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  • 19 Aug 2010
    Namibia photo exhibit highlights need for free movement

    A photo exhibition on cross-border traders in Southern Africa has put the spotlight on the need for the free movement of goods and peoples.

  • 8 May 2009
    Namibian church-backed coalition calls for basic income grant

    Churches and civil society groups are urging the Namibian government to provide citizens with monthly basic income grants by raising taxes. They have called for a Basic Income Grant of 100 Namibian dollars (US$11) to alleviate poverty.

  • 12 Mar 2009
    Church in Namibia sponsors innovative basic income project

    A church-sponsored pilot project to provide a basic income to residents of a Namibian village has increased school attendance and employment while decreasing the poverty-related crime rate.

  • 5 Oct 2007
    Lutherans say Namibia prosecution would bring conflict

    A leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia says a move by a human rights group to bring former president Sam Nujoma before the International Criminal Court in The Hague might result in public violence or even civil war.

  • 10 Aug 2007
    Namibian churches concerned about impact of Russian nuclear offer

    The leader of the Council of Churches in Namibia has expressed concern about environmental problems that could be created if the uranium-rich southern African country accepts an offer by Russia to help build floating nuclear power plants.

  • 22 Feb 2007
    Namibian Lutheran bishop backs basic income as anti-poverty lever

    Namibia's Lutheran bishop Dr Zephania Kameeta has stressed the commitment of civil society to the fight against poverty in the country, rejecting criticism that a proposed Basic Income Grant (BIG) they are advocating would encourage people to become overly dependent.

  • 30 Jan 2007
    Namibian Lutherans overcome apartheid and colonial divisions

    After being separated for decades along ethnic lines by a history of colonialism and apartheid, Namibia's three Lutheran churches are moving towards unity following an announcement that they have established a combined church council- writes Rodrick Mukumbira for Ecumenical News International(ENI).