http://en.afrik.com/ Afrik.com, Africa's portal offers a daily online newspaper with information on what is going on in the world, culture, economics, sport, societies of 56 african countries. en http://en.afrik.com/images/logo_moyen.gif http://en.afrik.com/ http://en.afrik.com/article14093.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:32:02 +0200 Bruce Sibanda http://en.afrik.com/article14017.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:14:53 +0200 Namibians would from Tuesday fork out more money on fuel as prices will go up for the sixth time this year - with unleaded petrol increasing by 75 cents and diesel by Bruce Sibanda http://en.afrik.com/article13898.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:41:27 +0200 A French state owned energy company, AREVA announced this week that it is injecting a whooping US$750 million into a uranium mine in Namibia. Bruce Sibanda http://en.afrik.com/article13885.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:25:15 +0200 Namibia, Africa's top uranium producer, followed by Niger and South Africa says the 800 megawatt facility would consume as much as 2.4 million metric tonnes of http://en.afrik.com/article13609.html Sat, 17 May 2008 13:25:19 +0200 Tower Resources said in a regulatory statement posted on its website that 2-D seismic acquisition survey shot in September 2007 had confirmed the presence of giant structures and indicate a significant probability that these would be oil bearing. http://en.afrik.com/article13554.html Tue, 13 May 2008 01:36:00 +0200 Illegal activity of money laundering is now recognised as potentially practised by individuals, small and large businesses, corrupt officials, members of organised crime through a complex network of shell companies and trusts based in offshore tax havens. http://en.afrik.com/article13555.html Tue, 13 May 2008 01:35:14 +0200 The strike started Friday mid-night with about 650 pemanent employees at the mine sealing off the plant, demanding a 15 per cent salary hike against management' s 12 per cent. http://en.afrik.com/article13450.html Fri, 02 May 2008 00:03:58 +0200 National Union of Workers of Union (NUNW) of Namibia said that 'self proclaimed human rights' activists and the so-called civil society organisations in Namibia had also joined the chorus of those 'hell bent on spreading lies' about Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. http://en.afrik.com/article13434.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:59:10 +0200 The wreckage was discovered in the area behind a sea wall used to push back the Atlantic Ocean in order to search for diamonds in Namibia's 'Sperrgebeit' or Forbidden Zone'. NamDeb said that the shipwreck could date back to the late 1400 or early 1500, making it a discovery of global significance. http://en.afrik.com/article13220.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:08:21 +0200 NamPower, which is scrambling to meet rising energy demands as winter approaches, said it would invest about US$ 70 million into emergency power generation, adding that raising tariffs was one way of raising capital for power generation projects. Panapress http://en.afrik.com/article13131.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:15:43 +0200 No explanation has been given for the sacking of Tsheehama but government sources said the veteran freedom fighter could have been dropped due to ill-health. http://en.afrik.com/article12803.html Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:11:56 +0100 With its key operation in Namibia, the Langer Heinrich uranium project, Paladin said that it was one of the few pure play independent uranium companies delivering production to meet increased demand for the mineral, which is used in nuclear energy. http://en.afrik.com/article12754.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:17:47 +0100 Information technology distributor Comztek Namibia and its vendor partners are hosting a technology roadshow in Namibia tomorrow. http://en.afrik.com/article12730.html Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:53:23 +0100 Floods have killed a total of 42 people and displaced hundreds of families since the ravaging started in January this year, officials said Tuesday, warning that more flooding was expected in the flood ravaged northern and eastern parts of the country. http://en.afrik.com/article12611.html Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:48:56 +0100 The Namibian government Monday announced plans to construct a nuclear power station within a decade, as it seeks an independent power supply status amid a regional power crunch.