Namibia

Namibia Aims to Go Nuclear in 20 Years (AllAfrica.com)

GOVERNMENT has decided to build a nuclear power plant in Namibia within the next 15 to 20 years, Mines and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina has confirmed.

Traveller's Guide To: Namibia (Independent)

Is there anybody there? Only just: the former German South West Africa is the second-least populated country (the first being Mongolia). Only two million people live in an area bigger than Britain and France combined.

Namibia : Being Wet oor Cold is a Matter of Perception (AllAfrica.com)

There is an interesting debate between advocates of global warming and those who try to defame it.

Afri-Can Receives Permits to Start Diamond Sampling of Block J in Namibia (Marketwire)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- (Marketwire - March 12, 2010) - Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AFA)(FRANKFURT:AJF) ("Afri-Can") reports that it has received all necessary permits from Namibian authorities in order to start the marine diamond sampling program. International Mining and Dredging Holding Ltd ("IMDH") is currently completing some repair work and maintenance on the sampling ...

Afri-Can Receives Permits to Start Diamond Sampling of Block J in Namibia (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- - Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation reports that it has received all necessary permits from Namibian authorities in order to start the marine diamond sampling program.

Namibia : Church Discusses Domestic Violence (AllAfrica.com)

THE Bet-El Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will host a workshop on domestic violence and moral decay at the church this Saturday.

Namibia : Banks Throw Down the Gauntlet (AllAfrica.com)

FNB Namibia yesterday claimed that the underlying policy of the Payment Systems Management Bill and the Banking Institutions Amendment Bill is flawed.

Namibia : GIPF Shelves Kuleni Plans (AllAfrica.com)

PRESSURE from Government and unions yesterday forced the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) to postpone indefinitely the outsourcing of its administration services to Kuleni Fund Administrators as well as the termination of service for its 160 staff members.

Namibia : Amendments to Constitution Back (AllAfrica.com)

PRIME Minister Nahas Angula yesterday reintroduced a bill to amend the Namibian Constitution in the National Assembly. The amendment would extend the period for foreigners to acquire citizenship to ten years and reduce the term of office of regional councillors from six to five years.

NamPower, Zesa to meet over Hwange Station (ZWNEWS.com)

Namibia's power utility company, NamPower, will next week send a delegation to Zimbabwe for discussions with the Energy ministry and Zesa officials, amid a proposal that Hwange Thermal Power Station should be decommissioned.

Botswana/Namibia: Zebras to Play Namibia in Friendly (AllAfrica.com)

The Zebras will play Namibia on March 21 as part of preparations for the second leg of the preliminary round of the qualifiers of the African Nations Championship (CHAN).

Namibia : Tony Mbok Acquitted On Rape Charge (AllAfrica.com)

THE legal woes of Cameroonian-born would-be property developer Antoine 'Tony' Mbok are continuing, despite his acquittal on a charge of rape in the Windhoek Regional Court on Monday.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

Currently, international ivory trade is forbidden under CITES regulations, except for rare auctions under strict rules. Namibia has held two such auctions over the past decade.

Elections Won’t Change Much Anyway (The Namibian)

THE ruling by Namibia’s High Court judges confirms that the legal system cannot bring about qualitative change. The court failed to address the basic issue of the secretive and illegal verification centres which took one week to ‘recount’ the relatively small number of votes.

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