The controversy surrounding the Namibian midwater fishery, which mainly targets horse mackerel, comes as no surprise.

Rumors have been rife for some time now on illegal fishing activities inside the 200m depth zone - mainly on the northern fishing grounds - as well as on the open-ocean transfer of catches, and the alleged (which is now being investigated) dumping of unwanted catches.

And then, amidst the chaos this important fishery has been drowning in the last two weeks,...

While I was gathering wool and other things, it suddenly struck me that we have something brand-new to chat/talk/signal about.

As everybody knows, members of SWAPO call one another "Comrade". This is a good phrase, especially when you can't remember the person's name. It also goes for both genders (I wanted to say "sexes", but am afraid somebody will sue me for being sexist). So, if you can't make out whether it is female or male, "Comrade" fits marvellously!...

Mondays, I find, is always a good day to start contemplating issues. An issue which has come to fore in my mind is one that will, eventually, affect each and every Namibian for many years to come: The absolute dearth of good Namibian journalists coming up from where they were trained.

Of course, there are exceptions like in any field of endevaour.

Yes, I know, there are a number of really good Namibian reporters, media specialists, journalists or whatever they would...

MBABANE, 25 June 2008 (IRIN) - Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election scheduled for 27 June should be called off, regional leaders meeting in Swaziland said on Wednesday.

“If the election were to be held under present circumstances, it would compromise the credibility and legitimacy of the results,” said a statement released by King Mswati III, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and a representative of Angolan Prime Minister, Fernando dos Santos.

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By Jan Raath

Harare - An elderly white Zimbabwean farmer severely tortured with his wife and son-in-law a fortnight ago to force him to withdraw an international legal challenge to President Robert Mugabe's violent farm seizures is pressing ahead with his case, a relative said Tuesday.

The 10-person tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the regional bloc, is set to sit in the Namibian capital Windhoek on Wednesday to hear a petition by Mike Campbell,...