The European
Union’s commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, Poul Nielson, and the
commissioner for trade, Mrs Danuta Hübner, are expected to make an official
visit to Namibia from 5 to 9 July. According to a statement from the European
Commission, the two commissioners will hold meetings with their Namibian
counterparts to review areas of common interest, recent political developments,
ongoing [...]

The Pepsi Fun@School project
was announced at a press conference on Wednesday, 30 June. Namibian Breweries
Ltd sponsored the project with N$30 000. The music tour will be staged at 11
high schools throughout the country. The event’s main aim is to offer a fun
filled cultural experience to the targeted audiences. Gariseb Management
Manager, Andre Gariseb, said, ?The Pepsi [...]

NamDeb, the
biggest diamond producer in the country, says it plans to meet its future
challenges by reducing operation costs while at the same time using modern
technology to increase production.The biggest challenges facing NamDeb are the
depleting land based mining sources and the strengthening of the Namibian dollar
against major currencies. A strong local currency reduces income earned from
dollar-based [...]

NamDeb, the
biggest diamond producer in the country, says it plans to meet its future
challenges by reducing operation costs while at the same time using modern
technology to increase production.The biggest challenges facing NamDeb are the
depleting land based mining sources and the strengthening of the Namibian dollar
against major currencies. A strong local currency reduces income earned from
dollar-based [...]

Gone are the
days when a strike in the mining industry made headlines almost every second
week. The last serious strike by mineworkers was at the former Tsumeb Copper
Limited (TCL) mine in 1997, just before it was liquidated. Ongopolo Mining and
Processing took over the mining operations. The TCL workers were armed with bows
and arrows, ?knop-kieries? and spades. [...]

The corporate sector
has in recent years joined the fight against cancer, HIV/AIDS and TB. Sanlam
Namibia said this week that it has placed the fight against diseases such as
Cancer, HIV/AIDS and TB on its priority list.Sanlam said it recognises that
cancer is one of the most serious challenges that Namibia is facing and to this
end has been [...]

By David Keendjele,
coordinator of the National Pension Fund Task ForceExtract from a presentation
at the Economist Business Forum
The need for the provision of pension fund benefit
in the form of disability, retirement and survivors? benefits for Namibian
workers was identified soon after independence in 1990 and provision for such
was made in the Social Security Act of 1994. The [...]

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has set
in place the ‘Guidelines on Clinical Trials in Human Subjects’ and ‘Research
Management Policy’ documents.The two documents open doors for the medical
researchers to conduct their research using human subjects and to avoid
duplication of research activities.?They (the documents) came at a very good
time. Everybody is knocking on our [...]

By Ronald A.
Skolnic of Alexander Forbes Financial Services Part 1 in a series of 2At the
heart of business, and therefore also at the heart of the economy, lies the all
embracing goal to be successful in what we do and to generate sustainable and
maintainable returns on shareholder investments. Whether this argument is
applied in terms of government [...]

Although
Namibia has a growth rate of about 3.2%, its rapidly growing population negates
much of the economic expansion and points to a much higher required sustainable
growth rate to have positive welfare gains. In an attempt to speed up GDP
growth, the government identified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a crucial
element in Namibia?s development.With initiatives like manufacturing tax [...]