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54 Articles found on Monday, 11 October 2010
SA, South Korea become nuclear partners
11-10-2010
SEOUL – South Korea Friday signed a nuclear power cooperation agreement with South Africa, in hopes of securing lucrative deals for its companies in any future plant construction.A high-powered state
readAfrica gains more power at World Bank
11-10-2010
WASHINGTON – Sub-Saharan Africa gained a louder voice at the World Bank Friday, with the election of a third representative to the institution's governing panel.Governors elected Renosi Mokate to the
readFinance leaders try to avoid currency clash
11-10-2010
WASHINGTON – Global finance chiefs sought on Friday to prevent rising tensions over currency valuations from derailing a fragile economic recovery, as policy makers stressed they must work together to
readHow can South Africa rein in the rand?
11-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African policymakers are watching with a sense of unease as the rand continues to hit new highs against the dollar, driven by a steady flow of international funds into emerging
readGordhan says currency ‘too strong’
11-10-2010
WASHINGTON – South Africa’s currency, the rand, is too strong in light of the country’s economic fundamentals, South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has said.“The rand is too strong given the
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
11-10-2010
YOU can win with Big Brother Africa and The Namibian! Up for grabs this week is another N$1 000. Just send an SMS to 45045. All you have to do is type in BB. It’s as simple as that! Each SMS costs
readBig Brother Africa: Win an All Stars T-shirt!
11-10-2010
MULTICHOICE Namibia and The Namibian have a great fan prize for a number of lucky winners.This week a number of BBA All Stars t-shirts are up for grabs. This week four branded t-shirts can be won! All
readBig Brother Africa: From You To Us
11-10-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our BBA e-mail address:I JUST want The Namibian team to ask MultiChoice to ask their head office to give Namibia its own voting code (in future). We do not want to share the
readBig Brother Africa: Not Strapped For Comment!
11-10-2010
A selection of some of the weird and wonderful messages, warts and all, from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* What’s the show really about? * What I luv
readIndonesia flood toll rises to 148
11-10-2010
JAKARTA – The death toll from flash floods that struck a remote region of eastern Indonesia last week climbed to at least 148 yesterday, with more than a hundred people still missing, an official
readWife meets China’s jailed Nobel winner
11-10-2010
JINZHOU – The wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo met her jailed husband yesterday, activists said, apparently to inform him he had won the prestigious award amid a media blackout in China.The
readEx-Ghana leader Rawlings named African Union envoy to Somalia
11-10-2010
ADDIS ABABA – African Union chief Jean Ping has appointed former Ghanaian leader Jerry Rawlings as his special envoy to Somalia, the AU said on Saturday.The body said Ping had been asked by African
readChileans hope to begin mine rescue on Wednesday
11-10-2010
SAN JOSE MINE – After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners are enjoyed Sunday tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile’s mining
readIn Brief
11-10-2010
Pakistan reopens Nato border crossing PESHAWAR - Pakistan reopened a key border crossing to Nato supply convoys heading into Afghanistan yesterday, ending an 11-day blockade imposed after a US
readCorrupt SA officials stole R80m
11-10-2010
PRETORIA - An estimated R80 million has been defrauded and stolen from the Guardian’s Fund by corrupt justice officials and syndicates, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said yesterday in Pretoria.Radebe
readAaNamibia iha ya pewa iilonga yepangelo
11-10-2010
OMUSINDI gwomatungo gwomOshakati okwa ti omahangano gaasindi yomatungo ngoka geli miikaha yaaNamibia ya li nale konima yesiga ihaga mono uuwanawa miilonga yepangelo.Ben Kathindi ngoka a longele
readOmiti dhetuntilo lyoshiligalala dha thika
11-10-2010
AANIILONGA yUundjolowele oyiilongekidha oku tameka etuntilo lyaakalimo yomoVenduka komukithi gwoshiligalala, oshiwike shika.Omunashipundu gwongundu yokukeelela omikithi dhomikwayu noshowo uundjolowele
readAakengeleli momapandaanda
11-10-2010
AALUMENTU yatatu oya kambadhala oku landa epakapaka komukwashigwana gwomoVenduka oshiwike shayi, taya longitha okawe kiifekela noshowo ondumba yiimaliwa ya Zimbabwe yaana ongushu yasha.Aalumentu mboka
readRDP ta yambidhidha etokolo lya ELCIN
11-10-2010
ONGUNDU yo Rally for Democracy and Progress ota yi yambidhidha etokolo lyongeleka yEvangeli paLutheri moNamibia [ELCIN] sho ya ti ina pa longithwa we omapandela goongundu dhopolitika kiiketha
readOmpango yomatungo ya ponokelwa
11-10-2010
ONTOTWAVETA yoku wilika oshitopolwa shomatungo ndjoka tayi kundathanwa moparliamende oya fa inaa yi pandika kiilyo yegumbo, unene tuu kiilyo yongundu ta yi pangele.Omutotimpango gwoSwapo, Paulus Kapia
readOfabulika yoku honga okawe ontiyali
11-10-2010
OMUKOKOLIPERESIDENDE, Sam Nujoma okwa indile omahangano goomina moshilongo ga longele kumwe nepangelo mokuhumitha komeho ekoko moshikondo shoomina moshilongo.Nujoma okwa ningi eindilo ndika pethimbo a
readOndando yokawe oyi li hwepo
11-10-2010
NAMIBIA okwa landitha okawe koodola oobiliona ndatu uule woomwedhi hetatu dhotango dhomumvo nguka. Elanditho ndika olili ooperesenda 22 pombanda okuyeleka nethimbo lya faathana omumvo gwayi.Omunawino
readYomekondjelomanguluko ina ya ekelwahi
11-10-2010
OMINISTA Yaagundjuka, omaudhano noohedhi oya ti ka yi nuuyelele kombinga yaanona yomekondjo mboka ya kuthwa koBerg Aukas koonkondo nenge ya ethiwa yeli kohi yomiti.Kazenambo Kazenambo okwa popi
readOmalongekidho gomahogololo oge li metifa
11-10-2010
AAHOGOLOLI ye vule 74 000 oyishangitha pethimbo lyomaishangitho ga gwedhwa po mu August na Septemba nuumvo. Omaishangitho oga ningwa omolwomahogololo gomalelo giilando noshowo giitopolwa ngoka taga ka
readNam Boxers shine at Commonwealth Games
11-10-2010
NAMIBIA’s boxers continued to shine at the Commonwealth Games on Friday as all three boxers in action won their fights to progress to the quarterfinals.Mejandjae Kasuto, Elias Nashivela and Tobias
readNamibian referees off to Swaziland for training
11-10-2010
FOUR Namibian referees will attend a Fifa training course in Manzini, Swaziland, this week.The four are part of the National Referees’ Committee (NRC) and will upgrade their skills at the Fifa Futuro3
readCameroon held, Senegal run riot
11-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – An own goal saved Cameroon from the prospect of a rare home defeat but a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Garoua on Saturday dented their 2012 African Nations Cup
readVettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in Japan
11-10-2010
SUZUKA, Japan – Germany’s Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday, for the second consecutive year, leading a Red Bull 1-2 at the Suzuka circuit.The 23-year-old, who started from pole,
readRefreshed Federer ready for Shanghai
11-10-2010
SHANGHAI - A refreshed Roger Federer returns to tennis after a month-long break confident he can get back to winning ways at the Shanghai Masters which started yesterday.The Swiss great, who has
readFour black belts for Goju Ryu karate
11-10-2010
FOUR new black belts were graded at the annual Goju Ryu Karate Black Belt grading ceremony held last month in Windhoek. Sam Ekandjo tested for Sandan (3rd Dan Black Belt), Stefan van der Merwe tested
readRukoro says NFA is understaffed
11-10-2010
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) secretary general Barry Rukoro says the national football governing body is “extremely understaffed” and cannot perform to its fullest potential.Rukoro made this
readBurger scoops September award
11-10-2010
JACQUES Burger is the inaugural winner of the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month award.The Saracens back row was picked for September by a panel made up of rugby media representatives from
readSMSes for Monday 11 October 2010
11-10-2010
* SEPTEMBER 24, I shall not forget that day. I was literally in tears when I looked at the pictures of little kids at the Okahandja dumping site. Never ever did I dream of seeing these ugly pics in
readWar veterans get single association
11-10-2010
AN association representing the interests of war veterans in Namibia was officially launched in Windhoek over the weekend.The Namibia National Liberation Veterans Association (NNLVA) was formed after
readTsheehama was true soldier: Pohamba
11-10-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says he will always remember the late Peter Tshirumbu Tsheehama as a true soldier, who fought many battles.“Whenever I visited the battlefield, I always met him carrying
readShebeen owner accuses Police of theft
11-10-2010
A WINDHOEK shebeen owner has laid criminal charges against the City Police after she allegedly lost more than N$700 000 when the municipal police raided her Fantastic Bar in Windhoek North last Friday
readProstitution needs to be addressed: Kamwi
11-10-2010
IT is necessary to identify the diverse and complex range of legal, social and economic elements related to prostitution in order to establish an adequate policy and legislative options to either
readGovt restriction on sheep exports destroys southern farmers: Anton
11-10-2010
THE new Animal Health Bill tabled in Parliament recently required clear and consistent Government policies and should not be subjected to Government interventions similar to those in the sheep-farming
readElectoral Act to get complete overhaul
11-10-2010
THE Electoral Act, which was amended only last year, will receive a complete overhaul and this time political parties, civil society, churches and even the media may also give their input.Informing
readKaras Regional Education director dies
11-10-2010
RETIRED Karas Regional Education Director August Johannes Mungunda died last week after a short illness at the age of 60. Mungunda, who went into retirement a month ago, started his teaching career
readCustoms officer charged with bribery
11-10-2010
A CUSTOMS and Excise officer at Oshikango, Thomas Paulus (41), was charged with corruption and bribery in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Paulus was arrested by the Ohangwena Police on
readCourt overhaul under discussion
11-10-2010
THE way that litigation is conducted in Namibia’s High Court should be overhauled to give the court and its judges, rather than litigants and their lawyers, more control over the litigation process
readCoD recalls Losper from Keetmans council
11-10-2010
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) has withdrawn Keetmanshoop mayor Arnold Losper from the Town Council with immediate effect for his failure to toe the party line.In media statement issued on Thursday
readBrave Gladiator laid to rest
11-10-2010
THE Brave Gladiators national football team players were part of a large crowd who paid their last respects to team mate Bianca Fredericks at her family’s home in Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte
readAussenkehr farmers given 30 days to sign
11-10-2010
GRAPE farmers at the Orange River Irrigation Project (ORIP) have 30 days to sign a contract they claim will cripple them financially or else face possible eviction from the State-owned grape
readTigers stun Stars, BA and Arrows win
11-10-2010
TWO second-half goals from Kenny Malgas and Nelson Akwenye helped Tigers stun Premier League defending champions African Stars 2-0 on Friday.The loss leaves the champions lying third from bottom on
readTrustco expands to Zimbabwe
11-10-2010
LOCAL financial services company Trustco has expanded its operations to the Zimbabwean market.Partnering with two Zimbabwean outfits, Econet Wireless and First Mutual Life (FML), it introduced free
readBig Brother Africa: Sex, Lies and Videotapes!
11-10-2010
DON’T know about you, but when I was growing part of my Mum’s mantra in trying to instil a sense of propriety in us was to caution us to always wear clean underwear “in case you’re in an
readHungary races to build dam amid new sludge threat
11-10-2010
BUDAPEST - Workers raced to build an emergency dam in western Hungary yesterday as cracks in a reservoir widened, threatening to unleash a second torrent of toxic sludge on the village of Kolontar and
readSmall miners in the South showcase semi-precious stones at Keetmans
11-10-2010
A SMALL mining exhibition held last week at Keetmanshoop has been a milestone for semi-precious gemstone miners in Karas who had an opportunity to network with Finnish stakeholders in the
readMore fuel price relief
11-10-2010
MOTORISTS will get their third fuel price breather for the year on Wednesday when the price of petrol drops by ten cents a litre and diesel becomes five cents a litre cheaper.Mines and Energy Minister
readKeetmanshoop cell killing suspect in Police custody
11-10-2010
THE Police have rearrested the prime suspect in a case that has led to five Police officers facing a charge of culpable homicide due to the death of a man who was detained at the Keetmanshoop Police
readRough seas cause damage
11-10-2010
THE 80-year-old guano platform, better known as Bird Island, between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay was literally torn in half by rough seas on Thursday.The 17 000-square-metre platform is owned by
readNotable Quotes
11-10-2010
Why are the media continuing to question the good intentions of the government of the day? – Minister of Information and Communication Technology at the Namibian media awards. He said the media were
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