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Absa told to revise its bid

New Era - ‎5 hours ago‎
WINDHOEK - Namibia's central bank would consider a reconfigured bid by South Africa's Absa Bank to take up rather a minority equity in Namib... WINDHOEK - Namibia's central bank would consider a reconfigured bid by South Africa's Absa Bank to take up ...

Netanyahu, Abbas hold private peace talks

ABC Online - Lisa Millar - ‎1 hour ago‎
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas have spent several hours meeting alone, without translators, in the first day of direct talks on Middle East peace in Washington DC.

Hurricane Earl now category 3; NC and Va. bracing

Los Angeles Times - Jennifer L. Williams, Peter Frost - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hurricane Earl weakened slightly Thursday afternoon, downgrading from a category 4 to category 3 storm, as it moved toward affecting the Virginia and North Carolina coasts overnight Thursday ...

Funding begins flowing to boost Africa food security

Business Daily Africa - ‎4 hours ago‎
By IPS (email the author) The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8.

Namibia: Three Deny Taxi Driver Murder

AllAfrica.com - Werner Menges - ‎10 hours ago‎
ONE of the three men accused of robbing and murdering a taxi driver at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek four months ago claimed in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court this week that one of his co-accused was responsible for the killing.

What are we waiting for?

Politicsweb - ‎7 hours ago‎
A journalist friend, Lester Venter, reminds me that years ago in Windhoek, Namibia, there was a famous journalist named Smittie, a big chap, who always used to ask, shaking his head from side-to-side: "Waar is ons, kêrels, waar is ons?

Namibia: Damara Leader Urges His People to Register

AllAfrica.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
DAMARA Chief, Immanuel /Gâseb is urging his people, especially the Damaras in the Dâures Constituency, to be ready to vote in the coming regional and local authority elections in November.

Seven die in Mozambique food rioting

Financial Times - Simon Mundy, Javier Blas - ‎16 minutes ago‎
The first food riots since the 2007-08 crisis have left seven people dead and at least 280 injured in Maputo, the Mozambican government said on Thursday.

SAfrica to end amnesty for illegal Zimbabweans

The Associated Press - Eric Naki - ‎6 hours ago‎
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government is withdrawing the special status granted to illegal Zimbabwean immigrants who fled their country's economic meltdown and political violence, a spokesman said Thursday.

UN to release Congo 'genocide' report in October

The Associated Press - Frank Jordans - ‎4 hours ago‎
GENEVA - A report detailing hundreds of gruesome attacks against civilians in Congo over a 10-year period won't be released until October, the UN's top human rights official said Thursday, after Rwanda angrily protested the findings in a draft version.

Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed

The Associated Press - Harry R. Weber - ‎18 minutes ago‎
NEW ORLEANS - Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

More bombs found in Discovery standoff case

msnbc.com - ‎48 minutes ago‎

Brown to work free for good causes

Financial Times - George Parker - ‎2 hours ago‎
Gordon Brown announced his plans on Thursday to do unpaid work for three global good causes in a move widely seen as a side-swipe at the millionaire lifestyle of Tony Blair, who published his memoirs this week.

Namibia: Ongwediva Marks 10 Years of Growth

AllAfrica.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
THE 10th Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) kicked off on Friday on a high note, with more than 550 confirmed exhibitors clamouring to show off their business colours.

State owes Sita R800m

Die Republikein - ‎12 hours ago‎
Cape Town - The embattled State Information Technology Agency (Sita) is owed R800m in outstanding debt by government departments and has warned it will start cutting off services to recoup outstanding monies.

PMI back on recovery path

Die Republikein - ‎12 hours ago‎
Johannesburg - South African manufacturing activity has recovered from a potentially dangerous slump and is once again expanding, according to August's purchasing managers' index (PMI).
Manufacturing on the rise again Daily Dispatch Online

Privacy in iTunes Ping

PC World - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what ...

Symantec, Snoop Dogg Partner for 'Hack is Wack' Initiative

PC Magazine - Neil J. Rubenking - ‎5 hours ago‎
If you read PCMag regularly you know more than the average Jo about how to protect your computer and your personal information from all kinds of cyber-attacks.

Google cleared of spying in New Zealand

Economic Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
AUCKLAND: Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand.

IFA 2010: Sonos announces Spotify tie-up

Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - ‎9 hours ago‎
Spotify users will no longer be tethered to their laptop or mobile phone when they want to listen to their favourite songs ? the music streaming service has signed a deal with wireless hi-fi maker ...

Uejaa avoids beef knock out by staying calm

Informante - Paulina Moses - ‎13 hours ago‎
AFTER five and a half years on radio, the queen of the airwaves Uejaa Kazondunge has finally decided to call it quits saying she did all she ever wanted to do!

Audrina Patridge Dishes On Her 'Dancing With The Stars' Competition

MTV.com - Kara Warner - ‎1 hour ago‎
With such an eclectic group of personalities, fans seem to be clamoring to find out more about the dynamics of the Season 11 "Dancing With the Stars" cast and how they're adjusting to the hard work and long rehearsal hours ...
Patridge admits dancing nerves The Press Association

Jennifer Lopez to be American Idol judge after all

MiamiHerald.com - Luisa Yanez - ‎1 hour ago‎
Despite reports to the contrary, sometime Miami resident Jennifer Lopez will become an American Idol judge next season, TMZ reported on Thursday.

My father is trying to sell my personal diary: Lindsay Lohan

NDTV.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
PTI Troubled Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has issued a cease and desist letter to her father ordering him to stop trying to sell her personal property.

ANNA announces team for African qualifiers

Namibia Sport - ‎6 hours ago‎
The All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) announced a team of 12 players who will represent the country at the African Qualifiers due to be held in Pretoria, South Africa from 5-9 September.

Brave Warriors with backs to the wall

Namibia Sport - ‎6 hours ago‎
The Brave Warriors' local-based players held their second training session in Accra on Thursday morning on a bumpy school pitch, which left coach Tom Saintfiet unhappy with the preparations.

Shipanga at U/17 FIFA World Cup

Die Republikein - ‎12 hours ago‎
BRAVE Gladiators coach Jacqueline Shipanga will offer her technical skills on the game as part of the FIFA technical study group at the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from September 5–25.

Players abandon troubled Buccaneers' ship - by Carlos Kambaekwa

New Era - ‎12 hours ago‎
WINDHOEK - The Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek will be a hive of activity this weekend when clubs in the lower division square up in the qu... WINDHOEK - With barely two weeks left before the curtain opens on the 2010/2011 MTC Premiership campaign, ...

Pohamba asked to end forced sterilisation

Informante - ‎13 hours ago‎
CIVIL society from across the world has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to ensure that Namibia puts an immediate end to coerced sterilisation of HIV positive women.

Catherine Zeta Jones angry with hubby's docs

Hindustan Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones has lashed out at doctors for failing to spot husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer sooner. "It makes me furious they didn''t detect it earlier,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

Don't judge a cookie by its packaging, CFIA finds out in testing

Montreal Gazette - Sarah Schmidt - ‎14 minutes ago‎
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency tested 252 candy items such as chocolate bars, soft candies and fruit snacks for the accuracy of their composition claims, and found 159 confectionary ...

For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacks

CNN - Sarah Klein - ‎3 hours ago‎
Studies show that teens who average fewer than eight hours of sleep on weeknights tend to eat more high-calorie snacks than their better-rested peers.
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