Namibia

Commercial farmers will have to pay a special tax from this month to facilitate the government's land redistribution programme, but say they are concerned about the way in which the revenue will be used.

The National Federation of People with Disabilities is an umbrella organisation working to support and strengthen local disability organisations. The adviser will work with building and developing the management and organisational capacity of the Secretariat to work effectively as an effective national support organisation, and provide advice on strengthening its fundraising capabilities. You should be experienced in an organisational development role, and have skills in training, personnel...read more

The silence surrounding the sexual abuse of learners in Namibia is "deafening", says Basic Education Deputy Minister Clara Bohitile.

A Dutch donation of US $500,000 to the UN World Food Programme has provided sufficient resources to feed 20,000 Angolan refugees in Namibia until May. The total budget of the one-year WFP Namibia operation is US $2.2-million. Namibia has a longstanding Angolan refugee population as a result of the Angola's 27-year-long civil war.

The National Council (NC) has rejected the creation of an anti-graft commission as proposed by the Anti-Corruption Bill unanimously here Tuesday. The NC rejected the bill in its current form on the recommendation of its standing committee on constitutional and legal affairs that proposed that the functions of the envisaged Anti-Corruption Commission could best be performed by the Office of the Ombudsman.

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