The mystery of the Namibian space ball has been solved before the end of 2011, but the answer, sadly, does not lie in UFOs and alien life. Instead, the extraterrestrial object is almost certainly a hydrazine bladder tank... a mystery solved not by NASA, but by a commenter on Gawker. Details and photos here.
Melanie Jones
Dec 25, 2011
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will look into a mysterious space ball, which dropped onto an African village in Namibia in mid-November. The hollow ball is reportedly made of a metal alloy known to man.
Dave Smith
Dec 23, 2011
Aishwarya Rai and other stars bugged before giving birth.
Cristina Merrill
Nov 03, 2011
Germany repatriated to Namibia on Tuesday 20 African skulls taken from the area about a century ago when it was under its colonial rule and sent to Germany for questionable racial studies.
Jack Kim
Oct 04, 2011
Namibia's Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) on Wednesday served Rio Tinto's Rossing uranium mine with a strike notice after failing to reach a deal in talks over output incentives, with a stoppage expected to start on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 21, 2011
The European Union wants more clarity from Beijing on increased export quotas for rare earth minerals from dominant producer China in meetings next month and December, Europe's trade chief said.
Wenwen Meng
Sep 14, 2011
Lopes a business student was born in the Benguela Province, Angola. She beat out about 21 others in her home country in order to represent Angola in São Paulo, Brazil.
Laura Matthews
Sep 13, 2011
Uranium producer Paladin Energy said Monday it has drawn $127 million from a financing facility, to reimburse costs from the expansion at its Langer Heinrich project in Namibia.
Mike Obel
Sep 12, 2011
China's fast-growing consumerism and lax policing of ivory laws are the latest threats to wild elephant populations, said an author of a recent report on endangered species.
Wenwen Meng
Aug 29, 2011
The Rugby World Cup is expected to be an intense tournament.
Bobby Ilich
Jul 19, 2011
It must be good karma - being born a celebrity kid - born with the proverbial silver spoon in the mouth. Custom-made designer clothes, huge mansions, vacations around the world, travel by private jets, round-the-clock nannies to fulfill every need - these are just some of the perks of being a star kid.
IBT Staff Reporter
May 23, 2011
Angelina Jolie, who is in Tunisia doing charity work, appeared with a new tattoo on her left arm.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 06, 2011
The Australian share market closed higher for a sixth consecutive trading day with activity subdued after the Reserve Bank (RBA) left interest rates unchanged.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 05, 2011
Namibia paid commodities trader Glencore N$448 million in outstanding fees after the government cancelled an oil supply contract, the Southern Times reported on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 25, 2011
Namibia's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 6.0 percent on Wednesday, but said economic growth is likely to be better than previously expected as the economy recovers from a downturn.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 23, 2011
Namibian diamond production jumped 57 percent in 2010, while uranium production declined marginally, data showed on Wednesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 09, 2011
Namibia's Nampower plans to solicit bids as early as April for the $1 billion power plant that forms part of its Kudu gas-to-power project, the power utility's managing director told Reuters on Wednesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 09, 2011
Construction of a railway line connecting Botswana's Mmamabula coal field with the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, pegged at up to $9 billion, is expected to start in 18 months, a government official said on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 04, 2011
Proposed changes to revenue sharing within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are unacceptable because they place an unfair burden on its poorer members, a senior Namibian official said on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 04, 2011
The Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) is considering a major overhaul of revenue-sharing that will see South Africa keeping a far bigger slice of pooled customs receipts, according to a policy document.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 03, 2011
The ramp-up to full production at Areva's Trekkopje uranium mine in Namibia has been delayed by a year to late 2013, the company said on Tuesday.
Jack Kim
Feb 01, 2011
Angola is hoping to get back on the world’s tourism map with Tarpons – a fish majorly found in Atlantic waters known for their fighting abilities and large size.
Sanskrity Sinha
Dec 28, 2010
