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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Apec leaders pledge to turn free-trade dreams into reality
16-11-2010
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Pacific Rim leaders including the US and China pledged Sunday to turn their dreams of a vast free-trade zone into reality, setting aside conflicts that marred the G20 summit in
readSpill-over effect of US easing worrying
16-11-2010
PRETORIA – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan voiced concern yesterday at the impact of massive capital inflows on emerging markets as a result of a second phase of quantitative easing by
readDon’t forsake managing for leading
16-11-2010
The distinction between leading and managing is a subject of ongoing debate. Leading is often characterised as the more glamorous job: leaders guide, influence, and inspire their people while
readSA panel on Wal-Mart, Massmart
16-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has set up a panel to advise government on the likely implications of US firm Walmart's bid to buy more than 50 per cent of local retailer
readGuinea protesters contest presidential poll
16-11-2010
CONAKRY – Hundreds of demonstrators in Guinea’s capital yesterday protested a close presidential election that has been overshadowed by ethnic conflict.The group gathered yesterday in a part of
readMugabe bill to stifle access to info
16-11-2010
HARARE – The Zimbabwean government is planning to block public access to state information like court judgments, legislation, official notices and public registers, a press freedom watchdog warned
readUK man’s wife murdered on honeymoon in SA
16-11-2010
LONDON – British officials said yesterday they were offering consular assistance to a citizen whose wife was abducted and killed while they were on their honeymoon in South Africa.Armed men seized the
readSudanese in south queue to register for independence vote
16-11-2010
JUBA/KHARTOUM – Hundreds of south Sudanese queued yesterday to start registering for their long-awaited independence referendum, their first concrete step towards a vote that could split Africa’s
readAnother Qantas jumbo forced to turn back
16-11-2010
SYDNEY – An electrical fault sent smoke into the cockpit of a Qantas Boeing 747 and forced pilots to turn back yesterday in the latest in a string of problems for the airline since an engine explosion
read‘Happiness index’ coming to Britain
16-11-2010
LONDON – Britain will introduce a “happiness index” to gauge its population’s psychological and environmental wellbeing, a government source told the Guardian newspaper on Monday.Prime Minister David
readIndonesians ignore volcano threat to go home
16-11-2010
SUKOHARJO – With their belongings piled on to motorcycles and pickup trucks, thousands of Indonesian families returned home yesterday after fleeing deadly volcanic eruptions from Mount
readPolish classical composer Gorecki dies at 76
16-11-2010
WARSAW – Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, famous for his ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’, including one about a woman who was held prisoner by the Gestapo, died on Friday last week following a
readOmambo ga gwana naalongi taya longo
16-11-2010
PETHIMBO lyelongo ekulu aalongwa oya li ye na omambo giilongwa ga gwana yo aalongi oya li yiilongekidha okulonga,elandulathano olya li mo ishewe momanongelo. Minista yEgameno Charles Namolo okwa popi
readOmuprima gwOpevi Hausiku a popitha aaKakekete
16-11-2010
OMUPRIMA gwOpevi,Marco Hausiku mOlyomakaya ga zi ko okwa popitha oshigongi shoSwapo mwa Anamulenge posenda ya Nalindode mOkakekete mOmusati, eya indile ya ka hogolole nawa oSwapo nomuulikwa gwawo,
readSudanese in south queue to register for independence vote
16-11-2010
JUBA/KHARTOUM – Hundreds of south Sudanese queued yesterday to start registering for their long-awaited independence referendum, their first concrete step towards a vote that could split Africa’s
readOrganic questioned as food challenges mount
16-11-2010
LONDON – The world may need new ecological farming approaches besides organic food, embracing technologies which will help feed more people with limited land and water, scientists say. Organic
readTrafigura, Sonangol clinch BP deal
16-11-2010
PUMA Energy has partnered up with Angola’s state-owned oil company, Sonangol, to buy all of BP’s assets in Namibia and Botswana, holding company Trafigura confirmed yesterday.The Sociedade de
readOmimvo heyali mondholongo mokukala nocaine mombulukweya
16-11-2010
OMUKWASHIGWANA gwAngola Fransicso Binda okwa pewa egeelo lyomimvo heyali konima yokuzimina ondjo ye yokukala nococaine sho iile moNamibia. Binda okwa pewa egeelo konima yokuzimina ondjo ye yoku kala
readHaiti cholera rages as election nears
16-11-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s cholera toll has risen above 900, including dozens of deaths in the teeming capital, as the epidemic showed no sign of abating just two weeks ahead of presidential
readEnota tali ka taalela oVenduka tashi vulika
16-11-2010
NGELE aaVenduka itaya tameke okulongitha omeya nuukeka mokungambeka elongitho lyago sha pitilila nenge nuuhasha nena otashi vulika oshilando shi ka taalelwe kenota pomumvo 2012.Otaku hokololwa kutya
readEgwedhelo lyoondjambi dhaaniilonga yiikwangodhi niikwapoosa miilonga
16-11-2010
EHANGANO lyaNamibia Post and Telecom Holdings[NPTH] olya zimine egwedhelo lyoondjambi nooperesenda 11 noshowo omauwanawa galwe gaaniilonga, kaaniilonga mboka yeli iilyo yehangano lyaaniilonga
readOonzo dhAfrica tadhi longithwa kaakwiilongo
16-11-2010
NONANDO oshitopolwa shuumbugantu wAfrica oshina oonzo dhuuyamba odhindji , ndhika natango otadhi longithwa nokugandja uuwanawa kaakwiilongo. Oonzo ngaashi ogasa yopaushitwe, omakalamanya, ouraana,
readOpolisi yindile koongamba ku fulwe omukanka
16-11-2010
EYAKO lyoongombe kali na ehulilo, momikunda dhomOmusati olya kenyaneka opolisi noshigwana shaahoka na Komanda gwOpolisi mOmusati Komufala gwOpevi, Shinedima Shindinge, ota indile kepangelo, ano
readEtenda lya MTC lyadhikwa nando ina ya hala
16-11-2010
EHANGANO lyoongodhi dhopeke lya MTC olya dhike etenda lyomakuthikuthi goongodhi momukunda gwa Erospark, nomoKlein Windhoek nonando muni gwa Venduka okwa li a lombwele ndika li ethe oku shininga.
readOmahooli taga gwedhwa ishewe metitatu ndika
16-11-2010
ONDANDO yomahooli ota yi shuna ishewe pombanda noosenda omulongo metitatu lyoshiwike shika.Ondando ompe molitera yimwe yomahooli omatiligane pOmbaye otayi kala oodola 7,11 omanga ndjoka yomahooli
readPohamba a tema olusheno moongodhi dhokuza koCaprivi
16-11-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa tula miilonga oongodhi dholusheno ndhoka dha mangela kumwe o Caprivi kondjandjo yolusheno ya Namibia.Oshinima shika omutse gwoshilongo ogwe shi ningi metitano
readBusy athletics season ahead
16-11-2010
ATHLETICS will have a busy season next year starting with the 18th Air Namibia Athletics Course and Training Camp in Windhoek from January 10 to 14.The organiser of the camp, Quinton Steel-Botes, said
readSpringbok duo sent home for failing dope tests
16-11-2010
LONDON – South Africa’s Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson have failed dope tests and will play no further part in the tour of Britain and Ireland, the world champions announced yesterday.The duo
readScott wins Singapore title
16-11-2010
SINGAPORE – Adam Scott’s inner demons did their best to derail his bid for a third Singapore Open title yesterday, but the Australian held his nerve to claim victory at the US$6 million
readDiamond theft charge dropped against Israeli
16-11-2010
THE charge against the Israeli national who was the only person so far to have been arrested in connection with the theft of diamonds worth millions of dollars from the NamGem diamond cutting plant at
readNo flawed Nam dollars
16-11-2010
NAMIBIA’S currency was not compromised at the South African Bank Note Company (SABN), whose managing director was suspended following technical flaws in printed notes, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) said
readVoters' roll ‘contaminated’
16-11-2010
IF the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) and Republican Party (RP) duo have their way, next week’s regional and local government elections won’t take place. RP president Henk Mudge yesterday
readBoxers seek Nujoma blessing
16-11-2010
BOXING promoter Nestor Tobias and four of his top boxers paid a courtesy call to former president Sam Nujoma on Friday “to get a blessing” ahead of their international fights.Tobias - along with WBO
readSMSes for Tuesday 16 November 2010
16-11-2010
SMS Of The Day n TAXIS that off load or pick up their customers while blocking other road users are really selfish and irritating. Can’t the Traffic Officers spot-fine them or even arrest some in
readIt Is Time To Vote!
16-11-2010
NAMIBIANS will go to the polls in less than 14 days and the country is beaming with election messages. All political parties are rallying support throughout the country and only fate will tell how
readBuilding Africa With Brics
16-11-2010
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) is the most powerful emerging block of nations, encapsulating about 15 per cent of global GDP, 25 per cent of world output and close to 50 per cent of the world’s
readNotable quotes
16-11-2010
The age of cheap oil is over, though policy actions could bring lower international prices than would otherwise be the case. – International Energy Agency (IEA) chief economist, Fatih Birol.When I
readToilet probe nears end
16-11-2010
INVESTIGATIONS into the Omusati toilet saga are at an advanced stage and could be finalised soon depending on results of some pending information, The Namibian has learned.Sources close to the
readRDP sleeps with the ‘enemy’
16-11-2010
MOST opposition parties are either tribalists or confused. Moreover, the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is now in bed with a former enemy – the Republican Party (RP).This was the tirade of
readPohamba disappointed with absence of women in Caprivi election
16-11-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is disappointed that there are no women on the Swapo Party’s candidate list for the forthcoming regional council election in the Caprivi Region.Speaking during a Swapo
readOutapi appeals to Government for funds
16-11-2010
ABOUT 40 homesteads at Outapi have to make way for the town’s expansion. The town’s chief executive officer, Oswin Namakalu, says the areas people have been asked to vacate are earmarked for urban
readNanso opposed to election challenge
16-11-2010
ON the same day that an opposition party threatened to obtain a court interdict against next week’s elections, the Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso) asked for peaceful elections.Its
readMalaria remains a top killer in Africa
16-11-2010
MALARIA kills more than 200 000 southern Africans each year and 36 Namibians died from the disease in 2009.Last week, in commemoration of SADC Malaria Day, Kahijoro Kahuure, Permanent Secretary at the
readEarly Oscars presented
16-11-2010
Los Angeles - A few honorary Oscar winners are getting a jump on next year’s Academy Awards.Film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, French-born director Jean-Luc Godard and character actor
readBrad Pitt vies for Chile miners movie
16-11-2010
Santiago - A Hollywood company owned by movie star Brad Pitt is in talks for film rights to the story of 33 miners rescued after surviving two months trapped deep underground in Chile, local media
readCouple attacked near Daan Viljoen
16-11-2010
FOUR armed thugs are still at large after attacking Paul Engelbrecht and his family at their smallholding west of Windhoek early on Sunday.Khomas Police Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa said
readBRIC ‘positive’ on SA membership
16-11-2010
SEOUL - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev indicated Friday BRIC could soon become BRICSA after member states reacted “positively” to an application by South Africa to join the group of emerging
readTough banking law signed
16-11-2010
CHANGES to existing legislation allowing Government to decide on the ownership of banks and giving the Bank of Namibia (BoN) the power to fine banks and regulate their controlling companies have been
readBusy athletics season ahead
16-11-2010
ATHLETICS will have a busy season next year starting with the 18th Air Namibia Athletics Course and Training Camp in Windhoek from January 10 to 14. The organiser of the camp, Quinton Steel-Botes,
readSpringbok duo sent home for failing dope tests
16-11-2010
LONDON – South Africa’s Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson have failed dope tests and will play no further part in the tour of Britain and Ireland, the world champions announced yesterday.The duo
readScott wins Singapore title
16-11-2010
SINGAPORE – Adam Scott’s inner demons did their best to derail his bid for a third Singapore Open title yesterday, but the Australian held his nerve to claim victory at the US$6 million
readSoderling beats Monfils in Paris Masters final
16-11-2010
PARIS – Sweden’s Robin Soderling secured his first ever Masters title with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/1) defeat of home favourite Gael Monfils in the ATP Paris Masters final on Sunday.Soderling, a two-time French
readChelsea stunned by Sunderland, Arsenal wins
16-11-2010
LONDON - The Premier League title race was thrown wide open Sunday thanks to leader Chelsea’s shock 3-0 home defeat to Sunderland and Arsenal’s hard-fought 2-1 win at Everton.Chelsea’s 100 per cent
readAgra Diary
16-11-2010
Agra lectures • November 17 – External parasites and remedies for their control offered by Dr Rainer Hassel• November 24 – Functional efficiency of beef cattle (practical demonstration) offered by
readSA farmers seek deals in other countries
16-11-2010
PRETORIA – South Africa could by the end of this month reach agreement on a land deal with the Republic of Congo, with some farmers expected to visit Congo early next year to identify farm land, a
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