A four-member team of senior Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources officials will join other high profile players in the international diamond industry for a meeting in Namibia next month that analysts say will either make or break the Kimberley Process as an organisation.
PROFESSIONAL golfers from all around the world are expected to descend on Swakopmund this weekend to make a serious bid for the N$1 million prize money on offer at the MTC-NPGA Championship.
Zimbabwe's rough diamond trade has escaped a six-month suspension by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) - an international initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - after its own investigating team recommended earlier in 2009 that the country be temporarily barred from importing and exporting the gems.
SWAPO says it will sue Rally for Democracy and Progress leader Hidipo Hamutenya for defamation after he alleged that the ruling party had been cheating in previous elections.
THE battle for political control of the northern regions between Swapo and the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is intensifying, with the RDP now claiming that its organisers were driven out of Okahao in the Omusati Region by hordes of schoolchildren on Wednesday.
A four day workshop on 'Country led governance assessments: sharing experiences and increasing political accountability' was held in Windhoek this week.
ZIMBABWE has placed the blame for not complying with the principles of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) on the global diamond trade regulator itself, saying the watchdog has reneged on technical assistance to the country.
GOVERNMENT will revise and update its gender policy to accommodate new issues like climate change and globalisation, which have an impact on women and girls.
AN UNEMPLOYED Windhoek resident was sent to prison for three years this week after he admitted that he killed a pedestrian in the city last year while driving drunk.
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has implemented the Software Application Programme (SAP) and Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) aimed at improving client service delivery.
The word "Women" in Women Action for Development (WAD) has always labelled this non-governmental organisation an exclusive female entity.
Kalahari Minerals plc, the AIM listed mining exploration and evaluation group with a portfolio of uranium, gold and base metal interests in Namibia has began trading on the Namibian Stock Exchange.
The Erongo region has been experiencing a uranium boom due to increases in the price of uranium over the past few years.
The Welwitschias arrived in Portugal this week and are ready to conquer the Iberian Peninsula on Saturday, 7 November when they face off against the Portuguese.
As if it was not hard enough competing with a full squad, the Namibian invitational cricket team playing in the Cricket South Africa Provincial Competition has to do it without five experienced players.
