The Tour d’Afrique is the longest and hardest of
all cycle races. The 11 500 km event started in Cairo in the north of Africa on
17 January and will end in Cape Town on 15 May.The longest and most difficult
bike race in the history of the sport, this is an event for both amateur and
professional cyclists, [...]

Mr Sebby Kankondi, CEO of the Namibia Ports
Authority (Namport), said the most threatening challenge facing Namport is the
fight against HIV/Aids, which is undermining its efforts to train its people and
develop their skills.He added that the pandemic is affecting the experienced and
skilled labour force, thereby weakening efficiency and productivity, which,
Kankondi said, are the two main ingredients [...]

The local life insurance company, Channel Life
Namibia, has posted what it termed strong results for the financial year, which
ended in February. Although commentators were reluctant to compare Channel
Life?s performance to the bigger players in the industry, it still came as a
surprise when the smaller company posted figures which made others green with
envy.Managing director, Lennie Louw, [...]

The Southern African Development Community?s
international and regional cooperating partners have always played an important
role in the success of the organization. It is a popular view that the
organization?s objectives can be achieved faster if development were to take
place within the context of global cooperation. One of the principal objectives
of SADC over the years has, however, been [...]

(Investment House Namibia)- According to UN?s 2003
Human Development Report for SA income disparities in that country have widened
due to the spread of HIV/AIDS, inadequate social safety and the inability to
create new jobs.The Gini coefficient, an international measure to gauge the
level of inequality, rose to 0.635 in 2002 from 0.596 in 2001. The closer the
coefficient gets [...]

The National Planning Commission signed a new
three-year financing agreement on Technical Assistance for Policy Support (TCF
Programme) with the European Commission. The agreement is worth about N$16
million (2,0 million Euro). The TCF Programme will ensure that the technical
assistance needs are covered in key areas of development as defined by the
government and the European Commission.?Therefore, the programme [...]

Namibia needs US$ 5.8 million in aid to assist 600
000 orphans, vulnerable children and women suffering from the combined effects
of drought, chronic poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The United Nations
agencies operating in Namibia, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have not received any contributions in response to
their US $5.8 million emergency [...]

Crops growing in Lake
Liambezi in the southern Caprivi region have been submerged after water started
flowing into the lake for the first time in about 20 years. The Zambezi River
has been in flood for the last three months following heavy rains in Zambia and
Angola. However, the water level has been subsidising. On Wednesday this week,
the water [...]

The International
University of Management (IUM) offers courses in association with
internationally recognized institutions. All programmes are offered on full
time, part time and correspondence basis.IUM offers courses in business
administration, travel, tourism and hospitality management, information systems,
marketing, HIV/AIDS management, computer literacy, small business management and
finance management.There is a non-refundable application-handling fee of
N$350.All foreign students must have their qualifications [...]

The nearest desert is hundreds of kilometres away
yet Ikaneng School is known as the oasis. While the rest of its surroundings is
an eyesore, the “oasis” stands out with its lush green surroundings and trees
neatly maintained. The scene reminds one of a fairy garden.But the trees and
garden at the school in Soweto, Johannesburg is not there [...]