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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
Theft derails Mariental Reeds Project
WORK at the Mariental Reeds Project came to a standstill in April last year after allegations of misappropriation of funds by people involved in the project.
The project makes chairs, tables as well as shopping and clothing baskets out of reeds collected from the Fish River near Mariental in the Hardap Region, and is aimed at creating employment for community members at the town.
Patrick Saal, treasurer of the project, told Nampa yesterday that one of the members, whom he did not want to name, allegedly withdrew N$1 000 from the project’s bank account.
The funds were generated from the sale of the handicrafts.
The member allegedly withdrew the money without consulting other members and converted it to his own use.
“Right now, the project is not operational anymore because we do not have money for transport to collect reeds from the river. When I approached the person who withdrew the money, he promised to pay it back but he never did. We need financial help, as there is only N$230 left in the account,” Saal said.
He further said that the project started with 30 members in 2009 and was sponsored by the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) and the Namibia Development Trust (NDT) with an amount of N$30 000.
“Only eight members remain because the other people lost interest and left the project. The sales from the products were also low, which discouraged a lot of people,” Saal explained.
The councillor for the Mariental Urban Constituency, Barakias Namwandi, said he had no idea that the project’s money was misused.
“That is news to me. I have no idea that the money is missing, and the project has stopped. But, we have money coming in for that project from the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF),” said the councillor.
The Chief Control Officer (CCO) of the Mariental Urban Constituency, Agab Skrywer also said he was not aware that money had gone missing, but confirmed that the EIF promised to avail N$361 000 to the project.
“They (EIF) said they will transfer the money on condition that the project is registered as a co-operative. So, I hope the project’s leadership will register it, and get the money. The constituency office is out of that project because it has people who run it,” Skrywer stated.
Project manager Mekondjo Nangolo could not be reached for comment as his cellphone was switched off. – Nampa
The project makes chairs, tables as well as shopping and clothing baskets out of reeds collected from the Fish River near Mariental in the Hardap Region, and is aimed at creating employment for community members at the town.
Patrick Saal, treasurer of the project, told Nampa yesterday that one of the members, whom he did not want to name, allegedly withdrew N$1 000 from the project’s bank account.
The funds were generated from the sale of the handicrafts.
The member allegedly withdrew the money without consulting other members and converted it to his own use.
“Right now, the project is not operational anymore because we do not have money for transport to collect reeds from the river. When I approached the person who withdrew the money, he promised to pay it back but he never did. We need financial help, as there is only N$230 left in the account,” Saal said.
He further said that the project started with 30 members in 2009 and was sponsored by the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) and the Namibia Development Trust (NDT) with an amount of N$30 000.
“Only eight members remain because the other people lost interest and left the project. The sales from the products were also low, which discouraged a lot of people,” Saal explained.
The councillor for the Mariental Urban Constituency, Barakias Namwandi, said he had no idea that the project’s money was misused.
“That is news to me. I have no idea that the money is missing, and the project has stopped. But, we have money coming in for that project from the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF),” said the councillor.
The Chief Control Officer (CCO) of the Mariental Urban Constituency, Agab Skrywer also said he was not aware that money had gone missing, but confirmed that the EIF promised to avail N$361 000 to the project.
“They (EIF) said they will transfer the money on condition that the project is registered as a co-operative. So, I hope the project’s leadership will register it, and get the money. The constituency office is out of that project because it has people who run it,” Skrywer stated.
Project manager Mekondjo Nangolo could not be reached for comment as his cellphone was switched off. – Nampa
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