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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 15 September 2010
DBN feels pinch of rate cuts
15-09-2010
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) saw its loan book double from N$375 million in 2008 to N$721,3 million last year and its asset base grew to N$1 billion, but its profits dropped slightly by 12,3
read‘World isn’t out of the woods yet’
15-09-2010
WHILE the so-called Great Recession of 2009 was short lived, the world is not out of the woods yet, Bank Windhoek economist John Steytler has said.Steytler’s comment came as the Organisation for
readANC, unions may hold summit to patch up
15-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s ruling African National Congress and its long-time labour partners may convene an alliance summit next month or in November, the party and unions said in a joint
readSA concerned about strong rand currency
15-09-2010
AS the rand continued to test the important psychological support level of R7 to the dollar on Monday, South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies spoke of the need for a more stable and
readChasing the dots ... State-driven Natural Disasters
15-09-2010
Turn the telly on: earthquakes, landslides, floods, oil spills, mass murders and rape, plus of course financial woes. And don’t forget a bit of extra carbon dioxide and melting glaciers. Or maybe it
readIMF welcomes new bank rules
15-09-2010
MILAN - The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn welcomed yesterday the announcement of new bank capital rules known as Basel III but said that enforcement was perhaps more
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
15-09-2010
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: In Case You Missed It!
15-09-2010
* RETURN OF THE OTHERS: BBA All Stars host IK announced at Sunday night’s eviction event that “at least two” Barnmates would return to the main house “in about two weeks”. From what I understand BBA
readBig Brother Africa: From You To Us
15-09-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our BBA e-mail address:* UTI my man you are so strong. God bless you Uti. * MERYL, this is your time girl! * I THINK K1 is sexually frustrated and wants Meryl’s man that’s
readDoubts growing about Sunday election in Guinea
15-09-2010
CONAKRY – Only days before Guinea’s historic presidential run-off election, hundreds of thousands of voting cards have not yet arrived and the trucks needed to transport materials to distant villages
readZimbabwe mulls new polls
15-09-2010
HARARE – Two years after agreeing to form a unity government, Zimbabwe’s squabbling political leaders are hinting at new elections for next year, despite doubts the country is ready for polls.Many
readZuma creates red letter day in Orania
15-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma’s visit is a “red letter day” for the Afrikaner enclave of Orania, its founder Professor Carel Boshoff said yesterday. “We would remember it as an outstanding
read14 ya kwatwa kOmuntele, taya fekelwa eyako
15-09-2010
AANTU ayehe kumwe ye li 14 yokomikunda dhomOmuntele noyomOmuntele yoyene mOshikoto ya kwatelwa mo, oya kwatwa po kOpolisi taya fekelwa moshipotha sheyakopo lyiitungitho yOseko ndjoka tayi tungwa
readAPP ya hala okukuthapo oluhepo
15-09-2010
OKUKUTHAPO oluhepo nokwaana iilonga oyo iinima iinene mbyoka ongundu yopolitika ya All People’s Party[APP] ta yi ka kondjitha ngele oya hogololwa okuwilika mepangelo lyopashitopolwa nopashilando
readSwapo ta ulike ookandidate dha yela
15-09-2010
OOKANSELA yamwe mboka ye li muukansela ngashingeyi otashi vulika itaa ya ka shuna mo konima sho ongundu yoSwapo ya tokola kutya aaleli mboka yena ondjokonona yomiyonena nenge taya tamanekelwa
readOmutoolinkundana moradio a dhipagwa
15-09-2010
OKOMMITTEE yina sha negameno lyaatoolinkundana oya indile epangelo lyAngola opo li ninge ekonakono lyomuule kombinga yeso lyomuniilonga gwomoRadio.Alberto Graves Chakussanga okwa li omuniilonga
readOpolitburo ya hupitha Booys
15-09-2010
ONGUNDUMUTIMA nopolitburo yoSwapo oya tokola kutya ookansela yatatu mboka opo ya tamekele iilonga yuukansela omathimbo gapiti ina ya kondjithwa momahogololo gomomikunda ngoka ga thanekwa okuningwa
readOmukadhi gwaMunyama ta indile esilohenda
15-09-2010
NONANDO Gerry Munyama nefamilia lye oye na uupyakadhi woshimaliwa omolwasho Munyama a monika ondjo mekengelelo, osha fa oshidhigu kuyo okweetha po iinima yimwe yondilo.Pethimbo ta gandja uumbangi
readMushimba a hala okulanda mo Namcor
15-09-2010
EWAWA lyaagundjuka noolyaakiintu mo Swapo [SPYL] [SWC] pamwe nondundahangano yaaniilonga yopashigwana moNamibia [NUNW] oye li mehwata lyomahangano ngoka ge na elalakano oku gandja ooperesenda 50
readBrave Warriors arrive for India friendly
15-09-2010
THE Brave Warriors arrived safely in New Delhi on Sunday for their international friendly match against India today.The Namibia Football Association (NFA) Secretary -General, Barry Rukoro, yesterday
readSKW hosts four team pre-season tournament
15-09-2010
FOUR teams from Namibia’s top football division will play in a pre-season friendly at the Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) stadium this Friday and Saturday.Civics, Ramblers, Tigers and hosts SKW will all use
readMadrid begin Champions League record quest
15-09-2010
MADRID – Jose Mourinho’s pledge to bring a record 10th European Cup to Real Madrid receives it first test today when the Spanish club faces Ajax in the group stage of the Champions League.Mourinho is
readMagnificent Rafael Nadal completes career grand slam
15-09-2010
NEW YORK - By winning the US Open for the first time and completing his collection of grand slam titles, Rafa Nadal solved one riddle and posed another.His 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 victory over Novak Djokovic
readSMSes for Wednesday 15 September 2010
15-09-2010
* NAMPOWER, the power cuts and new entrants. The Okahandja power cuts might highlight the inefficiency of the council but to me it is symptomatic of an inefficient monopoly run by incompetent
readTransNamib and Natau tighted-lipped over talks
15-09-2010
PARTIES involved in negotiations about wages and working conditions at TransNamib were tight-lipped about the way forward this week.Attempts to get those at the centre of the talks to go on record as
readSouthern rail link for coal transports coming
15-09-2010
THE construction of a trans-Kalahari rail link through southern Namibia due to the envisaged exploitation of vast coal deposits in southern Botswana is moving closer to reality with both countries
readOmuthiya voter ‘fraud’ case postponed again
15-09-2010
THE case in which former Elections Director Philemon Kanime and two other people are charged in connection with the allegedly fraudulent registration of a voter for the Omuthiya local authority
readOkakarara shows business potential
15-09-2010
THERE have been some visible developments in Okakarara since Vetaruhe Kandorozu, regional councillor of Okakarara Constituency, took office in 2004.These developments include a business centre that is
readNamcor wants more fuel levies
15-09-2010
NAMCOR proposed to Government that two more levies be added to the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) to shield the parastatal against adverse foreign exchange and international fuel price risks.The proposal is
readKaribib record transit heist trail goes cold
15-09-2010
MORE than three months after Namibia’s largest cash-in-transit heist, the trail seems to have gone cold in the search for the alleged kingpin Simson Matias.Meanwhile, two of the 16 people arrested in
readIPBF promotes SMEs
15-09-2010
NAMIBIANS who were left out of the national economy before Independence can benefit from the services of the Indigenous People’s Business Forum (IPBF).The forum gives advocacy services, market access,
readHamutenya and others sworn in at Parliament
15-09-2010
FORMER Cabinet Minister Hidipo Hamutenya and seven other members of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) were sworn in as Members of Parliament alongside their new political ally, Henk Mudge, of
readFrom idea to reality with MCA Namibia
15-09-2010
WITH the aid of multi-millions to improve the marketability of livestock north of the red line, the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia grant is aimed at bringing to live community ideas that have
readForest fires destroy 250 000 hectares of land in Kavango
15-09-2010
SOME 250 000 hectares of land was scorched by forest fires raging in various parts of the Kavango Region since last week.The fires were fought at places like Ncuiba in Ndiyona Constituency, at some
readBuilding material theft syndicate uncovered
15-09-2010
FOURTEEN people from Omuntele village in Oshikoto region have been arrested in connection with the theft of building materials from a secondary school that is being constructed at Omuntele
readBattling several inadequacies
15-09-2010
THE shortage of goods and services is a mind-boggling reality in Okakarara. Services and goods that lack in the town range from as basic as buying stationery, to more complex items, like agricultural
readAmateur boxers broke, hungry
15-09-2010
NAMIBIA’s amateur boxers, who will compete at the Commonwealth Games next month, are broke and hungry.The five boxers claim they have not received a single cent towards their preparations for the
read‘Unlike Trusto’
15-09-2010
TRUSTCO is having its cake and eating it: the company yesterday announced a N$137, 544 million profit, soon Informanté will not be distributed for free anymore, and the self-confessed ‘serial
readBig Brother Africa: Meryl Has A Wet Dream!
15-09-2010
WHAT a dream! And oh what an interpretation. Could Uti be a Dream Interpreter, or is the man something of a Prophet? Aitsa! From whatever direction you choose to look at it, one thing’s certain –
readEU threatens France with legal action over Roma ‘disgrace’
15-09-2010
BRUSSELS – The European Commission threatened legal action against France yesterday over its crackdown on Roma minorities, drawing a parallel between their treatment and World War II-era
readKawana causes controversy in NA
15-09-2010
PRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Albert Kawana stirred up some controversy among the opposition in Parliament yesterday, when he made a long speech about the 2009 election challenge by nine opposition
readSupreme Court calls time on treason trial
15-09-2010
THE main Caprivi high treason trial – already the largest and longest criminal trial in Namibia’s history – must come to an end as soon as possible, according to the Supreme Court.“I must note the
readNamcor wants more levies
15-09-2010
NAMCOR has proposed to Government that two more levies be added to the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) to shield the parastatal against adverse foreign exchange and international fuel price risks.The proposal
readFull house
15-09-2010
Nine politicians of the RDP and RP were sworn in as members of the National Assembly yesterday, after a six-month boycott. All 18 seats of the opposition in the NA are now occupied. From left are Henk
readNotable Quotes
15-09-2010
My high blood pressure is very high. – Selma Munyama, wife of Gerry Munyama who was convicted of fraud, said they are battling to make ends meet, her husband is suffering from depression for which he
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