2014-12-05 Namibia Health

Mail & Guardian Online   

Editorial: The good news on death stats   
Mail & Guardian Online
South Africa has one of the fastest-growing diabetes epidemics in the world. But HIV and Aids are reported more truthfully nowadays. Obesity is increasingly a problem in South Africa. The Lancet stated we are the fattest nation in Africa: 70% of women and ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Science

Sky News Australia   

Taser, electric eel use same mechanism   
Sky News Australia
The electric eel, the scaleless Amazonian fish capable of producing 600 volts of electricity, uses a electroshock mechanism similar to a Taser, scientists say. The eel's electrical impulses briefly paralyse prey by causing muscle contractions, not unlike the ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Sports

Times of India   

Tiger Woods struggles to five-over 77 in comeback round   
Times of India
ORLANDO: Tiger Woods made a woeful start to his latest injury comeback Thursday, firing a five-over par 77 to stand last after round one of the 18-player Hero World Challenge. The former world number one ended a four-month competitive layoff with four ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Entertainment

Stuff.co.nz   

Spectre of past glories in store   
Stuff.co.nz
It was the one word Bond fans have been waiting more than 20 years to hear. SPECTRE. Not so much the word, but what it stands for: the SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. An original Bond girl, Ursula Andress in ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Technology

QuikDocs   

Ford Have Revealed Its All-New Chevrolet Colorado Killer   
QuikDocs
A video teaser was posted on YouTube which showed off the 2015 Ranger which is said to be the all new Chevrolet Colorado killer. This is going to be the T6 Ranger which is not going to be made available in North America. It is going to have some of the ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Business

The Motor Report   

ACCC Launches Fuel Price Cycle Tool For Capital Cities   
The Motor Report
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a new tool that it hopes will help motorists buy cheaper fuel. Using the ACCC's website, drivers can access fuel price cycles from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney ...

2014-12-05 Namibia World

The Hindu   

Corruption perception   
The News International
The alleged corruption of the PML-N, and before it the PPP, governments has been brought to the forefront by Imran Khan's protests. He claims they collectively robbed the country blind of billions of dollars, an amount that may be an exaggeration but reflects ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Africa

BBC News   

Nelson Mandela's death – South Africa one year on   
BBC News
It does not seem that it was a year ago that South Africans danced and sang in the streets all night to remember the life of Nelson Mandela, the man who liberated them from the scourge of racial oppression. They did not mourn the 95-year-old's death - instead ...

2014-12-05 Namibia Namibia

World Politics Review   

Namibia's SWAPO Wins Landslide Despite Popular Dissatisfaction   
World Politics Review
Namibians stand in line to cast their votes in the country's presidential election, Rundu, Namibia, Nov. 28, 2014 (AP photo by Dirk Heinrich). By The Editors, Dec. 4, 2014 , Global Insider · Email · Print · Republish ...