61. Namibia Economy Since independence, the namibian government has pursued freemarket economicprinciples The government of namibia is actively taking advantage of AGOA, http://www.traveldocs.com/na/economy.htm

Namibia Africa ECONOMY The Namibian economy has a modern market sector, which produces most of the country's wealth, and a traditional subsistence sector. Namibia's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is relatively high among developing countries but obscures one of the most unequal income distributions on the African continent. Although the majority of the population depends on subsistence agriculture and herding, Namibia has more than 200,000 skilled workers, as well as a small, well-trained professional and managerial class. The country's sophisticated formal economy is based on capital-intensive industry and farming. However, Namibia's economy is heavily dependent on the earnings generated from primary commodity exports in a few vital sectors, including minerals, livestock, and fish. Furthermore, the Namibian economy remains integrated with the economy of South Africa, as the bulk of Namibia's imports originate there. Since independence, the Namibian Government has pursued free-market economic principles designed to promote commercial development and job creation to bring disadvantaged Namibians into the economic mainstream. To facilitate this goal, the government has actively courted donor assistance and foreign investment. The liberal Foreign Investment Act of 1990 provides for freedom from nationalization, freedom to remit capital and profits, currency convertibility, and a process for settling disputes equitably.

62. Economy Of Namibia - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Since independence, the namibian government has pursued freemarket economic The government of namibia is making efforts to take advantage of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Namibia

Economy of Namibia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The economy of Namibia is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 20% of GDP . Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds . Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa, the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium , and the producer of large quantities of lead zinc tin silver , and tungsten . The mining sector employs only about 3% of the population while about half of the population depends on subsistence agriculture for its livelihood. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages are a major problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides the great inequality of income distribution ; nearly one-third of Namibians had annual incomes of less than $1400 in constant 1994 dollars, according to a 1993 study. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged to the South African rand . Privatization of several enterprises in coming years may stimulate long-run foreign investment. The Namibian economy has a modern market sector, which produces most of the country's wealth, and a traditional subsistence sector. Although the majority of the population engages in subsistence agriculture and herding, Namibia has more than 200,000

63. Refugees International: Countries: Namibia During the civil war, the namibian government gave approval to Angolan governmenttroops to operate from namibia against the Angolan rebel force. http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/country/detail/2892/

Search: Home About Us Donate Where We Work ... Where we work Namibia RI's Concerns In fall 2000, RI conducted an assessment of the protection and humanitarian needs of Angolan refugees in Namibia and evaluated the needs of Angolan IDPs in and around Luanda. As of this writing, the ongoing Angolan refugee repatriation is helping to ease tensions between local residents and refugees. The April 2002 Memorandum of Understanding between the Angolan rebels and the government explicitly guarantees blank amnesty to ex-combatants, supporters and citizens under rebel control. Regained confidence with the current situation in Angola has resulted to greater mobility around the border areas, which is expected to motivate more refugees to return to Angola. Country Information The population of Namibia is approximately 1.8 million. Namibia is predominantly black (88%). Both white and mixed minorities make up the remaining 6% of the population. The largest ethnic groups are Ovambo and Kavangos tribes composing 50% and 9% of the population. Smaller groups include Herero, Damara, Nama, Caprivian and Bushmen. Eighty to ninety percent of Namibians are Christian; at least 50% of them are Lutheran. The rest of the population practices indigenous beliefs. The government is a republic based on a bicameral legislature. Political and Economic Environment Namibia won independence from South African annexation in 1990 after a 34-year-struggle initiated by the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). Democratically elected President Sam Shafishuna Nujoma, the leader of SWAPO, has ruled the republic since then. Though Namibia has maintained internal stability, northern Namibia has been volatile due to the 27-year-long civil war in Angola, which lasted until 2002. A secessionist movement in Caprivi province in the northeast of Namibia continues to be a threat.

64. Refugees International: Countries: Namibia During the civil war, the Namibian government gave approval to Angolan The San ethnic groups fled Namibian government persecution into Botswana in 1998 http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/country/detail/2892/&output=printer

Where we work Namibia RI's Concerns In fall 2000, RI conducted an assessment of the protection and humanitarian needs of Angolan refugees in Namibia and evaluated the needs of Angolan IDPs in and around Luanda. As of this writing, the ongoing Angolan refugee repatriation is helping to ease tensions between local residents and refugees. The April 2002 Memorandum of Understanding between the Angolan rebels and the government explicitly guarantees blank amnesty to ex-combatants, supporters and citizens under rebel control. Regained confidence with the current situation in Angola has resulted to greater mobility around the border areas, which is expected to motivate more refugees to return to Angola. Country Information The population of Namibia is approximately 1.8 million. Namibia is predominantly black (88%). Both white and mixed minorities make up the remaining 6% of the population. The largest ethnic groups are Ovambo and Kavangos tribes composing 50% and 9% of the population. Smaller groups include Herero, Damara, Nama, Caprivian and Bushmen. Eighty to ninety percent of Namibians are Christian; at least 50% of them are Lutheran. The rest of the population practices indigenous beliefs. The government is a republic based on a bicameral legislature. Political and Economic Environment Namibia won independence from South African annexation in 1990 after a 34-year-struggle initiated by the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). Democratically elected President Sam Shafishuna Nujoma, the leader of SWAPO, has ruled the republic since then. Though Namibia has maintained internal stability, northern Namibia has been volatile due to the 27-year-long civil war in Angola, which lasted until 2002. A secessionist movement in Caprivi province in the northeast of Namibia continues to be a threat.

65. AllAfrica.com Namibia Government Too Expensive allAfrica African news and information for a global audience. http://allafrica.com/stories/200507210683.html

66. AllAfrica.com Namibia CCN Wants Action One of the options would be to approach the Namibian government to either assistin some way or to ask its Zimbabwean counterpart to stop Operation http://allafrica.com/stories/200507270388.html

67. Government < Namibia < Southern Africa < Africa < : News Feed government namibia Southern Africa Africa news feed. http://schema-root.org/region/africa/southern_africa/namibia/government/

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68. Namibia: Uncertainty On The Future Of Epupa Dam The Namibian government has often come under criticism for excluding the Sources close to the Namibian government have suggested that the plan has been http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/42/Namibia.html

Namibia: Uncertainty on the future of Epupa Dam For over five years plans have been discussed by the Namibian and Angolan governments to dam the Kunene river, which runs through both countries, and construct a hydroelectric power station somewhere south of the Angolan border. The proposals have been dogged by controversy and delays from the outset and have developed into a saga, which has rumbled on and on without ever seeming to reach closer to a conclusion. The controversy has centred on the impact of the dam on the indigenous tribal group of the Kunene region, the Ovahimba, who have successfully lived as nomad pastoralists in the area for the past five-hundred years. Of the two potential sites for the dam the most economically viable, at Epupa, is the least environmentally and socially attractive; a dam wall 163 metres high would create a reservoir covering up to 380 square kilometres. This would displace 1,100 Himba and affect 5,000 occasional users of the excellent grazing areas on the river bank. In addition, 95 archaeological sites and 160 Himba graves sites would be permanently lost. The second possible site, at Baynes, some 40 km south of Epupa, would cover just 57 square kilometres of land, drowning 15 grave and 45 archaeological sites, displacing one-hundred permanent users and about 2,000 occasional ones. However, this site is far and away the least economically viable and could only work with the benefit of the war-damaged Gove dam inside Angola. The Angolan government, which would like an excuse and funding to rejunenate Gove, favours this option.

69. Other Language Versions FR ES 10/08 namibia NANTU warns government to recognise experienced teachers or face Time is running out for the namibian government to avoid a potentially http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/20050810.htm

Other language versions:: FR ES About us Membership with EI ... Search News [10/08] Namibia: NANTU warns government to recognise experienced teachers or face action Time is running out for the Namibian government to avoid a potentially crippling teachers' strike. In June, EI affiliate the Namibia National Teachers' Union (NANTU) gave the government an ultimatum: implement the appointment requirements for teachers or face action. They gave the government a deadline of August 15. It is believed that Education Minister Nangolo Mbumba is likely to come up with proposals for a solution - which will include promoting qualified teachers - this week. But NANTU say that they will not be moved from their stance until the government implements its proposals. NANTU Secretary General Miriam Hamutenya said that notice of an intended strike would be served to the Office of the Labour Commissioner unless the government implemented the appointment requirements. It is believed that qualified and experienced teachers are resigning following a government decision to pay new recruits bigger salaries at the expense of experienced teachers. Some Basic Education Teaching Diploma (BETD) graduates are being placed in higher salary brackets than teachers already employed, forcing some teachers to quit and then rejoin the profession so that they could be appointed in a higher category.

70. African Media Debates: Country Media Profile In fact the namibian government felt so strongly about this that Michael The government of namibia was alarmed to be informed that 54 percent of all http://journ.ru.ac.za/amd/namibia.htm

NAMIBIA MEDIA REPORT by Tamlyn Clarke INTRODUCTION Namibia is a country that has had its fair share of foreign rule, firstly by Germany and then by South Africa. It is a country that had its first taste of independence on March 21 1990. In the nine years since Namibia has gained independence it has come a long way with its press freedom. Like any country that has new found freedom it has experienced its own fair share of problems concerning the press. Consequently it is remarkable that this country has one of the most liberal press' in Africa. HISTORY OF NAMIBIA Namibia has had the same President, Sam Nujoma, since Namibia was declared a republic in 1990. In 1994 he was then re-elected by universal suffrage. Nujoma is currently trying to change the constitution of Namibia to allow him to run for re-election for a third term. The population of Namibia is approximately 1.6 million which therefore makes it one lowest densities in the world.(http://www.republicofnamibia.com/actualite.html) Namibia borders South Africa and as a result of this and the fact that South Africa ruled over Namibia illegally for a number of years, the Namibian dollar is still strongly tied to the rand. Once South Africa withdrew out of Namibia after years of illegal rule the first democratic elections were held. It was at these elections that Sam Nujoma, the former leader of SWAPO (South West African People's Organisation) became president. He immediately expressed his desire to reconcile the black and white people of Namibia. The only way he could see to be viable in achieving this aim was to have a democracy and free trade. All this time Namibia expressed its desire to loosen ties with South Africa while maintaining close relations with Germany who always supported them in their struggle for independence from South Africa.

71. The Nyemba - Namibia's Only Unrecognized Tribe In fear that the Angolan government might suspect namibia of supporting Unita The namibian government s refusal to permit these refugees citizenship, http://www.economist.com.na/2001/030801/story25.htm

Your Source of business intelligence! The Nyemba - Namibia's only unrecognized tribe By Oswald Theart from Ngandu Safari Lodge, Rundu Article II in a series of II Article I covered the Nyemba's pre-colonial and colonial history. It described this people's movements from various regions in Angola to Zambia and eventually to Namibia. It also described the origins of their language and their interaction with other tribes present in a vast area covering south-eastern Angola, western Zambia and north-eastern Namibia. Post independence era During 1990 the Namibian and Angolan governments signed an agreement which allowed free movement of certain people from and to Angola. Due to a total lack in infrastructure and healthcare centers on the Angolan side of the Okavango River, and for humanitarian reasons, Angolans were permitted to visit the Kavango unhindered. Traditionally people moved freely between Namibia and Angola. During the rainy season they would cross the river with wooden dugouts (wattos), and during the dry season when the water receded sufficiently they would wade through. This is still the case today and despite the fact that the border was closed twice in recent years, this did not influence the movement of Nyemba people between the two countries. The peace in Angola did not last for long and shortly before and after the 1992 elections in Angola, war erupted again. With the war again starting, many of these people again settled themselves in the Kavango. During the post independence era the settlement of Nyemba people was not restricted to the suburb of Kaisosi and today they are largely settled and integrated in Kehemu, Donkerhoek, Ndama, and Sauyemwa , all of which are suburbs of Rundu. These people have become so distributed amongst and integrated with the people of the Kavango that one finds them in almost every village and small settlement.

72. National Carrier Flogs Flagship For Routes government wants foreign carrier to operate Air namibia s international routes The namibian government wants to keep the Combi on international routes http://www.economist.com.na/2002/8feb/02-08-01.htm

Home Current Issue Last Issue National carrier flogs flagship for routes Government wants foreign carrier to operate Air Namibia's international routes By Chamwe Kaira If reports in the South African media are correct, Air Namibia and South African Airways will swap aircraft with SAA operating the route between Windhoek and Europe as part of the deal. The February 2002 edition of SA Flyer, one of South Africa's leading aviation magazines, has reported that South African Airways and Air Namibia are discussing the option of SAA making available two Boeing 747 SPs to Air Namibia in exchange for its 747 - 48EM or the 400 Combi as it is known in the trade. But at the moment, SAA has only one SP available said a source in South African Airways. The source could not confirm or deny the report. The Combi has proven to be a burden for Air Namibia, for instance it cannot fly into American airspace because of US air safety regulations which do not allow passengers and cargo on the same plane if it is a scheduled airline flight. The Combi has a capacity of 40 tonnes of cargo and 284 passengers. A source very close to the industry in Namibia this week said the Namibian government is talking to SAA officials to come to an agreement whereby SAA operates the Combi but gets access to Namibia's international routes.

73. NAMIBIA: WFP To Assist Caprivi Flood Victims - OCHA IRIN JOHANNESBURG, 2 Jun 2003 (IRIN) The namibian government has asked the World Food The government of namibia had so far been able to mount its own http://www.sahims.net/batchfiles_web/nam/06/NAMIBIA WFP to assist Caprivi flood

Wednesday 4 June 2003 Search Regions Latest News East Africa Great Lakes Horn of Africa ... Weeklies Themes Children Economy Environment Food Security ... WEBSPECIALS NAMIBIA: WFP to assist Caprivi flood victims IRIN The Caprivi region has been hard hit by floods JOHANNESBURG, 2 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - The Namibian government has asked the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist with food distributions to some 12,000 people affected by recent floods in the northeastern Caprivi region. "Subject to donor approval, around 127 mt of WFP food will be transferred from Lubango in Angola to Nambian government warehouses in Katima Mulilo [on the border with Angola]," WFP said in its latest situation report. "The pulses, vegetable oil, corn-soya blend and salt provided by WFP will supplement food commodities, such as tinned meat and maize meal, already being provided under the Namibian government's assistance programme to around 12,000 flood-affected people," the agency noted. The government of Namibia had so far been able to mount its own emergency and disaster relief response to a series of shocks that have hit the country, said WFP Namibia head Abdirahman Meygag.

74. BTM Africa By Country The namibian government, which has a good constitution with regards to human rights namibia s future and undermine the government s laudable efforts to http://www.mask.org.za/sections/AfricaPerCountry/namibia/namibia21.html

75. Behind The Mask August 28, 2002 The namibian government has protested human rights critiquesagainst The government s message that namibia guarantees the rights and http://www.mask.org.za/SECTIONS/AfricaPerCountry/ABC/namibia/namibia_2.htm

BEHIND THE MASK a website on gay and lesbian affairs in Africa namibia namibia and eu in dispute over gay rights afrol News August 28, 2002: The Namibian government has protested human rights critiques against it formulated by the European Union (EU) as "overplayed and misrepresented." While the EU had lamented attacks on homosexuals, the Namibian government now goes far in guaranteeing the rights of this minority. There were also disagreements over the rights of the judiciary, foreigners and the independent press. One year ago, Namibian President Sam Nujoma had made international headlines for his hate-rhetoric against the country's homosexuals. In a public speech, he said he had "ordered" the police to imprison and/or deport any gays found. Homosexuality was "against the will of God" he further stated. Namibia's controversial Minister of Homo Affairs, Jerry Ekandjo, went even further. The Minister ordered police officers to "eliminate" gays and lesbians "from the face of Namibia." Several local and international rights groups protested the attacks, which also provoked concern in the EU and the Dutch Parliament. The EU - which is Namibia's major donor - has repeated its human rights concerns in its recently published 2002-2007 Country Support Strategy Paper. The paper particularly mentions the "pronouncements against minority groups such as, inter alia, the homosexual community."

76. Microsoft EMEA Press Centre Microsoft Partners With namibian government to Create a Sustainable WINDHOEK,namibia — 7 June 2005 — Microsoft and the namibian government today marked http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/PressRelease.aspx?f=NamibianPathfinder

77. Build Together: The National Housing Programme (Namibia) The Namibian government made housing one of the four top development prioritiesto bring about integrated development. The Cabinet approved a National http://www.unesco.org/most/africa5.htm

This Best Practice is one of the Best Practices for Human Settlements presented in the MOST Clearing House Best Practices Database. Build Together: The National Housing Programme Namibia Keywords: Background Involves: * low-income households with incomes that do not exceed N$1250.00 (US$380) * low-income households in squatter areas * low-middle income households without credit access Project covers both rural and urban areas reaching an average of 1300 families per year. Central principle to give people control and access to national housing infra-structure and finance. Narrative Namibia's 1.4 million people gained independence in March 1990, physically segregated urban human settlements were inherited from the apartheid regime, under which the majority of low-income groups could not afford low-cost housing under turnkey projects costing N$35000.00 (about US$10000.00). Communities were suffering from inertia and lacked any trust in themselves. Women had no access to gain shelter. The Namibian Government made housing one of the four top development priorities to bring about integrated development. The Cabinet approved a National Housing Policy in July 1991 which encouraged partnerships between the public, private and community sectors in housing development.

78. OneWorld.ca / In Depth / Country Guides / Namibia / Development In Namibia On the plus side, the Namibian government is making progress on some of its A land tax on farms is to be implemented by the Namibian government. http://www.oneworld.ca/guides/namibia/development

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79. OneWorld.ca / In Depth / Africa / Southern Africa / Namibia - Full Coverage: Nam Coming soon Egovernance in namibia. 29.09.2004. The government of namibia isworking to introduce e-governance to improve administrative efficiency and http://www.oneworld.ca/article/country/516/

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80. Appeal For Action - NAMIBIA: More Than 300 People Tortured In Detention - Amnest The Namibian government claims it does not have enough resources to provide Please write, calling on the Namibian government to bring an end to torture http://web.amnesty.org/appeals/index/nam-010202-wwa-eng

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HOME ACT NOW WORLDWIDE APPEALS WORLD WIDE SITES Search Act now Make a donation Join Amnesty International Appeals for action ... Urgent Action Network Worldwide appeals Current appeals Active appeals Closed appeals E-mail this page ... Printer friendly Worldwide Appeal NAMIBIA: More than 300 people tortured in detention Oscar Luphalezwi, Namibia © AI Important Please read our letter writing guide before writing to any of the addresses below. Reminder AI members should not send appeals to the authorities of their own countries. Appeal status: Updated Appeal started: February 2002 Last updated: February 2003 Text of orginal appeal: Around 126 Caprivi detainees remain in detention without trial for allegedly taking part in attacks on government installations in Katima Mulilo and providing support to the Caprivi Liberation Army in August 1999. Eight have died in custody. A trial date has now been set for February 2003 and they have finally been granted the right to receive state-funded legal representation. Original Appeal More than 300 people were tortured during their arrest in 1999 and subsequent detention by police in Namibia. They were accused of involvement in an attack on several government targets by an armed political group, the Caprivi Liberation Army, in August 1999. More than 130 of them, subsequently released without charge, have filed complaints of torture. Their cases are still pending. Three police officers named by many detainees as perpetrators of torture remain on duty.

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