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Namibia: Iyambo Found Guilty of Fraud
SWAKOPMUND Regional Court Magistrate Gaynor Poulton found Erongo Police Deputy Commissioner Andrew Iyambo guilty on a charge of fraud on Friday.
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SSC cheat sent to prison for five years
THE main figure in a web of a fraud that was discovered at the Social Security Commission in late 2006 has been sent to prison for an effective five years.
Namibia: Flood Alert for Okavango and Orange Rivers
PEOPLE living and working along the Orange River on the southern Namibian border should be on the "highest alert" due to a flood wave expected from South Africa, Chief Hydrologist Guido van Langenhove said yesterday, while the water level on the Okavango River in the northeast is rising towards the eight-metre mark.
German frigates sailing to Namibia
A flotilla comprising of two warships and one combat support ship from the German naval task group will on Sunday dock at Walvis Bay, Namibia, before it will embark on its cruise that will take it to thirteen harbours in eleven countries.
dune 45, bushman walk, snake, fishriver cannon - Swakopmund, Namibia
Wednesday 16th December We rose at four for the sole purpose of making our ascent of Dune 45 to perch on its crest, inhale the crisp cold desert night air and watch the sun rise in all its splendour and glory.
Namibia: Govt Denies Secret Arms Purchases
INFORMATION and Communication Technology Mister Joel Kaapanda has denied alleged rumours that former President Sam Nujoma had made a "secret trip to Saudi Arabia to buy weapons and smuggled them into Namibia". "Some opposition parties are engaged in a serious propaganda war campaign against the Swapo Party-led Government," Kaapanda said in a ...
Namibia: Country's Uranium Spooks the U.S.
The GTRI team was part of a "sizeable" delegation of the US Embassy in Windhoek who visited the mine last month, The Namibian was told.
Namibia: Govt Entry Into Mining 'No Threat'
Jo-Mare Duddy 1 February 2010 GOVERNMENT'S entrance into the mining sector through the 100-per cent state-owned Epangelo Mining is "no major threat", Extract Resources Chairman Steve Galloway said at Swakopmund this weekend.
Namibia: PS Contracts Under Review
STATE House has given Local Government Permanent Secretary Erastus Negonga notice that his contract will not be renewed when it expires within the next six months.
Namibia: Sluggish Progress in Cash Heist Trial
LITTLE progress has been made in the trial of the six men being prosecuted in connection with a N$5,73 million cash-in-transit robbery near Windhoek at the end of 2004 since its start two weeks ago.
Jill Schensul:Attempting to cash a Namibian check in the U.S.
I just love the VAT a ' that's Value-Added Tax, for folks who aren't familiar with them.
Namibia: Treason Accused Loses Assault Claim Case
ONE of the suspects facing charges in the main Caprivi high treason trial has lost the case in which he was suing the Ministers of Home Affairs and of Defence for N$550 000 for allegedly having been unlawfully arrested and assaulted in August 1999.
Frozen assets returned to Teko Trading trio
THE previously frozen assets of Public Service Commission member Teckla Lameck, her business partner, Kongo Mokaxwa, and Chinese national Yang Fan were returned to their control on Monday.
Namibia: Kangaroo Mix Backfires
CAPITAL Meat, the importer of kangaroo meat into Namibia, suffered a setback when a buyer of its mince and 'boerewors' products cancelled their contract yesterday.
Geography Area: 823,145 sq. km. ; the size of Texas and Louisiana combined. Cities: Capital --Windhoek pop.
Dundee Precious freezes Bulgarian project, switches attention to Namibia
Canadian mining firm Dundee Precious Metals has shelved plans to develop a gold mine concession in Bulgaria, shifting attention instead to Namibia, Bulgarian daily Dnevnik reported on January 25 2009.
Namibia's landmark quiver trees dying from climate change
An old man gently touches the trunk of the huge quiver tree with a worried look on his wrinkled face, as he points at several dead branches lying on Namibia's rugged terrain.
Namibia At 20: Time To Rethink 'Development'
AFTER the excitement surrounding the recent parliamentary and presidential elections and the upcoming court case, it is perhaps time to focus on some of the substantial issues confronting Namibia today.
Election case heats up: Parties widen attack on polls
OPPOSITION parties questioning the legality of Namibia's national elections of 2009 widened the scope of their court challenge to the polls yesterday by asking the High Court to nullify the presidential election too.
Zim still exporting power to Namibia'
Zimbabwe is still supplying power to Namibia despite announcement to the contrary by Energy Minister Elias Mudzuri earlier this week, the Zimbabwean embassy in Windhoek and Namibian power utility NamPower have said.
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