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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Irish central bank hangs ‘For Sale’ sign on banks
24-11-2010
DUBLIN – Ireland's banks are effectively up for sale, central bank Governor Patrick Honohan said yesterday as Dublin sought aid from the European Union and International Monetary Fund to prop up its
read‘There is no alternative to euro’
24-11-2010
MILAN – No alternative exists to the euro and those who seek to speculate against it will lose, the Luxembourg Finance Minister Luc Frieden said yesterday.“Investors must understand there is no
readAfrican Briefs
24-11-2010
SA to soften capital inflow blow CAPE TOWN – South Africa is looking at ways in which it can address the negative impact of short-term capital inflows, according to a new economic document released
readGold bull could run another 18 months
24-11-2010
ZURICH – The bull market in gold could run another 18 months as jittery investors turn to an asset they see as insurance against falling paper money values and more enticing than low-yielding bonds,
readNamBrew boosts brewing capacity
24-11-2010
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) is expanding its brewing capacity by investing in the latest beer filtration and beer stabilisation technology.Following six months of intensive analysis of the
readSouth African SMEs oppose Wal-Mart deal
24-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The South African SMME Forum yesterday lodged documents with the Competition Commission, detailing concerns on the proposed merger between US giant multinational retailer Wal-Mart and
readMake the most of a crisis
24-11-2010
Spectacular feats seem to happen in a crisis: people step up, productivity increases, and politics and red tape take a back seat. Unfortunately, this type of energy can’t be sustained once the crisis
readIMF urges reforms to revive eurozone growth
24-11-2010
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a "comprehensive approach" to revive economic growth in the eurozone, including reforms that make better use of the labor force and
readStop outing gays, Ugandan judge
24-11-2010
KAMPALA – A Ugandan high court judge yesterday extended a ban on the publication in the media of pictures identifying people as homosexuals, sparking the ire of a leading anti-gay pastor.Judge Vincent
readSouth Sudanese in Uganda get death threats
24-11-2010
KHARTOUM – South Sudanese living in Uganda have received death threats and warnings not to register for a vote on the independence of their region, a development that could undermine the referendum,
readWilliam, Kate to marry in the Abbey on April 29
24-11-2010
LONDON – Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry on April 29 in Westminster Abbey, the historic London church where Princess Diana’s funeral was held.Royal officials said yesterday that the
readUN sees AIDS epidemic starting to turn
24-11-2010
LONDON – An estimated 33,3 million people worldwide have the HIV virus that causes AIDS, but the global health community is starting to slow down and even turn the epidemic around, a United Nations
readCambodia stampede kills 375
24-11-2010
PHNOM PENH – Saffron-robed Buddhist monks chanted as onlookers gazed silently across a bridge piled with the shoes and torn clothing left behind by victims of a stampede in Cambodia’s capital.The body
readChasing the dots ... The Promise, Baked Potato; Delivered, Chips
24-11-2010
OH dear, here we go again, another election, one lot will clearly win and the others will bitch and moan. Inane propaganda using the full lexical suite of political excrement will flow like stale
readOngeleka dha pangula naku kwatonkonga
24-11-2010
ONGONGAHANGANO yoongeleka kombinga yoothigwa[CAFO] oya pangula eihumbato lyiilonga yomuyonena lya ningwa komusita gwomOmbaye, Abner Dourob,ngoka a tumwa kondholongo omvula heyali molwaashoka a kwata
readOmupolisi a kwatwa pokapale ka Hosea Kutako
24-11-2010
OMUPOLISI gumwe ngoka amangelwe etitano pokapale kopaigwana ka Hosea Kutako kombinga yoshifekelwa mboma shoka sha kwatelwe mpoka etitatu oshiwike sha yi okwa holoka mompangu ya mengestrata moKatutura
readYa pewa oofaalama moshitopolwa sha Hardap
24-11-2010
OMAZIMO ga hamano oga pewa evi moshitopolwa sha Hardap. Aantu mbaka oya pewa iitopolwa mofaalama yepangelo yedhina Neue Haribes ongo oshitopolwa shelundululo muumwene wevi.Ofaalama yuunene woohectara
readOmupresidende gwo RDP a indila oshigwana shi ka hogolole Ongundu yoRDP
24-11-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi lyiilyo nAayambidhidhi yo RDP pOkapale kOmaudhano mOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Omupresidende gwoRally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)
readYomahogololo ya hogolola kuyele
24-11-2010
AANAMBELEWA yomahogololo oya hogolola omaandaha sigo etiyali oshilongo ashihe. Aanambelewa oya pewa ompito okuhogolola kuyele opo pethimbo taya hogololitha aantu ya kale ashike yiitula miilonga
readOpermeta dhokulonga ota dhi longwa nadho
24-11-2010
AAWILIKI yoongeshefa oya londodha kutya ompumbwe yaa nawino ota yi ka ninga onene moshilongo ngele egandjo lyoopermeta dhokulonga muka ina li endelelwapo.Aanangeshefa mbaka oya ti oshilongo osha
readYaali ya si konyama yosino yiisila noyendji otaya alukwa
24-11-2010
AAKALIMO yaali yomomukunda Okalumbu mOndonga mOshikoto, metine lyaziko, oya si sho ya li okasino ki isila yo yamwe, mboka wo ya lya onyama yondoongi ndjoka, taya taambelwa mOnandjokwe omoluuwehame
readMbulelo iihempulula medhipago lya Thobeka
24-11-2010
OMUMWAYINAMATI gwa nakusa Thobeka Loretta Somi nomukwawo mboka ta ya tamanekelwa ekwatonkonga noshowo edhipago lya Somi megumbo lye po Rosh Pinah etiyali lya yi oya holoka mompangu ya mengestrata gwa
readWin N$1 000 in cash!
24-11-2010
You don’t have to go 12 rounds to stand a chance of scoring a cash KO with The Namibian! N$1 000 in cash is up for grabs ahead of the international Lightweight clash between ‘The Hitman’ and Sergio
readNo money, no play, says Southern Stream
24-11-2010
SOUTHERN Stream First Division (SSFD) teams have voted against their league kicking off until they see an increase in the purse for their league.According to the Namibia Premier League’s (NPL) league
readAfrican Stars face yet another battle
24-11-2010
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) defending champions, African Stars face yet another tough battle when they take on township foes Civics Football Club at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight.The two-time
readShipahu finally cleared to play for Amazulu
24-11-2010
FORMER Tigers’ danger-man Tangeni Shipahu has finally been cleared to don the jersey of South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) outfit Amazulu.According to the kickoff.com website yesterday, Shipahu
readNadal finds spark as Tour Finals lift off
24-11-2010
LONDON - It took a while, but Rafael Nadal finally showed up at the ATP’s end-of-year fiesta on Monday when he lit up the second day of the World Tour Finals with a compelling round robin victory
readNFA, Zifa set to meet
24-11-2010
Harare – Now that the Tom Saintfiet storm is over, following the collapse of the deal for the Belgian coach to take charge of the Warriors, Zimbabwe’s football leaders have taken the first step to
readEto’o banned for 3 matches for head-butt
24-11-2010
MILAN – Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o was banned for three matches Tuesday for head-butting Chievo Verona defender Bostjan Cesar, handing another big blow to the struggling European champions.The
readSMSes for Wednesday 24 November 2010
24-11-2010
* A HUMBLE appeal to all political parties. Please educate your youth leaders who appeared on the ‘Talk of the Nation’ show. They don’t even know that there is a difference between a bill and a
readWBRA withdraws from case against municipality
24-11-2010
THE Walvis Bay Residents Association (WBRA) has withdrawn its challenge of the 2005/2006 Valuation Court of the provisional valuation roll prepared in respect of about 12 000 properties in Walvis
readNamibia’s rhinos ‘safe from poaching’
24-11-2010
WHILE rhino poaching in South Africa continues to rise, the situation in Namibia is ‘totally in hand’, a rhino expert in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said yesterday.Pierre du Preez told The
readRDP concerned about ‘enemies’, ‘cockroaches’, ‘Satans’
24-11-2010
THE RDP held a rally in Walvis Bay on Sunday in which MP Festus Naholo expressed concern about Government leaders calling opposition parties ‘enemies’, ‘cockroaches’ and ‘Satans’.They sow hatred
readWalvis Bay murder suspect acquitted
24-11-2010
THE young man who killed Walvis Bay restaurant owner Awie Brand at his business in June 2008 was acquitted of murder in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Judge Alfred Siboleka found Ephraim Kariko
readEnviro Ministry gives funds to address human and wildlife conflicts
24-11-2010
ALL 59 communal conservancies have been given N$60 000 each by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism as compensation for losses caused by wild animals.The ministry channelled the funds, N$3,5
readTeenager needs costly heart surgery
24-11-2010
CARA Kibble (12) has a very rare congenital heart disease called Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Major Aorta Pulmonary Collateral Arteries (MAPCAs).These combined conditions mean
readGrape growers predict bumper harvest
24-11-2010
GRAPE growers along the Orange River foresee a bumper harvest and record export earnings. The harvest started at the beginning of November. Capespan managing director Andre Vermaak said
readWalvis Bay and Drakenstein twin
24-11-2010
THE municipalities of Walvis Bay and Drakenstein in the Western Cape, South Africa, signed an inter-municipal cooperation agreement earlier this month.“There is a Zulu maxim that says, ‘Umuntu
read‘Hitman’ is a legend: Tobias
24-11-2010
PROMOTER Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias yesterday dubbed former WBO lightweight world champion Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses “a legend” ahead of his comeback fight tomorrow.Tobias said it is through the 'The
readDevelopment Bank approves 40 loans
24-11-2010
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has approved 40 loans to the tune of N$60,17 million in the three-month period between July and September this year, the bank’s chief operations officer, Gottlieb
readTwo marines killed in North, South Korea artillery exchange
24-11-2010
SEOUL – North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire yesterday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, killing at least two South Korean marines, setting dozens of
readShanghala becomes law reform chief
24-11-2010
NAMIBIA’S Law Reform and Development Commission again has a full-time chairperson for the first time in more than six years, after lawyer Sacky Shanghala, the long-serving special advisor of the
readRDP backtracts on poll boycott threat
24-11-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has made up its mind about one thing – it won’t boycott Friday and Saturday’s regional and local government elections anymore.However, a decision is expected
readEkandjo causes mayoral storm
24-11-2010
A STORM has erupted in local authority circles following the announcement of an ‘idea’ by Regional and Local Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo to appoint executive mayors and management committees as
readHeita killer pleads guilty
24-11-2010
ANDREAS Shivute Kalapi Shangemwene (25) from Omolo village in the Omusati Region yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.Shangemwene was arrested on
readNotable Quotes
24-11-2010
As a family we believe that it is our responsibility to regroup and reorganise ourselves collectively since one of our pillars is no longer with us. We strongly believe that the suspect can still be
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