The following are the latest figures, at the time of going to press, on the number of votes each party and presidential candidate have so far received of the total votes counted and verified by the Electoral Commission of Namibia.
The Government will launch the long-awaited state-owned mining company this month.
ONE of the most interesting aspects of the Namibian election drama now rounding up its last act, is surely not the predictable anti-climax of the outcome, but what is most striking to the careful observer is surely the underwhelming turnout of the masses.
SEVEN people were injured when a car they were travelling in left the road and overturned on Friday.
IN order to prevent new HIV infections in Namibia, conversations have to form a part of the country's HIV prevention strategy.
WIRE art, especially the art of wire-car making, has been passed down from father to son in Katutura, the surrounding informal settlements, and in fact throughout Namibia, for years.
FORMER Supreme Court Judge of Appeal and High Court Judge President Pio Teek remains in legal limbo after his long-pending trial failed to proceed as planned in the High Court in Windhoek this week.
WOW, 20 years since we first voted in Namibia. We are all still here and not doing so badly! But it was this 20 year interval that got me thinking as it seems, on reflection, to conveniently divide life into the four stages of man. Infancy, adolescence, adultery and, well something!
54 seats for Swapo, down from 55.
FOR State patients in Namibia with kidney failure and in need of chronic dialysis, the "writing is on the wall", as a source inside the Ministry of Health and Social Services has told The Namibian.
THE 85 000 people that make up the public sector now have a policy that details the Government's approach to dealing with HIVAIDS in the workplace.
The recent Namibian elections were characterised by a peaceful, tolerant yet enthusiastic political atmosphere, a Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission has said.
The ruling South West Africa People's Organisation party (SWAPO) has won legislative elections in Namibia, with voters also giving incumbent President Hifikepunye Pohamba a second five-year term in office.
A RECORD 95,8 per cent of registered voters cast their votes in 60 of the 107 constituencies for which the Electoral Commission of Namibia had released results by lunchtime yesterday.
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has had a bigger impact in the north-central regions than the Congress of Democrats (CoD) had ten years ago, according to results released by the Electoral Commission of Namibia so far.
AS the ECN faces the heat with accusations of foul play in the electoral process going up a notch, the Namibian Police at Otavi have come out in defence of the security they provided throughout the election process.
Come Friday, 4 December, all eyes of the football world will be in South Africa at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
The financial year ending 31 July 2009 showed a strong financial performance for Agra, with gross turnover exceeding N$1,2 billion. Gross profit for the group increased by 10,5% from N$111,2 million in 2008 to N$122,9 million in 2009. Net profit after tax for the group increased by 18 % to the highest ever net profit of N$23,9 million (2008: N$20,3 million).
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) became proudly Namibian this week by joining Team Namibia.
Opposition political parties has raised concern about possible rigging and five days after the elections, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has yet to announce the outcome of the polls.
With this week marking World Aids day, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people(LGBT) hopes to achieve a world where all people can fully enjoy human rights and have equal access to opportunities regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, said Jacobus Witbooi, Project coordinator of the People in Need Sexual Minorities Project.
The shareholders of De Beers have agreed in principle to a rights issue to reduce debt, the company said in a statement this week.
Although the global financial crisis had an affect on the coastal town of Walvis Bay's economy, several projects have been undertaken this year to ensure the development and upliftment of the town's community.
On a recent visit to Swakopmund, one thing very visible was that the place where the Strand Hotel once stood is empty.
Children in Otavi's informal settlement, some of whom are as young as six years old, regularly beg for water from residents who live in other suburbs and spend each day at a rubbish dump site looking for food. These were some of the findings by a Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) documentation project.
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