Sport
Title ‘addicts’ scour for more
WINNING titles is addictive and Black Africa are hungry for another, said the club’s vice captain...
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Long-term plan to tap Kavango river to supply Windhoek
THE government has long-term plans to tap water from the Kavango River in the north eastern part of...
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M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief’s Congo visit
GOMA, DRC – Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire yesterday in fighting with government...
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British soldier hacked to death
LONDON – Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on...
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From Opuwo, with love
“ALWAYS something new out of Africa,” quoted Pliny the Elder. Were he alive today, he would have...
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Political Perspective
ON the eve of the 50th anniversary of the predecessor of the African Union (AU), the Organisation...
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The African Union At 50
AFRICA Day will be celebrated across the continent on 25 May. This has become a kind of an annual...
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Wealth Should Beget Wealth
THERE is a country far away on the North Sea from whom we can learn valuable lessons in whether we...
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Pohamba recalls ambassadors
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is said to have recalled all ambassadors and high commissioners heading Namibia’s foreign missions with one or two exceptions.
[more]Namibians face hunger
AN estimated 330 900 Namibians are currently facing food insecurity following a dry rainy season, a recent study has found.
[more]Electricity up by 12%
ELECTRICITY consumers in Namibia will pay on average 12% more from the beginning of July.
[more]A trip down memory lane...
AN 83-year-old senior citizen had the Windhoek City Police bemused when he approached their head office genuinely seeking a work permit (called a pass during Apartheid time) to allow him to work in Windhoek.
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Word-a-day
Chevy ( (CHEV-ee) ) verb
show definitionVerb tr.: To chase or annoy.
Noun: A chase, hunt, or a hunting cry.
Etymology: After Cheviot Hills bordering England and Scotland. A battle between English and Scottish forces over a hunting expedition is described in a 15th-century ballad (The Ballad of Chevy Chase). A chase is a tract of land reserved for hunting. The name of the city Chevy Chase in Maryland has the same origin. Earliest documented use: before 1825.
Usage: “[Boys] chevied the younger boys to greater speed as they stumbled down the stairs.” Clinton W. Trowbridge; All Tied Up; The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts); Jan 22, 1999.
