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The Namibian
Mon 12 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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| 2013-08-12
Single visa for Kavango-Zambezi Park in December
FIVE southern African countries including Namibia are expected to have a uniform visa by December this year, Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts, Sylvia Masebo told Times of Zambia on Friday.
The five countries, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are members of Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area or KAZA TFCA. The Transfrontier is seen as potentially the world’s largest conservation area. Masebo said the members decided to have a uniform visa after a meeting held in Angola last week. The meeting was held in Menongue city, southern Cuando Cubango province.
“One of the things to note from the just ended Angola meeting is that by 31 December 2013, it is hoped that we shall have the common KAZA TFCA visa between five member countries. This will allow for free movement of people and goods and it will be a milestone for tourism promotion,” Masebo was quoted as saying by the paper, Xinhua reported.
Established in 2011, the Transfrontier’s goal is to sustainably manage the Kavango-Zambezi ecosystem, its heritage and cultural resources based on best conservation and tourism models for the socio-economic well-being of the communities and other stakeholders in and around the eco region through the harmonisation of policies, strategies and practices.
Also on Friday, the Angola Press Organisation quoted Angolan minister of Hotels and Tourism, Pedro Mutindi that the KAZA members must be united for the initiative to be beneficial to them. Mutindi said KAZA members must be united so that issues related to economic, academic, social and tourist development are achieved. The Transfrontier is situated in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins where the borders of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe converge.
Transfrontier is set to become the world’s biggest conservation area and will eventually span an area of approximately 520 000 square kilometers. It will include 36 national parks, game reserves, community conservancies and game management areas. Most notably, the area will include the Caprivi Strip, Chobe National Park, the Okavango Delta and the Victoria Falls. According to KAZA, Kavango Zambezi promises to be southern Africa’s premier tourist destination with the largest concentration of the African elephant (approximately 250 000).
In May this year, the Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dirk Niebel, visited the Namibian component of the KAZA to inspect various projects financed by his government. In total German has funded KAZA with 35 million Euros.
Niebel visited Nyae Nyae Conservancy and Khaudum National Park. During the visit Niebel was informed of the various development projects undertaken with funds disbursed to the KAZA, which include procurement of five motor vehicles, construction of elephant protection walls around 20 water wells, development of five chili plots and purchase of 50 bicycles for community conservation guards.
Recently, the five year integrated development plan for the period 2013 to 2017 for KAZA in Namibia was launched by Minister of Environment and Tourism, Uahekua Herunga in the Caprivi Region. -Nampa-Xinhua, Angola Press Organisation, Own Reporter.
The five countries, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are members of Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area or KAZA TFCA. The Transfrontier is seen as potentially the world’s largest conservation area. Masebo said the members decided to have a uniform visa after a meeting held in Angola last week. The meeting was held in Menongue city, southern Cuando Cubango province.
“One of the things to note from the just ended Angola meeting is that by 31 December 2013, it is hoped that we shall have the common KAZA TFCA visa between five member countries. This will allow for free movement of people and goods and it will be a milestone for tourism promotion,” Masebo was quoted as saying by the paper, Xinhua reported.
Established in 2011, the Transfrontier’s goal is to sustainably manage the Kavango-Zambezi ecosystem, its heritage and cultural resources based on best conservation and tourism models for the socio-economic well-being of the communities and other stakeholders in and around the eco region through the harmonisation of policies, strategies and practices.
Also on Friday, the Angola Press Organisation quoted Angolan minister of Hotels and Tourism, Pedro Mutindi that the KAZA members must be united for the initiative to be beneficial to them. Mutindi said KAZA members must be united so that issues related to economic, academic, social and tourist development are achieved. The Transfrontier is situated in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins where the borders of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe converge.
Transfrontier is set to become the world’s biggest conservation area and will eventually span an area of approximately 520 000 square kilometers. It will include 36 national parks, game reserves, community conservancies and game management areas. Most notably, the area will include the Caprivi Strip, Chobe National Park, the Okavango Delta and the Victoria Falls. According to KAZA, Kavango Zambezi promises to be southern Africa’s premier tourist destination with the largest concentration of the African elephant (approximately 250 000).
In May this year, the Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dirk Niebel, visited the Namibian component of the KAZA to inspect various projects financed by his government. In total German has funded KAZA with 35 million Euros.
Niebel visited Nyae Nyae Conservancy and Khaudum National Park. During the visit Niebel was informed of the various development projects undertaken with funds disbursed to the KAZA, which include procurement of five motor vehicles, construction of elephant protection walls around 20 water wells, development of five chili plots and purchase of 50 bicycles for community conservation guards.
Recently, the five year integrated development plan for the period 2013 to 2017 for KAZA in Namibia was launched by Minister of Environment and Tourism, Uahekua Herunga in the Caprivi Region. -Nampa-Xinhua, Angola Press Organisation, Own Reporter.
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