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	Erongo child rape shock The Erongo Region has been rocked by two separate incidents of alleged child rape. Yesterday the rape of a six-year-old girl was reported in Kuisebmond, while a nine-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised in Usakos last week by another boy who had allegedly watched pornographic movies during the December school holidays. Read more N$500 000 Swakopmund jewellery theft A well-known jewellery shop in the Woermann Shopping Centre in Swakomund, Herrle & Herman, was robbed of approximately N$500 000 of jewels yesterday morning. Read more Frank Fredericks world record 16 years old Saturday 18 February marked the 16th anniversary of the day Namibian Frank Fredericks set his world indoor 200m record of 19.92 seconds in France in 1996. This amazing record still stands today as a testament to the greatest sprinter ever produced by Africa. We salute you Frank Fredericks! Read more

Walvis Bay Corridor cargo traffic sets record for January

Weather at the Coast . . .

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Volumes along all the Walvis Bay Corridors have hit a record high of more than 63 000 tonnes for the month of January 2012. This is a significant growth of cargo volumes along the TransKalahari, TransCaprivi and TransCunene Corridors respectively. Read more

Toktokkie: Playing with fire

The heat is on. They call it global warming. How will the Namib's creatures cope? As it turns out, many are already quite adept at facing the heat.

My Dubai holiday: Service proved to be one of the biggest delights

My adventure started early on a Friday morning - getting ready to leave for the airport to enjoy what would be a spectacular holiday. Soon my bags were checked in, I received my boarding pass and my passport was stamped. Airports remain a magical place to me – you become a speck like a scene from one of Dr Suez's novels. My first transit stop was OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. My bags were overweight.

Namibian manufacturers hold strategic meeting

The Namibian Manufacturers Association (NMA), held a Strategic Planning Session at Midgard Country Estate. The aim of the Strategic Session was to devise a plan and strategies to strengthen the Association and to promote the development of the manufacturing industry in Namibia.

Opinion: Why must school athletics be about winning and losing?

Year after year I'm taken aback by the tears and bruised egos associated with crying that accompanies complying with the prescriptions of schools and institutions where situations are approached with a win or lose mentality. Winning here always means someone else loses.

Coastal court proceedings

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