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	Namibia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast.
		Namibia's bicameral parliament consists of the National Council with twenty six seats, occupied by two members chosen from each regional council to serve six-year terms; and the National Assembly of seventy eight seats, of which seventy two members are elected by popular vote, and six non-voting members are appointed by the president.
		Namibia became the 160th member of the United Nations on April 23, 1990, and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations upon independence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Namibia (1777 words)

	Namibia
		The Republic of Namibia is a country in southwest Africa, on the Atlantic coast.
		The dry lands of Namibia, inhabited by Bantu, were not extensively explored by Europeans until the 19th century, when the land came under German control as South-West Africa, with the exception of Walvis Bay, which was under British control.
		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.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/na/Namibia.html (683 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Parliament of Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Parliament is a neutral place where legislators meet to talk, discuss and consult frankly with each other on political, social and economic issues and their legal implications to society.
		Namibia has passed from an era in which the law making processes were communal, and through colonial rule where laws and administrative decisions making were totally in the hands of the colonising countries.
		The Parliament of Namibia is a bicameral system consisting of two houses: the 72 voting member National Assembly, elected for a term of five years on the basis of proportional representation, plus an additional six nonvoting members appointed by the president.
	www.namibweb.com /pl.htm (2513 words)

	Namibia
		Namibia is a major producer of gem-quality diamonds, the country's principal export.
		The UN General Assembly in 1966 passed a resolution terminating the mandate, and in 1968 it resolved that the country be known as Namibia.
		Namibia has a significant AIDS problem, with more than 40% of the population infected in some northern areas.
	encyclopedia.variousstuff.net /articles/Namibia.html (1408 words)

	Namibia's parliament sworn in
		Windhoek, Namibia - A new parliament was sworn into office on Sunday, the day before Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma hands power to his designated successor after a 23-year independence war and three terms as president.
		Nujoma's Swapo party won 55 of Parliament's 72 seats in legislative and presidential elections in November.
		Namibia, a diamond-rich, semi-desert country, was ruled by Germany from 1884.
	www.news24.com /News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1679128,00.html (408 words)

	Namibia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Republic of Namibia is a country in southwestern Africa, on the Atlantic coast.
		Namibia is divided into 13 regions: Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Kavango, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena,Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and Otjozondjupa.
		While the official language is English, most of the white population speaks either Afrikaans or German, which both were official languages until 1990 when Namibia became independent.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Namibia (989 words)

	African Studies Center \| Namibia Page
		The University of Namibia was established by an act of Parliament on August 31, 1992 as recommended by a Commission on Higher Education.
		The mission of the Bank of Namibia is to promote monetary and financial stability in the interest of the Nation's sustainable economic growth and development.
		The Parliament of the Republic of Namibia is one of the three institutions of the State, which are the Legislature (Parliament), the Executive (Cabinet) and the Judiciary (the Courts)
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Namibia.html (448 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Namibia has a separation of powers with a strong presidency; the strength of the presidency derives from the charismatic leadership of the only leader it has known in its brief existence.
		Since Namibia's independence, President Nujoma has not had to face significant resistance from the legislature because his party has dominated both houses of parliament.
		Namibia's first democratic transfer of executive power occurred with the November 2004 election of Hifikepunye Pohamba, the SWAPO candidate nominated to succeed Nujoma.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Nam1.htm (552 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		NAMIBIA [Namibia], officially Republic of Namibia, republic (2005 est.
		Namibia has an ethnically diverse population that includes the Bantu-speaking Ovambo, Kavango, and Herero ; various Nama (see Khoikhoi) groups; the Damara; San (Bushmen); and whites of South African, German, and British descent.
		NAMIBIA: Construction plans for proposed $47,000,000 silicon mine and smelter complex, NAMIBIA METALS [Namibia] & DEMAG GMBH [Germany] - Order #: 120901.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Namibia.asp (1607 words)

	Namibia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Namibia has an ethnically diverse population that includes the Bantu-speaking Ovambo, Kavango, and Herero; various Nama (see Khoikhoi) groups; the Damara; San (Bushmen); and whites of South African, German, and British descent.
		A.D. 500, Nama herders had entered the region; they have left early records of their activities in the form of cave paintings.
		UN-supervised elections were held in 1989; SWAPO won a majority of the parliamentary seats, and party leader Sam Nujoma was elected president.
	www.bartleby.com /65/na/Namibia.html (1416 words)

	Namibia's Founding Father is Replaced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Namibia's second president took office promising to uphold the legacy of his predecessor.
		Several of Namibia's tiny opposition parties have challenged the results of the poll, citing irregularities, and the dispute forced a recount of the ballots.
		Pohamba, a former minister of land affairs, says he intends to speed up land reform in Namibia, where land ownership is skewed in favor of the country's white minority.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/gr/2005-03-21-voa40.html (615 words)

	USAID: Namibia
		Parliament, which began as a National Assembly in 1990 and became a two-chamber body in 1992, was a new institution with limited experience, resources and capacity.
		Members of Parliament, members of regional councils, local authorities, and NGO representatives have increased popular understanding of national budget formulation through budget workshops conducted throughout the country.
		This region was chosen because Walvis Bay is a vital economic center for Namibia and has one of the highest levels of HIV among antenatal clients of any site in the country (nearly 30% in 1998).
	www.usaid.gov /pubs/bj2001/afr/na/namibia_ads.html (4590 words)

	Kubatana - Archive - Commemorating Day Against Torture - National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) Namibia - Jun 25, 2003
		NSHR appeals to the Namibian Parliament to incorporate in the local law the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1984 without any further delay.
		Namibia has ratified virtually all the major international human rights, humanitarian and crime prevention treaties including the said Convention since the country’s independence in 1990.
		Hence, such treaties will be null and void and of no effect in this country, until such time when Namibia adopts, at the domestic level, the prescribed legislative, administrative and judicial measures to give effect to their provisions.
	www.kubatana.net /html/archive/hr/030625nshr.asp?sector=HR (508 words)

	Address by Juan Somavia to the Parliament of Namibia, Windhoek, 22 April 1999 - Office of the Director-General (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		All over the world, democratic parliaments are considered by the ILO as strategic allies in the pursuit of our common objectives of peace and democracy, in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, through the process of ratification of conventions.
		October 1978, Namibia was officially admitted to the ILO as the 136th "member State".
		It was the United Nations Council for Namibia (UNCN) which had requested Namibia's admission to the ILO as a full member.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/bureau/dgo/speeches/somavia/1999/namibia.htm (2439 words)

	Namibia Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Namibia is a country of compelling beauty, abundant sunshine, and a feeling of unconfined space.
		With its unspoilt landscapes and large variety of game, Namibia is one of the larger countries in Africa, and draws an increasing number of visitors from various parts of the globe.
		Windhoek is Namibia’s capital city and lies in the heart of the central highlands in an airy basin surrounded by rolling mountains.
	www.sa-venues.com /regions/namibia.htm (728 words)

	Press release - Windhoek No.5
		They were meeting in Windhoek at the invitation of the Parliament of Namibia, at the Conference organised by the 137-member Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the world organisation of parliaments.
		It said that all concerned, in particular governments, parliaments, countries of origin and countries of asylum, should " facilitate the early and voluntary return " of refugees, and the international community should ensure " timely and speedy humanitarian assistance and support " to countries affected by refugee influxes.
		Governments and parliaments should assist in the reconstruction and development of necessary infrastructure, the resolution said, and stressed the importance of inter-ethnic reconciliation, and the protection of women and children against crimes such as rape.
	www.ipu.org /press-e/windhk5.htm (1154 words)

	Namibia on the Internet
		A farm, in Namibia, for "animals that would otherwise be shot or left to die in the wild." The farm is owned by Nick and Mariet Van der Merwe.
		Namibia's infrastructure, labor, utility rates, investment opportunities, Namibia Investment Centre contacts, trade preference agreements, trade fair calendar, incentives, full text of the export processing zone act, foreign investment act, the small and medium enterprise policy, etc. Namibia was 4th highest in the World Economic Forum's Africa Competitiveness Report 2000/2001.
		The purpose of the school is " to serve the needs of the children of the international community in Namibia and of those Namibian families who are attracted by the unique character of the school..." Based in Windhoek, Namibia.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/namibia.html (4079 words)

	E-Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Challenges to the parliaments are manifold in their roles of representation of a nation, oversight of government (including budgetary and non budgetary), and leading the legislative procedure.
		Icts in Parliaments are being used for modernizing overall management of the House on the one hand, and for communicating with the world at large on the other hand.
		The Parliament of Namibia for instance has clearly formulated and self explanating messages such as “ Here is your chance to participate in the processes of Parliament, discussions and debates as well as an opportunity to stay up to date with the happenings of the Namibian Parliament and your elected representatives.
	www.undp.org /surf-wa/nepad/parliamentarians/docsen/eparliamenten.htm (4633 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Namibia braces for Nujoma exit
		Currently a massive concrete presidential monstrosity is being erected on the outskirts of the capital costing millions of Namibian dollars at a time when the Namibian Government is appealing for relief aid for drought victims.
		At his large office, overlooking fountains and flower beds at Windhoek's parliament, the leader of the opposition Congress of Democrats, Ben Ulenga, is planning optimistically for all eventualities.
		Namibia has remained amazingly unchanged after 14 years of independence.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/3414345.stm (846 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		WINDHOEK, 30 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - The NGO sector can often be something of a nuisance to governments, but in Namibia they have decided to embrace their activists in a formal partnership to facilitate development.
		WINDHOEK, 19 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - Namibia is to launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign this week as the health authorities confirmed on Monday the death toll from the virus had risen to 12.
		WINDHOEK, 19 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - A recent clampdown on Namibia's numerous unlicensed bars has been applauded by those claiming they are a source of crime and violence, but their proprietors have taken to the streets protesting they have been stripped of their only means to make a living.
	www.irinnews.org /frontpage.asp?SelectCountry=Namibia (583 words)

	Namibia's Fragmented Opposition Fails to Energize Voters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Namibia's ruling party is expected to emerge from this week's general election with its three-quarters majority in parliament intact.
		Hambuda believes SWAPO's dominance of the executive branch and parliament means Namibia's democracy is not as healthy as it should be.
		Namibia's youngest voters, including 21-year-old Marco Hambuda, were just children at independence, and have few memories of the time before.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/ea/2004-11-16-voa48.html (861 words)

	Governance & Anti-Corruption - Topic: Parliament
		The curricula for "Parliaments, Governance and Poverty Reduction" seminars has been developed in response to the growing awareness that parliaments have a critical role to play in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) process, but that, to date, their role has been limited, at best.
		This seminar is the fourth in a series of seminars for parliaments which aim to strengthen parliaments' capacity to more effectively participate and contribute to the poverty reduction process, with a specific focus on the budget cycle.
		This seminar is the fifth in a series of seminars for parliaments which aim to strengthen parliaments' capacity to more effectively participate and contribute to the poverty reduction process, with a specific focus on the budget cycle.
	web.worldbank.org /servlets/ECR?contentMDK=20291016&sitePK=461606&menuPK=537637 (1306 words)

	Government Namibia Africa Regional
		Namibia to boost solar, wind power by 0.5 pct/yearReuters South Africa, South Africa - 19 hours ago...
		Namibia is a net importer of electricity and imports up to 90...
		Such hasty deals now being forged in Namibia would need to be reviewed in the future and looked at anew within the framework of the government's policy and...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Africa/Namibia/Government (430 words)

	Latest News - Republic of Botswana
		PARLIAMENT - Government carried out a study between 1989 and 1992 to formulate a plan for the waters of the Okavango system, Charles Tibone, the minister of minerals, energy and water resources, told Parliament on Thursday.
		He reminded Parliament that Namibia had at the height of the drought proposed a water transfer scheme to supply Windhoek and other towns outside the Okavango Basin in 1997.
		Tibone also told Parliament that the Okavango River System is a highly sensitive environmental ecosystem, hence its protection under the Ramsar Convention as a natural wetland.
	www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20050411&i=Govt_shelves_water_transfer_plans (642 words)

	Success Stories - USAID Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		An outgrowth of USAID`s assistance program to the Namibian Parliament, the IMS and the MTU bus were developed in a collaboration between NDI, the Parliament and the Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing, as part of the Parliament`s initiative to take parliament to the people.
		In Namibia, a country that is predominately rural and largely computer illiterate, the mobile training unit is a rolling classroom that allows for on-site computer training for regional and local elected representatives, government officials and staff, and representatives of local civic organizations and NGOs.
		As a result, under the Namibian Parliament`s initiative to bring parliament to the people, the committees of the National Assembly and National Council have increased the number of public hearings on draft bills and public issues held in different regions of the country.
	www.usaid.org.na /success.asp?proid=4 (2023 words)

	Namibia Institute For Democracy / Government & Decentralisation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Proud publisher of the Parliament Journal of Namibia; a tri-annual publication serving to inform citizens of the activities of Parliament and thereby strengthening the link between the electorate and their representatives.
		Produced in co-operation with the Parliament of Namibia and the Namibia Democracy Support Centre.
		Held in co-operation with the University of Namibia (UNAM), funded by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
	www.nid.org.na /decentr.htm (449 words)

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