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	Economy of Namibia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa, the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium, and the producer of large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten.
		In 1993, Namibia became a GATT signatory, and the Minister of Trade and Industry represented Namibia at the Marrakech signing of the Uruguay Round Agreement in April 1994.
		Subsistence farming is confined to the "communal lands" of the country's populous north, where roaming cattle herds are prevalent and the main crops are millet, sorghum, and peanuts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Namibia (1374 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		Namibia's average GDP per capita is relatively high among developing countries but obscures one of the most unequal income distributions on the African continent.
		Subsistence farming is confined to the "communal lands" of the country's populous north, where roaming cattle herds are prevalent and the main crops are mahango (millet), sorghum, corn, and peanuts.
		Namibia's warm relations with Zambia and Angola, and other fl- ruled neighboring countries, are the result of those countries' support of SWAPO during its 23-year war with South Africa.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/namibia9504.html (4588 words)

	Map Zones : Namibia Map
		Through the 1970s Namibia’s wildlife was vulnerable to high levels of poaching by the country’s rural inhabitants, who needed both the food that wild animals provided and the money from their skins.
		Namibia, formerly South West Africa, republic in south-western Africa, bounded on the north by Angola and Zambia, on the east by Botswana and South Africa, on the south by South Africa, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The population of Namibia at the 1981 census was 1,033,196.
	kids.mapzones.com /world/namibia (2511 words)

	Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Republic of Namibia is a country in southwest Africa, on the Atlantic coast.
		Namibia's bicameral parliament consists of the National Council, which holds 26 seats occupied by two members chosen from each regional council to serve six-year terms, and the National Assembly of 78 seats, of which 72 members are elected by popular vote and 6 non-voting members are appointed by the president.
		Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of non-fuel minerals in Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/na/Namibia.htm (776 words)

	Namibia Economy
		In 1993, Namibia became a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) signatory, and the Minister of Trade and Industry represented Namibia at the Marrakech signing of the Uruguay Round Agreement in April 1994.
		Namibia has been a member of the World Trade Organization since its creation in 1995 and is a strong proponent of the Doha Development Agenda announced at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.
		Subsistence farming is confined to the "communal lands" of the country's populous north, where roaming cattle herds are prevalent and the main crops are millet, sorghum, corn, and peanuts.
	www.traveldocs.com /na/economy.htm (1804 words)

	Namibia - Monograph No 86, September 2003
		In southern Namibia, there also seems to be a meteorite smuggling syndicate based in Gibeon, where a magistrate appears to have enlisted the help of family and kin members of the Nama-speaking people.
		Namibia does not appear to have reached that stage but the potential of it happening is certainly there.
		Namibia is one of a small number of countries in the world that have ratified the UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime.
	www.iss.co.za /pubs/Monographs/No86/Chap2.htm (8183 words)

	Namibia Telecommunications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Namibia has a modern telecommunications infrastructure that is 98 percent digital and provides direct dialling to most parts of the world.
		Namibia has one of the most modern postal infrastructures in Africa, putting it on par with the rest of the world in terms of communications.
		Namibia Post Limited is affiliated to the Universal Postal Union and has offices and agencies throughout the country.
	www.sadcreview.com /country_profiles/namibia/nam_telecommunications.htm (204 words)

	Communications body 'must be independent' - media watchdog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Misa Namibia said it was important that board members did not have "a vested interest in any sector of the communications industry".
		In general, Misa Namibia said, the planned law had an emphasis on "new telecommunications operators (likely to be a cellular operator) and Telecom Namibia, resulting in inadequate attention being given to broadcast diversity and pluralism".
		The Director of the Communications Authority should also be limited to two terms and not, as suggested in the bill, that if the term of office had expired, the Director could be re-appointed.
	www.namibian.com.na /2002/june/news/0264498F7E.html (510 words)

	Namibia (11/04)
		Namibia is a multiparty, multiracial democracy, with a president who is elected for 5-year term.
		Namibia is developing trade and strengthening economic and political ties within the Southern African region.
		Namibia has seized opportunities created by AGOA and is currently involved in negotiating a Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/n/40393.htm (4056 words)

	An MBendi Profile: Namibia - Overview
		Namibia is an independent, democratically governed republic that lies on the South -Western coast of Africa and forms part of the Southern African region.
		Namibia has signed the Lome IV Convention, thus gaining duty free and quota free access to goods on the European Market and has been added on to the General System of Preferences (GSP) of many countries.
		Namibia’s chief economic sectors include the extraction and processing of diamonds and the country is the world’s fifth largest producer of uranium.
	www.mbendi.co.za /land/af/na/p0005.htm (707 words)

	National Information and Communication Strategies - Namibia Country Page
		Namibia has been active in ICT policy formulation and in developing the necessary infrastructure for information society.
		Various topics such as the current information and communication infrastructure in Namibia, global trends in NICI development, human resource capacity building, and the implications for a NICI strategy and policy were discussed and debated for three days.
		The study, Information and Communication Technology Policy for the Republic of Namibia: Draft Policy Proposal for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, was completed in March 2002 for submission to Parliament and other parties for discussion and validation.
	www.uneca.org /aisi/nici/Namibia/namibia.htm (304 words)

	Namibia (04/95)
		Furthermore, Telecom Namibia is in the process of procuring state-of-the-art technology to modernize its already impressive communications infrastructure, including the erection of three new satellite earth stations which will link Namibia with the world.
		Namibia's warm relations with Zambia and Angola, and other fl-ruled neighboring countries, are the result of those countries' support of SWAPO during its 23-year war with South Africa.
		The United States advocated a resolution of the Namibian problem by peaceful means and supported practical efforts to enable the people of Namibia to exercise their right to self-determination and independence on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 435.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/n/6212.htm (4460 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Telecommunications in Namibia
		Namibia's precipitation is caused by a displacement of the "Southern Inter Tropical Convergence" zone in a southerly direction during the summe r rainy season.
		In 1993 it was in acknowledgement of Namibia's success in constitutional, political and socio-economic development that President Bill Clinton of the United States honoured Namibia by inviting President Sam Nujoma, as the first African Head of State, to be received at the White House after the inauguration of the new Clinton administration.
		Before Namibia's date of Independence in 1990 infrastructures like telecommunications were solely developed in the interest of the c olonial powers and not in the interest of the indigenous people of Namibia with the resulting imbalance between the "modern, first-world" sector and the impoverished "third world" sector of Namibia where the majority of Namibians lives.
	www.namibweb.com /namtel.htm (11874 words)

	Namibia Telephone system - Communications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		coaxial cable - a multichannel communication cable consisting of a central conducting wire, surrounded by and insulated from a cylindrical conducting shell; a large number of telephone channels can be made available within the insulated space by the use of a large number of carrier frequencies.
		fiber-optic cable - a multichannel communications cable using a thread of optical glass fibers as a transmission medium in which the signal (voice, video, etc.) is in the form of a coded pulse of light.
		landline - communication wire or cable of any sort that is installed on poles or buried in the ground.
	www.indexmundi.com /namibia/telephone_system.html (610 words)

	IT_Namibia
		This is issue of intellectual property is understood by most companies operation in Namibia, but it is a new area for the government and has not yet reached legislation.
		Namibia Communications Commission was established as a quasi-independent, and it is chair by Mr.
		Namibia is among the few countries in which software copyrights are protected.
	www.american.edu /carmel/ja9985a/legal.htm (462 words)

	Workshop to Debate Communications Bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		NAMIBIA’S Draft Communications Bill is to be debated by all stakeholders during a workshop here next Wednesday.
		The workshop is being organised by the MFAIB, the Namibia Communications Commission (NCC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
		According to the media release, the Draft Communications Bill for Namibia was circulated to all stakeholders with a request to submit comments on the Bill to the NCC by Friday, 24 May 2002.
	www.grnnet.gov.na /News/Archive/2002/May/Week4/communication.htm (167 words)

	Namibia (10/05)
		Nonetheless, in December 1978, in defiance of the UN proposal, it unilaterally held elections in Namibia that were boycotted by SWAPO and a few other political parties.
		Namibia maintains an embassy in the United States at 1605 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington DC 20009 (tel: (202) 986-0540; fax: (202) 986-0443).
		Namibia follows a largely independent foreign policy, with lingering affiliations with states that aided the independence struggle, including Libya, the People's Republic of China, and Cuba.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5472.htm (4700 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Economy of Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Over 80% of Namibia's imports originate in South Africa, and many Namibian exports are destined for the South African market or transit that country.
		Namibia also boasts modern civil aviation facilities and an extensive, well-maintained land transportation network.
		While most Namibians are economically active in one form or another, the bulk of this activity is in the informal sector, primarily subsistence agriculture.
	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/CountryEconomy.asp?CountryID=119&RegionID=5 (1590 words)

	Namibia - NICI Infrasctructure
		Telecommunication regulator: The Namibia Communications Commission was established as a quasi-independent regulatory body in 1992.
		Telecom Namibia was granted a fully monopoly over all basic telecommunications services, and it is owned by Posts and Telecom Holdings, which in turn is owned by the state.
		The University of Namibia was formed in 1992, and the Department of Information and Communications Studies had its first students in 1996.
	www.uneca.org /aisi/nici/country_profiles/namibia/naminfra.htm (788 words)

	IT_Namibia
		The government of Namibia is privatizing some of the country's telecommunication properties by selling part of the services.
		The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication remained in the government fold and is-inter alia-accountable for the national policy of the postal and telecommunications sector, the appointment and removal of the Board of Directors, monitoring the Performance Contract, and annual reporting to the Namibian Parliament on the affairs of the Corporations.
		The Namibia "Communications Commission", an independent body responsible for frequency management, the issuing of licences and other regulatory functions.
	www.american.edu /carmel/ja9985a/Pri&dere.htm (412 words)

	NBC 'must be transformed' - Misa Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In a statement on behalf of Misa Namibia, Information and Advocacy Officer Carmen Cupido said this reluctance "at best compromises the independence of the NBC and at worst could lead to unacceptable levels of executive interference in the editorial content and programming of the state broadcaster".
		Misa Namibia's reaction follows a workshop where Information and Broadcasting Minister Nangolo Mbumba cited widespread corruption at parastatals and Government's significant financial contribution to the broadcaster as reasons for Government not relinquishing control of the NBC.
		Misa Namibia has made a submission to the Namibian Communications Commission and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting urging that the regulation of the NBC fall under the Communications Authority of Namibia (CAN) which will be established when the Draft Communications Bill is enacted.
	www.namibian.com.na /2003/july/national/03EADEBECA.html (338 words)

	Communications Assistant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The intern will be working with the communication officer to develop communication and resource mobilization strategies in order to achieve the office's resource mobilization target as well as to regularly update stakeholders of all segments of the society on UNDP work.
		The Communication Assistant Officer will support the UNDP Country Office to develop strategies to market UNDP among array of partners, utilizing media relations for resource mobilization and advocacy purposes.
		UNDP in Namibia focuses on poverty reduction, energy/environment and HIV/AIDS.
	www.acdi-cida.gc.ca /cida_ind.nsf/74c93b0e8e65ecd5852568b1005b0abc/1f5f954e758f6a1f85256e43004fca2c?OpenDocument (580 words)

	IFEX :: MISA Namibia concerned over reluctance to transform Namibian Broadcasting Corporation into a public service ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Namibia Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Namibia) wishes to express its concern at the government's reluctance to transform the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) into a Public Service Broadcaster (PSB).
		MISA Namibia has made a submission to the National Communications Commission and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to include the regulation of the NBC under the Communications Authority of Namibia (CAN), which will be established when the Draft Communications Bill is enacted.
		The government has committed itself to accepting and implementing this last principle in terms of recognizing community broadcasting as a distinct and equally important component of the industry.
	www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/52875 (494 words)

	Communications Of Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If you would like to use this flag of Namibia or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Namibia or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Namibia or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/namibia_country_communications.shtml (180 words)

	Overview of the Internet in Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Commercial banks, the government of Namibia, hotels and lodges, as well as academic institutions (University of Namibia and the Polytechnic of Namibia), major library and information services organisations (National Library of Namibia, the National Archives, the University of Namibia Library) have access to the Internet.
		by 2004) Namibia aimed to achieve the following: 80%-90% of the population with access [not necessarily their own] to a telephone; each community of 100 people or more will have at least one connection; and every telephone or business centre will be able to provide access to the internet.
		M-Web Namibia is a subsidiary of M-Web Africa which is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and is part of the MIH Limited (http://www.mih.net), the company that was formed in 1986 as South Africa's first ever pay-television service provider.
	www.itu.int /africainternet2000/countryreports/nam_e.htm (896 words)

	Windhoek, Namibia - Senior Fellow Job Descriptions - English Language Fellow Program - SIT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Established in 1995, the Polytechnic of Namibia is Namibia’s leading institution in applied science and technology, with 4,800 students.
		The Department of Communications is responsible for English across the curriculum as well as extra-curricular language classes.
		Train 15 staff from the Department of Communications and the Centre for Teaching and Learning to teach the course.
	www.sit.edu /elf/senior/africa/namibia_windhoekhtml.html (207 words)

	Telecom wants in on SA's fixed lines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Telecom Namibia said on Thursday that it is part of the consortium that is bidding for the second fixed line operator in South Africa.
		Cabinet recently directed Telecom Namibia to spread it wings in view of the coming liberasition of the communications industry.
		Telecom Namibia spokesman, Ferdinard Tjombe, would not discuss in detail how much money Telecom Namibia had contributed to the consortium, or how much equity Telecom will have in the consortium, should it get South Africa's second fixed licence.
	www.economist.com.na /2003/16may/05-16-02.htm (289 words)

	UUNet Namibia peers with Telecom Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		IT Web this week reported that UUNet Namibia has signed an agreement with Telecom Namibia to offer a national peering solution to its customers in the local market.
		A peering solution is when ISPs link their systems so that local e-mail and internet traffic does not get routed outside the borders of the country, in this case, Namibia, with all communications taking place directly between the ISPs.
		"The agreement between UUNet and Telecom Namibia only caters for local traffic inside the country" Werner Kriessbach, acting MD of UUNet Namibia, is quoted as saying.
	www.economist.com.na /2002/6dec/12-06-08.htm (254 words)

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