September 2010

Nation Asks EU to 'Step Back'

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 18/09/2010 - 02:36
Nation Asks EU to 'Step Back' - NAMIBIA has called on the European Union (EU) to "take a step backwards from the current excessive demands in the economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations to allow Africa the policy space which it requires to advance its development". [All Africa - Namibia]

Forest Fires Destroy 250 000 Hectares of Land in Kavango

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 18/09/2010 - 02:35
Forest Fires Destroy 250 000 Hectares of Land in Kavango - SOME 250 000 hectares of land was scorched by forest fires raging in various parts of the Kavango Region since last week. [All Africa - Namibia]

China-Africa - an Economic Partnership

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 13/09/2010 - 20:13
China-Africa - an Economic Partnership - CHINA is arguably the world's second largest economy, having overtaken Japan recently. China's economy grew at 11,9 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, ragging in U$1,337 trillion, with Japan at U$1,288 trillion during this period. Industrial growth in heavy and light industry and expansion in consumer appetite in 2009, led economic growth.

Corruption Play on Stage Again

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 11/09/2010 - 21:57
Corruption Play on Stage Again - The last performance of 'The Grave Manager' in a short run will be staged in the John Muafangejo Art Gallery at the Katutura Community Arts Centre tonight at 20h00. [All Africa - Namibia]

Resettlement Model Too Narrow - Report

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 11/09/2010 - 21:51
Resettlement Model Too Narrow - Report - A recent study done by the Land, Environment and Development Project of the Legal Assistance Centre, (LAC) shows there is a serious disjuncture between poverty reduction and land reform. [All Africa - Namibia]

'We Had No Choice, But to Cut Power'

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 11/09/2010 - 21:51
'We Had No Choice, But to Cut Power' - NamPower has rejected claims that it acted with a heavy hand when it effected power cuts at Okahandja, Witvlei, Maltahöhe and Kalkrand on Monday and Tuesday following non-payment of electricity bills. [All Africa - Namibia]

'Reform Must Include Urban Land'

Submitted by AA Namibia on Wed, 08/09/2010 - 23:52
'Reform Must Include Urban Land' - The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) congress last weekend resolved to ask Government to include urban land in its national land reform strategy. [All Africa - Namibia]

Climate Change Sparking Huge Interest

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 23:41
Climate Change Sparking Huge Interest - The Polytechnic of Namibia this week hosted the second international APEDIA Conference on Sustainable Land Use in Africa, themed, "Land Use and Climate Change: Challenges for Adaptation Strategies," on campus. [All Africa - Namibia]

Mural Painter With Own Style

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 23:41
Mural Painter With Own Style - He might not become as famous as America's most collective landscape artists such as Thomas Kinkade, nor Chinese finest landscape painting artist Lee Chung Hwa. In fact, he has never heard of these art maestros. [All Africa - Namibia]