A crisis in Namibia’s mining industry was narrowly averted when the Cabinet agreed to review proposed new taxes after tense negotiations.
Concern has been rising over Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s health after he was hospitalised two weeks ago.
Accusations of inflated costs at a Zambian mine have been made against Glencore.
Namibia has declared its second national flood emergency in three years, following extensive flooding in six of the country’s northern regions.
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/ 15 November 2010
Faced with threats of summary dismissal, Namibia’s public servants postponed their planned demonstration against the alleged looting of their pensions
Civil servants put unprecedented pressure on the government as elections loom.
Political entitlement has a sell-by date — a harsh truth discovered by a group of Swapo "struggle children".
Joint mining ventures with ‘tenderpreneurs’ ensure that the Asian giant gets a slice of the minerals pie.
Hopes by nine Namibian opposition parties to force an annulment of last year’s November election were dashed on Thursday.
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/ 15 January 2010
Ghost voters cause parties to question Swapo landslide, writes John Grobler.