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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Notable Quotes
WHY do you want to distort, to say I was made a Prime Minister to get security? No, that’s...
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Crapital of the South
My favourite political toilet pot was again overflowing with vile, stinking turds and gooey blood...
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Just My Opinion: When opportunity knocks
I’M so sure I was not the only one who was shocked and frankly a little disappointed with Damara...
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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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Weather
Windhoek
more weatherCoast: Partly cloudy and mild with fog patches except in the North.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly in the South but moderate to fresh southeasterly in the North.
Katima 11-31
Rundu 13-29
Omaruru 16-30
Opuwo 16-30
Oshakati 17-33
Outapi 17-32
Windhoek 12-28
Rehoboth 06-25
Gobabis 12-27
Mariental 13-32
Keetmans 15-32
Walvis Bay 13-24
Exchange rate
$1 = N$ USD/NAD 9.4667 9.4681
€1 = N$ EUR/NAD 12.1650 12.1785
£1 = N$ GBP/NAD 14.3749 14.3891
Word-a-day
Chartreuse( (shahr-TROOZ, -TROOS) ) noun
show definitionNoun: 1. A light, yellowish green. 2. An aromatic, usually yellow or green liqueur, originally made by Carthusian monks in Grenoble, France.
Adjective: Having a light, yellowish green colour.
Usage: “The tree crowns were packed together like puffballs and shimmered with every hue, tint, and shade of green: chartreuse, emerald, lime, aquamarine, teal, bottle, olive, jade.” Douglas Preston; The El Dorado Machine; The New Yorker; May 6, 2013.
