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In the News (Sat 14 Nov 09)

  
 Kunene, Edward, Swaziland, Church of the Nazarene
Edward D. Kunene was born in the Endlinlembe area across the Usuthu river from Manzini.
Kunene was appointed assistant pastor at the Sharpe Memorial Church at the Manzini Mission and served as interim pastor for nine months.
Rev. Kunene died peacefully in his sleep on June 28, 1994 and was buried in the Nazarene section of the Manzini Cemetery.
www.dacb.org /stories/swaziland/kunene_edward.html   (663 words)

  
 business.iafrica.com | business news Kunene not to raise Glenrand stake now
Kunene Brothers is already the largest single fl shareholder group in Glenrand.
In terms of the deal, Kunene Brothers could have bought the extra 3.1 percent at the lowest price of 215 cents a share which is not much of a bargain as the shares had dropped to 200 cents apiece on the JSE Securities Exchange SA at the time.
Harpur said the fact that Kunene Brothers had decided not to exercise further options to increase their stake to just below 10 percent in Glenrand was not the end of the road.
business.iafrica.com /news/116366.htm   (400 words)

  
 Kunene
Prior to 1994 the Kunene brothers operated one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Vosloorus, Katlehong and Kwa Thema areas of the East Rand.
Zoli is the CEO of Kunene Brothers Holdings and Chairman of Grintek Limited.
He joined the Kunene family during 1996 as financial manager of the distribution business and during 1999 was appointed Group Financial Manager at the head office of KBH.
www.kunene.co.za /PrintALL.htm   (2109 words)

  
 Anti-AIDS campaigners fear neglect of Kunene will fuel spread of disease
At nine per cent, Kunene has the lowest HIV prevalence rate in the country, but it has seen some steep increases recently because it did not receive the treatment and prevention efforts it deserved.
Kunene, with a population of 69 000, is known for the nomadic Himba community who live there.
At some stage, 60 per cent of the beds in the Kunene Region hospitals were occupied by TB patients while there was also no voluntary testing and counselling centres in the region which includes towns such as Khorixas, Outjo and Opuwo.
www.namibian.com.na /2004/July/national/0453643F21.html   (485 words)

  
 Who wants to buy an elephant from Kunene?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The elephant population in the Kunene region has increased from 350 in 1975 to 662 in 2000 and the ministry believes that the elephant population has reached the maximum size for the region to sustain.
He said another method to reduce conflict between people and the elephants was the option of allocating fuel to the farmers to pump more water for both their animals and the elephants.
Farmers in the Kunene have complained to the ministry that the elephants chase away their animals at water holes and drink all the water.
www.economist.com.na /2001/140901/story26.htm   (367 words)

  
 Mazisi Kunene --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Kunene began writing in the Zulu language when he was still a child and by age 11 had published a number of his poems in newspapers and magazines.
Kaokoland is bordered by Angola and the Kunene River to the north, the Owambo geographic region to the east, the Hoanib River to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Namibia's three major physiographic regions are the barren and inhospitable Namib Desert, along the Atlantic coast; the Central Plateau, rising from 3,200 to 6,500 feet (975 to 2,000 meters) and extending over half the country; and the sandy Kalahari Desert, which covers the eastern, northeastern, and northern parts.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046425?tocId=9046425   (489 words)

  
 KUNENE - Online Information article about KUNENE
Mossamedes, but, though the longest tributary of the Kunene, is but a small river in its lower course, which traverses the arid region comprised within the lower basin of the Kunene.
NGAMI.) On leaving the swampy region the Kunene turns decidedly to the west, and descends to the coast plain by a number of cataracts, of which the See also:
The stream is sometimes shallow and fordable, at others confined to a narrow rocky channel.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /KRO_LAP/KUNENE.html   (633 words)

  
 Earnings dip at Kunene Technology
Kunene replaced Keith Kunene, who recently resigned as chairman to deal with allegations relating to his tenure as chairman of the Central Energy Fund.
Kunene's entire shareholding in loss-making Siltek was distributed to shareholders by way of an unbundling, and further shares in Grintek were acquired.
Kunene says there are exciting opportunities for Grintek and the company is well placed to gain from the introduction of new technology flowing from the deregulation of the telecommunications industry as well as from the infrastructure roll-out associated with the third cellular licence.
www.itweb.co.za /Sections/financial/2001/0103151032.asp   (422 words)

  
 Kunene River Lodge
Situated on the banks of the Kunene River, 50km west of the Ruacana Falls and 100km east of the Epupa Falls, the rustic Kunene River Lodge is an excellent destination.
Kunene River Lodge has been offering white water rafting since the beginning of 1996 and has a large in-house rafting operation, equipped exclusively with top quality rafting equipment made by ARK. Large 6-man as well as small 2-man rafts are available.
Kunene River Lodge employs SARA trained guides on a permanent basis and can handle large groups with the neccessary care and expertise.
www.namibian.org /travel/lodging/private/kunene.html   (530 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - south_africa/general   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kunene (74) was chosen for his classic and rare books including Anthem of the Decades and Emperor Shaka the Great.
Jordan says Kunene is one of the most outstanding South African poets someone who is deeply steeped in the classically poetry traditions of not only this country, of Africa.
Mathabo Kunene says her husband's life is about dedication to the nation, writing about Africa and writing about being an African.
www.sabcnews.com /south_africa/general/0,2172,99383,00.html   (191 words)

  
 ON RESUMPTION: 9TH JULY 1999 - DAY 5
MR BOTHA: Mr Chairman, before Mr Kunene takes the oath, he asked me to inform the Committee that he is a diabetic and for that purposes, he is required to more than usually relieve himself and if he makes such a request to the Committee, if he could just be indulged in that regard.
MS MTANGA: Mr Kunene, I don't understand your answer because the evidence of the applicant is that your names were not mentioned at all in court and you were not known to have been involved in this, because he had kept that away, he did not give that evidence in court.
MR KUNENE: He entered the court and he took the stand or the witness box, because he was a witness in the case of the applicant.
www.doj.gov.za /trc/amntrans/1999/99070509_pre_990709pt.htm   (5336 words)

  
 Tourism blueprint unveiled for Kunene and Erongo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The resource base of the Kunene and Erongo in the north west of the country requires planning and controlled development; the ministry of tourism and environment stated this week.
He further said the Kunene and Erongo regions will become home to seventeen conservancies and tourism related enterprises, which he said will be a primary source of income for many residents.
He said the ministry is of the option that conservancy level tourism planning will provide stakeholders in the project with a management tool for the development of tourism in the region and will assist with the development of the tourism industry.
www.economist.com.na /2001/140901/story27.htm   (374 words)

  
 Send to a Friend - IPS Inter Press Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We are not yet crippled by this crisis," Sylvia Kunene, a counsellor with a voluntary testing centre in Nelspruit, South Africa.
Kunene is increasingly employed by businesses that are setting up programmes to assist workers who want to know their HIV status, and to cope medically and psychologically if they find they are infected.
If we find a mother is HIV positive, we will employ the necessary medicines to halt transmission to the child, but we don’t want to leave it at that.
www.ipsnews.net /sendnews.asp?idnews=24785   (900 words)

  
 UCT's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ms Kunene scored straight As for all five courses in the first half of her programme at Richmond, becoming the second student in the university's history to do so, and the first fl South African woman to achieve such high marks there.
Ms Kunene said UCT had prepared her well for studying at Richmond, and she set out to do as well as possible on arriving in London.
In addition to her studies, Ms Kunene is an intern at the Princess Youth Trust, for whom she must write an academic paper.
web.uct.ac.za /depts/dpa/monpaper/98-no20/thandek.htm   (216 words)

  
 AEGiS-IRIN: SWAZILAND: Seven-point plan to fight HIV/AIDS
Principal Secretary of the Health Ministry, John Kunene, told IRIN that plans were underway to increase the number of voluntary testing centres (VTCs) throughout the kingdom's four regions.
Kunene added: "Project Number Two will be a rolling out of 'PMTCT-plus' - Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, but expanded to include the father.
More of them will receive ARVs, Kunene remarked, as Swaziland participates in the United Nations "3 by 5" initiative, which aims to have three million HIV positive people worldwide receiving ARV treatment by 2005.
www.aegis.com /news/IRIN/2004/IR040338.html   (939 words)

  
 Namibia, Angola eye reviving Kunene hydropower plans
Both delegations would be in a position to make recommendations to their respective governments very soon, he said, noting that the meeting planned to discuss terms of reference for studies to determine the feasibility of a mid-merit (peaking) power station at Baynes.
Da Silva said projects in the Kunene could be better pursued now that the war in Angola was over and the rehabilitation of the Gove Dam was on track.
Following earlier studies on the development of hydropower on the Kunene, Baynes was not Namibia's natural choice because of its smaller storage capacity and dependency on regulation by the Gove Dam.
www.namibian.com.na /2005/August/national/05CDC5EBBA.html   (717 words)

  
 Kunene River Lodge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
From stunning sunsets over the Kunene valley to raging white water action, or simply waking up to the twittering of birds, Kunene River Lodge has a lot to offer.
Situated on the banks of the Kunene River, 50km west of the Ruacana Falls and 100 east of the Epupa Falls, the rustic Kunene River Lodge is an excellent destination.
Kunene River Lodge has been offering white water rafting since the beginning of 1996 and has a large in-house rafting operation, equipped exclusively with top quality rafting equipment made by ARK. Large 8-man as well as small 2-man rafts are available.
www.iwayosh.iway.na /kunene/main.htm   (444 words)

  
 Serra Cafema Camp - Accommodation in Kunene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Kunene River is the only permanent source of water and creates an oasis along its banks surrounded by rugged mountains and sand dunes.
The camp is situated under big shady Albida trees overlooking the Kunene River and comprises 8 canvas and thatched chalets that are raised off the ground, each with its own en-suite bathroom.
Situated on the southern bank of the Kunene River at the foot of the Hartman's valley.
www.places.co.za /html/9374.html   (581 words)

  
 Namibia Fish River Canyon Etosha Sossusvlei Skeleton Coast Kunene
The Kunene River forms Namibia's northern border with Angola and is Namibia's largest river.
In former years large numbers of elephant, rhino, impala and hippo could be found here, today they have largely been hunted out, but Willem van der Riet, the first person to navigate the river in a canoe, reported that the Kunene crocodiles were the largest and most fearsome that he had ever seen.
The 120 by 50 kilometer shallow pan at Etosha is believed to have been an inland lake fed by the Kunene River before it changed its course to reach the Atlantic Ocean.
www.huntinamibia.com /touring_namibia1.htm   (687 words)

  
 Backstage at the Lion King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kunene has been with The Lion King since it began, he plays a hayena and "plant".
Kunene is fluent in Zulu and has also worked as a dialect coach for Danny Glover on the audio book, Long Walk to Freedom by Mandela.
Mandela has a major role in his life because he showed him and his people that there was hope for freedom and to succeed in life despite the color of their skin.
www.harlemlive.org /arts-culture/theater/lionking/dupree.html   (352 words)

  
 MgM - Angola
Most of the MgM mine sappers are of the Kuanyama tribe - and therefore at home in the province of Kunene.
Kunene is the middle of three of the southern provinces of Angola that border Namibia.
We received a large compound close to the airport and with American financing have established a camp with an elaborate workshop.
www.mgm.org /e/actual/angola/angola_cunene.htm   (271 words)

  
 Africa on the Matrix: Namibia's Skeleton Coast
The treacherous Skeleton Coast reaches north from the town of Swakopmund to Namibia's northern border at the Kunene River.
In one area, there is a tomb to a seaman who lost his life along the coast (one of many to die but one of the few whose remains could be found).
Kunene Region: A look at the region of Namibia (formerly known as Kaokoland) inland from the Skeleton Coast.
www.on-the-matrix.com /africa/skeleton_coast.asp   (727 words)

  
 Kaokoland - Kunene - Ovahimba Safari
Visit to an Ovahimba village and learn about the ancient customs and way of life of this fascinating tribe and explore the village with its traditional huts.
On today's excursion, we drive along the Kunene, into the beautiful landscapes around the Falls and visit an Ovahimba village.
At the Kunene River we come to the Camp Serra Cafema, our home for the next nights.
www.namibian.org /travel/safaris/combination/kaoko_kunene.html   (1004 words)

  
 IRDNC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
To link democracy and sustainable social and economic development to conservation and management of natural resources in Kunene Region.
To build the skills and capacity of fast track conservancies to sustainably manage their wildlife and other natural resources; to develop as effective democratic rural institutions; and to engage in income generating activities so as to achieve economic viability within five years.
Kunene region is situated in the north-west of Namibia
www.irdnc.org.na /kunene.htm   (1489 words)

  
 NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Epupa Camp Kaokoland
In former days the Kunene River, the border between Namibia and Angola, was the destination of many early explorers.
The confluence of several rivers, which rise in the highlands of Angola, the Kunene, becomes Namibia’s fastest-flowing river as it descends rapidly westwards through narrow gorges and steep ravines to the Atlantic Ocean.
As Epupa Camp is situated on the banks of the Kunene River, the sound of running water stays with you during your visit.
www.namibweb.com /epupa.htm   (1569 words)

  
 env030 Tourist access to Kunene restricted to protect threatened species
The Minister stated that the Kunene Region is world famous for its desert dwelling elephants and thousands of tourists visit Namibia annually to view these elephants in the harsh desert environment.
This is not the case on unproclaimed communal state land such as in the Kunene Region.
Tourists drive wherever they want, deviate from roads, do not have the courtesy to introduce themselves to conservancies when they travel in their areas and disturb and harass the game on uncontrolled land.
www.afrol.com /Categories/Environment/env030_tourism_restricted.htm   (742 words)

  
 Kaokoland | Kunene River Namibia | Namibia...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The name 'kaoko' derived from 'okaoko' in Herero which means 'small left arm' was given to the area 'to the left' of the Kunene River.
With 16,000 or so inhabitants, 6,000 of them Himba, Kaokoland has a population density of only one person to every two square kilometers which is about a quarter of the national average.
It is bordered on the south the Hoanib River and on the north the Kunene River which also forms Namibia's border with Angola.
www.zimbabwe.co.za /africa_kaokoland.html   (421 words)

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