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Namibia Genocide Victims Battle For Compensation

On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each...

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S. Africa’s Neighbours Ban Poultry Imports Over Bird Flu

Four of South Africa's neighbours have banned poultry imports from the rainbow nation following a serious outbreak of a...

News

Viewpoint: Africa-Cuba Solidarity Reaffirmed At Namibia Conference

Close bonds between the people of the African continent and the Caribbean island-nation of Cuba have been centuries in...

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What If Germany Had Not Lost Its Colonies In Africa?

The Germans were latecomers to the scramble for Africa. Even if there may have been individual Germans scouring the...

Africa & World

Top 10 African Countries with Highest White Population as of 2017.

Africa has a long history of harbouring Europeans, Asians and even South Americans. Prior to, and after the era of...

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Good Men and Women

Time does fly. 35 years already… Early in 1982, I was called up to serve. The Provisional National Defence Council...

Opinion

A Change Of Portraits… Or Electoral Fortunes…

On Saturday January 7 2017, I took one of my last executive actions as a High Commissioner. I took down President...

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Ethiopian Airlines Records Another Year of Growth

Africa’s largest Airline Group, Ethiopian Airlines, has ended yet another year of fast and profitable growth in 2016,...

Opinion

The Namibia Experience

Sometime after January 7 2017, my two and a half years tour of duty as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Namibia and...

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Ghana, Namibia Hold PJCC

Ghana and Namibia have held the Second Session of their Permanent Joint Commission of Cooperation (PJCC) in Accra. The...

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SACU Launches ‘onestop Shop’ Trade Data Platform

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has launched an online platform that will provide economic and trade data on...

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Nearly 20 Die Over Weekend In Namibia

Namibia witnessed a bloody weekend when nearly 20 people died in accidents, suicide and murder, police said. Namibia...

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Namibia Loses 4,000 Chickens To Newcastle Disease

More than 4,000 chickens have died since the outbreak of the Newcastle disease in Namibia early July this year. The...

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Namibia Needs US$320 Million For Infrastructure Development

Namibia's finance minister Calle Schlettwein said Wednesday that the country needs 4.3 billion Namibian dollars (320...

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SA Ready To Play Collaborative Role At Namibia’s Investment Conference

South Africa's Gauteng Premier, David Makhura will lead the Gauteng delegation comprising senior officials and business...

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Namibia Seeks Efficient Methods In Exploration In Mining Industry

Namibia is hosting the first conference on the basement geology and ore genesis in the country which kicked off Monday...

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Traffic Accident Kills 6 Outside Windhoek

An early Tuesday morning accident just outside Namibian capital Windhoek has killed six people and injured 18 others....

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Namibia To Get First Taste of Color Run

The inaugural Namibia Color Run sporting concept is set to hit Namibia on April 29 next year at Trustco United Grounds...

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Namibia To Engage Communities On Elimination of Mother To Child HIV Transmissions

In an effort to eliminate HIV by 2020 through raising community awareness, Namibia will embark on a community...