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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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| 2013-07-25
World Bank launches new country partnership
THE World Bank Group has released a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Namibia that will guide the group’s intended support for Namibia in the four-year period ending in 2017. The bank said in a statement that enhancing state capacity and developing the private sector are the two pillars of the new strategy.
This is the first medium-term strategy for Namibia, and it seeks to deepen engagement with the country. The strategy is anchored in Namibia’s Fourth National Development Plan (NDP4) goals of promoting growth, creating jobs, and reducing inequality.
“The CPS proposes programmes that are designed to reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity. It provides a framework for collaboration with the country to find solutions for Namibia’s development challenges,” said Asad Alam, World Bank Country Director for Namibia.
“This collaboration will be done primarily through knowledge exchange and technical cooperation,” he added.
Between 2013 and 2017, the World Bank Group’s support to Namibia will be provided to enhance the state’s capacity by strengthening government institutions’ ability to more effectively design, execute, and monitor public policies needed to realise the goals of the Fourth National Development Plan.
The initiative will support the development of the private sector by helping to improve the overall regulatory framework for investment and by providing assistance with investment transactions.
This will cover programmes aimed at improving the institutional environment for a competitive private sector and increasing productive capacity and infrastructure. Saleem Karimjee, IFC’s Country Manager for Namibia said: “Private sector development can serve as an engine for growth. We are committed to supporting the people of Namibia in helping to improve the country’s investment climate and introduce public-private partnership solutions to the provision of infrastructure, both of which are essential for job creation.”
To date, the World Bank has provided loans of US$15 million to the government, all of which has been fully repaid, grants of over US$16 million primarily through the Global Environmental Facility, and almost US$40 million by the IFC in investments in the private sector.
This is the first medium-term strategy for Namibia, and it seeks to deepen engagement with the country. The strategy is anchored in Namibia’s Fourth National Development Plan (NDP4) goals of promoting growth, creating jobs, and reducing inequality.
“The CPS proposes programmes that are designed to reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity. It provides a framework for collaboration with the country to find solutions for Namibia’s development challenges,” said Asad Alam, World Bank Country Director for Namibia.
“This collaboration will be done primarily through knowledge exchange and technical cooperation,” he added.
Between 2013 and 2017, the World Bank Group’s support to Namibia will be provided to enhance the state’s capacity by strengthening government institutions’ ability to more effectively design, execute, and monitor public policies needed to realise the goals of the Fourth National Development Plan.
The initiative will support the development of the private sector by helping to improve the overall regulatory framework for investment and by providing assistance with investment transactions.
This will cover programmes aimed at improving the institutional environment for a competitive private sector and increasing productive capacity and infrastructure. Saleem Karimjee, IFC’s Country Manager for Namibia said: “Private sector development can serve as an engine for growth. We are committed to supporting the people of Namibia in helping to improve the country’s investment climate and introduce public-private partnership solutions to the provision of infrastructure, both of which are essential for job creation.”
To date, the World Bank has provided loans of US$15 million to the government, all of which has been fully repaid, grants of over US$16 million primarily through the Global Environmental Facility, and almost US$40 million by the IFC in investments in the private sector.
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