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France Telecom-Orange announces a major incident on one of its cable ships off the coast of Namibia

France Telecom-Orange announces a major incident on one of its cable ships off the coast of Namibia

PARIS, France, August 10, 2012 -- France Telecom-Orange ) has suffered a major incident on its cable-ship, the Chamarel. A fire broke out on...
Namibia: Baby-dumping rates soar among school girls

Namibia: Baby-dumping rates soar among school girls

Female college students across Namibia have caused a stir by holding a mini summit to discuss infanticide and baby dumping amid reports that figures...
Namibia and Zimbabwe politicians confront new technology

Namibia and Zimbabwe politicians confront new technology

Following the recent 'Twitter-Facebook inspired revolutions’ in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and other Middle East countries, Namibian leader, President Hifikepunye Pohamba, has sent a strong...
Namibia: Uranium enrichment in the offing

Namibia: Uranium enrichment in the offing

Namibia, which has pockets of uranium deposits, is crafting a nuclear policy to be completed mid-2011 with plans of setting up a nuclear electricity...
African penguin gets a new lease of life

African penguin gets a new lease of life

The African penguin, a bird native to Namibia and South Africa, is now listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act...
Southern African region joins Zimbabwe in dismal press rankings

Southern African region joins Zimbabwe in dismal press rankings

Press freedom rankings conducted by Freedom House, an international watchdog has revealed that Zimbabwe is still ranked as the lowest in the Southern African...
Namibians slam Zambian president over missing activists

Namibians slam Zambian president over missing activists

Zambian leader Rupiah Banda on Thursday faced a hostile reception on his state visit to neighboring Namibia over missing freedom fighters some 30 years...
Court hearing

Swaziland: Reporter summoned to testify in court

On 12 April 2010, a reporter with the privately-owned Times of Swaziland newspaper, Musa Nhleko, was summoned to appear at the High Court of...
Namibia to follow Zimbabwe land reform example?

Namibia to follow Zimbabwe land reform example?

Namibian government could take the Zimbabwean route in distributing land to its black population after expressing frustration over the slow pace of land reform. With...
Football: 2010 World Cup trials begin

Football: 2010 World Cup trials begin

The countdown is on! It is 99 days to the D-day, and the six African teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2010 are...
South Africa Football: Mokoena and Pienaar out for Namibia clash

South Africa Football: Mokoena and Pienaar out for Namibia clash

Carlos Alberto Parreira, South Africa national team coach today announced a mixed squad to play lowly Namibia in Durban next week. The friendly match to...
Namibia: Row over big presidential car expenses

Namibia: Row over big presidential car expenses

A new N$10 million Namibian Presidential armoured motorcade has, allegedly, cost a ministry of Works and Transport employee his job for leaking information which...
The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement: Why Namibia Should Not Sign – Part 2

The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement: Why Namibia Should Not Sign – Part 2

Recent reports in the media with regards to Namibia’s so-called “reluctance” to sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU)...
The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement: Why Namibia Should Not Sign – Part 1

The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement: Why Namibia Should Not Sign – Part 1

Recent reports in the media with regards to Namibia’s so-called “reluctance” to sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU)...
Namibia and Zambia get disaster warnings

Namibia and Zambia get disaster warnings

As the water level in the upper Zambezi River continues to climb past its highest levels ever, destroying crops and road networks, disaster officials...
Namibia slams Botswana for ‘war’ on Zimbabwe

Namibia slams Botswana for ‘war’ on Zimbabwe

A Namibian state-owned daily newspaper, the New Era, Friday called on Southern African leaders to call neighbouring Botswana 'to order ' after Botswana officials...
Several Chinese arrested for flouting currency regulations

Several Chinese arrested for flouting currency regulations

A Chinese businessman in Namibia is in danger of losing the equivalent of more than N$4,5 million to the State after he pleaded guilty...
Children of Namibian war veterans issued an ultimatum

Children of Namibian war veterans issued an ultimatum

The Namibian government has issued an ultimatum to 'children of the liberation struggle' demonstrating outside the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs to pack up...
Children of Namibian war veterans stage a confused demonstration

Children of Namibian war veterans stage a confused demonstration

Children of Namibian war veterans who have been camping outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs say they will not move until...
Tourism sector in Namibia hits 1m visits this year

Tourism sector in Namibia hits 1m visits this year

International arrivals in Namibia's booming tourism sector are expected to hit one million by the end of the year, officials in the tourism sector...
Kenya manages a goal against Namibia in CAN/WC qualifiers

Kenya manages a goal against Namibia in CAN/WC qualifiers

In the absence to top flight striker Dennis Oliech, Kenya struggled to pip a determined Namibia 1-0 in a 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of...
Football : Key Kenyan players to miss 2010 qualifiers with Namibia

Football : Key Kenyan players to miss 2010 qualifiers with Namibia

France-based striker Dennis Oliech is among the high-pro file players dropped from the Kenyan squad that will face Namibia in the 6 September World...
Exogenous factors fuelling inflation

Exogenous factors fuelling inflation

Namibia's central bank (BoN) said Wednesday that 65 per cent of its inflation was imported, adding that exogenous market forces have dampened authorities' optimism...
Ban on all ivory products in Namibia

Ban on all ivory products in Namibia

The Namibian government has banned domestic trade and export of ivory products, known as omakipas, saying that trade in ivory products, which had all...
Narrow plane crash escape for former Chelsea coach Avram Grant and family

Narrow plane crash escape for former Chelsea coach Avram Grant and family

Former coach of Chelsea FC of England, Avram Grant, his actress wife, Tzofit, and their two children escaped death by the whiskers when a...
Founder of Windhoek Observer, Hannes Smith, dies at 75

Founder of Windhoek Observer, Hannes Smith, dies at 75

Editor and founder of Namibia's Windhoek Observer, the country's oldest and largest circulating weekly, Hannes Smith, died Tuesday morning of alzheimer, drawing mixed emotions...
Namibia and Germany : A fight for colonial skeletons

Namibia and Germany : A fight for colonial skeletons

Namibia's Prime Minister Nahas Angula said Monday that Namibia would not issue an official request to the German government to bring back colonial era...
Rowdy Namibian footballers could face charges from South African hotel

Rowdy Namibian footballers could face charges from South African hotel

Suspected drunk Namibia soccer team players went on the rampage in Witbank, South Africa, on Saturday night, trashing a room at their hotel...
US$ 150 million on emergency food distribution

US$ 150 million on emergency food distribution

Namibia is to spend about US$ 150 million on emergency food distribution and social mitigation measures as rural poor buckle under rising prices of...
Zimbabwean government lawyers walk out of Namibian tribunal

Zimbabwean government lawyers walk out of Namibian tribunal

The whole legal team of the Zimbabwean government yesterday embarrassed itself by walking out of the hearing of a regional tribunal in Namibia. They refused...