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70 Articles found on Friday, 22 October 2010
Geithner suggests major currencies ‘in alignment’
22-10-2010
GYEONGJU, South Korea – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday said major world currencies were "roughly in alignment" and called on Group of 20 finance leaders to agree to "norms" on
readMarcus on rates, rand
22-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's Reserve Bank will "not necessarily" cut interest rates again next month and the decision will depend on the data the bank has, governor Gill Marcus was yesterday quoted
readTrade talks need political signal
22-10-2010
GENEVA – WTO chief Pascal Lamy yesterday called on rich and emerging nation leaders attending the G20 summit in South Korea next month to send a clear political signal to accelerate global trade
readFNB, Bank Windhoek drop prime rates
22-10-2010
BY yesterday afternoon, only two commercial banks had reacted to the central bank’s repo rate cut and announced that they would lower their prime and home loan rates.FNB Namibia on Wednesday took the
readToyota recalls more cars worldwide
22-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Lexus SA has identified a possible brake-fluid leak affecting its older models and would be replacing the affected part from yesterday, the company said.The fault affected about 470 IS,
readAfrica Business Business
22-10-2010
Nigeria won’t depreciate naira ABUJA – Nigeria's central bank governor said yesterday he saw no reason to allow the naira currency to depreciate and that the central bank would continue to meet
readNamibia chasing reliable and timely stats
22-10-2010
NAMIBIA is making “steady progress” to ensure that the country can produce reliable and timely statistics, National Planning Commission (NPC) director general Tom Alweendo said this week.“We hope that
readWhat better way to honour World Statistics Day?
22-10-2010
BRUSSELS – To celebrate the first World Statistics Day on Wednesday, the European Union took the unusual step of issuing some more statistics.In a new publication, the EU’s official statistics agency,
readBig Brother Africa: I Have No Regrets, says Lerato
22-10-2010
WHO will forget Lerato Sengadi’s dramatic ‘when push comes to shove’ episode with Uganda’s Hannington, which led to his premature exit from the game.Nonetheless, the 27-year-old South African says she
readBig Brother Africa: Sheila To Promote Sisterhood
22-10-2010
SHE came close, but not close enough. Sheila made the final five but in the end it was her romantic interest, Uti, who walked away with the US$200 000. Nevertheless, 25-year-old Sheila Kwamboka says
readHitler is major Berlin tourist attraction
22-10-2010
BERLIN – ‘Hitler and the Germans’, an exhibition in Berlin’s German Historical Museum which investigates the society that created Hitler, has seen more than 10 000 visitors walk through its doors
readCuba’s Farinas wins Sakharov rights prize
22-10-2010
STRASBOURG – The European parliament yesterday awarded its prestigious Sakharov human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, parliamentary sources told AFP.“The Sakharov winner is
read‘Hang them’: Uganda paper publishes photos of gays
22-10-2010
KAMPALA – The front-page newspaper story featured a list of Uganda’s 100 “top” homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: ‘Hang Them.’ Alongside their photos were the men’s names
readUnesco suspends prize awarded by Eq Guinea leader, Obiang
22-10-2010
PARIS – The UN culture and education body UNesco yesterday suspended the award of a prize for life sciences named after the leader of Equatorial Guinea, whose government is widely accused of
readChina calls Darfur bullet allegations ‘groundless’
22-10-2010
BEIJING – China yesterday rejected a UN report that says Chinese bullets were used in attacks on peacekeepers in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, calling the charge “groundless”.“It is inappropriate
readIn Brief
22-10-2010
Haiti diarrhea outbreak kills more than 50 PORT-AU-PRINCE – An outbreak of diarrhea in quake-hit Haiti has claimed at least 50 lives, local health officials said yesterday.Jewish settlers ‘building
readBanda defends mine shooting
22-10-2010
LUSAKA – President Rupiah Banda yesterday urged Zambians not to condemn Chinese managers for shooting 12 workers at Maamba Collum coal mine, saying other people also shoot their employees.“Let’s be
readPlea To Provide Service
22-10-2010
THE municipality should be taken to task for its failure to fix leaking taps and burst pipes in and around Omulunga suburb, especially Soweto (Build Together) township. Residents have been complaining
readPaying For Our Disrespect
22-10-2010
I HAVE this friend who is a young self-educated person. He did not sit still and let life pass him by when he was forced out of school at Grade 10 level.He finished his schooling through Namcol. He
readCultural Obedience Is Africa’s Problem
22-10-2010
I HAVE pointed out before that Africa is poor not because the continent has no resources to eradicate poverty but because there is no political will to do so from our leaders. Africa has had poverty
readOkahandja Doesn’t Deliver
22-10-2010
I AM disappointed in the Municipality of Okahandja. If one compares this small town to others like Windhoek with complex suburbs, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, one immediately gets an impression that the
readCall For Two-Child Policy In Namibia
22-10-2010
THE Founding Father of Namibia defined poverty, ignorance and disease as the biggest challenges of our post-Independence future.Today, 20 years after Independence, despite major progress in many areas
readOn Partnering With Artists
22-10-2010
THE idea of partnership between the corporate world and the arts is as old as business itself. There are different concepts applied, in Namibia and worldwide.We know of the ‘individual artist’
readCountry Needs A Speedy Judgement
22-10-2010
IF the prediction of Albert Kawana, the Attorney General and Minister of Presidential Affairs, recently that the court battle around the 2009 Parliamentary election results would take until 2012 to
readA Presidency Of Impoverished Ambitions
22-10-2010
“AS die Wambo’s met ’n klagte kom, word na hulle geluister en die saak kry aandag. As ons kom, wil niemand met ons praat nie”: (If the Owambos complain, their concerns are attended to; if we come,
readThe Welfare State, RIP
22-10-2010
PARIS – It is usually easier to see the beginning of something than the end of it. Born in 1945 in post-war Britain, the welfare state met its end in Britain this week, when British Chancellor of the
readHow The Local Vote Can Change Things
22-10-2010
A YEAR ago people from Asab vowed not to vote in the presidential and national elections because they felt left out with no electricity and water for a village on the main road.Twenty-four hours after
readMobipay naa niilonga
22-10-2010
EHANGANO lyotango lyokufuta tapa longithwa ocellphona lyedhina Mobipay olyiimanga kumwe nehangano lyomapungulo lyaaniilonga lyedhina Labour Investments Holdings. LIH olyo okwaako kuunangeshefa
readOmunafaalama gwiingulu a pewa egeelo
22-10-2010
OMUNAFAALAMA gwiingulu ngoka a tamanekelwa oku yi ninga nayi sho inee yoi sila nawa oshimpwiyu okwa pewa egeelo lya kalekwa mompangu ya mengestrata moShiwakopo. Chris Grobler okwa pewa egeelo lya tya
readAugodhi a thigipo ombelewa
22-10-2010
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntupitithi gwelelo lyOkahandja okwa etha oonkambadhala dhe dhokukala mombelewa, sho a zimine a thige po ombelewa ye.Ominista yomalelo giitopolwa, iilando nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo
readGIPF ya tseyithilwa emweneko lyoskema
22-10-2010
EHANGANO lyoopenzela dhaaniilonga yomepangelo [GIPF] olya taamba elombwelo kutya na li mweneke manga oskema yokugandja iimaliwa yomikuli komahangano inaaga nyolwa momusholondondo gwaNamibia Stock
readAakommunisi ita ya hogololwa
22-10-2010
ONGUNDU yUukommunisi oya ti ota yi boikota omahogololo gomalelo giitopolwa niilando gomwedhi taguya. Oya ti yo ita yi yimo momahogololo ngoka oshoka oyi wete itaaga kakala gamanguluka nogena
readOkabinete ota ka hupitha Namcor
22-10-2010
OKABINETE oka zimine ondungedhiladhilo okuhupitha ehangano lyomahooli lya Namibia, Namibia Petroleum Company [Namcor] opo li vule okufuta oongunga dhalyo dhoodola oomiliona 260. Okabinete okazimine wo
readOshigongiilonga sha simana sho ACC mOngwediva
22-10-2010
OKAKOMISI kokukondjitha uulingilingi moshilongo katseyika nawa mOshiingilisa nedhina Anti Corruption Commission, hoka ke li mewiliko lyOmukuluntu gwako Omupanguli Paulus Noa, otaka ka ninga
readTangi Unene Sanlam
22-10-2010
Omukulunhufikola pOndobe Junior Secondary school mOhangwena Region, Mumati Paulus okwa pandula unene kehangano lekwashilipaleki la Sanlam Namibia okudilila meembelewa dalo moTsumeb mewiliko la Jackson
readIihohela yoombaanga ya shunwa pevi
22-10-2010
OMBAANGA Ya Namibia oya shunitha iihohela pevi niitsa 25, noombaanga adhihe dhiipindi odha tegelelwa dhi landule etokolo ndika noku shunitha iihohela yadho pevi, pehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Okwa
readOmagumbo omakulu taga landithwapo
22-10-2010
EPANGELO ota li ka landithapo omagumbo galyo omakulu mbala miitopolwa ayihe 13 yoshilongo.Minista yomalelo giitopolwa iilando nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo okwa ti uuministeli we owiipyakidhila nokushanga
readAmkongo natango omunashipundi sha PSC
22-10-2010
OMUNASHIPUNDI sho Kommissi yaaniilonga yepangelo, Eddy Amkongo otakala natango muunashipundi wolutu nduka uule womimvo ntano.Oshikako shika oshitiyali shiilonga ye osha kolekwa koparliamende,
readKaras Football Region re-elects Jahs as its regional chairman
22-10-2010
THE Karas Football Region re-elected incumbent Harry Jahs as chairman during the annual general meeting held recently at Rosh Pinah.Johannes Abraham was elected as his deputy. The rest of the
readMan Utd prepare crisis meeting over Rooney saga
22-10-2010
MANCHESTER – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was to hold a crisis meeting with club officials here yesterday, seeking a swift end to the saga of Wayne Rooney’s departure.Ferguson and
readMajor golf winners to line up in Sun City
22-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Lee Westwood and major winners Padraig Harrington, Louis Oosthuizen, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen will line up for Africa’s biggest prize at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in December.Ryder
readSaintfiet back in Namibia
22-10-2010
FORMER Brave Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet is back in Namibia while the saga about his contentious appointment as Zimbabwe’s national team continues.Saintfiet was spotted in Windhoek and “was playing
readRukoro not bothered by Namibia’s low Fifa ranking
22-10-2010
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) Secretary-General Barry Rukoro has described Namibia’s lowly Fifa ranking as “nothing but the past”.The International Federation of Football Associations’
readNOTICE: Dordabis Road Race
22-10-2010
WINDHOEK Pedal Power is organising a road race on the Dordabis road for Saturday.To be part of the ride, you can register from 13h30 ahead of the race which starts at 14h30. All ages are welcome to
readMarkWebber prepared for track clashes for F1 title
22-10-2010
YEONGAM, South Korea – Formula One championship leader Mark Webber says he will not back down from a challenge on the circuit, even from his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, as he seeks to protect
readInter thwart Spurs comeback, Messi fires up Barcelona
22-10-2010
LONDON – Samuel Eto’o struck twice in a 4-3 win for Champions League holders Inter Milan as they survived a thrilling Tottenham Hotspur revival on Wednesday, while Nani lifted the Rooney gloom at
readFootball Fixtures
22-10-2010
Friday October 22 German Bundesliga Hamburg v B Munich 20h30 Saturday, October 23English Premier League Tottenham v Everton 13h45 Sunderland v Aston Villa 16h00 Chelsea v Wolverhampton 16h00
readSMSes for Friday 22 October 2010
22-10-2010
* CAN the National Qualification Authority publish in newspapers the names of institutions registered with them. This will help poor citizens wasting their money in going to unregistered institutions.
readTelecom battles underground cable damage
22-10-2010
FREQUENT cable cuts by contractors and builders are resulting in a sharp increase in telecommunications service disruptions, Telecom Namibia said this week. Cut cables usually mean that
readPresident opted for ‘speedy’ audit into DCP
22-10-2010
MINISTER of Presidential Affairs Albert Kawana told Parliament yesterday that President Hifikepunye Pohamba decided on a forensic audit of the failed Development Capital Portfolio (DCP) of
readNo quorum in Parliament
22-10-2010
YESTERDAY’S session of the National Assembly ended 45 minutes earlier than usual due to a lack of quorum.A member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress RDP) alerted the Speaker, Theo-Ben Gurirab,
readNo arrests for De Jager’s death
22-10-2010
BY yesterday afternoon, no one had been arrested in connection with the suspected murder of Gobabis businessman Willie de Jager (72) in Katima Mulilo last week.Caprivi Police Commissioner Tyves
readNew competition spooks Rössing
22-10-2010
THE production forecasts for Langer Heinrich Uranium and Extract Resources’ Husab mines are forcing Rio Tinto’s Rössing Uranium management to find ways to ensure its competitors “don’t take the niche
readNamibia tops Africa on press freedom
22-10-2010
NAMIBIA holds the top press freedom position for an African country in the latest Reporters Without Borders 2010 World Press Freedom Index rankings.RSF (Reporters Sans Frontiers) has moved Namibia 14
readMurder changed to concealment
22-10-2010
ONE evening in January 2004 in Swakopmund, Sophia Nanus (then 29) gave birth, but the morning after, the child was found dead and wrapped in a blanket.Nanus, now 36, has five children (the oldest 18
readMoria’s parents demand their kids
22-10-2010
THREATS of arrest and accusations of kidnapping and child snatching pierced the quiet suburb of Erospark on Wednesday morning when a group of Moria Grace parents and staff gathered at the State-run
readHard work rewarded with swift justice at Swakop
22-10-2010
THE number of cases on the roll of the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court has halved since the first quarter of the year, while the referral time for cases to the Regional Court has decreased from about
readGovt imports Cuban town planners
22-10-2010
LOCAL Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo will abolish the Namibian Council for Town and Regional Planners within the next six months.Ekandjo said on Wednesday that the professional body was
readBoy, 9, drowns in swimming pool
22-10-2010
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in the Keetmanshoop municipal swimming pool on Wednesday afternoon. Police Deputy Commissioner Johannes Tsuseb identified the boy as Romeo Plaatjies. The swimming pool
readBankrupt Nampa guzzles millions
22-10-2010
DESPITE a taxpayers’ subsidy of N$11,5 million, the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) suffered a loss of nearly N$818 000 and was technically insolvent at the end of last March.In his report on the
readStruggling Pirates weary of wounded Tigers
22-10-2010
ORLANDO Pirates have had a torrid start to their premier league season and will face another daunting task tonight against a Tigers outfit looking to bounce back after it suffered its first defeat
readBig Brother Africa: Love Fest In Harare!
22-10-2010
IT’S been one mampara of a week! I’m weak, not sure who the mampara is though ... I’ll leave that up to you to decide …Who would have thought that Big Brother Africa would have such widespread
readMore rate relief on the cards?
22-10-2010
ECONOMISTS have described the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) repo cut of 25 basis points as “interesting”, adding that there might be another quarter of a percentage point decrease in the pipeline in
readFrench pensions spark protests and tensions
22-10-2010
PARIS – Protesters blockaded Marseille’s airport, Lady Gaga cancelled concerts in Paris and rioting youths attacked police in Lyon yesterday ahead of a tense Senate vote on raising the retirement age
readMortuary officer killed in car crash
22-10-2010
WARRANT Officer Paulus Muronga (48) of the Walvis Bay Police Mortuary was killed in a car accident near Okahandja on Tuesday.He and another Police office were transporting two bodies to Windhoek for
readCop arrested for Hecht escape
22-10-2010
A POLICE officer has been arrested in connection with the escape of fraud suspect Joshua Hecht.The constable was arrested on Wednesday and is expected to appear in court today. The acting Khomas
read‘Bantu education was better’
22-10-2010
THE Bantu education system under South African rule was better than the current state of educational affairs.Today’s school leavers “can speak good English, but that’s all they can do”, said the
readPet shop accused of cruelty
22-10-2010
A SPATE of complaints of animal abuse and neglect made against City Pets, a pet shop located in Baines Centre, Pionierspark, led to a surprise inspection at the premises yesterday.Led by an inspector
readNotable Quotes
22-10-2010
Women in Namibia are being killed day and night by men who claim to be their lovers. They live like slaves and are subjected to all forms of unimaginable atrocities. – Judge Naomi Shivute told Michael
readPolitical Perspective
22-10-2010
WE are living in a political wasteland. Our leadership is intellectually bereft. Our people are generally in the doldrums and act like it, failing even to generate the slightest bit of excitement
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