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57 Articles found on Tuesday, 8 February 2011
UK offers ‘elements’ to help in uranium lobby
08-02-2011
THE British government was willing to use “elements” in South Africa to convince the Namibian Government not to allow any uranium deals involving Iran, a new Wikileaks cable has revealed.The secret
readPeople’s demands should be heard: Gurirab
08-02-2011
THE president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Theo-Ben Gurirab, said the unprecedented street protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and other parts of the Arab world and beyond is a collective call for
readBudget to be tabled end of this month
08-02-2011
THE estimated N$30 billion Government intends to spend in the new financial year was scrutinised by Cabinet during a special session yesterday morning.All that Finance Minister Saara
readMountain passes closed by rain
08-02-2011
The Tsauchab River in southern Namibia started flowing on Saturday and is making its way through the Sesriem Canyon to Sossusvlei. People had to wait up to two hours for the river to subside so that
readMillions in Punyu estate
08-02-2011
THE late businessman Jairus ‘Punyu’ Shikale was one of Namibia’s wealthiest people when he died in late 2009, records filed with the Office of the Master of the High Court in Windhoek indicate.A first
readPuma extends NFA deal
08-02-2011
PUMA yesterday extended its sponsorship deal with the Namibia Football Association for another three years.The new standard sponsorship will see the renowned sport-lifestyle brand adorn all national
readEgyptian civil servants get 15 % raise
08-02-2011
CAIRO – Egypt’s embattled regime has decided to give government employees a 15 per cent raise in salaries and pensions as it seeks to bolster support amid mass protests demanding President Hosni
readSA aware of vital role of Sacu income
08-02-2011
SOUTH Africa has not yet presented its position on how it believed revenue within the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) should be shared, the country’s Trade Minister, Rob Davies, has said.In an
readSMSss for Tuesday 08 February 2011
08-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *What happened at our southern road to the RSA is an eye opener to other regions. The road between Ondangwa and Oshikango at Indangungu is not far from being affected should the same
readNotable Quotes
08-02-2011
THEY don’t have a liquor licence and they did not declare these imports – Saima Leonard, chief customs and excise official in the Ministry of Finance made the remark on Friday after they raided two
readGovernance In Africa: Is Democracy Holding?
08-02-2011
FROM Kenya it was Zimbabwe and from there we went to Ivory Coast before we moved on to Tunisia and finally Egypt.In all these countries all is not well with regard to the governance of state. Kenya
readWiden Your Skills
08-02-2011
The world of work changes quickly. The skills that make you successful today probably won’t be the same forever. This means that whatever your specialty, it’s at risk of being outdated soon. You don’t
readAnglogold expects record prices in 2011
08-02-2011
CAPE TOWN – Top African gold producer Anglogold Ashanti expects record gold prices to be sustained in 2011, with the precious metal hovering between US$1 300 and US$1 500, its chief executive said
read‘Alternative Davos’ starts in Dakar
08-02-2011
DAKAR – The leftist World Social Forum, which seeks to change a capitalist world, opened Sunday as social ills cause upheaval in Arab countries such as Tunisia and Egypt, and protests in the host
readNasdaq hackers blow confidence
08-02-2011
NEW YORK – News that computer hackers had infiltrated the operator of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange is the latest blow for Wall Street as it works to repair an image with investors and traders dented by
readObama and business ease tensions
08-02-2011
WASHINGTON – After two years of vociferous conflict over health care and financial regulations, President Barack Obama and the business lobby’s US Chamber of Commerce have entered into something of a
readBusiness trickles back to Egyptian capital
08-02-2011
CAIRO – Egyptians desperate for cash lined up at newly reopened banks and Cairo’s infamous traffic jams reappeared as the capital struggled to regain a sense of normalcy after nearly two weeks of
readSA inflation risks on the increase
08-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa faces growing risks to its inflation outlook due to rising commodity prices and inflation may move to the upper end of the three to six per cent target range sooner than
readDiamonds may be forever, but not De Beers
08-02-2011
NICKY Oppenheimer dips the nose of the Agusta helicopter, points over the desiccated Naledi River valley in the heart of the Kalahari Desert and that’s when you see it.Jwaneng is, in Oppenheimer’s
readCattle ear tags are ‘daylight robbery’
08-02-2011
GOBABIS – Some communal farmers in the Omaheke region have complained about the expenses they incurred in buying cattle ear tags, describing it as “daylight robbery” of their money.The Ministry of
readMeatco suspends feedlot slaughter after EU finds banned substance
08-02-2011
MEATCO has suspended the slaughter of cattle at its feedlot after a team of the European Union (EU) found that the abattoir was using a banned medication during a routine inspection of the Okapuka
readHorticulture farmers need Government assistance
08-02-2011
UVHUNGU-VHUNGU – Small-scale farmers at Salem Irrigation Project, about ten kilometres east of Rundu, told President Hifikepunye Pohamba that they feel neglected because they do not benefit from the
readNAU worried about ‘warning signs’ in meat industry
08-02-2011
THE Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has expressed concerned about the future of the meat industry, saying the decreasing throughputs of slaughtering cattle at Meatco, the biggest cattle abattoir in
readDorsland Farmers’ Association
08-02-2011
February 9: Annual general meeting at 15:00 at the Dorsland club hall at Saambou. Guest speaker is Birgit Hoffmann of Agra. Contact Ellie Lottering at 062 571527 or franseli@iway.na.Klein Karas
readUvhungu-Vhungu dairy delayed for three years
08-02-2011
KAYENGONA – Residents of Uvhungu-Vhungu area outside Rundu, who have been demanding the reopening of the dairy farm, will have to wait another three years before they can buy locally produced milk
readEtunda starts producing animal feed
08-02-2011
JOHAN le Riche, the newly appointed manager of the Etunda Irrigation Scheme in the Omusati Region, has come up with an extra source of revenue for this project.Instead of letting the by-products from
readANC’s pathway to paradise
08-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The SA Council of Churches (SACC) is hoping to meet with President Jacob Zuma over his “problematic” statement that a vote for the ANC will get people into heaven, it said yesterday.“We
readBashir accepts vote for South Sudan to secede
08-02-2011
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir said Khartoum accepts the south’s choice of independence in January’s referendum, hours before final results were poised to confirm a landslide for
readAU mediators in Abidjan for last-ditch talks
08-02-2011
ABIDJAN – An African Union representative said an investigation team met yesterday with members of incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo’s government in a last-ditch effort to convince the man the
readTiger count volunteers kidnapped in India
08-02-2011
GAUHATI – Heavily armed men have kidnapped six volunteers from WWF-India who were counting the tiger population at a reserve in India’s remote northeast, an official from the conservation group said
readIn Brief
08-02-2011
Afghan bombing kills 1, wounds 2 KABUL – A bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan’s largest city of Kandahar yesterday, killing at least one person and wounding two, Afghan officials said. It followed
readWikileaks man in court for sex crimes hearing
08-02-2011
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court yesterday for a showdown with Swedish authorities to fight an extradition bid over sex crimes allegations.Assange, wearing a blue suit, was
readWildfire destroys 40 houses near Perth, Western Australia
08-02-2011
PERTH – Firefighters battled two wildfires in Western Australia yesterday, water bombing them from above as they tried to stop their spread.One on the outskirts of Perth destroyed at least 40 homes
readRecord goals haul in Leo Cup games
08-02-2011
A REMARKABLE 95 goals were scored in this year’s Leo Cup last 32 over the weekend, which ranks as the highest goals total of the round in the competition’s three-year existence. The biggest
readBaard wins SA off-road season opener
08-02-2011
NAMIBIAN quad-bike rider Philipie Baard claimed the first overall victory in the 2011 SA National Off-road Championship over the weekend.It was a first overall victory and Q1 (450cc) Class win for
readFootball Results
08-02-2011
Sunday, January 6 English Premier League Chelsea 0 - 1 Liverpool West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham German Bundesliga Freiburg 0 - 0 Frankfurt Italian Serie A Inter Milan 5 - 3 Roma Lecce 2 - 4 Palermo Genoa
readBenni cops N$2,4m fine from Hammers
08-02-2011
EMBATTLED former Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy was again fined almost £200 000 (R2.4 million) by his relegation threatened club West Ham for failing to meet fitness targets.McCarthy was deemed
readAncelotti insists Torres will come good
08-02-2011
LONDON – Carlo Ancelotti insists Fernando Torres will quickly live up to his £50 million price tag despite the Chelsea striker’s dismal debut in a 1-0 defeat against his former club Liverpool.Torres
readRain-drenched Volleyball for All a huge success
08-02-2011
INTOUCH 6 and the AD Brigade won the mixed and the men’s categories at the Windhoek Draught/DTS Volleyball for All tournament.The tournament took place on Saturday at the DTS club in Windhoek and was
readOshitine shaanona moKaras osha sondjala
08-02-2011
OSHITOPOLWA shuundjolowele moKaiti, moshitopolwa sha Karas oshina aanona taya ehamekwa kondjala.Otaku tengenekwa kutya konyala ooperesenda 25 dhaanona ye li kohi yomimvo ntano otadhi ehamekwa kondjala
readOfabilika yosamende ta yi eta ekoko
08-02-2011
NAMIBIA okwa egulula ofabullika onene yosamende oshiwike shayi. Ofabullika ndjika oyo, onene moonkwawo dholudhi nduka mwAfrica oya egululwa komuperesidendeHifikepunye Pohamba etine lya yi. Ofabilika
readNantu niizemo yondondo 12
08-02-2011
EHANGANO lyopashigwana lyaalongi yaNamibia [NANTU] olya ti omwaalu gwaalongwa omushona ngoka ta gu yi kiiputudhilo yopombanda moshilongo oshinima kaashi shi oku taambiwako.Aalongwa aashona yowala
readEfundja ishewe lyu uka koNoordoewer momulonga gwa Orange
08-02-2011
OMAPYA haga tekelwa ngoka ge li komunkulo gwomulonga gwaRange po Noordoewer noshowo po Aussenkehr oga yi ishewe kohi yomeya, konima sho omulonga nguka gu udha omeya nayi.Ekungululo ndika olya
readZimbabwe ta tungu etulilo hala pOmbaye
08-02-2011
ZIMBABWE ota ningi oshilongo oshitatu shaana efuta ta shi ka longitha etulilo lya Mbaye oku pitithilamo iilongomwa yasho oku fala pondje noshowo okweetamo iiyetwa yasho okuza kiilongo yilwe.Oonkundana
readOndjila ya kungululwapo komeya muumbugantu
08-02-2011
IIYENDITHO oya piyaganekwa mondjila onene yonomola B1 pokati ko Karasburg na Ariamsvlei metitano lya yi konima yomvula onene ndjoka ya eta eyonuko enene kondjila ndjoka.Kakele keyonuko lyondjila,
readOshipangelo sha Shakati sha yiwa oonyala
08-02-2011
OSHIPANGELO shEpangelo sha Shakati osha yakwa omashina gOokompiutera gaali nOtelevisi yimwe oshiwike sha zi ko.Shika osha ningwa aniwa uusiku wokupendukila Omaandaha geti: 31 Januali 2011. Nande
read‘Yes, yes, yes, it’s my body’ – Joan Rivers
08-02-2011
She’s a self-confessed plastic surgery addict who obsessively likes to look her best.But Joan Rivers shocked America on Sunday night when she appeared in a new ad for Go Daddy in a pair of leather hot
readBlack Eyed Peas’ spectacular half-time Super Bowl performance
08-02-2011
One thing’s for sure, America certainly doesn’t do things by halves.And the Super Bowl half-time performance was testimony to this as the Black Eyed Peas headlined a spectacular gig - lifting the roof
readWife appeals for help with missing husband
08-02-2011
MORE than 15 years after the unexplained disappearance of Petrus Natangwe Kakonya, his wife has still not given up on the search for her husband.Kakonya’s wife, Jacobin Kakonya, is now appealing to
readUS Looks ‘Over Horizon’ On Egypt Crisis
08-02-2011
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says her Egypt policy looks “over the horizon” beyond the country’s current political turmoil to its possible democratic future - a future which must
readStrikers in court on assault charges
08-02-2011
TWO striking workers of Seaflower Whitefish Corporation at Lüderitz appeared in the local magistrate’s court on Friday on charges of assault. Police Commissioner Josephat Abel said the strikers were
readSouthern roads,railways still closed
08-02-2011
THE Roads Authority (RA) yesterday warned motorists against using the B3 road between Karasburg and Lüderitz after wash-aways on Friday night caused extensive damage to it. “Given the current
readRiddle remains over deadly Cessna crash
08-02-2011
THE exact cause of an intriguing plane crash that claimed the life of a young pilot near Wlotzkasbaken ten months ago remains uncertain after the official investigation of the incident came to an
readOndangwa Airport upgrade
08-02-2011
THE Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has announced an upgrade of Ondangwa Airport, which will include surfacing of the access road and parking area as well as the upgrading of the perimeter fence.The
readKuiseb River comes down in flood
08-02-2011
THE Kuiseb River reached a depth of 3,2 metres by Sunday evening and was still flowing “very high, wide and strong” on Monday, according to Dr John Henschel of the Gobabeb Training and Research
readEx-soldier claims unfair dismissal
08-02-2011
FORMER career soldier Paavo Nghede (35) has appealed to State House to be reinstated at the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) after allegedly being dismissed unfairly in February 2009. The Directorate:
readBrazilian senator advocates for universal BIG
08-02-2011
BRAZILIAN senator Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy has met with Prime Minister Nahas Angula to advocate for the implementation of a Basic Income Grant (BIG) in Namibia.Suplicy, an honorary co-president of
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