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Saintfiet NOT Fired
TROUBLED Brave Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet, who has been making headlines, both in local and...
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Wheat price spike raises food insecurity
GENEVA – Riots over high bread prices in Mozambique and food shortages elsewhere should be a...
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Big Brother Africa: Murder In The All Stars House!
THINK old Hollywood glamour, beautiful black and white cinematography, dark smoky bars, dubious...
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Huge Soros gift to HRW
NEW YORK – Billionaire philanthropist George Soros is putting up N$720 million, one of the largest...
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Insight into routes of migratory birds
MIGRATION is a fascinating topic that has posed research questions for decades. Although the how,...
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Notable Quotes
If I have to give up my seat as Member of Parliament for this process, I will do so. – Henk Mudge,...
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This is a good ruling and it proves that our judiciary is still independent. – McHenry Venaani, DTA...
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GIPF, Government Idols Payola Fraud.
The Namibian 25 Year bash was great. Lots of people from those halcyon days of promise and...
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More power cuts
After exhaustive attempts to retrieve unpaid money owed to them, NamPower has put its foot down and cut electricity supply to the worst offenders this week. Yesterday, Kalkrand, Witvlei and Maltahöhe were cut off due to a combined debt of “just over
[more]Power cuts
BUSINESSES in Kalkrand and Maltahöhe, all using pre-paid electricity, ground to a halt yesterday, as NamPower wiped them off the national grid because the village councils refuse to pay their accounts.
[more]Suspect arrested for record gem theft
AT least one person was arrested yesterday in connection with the theft of about N$19 million dollars worth of diamonds stolen from NamGem diamond polishing factory in Okahandja, The Namibian established reliably.
[more]/Ai //Gams festival kicks off
The annual /Ae //Gams Arts and Cultural Festival kicked off in Windhoek yesterday. The festival will run until Saturday with different performances by local and international artists and cultural groups. In the photo The Petrina Haingura Cultural Gro
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Dizen( DY-zuhn, DIZ-uhn ) verb
show definition1. To attire with finery. 2. To dress or decorate in a gaudy manner. Etymology: From Old English dis- (a bunch of flax on a distaff for spinning). Usage: “Looking at Lily Savage’s costumes, I was reminded of Carlyle’s description of Madame Dubarry as a ‘wonderfully dizened Scarlet-woman’.” Michael Billington; Aladdin: Sir Ian Proves There’s Nothing Quite Like a (Panto) Dame; The Guardian (London, UK); Dec 20 2004.
