Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
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June 8
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Angola: Water Knows No Border Between the Country and Namibia
A transboundary initiative aimed at providing clean drinking water and proper sanitation between Angola and Namibia is making steady progress. Read more »
October 5, 2011
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Namibia: German Extermination Marginalised Ethnic Groups
Over 100 years after the attempted extermination of Namibia's indigenous men, women and children, 20 of the 300 skulls that had been stolen for racial research have finally... Read more »
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Namibia: Germans Fail to Apologize Over Atrocities
A delegation of Namibian government representatives and leaders of the indigenous Herero and Nama people who came to Germany to repatriate 20 skulls of their ancestors were once... Read more »
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Africa: Europe Puts Foot Down on Economic Agreements
Botswana and Namibia are set to lose preferential access to the European Union, which wants African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to sign controversial free trade agreements... Read more »
September 15, 2011
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Namibia: Nation Wants to Sign Economic Agreements
European Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht made a pit-stop in Windhoek to appease concerns over a troublesome economic partnership agreement (EPA) ahead of the Africa-European... Read more »
September 1, 2011
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Namibia: No Progress on Access to European Markets
Weariness surrounds the negotiations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) regulating trade access between Southern Africa and the European Union (EU). Read more »
August 16, 2011
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Namibia: No Option But to Adapt to a Changing Climate
Extreme weather conditions predicted because of climate change in Namibia are likely to have a tremendous effect on the 70 percent of the country's people who live in rural areas... Read more »
July 5, 2011
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Namibia: Women Keen to Ease Greenhouse Effect On Their Ability to Provide
A successful entrepreneurial programme in the north of Namibia that infuses farming practices with gender-responsive environmentalism may serve as a model for other countries on... Read more »
June 29, 2011
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Namibia: Investing in the Health of Farm Workers
In one of the most sparsely populated countries on the planet, people travel up to 200 kilometres in the simmering heat to see a nurse or get basic medication. Read more »
May 23, 2011
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Southern Africa: Regional Summit Marked by Inaction
Inaction marked the Extraordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community heads of state in Windhoek this weekend, despite an agenda covering Zimbabwe elections, political... Read more »
May 13, 2011
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Namibia: Feature Film Explores Realities of Safer Sex
A new film explores the real complexities of relationships for young people in Namibia, and the effects of gender inequality and culture on the choices people make about their... Read more »
April 22, 2011
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Southern Africa: Tripartite Free Trade Plan May Repeat Previous Mistakes
With regional wheels rolling to put in place the envisaged grand tripartite free trade area (FTA), questions have arisen about whether it would be viable and increase... Read more »
March 16, 2011
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Namibia: Zambezi Floods Displace Thousands
Thousands of people and livestock in the Caprivi Strip have had to be evacuated during as annual floodwaters rise in the Zambezi. However, loss of life has been kept to a minimum... Read more »
March 13, 2011
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Southern Africa: Water - Working Together On River Management
Postwar Angola is keen to expand irrigation for much-needed development, Namibia is prioritising clean drinking water and sanitation, while Botswana wants to preserve the integrity... Read more »
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Namibia: Water in the Kambashu
For Namibia's capital city, the goal of sustainable water and sanitation is a major challenge for the 21st century. Read more »
February 17, 2011
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Namibia: Basic Income Grant - 'Let Others Taste What We Have Tasted' [interview]
A universal Basic Income Grant (BIG) would create laziness and dependence among Namibia's poor, say politicians. A daring pilot project set out to prove that this untrue. IPS spoke... Read more »
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Namibia: 'You Know I'm Hungry, Feed Me Today'
A universal income grant in Namibia would alleviate poverty in one of the most unequal societies on earth, say campaigners. Free handouts only lead to laziness, responds an... Read more »
January 5, 2011
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Namibia: Nation Embarks On Nuclear Policy
Namibia is set to develop its rich uranium resources and intends to pursue uranium enrichment locally. It also plans to build its own nuclear electricity plant. Read more »
December 29, 2010
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Namibia: Numbers of Women in Government Declining
Twenty years after independence, representation of women in senior government structures and in Parliament is declining in Namibia. According to the latest demographic survey... Read more »
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