Windhoek, Namibia News

If HIV treatment standards in the global South do not keep up with standards in wealthy nations, history will not judge well current efforts to expand treatment in resource-limited settings, Dr Kevin M. De Cock, outgoing head of HIV at the World Health Organization, told the 2009 HIV Implementers' meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, earlier this month.

HEALTH Minister Dr Richard Kamwi has categorically denied that HIV-positive women are "systematically coerced" to be sterilised at State hospitals.

Namibian health authorities said Wednesday they have detected four cases of Swine Flu, which they said could have emanated from Europe.

WINDHOEK: Diamond-producing nations Tuesday began reviewing global efforts to prevent trade in the gems from fuelling conflicts, with an eye on alleged abuses in Zimbabwe and Venezuela's recent suspension.

Gazprom's banking unit had struck a $1 billion agreement with Namibian energy company Namcor to build a new power plant in Namibia, the Russian energy giant said on Friday.

NEARLY two weeks after the Bank of Namibia's last rate cut of 50 basis points, only FNB Namibia and Bank Windhoek have dropped their prime lending rates, although both opted for less relief for home owners.

ILLEGAL drug abuse is at an all-time high in Namibia, Health and Social Services Minister Richard Kamwi, warned yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, 25 June 2009 - When doctors at Katatura State Hospital in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, booked Shantel Ferreira* for a follow-up operations after she gave birth to her first child, she thought nothing of it - until she started asking questions about the acronym "BTL" which appeared on her form.

Two HIV-positive Namibian women who allege they were sterilised against their will in public hospitals are seeking redress through the courts, the first of more than 20 known cases, according to the International Community for Women Living with HIV/AIDS . The ICW raised the alarm over what it terms forced or coerced sterilisations among ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that dialogue was continuing with Washington on linking strategic arms reductions with U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in central Europe.

The Kimberley Process certification scheme, which aims to stop the use of diamonds to fund conflict, is failing, according to a campaign group.

PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba and Cabinet yesterday asked for a comprehensive report on the derailed trade negotiations between Namibia and the European Union , veiled in growing distrust, before deciding whether or not to sign the controversial economic partnership agreement with the bloc.

Anna Shikongo* wanted many more children, but five-month old Johannes, perched on her lap, will forever be her lastborn.

Namibia's Economist reports: Just to show visitors that Namibia is not only about wildlife and safari, desert and savanna, the Windhoek Metal Fest at the end of June also marks the tentative beginning of the increase in tourist arrivals.

My hat is off to NamPol, whose incompetence is much debated, but whose humble achievements are seldom heard of.

THREE cheetah cubs roll around in the grass totally involved in their game, the two males wanting to play with the wooden log their little sister has snatched away from them.

WINDHOEK, Namibia - Namibia's central bank governor said Wednesday the diamond-rich southern African nation's economy will shrink by 0.6 percent in 2009 as mining slows in the global economic crisis.

VOA News examines the 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, which recently brought together 1,500 people from 55 countries to compare notes on HIV/AIDS programs around the world.

POLICE yesterday cracked an alleged car-theft syndicate believed to be responsible for the theft of at least five cars from rental company Europcar over the past year.

THE Namibia Farmworkers Union has warned farm owners to start adhering to a new minimum wage agreement, warning that it would soon start checking on whether this is being done.