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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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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-12
Govt to build 10 000 houses countrywide
Hileni Nembwaya
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Regional, Local Government, Housing and Rural Development (MRLGHRD) has plans to build more than 10,000 houses in informal settlements within the next 16 months.
Regional, Local Government, Housing and Rural Development minister Charles Namholoh revealed this plan during the launch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) Department of Diakonia and Social Services (DDSS) five years strategic plan at Oniipa in Oshikoto Region last week on Friday.
“Everyone should be provided with shelter and if you give someone shelter, they can have collateral,” said Namholoh adding that the programme is envisaged to provide housing to satisfy various market demands.
He also urged church and traditional leaders as well as the government to move together in the fight against poverty.
Namholoh encouraged leaders to unite all Namibians and to maintain cultural practices that will help reduce the high crime rate in the country.
Speaking at the same event, ELCIN Presiding Bishop Shekutamba Nambala said his church plays a key role in addressing social problems in the Namibian society and as a result, the DDSS’ vision leans towards the Millennium Development Challenge goals.
“DDSS aims to empower the youth and the elderly and as a church, we want to work together with other stakeholders and other churches to set a momentum for moving forward,” Nambala said.
He said the DDSS will work in collaboration with key stakeholders to provide psychological support to affected communities in flood and drought affected regions and to raise awareness on gender-based violence within communities.
ELCIN will need about N$ 4 350,000 to implement and facilitate a community development advocacy programme.
The Oniipa constituency councillor, John Shiindi, proposed an urgent need for an old age home to be build in the region.
“The old aged needs a home where they can be provided with all the necessary services like sanitation and food,” said Shiindi.
Over 700,000 Namibians are believed to be members of ELCIN.
Regional, Local Government, Housing and Rural Development minister Charles Namholoh revealed this plan during the launch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) Department of Diakonia and Social Services (DDSS) five years strategic plan at Oniipa in Oshikoto Region last week on Friday.
“Everyone should be provided with shelter and if you give someone shelter, they can have collateral,” said Namholoh adding that the programme is envisaged to provide housing to satisfy various market demands.
He also urged church and traditional leaders as well as the government to move together in the fight against poverty.
Namholoh encouraged leaders to unite all Namibians and to maintain cultural practices that will help reduce the high crime rate in the country.
Speaking at the same event, ELCIN Presiding Bishop Shekutamba Nambala said his church plays a key role in addressing social problems in the Namibian society and as a result, the DDSS’ vision leans towards the Millennium Development Challenge goals.
“DDSS aims to empower the youth and the elderly and as a church, we want to work together with other stakeholders and other churches to set a momentum for moving forward,” Nambala said.
He said the DDSS will work in collaboration with key stakeholders to provide psychological support to affected communities in flood and drought affected regions and to raise awareness on gender-based violence within communities.
ELCIN will need about N$ 4 350,000 to implement and facilitate a community development advocacy programme.
The Oniipa constituency councillor, John Shiindi, proposed an urgent need for an old age home to be build in the region.
“The old aged needs a home where they can be provided with all the necessary services like sanitation and food,” said Shiindi.
Over 700,000 Namibians are believed to be members of ELCIN.
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