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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...
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...
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)...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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'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
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
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
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...
Sixth fuel price rise in Namibia in less than a year
Namibians would from Tuesday fork out more money on fuel as prices will go up for the sixth time this year - with unleaded...