Namibia : Act Now and Cut the Talk (AllAfrica.com)

THE Minister of Sport, Willem Konjore, this week appointed new commissioners to serve on the Namibia Sport Commission. I like the idea that there is now a commissioner for promoting and marketing the body.

Namibia : Mongolia Learns From Country (AllAfrica.com)

A MONGOLIAN delegation of parliamentarians, conservationists and government officials is in Namibia for 10 days to learn about Namibia's widely acclaimed Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) programme.

Namibia to Amend Constitution After Court Rejects Act (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Namibia plans to amend its constitution following a Supreme Court ruling in December that declared unconstitutional an act outlawing labour broking, the Information Ministry said.

Namibia to Amend Constitution After Ruling on Labor Broking (Bloomberg)

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Namibia plans to amend its constitution following a Supreme Court ruling in December that declared unconstitutional a new act that had outlawed labour broking, the Information Ministry said.

Namibia : Half of All Citizens Unemployed (AllAfrica.com)

ONE out of every two Namibians in the country is jobless, Government has confirmed in its latest labour force survey. The Namibia Labour Force Survey (NLFS) 2008 shows that 51,2 per cent of all Namibians are unemployed.

Namibia : New Board for NWR Appointed (AllAfrica.com)

THE State-owned Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) company has a new board of directors with Jacqui Asheeke, Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of Tourism Associations in Namibia (Fenata), appointed as chairperson.

Namibia : Screws Tighten On Labour Hire (AllAfrica.com)

CABINET has endorsed a decision to tighten the screws on the labour-hire system in Namibia through a range of amendments to the Labour Act of 2007.

Namibia : Shoplifting Outweighs Recession in Country (AllAfrica.com)

CRIME has overtaken inflation as the number one threat to retailers in Namibia, who are losing millions as economic hard times lead to increasing theft.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

They also fear that Namibian meat might lose lucrative markets in Europe should Namibia not sign an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.

Library hosting presentationon southwest African culture (The Bernardsville News)

BERNARDS TWP. – The Somerset Hills American Association of University Women (AAUW) will present a program on southwest Africa entitled “The San and Their Land–Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia,” at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Bernards Township Library, Meeting Room B, Basking Ridge.