Tsumeb, Namibia News

Azurite is a copper carbonate mineral that is known as the "stone of heaven." It is considered to be a sacred stone among the Native Americans.

MOST motorists will pay between 20 and 21 cents per litre more for petrol from today, instead of the 19 cents per litre increase announced by Government, to foot the rail transport bill which has increased by five per cent.

THE railway line between Kranzberg near Karibib and Tsumeb in the North is in such poor shape that there is a high risk of trains getting derailed, TransNamib's acting Chief Executive Officer Mike Kavekotora has said.

This amethyst is among the specimens that will be on display beginning May 2 at the newly renovated UD Mineralogical Museum.

The Roads Authority announced this week that the shortage of funds was the main challenge it is currently facing.

President Hifikepunye Pohamba said this week that more than N$720 million has been invested in road maintenance programmes since last year.

Namibia is an independent, democratically governed republic that lies on the South -Western coast of Africa and forms part of the Southern African region.

THE funding for a Namibian delegation to the Cuban International Trade Fair, led by Trade Minister Hage Geingob in November last year, has raised eyebrows both in political and Government circles.

"Erindi is not a farm, but a game reserve", said an emotional Gert Joubert, the owner of the 70 000 hectare Erindi Game Reserve near Omaruru.

THE former head of the Oshakati office of the Directorate of Inland Revenue admitted in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday that he filled in false information on a tax return of a relative of his and also ...

The town of Tsumeb is arguably the very first direct victim of the global financial crisis.

Food For Thought * IT was the scramble for Africa in the past and today it is the scramble for Namibia.

We, their family members are worried about the worsening cholera situation there! Food For Thought * WHAT is the Ministry of Education doing about secondary learners who can't read or write? * CAN the City of ...