President urges self-reliance

PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on Keetmanshoop residents to start income-generating activities to make their communities self-reliant.

“Today we are living in the era of competition for scarce resources, therefore it is incumbent upon our people to take the extra steps that will bring about self-reliance and economic change to their communities,” Pohamba said in a speech delivered on his behalf by Minister of Local Government John Pandeni during the inauguration of the Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency Office on Saturday. He urged the town’s residents to take ownership of the Constituency office and make good use of it.”Organise and mobilise yourselves through this office to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic empowerment of our community and our country,” he urged residents.Pohamba also implored the town’s residents to make good use of the Karas Region’s abundant resources.In a speech read by Pandeni on Friday, during a fundraising event for the office, Pohamba challenged Namibians to work much harder to improve the standard of living of the poor.He said the poverty levels of some communities appeared to be on the increase.An amount of N$112 000 was pledged at the fundraising event, with Namdeb making the largest pledge of N$70 000.He urged the town’s residents to take ownership of the Constituency office and make good use of it.”Organise and mobilise yourselves through this office to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic empowerment of our community and our country,” he urged residents.Pohamba also implored the town’s residents to make good use of the Karas Region’s abundant resources.In a speech read by Pandeni on Friday, during a fundraising event for the office, Pohamba challenged Namibians to work much harder to improve the standard of living of the poor.He said the poverty levels of some communities appeared to be on the increase.An amount of N$112 000 was pledged at the fundraising event, with Namdeb making the largest pledge of N$70 000.