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...agree on who should sing first. After an initial blowup, Bayo, an argumentative economist from Nigeria, says he has been insulted by Kenyan psychology student Alex and slinks off to mope, complaining that "nobody listens to me." "Don't behave in this way," advises Stefan, a forensic psychologist from Namibia, "because the entire house will suffer." The contestants on the African reality-television program may be divided, but their antics have united viewers across the continent - and in the process created an unlikely cultural force. Since the launch of the program three weeks ago, millions of viewers have tuned...
...modern sport. The cup is expected to attract 1.2 billion TV viewers, almost double the number that tuned in for the 1999 tournament. Australia has been the Tiger Woods of international cricket - if they're on form, and they almost always are, everyone else is roadkill. That would include Namibia, which, along with Canada, is the newest addition to the now 14-team tournament. Australia is led by its captain, Ricky Ponting, and Shane Warne, one of the world's greatest spin bowlers. But the team appears to have a bottomless well of batting talent, and behind Warne's trickery...
...over seasons of drought and see angry eyes raised at the clear blue sky. Talk invariably turns to exit strategies. Whites opt for Perth or Cape Town or, worse, chilly London - always "for the children." Among blacks, there's wishful thinking of a job earning foreign currency in Botswana, Namibia, England. At each meal, people also serve up cracks about their misery. Recently I heard a half-mocking piece of advice for Harare drivers: don't ever stop. Others may think you're in a petrol queue and rush to get behind you. Humor seems to be group therapy...
...group of scientists working for the Namibian government recommended not accepting genetically modified U.S. corn because the long-term health effects of eating it have not been determined. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has said the subsequent decision in Namibia to refuse genetically modified U.S. corn leaves 2.9 million people without proper nutrition and at risk of starvation. The real reasons for the rejection, however, are not about health but about economics. Although humans have bred and crossed agricultural crops for thousands of years to optimize their genes for human benefit, the “unnatural?...
...here as you did to get in. The swollen envelope that came during senior year of high school was an invitation to relax for four plus years en route to Commencement. Moreover, the work you put in during high school, be it in Newton, Nebraska or Namibia, already made you worthy of that Harvard degree, regardless of the hours spent cramming in Cambridge...