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Namibia will Drehkreuz für Diamanten
Luanda/Windhoek (bw) • Eine
Delegation des Bergbau- und Energieministeriums besucht diese
Woche Angola, um sich über den
dortigen Öl- und Gassektor sowie
die Diamantenindustrie zu informieren.
Die Delegation wird von Vizeministerin Kornelia Shilunga geleitet.
Nach dem Arbeitsbesuch von Angolas Minister für Bodenschätze,
Erdöl und Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, vor zwei Monaten in Windhoek, war einer der wichtigsten
Beschlüsse des Treffens, eine bilaterale Arbeitsgruppe einzurichten. Sie soll die Maßnahmen im
Zusammenhang mit der am 29.
November 2022 während des Internationalen Forums „Angola-Öl
und Gas“ in Luanda unterzeichneten Absichtserklärung (MOU)
beider Länder umsetzen.
Die namibische Delegation hat
sich in zwei Gruppen geteilt. Die
eine Gruppe informiert sich über
Angolas Öl- und Gassektor, weil
Namibia demnächst ebenfalls beide Energiebereiche entwickeln
wird. Die zweite Gruppe informiert sich über die gesamte Diamantenindustrie von der Förderung bis zur Wertschöpfung, wie
der Pressesprecher des Ministeriums, Simon Andreas, erklärte.
„Namibia plant die Einrichtung einer eigenen Drehscheibe
(Diamond Hub) für den Diamantenhandel. Daher besuchen wir
Angolas Drehscheibe für Diamantenhandel, um vollständig zu verstehen, wie alles gehandhabt wird.
Wir besichtigen Regierungsbehörden, Diamantenfirmen, Sortierbetriebe, Diamantschleifereien, Vertriebs- und Marketingeinheiten
sowie Logistikunternehmen und
(private) Sicherheitsunternehmen,
um zu lernen“, teilte der Pressesprecher aus Luanda mit.
Es handelt sich um Sicherheitsunternehmen, die auf Diamantentransporte spezialisiert sind.
Die namibische Delegation wird
sich bis zum 27. Juni in Angola
aufhalten.
Vizeministerin Kornelia Shilunga (rechts mit Helm und Brille),
informiert sich in Angola über die Öl- und Diamantenindustrie.
• FOTO: BERGBAUMINISTERIUM NAMIBIA
Namibia gründet mit niederländischer Unterstützung den
„SDG Namibian One Fund”, der durch einen Zuschuss in Höhe
von 40 Millionen Euro gestärkt wird. Er soll sofort sowie künftig
Namibias Beteiligung an Wasserstoffprojekten gewährleisten.
Während Kritiker vor vorschnellen Entschlüssen warnen, erklärt
Wasserstoffkommissar Mnyupe, warum sich Namibia selbst
am Projekt beteiligt.
Hyphen-Deal perfekt
• Namibia erhält holländische Finanzhilfe
Von Jemima Beukes & Frank Steffen
WINDHOEK
G
estern am späten Nachmittag
gab der namibische Staat bekannt, dass er die Option ausführen werde, sich zu 24 Prozent an
dem Hyphen-Wasserstoffprojekt zu
beteiligen. Über einen neu gegründeten „SDG Namibian One Fund“
hat Namibia genügend Startkapital sichern können, „ohne auf den
nationalen Haushalt oder namibische Steuerzahler zurückgreifen zu
müssen“, heißt es in der Pressemitteilung.
Die Weigerung der namibischen
Regierung, das unlängst mit „Hyphen Green Hydrogen“ unterzeichnete Durchführbarkeits- und
Implementierungsabkommen offenzulegen, hatte zunehmend Fragen und Bedenken aufgeworfen.
Das Abkommen bleibt weiterhin
den Medien und der Öffentlichkeit
unzugänglich. Obeth Kandjoze, der
Generaldirektor der Nationalen
Planungskommission (der Posten
hat Ministerstatus) und Vorsitzender des mittlerweile entstandenen
„Green Hydrogen Council“ in Namibia, erklärte am Montag salopp,
dass „solche Vereinbarungen nicht
einfach an die Medien weitergegeben werden“. Das Abkommen sei an
den Generalstaatsanwalt weitergeleitet worden, man solle ihn fragen.
Der namibische Generalstaatsanwalt, Festus Mbandeka, lehnte
es ebenfalls ab, das Abkommen an
die Medien herauszugeben und erklärte, dass sein Amt lediglich Ministerien und Staatsinstanzen für
Beratungen zur Verfügung steht. Die
Entscheidung, diese Dokumente mit
der Öffentlichkeit zu teilen, stehe
den an dem Projekt beteiligten Ministerien und Instanzen zu.
Eigenbeteiligung wichtig
Nach der Unterzeichnung von Abkommen mit den Niederlanden gestern, erklärte sich die Regierung nun
näher: „Die vorgeschlagene Beteiligung zum Selbstkostenpreis, im
Gegensatz zu kostenlosem Eigenkapital oder einer Gewinnbeteiligung,
hat den Vorteil, dass sie die Kosten
für Eigenkapital für Investoren nicht
erhöht. Bei einer Forderung Namibias nach einer 24-prozentigen, kostenlosen Eigenkapitalbeteiligung
müssten Investoren eine um 33% höhere Rendite erzielen, um dieselbe
Rendite zu erzielen. Infolgedessen
wären Namibias Wasserstoffprojekte teurer und für Investoren weniger
attraktiv.“
Dank der strategischen Partnerschaft Namibias mit den Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union
(EU) habe die niederländische Regierung dem namibischen Staat
über ihre Entwicklungsinstitution
„Invest International“ einen Zuschuss in Höhe von 40 Millionen
Euro (etwa 850 Millionen Namibia-Dollar) gewährt. Dadurch sei
der „SDG Namibian One Fund“ zustande gekommen. Der Fonds soll
zur Risikominderung neuer Wasserstoffprojekte in Namibia beitragen
– es geht also nicht nur um Hyphen.
Durch den Zuschuss könne Namibia
indessen seinen Anteil am HyphenProjekt sowie weiteren Unterfangen
im Zusammenhang mit Wasserstoff
und der damit verbundenen Infrastruktur übernehmen.
Namibia kommt zu kurz
Kurz nach der Ankunft der dänischen
Premierministerin Mette Frederiksen
und ihres niederländischen Amtskollegen Mark Rutte in Namibia,
hatte der namibische Wasserstoffkommissar, James Mnyupe, verraten, dass dieser „SDG Namibia One
Fund“ entstehen sollte. Einige Kritiker zeigten sich skeptisch hinsichtlich des Wertes der von Namibia eingebrachten Ressourcen in Form von
Land, Meerwasser, Sonne, Wind und
Umweltkosten. Sie argumentieren,
dass die Beiträge seitens Namibias
bei der Bestimmung des Anteils,
welcher Namibia am Projekt zustehen sollte, ungenügend berücksichtigt worden seien. Insbesondere der
Volkswirt Rowland Brown hatte die
Abmachung kritisiert und erklärt,
dass der Anteil Namibias bei weitem
nicht gerecht sei.
„Wir haben die Option, 24% zum
Selbstkostenpreis zu kaufen. Wenn
wir der nördlichen Hemisphäre helfen sollen, die von ihnen verursachte ‚Klimakrise‘ zu lösen, sollten wir
zumindest etwas davon profitieren,
um unsere sozioökonomischen Probleme zu lösen. Wenn Namibia ein
so attraktiver Standort für grünen
Wasserstoff ist und grüner Wasserstoff so gefragt ist, sollten wir in der
Lage gewesen sein, einen Deal mit
einem Investor auszuhandeln, der
für die Nutzung dieser Ressource
in Form von Beteiligungsentgelten
bezahlt? Oder ist es doch nicht so
attraktiv?“, twitterte Brown.
Prinzipielle Vorwürfe an Staat
Seine starke Kritik an einer scheinbar nicht durch die Regierung voll
ausgekosteten Verhandlungsmöglichkeit lässt darum aufhorchen,
weil Brown noch während einer Podiumsdiskussion der „NWU Business School“ im November 2022
behauptet hatte, dass er ein entschiedener Kritiker des Hypes sei,
den das Wasserstoffprojekt im Süden des Landes ausgelöst habe (AZ
berichtete). Zu jener Zeit sagte er:
„Als Land sollten wir uns nicht auf
ein einziges Projekt mit so vielen
Unbekannten und einem so langfristigen Ergebnis verlassen, im
Gegensatz zu den makroökonomischen Schritten, die unternommen
werden könnten und sollten, um
Wohlstand über einen viel kürzeren Zeitraum zu sichern.“
Somit entsteht die Frage, was er
mittlerweile an Erkenntnis dazugewonnen hat, Erkenntnis, die er
scheinbar bei den staatlichen Verhandlungspartnern voraussetzt,
obwohl er sowie die restlichen Diskussionsteilnehmer im November
zugegeben hatten, dass es sich um
internationales Neufeld handele.
Brown befand sich gestern dienstlich in Kapstadt und konnte somit
seine jetzigen Argumente nicht weiter ausführen.
Graham Hopwood vom Institut
für Öffentliche Politforschung (IPPR)
glaubt indessen, dass die namibische
Regierung erst die Durchführbarkeitsprüfung abwarten sollte, ehe
es Steuergeld riskiere. Außerdem
müssten die Modalitäten der erhofften billigen Darlehen und Zuschüsse
näher beleuchtet werden.
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Vater tritt Kind zu Tode
Windhoek (cr) • Ein 11 Monate altes
Mädchen starb am Sonntag, nachdem sie von ihrem leiblichen Vater
in einem Dorf in der OhangwenaRegion getreten wurde. Es wird behauptet, dass sich das Baby auf dem
Rücken der Mutter befand, als der
Verdächtige anfing, die Mutter mit
den Fäusten anzugreifen. Diese fiel
dabei zu Boden, wobei der Mann das
Kind zu treten begann, was den Tod
des Mädchens verursachte. Als die
Mutter zu Hause ankam, bemerkte
sie, dass das Baby nicht mehr atmete. Der Verdächtige wurde verhaftet
und wird wegen Mordes und Körperverletzung angeklagt. Ferner soll
sich eine Frau mit ihrer 10-jährigen
Tochter im Haus eingeschlossen und
Decken und Kleidung angezündet
haben. Der Vorfall ereignete sich am
Montag bei Okahandja. Die Nachbarn alarmierten daraufhin einen
Sicherheitsdienst, der die Polizei
verständigte. Als die Polizei eintraf,
brach sie die Tür auf und stellte fest,
dass beide unversehrt waren. „Die
Tochter wurde behandelt und nach
Hause geschickt. Die Verdächtige,
die als psychisch krank gilt, wurde
zur Behandlung in das örtliche Krankenhaus gebracht.“
Berufung gegen
Gerichtsurteil
einlegen
Windhoek (krk/sno) • Drei der im
Fishrot-Korruptionsskandal Beklagten
hatten angedeutet, dass sie gegen ein
Urteil des Obergerichts Berufung einlegen wollen. Dies ist ein weiterer Versuch, die Aufhebung der einstweiligen
Verfügung über ihre Vermögenswerte
zu erreichen.
James Hatuikulipi, Sacky Shanghala und Pius Mwatelulo haben am vergangenen Freitag beim Obergericht
Berufung gegen ein Urteil von Richter
Orben Sibeya vom 19. Mai dieses Jahres in ihrem POCA-Fall (Prevention
of Organised Crime Act) eingelegt.
Sibeya entschied in dem Urteil, dass
die Generalstaatsanwältin, Martha
Imalwa, berechtigte Gründe angegeben hatte, um einen Antrag auf eine
einstweilige Verfügung vor Gericht zu
stellen. Hatuikulipi, Shanghala und
Mwatelulo argumentieren jedoch,
dass Sibeya in seiner Entscheidung
einen Fehler begangen habe, und behaupten, dass sich die Generalstaatsanwältin nicht auf die Untersuchung
der Antikorruptionskommission von
Namibia (ACC) verlassen könne. Ihrer Ansicht nach verlangt das Gesetz,
dass die Generalstaatsanwältin einen
Antrag auf eine einstweilige Verfügung nur auf der Grundlage einer von
der Polizei durchgeführten Untersuchung stellen könne.
„Die ACC hat keine inhärente Macht
im Hinblick auf ihre Befugnisse bei
der Untersuchung von Korruptionsfällen. Die ACC ist deshalb nicht befugt, eine Untersuchung mit dem Ziel
durchzuführen, die Generalstaatsanwältin in eine Lage zu bringen, in der
sie mit Berechtigung eine einstweilige Verfügung bewirken kann. Ein Antrag auf eine einstweilige Verfügung,
der auf einer Untersuchung der ACC
beruht, ist daher rechtswidrig“, heißt
es in der Berufungsschrift.
Die drei Angeklagten behaupten
weiter, dass Imalwa nicht auf Bestimmungen des Gesetzes gegen
Korruption oder eines anderen Gesetzes hingewiesen habe, die besagen, dass sie auf der Grundlage von
Ermittlungen des ACC einen Antrag
auf eine einstweilige Verfügung stellen könne. Dies ist einer ihrer Berufungsgründe, auf die sie sich stützen
werden, wenn ihr Berufungsantrag
vor dem Obersten Gerichtshof verhandelt werden soll.
Hatuikulipi hat außerdem eine separate Zivilklage gegen Imalwa eingereicht, in der er die Verfassungsmäßigkeit des Poca-Gesetzes und der
einstweiligen Verfügungen in Frage
stellt und argumentiert, dass diese
sein Recht auf Unschuldsvermutung
bis zum Beweis seiner Schuld verletzen.
Das US-Programm zur HIVBekämpfung ist am Montag
20 Jahre alt geworden.
Gemeinsam mit der
namibischen Regierung hat
es in den vergangenen Jahren
große Erfolge in der HIVBekämpfung erreicht und will
auch weiterhin Unterstützung
leisten.
Weitere Milliarden gegen HIV
• Erfolgsgeschichte: US-Programm PEPFAR feiert 20-jähriges Bestehen
Von Elizabeth Joseph
WINDHOEK
D
er US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) hat Geburtstag – und
feierte am Montag, den 19. Juni, sein
20-jähriges Bestehen. Dafür reiste
auch der US-Koordinator für globale AIDS-Bekämpfung, Botschafter Dr.
John Nkengasong, nach Windhoek.
Bei dieser Gelegenheit sagte Nkengasong, dass PEPFAR in dieser Phase
der Klimakonferenz (COP) weitere 1,6
Milliarden N$ für Namibias HIV-Präventions-, Pflege- und Behandlungsprogramme bereitstellen werde. „In
den letzten 18 Jahren hat PEPFAR über
27 Milliarden N$ investiert und wird
auch in dieser Phase über 1,6 Milliarden N$ investieren“, sagte Nkengasong. „Ich nutze diese Zahlen, um
Ihnen zu versichern, dass es uns bei
Nachhaltigkeit nicht darum geht, Ihnen einfach ein Programm zu übergeben, sondern dass wir im Geiste
gemeinsamer Verantwortung und
gemeinsamer Rechenschaftspflicht
handeln wollen – im Jahr 2023 und
darüber hinaus.”
Polizei meldet Mord und versuchte Tötung
Der Botschafter lobte die Arbeit
des namibischen Gesundheitsministeriums bei der Erfüllung seines
90-90-90-Ziels und sagte, Namibia
sei auf dem besten Weg, bis 2030 ein
98-98-98-Ziel zu erreichen. Derzeit
strebt Namibia bis 2025 ein Ziel von
95-95-95 an. Dies bedeutet, dass 95%
aller HIV-Betroffenen diagnostiziert
sind, 95% der diagnostizierten Erkrankten therapiert werden, und
95% der behandelten Patienten ein
normales Leben führen können. „Wir
wollen nicht nur die Fortschritte feiern, die Sie gemacht haben, sondern
auch von Ihren bemerkenswerten
Erfolgen lernen, wie Sie das Programm vorangebracht haben, und
die Umsetzung des Operationsplans
des Landes in Gang bringen”, fügte
Nkengasong hinzu.
Gesundheitsminister Kalumbi
Shangula erklärte, dass das Ministerium weiterhin bereit sei, HIV/AIDS wie
auch andere Krankheiten zu bekämpfen. „Wer unsere Dienste in Anspruch
nehmen will, wird sie auch erhalten.
Das Ministerium weiß die anhaltende Unterstützung von PEPFAR für die
Prävention von und Unterstützung
gegen Tuberkulose und HIV/AIDS
sowie für andere Maßnahmen zur
Stärkung des Gesundheitssystems
zu schätzen”, so Shangula. Er fügte
hinzu, dass sich Namibias HIV/AIDSPräventions- und Pflegeprogramme
seit der Unterstützung durch PEPFAR
im Jahr 2004 zu „vollwertigen” Partnerschaften entwickelt hätten.
Im April 2017 stattete der ehemalige US-Präsident und Gründer des PEPFAR-Fonds, George W. Bush, gemeinsam mit
seiner Frau Laura Namibia einen Besuch ab. Bereits zu jener Zeit lobte er den in Namibia vorherrschenden Trend, denn
seitdem Namibia Zugang zu den nötigen Mitteln bekommen hatte, kämpfte es erfolgreich gegen HIV-Aids und übernahm ferner eine Vorzeigerolle in Afrika. Im Bild vorn sind Namibias First Lady, Monika Geingos (2.v.l.), und rechts von
ihr Präsident Bush mit Frau sowie der US-Botschafter jener Zeit, Thomas Daughton (2.v.r.) und der ehemalige Gesundheitsminister Bernhard Haufiku (r.) • FOTO: FRANK STEFFEN
Mordbeklagte schweigen
Heckmair: Angeklagte bieten keine Verteidigung
Windhoek (imvdw/sno) • Nachdem die beiden amerikanischen Angeklagten Marcus Thomas und Kevan
Townsend, die wegen des Mordes an
André Heckmair vor Gericht stehen,
beschlossen haben, weder Zeugen zu
benennen noch dem Gericht Beweise
vorzulegen, wird das Gericht am 21.
Juli vor der Urteilsverhandlung sein
Schlussplädoyer vortragen. Kürzlich,
mehr als zwölf Jahre später, nachdem
André Heckmair mit einer Kugel im
Hals in der Gusinde-Straße aufgefunden wurde, stellte der Staat seine
Zeugenbefragung gegen die beiden
Angeklagten ein.
Beide Angeklagten stellten daraufhin Anträge gemäß § 174 der Strafprozessordnung, die vorsieht, dass ein
Richter die Angeklagten sofort von
allen gegen sie erhobenen Anklagen
freisprechen kann, wenn er die Ansicht vertritt, dass im Fall des Staates
keine ausreichenden Beweise vorliegen. Richter Christie Liebenberg wies
beide Anträge zurück. Obwohl die Anwälte der Angeklagten argumentierten, dass der Staat keinen Anscheinsbeweis gegen die Angeklagten habe,
sagte Liebenberg in seinem Urteil jedoch, er sei davon überzeugt, dass der
Staat einen Anscheinsbeweis habe.
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Suppenküche unterstützt Schulkinder
Windhoek (cr) • Die „Albertville-Realschule
Suppenküche“, unterstützt von dem „Hoachanas Children Fund“ (HCF), wird in diesem
Jahr zehn Jahre alt. „Alles begann mit sechs
Kindern, die an fünf Tagen in der Woche von
Montag bis Freitag in der Suppenküche ein
Mittagessen erhielten. Mit den großzügigen
Spenden des Afrikafestivals wurden in der
Blechhütte der Suppenküche im Laufe der
Jahre ein Zementboden verlegt, ein Solarkocher sowie Tische und Stühle angeschafft;
ein Häuschen zum Kochen wurde gebaut,
ein Schattennetz angebracht, ein Gartenzelt und eine Trockentoilette. Vor allem aber
konnten ab dem zweiten Jahr 14 Kinder mit
einem Mittagessen versorgt werden“, so HCF.
Für fast alle Kinder ist dieser Teller die einzige Mahlzeit, die sie täglich zu sich nehmen.
Während der Corona-Periode durfte kein
Essen gekocht werden. Es wurden also Lebensmittelpakete verteilt. „Während der
Pandemie sind viele Rentenempfänger gestorben und viele wurden arbeitslos, so dass
der Hunger in Hoachanas noch schlimmer
geworden ist. Deshalb kocht die Suppenküche jetzt für 20 Kinder.“
Die Suppenküchenmutter der AlbertvilleRealschule ist Josefine Goagoses, sie ist 57
Jahre alt und alleinerziehende Mutter von
sechs Kindern. „Die Mahlzeiten sind nicht
mehr so ausgewogen wie früher, weil wir
mit dem gleichen Geldbetrag mehr Kinder ernähren wollen. Aber sie sind einigermaßen sättigend für den Tag.“ Die Kinder
werden gebeten, entweder Feuerholz von
zu Hause mitzubringen (der Solarkocher
kann nicht immer benutzt werden) oder
fünf N$ pro Woche mitzubringen, um für
Feuer und Wasser zu bezahlen. Die Frauen
der Suppenküche kochen alle ehrenamtlich
und sind demnach stolz darauf, dass sie einen Beitrag zur Bekämpfung des Hungers
leisten. „Sie verwenden auch Gemüse aus
ihrem eigenen Garten, um die Mahlzeiten
zu ergänzen. Zweimal pro Woche kommen
sie zur Arche, um das Essen abzuholen, das
sie dann zubereiten.“
Die Suppenküche kocht für 20 Schulkinder eine Mahlzeit am Tag. • FOTOS: HOACHANAS CHILDREN FUND
Der Oberste Gerichtshof hat am Freitag einem Berufungsantrag
gegen ein Urteil des Obergerichts in einem Zwist zwischen zwei
möglichen Thronfolgerinnen der traditionellen vaShambyuGemeinschaft stattgegeben. Das Obergericht hätte einen
Überprüfungsantrag ablehnen müssen.
Berufung hat Erfolg
• Urteil über traditionellen Führer widerrufen
Sofia Mundjembwe Kanyetu im Streit
um die Thronfolge der vaShambyuGemeinschaft. • FOTO: NMH-ARCHIV
Auch wenn Haindakas Antrag vom
Hauptrat nicht unterstützt wurde,
reichte sie trotzdem selber einen Antrag beim Ministerium ein. Der Minister gab jedoch Kanyetus Antrag
statt und Haindaka wandte sich bald
an das Obergericht und beantragte, die Ernennung der neuen Hompa zu blockieren, bis ihr Antrag auf
Überprüfung und Aufhebung der
Entscheidung des Ministers durch
das Gericht genehmigt worden war.
Das Obergericht stellte fest, dass
der Hauptrat nicht befugt war, die
Bewerbung eines Kandidaten abzulehnen, und die Benennung der
neuen Hompa wurde aufgehoben.
Der Oberste Gerichtshof (Supreme Court) stellte jedoch im aktuellen Berufungsantrag fest, dass das
Obergericht mit seiner Entscheidung
falsch lag und dass das Gesetz vorschreibt, dass ein Oberhaupt der Gemeinschaft von der traditionellen
Gemeinschaft selbst gewählt wird
und die Regierung verpflichtet ist,
eine Ernennung zu genehmigen und
anzuerkennen.
„Der Hauptrat ist befugt, einen
Häuptling aus der königlichen Familie der Gemeinde zu ernennen. Das
Gericht hätte den Antrag auf Überprüfung ablehnen müssen“, heißt es
in dem Urteil, das Oberrichter Peter
Shivute am vergangenen Freitag vor
dem Obersten Gerichtshof verkündet hatte.
NAPWU verweigert Parlamentariern die Auskunft
Windhoek (jb/ste) • Knapp eineinhalb Stunden vor Beginn (um 9:35
Uhr) lud gestern Morgen der Ständige Parlamentarische Ausschuss für
Humanressourcen und Kommunale
Entwicklung die Medien zu einer öffentlichen Anhörung ein, die für 11
Uhr angesetzt worden war. Die Parlamentarier hatten die Gewerkschaft
für Staatsbeamte NAPWU vorgeladen, um sich mit dem „verheerenden
NBC-Streik“ auseinanderzusetzen.
NAPWU lehnte es gestern entschieden ab, vor den Medien Stellung zu
dem Streik zu beziehen, der im April 2021 dazu geführt hatte, dass die
Angestellten des staatlichen Rundfunksenders NBC landesweit in den
Arbeitsausstand traten. NAPWU-Generalsekretär Petrus Nevonga stellte klar, dass es dem Ausschuss nicht
zustehe, die Gewerkschaft herbeizuzitieren und vor Journalisten und
Fernsehkameras zu paradieren. „Sie
dürfen gerne dem Parlament unseren Standpunkt darlegen, aber unser
Mandat ist klar: Wir sind unabhängig
und das Parlament hat kein Mandat
über uns“, sagte Nevonga.
Der Vorsitzende des Ausschusses,
Tjekero Tweya, teilte die Ansicht Nevongas nicht. Da die NBC eine öffentliche Anstalt sei, müssten die Anhörungen öffentlich stattfinden. Dabei
sei dem Ausschuss schon klar, dass er
keine Befugnis über die Gewerkschaft
habe, doch habe man diese eingeladen, damit sie als betroffene Partei
ihre Meinung abgeben könne. Die
Gewerkschaft hatte eine maßgebliche Anzahl an Mitgliedern verloren,
nachdem der eine Woche andauernde Streik nicht zu den gewünschten
Gehaltserhöhungen führte.
Etwas mehr als zwei Jahre nach den Arbeitsunruhen der NBC im April 2021
lädt der Parlamentarische Ausschuss die Gewerkschaft NAPWU zu einer öffentlichen Anhörung vor. • FOTO: ARCHIV
Von Kristien Kruger
(Bearbeitet von S. Noechel)
DALLAS/WINDHOEK
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ine Entscheidung des Obergerichts bezüglich der Ernennung eines neuen
Stammesführers der vaShambyuGemeinschaft wurde am Freitag in
einem Berufungsverfahren widerrufen. Das Obergericht entschied, dass
Sofia Mundjembwe Kanyetu im Sinne des Gesetzes vom traditionellen
Hauptrat ernannt worden war und
dass das Obergericht fälschlicherweise festgestellt hatte, dass der Rat
rechtswidrig gehandelt habe, indem
er den Antrag der anderen Kandidatin, Maria Ukamba Haindaka, auf
Ernennung abgelehnt habe.
Nach dem Tod des Oberhaupts der
vaShambyu-Gemeinschaft in der Region Kavango Ost, traditionell als
Hompa bekannt, entartete ein Streit
zwischen Haindaka und Kanyetu. Beide sind Mitglieder der königlichen
Familie und Kandidaten für die Nachfolge. Der Minister für städtische und
ländliche Entwicklung wurde einbezogen, um die Ernennung einer neuen Hompa zu erleichtern.
Der Minister riet der traditionellen
Behörde, Bewerbungen für Kandidaten einzureichen, aber der Hauptrat
beschloss, nur die Nominierung einer Kandidatin zu unterstützen,
unterzeichnete also nur Kanyetus
Bewerbung und schickte diese zur
Genehmigung an den Minister.
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In Kürze
Wieder im Einsatz
Köln (dpa) • Sportmoderatorin Monica Lierhaus hat zum ersten Mal
seit 14 Jahren wieder live im deutschen Fernsehen moderiert. Nun
stand die 53-Jährige bei RTL
Aktuell vor der Kamera, um die
Sportnachrichten anzusagen. Wegen Komplikationen bei einer
Hirn-Operation 2009 hatte sie
mehrere Monate im Koma gelegen. Zuvor hatte sie unter anderem die „Sportschau“ in der ARD
moderiert.
Ende der Karriere
Berlin (dpa) • Die estnische Weltklasse-Tennisspielerin Anett Kontaveit hat ihren Rücktritt nach
Wimbledon angekündigt. Zum
Karriereende zwingt die frühere
Weltranglistenzweite eine lumbale Bandscheibendegeneration im
Rücken. Kontaveit gewann in ihrer
Karriere sechs WTA-Einzeltitel.
Triumph gefeiert
Magdeburg (dpa) • Nur wenige Stunden nach dem Triumph in der
Champions League haben tausende Handball-Fans die Champions League-Sieger vom SC
Magdeburg auf dem Rathausbalkon gefeiert. Zunächst hatte sich
die Mannschaft auf Einladung
von Oberbürgermeisterin Simone Borris ins Goldene Buch der
Stadt eingetragen und war von
Ministerpräsident Reiner Haseloff
als „wichtiger Identifikationspunkt
für das ganze Land“ gelobt worden.
Hoch motiviert
Lissabon (dpa) • Portugals Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will auch
im höheren Fußball-Alter von 38
Jahren noch möglichst lange als
Kapitän der Nationalelf alles geben. „Es war schon immer mein
Traum, die Nationalmannschaft
zu vertreten“, zitierte ihn die portugiesische Sportzeitung „A Bola“
vor seinem 200. Länderspiel.
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Verständnis nach Spielabbruch
Neuseeland bleibt nach rassistischen Beleidigungen in der Kabine
Ritzing (dpa) • Neuseeland hat
mit Verständnis auf die Entscheidung seiner Fußball-Nationalmannschaft reagiert, ein Testspiel
gegen Katar wegen einer angeblichen rassistischen Beleidigung
abzubrechen. Die All Whites waren am Montagabend zur zweiten Halbzeit der Partie im österreichischen Ritzing in der Kabine
geblieben.
„Wir unterstützen voll und ganz
die Aktion unserer Spieler, die sich
gemeinsam auf diese Vorgehensweise geeinigt haben“, sagte der
Chef des neuseeländischen Fußballverbandes, Andrew Pragnell.
,,Wir wollen nie, dass ein Spiel
abgebrochen wird, aber manche
Probleme gehen über den Fußball
hinaus und es ist wichtig, Stellung
zu beziehen“, betonte er.
Was war passiert? Innenverteidiger Michael Boxall soll gegen Ende
der ersten Halbzeit nach Verbandsangaben von einem katarischen
Spieler rassistisch beschimpft
worden sein. Obwohl Teamkollegen den Vorfall dem Schiedsrichter gemeldet hätten, habe dieser
keine Maßnahmen ergriffen, hieß
es. Was genau gesagt wurde, bleibt
weiter unklar.
Seit knapp vier Jahren ist die IBA vom IOC suspendiert.
Jetzt droht dem umstrittenen Boxverband das olympische Aus.
Die Hoffnungen vieler Nationalvertretungen liegen auf einer
neuen Vereinigung.
Kampf ums Boxen
• Weltverband droht der olympische Knock-out
Von Felix Schröder, dpa
LAUSANNE
Das olympische Boxen kämpft
gegen den Knock-out - die vielleicht entscheidende Schlussrunde steht bevor. Richtungsweisend
für die Olympia-Zukunft der Sportart
ist die außerordentliche Sitzung der
IOC-Exekutive und des deutschen Präsidenten Thomas Bach am Donnerstag. In dieser könnte das Internationale Olympische Komitee der seit 2019
suspendierten International Boxing
Association (IBA) offiziell die Anerkennung entziehen. In den Startlöchern steht schon ein Konkurrenzverband namens World Boxing, doch die
heftig umstrittene IBA wehrt sich mit
allen Mitteln gegen das Aus. Die Unsicherheit in der Szene ist groß.
„Ein grundsätzliches Aus ohne
die Alternative in Form eines neuen
Weltverbands würde dramatische
Verluste bedeuten“, sagte Michael
Müller, Sportdirektor des Deutschen
Boxsport-Verbands (DBV), der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Sollte das IOC
die IBA aus der olympischen Familie endgültig ausschließen, wäre das
Boxen erst einmal ohne olympischen
Verband. „Das bedeutet fast die ganze Abwicklung des hauptamtlichen
Trainerpersonals“ und auch „die Förderung der Athleten würde drastisch
eingeschränkt“, sagte Müller.
Die IOC-Entscheidung setzt möglicherweise den Schlusspunkt einer
jahrelangen Auseinandersetzung. Aus
Sicht ihrer Kritiker steht die IBA für
Korruption, Führungsprobleme und
Wettbewerbsverzerrung. Die in die
Enge getriebene Vereinigung wiederholte zuletzt vehement, an entscheidenden Stellschrauben gedreht zu haben. Auf den drohenden Ausschluss
aus dem olympischen Kreis reagierte
der Weltverband emotional. Die IBA
sprach von einer „abscheulichen und
rein politischen“ Empfehlung.
Der Kampf zwischen dem olympischen Dachverband und der IBA wird
schon mehrere Runden ausgeführt.
Die IBA ist vom IOC seit 2019 unter
anderem wegen dubioser Verbandsführung und fehlender finanzieller
Transparenz suspendiert. In der Folge
sollte sich der Verband erholen und
an den Kritikpunkten feilen. In einem
jüngst vollendeten Bericht stellte das
IOC fest: Die IBA hat die auferlegten
Bedingungen nicht erfüllt, die das IOC
im Dezember 2021 für eine Wiederzulassung festgelegt hatte.
In der Boxszene scheint das Aus dagegen teils schon beschlossene Sache.
„Die IBA wird den olympischen Status
verlieren. Daran gibt es jetzt keinen
Zweifel mehr“, wurde der Präsident
des niederländischen Box-Verbandes,
Boris van der Vorst, vom Deutschlandfunk zitiert.
Die Exekutive des IOC hat eine Empfehlung ausgesprochen, dem umstrittenen Boxweltverband IBA die Anerkennung
zu entziehen. • FOTO: DPA
Direkte OlympiaQuali im Visier
Frankfurt/Main (dpa) • BasketballProfi Daniel Theis sieht das deutsche
Nationalteam bei den NBA-Profis
höher im Kurs denn je. „Keiner im
EM-Team hat Zweifel gehabt, ob er
nochmal spielt. Auch Maxi Kleber hat
mega Bock zu spielen. Für mich ist es
ein Ziel, Olympia zu spielen. Ich hoffe,
dass wir eine sehr erfolgreiche WM
spielen und dass wir gar nicht zum
Olympia-Qualiturnier müssen“, sagte Theis im Korbjäger NBA-Podcast.
Bei der WM in Asien (25. August bis
10. September) gelten die Deutschen
als Mitfavorit. Für ein direktes Ticket
für Olympia 2024 in Paris müsste man
eines der beiden besten europäischen
Teams werden.
In der Vorrundengruppe in Okinawa geht es gegen Gastgeber Japan,
Australien und Finnland. Die Gruppe
gilt als eher anspruchsvoll. Alle zwölf
EM-Bronzegewinner sind im vorläufigen Aufgebot dabei, dazu könnten
weitere NBA-Akteure wie Kleber und
Moritz Wagner stoßen. Das Teamgefühl sei nach dem Trainerwechsel
2021 weiter gewachsen. „Jeder hat
das Team an erste Stelle gestellt. Der
Teamerfolg steht ganz oben“, sagte
der 31-Jährige. Vor der WM bestreitet
das deutsche Team Testspiele in Bonn
und Berlin, den Supercup in Hamburg sowie ein Show-Turnier in Abu
Dhabi, bei dem es gegen die WM-Favoriten USA und Griechenland geht.
Daniel Theis will bei der WM 2023
auch auflaufen. • FOTO: SOEREN STACHE, DPA
Der September soll’s bringen
Noch sechs EM-Tests für deutsche Nationalmannschaft
Frankfurt/Main (dpa) • Ungeachtet der Ergebnisse aus den letzten
drei Spielen, testet die Fußball-Nationalmannschaft im September
gegen WM-Schreck Japan und Vize-Weltmeister Frankreich ihre EMForm. „Im September wird alles ganz
anders ausschauen“, sagt Bundestrainer Hansi Flick.
Insgesamt noch sechs Länderspiele ab September sind für dieses
Jahr noch geplant. Nach den Partien in Wolfsburg gegen Japan und
in Dortmund gegen Frankreich
reist die DFB-Auswahl im Oktober
in die USA. Dort stehen zwei Partien auf dem Programm, eine davon
gegen die US-Auswahl in Hartford.
Der zweite Gegner und der zweite
Spielort stehen noch nicht fest.
Zum Jahresabschluss zeichnen
sich im November zwei Freundschaftsspiele in Wien gegen Österreich und in Berlin gegen die Türkei
ab. Am 2. Dezember werden zudem
in Hamburg die EM-Gruppen ausgelost. Auch das ist ein sehr wichtiger Termin in Flicks Turnier-Countdown. Im EM-Jahr 2024 werden im
März Länderspiele gespielt, ehe es
nach dem Saisonabschluss der ClubWettbewerbe zur direkten Vorbereitung auf das Turnier geht. Dann gibt
es weitere Möglichkeit für Testspiele.
Bundestrainer Hansi Flick (r.) und
Assistenztrainer Marcus Sorg haben im September mit der DFB-Elf
noch sechs weitere Testspiele vor
der Brust. • FOTO: UWE ANSPACH, DPA
AUF KUPFERSUCHE IN LÜDERITZLAND
Die Angra Pequena-Expedition
Im Oktober des Jahres 1884
betritt der 23-jährige Bergmann
Robert Baer in Angra Pequena,
dem heutigen Lüderitzbucht,
erstmals afrikanischen Boden. Kurz
entschlossen hatte er das Angebot
angenommen, sich als Assistent
des Leiters einer 10-köpfigen
Bergbauexpedition an der Suche
nach Bodenschätzen in dem erst
kurz zuvor unter Reichsschutz
gestellten „Lüderitzland” zu
beteiligen. Die Expedition stand
unter enormem Erfolgsdruck. Das
Auffinden von abbauwürdigen Erzen
war Lüderitz’ letzte Hoffnung, aus
dem von ihm erworbenen Landstrich
an der südwestafrikanischen
Küste doch noch die dringend
benötigten Gewinne zu
erwirtschaften. Robert Baers
Briefe und Tagebucheintragungen
bilden die Grundlage dieses
Buches, das neue Einblicke in die
Anfänge des ehemaligen deutschen
Schutzgebietes gewährt.
12. Folge
Am selben Tag, als Robert diesen ersten Bericht für seine Eltern zu Papier bringt, findet in Eisenach die außerordentliche Generalversammlung des Deutschen Colonialvereins
statt. Auch Lüderitz kommt zu Wort. Sein Vortrag
über Angra Pequena ist überaus optimistisch und
erwähnt mit keinem Wort die bereits zu Beginn
der Expedition auftretenden Schwierigkeiten.
Lüderitz tritt in Dresden auf
Die „Dresdner Nachrichten“ vom 22. September
1884 berichten:
„Hierauf sprach, ebenfalls enthusiastisch begrüßt,
Kaufmann Lüderitz über Angra Pequena, worüber
so viele lügenhafte Berichte verbreitet worden seien, daß ihm deren Widerlegung gar nicht möglich gewesen seien. Zur weiteren Erforschung des
Landes sei sein (des Redners) Dampfer „Trojan“
unterwegs, der eine Expedition wissenschaftlich
gebildeter und praktisch erprobter Männer den
Oranjefluß hinaufführe“ (sic).
(Anmerkung: Hier handelt es sich sicherlich
um eine unkorrekte Wiedergabe des Vortrages.
Der Dampfer „Trojan“ war nicht in Lüderitz‘ Besitz. Gemeint war die „Meta“. Sein zweites Schiff,
die Brigg Tilly60, befand sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch in Europa. Ein drittes, die Emmy61
und damit ausgerechnet das Schiff, das den Namen seiner Frau trug, war nach einer Erwähnung
Robert Baers in seinem Brief vom 30. 09. ein Jahr
vorher im Atlantik verschollen.)
Letzterer, sowie die Landstriche, die an ihn grenzen, sollen so weit und so eingehend als nur möglich untersucht werden. Das Land an der Küste biete
allerdings nur den Anblick von Felsen und Wüste,
aber je weiter man in das Innere komme, desto vorteilhafter verändere sich das Bild. Der Boden, meist
roter Ton, sei je mehr nach dem Inneren zu, desto
fruchtbarer und würde, falls die Möglichkeit einer
Bewässerung gegeben wäre, innerhalb der Grenzen
des unter Reichsschutz gestellten Gebiets bequem
eine Million Menschen und mehr ernähren.
,,Gras- und Blumenmeer”
Nach jedem Regen erstehe auf jenen weiten Flächen,
die jetzt nur von einer sehr geringen Bevölkerung
belebt sind, ein wahres Gras- und Blumenmeer. Der
Boden eigne sich namentlich für den Anbau von Mais,
Weizen und Feigen, die Möglichkeit der Bewässerung
vorausgesetzt. Um in letzter Beziehung Aufklärung
zu verschaffen, sei eine Expedition unterwegs, die
an allen geeignet erscheinenden Stellen Bohrungen
für artesische Brunnen anstellen solle. Im Falle eines
günstigen Resultates würden jene Gebiete für eine
Colonisation besonders geeignet sein, da das Klima ein gesundes. Eine ganz besondere Beachtung
aber verdienen die Mineralschätze des Landes. Es
sei bereits ein Kupfererzterrain von 2 Quadratmeilen
Umfang festgestellt, wo Adern von 5 Metern Mächtigkeit zu Tage treten. Auch Silbererze finden sich vor.
Sonach dürfte Deutschland mit dieser Erwerbung
keinen schlechten Griff gemacht haben. Vorläufig
kann ich Ihnen über die dortigen Verhältnisse nicht
mehr erzählen als ich eben getan. (Lebhafter Beifall)“.
Eigentlich hätte Lüderitz zu diesem Zeitpunkt
bereits über die Schwierigkeiten, seinen Plan zu
realisieren, informiert sein müssen. Der kleine
Zwei-Mast Schoner Meta verkehrte regelmäßig
zwischen Angra Pequena und Kapstadt. Dort wurden Lüderitz‘ Interessen durch die Firma „Poppe,
Rossouw & Company“62 vertreten und es bestand
eine Telegraphenverbindung von Kapstadt nach
Europa. Möglicherweise hatte er von den Problemen erfahren, hatte diese Informationen aber
noch nicht als gesichert angesehen, oder aber er
wollte sie nicht wahrhaben.
Vision: ,,Oranje schiffbar”
Er ließ sich auch später nicht von seiner Vision,
den Oranje schiffbar zu machen, abbringen und
beauftragte die Expedition, entsprechende Erkundungen vor Ort durchzuführen.
Als Ende September die Meta aus Angra Pequena nach Kapstadt zurückkam, bestätigte deren Kapitän Piester63, dass er sich entschieden
weigere, auch nur den Versuch zu machen, den
Oranje River hinaufzufahren. Außerdem gäbe
es an der ganzen Küste vom Oranje bis Angra Pequena keinen Hafen, keine Bucht, wo die
Meta anlegen und der Expedition Wasser und
Nahrungsmittel zustellen könne. Spätestens zu
diesem Zeitpunkt muss die endgültige Entscheidung gefallen sein, zunächst Angra Pequena
anzulaufen. Dort war die Süßwasserversorgung,
die bereits der Vogelsangexpedition zu schaffen gemacht hatte, nach wie vor ein ungelöstes
Problem. Mit der letzten Fahrt der Meta hatte
man den portugiesischen Ingenieur Dujé64 mit
dem nötigen Gerät und dem Auftrag dorthin
gebracht, nach Süßwasser zu bohren.
Kapstadt - Angra Pequena
Eine weitere Verzögerung trat auf, als man feststellen musste, dass die Meta zu klein war, um
die komplette bergmännische Ausrüstung der
Expedition in einer Fahrt nach Angra Pequena
zu transportieren; eine Ausrüstung, die von Robert als musterhaft und kostspielig bezeichnet
wurde, die sich aber später zur Hälfte als unnützer Ballast und als unter den geographischen
Verhältnissen des Landes nicht einsetzbar herausstellen sollte. Daher musste erneut umgeplant werden. Von der Partnerfirma „Poppe,
Rossouw & Company“ wurde für 250 engl. Pfund
die größere Brigg Formica65 angemietet. Allerdings sollten noch Planwagen zur weiteren
Beförderung des Gepäcks von Angra Pequena
zum Oranje angefertigt werden, was den unfreiwilligen Aufenthalt der Expedition in Kapstadt
weiter verlängerte. Einstweilen nutzten Robert
und die anderen Teilnehmer die Zeit zu ausgiebigen Erkundungen von Stadt und Umgebung.
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MITTWOCH, 21. JUNI 2023 5
Kapstadt mit Devil´s Peak im Hintergrund
WAZon-Geschichte
DETLEV DOLL
29. Oktober 1952 - 13. Juni 2023
Die Lücke, die du gerissen hast, ist eine klaffende
Wunde. Aber sie ist auch ein
Fenster, durch das wir zu dir sehen.
Mit seinem Tod ist ein Kapitel unserer
Familiengeschichte vollendet.
Er war ein Mensch mit einem einzigartigen
Charakter und einem unerschütterlichen Willen,
der uns immer in Erinnerung bleiben wird. Sein
Vermächtnis wird uns an seinen Mut, seine
Entschlossenheit und seine Liebe zur Natur
erinnern. Sein Durchhaltevermögen und seine
Stärke werden uns immer inspirieren.
Seine Stimme bleibt in unseren Herzen.
In Liebe und Dankbarkeit nehmen wir Abschied.
Deine Barbi
Stefan und Franzi mit Leonard und Florian
Gero und Laura mit Yuna und Kaya
Jens und Selina
6 ANZEIGEN / GESELLSCHAFT / GESCHICHTE MITTWOCH, 21. JUNI 2023
...vor 50 Jahren AZ (ausgesucht und aufbereitet von 21. Juni 1973 Ronja Lyhs)
NOCH KEINE SCHADENERSATZFORDERUNGEN
Windhoek – Keine Schadensersatzklage
gegen irgendeine Instanz ist bisher im Zusammenhang mit einem Vorfall im Windhoeker Staatskrankenhaus am 20. Februar
dieses Jahres erhoben worden, als Frau M.A.
Viljoen (46) im Anschluß an eine Rückenoperation vom Operationstisch gestürzt
ist und seither ihr Bewusstsein noch nicht
wiedererlangt hat. Das Befinden der Patientin hat sich inzwischen etwas gebessert.
Ein Sprecher der Angehörigen sagte, bisher
seien noch keinerlei Forderungen gestellt
worden. Die Angelegenheit werde noch untersucht. Dieser Vorfall im Staatskrankenhaus wurde offiziell von einer Kommission
untersucht, die in ihrem Bericht schließlich
den zuständigen Ärzten dafür die Verantwortung gab.
DE BEERS HAT VERKAUFT
Windhoek – Im Zuge der Aufgabe des
Grundbesitzes in Windhoek hat De Beers
Consolidated Mines das Kimberley-HeightsGebäude verkauft. Das Gebäude mit 87
Wohneinheiten kam zunächst zu einem
Preis von 975 000 Rand auf den Markt. Sanlam hat jetzt bestätigt, dass es das Wohnhaus zum Preis von 900 000 Rand erworben
hat. In einer von Sanlam herausgegebenen
Erklärung heißt es u.a.: „Wir sind davon
überzeugt, dass der anhaltende Fortschritt
Windhoeks noch lange eine wachsende
Nachfrage nach Unterkunft sicherstellen
wird.” Die Eigentumstransaktion wird als
weitere gewinnbringende Investition der Lebensversicherungsgesellschaft bezeichnet.
DIE ROLLE FRELIMOS
London – Ein Führer der Nationalen Befreiungsfront in Mosambik (Frelimo), Marcelino dos Santos, behauptete am Dienstag in
London, dass drei Bataillone südafrikanischer Streitkräfte in der nördlichen Provinz
Tete und besonders in der Umgebung der
Cabora-Bassa-Talsperre kämpften.
Dos Santos ist Vizepräsident der Frelimo. Er
traf am Dienstag zu einem sechstägigen Besuch in London ein.
Auf einer Pressekonferenz meinte er, die
Streitkräfte Frelimos hätten seit dem Beginn
ihres Unabhängigkeitskampfes im September 1964 große Gebiete in Mosambik
besetzt. Die Erfolge der Frelimo über die
Jahre haben Südafrika und Rhodesien eine
bedeutendere militärische Rolle an der Seite
der Portugiesen in Mosambik spielen lassen.
„Wir müssen zwar gegen sie kämpfen, aber
ihre Anwesenheit ändert nichts an unserem Kampf”, sagte dos Santos. Dieser Kampf
werde auf neuen Regionen, die für Rhodesien, Malawi und selbst Sambia im Hinblick
auf die Kommunikation strategisch wichtig
seien, ausgedehnt.
VIER ABKOMMEN IN WASHINGTON
UNTERZEICHNET
Washington – Am zweiten Besuchstag
des Sowjetparteichefs Leonid Breschnew
in Washington wurden in seiner und
Nixons Anwesenheit im Staatsdepartement
von den beiden Außenministern William
Rogers und Andrej Gromyko vier Abkommen unterzeichnet, die aufgrund der letztjährigen Konferenz in Moskau von sowjetischen und amerikanischen Experten
ausgearbeitet worden waren. Im Abkommen über die landwirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit wird der ständige Austausch
von Information vereinbart, namentlich
was die biologische Forschung betrifft. Ein
Kulturabkommen sieht den Ausbau der
kulturellen Beziehungen und ein Verkehrsabkommen die gemeinsame Forschung im
Eisenbahn- und Luftverkehr, im Barackenund Tunnelbau und in der Verkehrssicherheit vor. Schließlich wird die Zusammenarbeit in ozeanographischen Fragen
(Geochemie, Marinechemie und Tiefseebohrungen) festgelegt. Die Abkommen
stellen erst eine Vorstufe des Ergebnisses
des Breschnew-Besuches dar.
BOURGUIBA ALS VERMITTLER?
Genf – Der Präsident von Tunesien, Habib
Bourguiba, erklärte auf der Internationalen Arbeitskonferenz (ILO), dass die Israelis
genau wie die Araber und Palästiner das
Recht hätten, nach einem Frieden im Nahen Osten zu suchen. Den Schlüssel zum
Frieden bilde die Zukunft der Palästiner,
die einen eigenen lebensfähigen Staat mit
festen Grenzen wünschten.
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he management
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the Walvis Bay council recommended
that 1,161,458 square metres of unserviced land at
Farm 37 (Green Valley)
be sold by private transaction to Starting Right
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The company applied
for the land and indicated on 20 February 2023
that it wants to establish
a world-class, environmentally sensitive, motion picture studios and
TV campus in Namibia.
According to the management committee, the
proposal received from
Starting Right Investments Three Seven Two
is a unique development
proposition.
“It will uplift Farm 37
and set a trend for other
developments to follow.
It will also bring muchneeded job opportunities and contribute significantly to the growth
and development of the
harbor town.”
The Walvis Bay Motion
Pictures development will
include four sound stages
with attached production
offices and three support
buildings. A three-story
administrative block will
house four soundstages, a
huge backlot, classrooms,
post-production and animation studios, offices,
board rooms, a cafeteria,
a daycare facility, ground
crew offices as well as 20
residential and 25 living
units.
Guy Nockels, the CEO of
Namib Films; Greg Williams, the CEO of Anton
Communications; and
James M. Russel, the CEO
of Manks Productions,
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Walvis Bay Motion Picture Studios.
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D
eep Yellow Limited
and its subsidiary,
Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (RMR), donated
training equipment to
the Namibian Institute of
Mining and Technology
(Nimt) at Arandis.
The donation valued
at N$54 100 will provide
students with essential
equipment for their training.
The equipment, which
includes a compressor
and a table saw, will enhance the educational
experience for students
taking various mechanical
engineering courses
offered at Nimt.
“We are here to equip
students with the necessary skills for practical
careers across different
industries. Nimt recognises the importance of
practical training in conjunction with theoretical
knowledge, and the use of
compressors as training
tools enables students to
gain hands-on experience
in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and industrial
applications. Through
practical exercises and
simulations, students
will be able to apply their
theoretical knowledge to
real-world scenarios,” said
Ralph Bussel, the executive director of Nimt.
He added that Nimt’s
goal is to offer handson experience and
theoretical knowledge
that prepares students
for employment in any
practical industry.
“The donated compressor and table saw will
greatly enhance our ability to meet the industry’s
needs. Additionally, having a compressor available
will significantly reduce
expenses, as we currently
spend N$60 000 annually
on purchasing oxygen for
the plasma cutter in the
boiler-making workshop.”
Dr. Katrin Kaerner,
RMR’s exploration manager, said that Nimt plays
a crucial role in addressing the skills gap in the
job market and offering
diverse career opportunities for lifelong learning
and professional growth.
Kaerner emphasised
that RMR remains dedicated to supporting educational development in
Namibia and continues
to seek new opportunities to make a positive
impact on the community.
“The handover ceremony
at Nimt is just one of the
many initiatives undertaken by RMR to fulfill
this overarching goal.”
Willie de Klerk, the principal of Nimt building and
civil trades campus, added that the donation will
have a positive impact on
the students’ skills development. “We are grateful
for the generous donation and the support from
RMR. This equipment will
enable us to improve the
skills development of
many students.”
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Essential equipment
Anglers enjoyed an exciting
week with loads and loads of
galjoen caught.
Longbeach was on fire for
the whole of Thursday, Friday
and Saturday morning as well.
Wave activity then picked up
quite drastically and conditions deteriorated fast. This
left the anglers with few options. With the huge waves
that rolled in north of Henties
Bay, fishing became difficult, so
most anglers rather opted to
try their luck between Henties
Bay and Swakopmund.
Some pan sized kob and decent blacktail did take the angler’s bait. It is galjoen season,
so if one hits a spot where there
are more undersized galjoen
than sized ones present, you
can add some redbait to the
white mussel. It seems that
the undersized fish don’t readily take the bait in particular
if one uses redbait. Redbait
(rooiaas in Afrikaans) grows
underwater on rocks and are
named “sea squirts” for their
habit of squirting a stream of
water from their exhalant siphons when touched. Areas
like Sarah se Gat, Tolla se Gat,
and Mile 68 have abundant
redbait that’s washed ashore.
Vierkantklip too, but to a far
lesser extent.
The shark anglers had a difficult task in the rough conditions that prevailed over the
weekend. Most headed out to
areas such as the Bird Island
and Dromme, where the water
was a bit calmer. These two
areas are close to Walvis Bay
and the bay makes the ocean
much calmer compared to the
open shoreline. This area also
does not have a lot of currents
either so the anglers bait last
much longer in these conditions and the sharks have
ample time to hone in on the
bait. It also allows the sharks
to come in closer to the shore.
Ryan Wolmarans targeted
some bronzies and was rewarded with some beauties.
He used mackerel as bait.
Bronzies are the strongest
of our shark species and also
grow to become the heaviest.
The ski boat anglers enjoyed
a week of rest with the rough
conditions that prevailed, preventing them from heading out
to sea.
Conditions however look
far more enticing this week
compared to that of last weekend. Predictions are that calm
conditions will prevail during
the week with some awesome
conditions for the weekend.
Be sure to take some coffee
along as it is still very cold
and the wind coming over
the ocean will definitely have
a bite to it.
Fishing the northern shores
in areas such as Cape Cross
will be a little bit tricky this
weekend. Anglers should
rather give Mile 72 and back
all the way to Swakopmund a
try. Keep in mind that we all
rely on the internet for conditions and these aren’t always
correct. The best bet will be on
galjoen being the target species this weekend with areas
like Grys Duintjie just north of
Henties Bay, being a good call.
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Although Namibia shares a similar volatile cocktail of high inequality, poverty,
unemployment, corruption and waning
trust in political powers to South Africa, analysts are mostly optimistic that growing frustration locally will not boil over into social unrest
in the foreseeable future.
This, however, doesn’t mean that government
should ignore flickering socio-economic red
lights.
Analysts approached by Business7 agree that
the violence that erupted in South Africa following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma
was the spark which ignited a country crippled
by socio-economic and political woes, exacerbated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Zuma (79) was sentenced late in June for
defying a constitutional court order to give evidence at an inquiry investigating high-level corruption during his nine years in office until 2018.
‘We’Re dIFFeRenT’
Asked how Namibia and South Africa differ
and whether Namibia was in a better position
to contain a similar potential crisis, Namibianborn Prof Henning Melber from the Nordic
Africa Institute and lecturer at various other
international academic institutions, said: “We
do not have the type of malicious political instigators we see in South Africa.”
However, he added: “Early action is crucial.”
Political scientist Christie Keulder, who is
the national investigator for Afrobarometer
in Namibia, agreed: “We do not have the same
consistently high levels of violence and the
dynamic with regards to the ruling party and
its leadership is different. The level of discontent here may still be some way away from what
it is presently in South Africa, but that does not
mean we do not have some potential.”
Melber echoed this sentiment: “Factional
in-fighting in the ANC is clearly of another
calibre than the one in Swapo. It is highly unlikely that parts of Swapo would plan to trigger
some similar kind of unrest bordering to insurrection as it happened by the Zuma faction in
South Africa.”
‘Less MILITanT, desTRUCTIVe’
Although Namibia shares some similarities
with South Africa – most notably high unemployment, inequality and poor economic performance – the country is also vastly different
from its neighbour in many aspects, according
to Eben De Klerk, who holds a master’s philosophy degree in futures studies and is the vice
chairperson of the Namibian Association of
Risk Management.
“We have more responsible leaders when it
comes to maintaining peace, as they do not
actively call for unrest. We do not suffer from
the tribal tension at the levels seen in South
Africa and the nature of Namibians are generally
less militant and destructive. Namibians help
and engage each other more, largely due to our
smaller population. We have a far stronger sense
of dependency on each other,” De Klerk said.
Simonis Storm (SS) economist Theo Klein
remarked that “Namibians have always been
known as a patient, forgiving and friendly
nation”. “Namibians at large remain passive
as opposed to South Africans who have shown
to be more aggressive, proactive and violent
in raising their concerns. Of course, one never
knows how much anguish and disappointment
the nation (especially those in the lower-income
and unemployed group) can continue to handle
until we reach a tipping point in our long-endured social stability in Namibia,” Klein said.
The wave of social unrest that has
hit especially Gauteng and KwaZuluNatal in South Africa, claiming more
than 300 lives and causing damage
exceeding R50 billion so far, has
sparked concerns locally as Namibia
is battling similar socio-economic
woes.
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Fighting the fire of discontent
Social unrest: Namibia versus SA
Frustrated citizens without a
voice will always be a powder
keg. History has taught us that.
Christie Keulder, Political scientist
Jo-MaRé dUddy
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Fiscal stability clause crucial
Now is the time for Namibia’s
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the billions of dollars companies spend on oil and gas
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For Namibia, a newcomer to oil and
gas deals, adding a fiscal stability
clause to petroleum contracts will be
key to retaining the energy industry’s
intense interest. The executive chairperson of the African Energy Chamber
explains why.
Energy investors need guarantees now
The world is watching Namibia. To be
more specific, the energy world is watching. Ever since oil and gas majors Shell
(United Kingdom) and TotalEnergies (France)
announced massive hydrocarbon discoveries in
Namibia’s offshore Orange Basin in 2022, interest in additional exploration in the Southern
African country has been intense.
And so has curiosity about how quickly Shell,
TotalEnergies, and their partners will be able to
finalise various field development agreements
with Namibia and move on to production.
Will their negotiations stall, as we’re seeing all
too often in African nations, or will the process
move forward smoothly?
Update contracts
One of the reasons the 2022 Orange Basin finds
were so exciting — in addition to sheer size,
with as much as three billion barrels of oil combined — was the fact that Namibian exploration
efforts up to then had been fairly disappointing.
Only about 15 wells had been drilled before
Shell’s discovery at the Graff-1 well and TotalEnergies’ Venus 1-X find, and none of those
earlier efforts yielded commercial quantities
of oil or gas.
That means the Orange Basin discoveries
represent Namibia’s first chance to show oil
and gas companies what they can expect after
announcing discoveries there.
Now is the time for Namibia’s leadership to
show it respects the billions of dollars companies spend on oil and gas production.
One of the most practical ways for Namibia
to do that is to update its petroleum contracts:
They need language that protects oil and gas
companies’ investments.
‘Economic rebalancing’
Namibia’s contracts should include what’s
known as a fiscal stability clause, which would
clearly state that if Namibia were to make legislative or regulatory changes — such as new tax
requirements — the energy companies signing
the contract would be protected from negative
economic impacts.
Depending on the language of the clause—
also known as an “economic rebalancing” or
“equalisation clause” — contracting companies
might be exempt from new tax codes or compensated to make up for legislation that adds
to their expenses such as new labour or environmental laws.
What matters is, in the end, the companies’
return on investment would not be impacted
by changes that occurred after their deal was
finalised.
For Namibia, a newcomer to oil and gas deals,
adding a fiscal stability clause to petroleum
contracts will be key to retaining the energy
industry’s intense interest.
Carrying a lot of weight
Guaranteeing oil and gas companies’ investments is hardly a new or radical measure. Fiscal
stability clauses are common practice and in
place in such countries as Guyana, Mozambique, Mexico, and Angola.
While I cannot produce a study that proves
that these countries have attracted more investment as a result of their clauses, I do know
this: When a developing country fails to offer
the clauses, they’re giving oil and gas companies
reason to limit investments there.
In a recent paper on financial stability clauses,
international consulting company Deloitte
commented on the clauses’ value.
“Stabilisation clauses enhance certainty and
predictability which are key ingredients for
the success of long term investment projects,”
the report states.
“Petroleum exploitation is capital intensive
and recouping the investment takes much
longer than most sectors. Any subsequent
changes in the laws of the host state may significantly alter the economics of a project,” it added.
For international oil companies (IOCs), investing in a country without a fiscal stability clause
is quite a gamble in an already risky industry.
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I realise that Namibia has already taken
measures to ensure an enabling environment for upstream activity, including making
updates to its tax laws, and I applaud those
actions. Namibia’s legal framework and oil
and gas code, in general, are considered
investor-friendly.
But guaranteeing companies’ investments
is a critical next step.
Time is precious
Not only does Namibia need to add a fiscal
stability clause to its petroleum agreements,
it needs to do it now. Otherwise, there is a
possibility that the issue of financial risk will
come up during contract negotiations with
Shell, TotalEnergies, and their partners.
And that, in turn, could lead to costly project
delays, a topic the African Energy Chamber
addresses extensively in its soon-to-bereleased “The State of African Energy 2023
1Q Report”.
I encourage Namibian authorities to learn
from the delays that have taken place in
Mozambique’s offshore Rovuma Basin.
Natural gas discoveries totaling as much
as 17 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe)
were announced in the early to mid-2010s,
but Mozambique’s negotiations with operators, including Italian energy major Eni and
US firm Anadarko, have dragged on for years.
As a result, the only project to be completed so far is the Coral Sul floating liquefied
natural gas (FLNG) project, fed by Coral
Field. The FLNG saw a final investment decision (FID) in mid-2017, followed by construction getting underway in 2018 and the project
shipping its first cargo in November 2022.
This is a positive step, but imagine the economic and energy security benefits Mozambique’s natural gas could have yielded without
such extensive delays.
Critical issues
Then there’s the example of the massive oil
discoveries made by Tullow Oil in Uganda
and Ghana, announced about three months
apart from one another in 2006 and 2007.
Tullow Oil began producing oil from its
Jubilee Field discovery in Ghana in 2010.
Contrast that with Tullow’s Lake Albert Rift
Basin discovery in Uganda. After more than a
decade of disputes with the government and
no progress, Tullow sold all of its Ugandan
assets to Total (now TotalEnergies) in 2020.
In 2021, TotalEnergies concluded final
agreements to launch Lake Albert resources
development, including the Tilenga and Kingfisher upstream oil projects and the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
(EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania.
TotalEnergies continues to move these
projects forward in collaboration with
China National Offshore Oil Corporation
and Uganda National Oil Company.
Unfortunately, climate concerns and netzero emissions aspirations have made driving
oil and gas projects forward considerably
more challenging than it was in 2006.
TotalEnergies is under heavy pressure from
environmental activities to abandon its plans
for oil production and the pipeline. It has
been 15 years of value and revenue lost for
Uganda.
Critical issues like this will come up at the
African Energy Week in Cape Town, South
Africa from 16 to 20 October and investors
and governments have to find solutions
working hand in hand with each other.
Much to gain
Not only will a fiscal stability clause in Namibian petroleum agreements help prevent
delays with TotalEnergies (as well as with
Shell, which announced another large Orange
Basin discovery in 2023), but acting decisively to protect companies’ investments will
also position Namibia for more exploration.
The Orange Basin is one of several Namibian (and South African) locations of interest to IOCs.
Eco Atlantic’s deep water Walvis Basin
blocks (among others) and in particular
Osprey prospect drilling target in Block
2012A of the Walvis Basin, for example, was
described as one of Africa’s most promising
high-impact wells last December.
Meanwhile, Global Petroleum, Namcor,
and Aloe Investments are expected to begin
exploration in Block 2011A of the Walvis
Basin this year.
Tower Resources, Maurel and Prom, Exxon
Mobil, Oranto Petroleum, Woodside Energy,
Chevron, Galp, ReconAfrica are currently
carrying out a lot of exploration work in
various acreages in the country and moving
towards possible drilling soon.
Namibia’s offshore Lüderitz Basin and
Namib Basin, along with the onshore
Owambo and Karoo basins, offer great potential as well. But, again, interest could dry
up quickly if companies begin to perceive
Namibia as a risky country for investments.
BW Kudu, a wholly owned subsidiary of BW
Energy and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), is bullish about
Kudu Gas today more than before and is
working tirelessly to get first gas in 2026.
I love this project because domestic gas production could deal with Namibia’s energy
poverty and energy security issues. Namibia
currently imports about 60% of its domestic
electricity needs.
Calls for change
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is not
the first to urge Namibia to take steps to guarantee oil and gas companies’ investments.
This topic came up in 2020, before the large
Orange Basin discoveries.
Uaapi Utjavari, then chairperson of the
Namibia Petroleum Operators Association
(NAMPOA), wrote to Namibian minister of
mines and energy, Tom Alweendo, to describe
the role that fiscal guarantee clauses could
play in supporting ongoing investment in
Namibian’s fledgling oil and gas sector.
NAMPOA recommended a legal/fiscal/commercial framework that balanced the needs
of the country and investors.
“There is a fundamental need for a stable
and sustainable business environment so
the country and the investors are able to
plan ahead and rely on terms agreed upon,”
Utjavari wrote.
“An economic rebalancing provision provides appropriate security around economic
terms, which are critical for large-scale multibillion dollars project investment/bankability, while not infringing the host country’s sovereignty and are a common feature in many
petroleum contracts globally,” he added.
The recommendations NAMPOA made in
2020 still make sense for Namibia today.
Commitment
The AEC would like to see Namibia reap all
of the benefits its natural resources can offer,
from increased energy security to industrialisation and economic growth.
Namibia can do that — if it shows a watching
energy industry that the country is committed to helping companies realise a reasonable
return on their investments.
Adding a fiscal stability clause to its
contracts is the right move.
I encourage Namibia to act now.
– African Energy Chamber
Oil and gas majors Shell (United Kingdom) and TotalEnergies (France) announced massive
hydrocarbon discoveries in Namibia’s offshore Orange Basin in 2022. PHOTO SHELL
Only about 15 wells had been drilled in Namibia before Shell’s discovery at the Graff-1 well and
TotalEnergies’ Venus 1-X find. PHOTO FILE
BUSINESS NEWS 3
African leaders at a national
and city level must demonstrate
foresight, planning, strong
leadership and management
so that the climate finance received is properly invested and
can benefit their populations.
Countries that developed on the back
of the environment will have to step
up their financial support for climate
change mitigation and adaptation
efforts in lower-income economies,
particularly in Africa. Astrid R.N.
Haas, a fellow at the Infrastructure
Institute of the School of Cities at
the University of Toronto in Canada,
examines the issue.
Who should pay to fix the problem?
F
or most city mayors and managers in Africa,
the debate about whether climate change
is real is a moot topic.
They know it is.
They are on the front lines dealing with the
impact of droughts, rising sea levels and floods,
such as those in the Gulf of Guinea.
Cyclones are more frequent and intense.
Cyclone Freddy, which hit Malawi, Mozambique
and Madagascar in June 2023, is an example.
More than 1 000 people were killed.
Climate change’s impact on water supplies is
particularly dire.
The first city in the world to nearly run out
of potable water was Cape Town in 2018. Like
many cities in Africa, it draws most of its water
from a rain-fed system. This meant that its
water reservoirs ran close to empty when the
worst drought in over 300 years started in 2015.
Debate
For those responsible for running African cities,
the climate change debate is therefore around
who should be paying. The question is relevant
because African cities contribute the least to
climate change.
Yet cities in low-income countries face the
highest impacts of climate change in terms of
frequency and severity of weather events.
A recent World Bank report shows that 70%
of greenhouse gases are generated in cities. But
cities in low-income countries, including most
of Africa, have contributed less than 0.2% of
this total to date.
So who should foot the bill for mitigating
the impacts and adapting infrastructure to
future extreme weather events? Based on
my research as well as my work with many
African city mayors and managers, I agree
that more climate finance must reach African
cities directly.
Countries that developed on the back of the
environment will have to step up their financial support for climate change mitigation and
adaptation efforts in lower-income economies,
particularly in Africa.
At the same time, African leaders at a national
and city level must demonstrate foresight, planning, strong leadership and management so that
the climate finance received is properly invested
and can benefit their populations.
Mismatch
Many African leaders point to the mismatch of
cause and effect in the global climate system.
All countries, as per the Paris Agreement, are
expected to drastically reduce their greenhouse
gas emissions to prevent the global temperature
rising by 1.5 o
C.
Former Nigerian vice-president Yemi Osimbajo relayed these concerns in 2022. He
denounced the hypocrisy of richer countries
which developed through climate unfriendly
industries, often in the manufacturing sector.
Requiring African countries to develop along
low-carbon lines, and thus constrain their
energy policy choices, would mean they couldn’t
industrialise. Yet industrialisation has been a
precursor to economic growth and development
for all developed countries.
Re-balancing this equation so that African
cities can urbanise sustainably and unlock productivity will require immediate and major
investments in infrastructure. Retrofitting
cities once people have already settled comes
at a financial as well as political and social cost.
Costs and benefits
Cities in Africa and in low-income countries
elsewhere will have to make substantial contributions to countering climate change.
Yet there are potentially large benefits. A
path to net zero can have substantial positive
outcomes for African cities.
For example, for cities like Kampala, combating pollution is already a priority because
rapidly deteriorating air quality has led to an
increase in respiratory and other illnesses. Most
activities in cities that are related to deteriorating air pollution, particularly around transport
and industry, also directly contribute to global
climate change.
Thus, tackling one improves the other and enhances overall liveability for residents in these
cities. There are also other benefits.
A study conducted across 35 cities in Ethiopia,
Kenya and South Africa estimated the total
benefits of investing in green cities to be about
US$1.1 trillion up to 2050. This is equivalent
to 250% of these countries’ annual economic
output.
In addition, it estimated that it could generate
returns of US$90 billion in Ethiopia, US$52
billion in Kenya and US$190 billion in South
Africa.
The report also found that although there
would be job losses from carbon-intensive industries, there could be a net positive gain in
the order of hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
Footing the bill
The same study that calculated the estimated
total benefits of greening Africa’s cities also
noted that the costs of infrastructure investment were around US$280 billion between
now and 2050 for all the 35 cities in Ethiopia,
Kenya and South Africa.
Yet climate finance flows to these three
countries in 2018 totalled only US$4.7 billion,
about 1.7% of what’s required.
This is where upper- and middle-income
countries come in. They can support their lowincome country counterparts by increasing
climate finance flows.
Another important source of finance will be
from the private sector. Currently, about half
of the climate finance globally comes from the
private sector.
But in Africa it makes up only 14% of the
total flows. An even smaller share of this flows
directly to cities.
Unlocking this will require reforms at national
and city levels.
This can also be supported by so-called
blended finance where private financial flows
are encouraged through development finance.
Managing finances
Leadership in African cities will be key.
It must ensure that this finance is invested in
infrastructure that helps mitigate and adapt to
the impact of climate change, and makes cities
more compact and liveable.
For example, a city’s shape has a substantial
impact on its emissions. The more compact the
city, the lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
This will require more foresight in planning,
as well as information and targeted incentives
to shape behaviour. Nearly 1 billion people
will settle in African cities between now and
2050. They should do so in areas that are safe
and secure.
This is a big ask. African cities are developing
in vulnerable locations.
For example, the stretch of coastal West Africa
between Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria, including
large cities such as Abidjan, Accra, Lomé,
Cotonou and Lagos, is the fastest urbanising
region in the world. It is projected to become
a megalopolis by 2050.
This is the same region that in 2022 had the
worst flooding in recorded history, affecting 5.9
million people. – The Conversation
PHOTOS REUTERS
African cities and climate change
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Clean cooking access in Sub-Saharan Africa needs to improve around
15 times faster over the 2022-2030
period than it has before. Nigel
Bruce, emeritus professor of public
health at the University of Liverpool,
and Dan Pope, professor of global
public health at the same university,
explores the issue.
LPG still Africa’s best option
for cleaner, greener cooking
Africa’s growing population desperately
needs clean, modern energy in the home.
Currently, more than 900 million
people, 85% of the region’s population, still rely
on solid biomass fuel (like wood and charcoal)
and kerosene for cooking. These energy sources
are highly polluting, inefficient and unsafe.
Many African countries are moving to develop
scalable renewable energy resources to fill the
gap. These include solar PV, wind, hydro, geothermal, ethanol and biogas resources.
The International Energy Agency has identified liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as the most
important interim clean cooking fuel during
this transition. It’s the most practical, abundant and affordable among the current options.
LPG is a by-product of oil and gas production
and refining.
Although it’s a fossil fuel, it’s one of the least
damaging for the climate. It burns efficiently
and has a high ratio of hydrogen to carbon,
resulting in more energy for lower carbon
emissions.
Unlike wood and charcoal, LPG does not draw
on forest reserves or contribute substantially
to emissions of black carbon and methane,
which are among the most powerful, shortacting climate warmers.
Slow progress
Time is fast running out to meet the UN’s global
Sustainable Development Goal 7 for clean,
reliable, sustainable and affordable energy
by 2030.
This slow progress prompted the International Energy Agency in 2022 to set out what it
calls the Sustainable Africa (energy) Scenario.
This envisages that by 2030 one third of homes
would be using LPG, 10% electricity, 10% biogas
and 6% alcohol fuels. This leaves 41% still using
solid biomass, but on more efficient, cleaner
stoves.
But the acceleration required to reach even
these projections is staggering. Clean cooking
access in Sub-Saharan Africa needs to improve
around 15 times faster over the 2022-2030
period than it has before.
As experts on the impact of air pollution on
public health, we argue that realistically, for
the next 10-20 years, LPG is the only cleaner
fuel that ticks all the boxes. It is popular, meets
household needs, is easy to store and transport, and – crucially – is available now in the
quantities needed.
Many African governments have already
prioritised the rapid scale-up of LPG to secure
cleaner cooking and forest protection, alongside active investment in renewables.
So what’s the problem? Why aren’t more
people in Africa using LPG when it’s cleaner
and more efficient?
Barriers to LPG adoption
We examined this question through a review of
44 studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
We investigated factors influencing the adoption of LPG, biogas, alcohol fuels and solar
cooking. For LPG we identified affordability,
reliability and convenience of supply, and fears
about safety, as being most important.
Another worrying factor that’s emerged recently, and frequently reported to us by African
country partners, is resistance from influential
donor countries and their development institutions to invest in LPG because it’s a fossil fuel.
Support from these sources is so important.
They can ensure their investments are linked to
policy for creating the right market conditions,
such as a well-regulated cylinder re-circulation
system and improved storage and transport
infrastructure.
These are prerequisites for securing the much
larger private sector investment needed for
rapid LPG market expansion.
Addressing the barriers
Cost of LPG
The cost of acquiring an LPG cylinder and
stove can be prohibitive for poorer homes. But
cooking with LPG is typically no more expensive than buying wood, charcoal or kerosene.
Multiple factors can influence LPG prices,
though, so they can fluctuate considerably. For
instance, the Ukraine conflict forced up the cost
of LPG in Kenya.
Government policy can help consumers. For
example, value added tax on cylinder refills in
Kenya was halved from 16% to 8% in July 2022
to encourage LPG use. And plans to reduce the
VAT rate to zero were recently announced.
A potentially important innovation for managing the costs of cooking with LPG – under
evaluation by our team in Kenya and Tanzania – is “pay-as-you-go” technology that uses
smart meters and mobile money, like M-Pesa in
Kenya. This allows poor households to buy only
the amount of gas they need each day.
Reliability and safety of supply
Reliable, conveniently local and safe supply of
LPG requires investment (to help businesses
grow) and well-enforced regulation (to ensure
best practices).
The key to well-functioning LPG markets is
adoption of the cylinder re-circulation model.
This is when the marketing companies that distribute and sell LPG are also responsible for the
safety of their branded cylinders.
Under this model, when customers need more
gas, they exchange the empty cylinder for a full
one that has been checked by the marketer, and
replaced if damaged.
Many African countries are now adopting this
model. Cameroon is one example where it has
been working quite successfully for a number
of years.
Reluctance of donors to invest
Concerns about LPG being a fossil fuel for
clean cooking in Africa are currently misplaced,
especially with progress towards meeting SDG-7
being so behind.
There is mounting evidence that switching
populations from solid biomass to LPG can
bring substantial health benefits, while having
minimal impact on climate warming, and
protecting forest resources.
Policy should also be guided by principles of
environmental justice. Compared to wealthy
countries, Africa’s historical climate warming
contributions are minuscule.
Cooking with biomass is at least 60% more
greenhouse gas intensive than with LPG. If any
population group has a just claim to use a fossil
fuel that offers substantial health benefits as the
world decarbonises, it is Africa’s poor.
The international community should move
rapidly to support African governments in
securing widespread adoption of LPG for clean
cooking, alongside development of renewable
alternatives that can progressively displace
fossil-derived fuels.
This “twin-track” approach can help make
universal access to clean, efficient and modern
energy by 2030 a reality, without threatening
the world’s vital targets to limit global warming.
– The Conversation
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Maxes Office Machines and Riso Africa will both pay a total
amount of N$341 601.12 each for anticompetitive conduct.
enter into
settlement agreements
Maxes, Riso
STAFF REPORTER
Maxes Office Machines (Pty)
Ltd, a distributor of office
printing equipment in
Namibia, and one of its suppliers,
Riso Africa (Pty) Ltd have entered
into settlement agreements with
the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC).
The two entities were being investigated for alleged anticompetitive
behaviour and the investigations revealed that they entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement.
The Commission found that the
concerned parties contravened
Section 23(1) read with Sections
23(2)(b) and 23(3)(e) of the Namibian Competition Act No.2 of 2003
(the Act) by entering into an exclusive agreement which afforded sole
distribution rights of Riso related
products in Namibia to Maxes.
Although the two parties disputed the factual findings and interpretation of the Act by the Commission, they admitted that their
conduct constituted an unintended
contravention of Section 23 of the
Act. Therefore, the parties agreed to
settle the matter on the terms and
conditions set out in the consent
agreements.
Maxes on the 21st of April 2023
entered into a consent agreement
with the Commission to pay a total
settlement amount of N$341 601.12.
The amount comprises of the following:
Firstly, a pecuniary penalty of
N$273,280.90 and secondly a
portion of the Commission’s costs
incurred as a result of the investigation and subsequent process in the
amount of N$68 320.22.
Similarly, Riso Africa on the 21st
of April 2023 entered into a consent
agreement with the Commission,
for a total settlement amount of
N$341 601.12.
This includes a pecuniary penalty
of N$273 280.90 and a portion of
the Commission’s costs incurred
as a result of the investigation and
subsequent process in the amount
of N$68 320.22.
The payments shall be made
within 24 months after confirmation of these Consent Agreements
as orders of the High Court.
In terms of Section 40 of the Namibian Competition Act, No. 2 of
2003, the Commission is mandated to enter into settlement agreements with any undertaking or undertakings concerned, setting out
the terms to be submitted by the
Commission by application to the
High Court of Namibia for confirmation as an order of the Court. The
agreements, upon confirmation as
an order of the Court, shall be in
full and final settlement of the investigation and shall conclude the
proceedings.
With the Namibian Competition Commission NAMFISA orders
N$2.2 mln back
to consumers
STAFF REPORTER
The Namibian Financial Institutions
Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) has
ordered over N$2.2 million back into
consumers’ pockets.
NAMFISA received various complaints from consumers of financial services during the period January 2023
to March 2023. The complaints were
mainly against the long-term and shortterm insurance industry, pension funds
industry and micro-lending and credit
agreements industry.
Most of the complaints were resolved
amicably. The complaints were largely
attributed to the delays in the non-payment of pension benefit claims, repudiation of funeral claims, non-cancellation
of contracts, and delays in payment of
death and refunds.
The total amount paid to complainants
owing to the Authority’s intervention
increased significantly by N$1 769 633
to N$2 237 163 during the quarter ended
31 March 2023. The highest amount totalling N$1 422 369.74 was recovered
from the pension funds industry, followed by N$742 558.00 from the longterm insurance industry, N$62 089.67
from the short-term insurance industry,
N$10 145.32 from the microlending industry and credit agreement industry.
During the resolution of complaints,
the Authority identifies conduct issues
and root causes in complaints which are
used to determine or influence focus
areas for consumer education and supervisory activities. NAMFISA further
engages regulated entities regularly
during industry forums to encourage
timely and amicable resolutions of complaints.
“Consumer protection is key to our operations, and therefore I encourage consumers to know their rights and responsibilities as users of financial service
products,” says Kenneth Matomola,
CEO of NAMFISA. Matomola adds that
NAMFISA has a dedicated consumer
complaints department that investigates complaints on behalf of consumers of non-bank financial services and
products at no cost to the consumer.
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Gomo has currently concluded more than 2 500 vehicle
backed loans and has a loan book of R515 million.
Transaction Capital to
ramp up vehicle loans
KARL GERNETZKY
South Africa’s biggest taxi financier Transaction Capital,
which also owns WeBuyCars,
has signed an agreement with an
unnamed bank that will allow it to
originate loans for its Gomo business, part of a focus of providing
funding and insurance for older
vehicles.
Gomo enters into instalment
sale agreements and rental agreements with individuals looking to
finance the purchase of vehicles,
with Transaction Capital saying on
Monday the funding agreement will
allow it to maximise its growth opportunities.
Gomo has currently concluded
more than 2 500 vehicle backed
loans and has a loan book of R515
million.
Under the new agreement Gomo
will be able to originate loans for the
bank on agreed criteria, earning a
portion of net interest margin and
other fees, and with the assets ultimately being funded on the unanamed bank’s balance sheet.
The Gomo product will be available
across the entire national dealership
network of WeBuyCars, and not just
in Gauteng as it is at present.
Transaction Capital, valued at
about R4.8 billion on the JSE, is in
the midst of a recovery drive after
pressure on the taxi industry and a
sharp drop off in used-vehicle prices
severely cut into its profits, and its
shares have lost more than 80% of
their value so far in 2023.
The company suffered a loss of
almost R1.9 billion in its six months
to end March after its subsidiary
WeBuyCars was forced to sell second-hand cars at a loss, and the
wheels came off its taxi financing
business. Its total debt has jumped
more than a quarter to almost R2.5
billion.
The company had said in May that
while it remained sufficiently capitalised, and both WeBuyCars and
debt collector Nutun were isolated
by the restructuring of SA Taxi, business would still need support from
debt funders to support SA Taxi’s
ongoing lending operations.
It had also said in its half-year
results that “significant progress
has been made in securing a symbiotic arrangement with a substantial funding partner that will allow
Gomo to write loans directly on the
funder’s balance sheet.” - Fin24
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Subsidies key to drive SA’s
green hydrogen industry
LAMEEZ OMARJEE
A key driver of South Africa’s green
hydrogen industry would be subsidies and other incentive schemes,
say experts.
Green hydrogen – produced using
renewable energy as opposed to
fossil fuels – is an alternative, lowcarbon fuel to power emissions-intensive industries such as steelmaking.
Developing the green hydrogen industry is also one of the focus areas
in South Africa’s efforts to decarbonise the economy to meet climate
commitments. The other two are the
development of an electric vehicle
industry as well as shifting the fossil
fuel-dominated energy industry to
renewables. These plans stem from
a US$8.5 billion offer by rich nations
– UK, US, Germany, France and the
EU - during COP26 to assist South
Africa’s just transition.
Green hydrogen is an emerging industry which needs all the support
it can get to de-risk projects and
crowd in further investment.
Among the support mechanisms
required includes subsidies, which
is what other countries have opted
for, highlighted Dr Rebecca Maseremule, chief director of hydrogen
and energy at the Department of
Science and Innovation.
Maseremule was speaking during a
panel discussion hosted by French
industrial gases company Air
Liquide last week.
A study commissioned by the
African Union, the European Investment Bank and the International
Solar Alliance similarly identified
incentive schemes as among the
success factors for unlocking Africa’s green hydrogen.
Maseremule explained that moving
from aspirations to actual projects
on the ground requires that the investment risk be mitigated. While
the UK is offering grants to companies to produce green hydrogen,
Australia and Canada are looking
into subsidies.
Cost
South Africa has a comparative advantage when it comes to producing hydrogen-renewable energy
resources like solar PV and wind.
But the cost of producing green hydrogen is more expensive – because
there are no subsidies for the private
sector, Maseremule said.
With the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), there
are also major subsidies for green
industries to set up shop in the US.
“What are we giving the private
sector to start to produce hydrogen
in SA?” Maseremule put forward.
Maseremule is confident in South
Africa’s capabilities to support a
green hydrogen sector, research and
development work has been under
way for about 15 years. South Africa
also launched its Hydrogen Society
Roadmap, which sets out the priorities for developing the green hydrogen industry, last year.
The green hydrogen commercialisation strategy is the next important
document which will be submitted
to Cabinet for approval, explained
Joanne Bate, chief operations officer
at the Industrial Development Corporation. Bate said that this strategy
points out the need for tax incentives for the budding industry. There
are already existing tax incentives
for renewable energy.
“However, we do believe there are
going to be subsidies that are necessary,” said Bate. Among the recommendations is to have a task team
look into modelling the cost benefit
of providing subsidies. “We do
believe an active investment in the
ecosystem of green hydrogen will
create significant jobs and associated tax revenues, new industries, new
small businesses and new medium
enterprises which have ancillary tax
benefit to the country,” said Bate.
“The benefit to the country is
greater than any cost incentive
that needs to be paid, but we need
analysis in order to substantiate the
investment,” Bate added. -Fin24
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More interest rate hikes will be
needed to rein in stubbornly
high eurozone inflation, two
senior European Central Bank
(ECB) officials said Monday.
“We need to remain highly
data-dependent and err on the
side of doing too much rather
than too little,” ECB executive
board member Isabel Schnabel
said in a speech in Luxembourg.
“We thus need to keep raising
interest rates until we see convincing evidence” of inflation
returning to the ECB’s two-percent target, she added.
The ECB has hiked rates at the
fastest pace ever over the past
year in a bid to cool inflation
after Russia’s war in Ukraine
sent energy and food prices
surging.
The Frankfurt institution raised
borrowing costs by another 0.25
percentage points last week,
taking the key deposit rate to a
22-year high at 3.50 percent.
Another rate hike at the next
meeting in July was “very likely”
unless there was a “material change” to the economic
outlook, president Christine
Lagarde said at the press conference last Thursday.
ECB chief economist Philip Lane
echoed those words on Monday,
saying at an event in Madrid
that “it looks like another hike in
July would be appropriate”.
But he said the ECB’s next
moves would depend on incoming data, and it was too early to
speculate on what policymakers
might decide at their September
meeting.
“For me, September is so far
away,” he said.
“That’s months away in terms
of all the data we’re going to
learn,” he added.
Eurozone inflation slowed to
6.1 percent in May year-onyear, down from a peak of 10.6
percent last October, mainly
thanks to falling energy costs.
Based on its latest forecasts, the
ECB expects inflation to come
in at 5.4 percent over the whole
of 2023, before easing to 2.2
percent in 2025.-Fin24
PHOTO REUTERS
More rate hikes to come-ECB
PUBLIC NOTICE
In terms of section 135(1) of the Electoral Act 5 of 2014, every citizen of Namibia
has a right to establish and to join a political party or organisation of his/
her choice. Subsection 2 (a) of the aforesaid provision stipulates that the
principal object of a political party must be to participate in and promote
elections as provided for in the Act.
The Commission has however observed that the following political
parties, though still registered with ECN, have not been participating in
any elections since 2014. They are:
1. Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN)
2. Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN)
3. Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (DMC)
Therefore, the Commission is hereby requesting the authorised
representative of these political parties or any member with vested interest
in these political parties to contact ECN before or on 30 June 2023.
In terms of section 152 (b) of the Electoral Act the Commission has right to
cancel any registration of a political party if in the opinion of the Commission,
a registered political party has at any time after its registration failed to
participate in and promote elections as contemplated in section 135 (2)(a)
of the Electoral Act.
Enquiries:
Mr Alpheus Haufiku
Senior Legal Officer
Electoral Commission of Namibia
Tel: 061 376 231
Email: [email protected]
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023 Market Watch 3
Kenya, Africa’s seventh-largest economy, is a major exporter of tea, coffee, flowers,
fruits and vegetables.
Kenya signs trade deal with European Union
Kenya on Monday signed an Economic Partnership Agreement
with the European Union that
will guarantee duty-free access for its
farm produce into its biggest export
market.
European goods entering Kenya
will see tariffs reduced over a 25-year
period under the agreement, officials said at a signing ceremony in
the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The deal took seven months to negotiate, making it one of the fastest
the EU has ever struck, officials from
both sides said.
Kenya, Africa’s seventh-largest
economy, is a major exporter of tea,
coffee, flowers, fruits and vegetables.
The EU accounts for 21% of its overall
exports.
“Beyond trade, the agreements is
designed to stimulate investments
and manufacturing,” Kenya’s President William Ruto said in his address.
Kenya signed an initial trade deal
with the EU in 2016, alongside its
partners in the six-nation East
African Community trade bloc, but
it was not signed by most of the EAC
countries and therefore did not fully
come into effect.
While the other EAC members are
classified as least developed counKenya’s
President
William
Ruto.
PHOTO
REUTERS
To safeguard exports tries, meaning their exports could
continue to get access without the
deal, Kenya is middle income and
therefore had to seek a stand-alone
arrangement.
The deal now moves to the parliaments of both sides for ratification.
Kenya is also negotiating a trade
and investment deal with the United
States which its trade minister said he
expects to be signed next year. -Fin24
Beyond trade, the agreements is designed to
stimulate investments
and manufacturing.
William Ruto, President: Kenya
An aerial view of a container terminal. PHOTO REUTERS
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(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1966/010630/06
JSE share code: NED
NSX share code: NBK
A2X share code: NED
ISIN: ZAE000004875
JSE alpha code: NEDI
(“Nedbank Group”)
FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT RELATING TO THE ODD-LOT OFFER
1. Introduction
1.1. Nedbank Group shareholders (“Shareholders”) are referred to the circular containing details
of the odd-lot offer (“Odd-lot Offer”) that was distributed to Shareholders on Thursday,
20 April 2023 (“Circular”).
1.2. Shareholders are further referred to the general meeting of Shareholders that was held
on Friday, 2 June 2023 (“General Meeting”) and the subsequent announcement that was
released on SENS on the same day advising that the Odd-lot Offer resolutions were approved
by the requisite majority Shareholders at the General Meeting.
1.3. Capitalised terms used herein that are not otherwise defi ned, bear the meanings ascribed to
them in the Circular.
2. Offer Price
2.1. The Offer Price per Nedbank Group Share in respect of the Odd-lot Offer is 23 406.68584
cents based on a 5% premium to the 10-day VWAP of a Nedbank Group Share traded on
the JSE at the close of business on Monday, 19 June 2023, being 22 292.08175 cents.
2.2. If you wish to retain your Nedbank Group Shares you must specifi cally make an election
to do so. Those Odd-lot Holders who do not make an election will automatically be
regarded as having accepted the Odd-lot Offer and chosen to dispose of their Nedbank
Group Shares to Nedbank Group and receive the Cash Consideration.
3. Transaction costs for Odd-lot Holders
3.1. Shareholders eligible to participate in the Odd-lot Offer will not bear any transaction costs in
respect of the Odd-lot Offer.
3.2. Securities transfer tax, if any, will be paid by Nedbank Group at a rate of 0.25%.
4. Tax consequences
4.1. As set out in the Circular, the Board has resolved that the Odd-lot Offer will be distributed as
a return of capital (paid out of ‘contributed tax capital’ as defi ned in section 1 of the Income
Tax Act). The Cash Consideration will therefore not be regarded as a dividend for South
African income tax purposes.
4.2. The Odd-lot Offer may be subject to tax in the relevant jurisdiction of the Odd-lot Holder
arising from the disposal of the Odd-lot Holdings by the Odd-lot Holders who make an
election to sell their Odd-lot Holdings to Nedbank Group or who do not make an election.
4.3. Shareholders are referred to Annexure 1 of the Circular, which contains a summary of the tax
consequences for South African Odd-lot Holders who make an election to sell their Odd-lot
Holdings to Nedbank Group or who do not make an election.
4.4. Shareholders should, however, seek their own tax advice.
5. Implementation of the Odd-lot Offer
Accordingly, following publication of the Offer Price above, the Odd-lot Offer is now unconditional
and the remaining salient dates and times in respect of the implementation of the Odd-lot Offer
are set out below:
2023
For administrative purposes, the Nominee Form of Election (yellow) for the
Odd-lot Offer to be received by the Issuer Sponsored Nominees (see notes 1
and 2 below) by 12:00 (SAST) Monday, 26 June
Last day to trade to participate in the Odd-lot Offer Tuesday, 27 June
Shares trade ‘ex’ the Odd-lot Offer Wednesday, 28 June
Form of Election and Surrender (blue) for the Odd-lot Offer to be received
by the Transfer Secretaries in South Africa or Namibia by 12:00 (SAST) Friday, 30 June
Odd-lot Offer Record Date Friday, 30 June
Odd-lot Offer closes at 12:00 (SAST) (see note 3 below) Friday, 30 June
Dematerialised Odd-lot Holders who have accepted the Odd-lot Offer or
are deemed to have accepted the Odd-lot Offer will have their accounts
held at their CSDP or Broker credited with the Cash Consideration Monday, 3 July
Payments of the Cash Consideration to Certifi cated Odd-lot Holders who
have accepted the Odd-lot Offer or who have made no election Monday, 3 July
Results of the Odd-lot Offer released on SENS Monday, 3 July
2023
Results of the Odd-lot Offer published in the South African press Tuesday, 4 July
Cancellation and termination of listing of Nedbank Group Shares
repurchased in terms of the Odd-lot Offer expected on or about Tuesday, 4 July
Notes:
1. Issuer Sponsored Nominees are Pacifi c Custodians Nominees (RF) Proprietary Limited,
Corpserve Nominees (Private) Limited or National Bank of Malawi Nominees Limited, being
nominee companies through which certain Shareholders hold their Shares.
2. Shareholders holding Shares through the Issuer Sponsored Nominees should return the
Nominee Form of Election (yellow) by the closing of the Odd-lot Offer to the address indicated
on the form.
3. Dematerialised Odd-lot Holders are requested to notify their duly appointed CSDP or Broker
of their election by the cut-off time stipulated by their CSDP or Broker. This will be before the
closing date of the Odd-lot Offer.
4. All dates and times above and quoted generally in this announcement are South African dates
and times (“SAST”), unless otherwise stated.
5. Nedbank Group Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their Shares after the
last day to trade to participate in the Odd-lot Offer until the Odd-lot Offer Record Date, being
from Wednesday, 28 June 2023 to Friday, 30 June 2023, both dates inclusive.
Sandton
20 June 2023
Investment Bank and Corporate Advisor Legal Advisor
Sponsors in South Africa
Sponsor in Namibia
Old Mutual Investment Services (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd, member of the Namibian Stock Exchange
The Odd-lot Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or
instrumentality (including, without limitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce
of, or any facility of the national securities exchanges of a Restricted Jurisdiction (being any jurisdiction in which
it is impractical, illegal or otherwise unlawful for the Odd-lot Offer to be made or accepted, including (without
limitation) Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States of America) and the Odd-lot Offer cannot be accepted
by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from within a Restricted Jurisdiction. Accordingly, neither
copies of the Circular nor any related documentation are being or may be mailed or otherwise distributed or
sent in or into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction, and if received in any Restricted Jurisdiction, the Circular should
be treated as being received for information purposes only.
The information contained herein does not constitute a distribution, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy any Nedbank Group securities in any jurisdiction in which such distribution or offer is not authorised. In
particular, the information herein is not for distribution and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of any offer to buy any Nedbank Group securities in the United States of America or to or for the benefi t of
any US Person as such term is defi ned under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Nothing contained herein should be construed as constituting tax or legal advice. Odd-lot Holders should seek
independent advice from appropriate professional advisors about their tax position and in particular to confi rm
how the applicable tax legislation applies in their specifi c personal circumstances.
Currency
USD/NAD
EUR/NAD
GBP/NAD
NAD/CHF
Spot
18.15975
19.84588
23.21615
0.394345
Spot
0.081031
0.089051
0.727965
7.80
1M
18.2282
361.9594
423.4024
7.7323
3M
18.3408
364.2570
426.0311
7.6132
6M
18.5077
367.6572
429.9031
7.4362
Currency
NAD/AUD
NAD/NZD
NAD/BWP
NAD/JPY
USD/ZAR
EURO/ZAR
GBP/ZAR
ZAR/JPY
12M
18.8515
374.6605
437.8196
7.0901
Economic Indicators
*Effective rate (withholding tax still to be applied)
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4 Market Watch WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023
ALIBABA NAMES NEXT CEO
Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced on
Tuesday that it will replace chairman and CEO
Daniel Zhang with current executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai in September.
Zhang said in a statement it was “the right
time” for him to step down as the firm looks to
implement a full spin-off of its advanced cloud
computing unit. Hangzhou-based Alibaba is
one of China’s most prominent technology
firms, with business operations spanning cloud
computing, e-commerce, logistics, media and
entertainment, and artificial intelligence.
Following the executive transition, Zhang will
continue to serve as chairman and CEO of
Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, the company
said.
The firm has faced several unprecedented
headwinds in recent years as Beijing imposed
tighter restrictions on the domestic tech
sector. Alibaba said in late March that it would
split into six business groups in one of the
most significant overhauls of a leading Chinese
PHOTO REUTERS tech firm to date. - Fin24
COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023 Market Watch 5
Long life
Life expectancy for people with MS keeps
increasing as new treatment options become
available, with sufferers now regularly reaching
the age of 65 and older.
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Henriette started her career at the Republikein in
August 1993. Since then she developed an interest
and passion for all things medical-related, starting
with the Medical publication in 2013.
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MRI method detects myelin repair
with over-the-counter antihistamine
HENRIETTE LAMPRECHT
MRI method detects myelin repair with
over-the-counter antihistamine
Results seen in corpus callosum, suggesting new standard for remyelination investigations.
Steve Bryson - The over-the-counter antihistamine clemastine has demonstrated an ability
to repair myelin, the protective coating on nerve
fibers that’s damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS),
according to an analysis of MRI data from the
ReBUILD clinical trial.
The changes in myelin were examined with a
noninvasive MRI method that more accurately reflects myelin repair than other measures.
The technique can be applied in clinical trials
to measure how effective therapies are that
promote myelin repair and prevent disability.
“This is the first example of brain repair being
documented on MRI for a chronic neurological
condition,” Ari Green, MD, study co-lead and
a physician-scientist at the University of California San Francisco, said in a university news
release. “The study provides the first direct, biologically validated, imaging-based evidence of
myelin repair induced by clemastine. This will
set the standard for future research into remyelinating therapies.”
The MRI study, “MWF of the corpus callosum
is a robust measure of remyelination: Results
from the ReBUILD trial,” was published in
PNAS. A feature of MS is a self-reactive inflammatory response that targets and damages
myelin, an insulating layer, or sheath, around
nerve fibers that helps quicken the speed of
electrical impulses.
A number of therapies have been developed
to suppress the altered immune response and
protect myelin from further damage. There
are no approved therapies that can restore the
myelin sheath, which could halt or reverse disease-related processes and prevent long-term
disability. Several myelin-repairing candidates
are under development, but a major hurdle is
the absence of validated imaging methods that
show restoration.
MRI techniques have been developed to
measure the myelin water fraction (MWF), the
ratio of water trapped within the thin layers of
myelin to the total water content in brain tissue,
most of which can flow more freely.
Changes in the structure of myelin, as seen in
MS, alter MWF signals and can act as a proxy
for myelin repair. The method hasn’t been demonstrated for myelin-repairing treatments,
however, mainly due to a lack of such therapies, prompting researchers at the University
of California San Francisco to examine MRI
data from 50 adult patients who participated
in the now-complete Phase 2 ReBUILD trial
(NCT02040298).
Evaluating clemastine in
remyelination
The placebo-controlled study evaluated clemastine in people with relapsing forms of MS who
were on stable immune-modulating diseasemodifying therapies. Results showed it helped
speed up electrical signals along the optic nerve
that connects the eyes to the brain.
Treatment-related improvements were also
seen in the ability to detect changes in visual
contrast, but they didn’t reach statistical significance. Although the effect was modest and
carried well-known side effects such as drowsiness, the findings suggest clemastine could
repair myelin around these nerve fibers.
“Clemastine can only be partially effective at
the doses we can use. It can be sedating, which
may be especially undesirable in patients with
MS,” Green said. “We are hopeful better medications will be developed, but clemastine has
proven to be the tool to show remyelination
is possible.”
Despite ReBUILD’s findings, whole brain
MWF measurements showed no changes with
treatment. The researchers then focused on
the corpus callosum, a highly myelinated area
of white matter that connects the two sides of
the brain.
In the trial, half the patients were randomly
assigned to receive clemastine for three months,
while the other half were given it in the third
through fifth months. Before treatment, the
groups’ mean MWF values in the corpus callosum were similar (0.087 vs. 0.088).
At three months, the mean MWF increased
in those on clemastine (to 0.092) and continued rising two months after the treatment was
stopped (to 0.094), indicating myelin repair.
Those taking a placebo in the first three months
saw their mean MWF value drop to 0.082. With
treatment, the value increased up to 0.086.
No significant difference in MWF was observed at three months when the MRI focused
on areas of myelin damage, called lesions, suggesting substantial myelin repair occurred in
the normal-appearing white matter outside
of lesions.
“We present the first positive identification
of an MRI correlate of therapy-induced remyelination in a clinical trial (ReBUILD), with a
technique that can be employed in a clinically
feasible time,” the researchers wrote, adding
the findings support “corpus-callosum MWF
as a standard for clinical programs investigating remyelinating therapies.”
– Source: multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com
Questions to ask your doctor
• Do you specialize in MS?
• What type of MS do I have?
• What do my MRI results mean?
• How does an MS diagnosis
affect my quality of life?
• Will my MS continue to
progress?
• What are my treatment
options?
Results seen in corpus callosum,
suggest a new standard for remyelination investigations.
Health tip
Some specialists recommend a low-fat, high-fibre diet for people with MS.
Health Precaution tip
Smoking can worsen MS symptoms and disease progression.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
A COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF
THE LIQUOR ACT, 1998 (Regulations 14, 26 and 33)
Notice is given that an application in terms of the Liquor Act,
1998, particulars of which appears below, will be made to the
regional Liquor Licensing Committee, Region:
1. Name and postal address of
applicant: Special Reserve Force, P/Bag 12024, Ausspannplatz
2. Name of business or proposed
business to which application
relates: SPECIAL RESERVE FORCE WET CLUB
3. Address /Location of premises to which application relates:
Plot 6, Kempinski
4. Nature and details of Application: APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSE.
5. Clerk of court with whom application will be lodged: Katutura court
6. Date on which Application
will be lodged: 21 June 2023
7. Date of meeting of committee at which application will be
heard: 09 August 2023
Any objection or written submission in terms of section 28
of the Act in relation to the application must be sent or delivered to the secretary of the committee to reach the secretary not
less than 21 days before the date
of the meeting of the committee
at which the application will be
heard.
DM0202300410460
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF NAMIBIA
(MAIN DIVISION – WINDHOEK)
CASE NO.: HC-MD-CIV-ACTCON-2022/00365
In the matter between:
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF
NAMIBIA, Plaintiff and
STEPHANUS INDIA KATJIVENA, Defendant
NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
Pursuant to Judgment of the
above Honourable Court granted on 11 August 2022 the following immovable property
will be sold without reserve
and voetstoots by the Deputy
Sheriff of the District of Otjiwarongo on the 5th of July
2023 at 10h00 at farm Orutjiwa no. 240, Otjozondjupa Region, republic of Namibia
CERTAIN: THE REMAINDER
OF FARM ORUTJIWA NO. 240
SITUATED: REGISTRATION
DIVISION “D”, OTJOZONDJUPA REGION
MEASURING: 2591,2168
(TWO FIVE NINE ONE COMMA TWO ONE SIX EIGHT)
Hectares
CONSISTING OF:
MAIN HOUSE: 2x bedrooms,
Lounge, Kitchen, Bathroom.
OUT BUILDINGS: 2x Servants
quarters, 1x Carport, Warehouse.
FENCING & CAMPS. External
boundary fence stock proof
and standard timber poles,
with timber droppers.
18x INTERNAL CAMPS
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE:
4x boreholes, 2x concrete water reservoirs, 4x steel drinking troughs, 2x double sided
concrete drinking troughs, 2x
5000L PVC water tanks, 2x
concrete feeding troughs, 2x
steel feeding troughs, 1x plastic feeding troughs, 1x rubber
feeding trough
SOURCE OF POWER: Cenored
The “Conditions of Sale-inExecution” will lie for inspection at the office of the Deputy
Sheriff at OTJIWARONGO and
at the Head Office of Plaintiff
at WINDHOEK and Plaintiff’s
Attorneys, Fisher, Quarmby &
Pfeifer, at the under mentioned
address.
DATED AT WINDHOEK THIS
DAY OF MAY2023.
FISHER, QUARMBY & PFEIFER
LEGAL PRACTITIONER FOR
PLAINTIFF
Corner of ROBERT MUGABE &
THORER STREETS
ENTRANCE ON DR. THEOBEN GURIRAB STREET
P O BOX 37
WINDHOEK
(JJG/mfi/247857B)
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IN THE High Court for the
Republic of Namibia
(Northern Division)
Held at Oshakati
Case No.: HC-NLD-LABAA-2022/00034
In the matter between:
SELMA N HAUKONGO & 4
OTHERS: 1st Execution Creditor and
CIS SECURITY SERVICES, Execution Debtor
NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION
IN THE EXECUTION of a judgment granted against the Defendant by the above Court,
the following movable property will be sold in execution
on the 29TH of June 2023 at
12h00, Advanced Refrigeration, Main Road, Oshakati.
(1x) Toyota SRX bakkie 4x4
Registration: N65890W
CONDITIONS OF SALE: Voetstoots and cash to the highest
bidder.
DATED at TSUMEB this 15th
day of JUNE 2023.
DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR THE
DISTRICT OF TSUMEB,
GROOTFONTEIN & OSHAKATI
P O Box 288
TSUMEB
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IN THE High Court of Namibia
(Main Division)
CASE NO: HC-MD-CIV-ACTCON-2022/02234
In the matter between
O BEHRENS AND COMPANY
(PTY) LTD t/a OBECO, Execution Creditor and
PETRUS BEZUIDENHOUT VERMAAK STRAUSS t/a STRAUSS
GROUP CONSTRUCTION, Execution Debtor
NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION OF MOVABLE PROPERTY
In Execution of a Judgment
granted against the above
named Execution Debtors/Defendants by the above Honourable Court on 06 July 2002
in the abovementioned suit,
the undermentioned movable
property will be sold by Public
Auction by the Deputy Sheriff
for the district of Swakopmund
at the premises of Aucor Namibia situated at No 25 – Hidipo
Hamutenya Street - Swakopmund.
The auction starts online at
10h00 on 3 July 2023 and ends
at 13h00 on 5 July 2023. (https//aucornamibia.com)
2x 6m containers, 1x boardroom
table with 6 chairs, 1x 2-seater
couch, 1x single couch, 1x small
wooden table, 1x single couch.
Various scaffoldings.
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ENG NO: D4BBC027830, REG
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Dated at Windhoek on this day
of May 2023.
ENGLING STRITTER & PARTNERS
PER : MICHAEL NOELLE
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
FOR PLAINTIFF
12 LOVE STREET
WINDHOEK
REF: MN/am/OB 8908
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO A COMMITTEE IN
TERMS OF THE LIQUOR
ACT, 1998 (Regulations 14,
26 & 33)
Notice is given that an application in terms of the Liquor Act, 1998, particulars of
which appear below, will be
made to the Regional Liquor
Licensing Committee, Region
ERONGO
1. Name and postal address
of applicant: COMMERCIAL
INVESTMENT CORPORATION (PTY) LTD. P O BOX 98,
WINDHOEK
2. Name of business or proposed business to which application relates: BROCKMANN & KRIESS, WALVIS
BAY.
3. Address/location of premises to which application relates: ERF 5029, NEW EXTENSION 1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL,
ROOIKOP STREET, WALVIS
BAY.
4. Nature and details of application:
APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT REMOVAL OF A WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENCE
FROM ERF 5029, NEW EXTENSION 1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, ROOIKOP WALVIS BAY
TO UNIT 4 ERF 4444, EXTENSION 12, 28 ROSSING STREET,
WALVIS BAY.
5. Clerk of the court with
whom application will be lodged: WALVIS BAY.
6. Date on which application
will be lodged 28 JUNE 2023
7. Date of meeting of Committee at which application will
be heard: 9 AUGUST2023
Any objection or written submission in terms of section 28
of the Act in relation to the application must be sent or delivered to the Secretary of the
Committee to reach the Secretary not less than 21 days
before the date of the meeting
of the Committee at which the
application will be heard.
DM0202300410451
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NOTICE OF INTENTION IN
TERMS OF THE URBAN AND
REGIONAL PLANNING ACT OF
2018 (ACT 5 OF 2018):
* REZONING OF ERF 1992
SWAKOPMUND, EXTENSION
NO. 1, FROM “SINGLE RESIDENTIAL” WITH A DENSITY
OF 1:900M² TO “GENERAL RESIDENTIAL 2” WITH A DENSITY OF 1:100M²AND
* CONSENT TO OPERATE A
BED AND BREAKFAST FROM
ERF 1992, SWAKOPMUND, EXTENSION NO. 1
Please take note that Van Der
Westhuizen Town Planning and
Properties CC, on behalf of our
client, intends to apply to the
Swakopmund Municipal Council for the rezoning of Erf 1992,
Swakopmund, Extension No. 1,
from “Single Residential” with
a density of 1:100m² to “General Residential” with a Density
of 1:100m² and consent to operate a Bed and Breakfast from
Erf 1992, Swakopmund, Extension No. 1, after the rezoning is
approved.
• Rezoning of Erf 1992, Swakopmund, Extension No. 1, from
“Single Residential” with a density of 1:900 m² to “General Residential 2” with a density of
1:100 m² and consent to operate a Bed and Breakfast from
Erf 1992, Swakopmund, Extension No. 1.
Erf 1992, Swakopmund, Extension No. 1, currently measures 982m² in extent and is located on the corner of Robert
Blank Street and Schluckwerder
Street. Currently the property accommodates a residential dwelling and its associated
outbuildings. The application
is necessary in order to bring
the use of the property in line
with the provisions of the Swakopmund Town Planning Scheme. It is thus required and necessary to formally apply to the
Local Authority and the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development for the proposed rezoning
of the property.
Please further take note that -
(a) the plan of the erf can be
inspected at the Public Notice
Board of the Swakopmund Municipality located on the Corner of Rakotoka Street & Daniel
Kamho Avenue.
(b) any person having objections to the proposed rezoning or
who wants to comment thereon, may lodge such objections
and comments, together with
the grounds thereof, in writing
to the Municipality and the applicant within 14days of the last
publication of this notice.
Please be advised that the written objection must be forwarded within the prescribed time
as required by the Urban and
Regional Planning Act of 2018.
Such written objection or comment must therefore be submitted by no later than 17:00
on 12 July 2023 to both the applicant and the Chief Executive Officer of the Swakopmund
Municipality.
Applicant: Van Der Westhuizen
Town Planning & Properties CC
Contact Persons: A van der
Westhuizen
Cell: 081 122 4661
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box: 1598, Swakopmund,
Namibia
DM0202300410447
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
(MAINDIVISION)
HELD AT WINDHOEK
CASE: HC-MD-LABAA-2019/00264
In the matter between: LUKAMUDENDA EXECUTION CREDITOR and
WILLIAM LOUW EXECUTION
DEBTOR
NOTICE OFSALE IN EXECUTION
IN THE EXECUTION of a judgment granted against the Defendant by the above Court,
the following movable property
will be sold in execution on the
29TH OF JUNE 2023 @ 12h00,
ADVANCED REFRIGERATION,
MAIN ROAD, OSHAKATI. (1x)
Toyota Vitz reg no: N197-569W
CONDITIONS OF SALE: VOETSTOOTS AND CASH TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER.
DATED at TSUMEB this 15th
day of JUNE 2023.
DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR THE
DISTRICT OF TSUMEB,
GROOTFONTEIN & OSHAKATI
P O Box 288
TSUMEB
DM0202300410441
NOTICE OF INTENTION
NOTICE OF INTENTION IN
TERMS OF THE URBAN AND
REGIONAL PLANNING ACT
OF 2018 (ACT 5 OF 2018):
SUBDIVISION OF ERF 2747,
SWAKOPMUND, INTO PORTION A AND REMAINDER;
AND THE SUBSEQUENT REZONING OF PROPOSED PORTION A, FROM SPECIAL TO
PARASTATAL; AND THE REGISTRATION OF 15M WIDE
RIGHT OF WAY SERVITUDE
OVER THE REM/2747 IN FAVOUR OF POTION A. Please
take note that Van Der Westhuizen Town Planning and
Properties CC, on behalf of
our client, intends to apply
to the Swakopmund Municipal Council for the Subdivision of Erf 2747, Swakopmund,
into Portion A and Remainder and the subsequent Rezoning of proposed Portion
A, from Special to Parastatal.
Erf 2747,Swakopmund, currently measures 12, 3984ha
in extent and is located along
Swakop Street. The property
is currently being utilized for
the purpose of the Swakopmund Municipal Bungalows
and accommodates an Erongo Red Substation (Bungalows Sub). It is the intention
to subdivide the property and
use the newly created Portion
A (131.82m²) for an electrical
substation. It is thus required
and necessary to formally apply to the Local Authority and
the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development for the proposed rezoning of the property. Please further take note
that - (a) the plan of the erf
can be inspected at the Public
Notice Board of the Swakopmund Municipality located on
the Corner of Rakotoka Street
& Daniel Kamho Avenue. (b)
any person having objections
to the proposed rezoning or
who wants to comment there
on, may lodge such objections
and comments, together with
the grounds thereof, in writing
to the Municipality and the
applicant within 14 days of the
last publication of this notice. Please be advised that the
written objection must be forwarded within the prescribed
time as required by the Urban
and Regional Planning Act of
2018. Such written objection
or comment must therefore
be submitted by no later than
17:00 on 12 July 2023.
Applicant: Van Der Westhuizen Town Planning & Properties cc
Contact Persons: A van der
Westhuizen
Cell: 0811224661
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box: 1598, Swakopmund,
Namibia
DM0202300410448
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Regskennisgewings 035
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
(MAINDIVISION)
HELD AT WINDHOEK
CASE: HC-MD-LABAA-2019/00264
In the matter between: LUKA
-
MUDENDA EXECUTION CRE
-
DITOR and
WILLIAM LOUW EXECUTION
DEBTOR
NOTICE OFSALE IN EXECUTI
-
ON
IN THE EXECUTION of a judg
-
ment granted against the De
-
fendant by the above Court,
the following movable property
will be sold in execution on the
29TH OF JUNE 2023 @ 12h00,
ADVANCED REFRIGERATION,
MAIN ROAD, OSHAKATI. (1x)
Toyota Vitz reg no: N197-569W
CONDITIONS OF SALE: VOET
-
STOOTS AND CASH TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER.
DATED at TSUMEB this 15th
day of JUNE 2023.
DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR THE
DISTRICT OF TSUMEB,
GROOTFONTEIN & OSHAKATI
P O Box 288
TSUMEB
DM0202300410441
NOTICE OF INTENTION
NOTICE OF INTENTION IN
TERMS OF THE URBAN AND
REGIONAL PLANNING ACT
OF 2018 (ACT 5 OF 2018):
SUBDIVISION OF ERF 2747,
SWAKOPMUND, INTO POR
-
TION A AND REMAINDER;
AND THE SUBSEQUENT RE
-
ZONING OF PROPOSED POR
-
TION A, FROM SPECIAL TO
PARASTATAL; AND THE RE
-
GISTRATION OF 15M WIDE
RIGHT OF WAY SERVITUDE
OVER THE REM/2747 IN FA
-
VOUR OF POTION A. Please
take note that Van Der West
-
huizen Town Planning and
Properties CC, on behalf of
our client, intends to apply
to the Swakopmund Munici
-
pal Council for the Subdivisi
-
on of Erf 2747, Swakopmund,
into Portion A and Remain
-
der and the subsequent Re
-
zoning of proposed Portion
A, from Special to Parastatal.
Erf 2747,Swakopmund, cur
-
rently measures 12, 3984ha
in extent and is located along
Swakop Street. The property
is currently being utilized for
the purpose of the Swakop
-
mund Municipal Bungalows
and accommodates an Eron
-
go Red Substation (Bunga
-
lows Sub). It is the intention
to subdivide the property and
use the newly created Portion
A (131.82m²) for an electrical
substation. It is thus required
and necessary to formally ap
-
ply to the Local Authority and
the Ministry of Urban and Ru
-
ral Development for the pro
-
posed rezoning of the proper
-
ty. Please further take note
that - (a) the plan of the erf
can be inspected at the Public
Notice Board of the Swakop
-
mund Municipality located on
the Corner of Rakotoka Street
& Daniel Kamho Avenue. (b)
any person having objections
to the proposed rezoning or
who wants to comment there
on, may lodge such objections
and comments, together with
the grounds thereof, in writing
to the Municipality and the
applicant within 14 days of the
last publication of this noti
-
ce. Please be advised that the
written objection must be for
-
warded within the prescribed
time as required by the Urban
and Regional Planning Act of
2018. Such written objection
or comment must therefore
be submitted by no later than
17:00 on 12 July 2023.
Applicant: Van Der Westhui
-
zen Town Planning & Proper
-
ties cc
Contact Persons: A van der
Westhuizen
Cell: 0811224661
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box: 1598, Swakopmund,
Namibia
DM0202300410448
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
A COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF
THE LIQUOR ACT, 1998 (Regu
-
lations 14, 26 & 33)
Notice is given that an application
in terms of the Liquor Act, 1998,
particulars of which appear be
-
low, will be made to the Regional
Liquor Licensing Committee, Regi
-
on ERONGO
1. Name and postal address of ap
-
plicant: PERNOD RICARD, P O
BOX 98, WINDHOEK
2. Name of business or proposed
business to which application re
-
lates: PERNOD RICARD, WALVIS
BAY.
3. Address/location of premises
to which application relates: ERF
5029, NEW EXTENSION 1, LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL, ROOIKOP STREET,
WALVIS BAY.
4. Nature and details of applica
-
tion: APPLICATION FOR PERMA
-
NENT REMOVAL OF A WHO
-
LESALE LIQUOR LICENCE FROM
ERF 5029, NEW EXTENSION 1,
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, ROOIKOP
WALVIS BAY TO UNIT 4 ERF
4444, EXTENSION 12, 28 ROS
-
SING STREET, WALVIS BAY.
5. Clerk of the court with whom
application will be lodged: WAL
-
VIS BAY.
6. Date on which application will
be lodged 28 JUNE 2023
7. Date of meeting of Committee
at which application will be heard:
9 AUGUST 2023
Any objection or written submis
-
sion in terms of section 28 of the
Act in relation to the application
must be sent or delivered to the
Secretary of the Committee to re
-
ach the Secretary not less than 21
days before the date of the mee
-
ting of the Committee at which
the application will be heard.
DM0202300410452
IN THE High Court of Namibia
Main Division, Windhoek
Case No.: HC-MD-CIV-ACTCON-2020/01093
In the matter between:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NA
-
MIBIA LIMITED, Plaintiff and
WORLDWIDE ALUMINIUM
AND GLASS CC, First Defendant
FILLIPUS SHITUMBAPO, Second
Defendant
SELMA NAMUPA KALIMBO,
Third Defendant
NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION
Pursuant to a Judgement of the
Court granted on the 23RD day
of June 2020, the following mo
-
vable property will be sold by the
Deputy Sheriff for the District of
Swakopmund on the 3rd day of
July 2023 starting at 10h00 and
timed online and ending on the
5th day of July 2023 at the pre
-
mises of Aucor, 25 Hidipo Hamu
-
tenya Street, Swakopmund.
1x metal cabinet, 1x Grinder
(small), 1x Bosch Grinder (small),
1x Generator (blue), 1x metal Ta
-
ble, 1x Ladder, Various off-cut
Aluminium pieces.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
Voetstoots and cash to the hi
-
ghest bidder.
Dated at Windhoek on the 19th
day of June 2023.
J C VAN WYK
J C VAN WYK ATTORNEY
LEGAL PRACTITIONER FOR
PLAINTIFF
18 LOVE STREET, WINDHOEK
TEL: (061) 225438
(REF: JCVW/a/4326)
DM0202300410455
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• Review and analyze product range, market trends and successfully implement areas for improvement within the product range.
• Analyze market information and identify areas of opportunity.
• Maximize product group margins and inventory ratios.
• Manage product ranges across stores.
• Manage daily, monthly and quarterly reports relating to category performance.
• Conduct market, price surveys and apply results to pricing strategies.
• Control transport rates and consolidation to ensure delivery takes place within the agreed delivery time and rates.
• Identify opportunities for volume product buying locally or internationally through imports.
• Resolve transaction, price and supply terms discrepancies with suppliers.
• Optimize stock availability and minimize aged and excess stock.
• Plan and negotiate product ranges for monthly and quarterly promotions.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
• A confident communicator with great interpersonal, negotiation, numerical and problem-solving skills.
• Driven individual with a commercial mindset, understanding of stock replenishment models, stock ratios, margin optimization
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• Someone that can passionately build and manage supplier relations and evaluate new products offered by suppliers.
• Eager and driven to negotiate key suppliers and products to grow market share.
• Must be able to work in a high-pressure environment.
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• Must have completed Grade 11 (New Curriculum) or Grade 12 (NSSC-O) with 22 marks.
• Minimum 4 years Procurement experience with focus on Power and Machine tool categories.
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RIGHT FIT?
Category Manager: Electrical
Windhoek Divisional Office
WHAT WILL YOU DO:
• Maximize category performance.
• Source and manage suppliers to perform within agreed inventory and supply terms.
• Negotiate supply terms, maintain and build exceptional supplier relationships.
• Review and analyze product range, market trends and successfully implement areas for improvement within the product range.
• Analyze market information and identify areas of opportunity.
• Maximize product group margins and inventory ratios.
• Manage product ranges across stores.
• Manage daily, monthly and quarterly reports relating to category performance.
• Conduct market, price surveys and apply results to pricing strategies.
• Control transport rates and consolidation to ensure delivery takes place within the agreed delivery time and rates.
• Identify opportunities for volume product buying locally or internationally through imports.
• Resolve transaction, price and supply terms discrepancies with suppliers.
• Optimize stock availability and minimize aged and excess stock.
• Plan and negotiate product ranges for monthly and quarterly promotions.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
• A confident communicator with great interpersonal, negotiation, numerical and problem-solving skills.
• Driven individual with a commercial mindset, understanding of stock replenishment models, stock ratios, margin optimization
and market analytics.
• Someone that can passionately build and manage supplier relations and evaluate new products offered by suppliers.
• Eager and driven to negotiate key suppliers and products to grow market share.
• Must be able to work in a high-pressure environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have completed Grade 11 (New Curriculum) or Grade 12 (NSSC-O) with 22 marks.
• Minimum 4 years Procurement experience with focus on Electrical, Lighting and/or Solar categories.
• Tertiary qualification in Electrical, Engineering, Commerce, Supply Chain or Procurement.
• Must have extensive knowledge of Electrical, Lighting and/or Solar products.
• Must have a valid Code B Driver’s License.
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