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Namibia

Germany returns human remains from Namibia genocide
Africa
/ 30 August 2018

Germany returns human remains from Namibia genocide

Namibian activists have called on Berlin to apologise for massacring thousands and provide reparations

By Deutsche Welle 1
Water usage lessons from Namibia
Africa
/ 18 May 2018

Water usage lessons from Namibia

In Namibia, the national government has piped water to many remote villages and put them in charge of distribution and payment

By Leonie Joubert
​Unembargoed: April 20 to 25 2018
Article
/ 23 April 2018

​Unembargoed: April 20 to 25 2018

Strike three for KPMG and a Supra-sized headache. Read on to find out more!

By Staff Reporter
KPMG exec embroiled in VBS probe
Article
/ 20 April 2018

KPMG exec embroiled in VBS probe

An amount of R177-million is missing in a complex money trail that jumps from Namibia to South Africa

By Thanduxolo Jika
A climate of change for cash cows
Africa
/ 16 March 2018

A climate of change for cash cows

Understanding why farmers in Southern Africa are reluctant to cash in their investment is key to mitigating the effects of climate change

By Leonie Joubert
Are Southern Africa’s Human Rights Commissions equipped to protect queer rights?
Africa
/ 10 October 2017

Are Southern Africa’s Human Rights Commissions equipped to protect queer rights?

Malawi and Zimbabwe were two of the “countries in the Southern African region [that] had dramatically low levels of tolerance for homosexuals – report

By Carl Collison
‘A sad day for donkeys in Zimbabwe’: groups slam plans for meat factory
Article
/ 3 October 2017

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

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

By News 24
Meet the doctors: Take a look at this country’s first crop of homegrown physicians
Article
/ 3 August 2017

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

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

By Ryan Lenora Brown
Toivo ya Toivo was more than a Namibian hero
Africa
/ 15 June 2017

Toivo ya Toivo was more than a Namibian hero

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

By Simon Allison
Namibia’s not-so-radical transformation
Africa
/ 19 May 2017

Namibia’s not-so-radical transformation

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

By Simon Allison
​Activists ramp up Herero and Nama reparation demands on film
Article
/ 14 March 2017

​Activists ramp up Herero and Nama reparation demands on film

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

By Kwanele Sosibo
Namibia’s great athlete quits Olympic post amid scandal
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Namibia’s great athlete quits Olympic post amid scandal

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

By & Shinovene Immanuel
​Herero make new claim for genocide reparations against Germany
Article
/ 24 January 2017

​Herero make new claim for genocide reparations against Germany

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

By Mia Swart
Namibian clerk in Panama Papers ‘fronting’ pickle
Article
/ 21 April 2016

Namibian clerk in Panama Papers ‘fronting’ pickle

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

By & Shinovene Immanuel
Namibia violates UN sanctions against North Korea
Article
/ 14 April 2016

Namibia violates UN sanctions against North Korea

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

By John Grobler
Competition in diamond market chips away at De Beers
Article
/ 23 March 2016

Competition in diamond market chips away at De Beers

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

By Roman Grynberg
Namibia’s trailblazing solution to the water crisis – using ‘yucky’ water
Article
/ 10 March 2016

Namibia’s trailblazing solution to the water crisis – using ‘yucky’ water

The capital of Namibia, is running out of water. It’s a crisis that this city is uniquely equipped to solve – and one South Africa should learn from.

By Sipho Kings
Africa can reach its potential if more leaders put people first
Analysis
/ 12 December 2015

Africa can reach its potential if more leaders put people first

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

By Staff Reporter
Pursuit of luxury drives trade crisis
Article
/ 31 July 2015

Pursuit of luxury drives trade crisis

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

By Roman Grynberg
Customs union inhibits development
Article
/ 19 March 2015

Customs union inhibits development

South Africa’s neighbours are dependent on the union’s short-sighted revenue-sharing formula.

By Roman Grynberg
Namibia’s house prices spark land grab fears
Africa
/ 19 February 2015

Namibia’s house prices spark land grab fears

Skyrocketing property prices have prompted demands for more affordable housing and threats of widespread land grabs.

By & Shinovene Immanuel
Army’s untouchable business wing
Africa
/ 19 December 2014

Army’s untouchable business wing

Shadowy empire has billions in Namibian state contracts, but has never been publicly audited

By Ndanki Kahiurika and & Shinovene Immanuel
Namibia: Geingob’s next four years could make or break him
Africa
/ 2 December 2014

Namibia: Geingob’s next four years could make or break him

Swapo’s Hage Geingob swept to victory in Namibia’s recent presidential elections but internal divisions within the ruling party still haunt him.

By Ndanki Kahiurika
SA observers heckled while declaring Namibian poll free and fair
Africa
/ 30 November 2014

SA observers heckled while declaring Namibian poll free and fair

By noon on Sunday Swapo presidential candidate Hage Geingob led with 84 percent of the roughly 10 percent of votes officially released so far.

By Sapa
Namibian elections underway, with ruling party tipped to win
Africa
/ 28 November 2014

Namibian elections underway, with ruling party tipped to win

Namibians are casting their votes in Africa’s first e-vote, with some hoping for a stronger opposition.

By Staff Reporter
Landmark e-voting to go ahead in Namibia after court challenge fails
Africa
/ 28 November 2014

Landmark e-voting to go ahead in Namibia after court challenge fails

The high court ruling means that Namibia will be the first African country to use electronic voting machines in a general election.

By Ndanki Kahiurika
Cronyism, unemployment and weak opposition: Namibia votes
Africa
/ 26 November 2014

Cronyism, unemployment and weak opposition: Namibia votes

Namibians will vote for a new president and parliament for the sixth time since the country’s independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

By & Shinovene Immanuel
EFF members detained in Namibia
Article
/ 13 October 2014

EFF members detained in Namibia

The EFF has responded angrily to three of its members being temporarily detained by immigration officials in Namibia while en route to an NEFF rally.

By Staff Reporter
Namibian elite’s kids rake it in
Africa
/ 10 October 2014

Namibian elite’s kids rake it in

With state contracts galore, the youngsters are revelling in the sphere of influence they’re born into.

By & Shinovene Immanuel
Oil rights bagged by the elite few
Africa
/ 14 August 2014

Oil rights bagged by the elite few

There is no ‘black gold’ that can be commercially exploited yet in Namibia, but exploration licences is making a few connected middlemen wealthy

By & Shinovene Immanuel
Gaston Savoi’s Namibia and Uganda links
Article
/ 10 July 2014

Gaston Savoi’s Namibia and Uganda links

Uruguayan facing charges in SA is linked to contentious dealings in both countries

By & Shinovene Immanuel
Nampower plans to sell bonds in SA
Article
/ 8 July 2014

Nampower plans to sell bonds in SA

Namibia’s utility is planning a bond sale in it’s own country as well as in South Africa to raise funding for its share of a $1.2-billion gas plant.

By Staff Reporter
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