101. NAMIBIA, Landmine Monitor Report 2000 6 Angolan government forces were permitted to use Namibian military bases and 22 The sole recipient of this US funding is the Namibian government. http://www.icbl.org/lm/2000/namibia.html

www.icbl.org/lm HOME REPORTS: FACTSHEETS RESEARCH ORDER CONTACTS ... Victim Assistance NAMIBIA Key developments since March 1999: Angolan UNITA rebels and Angolan government troops have used landmines inside Namibia. The number of mine incidents in Namibia has increased dramatically since December 1999. Mine clearance operations have continued and in February 2000 the U.S. completed its training program. Namibia had not submitted its Article 7 transparency measures report which was due by 27 August 1999. Mine Ban Treaty Namibia signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 and ratified it on 21 September 1998. Although there is no formal national legislation passed, the treaty has become part of national law under the terms of a provision in the Namibian Constitution. Namibia had not submitted its Article 7 transparency measures report which was due by 27 August 1999. The Namibian Campaign to Ban Landmines has been unable to establish whether any submission is being prepared and its inquiries have received no response from either the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Defense. The country participated in the First Meeting of States Parties held at Maputo on 3-7 May 1999 by sending an officer from their Ministry of Defense. Namibia did not attend any meetings of the intersessional Standing Committees of Experts. Namibia is not known to have made any statements regarding the Mine Ban Treaty or a ban more generally in 1999 or 2000. Namibia voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 54/54 B in support of the Mine Ban Treaty in December 1999.

102. Governments On The WWW: Namibia Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in namibia. http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/na.html

Governments on the WWW: Namibia Home Table of Contents List of Countries Signs and Symbols ... Feedback Namibia Official language: English National Institutions: Office of the President Office of the Prime Minister Ministry of Basic Education and Culture National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) National Archives of Namibia Ministry of Defence Ministry of Environment and Tourism ... Bank of Namibia Municipal Institutions: City of Windhoek Representations in Foreign Countries: Namibia Tourism Office in Frankfurt, Germany Namibia Tourism Office in London, Great Britain and Northern Ireland Consulate of Namibia in Hong Kong Permanent Mission of Namibia to the United Nations in New York Political Parties: South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) Congress of Democrats (CoD) Additional Information: General Information: The World Factbook (by the CIA) Atlapedia Online (by Latimer Clarke Corporation) Information Please: Countries of the World (by Information Please LLC) Political Information: Elections around the world (by Wilfried Derksen) Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members (by the CIA) Political Leaders World Statesmen (by Benjamin Cahoon) Political Resources on the Net (by Roberto Cicciomessere) The Political Reference Almanac (by Keynote Publishing Co.)

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105. Background Notes Archive - Africa Since independence, the Namibian government has pursued free market economicprinciples The Namibian government has invited foreign firms to explore for http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/af/namibia9504.html

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107. World Rivers Review, June 1997 Namibian government Clings to Epupa Dam Despite Opposition, Alternatives The Namibian government has said it will not abandon its proposal for a large http://www.irn.org/pubs/wrr/9706/epupa.html

Volume 12, Number 3 / June 1997 Namibian Government Clings to Epupa Dam Despite Opposition, Alternatives by Lori Pottinger T he Namibian government has said it will not abandon its proposal for a large dam on the Kunene River despite a recent agreement between NamPower (the national power company), South Africa's national power company and Shell Exploration to develop a 750-megawatt gas plant from the offshore Kudu gas fields. The plant would make Namibia self-sufficient in power for the foreseeable future and even allow some export of electricity. NamPower Managing Director Leake Hangala told The Namibian that the move would not in any way affect the Epupa project. He said the dam would remain an "excellent" venture for Namibia despite the gas development. "The agreement will in fact enhance the Epupa project. We have seen that there is a market for both Kudu and Epupa," the NamPower chief said. At a January 28 meeting with Nampower and US officials, the Namibian government said it wants to develop both Kudu and Epupa, in part to take advantage of job opportunities Epupa would bring in the north. "Maximizing employment opportunities is clearly a factor in Nampower's thinking," a leaked US State Department memo stated. Kudu power would be strictly for export, according to the report, requiring a commitment from South Africa to be successful, while "Namibia would meet its own needs with cheaper hydropower."

108. Walvis Bay - Key Element Of The Integrted Development Chain For Namibia the role of the Namibian government in promoting better shipping services to and It was also concluded that the government should encourage any Namibian http://www.klausdierks.com/Walvis_Bay_Corridor/

WALVIS BAY - KEY ELEMENT OF THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT CHAIN FOR NAMIBIA Dr. Klaus Dierks M.P. Deputy Minister for Works, Transport and Communication: CONFERENCE: Marketing of the Walvis Bay Corridor Windhoek: 10. April 1997 INTRODUCTION Honourable Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen. The realisation of the combined upgrading of the Walvis Bay Port and the creation of the Walvis Bay Corridor (Trans-Kalahari and Trans-Caprivi Highways) is an African dream! When we started to realise this dream at day one after our Independence many people said this dream is a pipe dream! In the mean time we have realised the re-integration and subsequent upgrading of the Port of Walvis Bay and the construction of the major segments of the two western corridors. This most important development initiative so far by the Government of Namibia is not a single development project but a whole integrated development chain which will change the face of Namibia. This development chain consists of the various "Economic Processing Zones" and the upgrading of the Port of Walvis Bay as a major and quick, as a most efficient and reliable hub port for southern Africa with the shortest routes to Europe, the two Americas and North and West Africa. But, in order to fulfil our Namibian development dream we had to break the old colonial "Noose or Lifeline situation" with an one-sided road system geared towards South Africa and to create the above mentioned new "West Coast Transport Corridors". Namibia´s integrated development chain creates not only the basis for increased industrial production in the "Economic Processing Zones" but creates the foundation for Namibia´s function as a "transit country" and a service centre for the whole of southern Africa.

109. EMEA Press Centre For two years, Microsoft and the Namibian government have been implementing a Two years ago, the Namibian government entered into a joint project with http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/NamibiaPathfinderTS.mspx

Microsoft EMEA Home Site Map Search Microsoft.com for: Microsoft EMEA Home Microsoft in EMEA About Microsoft EMEA Executive Communications Corporate Citizenship EMEA Press Centre ... Careers Information for Government Educators Partners and Developers Journalists ... IT Pros Other Resources All Products Downloads Case Studies Licensing ... Microsoft.com Worldwide EMEA Press Centre A regional gateway to Microsoft news and information EMEA Press Centre Home PR Contacts Additional Resources Site Map Bringing Computers to the Classroom in Africa For two years, Microsoft and the Namibian government have been implementing a sustainable programme that puts technology to work for educators and students. The government of Namibia, which released its updated ICT Policy for Education this week, states that: To this end, Namibia has been making considerable progress. Two years ago, the Namibian government entered into a joint project with Microsoft, called the African Pathfinder initiative, to help bring computer technology to schools and teaching curricula around the country. An ambitious, multi-faceted initiative, Pathfinder enables surplus computers to be obtained from developed regions and refurbished in developing regions for use in schools and community centres. This is not simply a programme for technology procurement and implementation, however. The programme also includes teacher training and educational software, and has led to complementary offshoots such as vocational training for technicians. Importantly, it covers all of the areas necessary for the programme to be effective in the short term and to persist and grow over time.

110. Overview Namibian government agencies with particular line responsibilities had to assumepest The Museum was the only Namibian government institution employing http://www.natmus.cul.na/ento/pests/overview.htm

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY IN NAMIBIA The development of infrastructure for applied biology, and especially horticultural, crop and forestry entomology, was neglected by Namibia's colonial administration before the country's independence in 1990. That situation can be ascribed to several linked factors, the major ones being summarized below. South African institutions usually undertook specialist investigations in Namibia on behalf of the administration when specific information was required. The approach was partly due to the absence of capable Namibian institutions and partly because Namibia was regarded as an integral though unimportant part of South Africa. This resulted in ad hoc collection of information from Namibia rather than a systematic accumulation of knowledge. In exceptional cases where information was directly relevant to South Africa, e.g. on tsetse flies; malaria-transmitting mosquitoes; and termites, more comprehensive projects were designed to get regional information. Where capable local institutions were present, e.g. in veterinary science, such institutions contributed towards a broader information base than what would have been available otherwise. The South African perception was that the commercial farming, mining and industrial sectors required the most support (mostly freehold properties legally owned by people of European descent). As a result, very little financial and logistical support was provided for research in areas where communal farming and trading were predominant (areas traditionally inhabited by indigenous people, utilized for small-scale subsistence activities and under government custodianship). Most of northern Namibia is communal area, and, prior to 1990, special permission was required to enter those areas. For political and security reasons such permission was only granted to specific institutions (the war for independence was mainly waged in northern Namibia). The combination of factors made the logistical aspects to carry out research very difficult, with the result that information from the potentially most productive area of Namibia is limited.

111. News Index The Namibian government has relented somewhat on second hand vehicles, The Namibian government has introduced an amendment to the Income Tax Act which http://www.tralac.org/scripts/nav.php?id=1&view=1®ion=178

112. Frontline Fellowship - Working For Reformation & Praying For Revival Yet the Namibian government has refused to reopen its northeastern border Many have questioned why the Namibian government reacted so strongly to this http://www.frontline.org.za/news/namibia_shootonsight.htm

Namibia's "SHOOT ON SIGHT" Policy Since September 1994, Namibia's de facto State of Emergency along its north-eastern border with Angola has resulted in many hundreds of persons killed, or missing and presumed dead. At that time, Namibia tightly closed its border along Angola's Cuando-Cubango province, a key UNITA stronghold. But now, Angola's long civil war has formally ended. UNITA and the MPLA are in the process of charting a compromise coalition government for Angola's future. Yet the Namibian government has refused to reopen its north-eastern border and has unnecessarily prolonged the suffering of the people living in south-eastern Angola. Even humanitarian relief coming through Namibia has been prevented from reaching those parts of Angola controlled by the anti-Communist UNITA movement. On November 29, 1994, Namibian President Sam Nujoma, without any authority derived from the Namibian constitution, ordered Namibian police and military to

113. Demining Efforts In Nambia, By Whitney Tolliver (6.2) The Namibian government needs additional support to once again become a “modelto Africa and the world.” References 1. Colonel JT Theyse, The Namibian http://maic.jmu.edu/journal/6.2/focus/whitneytolliver/whitneytolliver.htm

Demining Efforts in Namibia Previous mine clearance programs in Namibia started the country on a clear path towards demining success. Unfortunately, a current lack of funding and a spillover of the longstanding conflict in Angola have thwarted progress. by Whitney Tolliver, MAIC A woman injured by an AP mine. c/o NamPol Reports Overview of the Situation On May 14, 1998, during a ceremony marking the last minefield-clearing task in the Ohangwena region of Namibia, General Jamerson, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. European Command described the country as “a model for Africa and the world.” The Namibian Defense Force (NDF) and Namibia police deminers, trained and supported by the governments of Namibia and the United States, successfully reduced the number of landmine casualties during a three-year demining program. The number of deaths due to landmines and UXO fell from 10 in 1994 to just one in 1997, a 90 percent reduction. The number of injuries dropped as well, although not as dramatically. At the end of the General’s speech he concluded, “The decline in casualties means that the citizens of the northern regions of Namibia are safer now than they were before and that human suffering has declined.” Unfortunately, since that time, the number of casualties has once again increased especially in the northern regions of the country. At the end of 1999, Namibia became subject to the terrors associated with the long-standing conflict occurring in the neighboring state of Angola. The Angolan National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebel movement crossed the border into the northeast regions of the country, laying new minefields open to innocent civilians. Thus, Namibia’s prior goal of becoming one of the first countries in the world to successfully comply with the Ottawa Treaty received a major setback. As Colonel J.T. Theyse, Chief Inspector of Explosives for the government of the Republic of Namibia stated in a report, “Up to the end of 1999, the mine problem in Namibia was finite and well-known; it could be solved rapidly with appropriated measures.”

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