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	Namibia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Namibian landscape consists primarily of central highlands, of which the highest point is the Brandberg at 2,606 m.
		The majority of the Namibian population is non-white (Bantu and Khoisan) (84%) - mostly of the Ovambo tribe, which forms about half of the population, concentrated in the north of the country.
		Most of Namibian whites and nearly all those of mixed race are Afrikaans speakers and share similar origins, culture, religion and geneology as the white and coloured populations of neighbouring South Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Namibia (1098 words)

	Namibia - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Namibian head of state is the president, who is elected by popular vote every five years.
		A remarkable strip of land in the northeast known as the Caprivi Strip is the remainder of a narrow corridor for Germany to access the Zambezi River.
		The majority of the Namibian population is fl, mostly of the Ovambo tribe, which forms about half of the population.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Namibia (788 words)

	The Namibian \| Namibians 'iffy' when it comes to democracy
		NAMIBIANS seem to be at peace with democracy, but their commitment is found wanting in a survey conducted last year.
		The survey says 70 per cent of the Namibians perceive a "healthy supply of democracy from their government" because 30 per cent feel the country is governed "completely democratic[ally]" and 41 per cent say there are minor problems.
		The survey declares that Namibians have a high trust in state institutions such as the national broadcaster at 84 per cent, followed by the President (73 per cent), while the Police polled 69 per cent, closely followed by the army.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/2000/July/News/009410EF37.html (622 words)

	Namibians Prepare to Vote
		Namibians are going to the polls on Monday and Tuesday for their fourth democratic elections since gaining independence from South Africa in 1990.
		What we do not know really is whether he is going to withdraw from politics over the next five years, or whether he will still very much be a strong hand, and try to influence politics, and how much he will try to influence the president who comes in, Pohamba, from next year," he says.
		Even though Namibians are going to the polls this week, they will not have a new president until next year.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/aj/2004-11-14-voa38.html (709 words)

	Namibians on South Africa
		This high proportion of white and coloured Namibian visitors, relative to their percentage of the Namibian population as a whole, reflects the strong historical and social ties these two groups have with South Africa.
		Namibians generally agreed that non-South African citizens in South Africa should have the same rights as South Africans when it comes to employment, education, housing, and access to medical services, and most are supportive of basic human rights and civil liberties for migrants in South Africa.
		Namibia does experience in-and-out migration, but by and large Namibians are not intending to emigrate from Namibia, and nationals from other countries in the region are not planning to immigrate to Namibia on a permanent basis.
	www.queensu.ca /samp/sampresources/samppublications/policyseries/policy10.htm (890 words)

	Intercultural Issues - Namibia
		To be regarded old is a positive sign for Namibians; as few Namibians are educated, it is regarded as a sign of experience and authority.
		Most Namibians are quite proud of this and very aware that many visitors come as tourists to see the country’s wildlife and geography.
		Many Namibians of all ethnic backgrounds are willing to discuss their history and present-day politics but these can be very emotional topics for many people and should be entered into with care.
	www.intercultures.ca /cil-cai/intercultural_issues-en.asp?lvl=8&ISO=na&SubjectID=1 (466 words)

	UN Chronicle: International Conference for Independence of Na... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		That Namibians were still not free was to the eternal regret and shame of the community of nations.
		While Namibians were being killed at home or driven into exile, the racists, their capitalist allies and transnational corporations were plundering the countrys' wealth.
		Another impediment to Namibian independence was the abuse of the veto power by Pretoria's friends in the Security Council, who were only too quick to use the veto to shelter "their racist client" from the imposition of comprehensive and mandatory sanctions.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:4656164&refid=holomed_1 (6541 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Death in the Desert: The Namibian Tragedy
		Since the majority of Namibians were living along the northern border and were potential targets of SWAPO coercion and propaganda, it followed logically the major counterinsurgency efforts would be there.
		Namibians will be better prepared than most of their neighbors to shoulder that burden.
		In the Namibian context it is very important as it instills a sense of ownership right in property in the individual.
	www.namibweb.com /chap18.htm (4106 words)

	Zim Replay: Namibians To Seize White-Owned Farms
		The union said its aim was to ensure livelihoods for landless fls, including the farm labourers it alleges have been mistreated and evicted from white-owned commercial farms.
		Junior members of the Namibian government have condemned the plans but are powerless to stop them if approved by their authoritarian leader.
		He has warned white Namibian farmers that they risk facing the same fate as their Zimbabwean counterparts unless they give up their land.
	www.rense.com /general44/zzxim.htm (454 words)

	CNN.com - Pumas steamroll Namibians - Oct. 15, 2003
		Namibians won plenty of turnovers and kept attacking from deep positions rather than kicking for touch.
		The Namibians had barely been in the Pumas 22 but scored a try when they finally got close to the line a minute before half time.
		Namibian flyhalf Rudi van Vuuren, who also earlier this year represented Namibia at the Cricket World Cup, was forced out of the game with an injury to his left calf while the Pumas fielded a second-string side against the lowest-ranked nation at the 20 team tournament.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/10/14/rugby.argentina.ap (486 words)

	Sunvil Discovery Africa - Namibia - Guide On Line - Chapter 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Namibians of European descent live mainly in urban, central and southern parts of the country –; though they also own and run most of the commercial farming operations.
		The work of contemporary Namibian artists, sculptors and print-makers is on display (and often available for sale) in the many galleries in the urban areas.
		The best of Namibian theatre (and other arts and crafts) can be seen at the National Arts and Cultural Festival, which takes place every December in a different region each year.
	www.sunvil.co.uk /africa/namibia/guidebook/ch03.htm (5741 words)

	Veronica McFadden - Rethinking History: Discovering New Worlds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This victory monument implies a new kind of dignity for Namibians: to be able to remember their Independence as they choose.
		Namibians can now write their own history of courage and brilliant battle tactics and the shining purpose of overcoming oppression and entrenched racism.
		At the extreme left side of the mural, where it begins, Namibians are depicted in the living bush, amidst a screen of brush-filled vegetation and many animals.
	www.stolaf.edu /depts/cis/wp/mcfadden/namibjournalmemory.html (1031 words)

	LandNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Undoubtedly influenced by what is happening in Zimbabwe, fl Namibians whose ancestral lands were forcibly taken by the German and other colonialists, are saying they may have to do "a Zimbabwe" in the end, if no amicable solution is found to the land issue in Namibia.
		Ten years after independence in 1990, many fl Namibians are still without land compared to the white minority who still occupies most of the fertile land in the country.
		As part of the independence settlement, the national constitution obliged the Namibian state to compensate fl Namibians for their lost lands, thus making it expensive for the state to redistribute commercial lands.
	www.mwengo.org /land/inbrief-april02-9.htm (911 words)

	Star - Comrades let us down, say Namibians launch own trust fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Of the 61 Namibians incarcerated on the notorious prison, 21 have died.
		Launching the trust at the weekend, Namibian Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab said the plight of all former freedom fighters, particularly those imprisoned by the former apartheid regime, remained a concern to the government.
		The Namibian minister also argued that they were entitled to share in the Robben Island Museum, the council of which is chaired by Kathrada.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=132&fArticleId=2147397 (538 words)

	UN Chronicle: Issue 3, 1999: The Chronicle Interview
		UNTAG succeeded in Namibia because the Namibian people, regardless of their political differences, were ready for it.
		There was therefore an awareness among Namibians of the United Nations: even if we didn't understand fully what it was all about, it was good to know that they were there to help us.
		They gave scholarships to Namibians who were craving an education in different countries: many were able to get an education once they had crossed into neighbouring countries and the UN could reach them through their local offices or by way of correspondence.
	www.un.org /Pubs/chronicle/1999/issue3/0399p53_3.htm (1254 words)

	UN Chronicle: Thousands of Namibians return home; UNTAG troops now in place, South African military withdraws - UN ...
		After a number of incidents involving border crossings and armed clashes between South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) personnel and Namibian police and South African troops, an agreement was signed on 9 April at Mt. Etjo, Namibia, by Angola, Cuba and South Africa, with the United States and the USSR as observers.
		On 6 June, agreement was announced on an amnesty law and repeal of the first round of restrictive and discriminatory legislation which would have inhibited the holding of free and fair elections.
		As hundreds of Namibians in a festive mood attended the official openings in May of UNTAG offices throughout the country, hundreds of South African troops were leaving the country.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_n3_v26/ai_8096709 (963 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| rugby world cup \| team profiles \| namibia Pumas devour mis-matched Namibians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Argentina, who monopolised 60 percent of possession and spent a total of nine minutes camped in their opponents' quarter, locked up a scoring bonus point in the 35th minute, led 27-7 at halftime and powered away in the second half to finish with 10 tries.
		Such was their forward supremacy that they scored two push-over tries to number eight Pablo Bouza and were awarded two penalty tries as the Namibians tried everything in their means to stop the relentless forward drives.
		The Namibians were under immense pressure from the Argentine forwards and they had three players sent to the blood bin in the first half-hour — winger Melrick Africa, flyhalf Emile Wessels and lock Eben Isaacs.
	sport.iafrica.com /rugby_world_cup/profiles/namibia/277931.htm (682 words)

	allAfrica.com: Namibia: Foreigners Accused of Unfair Business Practices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He said working together it is the only way Namibians can keep their wealth in their owns hands but if they are divided, foreign exploiters will take their wealth away.
		While he respects the free market system guaranteed in the Namibian constitution, he feels that little has been done to regulate the functioning of a free market economy with the intention of protecting indigenous business from being absorbed by bigger companies from advanced and developed countries through unfair competition.
		When it comes to the Chinese, the meeting was told that the Namibian Government is always reluctant to address their unbecoming activities, using political solidarity of the past liberation struggle.
	fr.allafrica.com /stories/200510250007.html (1697 words)

	afrol News: Only 58% of Namibians support democracy
		The survey said most Namibians are satisfied with the way democracy works in the country but only one in every three people (30 per cent) surveyed felt Namibia was completely democratic.
		The Afrobarometer project polled between 1,200 and 2,400 people in each of the 12 countries that have implemented some measure of political and economic reform, to test their perceptions of government and their concerns and expectations.
		Namibians, together with people in Lesotho and Botswana, perceive corruption as low while Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe scored the highest.
	www.afrol.com /News2002/nam003_democracy.htm (504 words)

	Namibians call for referendum
		Many Namibians desire that he is allowed to serve for at least one more term," the petition reads.
		Since democracy can be described as the government of the people, by the people and for the people, Namibians feel that it is their right to choose their leaders.
		The kings and chiefs furthermore also feel that it is the voters' right to leave the constitution unchanged, or to change it according to their will.
	www.news24.com /News24/Archive/0,,2-1659_1242528,00.html (682 words)

	Namibians March to Defend Gay, Other Minority Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hundreds of Namibians marched through their capital on Saturday in protest against President Sam Nujuma’s verbal attacks on gays and lesbians.
		He has also attacked white Namibians, accusing them of not having the country’s interests at heart.
		Last week the Namibian government denied that there was any persecution of minorities in the country.
	www.sodomylaws.org /world/namibia/nanews018.htm (230 words)

	Times of Zambia
		To many Namibians, Pohamba who is Dr Nujoma’s long-time comrade and right hand man in the struggle for Namibia’s independence was a natural successor to become the country’s second President.
		Namibians from Oshana, Oshikoto, Kunene, Kavango, Erongo, Otjozondjupa, Omaheke, Khomas, Hardap and Karas were all present to welcome their new leader into the top office of the land and sung their beautiful national anthem, “Namibia, land of the brave freedom fight.
		Indeed Zambian politicians should have been in Windhoek to see the Namibian traditional dancers displaying their diverse culture with men, women, and children dressed in a spectacle of colours of their national flag to symbolize unity in diversity.
	www.times.co.zm /news/viewnews.cgi?category=7&id=1112044371 (663 words)

	Interview with field expert Les Clark
		The Sen Award, created in 1967, is given annually to a field officer who has made an outstanding contribution in a country to which he or she is assigned.
		At the time, however, there was a strong feeling especially outside Namibia, but also to a degree inside the country, that Namibia lacked the capacity to properly harvest its resources and would need to depend on agreements with other nations to license foreign vessels.
		But now in the bulk of Namibian fisheries there are more than 80 percent Namibian crews compared to 30 to 40 percent in 1990.
	www.fao.org /NEWS/1997/clark-e.htm (886 words)

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		The outcome of the first leg coupled with the lacklustre performance of the team has elicited criticism from the public and soccer enthusiasts who opined that the team's chances of advancing to the next round was slim.
		The vociferous fans of the Namibians were silenced when Nigeria opened scoring in the first half through Nwaneri.
		However, the equaliser by the Namibians brought the stadium to life.
	www.cybereagles.com /news?id=666 (276 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Namibians prepare for emotive land reform
		But Hilde's world is falling apart - she has received a letter from the Namibian government, telling her she must sell the farm and leave.
		The letter, from the ministry of land, says that in line with the government's policy of giving land to the previously disadvantaged fl majority, the farm is going to be expropriated.
		The Namibian commercial farmers' union, the Namibia Agricultural Union, says that about 600 white-owned farms have been acquired by fl people since independence, and it says that more than 50% of arable land now either belongs to, or is being utilised by, the fl majority.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/3918369.stm (810 words)

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