February 2010

Mini-Cyclone Hits Country

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 22:08
Mini-Cyclone Hits Country - A MINI-CYCLONE tore into Namibia on Sunday, according to Professor Kobus Botha, a South African weather expert. [All Africa - Namibia]

Nujoma Stadium Loses Astroturf

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 22:07
Nujoma Stadium Loses Astroturf - THE International Football Federation (Fifa), in consultation with Greenfields Sport Turf Systems, has decided to remove the artificial turf at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, which they claim affects playability because of serious structural problems in various parts of the complex. [All Africa - Namibia]

Flood Alert for Okavango and Orange Rivers

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 22:07
Flood Alert for Okavango and Orange Rivers - PEOPLE living and working along the Orange River on the southern Namibian border should be on the "highest alert" due to a flood wave expected from South Africa, Chief Hydrologist Guido van Langenhove said yesterday, while the water level on the Okavango River in the northeast is rising towards the eight-metre mark. [All Africa - Namibia]

Water Rationing in the North

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 22:07
Water Rationing in the North - THE influx of dirty water into NamWater's canal from Ruacana to the Oshakati Purification Plant has necessitated further water rationing in the North, the utility says. [All Africa - Namibia]