Angolan President to attend celebrations

ANGOLAN President José Eduardo dos Santos is to arrive in Namibia on Friday to attend the country’s 14th Independence anniversary and 10th anniversary of the return of Walvis Bay.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced yesterday that on arrival, Dos Santos is scheduled to have a private meeting with President Sam Nujoma. They will visit the Ruacana hydro-electricity station and the Etunda agricultural projects on Saturday before heading to Walvis Bay for the celebrations on Sunday.Dos Santos leaves for Angola Sunday.Meanwhile, a ministerial delegation from Angola was scheduled to land in Windhoek last night.The delegation, consisting of 25 people, will hold talks with their Namibian counterparts.The Angolan team is headed by the Minister of Energy and Water Affairs, Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelous, and includes the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gilberto Buta Lutukuta, Minister of Fisheries Salamao Jose Xirimbimbi and a host of deputy ministers for defence, internal affairs, education and commerce.They will visit the Ruacana hydro-electricity station and the Etunda agricultural projects on Saturday before heading to Walvis Bay for the celebrations on Sunday.Dos Santos leaves for Angola Sunday.Meanwhile, a ministerial delegation from Angola was scheduled to land in Windhoek last night.The delegation, consisting of 25 people, will hold talks with their Namibian counterparts.The Angolan team is headed by the Minister of Energy and Water Affairs, Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelous, and includes the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gilberto Buta Lutukuta, Minister of Fisheries Salamao Jose Xirimbimbi and a host of deputy ministers for defence, internal affairs, education and commerce.