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69 Articles found on Friday, 10 September 2010
Husab: It just keeps getting bigger and bigger
10-09-2010
LONDON – Australian uranium explorer Extract Resources said high grade uranium assay results have been returned from newly discovered Zone 5 at Rössing South, one of the world’s largest uranium
readLocal drilling professionals start association
10-09-2010
NAMIBIAN experts in the drilling industry have formed their own association in order to further and promote best drilling practices and standards.About 25 members of the Namibian Drilling Contractors
readSouth Africa chops rates
10-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee cut the key repo rate by half a percentage point yesterday. The new repo rate is 6,0 per cent, with the prime lending rate to
readAfrica Business Briefs
10-09-2010
Angola rejects offer to increase taxi prices LUANDA – Angola’s government rejected a proposal by taxi drivers in Luanda to quadruple fares, after the opposition Unita party warned it would hurt
readGoldman Sachs fined US$27 million
10-09-2010
LONDON – Britain’s financial watchdog slapped a 17,5 million pounds (US$27 million) fine on Goldman Sachs yesterday for inadequate disclosure of a US probe into the Wall Street powerhouse.The fine –
readFrontier Africa funds enjoy record inflows
10-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – African equity funds have attracted net new cash in 51 of the last year’s 52 weeks, EPFR Global said yesterday, underscoring the evolution of the continent’s frontier markets as a
readWant cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save
10-09-2010
NEW YORK – How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.Demand is rising for kitchen and bath gadgets that squeeze out that last blob of toothpaste
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
10-09-2010
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: From You To Us
10-09-2010
Some of your views sent by e-mail and SMS: * Leave Meryl be. Big Brother is a reality show and if it’s too hot for some people they shouldn’t watch, or do they use their socalled outrage to justify
readBig Brother Africa: Not Strapped For Comment!
10-09-2010
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:* My spiritual vote goes to Paloma … My physical
readIn Brief
10-09-2010
Blasts kill at least 8 in Somalia MOGADISHU – At least eight people have been killed, including African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops, after bomb blasts at Mogadishu’s airport in the Somali capital,
read‘No plans to remove ANC leaders’: Malema
10-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema yesterday moved to allay fears about top ANC leaders being removed at the ruling party’s upcoming national general council.“There’s nothing that
readViolent crime declining in South Africa
10-09-2010
PRETORIA – Violent crime is declining in South Africa, with murders falling 8,6 per cent to under 17 000, police said yesterday in a report claiming progress in one of the world’s most dangerous
readIn Brief
10-09-2010
Police might have shot hostages MANILA – Some victims in a botched hostage rescue of a tourist bus in the Philippines may have been hit by police fire, the nation’s top law enforcement official said
readCommunism doesn’t work: Fidel
10-09-2010
HAVANA – Cuba’s communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.The revolutionary leader told a visiting American journalist and a United States-Cuba policy
readIn Brief
10-09-2010
Suicide attack in Russia kills 15 ROSTOV-ON-DON – A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia’s North Caucasus yesterday, killing at least 15 and wounding more than
read‘Dumb and dumber’ pet thieves wrestle python
10-09-2010
MELBOURNE – Two “dumb and dumber” alleged pet thieves wrestled a stolen python in a McDonald’s restaurant car park as astonished customers looked on, Australian police said yesterday.The men, aged 22
readGovt Can Unveil This Fraud
10-09-2010
IT took me some time to decide whether or not I should react to the articles in The Namibian of July 1 2010 ‘Tussle over Potgieter estate’ and June 2 2010 ‘Potgieter’s dirty legacy’.As reader of above
readStealing Our Savings
10-09-2010
THERE is a phenomenon in the banking sector that has not received much attention from the public, and needs to be carefully scrutinised, particularly in the light of exorbitant bank charges, and the
readNew Brooms Speak Clean, But Do They Sweep?
10-09-2010
IT has become the custom in Namibia that new office bearers make resounding inaugural speeches, urging their (un)civil servants to work harder, adhere to office hours, improve their efficiency, treat
readCall To Promote Schools Of Excellence
10-09-2010
ALLOW me a space in your popular newspaper, the voice of the voiceless, to express my views. Here I would like to refer to the status quo of our education system in regard to resource (capital and
read25 Years Of Underdog Champion Legacy
10-09-2010
CONGRATULATIONS to The Namibian on 25 years of ‘telling it like it is’ as the champion of the underdog, and not a lapdog in the quest for truth, justice and independence.The 1985-2010 anniversary
readAn NWR Indictment
10-09-2010
An Open Letter to NWR and Ministry of Tourism I JUST had the rather bad experience of spending five nights at your camping sites at the Etosha National Park.Namutoni’s campsites are clean as are the
readGIPF – steps need to be taken
10-09-2010
THE media and the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) have been at loggerheads in recent weeks over the N$661 million invested in unlisted projects, most of which failed miserably, through the
readDemocracy must be grounded in knowledge and convictions
10-09-2010
THIS past Monday, the former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki delivered an outstanding opening speech at the African Student Leaders Summit in the imposing Jameson Hall at the University of Cape
readWhat Use Are Politicians To Universities?
10-09-2010
THE future status of the Polytechnic of Namibia still hangs in the balance. This is after Government flatly said ‘no’ to the Polytechnic’s long-standing quest for a name change – to Namibia University
readEstablishing a national pension fund: a step in the right direction
10-09-2010
EVENTS surrounding pension funds in the recent past raised questions about their usefulness in securing a decent income for workers during retirement.The widely publicised (mal)practices of the
readBack 2 Basics
10-09-2010
FOR the first time in many years, Namibian workers have spoken not only loudly but also demonstrated that they can take their destiny in own hands. Worker issues triumphed over personality at last
readMwene gwehangano a pewa iifutilemo
10-09-2010
MWENE gwehangano lyaagameni, Andreas Haingura Karupa ngoka ta tamanekelwa a dhipaga omuniilonga gwe gwo nale nondjembo mombelewa ye mu Juli okwa lombwelwa kutya ota vulu okuya pondje ngele a futu
readOmufekelwa a kwatwa meyako lyokawe
10-09-2010
OMUNTU gumwe okwa mangwa metitatu shi na sha nuufuthi wokawe kongushu yoodola oomiliona 19. Okawe haka oka yakwa pofabulika yokuhonga nokupusha okawe ya NamGem pOkahandja ehuliloshiwike lya piti.O The
readOshipotha shoshiponga nolweendo lomuperesidende
10-09-2010
ALBERTINE Povanhu[27] omukwashigwana ngoka ta tamanekelwa sho eetitha oshiponga nosheenditho shimwe molweendo lwomuperesidende pokati koMbaye noShiwakopo omumvo gwayi okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Mbaye
readEinyengo eshona lyevi lyuuvika moVenduka
10-09-2010
EINYENGO eshona lyevi nenge tutye ekakamo lyevi olya uvikwa momikunda odhindji dhaVenduka lwopotundi 16h15 komatango getitatu.Aakalimo yomoVenduka oya dhengele oshikondo shontseyo yevi noshowo
readFNB a kwathele aayelele
10-09-2010
OMUPEVI Prima Minista, Marco Hausiku ota ti epangelo ota li kwatha aayelele, noshowo Avatue oshoka mbaka oye li natango konima yesiga na oya pumbwa ekwatho opo ya hwepopeke onkalamwenyo yawo.Hausiku
readNUNW ta pula epangelo li ningepo sha
10-09-2010
ONDUNDAHANGANO yaaniilonga yaNamibia[NUNW] oya gana kutya ita yi mwena omanga epangelo inaa li katukila onkatu mboka yena mo sha mewiliko ewinayi lyoshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo.
readOmahala ogendji olusheno lwa dhimwa
10-09-2010
NAMPOWER okwa dhimi omalusheno giilando yimwe mbyoka yi li konima nayi noofuto dhomalusheno gayo.Shika ehangano olye shi ningi konima yoonkambadhala odhindji okupula iilando mbika opo yi fute
readYa tegelela iikulya
10-09-2010
EPANGELO onkene lya tegelelwa li yamukule eindilo lyagavena gwa Caprivi kombinga yompumbwe yiikulya ndjoka ya taalela oshitopolwa shoka.Aantu mbaka oya pumbwa iikulya oshoka omapya gawo oga li ga
readYa gongelele etungo lyongeleki
10-09-2010
Aakwanegongalo yEgongalo lya Mpundja ELCIN mboka ye li nenge haya longele koVenduka, okuza mu Maalitsa nuumvo 2010, oya kala yi ipyakidhila nokugongela oshimaliwa shokuyambidhidha etungo lyOngeleki
readNam Tourism Board oyo ya ulika nawa iinima yayo
10-09-2010
ONAMIBIA Tourism Board oyo ya ulika nawa iinima yayo mOngwediva nokuyangata po epapa lyotango megandjo lyomasindano ngaka pethimbo lyoshituthi shEgandjo lyOmapapa kwaamboka ya ulika nawa iinima yawo
readLadies golf pairs to tee off tomorrow
10-09-2010
THE Namibian Ladies Golf Association will host it’s annual Spes Bona Ladies Pairs competition at the Windhoek Country Club this weekend.The draw for the start of the 4th consecutive tournament is
readRifle shooters to duel at Luiperdsvallei
10-09-2010
SAFARI Den and the Namibia Rifle Association (NRA) will host a special hunter’s class target rifle competition tomorrow at Luiperdsvallei.This event, affiliated with the International Confederation of
readNPL kick-off postponed for two weeks
10-09-2010
THE 2010/2011 Namibia Premier League (NPL) soccer season, which was supposed to kick off today, has been postponed for another two weeks.NPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Matthew Haikali, announced
readKhomas U-17 league
10-09-2010
The finals of the Khomas Under-17 football league will be played this weekend at the Sam Nujoma Stadium and the John ya Otto fields in Windhoek.The league that includes 30 rounds of games, excluding
readFederer blows hot at windy US Open
10-09-2010
NEW YORK - Roger Federer mastered the wild weather and his opponent to storm into the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday, and remain on course for another showdown with his great rival Rafa
readWIN! WIN! WIN! DStv Competition 2
10-09-2010
The major football leagues have kicked off, and with it comes a great chance to win some awesome prizes courtesy of DStv! Simply give the correct answer to the following question to win today’s prize:
readFootball Fixtures
10-09-2010
Friday, September 10 German Bundesliga Mainz v Kaiserslautern 20h30 Hoffenheim v Schalke 20h30Saturday, September 11 English Premier League Everton v Man United 13h45 Arsenal v Bolton 16h00
readMilan poised to unleash strike force at Cesena
10-09-2010
MILAN – AC Milan could unleash the full force of their fearsome frontline foursome tomorrow against unheralded hosts Cesena.In the first round of games before the international break, Milan thumped
readSMSes for Friday 10 September 2010
10-09-2010
* HOW ignorant can one be? Our people act as if they are hopeless and powerless! And I cannot understand it. Blaming government. Blaming the town council. Do you not know that you are responsible too?
readSwakop Police swoop in on ‘detecterrorist’
10-09-2010
DUE to “heightened security” because of the high-level Namibian/South African Commission on Defence and Security conference currently taking place in Swakopmund, Nampol explosives specialists on
readPurrty Cat Show
10-09-2010
THIS WEEKEND cats will take centre stage at the bi-annual Cat Show in Windhoek. Hosted by the Cat Protection Society of Namibia, the cat show will give cats, and their owners, an opportunity to show
readNaute dates in sight
10-09-2010
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony yesterday officially marked the start of the N$80 million second phase Naute Irrigation Project expansion, as part of the Green Scheme promoting sustainable food production
readNangof wants answers on GIPF money
10-09-2010
CIVIL society yesterday joined the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) in calling for a presidential inquiry into the lost millions of the Government Institutions Pensions Fund (GIPF) through
readMVA Fund fraud trial postponed
10-09-2010
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund fraud trial of lawyer Amurugam Thambapilai and ten co-accused has been postponed until early next year.Thambapilai and the ten people facing charges with him have to
readAbout Bush and Blair
10-09-2010
“My time will come, but for now, ‘no’. I am still fit enough to fight the sanctions and knock out (my opponents),” he said in reference to sanctions imposed on his Zanu-PF party while former US
readMugabe wants closer ties with West
10-09-2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe wants normal ties with Western powers critical of its policies but will press ahead with a plan to hand control of foreign companies to local blacks, President Robert Mugabe
readFault suspected to have caused tremor
10-09-2010
THE minor tremor that was felt in Windhoek on Wednesday afternoon was of a 2,5 magnitude on the Richter-scale, a Geophysicist at the Geological Survey of Namibia, Bufelo Lushetile, said yesterday.He
readEducation Ministry shocked by Ehafo claims
10-09-2010
THE Ministry of Education says they are shocked by claims of the Ehafo Board of Trustees (EBT) that the properties of the centre cannot, and will never be, transferred to Government.The Director of
readGroundbreaking ceremony to start implementation of the date project at Naute
10-09-2010
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony yesterday, officially marked the start of the N$ 80 million second phase Naute Irrigation project expansion, as part of the Green Scheme, promoting sustainable food
readArandis man on trial on rape charges
10-09-2010
A YOUNG woman broke down in tears in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday while testifying about an incident in which she claims to have been raped in mid-2007.“I felt very bad, very sad, and I also
readACC arrest tender official
10-09-2010
A Deputy Director in the Ministry of Works, who deals with tenders, appeared in court yesterday charged with allegations that he attempted to take a N$10 000 bribe.Emmanuel Mwangosi, who works in the
readA child’s right, a parent’s duty
10-09-2010
PARENTS with long-term outstanding school fees at the Van Rhyn Primary School were told in a letter this week that their children should stay at home, or be withdrawn from classes, unless they speak
readNFA presidential electoral race bickering continues
10-09-2010
THERE seems to be no end to the war of words between the two camps vying for the Namibia Football Association’s top positions.Challenger for the presidential seat, Ranga Haikali, and his proposed
readNam clings to world competitive ranking
10-09-2010
NAMIBIA remained the 74th most competitive country in the world for the second year running, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) released
readIndia leads calls for action to stop Koran burning
10-09-2010
KABUL – India led calls yesterday for the United States to intervene to halt a small church’s plan to burn copies of the Koran in commemoration of the September 11 attacks and urged a media blackout
readBig Brother Africa: Mwisho, The Finisher!
10-09-2010
YOU are finished! Finished! Mwisho’s unique way of telling Munya that he’d been switched and tumbled into the eviction mix has now become the rallying cry of BBA viewers across the continent.Doesn’t
readN$20m loan riddled with discrepancies
10-09-2010
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) in 2007 called for a forensic investigation into Omaheke Tannery and Leather Processing (OTLP), after the company apparently used the
readGem theft suspect in court today
10-09-2010
THE only person arrested so far in connection with the theft of about N$19 million worth of diamonds, stolen from NamGem’s diamond polishing factory in Okahandja, will appear in the Okahandja
readNegonga blames councils
10-09-2010
A lack of responsibility and accountability by local authorities is solely to blame for the debilitating electricity cuts at indebted towns this week, Erastus Negonga, Permanent Secretary at the
readEtosha idyll
10-09-2010
This beautiful photograph of a mud-encrusted elephant with a sole gemsbok in the background was taken at Nebrowni waterhole about seven km from Okaukeujo in Etosha recently.
readNotable Quotes
10-09-2010
WE have been negotiating, talking to them, reminding them. We have come to a point where we can no longer talk without taking action. – John Kaimu, NamPower’s Marketing and Communications Manager,
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