What might turn out to be the oldest shipwreck in the sub-Saharan African region has been discovered in diamond-rich Namibia. The country’s diamond mining company, Namdeb Diamond Corporation, a 50-50 joint venture between the government and South African gem miner De Beers, said on Wednesday that its geologists discovered the shipwreck during a routine search […]
Acid test for SADC tribunal
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal is expected this week to rule over a last-ditch bid by a white Zimbabwean commercial farmer to stave off an impending eviction from his farms or to receive compensation. The case, the first to be tried by the tribunal and considered an acid test to SADC’s […]
Namibian society seeks ICC charges on former president
Namibian society seeks ICC charges on former president WINDHOEK, Namibia Caricatures mocking Sam Nujoma dot Phil ya Nangoloh’s office in Windhoek, but the man who has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the 78-year-old former Namibian president, and three others, for crimes against humanity says he does not hate the man […]