested at a packed
readSMSes for Monday 24 May 2010
24-05-2010
* I WONDER why people complain about farm prices when residential property prices are much higher. Food for Thought * WILL we ever have peace on this world? People are dying because of wars,
readSSC’s 26 sick leave ‘thieves’ sentenced
24-05-2010
FINES totalling N$146 000 and compensation orders of close to N$50 000 have now been imposed on the 26 suspects who have over the past two weeks admitted that they were involved in an illegal scheme
readRussian killers jailed for 50 years
24-05-2010
THE two young men who murdered a Russian farming couple in a brutal panga attack near Okahandja two years ago were sent to prison for an effective 50 years each on Friday.On each of the two murder
readOmusati business people shower Nujoma with gifts
24-05-2010
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma received 29 cattle and small stock and agricultural products from the Ombalantu business people at a colourful reception, titled ‘Dr Nujoma’s Thanksgiving Ceremony,’ held
readNamfisa raids FIS
24-05-2010
FINANCIAL Investments Services Group Namibia (FIS) was raided by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) on Friday. The Namibian understands that the financial watchdog
readNam woman under arrest in Turkey
24-05-2010
A NAMIBIAN woman finds herself under ‘house arrest’ in Turkey following a brush with Turkish immigration authorities.Teopolina Harper (40) was taken in for interrogation at the Turkey-Syria border
readMinister Kamwi vows to reduce maternal deaths
24-05-2010
NAMIBIA’S infant and maternal mortality, which has been drastically increasing since 1992, needs to be brought down before 2015.This was the undertaking of the Minister of Health and Social Services,
readLüderitz potential may be realised in waterfront project
24-05-2010
LÜDERITZ is a town with an enormous amount of potential. With a number of tourist attractions – its wealth of German colonial architecture, its unique landscape, interesting topography, popular
readLandmark church celebrates centenary
24-05-2010
THE Christuskirche in Windhoek is celebrating its centenary in October this year. The German Evangelical Lutheran community in Namibia was established in January 1886. In the same year the government
readKudu Gas project in limbo
24-05-2010
THE development of the Kudu gas field remains obscure as its new partners, combined majority shareholders Namcor and Gazprom, as well as Tullow Oil and Itochu have not reached an official agreement
readFatal stabbing in Khomasdal
24-05-2010
A POLICE search is out for those who fatally stabbed Conctantinus Kambonde in Khomasdal Friday evening.The 21-year-old Kambonde was stabbed once in the chest close to the Vocational Training Centre
readEnviro Minister ‘disturbed’ by killing of collared lion
24-05-2010
THE recent killing of a collared lion in a conservancy in the Kunene Region has come as a ‘disappointment’ to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.This was said by Environment Minister Netumbo
readAfrican Stars retain league crown
24-05-2010
AFRICAN Stars successfully retained their MTC Namibia Premier League NPL title thanks to Black Africa’s annihilation of title aspirants Orlando Pirates on the last day of league action for the
readAlweendo calls for closer ties between Govt and business
24-05-2010
The National Planning Commission (NPC) will engage the private business sector more to accelerate economic growth and job creation, Tom Alweendo, recently appointed Director General of the NPC, said
readInvestigators scour wreckage after Indian plane crash
24-05-2010
MANGALORE – Investigators yesterday sifted through the charred wreckage of an Indian passenger plane that overshot the runway and plunged into a ravine, killing 158 people on board.The Air India
readLive animal export ban still in place
24-05-2010
LIVE animals may still not leave the country, even though the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) ban in Hardap and Karas has been partially lifted.The outbreak of RVF in these two regions has threatened to sever
readDust won’t settle over Swapo food saga
24-05-2010
THE dust around the Swapo Party Women Council (SPWC) catering saga is refusing to settle with more alleged corruption being exposed. In the latest development, it is alleged that International Site
readNamugongo guilty on corruption charges
24-05-2010
FORMER Ministry of Environment and Tourism official Sackey Namugongo became the most high-profile victim of the Anti-Corruption Act to date on Friday, when he was convicted in the Windhoek Regional
readNotable Quotes
24-05-2010
(The year presented) some of the most challenging trading conditions the diamond industry has ever experienced. – Namdeb Managing Director Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi releasing the company’s 2009 financial
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