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Comprehensive News Feed for Namibia.

Results 1 - 20 of 637 in Namibia

  1. Live - South Africa v EnglandRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | BBC

    ... good batter in his day. "For goodness sake it is 'batsmen' not 'batters'. This is Cricket not Baseball!" Ken, Rundu, Namibia in the TMS inbox "Mince pies! Try explaining to a Dane what they are. They are made with mince meat. No, not the sort you ...

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  2. Namibia court lets opposition see election documentsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 24 | SABC News

    A Namibian court has ordered authorities to release election documents to opposition parties contesting the results of last month's presidential and parliamentary vote, a party official said today.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Hifikepunye Pohamba

  3. Court grants poll result reviewRead the original story

    Jun 29, 2009 | News24.com

    ... to opposition parties contesting the results of last month's general election. "I order the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to make available by no later than next Monday materials like the counterfoils of used, rejected and spoilt ballot ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Hifikepunye Pohamba

  4. Namibia: Weatherly Refines Its Copper PlansRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | AllAfrica.com

    ... WTI to fast-track the development of the Tschudi open-pit copper project and to back the US$6-million expansion of Namibia Custom Smelters at Tsumeb. The upgrade will include an oxygen plant and will increase the capacity of the smelter by 40 per ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Tsumeb, Namibia

  5. Namibia's first Hilton.Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | 4 Hoteliers

    Hilton Worldwide couldn't decide whether to give Namibia, in southern Africa, gold, myrrh or frankincense so it decided on a hotel instead! Wrapped up in a management agreement between Hilton Worldwide and Pride of Africa Hospitality, Africa Pride Hospitality and Namibian private equity firm United Africa Group, the 154-room Hilton Windhoek will ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Windhoek, Namibia

  6. Holidays on Earth Today: December 26, 2009Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Associated Content

    ... Day 5. Bahamas : *Junkanoo: New Providence 6. British Virgin Islands : *Junkanoo 7. Slovenia : *Independence Day 8. Namibia : *Family Day 9. South Africa : *Day of Goodwill 10. Slovakia : *Christmas Holiday 11. Australia : *Proclamation Day ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Christmas, 9, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, World News, Africa

  7. SMSes of Tuesday 22 December 2009Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | The Namibian

    ... Namibians. I am a Namibian who grew up in Europe and feel very challenged by many things happening in Africa, and in Namibia, especially when it comes to Christmas decorations and TV programmes for Christmas. As Africans, do we not have Christmas in ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Windhoek, Namibia, Tsumeb, Namibia, Rehoboth, Namibia

  8. Newsmakers 2009: Namibian viewsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | The Namibian

    ... of the year: President Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Swapo Party and President-elect of the Republic of Namibia. 3) Top African news story of the year: The victory of ANC's Presidential Candidate Comrade Jacob Zuma, who is currently ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, South Africa, Activism, Barack Obama, Windhoek, Namibia

  9. Namibia adds to carbon cost of CopenhagenRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | The Namibian

    NAMIBIA sent a 37-strong delegation to the just-ended climate change talks in Copenhagen, adding more then 59 tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Windhoek, Namibia, Nahas Angula

  10. Electoral Commission digs in over ballot papersRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | The Namibian

    THE Electoral Commission of Namibia and nine political parties that want to be given access to a range of election material used in November's National Assembly and presidential polls are set to square off in the High Court in Windhoek today.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Windhoek, Namibia, US News

  11. Namibia Opposition Figure Claims Irregularities in Recent VoteRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | Voice of America

    Herero women in traditional dress prepare to vote at a polling station in Windhoek, Namibia Friday Nov.

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  12. Dr. Hans van Leeuwen: Fighting Famine with FungiRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | R & D

    ... he says. Currently, this process is used in the 6 million gal/day Goreangab Walter Reclamation Plant in Windhoek, Namibia, to supply part of the city's drinking water needs. It also is incorporated in the South Caboolture Water Reclamation plant in ...

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    Related Topix: Famine, Natural Disasters, Ames, IA, Life, Food, Cheese, Gauteng, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, World News, South Africa

  13. Hilton Signs Management Agreement For a 154-room Hilton Hotel in...Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | Hotel Online

    Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with Pride of Africa Hospitality Ltd, Africa Pride Hospitality Ltd and United Africa Group Ltd for the first Hilton property in Namibia.

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    Related Topix: Travel, World News, Africa, Namibia Travel, Windhoek, Namibia

  14. HVS Emea Hospitality Enews - " Week Ending 18 December 2009Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 14 | Hospitality Net

    ... Place Holdings is seeking an established operator to run the property, which will include a spa and leisure centre. Namibia's First Hilton Hilton Worldwide couldn't decide whether to give Namibia, in southern Africa, gold, myrrh or frankincense so ...

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    Related Topix: Reality TV, Kitchen Nightmares, Entertainment, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Turkey, World News, Middle East, Gordon Ramsay, Africa

  15. Namibia: Workers Injured in Truck Accident

    Monday Dec 21 | AllAfrica.com

    ELEVEN Nivex Grape Company workers were seriously injured when two trucks collided and one of them overturned at Aussenkehr on Tuesday morning.

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  16. Namibia: Building Workers Down Tools Over Pay Dispute

    Monday Dec 21 | AllAfrica.com

    MORE than 100 construction workers at the site of the five-star Eliakim Namundjebo Plaza Hotel in the Windhoek city centre yesterday downed tools, demanding that they get paid what is due to them in annual leave days and housing allowances.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Windhoek, Namibia

  17. GLOBAL: The numbers game in CopenhagenRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | IRIN

    ... major food regions lost eight to 10 percent of their GDP because over 600,000 hectares of farmland was destroyed." Namibia's Prime Minister, Nahas Angula, pointed out that the "worst ever recorded floods" in 2009 had cost his country 1.1 percent of ...

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  18. Deloitte uses Web2.0 learningRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | ITWeb

    ... Telepreneur and has offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as well as in Windhoek, Namibia. Vox Telecom is a listed company trading on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) MWEB Business provides solutions for Internet, ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Internet

  19. Dinaledi results to improveRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | ITWeb

    ... Telepreneur and has offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as well as in Windhoek, Namibia. Vox Telecom is a listed company trading on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) MWEB Business provides solutions for Internet, ...

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  20. SMSes of Monday 21 December 2009Read the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | The Namibian

    ... ' dead' deal from the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen is clear, 'every country on its own, God for all of us'. Namibia has an option, abolish the current colonial economic system based on exporting raw material and introduce a localised green ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Swakopmund, Namibia