We've just heard from the Namibia Ultra Marathon race director Steve Clark, that everyone is now back in Swakopmund. Steve said the race was very tough with temperatures getting up to 42 ºc. Winner Darren Roberts was very surprised and shocked to hear he...
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By, Uwe Paschen. The virtual Family reunion. Yesterday was my Mothers Birthday and with only my Brother, Sister in law and nephews leaving with her nowadays due to the fact that most of us are scattered around...
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By Miriam Mannak Floods have affected over half a million people in Nambia and Angola. Zambia, southwest Madagascar, northern Mozambique, northern and southern Malawi, and northern Botswana have also been...
It seems that people either love fish or consider it repugnant, but either way, one cannot ignore its important relevance to our diet. Speaking on a global scale, millions of people depend on our oceans for their...
opinion by Swan | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 625 views | 52 recommendations | 13 comments
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is to grant Cuban Fidel Castro an award for his contributions to the Caribbean region and the world. This award will certainly irk Castro´s opponents in Florida and conservatives...
There is no great irony in Zimbabwe’s government selling stockpiled ivory to make some money to support wildlife conservation. In a country with ravaging inflation and continuing social unrest, preserving...
created by yuls.source | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 268 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Last week Online auction site ebay, under pressure from wildlife activist, banned the sale of ivory all over the world on their websites beginning next year but the first officially sanctioned sale of...
created by Sanjay Jha | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 102 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Nobel prize jury members must have taken care of Chinese stand on Nobel peace prize issue while finalising the winner.This years peace award won by peace negotiator Martti Ahtisaari from Finland.Amidst of...
In what could be the return of the ivory trade, South Africa has said it will go ahead with plans to sell 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan, which is a special exemption to the ivory trading ban. South Africa has a...
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They say a quiet cat is always better than a loud cat, but not according to Jean Kelly, a cat owner from Buckinghamshire, UK, who spent over $17,000 to fix her cat’s paralyzed larynx so he can meow again. ...
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On the 6th of July Kobus Alberts, Steffen Oesterle, Volker Mohrholz and Toralf Heene started the climb to Königstein.We left at 14:00, with the aim to overnight in the area near to Springbokwasser. (Just to...
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As memories of the aches, pains and blisters begin to fade for the 35 000 runners who competed in the London Marathon, a handful may now be looking to take on an even bigger challenge to push their limits...
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There is buzz surrounding the adoption of another bouncing baby to the Brangelina family."Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly planning to adopt a child from either Namibia, Bolivia or Paraguay. ...
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It's not every day that we bump into a gold chest or sunken ship story. This treasure surely has every right to be saved."ORANJEMUND, Namibia (AFP) — Archaeologists are racing against the little time left to...
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Environmentalists are angry at Namibia's decision to allow a cull for of elephants for 'trophy hunters'. Some including the government of Namibia feel the herds can sustain the loss but with money to be made from...