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Namibia's power supply squeezed as drought hits hydropower plant
The drought, plus power blackouts at South Africa power company Eskom, on which Namibia relies for 70% of its energy requirements, has put the security of the country’s electricity supply at risk.
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Namibia vows to change 'status-quo' of white-farm ownership
White Namibians, who are descended from former colonisers Germany and South Africa and makeup six percent of the population, own 70% of the land.
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Namibia's re-elected president vows to fight corruption
President Hage Geingob's South West Africa People's Party (SWAPO) has been in power since Namibia’s independence from South Africa in 1990 and is widely hailed for its role in the liberation struggle.
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Namibian authorities confiscate passports of Zuma’s former lawyers
According to local media, Mike Hellens and Dawie Joubert were about to appear in court to represent two former ministers of fisheries and justice who face charges including corruption, bribery, money laundering, and tax evasion.
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Foreign nationals in CT say they’ll walk to Botswana or Namibia next week
Refugee leader JP Balous said their plan to pack up and walk to the nearest border this week was delayed because four of their children drowned at a Sea Point Beach on Sunday.
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Namibia votes in polls set to test ruling party's grip on power
The sparsely populated nation - where the Namib desert stretches along 1,500 kilometres of Atlantic coastline - has been ruled by the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) since independence from South Africa in 1990.
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Namibia's first female candidate vows to 'restore dignity'
Despite vast mineral wealth, abundant fish reserves and a growing tourist industry, Namibia remains the world's second most unequal country after South Africa.
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All Blacks warn no let up against minnows Canada, Namibia
The three-times world champions have beaten Canada comfortably in the three times they've met in previous World Cups and whipped Namibia 58-14 when they met for the only time at London's Olympic Stadium four years ago.
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How will the Boks handle spirited neighbours Namibia?
South Africa and Namibia clash in an 'African Derby' at the Rugby World Cup, with both sides looking to bounce back from opening game losses.
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Namibian President Geingob: It is not for me to judge Mugabe’s legacy
Mugabe died at the age of 95 while in Singapore seeking treatment
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Debmarine Namibia’s new mining vessel to boost economic growth
The vessel will be used for marine diamond recovery operations off the southern coast of Namibia.
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Drought forces Namibia to auction 1,000 wild animals
The authorities declared a national disaster last month, and the meteorological services in the southern African nation estimate that some parts of the country faced the deadliest drought in as many as 90 years.
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Germany to return 15th-century seafarer Cross to Namibia
Placed in 1486 on the western coast of what is today Namibia, the Stone Cross was once considered to be such an important navigation marker that it featured on old world maps.
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Namibia declares drought a national disaster, seeks aid
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila made the announcement a day after the southern African nation launched an urgent appeal for international aid.
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Several Botswana ruling party MPs face disciplinary action over Khama meeting
Namibia’s President Heine Geingob, in his capacity as SADC chairman, has tried to intervene in the feud.
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Namibian tribes to appeal US ruling on German colonial horrors
A judge in New York said on Wednesday claims by descendants of the Herero and Nama tribes over Germany’s role in what some historians call the 20th century’s first genocide could not proceed in her jurisdiction.
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Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York
According to the plaintiffs, thousands of Herero and Nama were slaughtered, left to starve or died at concentration camps from 1904 to 1908, when Namibia was known as South-West Africa, after the tribes rebelled against German rule.
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Namibia decriminalises baby abandonment
The parliament of the southern African country passed a law at the end of January allowing mothers to drop off newborns with the police or at a safe house without facing prosecution.
