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Namibia

EFF spreads its wings to Namibia
Africa
/ 26 June 2014

EFF spreads its wings to Namibia

The recently launched "radical" Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters has already set strong anti-homosexuality and resource management agendas.

By Luqman Cloete
Glencore to cut 124 jobs in Namibia
Article
/ 3 June 2014

Glencore to cut 124 jobs in Namibia

The commodities giant plans to cut a fifth of its workforce at a zinc mine in Namibia has been referred to the labour court.

By Staff Reporter
Four more SADC countries face election challenges
Analysis
/ 15 May 2014

Four more SADC countries face election challenges

Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia will hold crucial polls this year, writes Webster Zambara.

By Webster Zambara
Loss-making fruit farms yield rich pickings
Africa
/ 1 May 2014

Loss-making fruit farms yield rich pickings

A South African is raking in millions from two projects that are costing Namibians a fortune.

By Luqman Cloete
Sensors circle death in the desert
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Sensors circle death in the desert

Plants refuse to grow in Namibia’s fairy circles, and scientists are on a mission to find out why. No theory has been proven yet.

By Sarah Wild
Cancers fell nuclear ore miners
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Cancers fell nuclear ore miners

Rio Tinto’s Namibian miners are said to be dying of cancers after extracting uranium ore for the British and US military in the 1970s.

By John Vidal and John Vida
Namibia botches extradition
Article
/ 20 March 2014

Namibia botches extradition

A series of missteps by justice officials have damaged the country’s relations with Poland.

By Tileni Mongudhi
HIV: Not one of us can say, ‘never me, never mine’
Article
/ 28 February 2014

HIV: Not one of us can say, ‘never me, never mine’

We feature four HIV positive women in their 40s who fit the profile of a typical M&G reader.

By Mia Malan
Fugitives hole up in Namibia
Africa
/ 6 February 2014

Fugitives hole up in Namibia

Businessmen deny using ties with leading figures in the country to resist extradition

By Tileni Mongudhi
SADC elections a high-risk affair
Africa
/ 30 January 2014

SADC elections a high-risk affair

Observers say elections in Southern Africa this year are vulnerable to manipulation and misuse of the military to clamp down on opponents.

By Liesl Louw-Vaudran
Mozambican airline crash ‘intentional’, says probe
Africa
/ 22 December 2013

Mozambican airline crash ‘intentional’, says probe

The plane’s captain had a "clear intention" to crash an airplane that went down in Namibia at the end of November, according to an investigation.

By Johannes Myburgh
Missing Mozambican plane found in Namibia
Article
/ 30 November 2013

Missing Mozambican plane found in Namibia

There are believed to be no survivors from the 34 passengers on board the plane that left Mozambique Friday morning and was found burnt on Saturday.

By Reuters
Namibia’s drought raises food insecurity
Videos
/ 26 August 2013

Namibia’s drought raises food insecurity

Unicef has reported that Namibians are facing the worst drought in 30 years – leaving a third of the population unsure about their next meal.

By Staff Reporter
North Korea’s deals in Namibia a mystery
Article
/ 26 April 2013

North Korea’s deals in Namibia a mystery

Just why the North Koreans have a headlock over all contracts to build national monuments in Namibia on a no-bid basis remains a mystery.

By John Grobler
Namibia to table budget early as state runs out of cash
Africa
/ 22 February 2013

Namibia to table budget early as state runs out of cash

Namibia’s ministry of finance has taken the unusual step of advancing the tabling of the next financial budget a month earlier than usual.

By John Grobler
Namibia offers model to tackle poaching scourge
Article
/ 26 January 2013

Namibia offers model to tackle poaching scourge

Faced with poachers who are ravaging elephant and rhino populations, African nations could do worse than look to Namibia for a game plan.

By Staff Reporter
Widespread strike rattles Namibia
Africa
/ 9 November 2012

Widespread strike rattles Namibia

Teachers have ignored a court order and they have joined forces with disgruntled nurses who were reined in by the state, writes John Grobler.

By John Grobler
Swapo divisions come to a head
Africa
/ 21 September 2012

Swapo divisions come to a head

Divisions within Namibia’s ruling Swapo deepened this week after Prime Minister Nahas Angula withdrew from the presidential race.

By John Grobler
Battle for Namibian presidency heats up
Africa
/ 14 September 2012

Battle for Namibian presidency heats up

The gloves have come off in Swapo in the increasingly acrimonious battle for the Namibian presidential nomination.

By John Grobler
No image available
Africa
/ 17 August 2012

Suspected Namibian secessionist acquitted after 13 years

Rodwell Kasika Mukendwa was accused number 106 in the trial in which a remaining 110 men face 278 charges of high treason.

By John Grobler
Namibian sterilisation case could open floodgates
Africa
/ 3 August 2012

Namibian sterilisation case could open floodgates

A ruling by the Namibian High Court brought by women who alleged they were sterilised by state against their will could open door for similar cases.

By John Grobler
Water-short Namibia strikes it rich
Africa
/ 27 July 2012

Water-short Namibia strikes it rich

The discovery of a giant aquifer beneath the country’s most populous region has been amazing news, writes John Grobler.

By John Grobler
Questions over Namibian rhino hunt
Africa
/ 28 June 2012

Questions over Namibian rhino hunt

With 251 rhinos poached so far this year in SA, the expectation is that rhino hunting, especially that of the black rhino, will be shut down.

By John Grobler
TransNamib begs for state help
Africa
/ 7 June 2012

TransNamib begs for state help

Namibia’s partial privatisation of non-core state services appears to be heading up a dead-end track, writes John Grobler.

By John Grobler
Power crunch catches up with Namibia
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Power crunch catches up with Namibia

Namibia has plans to become a big energy player but consumers will feel the pain this winter, writes John Grobler.

By John Grobler
No closure for massacre survivors
Analysis
/ 18 May 2012

No closure for massacre survivors

The top echelons of the former SA defence force are afraid of the legal consequences of the taking of so many innocent
lives in Namibia 34 years ago

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Africa
/ 17 May 2012

TransNamib gravy train derails

A new scandal has revealed the staggering corruption that is bleeding Namibia’s state coffers.

By John Grobler
No image available
Article
/ 19 April 2012

SA joins neighbours for Windhoek climate change hub

Southern African countries have agreed to launch a centre in Namibia to tie together climate change studies across the region.

By Staff Reporter
Icasa fails consumers, report says
Article
/ 13 April 2012

Icasa fails consumers, report says

Namibia has been held up as an example of how a regulator can stop cellphone giants from making a killing and ripping off customers.

By Lloyd Gedye
Himba dragon myth not just hot air
Article
/ 16 March 2012

Himba dragon myth not just hot air

Scientists say the mysterious circles, also known as "fairy circles", in the Namib desert may have been caused by oxygen-depleting methane.

By John Grobler
Pipe dreams of a cybersquatter
Article
/ 9 March 2012

Pipe dreams of a cybersquatter

Namibian businessperson Simon Kapenda has been punting grandiose schemes to develop the country, though his past is tainted with fraud allegations.

By John Grobler
No image available
Article
/ 27 February 2012

‘Welcome to Namibia, please fetch your own bags from the aircraft’

Visitors flying into Namibia may in the near future be asked to retrieve their luggage from the aircraft themselves.

By John Grobler
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