December 2008

Swapo Snubs ANC

Submitted by AA Namibia on Tue, 09/12/2008 - 19:52
Swapo Snubs ANC - THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written a strongly worded letter to the Swapo Party, asking it to explain why it did not attend a meeting of former liberation movements held in South Africa, last month. [All Africa - Namibia]

Land Reform Reaping Fruits Despite Problems

Submitted by AA Namibia on Tue, 09/12/2008 - 19:52
Land Reform Reaping Fruits Despite Problems - Almost two decades after independence Namibia's land reform shows positive results and is guided by fair laws, but bureaucracy, slow progress in transformation of land ownership and unclear criteria for expropriation are overshadowing successes. [All Africa - Namibia]

Political Perspective

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 08/12/2008 - 01:56
Political Perspective - ONE of the ways around the current political impasse, in particular the refusal of Swapo to rebuke its supporters for recent undemocratic occurrences, is for all parties to re-commit to the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections. [All Africa - Namibia]

Union Wants Govt to Seize Mines

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 08/12/2008 - 01:55
Union Wants Govt to Seize Mines - THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia is not buying the explanation given by copper mining and smelting company Weatherly International for its decision to close all its copper mines in Namibia. [All Africa - Namibia]

Europe Pumps Millions Into Wildlife

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 08/12/2008 - 01:54
Europe Pumps Millions Into Wildlife - The European Commission (EC) has injected an amount of N$4,6 million into the Rural Poverty Reduction Programme (RPRP) project called Enhancing the Wildlife-based Economy in Rural Areas Project. [All Africa - Namibia]

One Small Step Towards the World's Biggest Game Camp

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 08/12/2008 - 01:53
One Small Step Towards the World's Biggest Game Camp - With every new conservation area we are moving a small step closer to Gert Joubert's mad but dashing idea of turning the entire country into one large game camp. [All Africa - Namibia]

New Report Reveals Hidden Poverty

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/12/2008 - 03:16
New Report Reveals Hidden Poverty - A Namibian government report has revealed that three times as many people as previously thought are living in severe poverty. [All Africa - Namibia]

NBL Warns Against Castle Brewing Plant

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/12/2008 - 03:15
NBL Warns Against Castle Brewing Plant - The gains that have been achieved by the Namibia Stock Exchange-listed Namibia Breweries Ltd. may be reversed if government goes ahead with its plans to award a bottling licence to SAB Miller's front in the country, Castle Brewing Namibia. [All Africa - Namibia]

Plan to Flush Out Bucket Toilets

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 01/12/2008 - 03:15
Plan to Flush Out Bucket Toilets - IT will take at most another five years to phase out the bucket toilet system at some towns, especially in southern Namibia, says Local Government Permanent Secretary Erastus Negonga. [All Africa - Namibia]