Sport
African Stars close in on BA
FORMER Black Africa midfield kingpin Rudi Louw earned African Stars a 1-0 victory over United Stars...
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Areva-UraMin deal followed suspicious trading
MONTREAL – French nuclear power group Areva’s purchase of Canadian uranium producer UraMin, then...
[more]Africa
State-led spending aims to turn around SA
CAPE TOWN – South Africa plans to rally its lagging economy and unemployment crisis by adopting a...
[more]World
Al Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt
DUBAI – Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahri, in a video recording posted on the Internet on Sunday, urged...
[more]Environment
Dorob rules clarified
A RECENT article in The Namibian, (‘Citizens fight for freedom of movement’) failed to demonstrate...
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Notable Quotes
WE are now preparing for a life outside the ANC, and possibly in prison. Maybe this is a farewell...
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AND of course I was paid for services delivered. – Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob vowed...
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Political Perspective
GOVERNMENT will still rue the day it caved in to claims of compensation from mainly those who were...
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Finance clerk admits N$3,9m cheque theft
THE stranglehold of debts and empty promises made by a former boyfriend were what prompted a Ministry of Finance official to steal cheques valued at more than N$3,9 million from her employer in early 2010.
[more]Pensioner arrested for raping granddaughter
KASOTE – The police in the Kavango Region on Thursday arrested a 66-year-old man for allegedly having raped his granddaughter at the Kasote informal settlement at Rundu.
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SPECTATORS ... A huge crowd of people gathered on the dune overlooking Uis this weekend to watch balloons fly over the small town.
[more]IMF warns against economic red lights
GOVERNMENT should create “sound fiscal buffers”, including “reining in” its spending, to safeguard Namibia against global economic shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Weather
Windhoek
more weatherCoast: Partly cloudy and cool with morning fog patches, but fine in the south.
Wind: Moderate northwesterly to southerly, but strong southerly in the South.
Katima 20-29
Rundu 17-30
Eenhana 18-35
Ondangwa 18-33
Oshakati 17-33
Outapi 16-32
Windhoek 14-29
Rehoboth 16-32
Gobabis 17-31
Mariental 17-35
Keetmans 16-35
Walvis Bay 14-22
Exchange rate
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Word-a-day
Poseur ( (poh-ZUHR) ) noun
show definitionNoun: One who behaves in an affected manner to impress others.
Etymology: From French poseur (poser), from poser (to pose), from Latin pausa (pause). Earliest documented use: 1869.
Usage: Is Alain de Botton the biggest pseud and poseur of all time, or a brilliant writer who asks intriguing questions? – www.wordsmith.org
