Forging and sustaining diplomatic links with other countries for Liberia is a constitutional role that lies squarely within the domain of the presidency.

Namibia is happy that the UN body charged with monitoring trade in endangered species has approved China's plea to buy more than 100 tons of elephant ivory from four Southern African countries, the Director of Scientific Services in the Ministry of Environment told The Namibian yesterday.

The United States trade representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab, and her counterparts from east and southern Africa signed two important trade and investment agreements that will further deepen and expand US trade ties with those regions.

Good leaders are always admired, no matter where they find themselves, it is said. And from what is obtaining, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf seems to be suited in that assertion. Yesterday, the Speaker of the Namibian Parliament, Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab was full of words of encomiums for the Liberian leader for her exemplary leadership prowess and referred to her as "You Are Mother ...

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has spoken optimistically about the future of Africa. Moved by the sight of hundreds of primary school students in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, the Liberian leader said seeing so many young people eager for education filled her with hope for Africa's future.

The government is trying to attract cement companies into the country, as it responds to a growing demand from uranium mines and to a backlog in housing, Steve Motinga, Director of Industrial Development in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, says.

After this week's round of data releases, it is noticeable that inflation in all the major economies is becoming a headache that needs to be watched. Across the globe, annual price indices are hovering around the 5% mark.

NEW Brave Warriors mentor Tom Saintfiet will be wary of starting on a bad note in his bid to restore the lost pride of Namibian football, which was flung out of the window by former coach Arie Schans.

BURNOUTS, staleness, over-fatigue, and unexplained underperformance syndrome (UPS) are some other terms used to describe a decrease in performance because of excessive training.

The death of the Secretary to the Minister of Defence could possibly have been averted had she pressed a formal charge against her husband in March.

Since independence, the Swapo Party-led government has faced many challenges in the distribution of land to landless Namibians.

The second Telecom's Information, Communication and Technology Summit opened yesterday in the capital with much fanfare and anticipation over the future of global communication.

Construction work on the multi-billion-dollar Afrodite Beach is on schedule. The project is expected to be launched before the end of the year.

The eagerly awaited Speed Windsurfing World Tour that was pencilled to take place in Namibia and Tarifa during mid-September is on hold at least for the time being.

A government vehicle that belongs to the Ministry of Trade and Industry was seriously damaged after it overturned on the Kamanjab/Khorixas gravel road on Wednesday afternoon.

NamPower has turned to the mining sector to break protracted negotiations on the sale and buying agreement of Kudu gas with Tullow and Eskom.

According to the preliminary report of the Central Statistical Office of 1991, the rural areas account for 58 percent of the population while the urban areas account for 42 percent.

Liberian Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf expressed her government's desire to forge cooperation with its Namibian counterparts in areas of fishing.

An operation to recover a record 7 000 livestock that were stolen a year ago in the Khorixas area has failed. To date, most livestock owners in the region have not got their stolen animals back. The animals are still in the hands of the accused persons.

Chargé d'Affaires of the Finnish Embassy in Namibia, Seija Kinni-Huttunen, will be leaving the country after her five-year-long assignment here. New Era spoke to her before her departure.

On the morning of Tuesday this week at 07h00, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested Major Richard Sepiso of the NDF whilst he was busy transporting his children to school with a NDF vehicle, registration number NDF 0224, from Pionierspark residential area. According to a statement from the ACC, Sepiso, 43, was charged with contravening section 43 of the Anti-Corruption Act.

Windhoek residents are a people in debt with half of the middle class mortgaging their houses for that extra cash in the pocket, it has been revealed.

The Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo, says it is imperative that citizens participate in development efforts in order to ensure that public services and projects are implemented in response to locally defined needs.

It's not every now and then that one would find young footballers adopting the name of the legendary Edson Arantes Donascimento alias "Pele".

More than U.S.$350 million will be needed for Namibia to attain Vision 2030's long-term targets for sanitation services and improved water supply.