The Southern Times

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Fear of losing its lucrative northern Namibia market, as opposed to intellectual property infringements, appears to be behind Namibia Breweries Limited’s offensive against little known HP97 Investments, whose Desert Lager has not even been on the shelves for five months.

Zambia sets up sinking fund to avoid Eurobond

Lusaka - Zambia has set aside US$10 million in readiness to service over US$3 billion in debt secure Read more...

How tourism is impacting economic development

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published the latest World Tourism Baromet Read more...

The A-listers …Most successful Southern Afr

The film industry is one cutthroat business that needs a thick skin to become successful. African ac Read more...

Namibian sport minister calls for local empow

Windhoek – The Minister of Youth, Sport and National Service, Erastus Uutoni, has called on sport Read more...

This Week's Paper

Our Namibian edition

Feb 14, 2019

Our Zimbabwean edition

Feb 14, 2019

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Poachers have broken into Botswana’s p Read more...

10 Aug, 2018 at 01:58 PM

In a sign that Botswana is likely to cli Read more...

02 Jul, 2018 at 09:26 AM

DAR ES SALAAM - DIRECTIVES on online for Read more...

02 Jul, 2018 at 01:24 PM

Gaborone - Poachers have broken into Bot Read more...

04 Feb, 2019 at 07:35 AM

Gaborone – The Botswana government has Read more...

25 May, 2018 at 02:35 PM

ZIMBABWE: MDC Alliance principal Tendai Read more...

18 Feb, 2019 at 03:46 PM

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has retired Read more...

18 Feb, 2019 at 01:30 PM

The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey Read more...

18 Feb, 2019 at 12:51 PM

Harare - The US$365 million Zimplats cap Read more...

18 Feb, 2019 at 09:41 AM

We commend the call by SADC for the west Read more...

18 Feb, 2019 at 09:40 AM

Southern African Development Community ( Read more...

22 Oct, 2018 at 09:22 AM

Heads of state and ministers who travell Read more...

30 Jul, 2018 at 02:01 PM

African sovereign funds represent only 3 Read more...

24 Sep, 2018 at 09:52 AM

Gaborone - Botswana’s celebrated hip-h Read more...

04 Aug, 2018 at 03:19 PM

Gaborone - The Zebras and Namibia's Brav Read more...

28 Sep, 2018 at 10:26 AM

Biti convicted, sentenced

ZIMBABWE: MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti has been slapped with a suspended six-month prison term for illegalRead More...

President Mnangagwa retires, reassigns 4 senior army officers

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has retired and reassigned four senior military officers to the diplomatic service Read More...

The Turkish Ambassador presents letters of credence to SADC

The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Her Read More...

Sanctions hurting Zimbabwe – SADC

Harare - SADC has reiterated its call for economic sanctions against Zimbabwe to be removed as they are inhibitiRead More...

Sports museum for Southern Africa

ZIMBABWE is primed to become home to the mulled establishment of a giant sports museum for the African Union SpoRead More...

Zone VI handball teams battle for AFG spot

ZIMBABWE senior men’s handball coach Farai Gwisai has acknowledged the heftiness of the task which lies ahead Read More...

Women and Sport – The Revolution

The inequalities between men and women in sport are self-evident all over the world. The historical imbalances cRead More...

Regional basketball teams for Zambia International tourney

Top Zimbabwean basketball teams have intensified their preparations ahead of the Zambia International BasketballRead More...

US$365 million Zimplats capital projects on course

Harare - The US$365 million Zimplats capital projects in developing the new Mupani Mine and redeveloping the colRead More...

Namibia not affected by Eskom crisis

Windhoek – Namibia is expected to have sufficient electricity delivery despite the situation in South Africa, Read More...

Botswana, Zambia sign AfCFTA to fast-track access to African markets

Gaborone - Botswana has welcomed the establishment of an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) meant to cRead More...

Gas findings a game changer for South African economy

Johannesburg - The recent discovery of gas off the southern coast of South Africa is seen as a great step for thRead More...

A RARE RHINO HORN HARVESTING EXPERIENCE

Most people might not know that rhino horn can be harvested and regrows at about 20 centimetres, annually. The rRead More...

Listeriosis compounds hardships of struggling Namibians

The banning of South African cold meat products in the Namibian market following the outbreak of listeriosis in Read More...

Bicycles the secret weapon in fight to cut malaria deaths in children

The number of children dying from malaria has been dramatically cut with the introduction of a new drug and bicyRead More...

Understanding haemophilia, the royal disease

Windhoek - In some parts of Africa, haemophilia is portrayed as a result of sorcery or a curse.Read More...

UNAIDS sounds alarm …As entire regions lag in achieving 2020 HIV targets

Windhoek - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has expressed concern regarding the pace at wRead More...

Fight against alcoholism in SADC region escalates

Concerned with how alcohol is taking a toll on people’s health and even being touted as the biggest contributoRead More...

Rising demand for soya bean, an opportunity for Zim

There has been a global shift by farmers to focus more on the production of cash crops and soya beans has been oRead More...

Seed Co pins hope on Command Agriculture ....projects growth in regional markets

PAN-African seed company, Seed Co, anticipates increased demand for seed products under the broadened Command AgRead More...

Extension services bearing fruit

Government’s efforts continue to bear fruit in the provision of agricultural extension services. The followingRead More...

Farmer speaks on Conservation Agriculture

When Helvi Chihinga (38) was introduced to conservation agriculture, she contemplated on switching from conventiRead More...

International tourist arrivals reach 1.4 billion two years ahead of forecasts

Madrid - International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO WorRead More...

Poor roads impede domestic tourism in Angola

The reduction of domestic tourism in Angola due to the poor state of repair of inter-provincial roads and the hiRead More...

Kapana, Namibia’s soul food

There are many reasons to travel. Food is one. There’s one thing we can all agree on, food doth maketh the expRead More...

Kenya Airways, Air Madagascar, Air Austral partner to increase expansion

In an attempt to boost footprints in Africa and the Indian Ocean Island, Kenya Airways, Air Madagascar and Air ARead More...

The making of Zim's Second Republic

Presidential frontrunner, Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zanu-PF is on record saying the 2018 harmonised elections will gRead More...

CALM AFTER THE STORM...Peace prevails as army restores order in Harare

CALM returned on the streets of Harare on Thursday, a day after MDC Alliance protesters clashed with security agRead More...

ZEC commends high voter turnout

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has applauded Zimbabweans for peaceful conduct and for voting in huge nuRead More...

Chamisa confirms Mugabe backing

Zimbabwe’s MDC Alliance candidate Nelson Chamisa has confirmed working with former President Robert Mugabe in Read More...

A Rising Tide of Global Corruption

Transparency International is out with its annual global corruption index and the news is not good. Around the wRead More...

Why true greatness is shared

For the past week or so, Rwandans have been basking in the glory of our nation’s heroes. With good reason.Read More...

Elections over, time for DRC to move on

The long-awaited elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have come and gone, and a new president hasRead More...

Zimbabwe’s week of horror

Zimbabwe has been besieged by violent protests, chaos, killings, suspected terrorism, looting, vandalism of statRead More...