Country Profile: Namibia

Namibian business student Michael Mulunga, when he is not studying or planning the business he hopes to run after graduation, motivates younger people in Namibia to find purpose and direction in their lives. That volunteer work, he believes, can help turn Namibia's most undeveloped resource -- its youth -- into achievers.

Namibia's growing economic imbalances have resulted in widespread crime, corruption, poverty, alcohol abuse, high unemployment, destruction of the environment, suppression of human potential and HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Bjoern Bierbrauer is a serious contender for the title National Enduro Champion after winning the fourth event in the Bank Windhoek Namibia Motor Sport Federation (NMSF) Enduro Championship held last Saturday at Farm Aris south of Windhoek.

The Namibia national women football team, the Brave Gladiators is currently on a two-week training camp in Germany.

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon Dr Hage Geingob will lead the Namibian delegation to the 10th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum to be held in Washington, D.C from the 2nd to 6th August.

Congregations of the Lutheran Church in Ondangwa and Oshakati held a joint memorial service Wednesday for the late Priest of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia, Petrus Kim, as well as 17-year-old school girl, Magdalena Stoffels, who was murdered in Windhoek on Tuesday morning.

The presence of officials of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) with interests in companies under the institution's investigation or supervisory mandate has been blamed for perceived reluctance in releasing reports of such investigations.

The Namibian Rugby Union has released the names of 31 players who must report for training next week August 2, 2010 in anticipation of a match the senior national rugby team, Welwitschias, will play against a South African universities team.

JUNIAS Fillipus, also known as Mwamenange, aged 32 and unemployed, is the man accused of raping and murdering schoolgirl Magdalena Stoffels in an incident that shocked Namibia this week.

Defending champions Zimbabwe will face bitter rivals Namibia in a repeat of last year's final when the two sides square off at the Junior Africa Cup rugby tournament in Abidjan, C´te d'Ivoire this afternoon.

NAMIBIAN international forward Tangeni Shipahu will be plying his trade for South African Premiership (PSL) side Amazulu next season following a successful two-week trial at the club.

NAMIBIAN under-20 coach Bernard Kaanjuka has caused controversy by claiming that he suspects Ghana fielded overage players for last Sunday's African Youth Championship qualifier, according to a report on peacefmonline.com yesterday.

Born Fauz Bashir to a Ugandan mother and a Tanzanian father in Kenya, Faizel MC lived in Uganda all his life where he completed his secondary education until he moved to Namibia.

Namibia's passive participation in harnessing her abundantly rich mineral resources could be a thing of the past after Epangelo Mining, a fully state-owned mining company, was launched here yesterday, amidst pomp and fanfare.

The 3rd Bank Windhoek Namibia National Junior Chess Championship, hosted under the auspices of the Namibia Chess Federation, was held from 23 to 25 July 2010, at David Bezuidenhout High School in Windhoek.

Minister of Education Dr Abraham Iyambo has urged all staff members of the University of Namibia (Unam) and the Polytechnic of Namibia to stop the quarrels about which is the best institution in the country.

In what can be described as a bid to dismantle Namibian cup and league double champions African Stars from the pedestal, Katutura rivals Black Africa have beefed up their playing personnel.

Outgoing American Ambassador to Namibia Dennise Mathieu recently experienced a full-circle rhino tracking and translocation operation in the Kunene Region. She was accompanied by a high-level government delegation.