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Namibia delays U.S. software fugitive extradition case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:54:39 GMT
Fugitive U.S. millionaire Jacob "Kobi" Alexander on Wednesday won another delay in his legal battle to avoid extradition from Namibia over an alleged scheme to backdate millions of executive stock options.

Displaced for decades, San 'Bushmen' return home in Namibia (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:14:23 GMT
SERINGKOP, Namibia (AFP) - Some 9,000 members of the Haikom ethnic group, among the San "Bushmen" people who were the first occupants of southern Africa, have just been allowed to return the region where their ancestors lived.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 10:00 Namibia delays US software fugitive extradition case (Interactive Investor)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:24:06 GMT
WINDHOEK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. millionaire Jacob "Kobi" Alexander on Wednesday won another delay in his legal battle to avoid extradition from Namibia over an alleged scheme to backdate millions of executive stock options. Alexander, former chief executive of New York-based software maker Comverse Technology Inc., has denied wrongdoing, blaming instead poor financial and legal ...

Namibia: Rain Prospects for the Northeast Good (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:26:40 GMT
Favorable conditions for rain will be confined to the northeastern parts of Namibia today, weatherman Victor Kaurimuje said yesterday. He said towns such Rundu, Katima Mulilo and Grootfontein are likely to get some showers today.

Namibia: Single Farmers' Union On Cards (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:16:45 GMT
The different agricultural unions in Namibia might form one unified body in due course after a planning meeting of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) last week.

Namibia: Sheep Exports to SA Still Halted (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:16:55 GMT
The ban on live sheep exports to South Africa, which has bogged down sheep producers for nearly two years, could seriously damage the small-stock sector in Namibia and cause the closure of some abattoirs.

Namibia: FNB Rules Out Conflict (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:16:20 GMT
FIRST National Bank of Namibia (FNB) yesterday claimed that there is no conflict of interest in its sponsorship of four Namibia Premier League (NPL) teams last week.

Namibia: Blow By Blow Analysis (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:16:25 GMT
As witnessed by CORRY IHUHUA who was ringside during the World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight world title fight between Namibia's Ali Nuumbembe and South Africa's Bongani Mwelase at the ARWA Ride Hall in Parys, South Africa, on Friday ROUND 1 A dull first round as both boxers tested the waters in anticipation of a long bloody night of sweat and tears in the end.

Don, Kay Andersen write from Namibia (Melrose Beacon)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:57:08 GMT
We are now on campus at Rundu College. Rundu is a large town in Northern Namibia. The College and town is located on the Okavanga River. We can see Angola from the campus. Rundu is on the route to Windhoek, which is located mid country.

Namibia: Bret Goes Bust (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:15:05 GMT
DIAMOND mining industry operator Bret Investments, which over the past year has become embroiled in controversy and conflict over its activities in diamond mining on Namibia's Skeleton Coast, is facing bankruptcy.

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