Politics | Society
Ruling on Namibia polls Thursday
afrol News, 3 March - The Namibian High court is expected to give its verdict on the application by nine opposition parties contesting last year's election results which gave President Hifikepunye Pohamba's party a landslide victory. The nine parties are seeking nullification of the outcome of last year’s general elections. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Technology | Society
MCA selects IBTCI for Namibia’s poverty project
afrol News, 18 January - FreeBalance, a software company that helps governments around the world to leverage robust Government Resource Planning (GRP) technology to accelerate country growth, has been selected to provide Fiscal Agent financial software to Namibia, under the project funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Read more
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Politics
Pohamba seeks 2nd term in Namibia
afrol News, 27 November - Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba and his ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), are expected to retain the stronghold of government, as Namibias started to cast their votes today. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development
Namibia urges SA to improve cross-border traffic
afrol News, 3 November - Visiting Namibia, South African President Jacob Zuma today was told that progress was too slow when it comes to build new infrastructure links between the two neighbours and removing border crossing restrictions. Namibia fears for promised World Cup benefits.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Namibia urges for harder line against coups d’état
afrol News, 28 September - Governments that come to power through coups d’état should be banned from participating in all United Nations institutions. Namibia’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today, urging member states to take a tougher line against undemocratic transfers of power. Read more
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Culture - Arts | Economy - Development
Namibian beer wins gold medal
afrol News, 13 November - The "Tafel Lager" beer produced by Namibia Breweries Ltd won a gold medal in the category of "mild beers" at an international award ceremony in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Health | Society
Namibians stand up to AIDS challenge
afrol News, 23 October - More Namibians are living up to the challenge to stop spread of HIV by getting tested for virus, with young people waiting longer to start sexual activity and use of condoms increasing, according to new 2006-07 Namibia Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) just released today. Read more
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Politics | Society
Namibia independence gave Peace Prize
afrol News, 10 October - Finland's peace broker Martti Ahtisaari today was granted the prestigious Nobel Peace Price. His first diplomatic success was the negotiation of a lasting peace and independence for Namibia, which Mr Ahtisaari today described as his key achievement and which paved way for his engagements in Aceh (Indonesia) and Kosovo (ex-Yugoslavia).
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» 20.08.2008 - Namibia sanctions ivory trade
» 04.08.2008 - Regional body endorse global initiative to fight crime
» 04.08.2008 - Namibia signs $304.5 million poverty grant
» 29.07.2008 - Namibia secures record grant
» 25.07.2008 - Namibia gears up on anti money laundering
» 14.07.2008 - Namibia registers record inflation
» 19.06.2008 - Namibia reaches 30 percent women MP target
» 02.06.2008 - Skills shortage plagues Namibia's mining industry
» 15.05.2008 - "Tourism in Namibia set to soar"
» 09.04.2008 - Namibia leader reshuffles cabinet
» 02.04.2008 - Namibia gov't condones graft
» 07.03.2008 - Namibia hosts IT roadshow
» 19.07.2007 - "Severe blow" to Namibia's corruption fight
» 10.07.2007 - Namibian police search for tourist's killers
» 13.06.2007 - French eye Namibian uranium miner
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