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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
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
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, 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
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
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
Zambian leader Rupiah Banda on Thursday faced a hostile reception on his state visit to neighboring Namibia over missing freedom fighters some 30 years...
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?
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
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
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
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...
Namibia: Landslide victory for President Pohamba
Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba has been re-elected for a second term after winning 76.4% of the vote in last week’s poll, official results show....
Namibia: Election fraud
The presidential and legislative elections that took place in Namibia over the weekend could be marred in fraud, notes LeFigaro.fr. The claims have been...
Namibia: NSHR should observe elections
A court in Namibia has ruled that the National Society for Human Rights must have its status as an election observer reinstated, hours after...
Namibia: Elections hit by legal rows
Campaigning in Namibia has been hit by legal rows ahead of Friday's polls. The National Society for Human Rights is going to court after...
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
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)...
Cuba- Namibia: Raul Castro visits Namibia
Raul Castro, Cuban president, arrived in Namibia Sunday for an official visit, Abidjan TV has reported. He met with the current Head of...
Floods in Namibia: UN calls for emmergency aid
The United Nations needs more than 2.7 million dollars to help the Namibian authorities to deal with floods that hit the northern parts...
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 declares state of emergency
President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia declared a state of emergency in six northern districts of the country due to flooding, reports BBC.
The floods have...
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
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
The Namibian government has issued an ultimatum to 'children of the liberation struggle' demonstrating outside the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs to pack up...
Sale of uranium company in Namibia announced
Canadian uranium producer Forsys Metals Corp said Wednesday that it had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the potential sale of the company, which is...
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...
Namibian farmers get lower interest rates from Agribank
Namibia's land bank, Agribank, has slashed interest rates from 11 to 4 % to enable farmers access cheap funds and stimulate the agricultural sector....
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
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...