Namibia

‘A sad day for donkeys in Zimbabwe’: groups slam plans for meat factory

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Oct 2017

China's demand for donkey meat from Zimbabwe and Namibia could lead to the animal's extinction.

Meet the doctors: Take a look at this country’s first crop of homegrown physicians

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Aug 2017

Finally capping its own medics, the country must now retain them and coax them into rural areas.

Toivo ya Toivo was more than a Namibian hero

Africa Simon Allison - 15 Jun 2017

“'We are Namibians, and not South Africans,' he told the Supreme Court during his trial in Pretoria in 1967-1968"

Namibia’s not-so-radical transformation

Africa Simon Allison - 19 May 2017

The country’s new blueprint for development aims for incremental growth

Activists ramp up Herero and Nama reparation demands on film

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 14 Mar 2017

Filmmaker Vincent Moloi hopes to raise the profile of reparation with ‘Skulls of My People’.

Namibia’s great athlete quits Olympic post amid scandal

Article & Shinovene Immanuel - 10 Mar 2017

National hero was named in an alleged corruption affair with IAAF.

Herero make new claim for genocide reparations against Germany

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jan 2017

Namibians have brought a renewed lawsuit in the United States against Germany’s extermination policy.

Namibian clerk in Panama Papers ‘fronting’ pickle

Article & Shinovene Immanuel - 21 Apr 2016

Receptionist Letitia Diergaardt has been outed as a millionaire with links to oil barons and shady arms dealers.

Namibia violates UN sanctions against North Korea

Article John Grobler - 14 Apr 2016

A military project between Namibia and North Korea is in defiance the UN Security Council. severely denting Namibia’s international reputation.

Competition in diamond market chips away at De Beers

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Mar 2016

Market pressures have driven sightholders to rebel against the high prices being set by Anglo, writes Roman Grynberg.

Africa can reach its potential if more leaders put people first

Analysis Staff Reporter - 12 Dec 2015

It is crucial to promote good political leadership and celebrate its successes on the continent - the aim of the Ibrahim Prize.

Pursuit of luxury drives trade crisis

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 Jul 2015

After years of importing more than it exports, Namibia must act to avoid dollar devaluation.

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