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  • Breakthrough and backlash for gays in Namibia
    Namibia's first gay beauty pageant is a major breakthrough for homosexuals but has also unleashed a backlash.

  • Gay pageant sparks breakthrough, backlash in Namibia
    When Wendelinus Hamutenya told his father that he was gay, the then 18-year-old was packed off to the psychiatric ward of the Windhoek Central Hospital.

  • Namibia: Himba Village Yet to See Fruits of Independence
    [OSISA] Namibia, in common with neighboring Botswana, is often lauded as an example of a country which has successfully negotiated the perils of post-independent statehood to take its place as a model citizen in the community of democratic nations. Blessed with relative stability, an abundance of natural resources and, importantly, a liberal constitution, Namibia appears to be ideally placed to ...

  • Namibia approves Chariot's farm-out with BP
    A subsidiary of Chariot Oil and Gas has received regulatory approval for its farm-out agreement with sector giant BP in block 2714A offshore Namibia.

  • Namibia: Livestock Owners Embrace New Methods
    [State Department] Washington - New land management and marketing techniques taking hold in Namibia with U.S. help mean a stronger economic future for Namibian livestock owners -- and a better life for their families and communities.

  • Namibia business climate index up
    WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia's Business Climate Index (BCI) climbed for the seventh straight month in December, boosted by strong investment, although an uncertain outlook for world metals prices may undercut sentiment in the key mining sector. The BCI rose 0.8 points to 122.7, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which compiles it, said. The index is made up of 13 broad domestic ...

  • Air Namibia orders two Airbus A319s in $161 million deal
    Air Namibia on Monday announced it has placed an order for two Airbus aircraft to replace the two Boeing 737-500s currently in its fleet. The deal is valued at approximately $161 million at list prices. Airbus said the Windhoek-based carrier, which serves as the national airline of Namibia, ordered two new Airbus A319 aircraft. The planes, which both have a seating capacity for 112 passengers in ...

  • Sarel Burger to lead Namibia in World T20 qualifiers
    Sarel Burger will lead Namibia in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE in March, assisted by Raymond van Schoor, as per the 14-man squad announced by Cricket Namibia

  • Namibia's Bushmen profit from nature
    The San are Namibia's oldest indigenous inhabitants as well as the country's poorest. For thousands of years they've lived in harmony with nature, but must now find their place in the modern world.

  • Namibia sponge fossils are world's first animals: study
    Scientists digging in a Namibian national park have uncovered sponge-like fossils they say are the first animals, a discovery that would push the emergence of animal life back millions of years.


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