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4 February: President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82. [1] 4 February: Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba is sworn in as 4th President of Namibia; 16 April: Eleven inmates escape from a prison in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region. [2] 21 June: A high court rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex between men are ...
The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) is one of the most powerful of Namibia's trade unions. It plays a leading public role in the Namibian political space and is an ally of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) government. [1] The MUN was established in 1986.
The NDF owns August 26 Group, a holding company for a number of commercial entities related to the military, among them Namibia's only arms manufacturer Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik. [ 2 ] The political leader of MODVA is the minister while the accounting officer is the executive director (ED), deputised by a deputy executive director.
The Polytechnic of Namibia was de jure not a university as no provision was made in the Act by which it was created (Act 33 / 1994) [3] to carry this name. A motion for name change into Namibia's University of Science and Technology was rejected by cabinet in August 2010, [4] but approved by the same body in December 2012. The transition to ...
Namibian passport. Visa requirements for Namibian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Namibia.. As of 2024, Namibian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 80 countries and territories, ranking the Namibian passport 67th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
It consists of the president, the prime minister and his deputy, as well as the ministers of the Cabinet of Namibia. The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court ...
The economy of Namibia has a modern market sector, which produces most of the country's wealth, and a traditional subsistence sector. Although the majority of the population engages in subsistence agriculture and herding, Namibia has more than 200,000 skilled workers and a considerable number of well-trained professionals and managerials.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, and the largest university in the country. [3] It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background