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› Enzo Amuele Inwoners van Onehanga, wat sowat 35 kilometer oos van Okongo in die Ohangwenastreek geleë is, het self geld ingesamel om ’n sandpad van sewe kilometer lank na ’n grondpad op te gradeer. Die inwoners het N$58 087 vir die eerste fase ingesamel, maar nog geld word vir die tweede fase benodig. Die projekbestuurder, mnr. Dragon Kamati, het gesê die inwoners het besluit om die pad self op te gradeer aangesien die regering te lank neem. “Ons weet nie of dit een van die prioriteitspaaie is nie, maar vir ons is dit ’n prioriteit en ons het besluit om iets vir onsself te doen,” het Kamati gesê. Onehanga het sowat 3 500 inwoners. Nuwe mediese geriewe word tans gebou en daarom dring inwoners aan op die ontwikkeling van ’n grondpad omdat hulle op die sandpad vassit. Hulle het onderneem om vrywilliglik te werk aangesien hulle glo die padprojek sal ook ander buurdorpe,

› Frank Steffen Die N/a’ankusê-stigting het die hoërhof genader om regulasie no. 278, wat betrekking het op die “aanhouding van groot karnivore”, teen te staan. Dié nuwe regulasie sluit aansienlike veranderinge in, waarvan sommige blykbaar heeltemal op die situasie by N/a’ankusê se geriewe fokus. ’n Hernude versoek aan die ministerie van die omgewing, bosbou en toerisme vir ’n skriftelike verklaring bly onsuksesvol.

BELANGRIKSTE VERSKIL Regulasie 278 (2022) vervang regulasie 85 van 2012. Beide is gebaseer op die Wet op Natuurbewaring no. 4 van 1975 en is regulasies wat deur die minister (nie die parlement nie) goedgekeur kan word. Die belangrikste verskil is dat die vorige regulasie onder die destydse minister van die omgewing en toerisme (MET), me. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, voorafgegaan is deur wydlopende gesprekke en konsultasies met belanghebNA BL. 2 bendes.

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“Ons kry nie rus nie, ek het my magte al verdriedubbel. Die probleem ruk handuit,” het mnr. Rickus Spangenberg se K9-teenstropingseenheid gister aan Republikein vertel. Hy was betrokke by die aankeer van die diewe op Karibib die afgelope naweek. “Ek is drieuur Saterdagoggend geroep toe daar koperdrade op ’n myn gesteel is. Ons was nog besig om die koperdiewe te soek wat weggehardloop het, toe kry ons ’n taxi wat teen ’n draadheining staan. In die taxi het ons ’n gesteelde bees gevind. “Terwyl ons besig was met dié saak, toe kom daar ’n boer by die polisiekantoor aan wat sê 12 van sy bokke is gesteel. Ons het hom gehelp en kon sewe van die bokke terugvind,” het Spangenberg vertel. “In nog ’n voorval het ’n plaaswerker sy werkgewer se beeste geslag en in leë dreine weggesteek. ’n Boer uit die Abenab-omgewing het my selfs gebel

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oor 100 van sy skape wat weg is. “Ek weet nie waarheen gaan ons hiermee nie. Die probleem eindig net nie en die hele land word geraak. Ons teenstropingseenheid werk al op Gobabis, Aranos, ek het ouens in die Khomas Hochland en op Okahandja. “Van verlede naweek af gaan dit veral erg. Net op die Wilhelmstal-Karibibpad, het hulle vier of vyf wildsbokke van die hoofpad af geskiet. Baie boere rapporteer nie eens meer die veeverliese nie. Waarheen gaan dit? Ons regering sal moet ingryp, want ons kan nie voorbly nie,” het Spangenberg gesê. “Is dit hongersnood, werkloosheid of gierigheid? Ek weet nie, ons weet nie hoe om dit te stop of wat ons kan maak nie,” het hy gesê. NA BL. 2

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Regulering is ‘onredelik’ VAN BL. 1 Die huidige omgewingsminister, mnr. Pohamba Shifeta, daarenteen, se amptenare het die regulasie eiehandig opgestel. Die regulasies handel oor situasies wat nie deur behoorlik gekwalifiseerde mense begryp of verstaan kan word nie. Dit gaan nie net oor veeartse of soortgelyke professionele mense nie, maar ook oor mense wat al jare met die welstand van diere te doen het. Mense wat deels staatmaak op ander se vorige ervarings om dit dan weer oor te dra.

REDDING WORD ONMOONTLIK Ingevolge die nuwe regulasie blyk dit dat die ministerie in beginsel alle inisiatiewe teenwerk wat die welstand van wilde diere bevorder. Met die nuwe regulasie sou die hervestiging van die olifant Apollo vanaf die Swakopriviermond na die N/a’ankusê-bewaringsgebied nie moontlik wees nie. Die woestynaangepaste leeus, wat weens die voortdurende

droogte in die noordweste van die land gevolglik aan hongersnood uitgelewer was, sou nie per helikopter na ’n privaat park hervestig en gered kon word nie. N/a’ankusê het vier sake as basis vir sy aansoek in die hoërhof ingedien. In elk van die sake is luiperds die kern. Die hoof van die department natuurbewaring, me. Penda Shimali, het in al vier sake die opdrag gegee om die diere te skiet, alhoewel boere en veeartse hulle uitgespreek het ten gunste daarvan dat N/a’ankusê óf die diere oorneem óf hulle met ’n halsband toerus sodat die diere gemonitor kan word. Volgens die nuwe regulasie mag N/a’ankusê nie meer diere sonder ’n permit hervestig nie – selfs nie binne dieselfde park nie. Vir ’n maatskappy wat teoreties skielik vyf keer soveel ruimte vir roofdiere benodig as voorheen (nou vyf hektaar per dier vergeleke met die vorige een hektaar), is dit byna onmoontlik. Dit aangesien hul wildreservate ook landswyd versprei is,

altyd met die doel om diere weer in die natuur vry te laat wanneer die dier weer na hulself kan omsien.

SOSIALE MEDIA VERBIED Interaksies tussen mense en diere mag in die toekoms nie meer op sosialemediaplatforms gepubliseer word nie. Dit is nog onduidelik hoe ’n dierebeskermingsinisiatief veronderstel is om wêreldwyd geld in te samel sonder sosialemediabetrokkenheid. Die organisasie kan nie beheer watter beelde in die sosiale media gedeel word deur mense wat parke soos N/a’ankusê besoek nie. Deesdae is dit sosialemediabetrokkenheid wat toeriste lok, veral in Namibië se buurlande. Dit is net twee van die vele uitdagings wat parke in die gesig staar wat duur betaal het om reëls sedert 2012 af te dwing, net om nuwe wysigings in die gesig te staar. Dr. Rudie van Vuuren van die N/a’ankusê-stigting sê die stigting wil dit “namens die Namibiese natuurlewe” teenstaan. – [email protected]

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Dit volg nadat ’n studie onlangs aangedui het dat Namibiese boere verlede jaar alleen N$14,7 miljoen aan veediefstal verloor het, N$22,5 miljoen aan roofdiere asook N$9,4 miljoen aan gesteelde infrastruktuur op plase. Die Namibië Landbou-unie (NLU) se president, mnr. Piet Gouws, het tydens die unie se afgelope jaarkongres gesê hierdie grens aan “ekonomiese sabotasie en vereis drastiese optrede, nie net van die polisie nie, maar ook justisie en die regstelsel in geheel.” – [email protected]

Onehanga-inwoners wag nie vir regering VAN BL. 1 In ’n brief wat op 19 September aan die Ohangwena-streekraad gerig is, het die inwoners die raad ingelig oor die geldinsamelingsinisiatief. Die raad het egter geweier om hulp te verleen weens begrotingsbeperkings. Die persoonlike assistent van die streekgoewerneur van Ohangwena, mnr. Medusalem Shilongo, het gesê hulle is bewus van die situasie en is besig om met relevante belanghebbendes in gesprek te tree.

“Ons het die brief ontvang en ons sal hulle betrek op die pad vorentoe aangesien hulle ’n kwotasie van sowat N$8 miljoen aangeheg het en dit is die regering wat die rekening moet betaal,” het hy gesê. Hy het bygevoeg dat ’n proses gevolg moet word en die eerste stap is die streekraad wat verantwoordelik is vir daardie paaie aangesien die raad paaie vir opgradering moet identifiseer. – [email protected]

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Pastoor Diergaardt se saak sloer voort Die beskuldigde se prokureur het gesê dit is ’n skending van sy kliënt se regte dat die staat nie tot dusver met die saak kon voortgaan nie.

en is onskuldig tot hy skuldig bevind word. Intussen maak die koerante hom as ’n teisteraar uit, as ’n verkragter, een of ander ‘Jack the Ripper’. “Ons vra die hof om te beslis dat die staat sy huis in orde moet kry,” het Joseph gesê.

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dag 16 November uitgestel is omdat die staat nie gereed was nie. Die staatsaanklaer was nie beskikbaar nie en geen getuie is in kennis gestel om in die hof te getuig nie. Diergaardt se prokureur mnr. Garth Joseph van Neves Legal Practitioners, het gesê dit is ’n skending van sy kliënt se regte dat die staat nie tot dusver met die saak kon voortgaan nie. “Hierdie is die tweede jaar dat die beskuldigde hierdie klagte

in die gesig staar en dit rig skade aan, insluitend laster en die aftakeling van sy loopbaan. Hy moes uit sy pos bedank,” sê Joseph. Diergaardt se reg tot ’n spoedige verhoor word geskend, volgens hom. “Die beskuldigde het nie gepleit nie. Daar was nog geen verhoorverrigtinge nie. Geen aanklaer is beskikbaar nie,” het Joseph gesê. “Die beskuldigde het regte

“Intussen maak die koerante hom as ’n teisteraar uit, as ’n verkragter, een of ander ‘Jack the Ripper’.” Volgens hom is die besonderhede van die klagte teen sy kliënt nie duidelik nie aangesien dit nie volledig op die hofstelsel gelaai is nie. Betrokke addendums is ook soek, sê hy. Datums en die name van vermoedelike slagofers verskyn nie op rekord nie, sê hy.

Die aanklaer-generaal het reeds in Oktober 2021 beslis dat Diergaardt in die hof vervolg moet word en volgens Unengu is geen aanvaarbare rede verskaf oor hoekom die saak nie verlede week kon voortgaan nie. Rakende die gebrek aan besonderhede in die nuutste klagstaat, sê sy die beskuldigde het ’n reg om sy verdediging daarmee te kan voorberei. Sy het gesê hy het ’n grondwetlike reg tot ’n spoedige verhoor, maar dat die erns van die klagte nogtans nie geïgnoreer kan word nie. “Hierdie is die inale uitstel,” het sy aan die staat gesê, en gewaarsku die saak kan van die hofrol geskrap word as die staat nie teen vandeesweek voorbereid is nie. Joseph het gevra dat Diergaardt tydens Donderdag se hofverrigtinge verskoon word, aangesien hy werkloos is en elke Vrydag by die polisiekantoor moet aanmeld. Die versoek is toegestaaan. Joseph moet hom wel inlig wanneer hy weer in die hof moet verskyn, het die landdros bygevoeg. – [email protected]

Plaaslike jagluiperds vang prooi in Indië Twee Namibiese jagluiperds wat in Indië hervestig is, het hul eerste prooi in die Kuno Nasionale Park gevang. Die broers Elton en Freddie is deel van agt jagluiperds wat die Namibiese regering aan Indië geskenk het nadat Indië in 1952 die Asiese jagluiperd as uitgesterf verklaar het. Werknemers van die park wat die broers monitor, het op 8 November op die eerste oorblyfsels van ’n volwasse takbok afgekom. Twee dae later het hulle op nog

oorblyfsels afgekom, en in die volgende paar dae op oorblyfsels van nog twee karkasse. Met die twee maande herdenking vandat die jagluiperds in Indië aangekom het, het dié nuus opspraak in bewaringskringe gemaak. “Die jagluiperds weet hoe om die ingewande en maag te skei sonder om dit te skeur, maar anders as die luiperd, sleep hulle nie hul prooi ver weg nie,” het dr. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala, voorsitter van Project Cheetah, gesê.

“Die nuus van hierdie suksesvolle jag het my dag gemaak.” Die laaste keer wat die twee jagluiperds suksesvol gejag het, was in Julie in Namibië voordat hulle gevang en vir hervestiging voorberei is. Van daar af en tot vroeg in November toe hulle na ’n boma geskuif is, is die luiperds gevoer. Binne 36 uur ná hul hervestiging het hulle hul eerste prooi gevang. Binne tien dae in die boma het hulle vier volwasse takbokke gevang en is hul kos nie aangevul nie.

Elton en sy broer Freddie is die eerste jagluiperds wat suksesvol in Indië in meer as 75 jaar gejag het. FOTO VERSKAF

“Ons hele jagluiperdspan is so bly om te hoor Elton en Freddie jag nou gereeld. Om ’n nuwe prooispesie as kos te herken, is ’n goeie aanduiding dat hulle by hul nuwe omgewing aanpas. Dit is die eerste keer dat ’n jagluiperd suksesvol in Indië in meer as 75 jaar gejag het,’ het dr. Laurie Marker, stigter en uitvoerende direkteur van Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) en adviseur van Project Cheetah gesê. Die Indiese premier, mnr.

Naendra Modi, wat die jagluiperds persoonlik in die Kuno Nasionale Park verwelkom het, het ’n kompetisie van stapel gestuur waar mense Indiese name vir die agt Namibiese jagluiperds kan voorstel, asook ’n nuwe naam vir Project Cheetah. Meer as 32 500 inskrywings is ontvang. Volgens berigte in die Indiese media sal die uitslae binnekort bekend gemaak word. Die wenners ontvang ’n prys om die jagluiperds te gaan besoek sodra dit toelaatbaar is.

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laaswerkers in die kommersiële sektor van Namibië word tans gemiddeld meer as 80% van die minimum uurlikse besoldiging betaal, het ’n opname bevind. Dit terwyl hul totale vergoedingspakket die afgelope ses jaar meer as verdubbel het vanaf N$1 667 per maand in 2016 tot N$3 933 in 2022. Daar is gemiddeld 7,82 werknemers per werkgewer op kommersiële plase in Namibië, vergeleke met 8,82 in 2020. Die loonopnameverslag, gepubliseer deur die Landbouwerkgewersvereniging (LWV), verteenwoordig 2 207 permanente werknemers. Altesaam 1 363 (56,60%) van alle permanente werknemers in hierdie opname se ahanklikes woon saam met hulle op die plase (57,11% in 2020). Die gemiddelde dienstydperk vir

permanente werknemers in Namibië is 7,37 jaar, terwyl die meerderheid (58,6%) algemene werk op plase verrig. ’n Vergoedingspakket bestaan uit ’n kontantloon, ’n kontanttoelaag, droë rantsoene, nat rantsoene, ander voedsel wat op die plaas geproduseer word sowel as behuising, vee en gratis vervoer. Vir 2022 het die geldelike komponent van werknemers se vergoeding 66% uitgemaak, terwyl die niegeldelike komponent 34% van die totale pakket uitgemaak het. Luidens die verslag het die huidige intreevlak-minimumloon van N$5,40 per uur in Januarie in werking getree. “Plaaswerkers se werklike gemiddelde uurlikse besoldiging – volgens hierdie opname – is N$9,98 per uur, wat 84,81% meer is as die huidige minimum loon.”

DWELMMISBRUIK Verder het die verslag bevind 33,9% van werkgewers het gevalle van alkohol- en middelemisbruik onder hul werknemers binne die verslagtydperk aangemeld. Sedert 2018 is daar ook ’n toename in plaaswerkers wat afgedank word weens alkoholmisbruik – vanaf 4,9% tot 6,3%.

werkershuise op grond waar boerderybedrywighede plaasvind, terwyl 39,41% van werknemers se huise hul eie was- en toiletgeriewe het. Die res maak gebruik van gedeelde ablusiegeriewe. Die gemiddelde waardasie van ’n tipiese plaaswerkershuis met ’n stort, toilet en onderdakstoep is ongeveer N$3 600 per vierkante meter. Intussen word 66,89% van werkershuishoudings in die opname van elektrisiteit voorsien, terwyl 29,84% van huishoudings toegang tot sonkrag het. Die opname het bevind 87% van werkershuishoudings gebruik daagliks gratis vuurmaakhout. Die gemiddelde waarde van hierdie bykomende voordeel vir plaaswerkers word op N$450 per werknemer per maand geraam.

Meer as 300 plaaswerkers het gedurende 2021-’22 hul werkplekke verlaat.

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’n Efense afname in beserings wat by die werkplek opgedoen is, vergeleke met die vorige loonverslag, is aangemeld. Altesaam 10,54% van werkgewers het 78 werkplekbeserings aangemeld. Van hierdie gevalle is 18 uitsluitlik op die plaas behandel en 43 is by mediese geriewe behandel. In 2020 het 10,7% van werkgewers 102 werkbeserings aangemeld.

Die meeste van die werkbeëindigings was bedankings (35,5%) en werkers wat nie by die werk opgedaag het nie (22,7%), terwyl 46,4% van alle beëindigings gedurende die 2021-’22-boekjaar weens afdankings was. Slegs 2,3% van werknemers is afgelê. Aangemelde diefstal deur plaaswerkers het sedert 2018 toegeneem – vanaf 4,7% tot 5,6%.

Altesaam 304 plaaswerkers het volgens die respondente hul werksplek binne die opnametydperk verlaat. Hierdie syfer verteenwoordig 11,07% van alle werknemers in die opname, vergeleke met 13,37% in 2020.

WOONOMSTANDIGHEDE Boere het aangedui daar is 2 550

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lande ontmoet en dit reggekry om ons lande trots te maak. Ons kan Windhoek Lager nie genoeg vir hul ondersteuning bedank en wat hulle vir ons gedoen het nie.”

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Hylton Villet (links) en Bertus Damon hou die trofee as die wêreld se amateurparespelkampioene.

» Gholf Bertus Damon bevind hom in uitgelese geselskap as die enigste tweemalige wenner van die wêreldfinaal.

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ertus Damon en Hylton Villet van Windhoek het Saterdag in Mijas, Spanje, die Windhoek Lager Internasionale Parespelkampioenskap teen spanne van 38 ander lande gewen. In die inale rondte by die La Cala Gholf Hotel & Spa het die twee met ’n enkele punt teen Kenia se broers Kush en Chand Shah geseëvier. Die Namibiërs het met 91 punte geëindig, Kenia op 90 met Joao en Pedro Mansilha van Portugal derde met 88. Damon het boonop geskiedenis gemaak deur die tweede keer dié gesogte titel in te palm. Hy het ook in 2019 in Portugal saam met

Bertus Damon en Hylton Villet op die baan in Spanje. Joseph Martin die elite amateurkompetisie gewen. Die Internasionale Parespelkampioenskap is ’n internasionale kompetisie vir klubspelers en word as die wêreld se grootste gholftoernooi bestempel. Die 2022-kampioenskap was

die eerste keer sedert 2019 ná die Covid-pandemie aangebied. Agt-en-dertig lande se spanne het vir die wêreldinaal in Portugal gekwaliiseer deur hul nasionale kampioenskappe te wen. Lande soos Suid-Afrika, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenia, Nigerië, Denemarke, Finland, Ysland, Portugal, Spanje en verskeie ander was verteenwoordig. Uiteraard is Damon baie trots om die eerste speler te word wat die Internasionale Parespelinaal ’n tweede keer kon tem. “Ek is in my noppies met ons prestasie en baie bly dat ons Namibië kon trots maak. Dit was ’n baie moeilike gholbaan, veral oor die tweede rondte, maar ons het vasgebyt en toe ons op die 18de putjie klaargemaak het, was ek vol vertroue dat ons genoeg gedoen het om die titel te verseker,” het Damon vertel. Villet, met ’n 14-voorgee, het gesê: “Dit was ’n ongeloolike geleentheid wat aan ons gebied is om oorsee te reis en Namibië te verteenwoordig. Ons is baie goed behandel, het mense van ander

Brenda Lens het ook by dié kompetisie in Spanje geskiedenis gemaak toe sy die eerste speler in die kampioenskap se geskiedenis geword het wat ’n volmaakte gelukhou behaal. Lens het eers van van haar prestasie bewus geword toe lede van die TV-span haar ingelig het. Lens en Zandra Kruger het algeheel derde ná twee Suid-Afrikaanse spanne geëindig. Lens vertel:” “Dit is die eerste kolskoot in my loopbaan en ek speel al vir soveel jare gholf; ek kon dit eenvoudig nie glo nie. Ook om dit hier te doen terwyl jy Namibië verteenwoordig, is net ongeloolik. Ons is so dankbaar vir Windhoek Lager wat ons die geleentheid gegee het om hierheen te reis.” Namibië het twee spanne in die vrouekompetisie gehad. Lydia Lumley en Julia Hart het vierde geëindig. Van Namibië se ander manspanne het Andrew van Schalkwyk en Hein Lintvelt algeheel negende geëindig, terwyl Lebeus Kangandjela en Edwin Kutara 12de uit 38 spanne geplaas is. Danie Keulder van die Namibië Brouerye het die spelers gelukgewens. “Windhoek Lager is geweldig trots op die Namibiërs se vertonings in Spanje. Dit was fantasties om die sukses van ons amateurs op internasionale vlak te beleef. Ons is trots om met amateurgholf vereenselwig te word. “Ons doelwit is om die sportkode in Namibië te laat groei. “Deur dié borgskap kan ons waarde tot hul lewens toevoeg en help om onvergeetlike herinering te skep wat hulle lewenslank kan koester. “Windhoek Lager wil Africa Sports Management gelukwens met die fantastiese werk wat hulle gedoen het, asook die organisasie en aanbieding van die geleentheid.” – [email protected]

Brenda Lens nadat sy ‘n volmaakte gelukhou op die derde putjie behaal het. FOTO’S MARIE-LOUIS VAN DER SANDT

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STUDY: Research will be carried out to establish the equivalence of two vaccination protocols as part of Commodity-Based Trade in the Zambezi Region. PHOTO: FILE

RESEARCH TO DETERMINE REDUCING CBT COST › Ellanie Smit Research is being conducted to determine how to reduce the cost of the implementation of Commodity-Based Trade (CBT) in the Zambezi Region. Dr Freddy Kambongo Samuntu from the faculty of veterinary science at the University of Pretoria is working on the project titled ‘Establishing equivalence of two vaccination protocols as part of CBT in the Zambezi Region’. This study is fully funded by the Meat Board of Namibia. Samuntu explained that, traditionally, markets require beef to originate from areas free from tradesensitive animal diseases, whereas

CBT can enable countries to export from areas not free of these diseases. According to him, CBT focuses on the manner in which the beef is produced and rendered in terms of animal disease control, instead of where the product is produced. The overall aim of the study is to evaluate whether the vaccination of cattle for the first time when entering a quarantine facility before slaughter is equal to the current foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination campaigns, he said. To prove equality, blood samples will be collected from research cattle subjected to laboratory analysis to determine levels of FMD antibodies at different

points in time. The research intends to prove that cattle vaccinated at a quarantine facility for the first time have a higher level of antibodies than cattle vaccinated in the field at the time of slaughter.

POLICY CHANGES “Proving this theory will facilitate the formulation of a dossier to help bring in policy changes to CBT, which will be beneficial to government and especially northern communal farmers,” Samuntu said. He added that the current FMD control campaign has been constructed on the values of early recognition, animal movement control and planned mass vaccination, especially in high-risk areas

such as protection and infected zones. The research will be carried out on cattle in Zambezi, in collaboration with the Directory of Veterinary Services (DVS) and Meatco. “CBT is the preferred solution for trade in meat and meat products from geographic areas which are unable to eliminate FMD.” The CBT protocol was approved by DVS in 2019 and was initiated to aid farmers north of the veterinary cordon fence (VCF), he said. Its primary purpose is to facilitate safe trade from geographic areas struggling with FMD. “The meat industry has the potential to greatly benefit from CBT, given the number and supply of livestock north of the VCF.”

SUCCESS The researcher said the project’s success may bring wider acceptability and assurances of CBT products regionally as well as a reduction in costs regarding cattle vaccination against FMD in affected regions. “The cost of procuring and administering the FMD vaccine to animals in the affected regions are a great financial and economic burden to DVS and the government.” Most vaccinated cattle end up not being presented to the abattoirs for beef exports, he said. As a result, there is no cost-benefit to the livestock and beef value chain in terms of funds spent on mandatory vaccination campaigns.

» Kan help met voedselinflasie

Prys vir lewende hawe daal steeds Die verminderde vraag na lewendehaweprodukte vanuit China lei tot opeenhopings op verskeie plekke in die wêreld, wat na verwagting ’n negatiewe uitwerking op lewendehawepryse vir die res van die jaar sal hê.

hoef is steeds beduidend meer as ’n jaar gelede. Beesuitvoere het in September egter met 34,5% gedaal, terwyl skaapuitvoere met 48,9% gestyg het en bokuitvoere met 33,39%. “’n Verbod op die verskuiwing van lewende hawe in Suid-Afrika in die derde kwartaal het ’n duik gemaak in die uitvoer van lewende beeste gedurende ’n tyd toe die aanvraag in voerkrale vir die feesseisoen reeds hoog was,” het die Vleisraad van Namibië gesê.

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ie prys van lewende hawe toon tans wêreldwyd ’n afwaartse neiging weens ’n verminderde vraag na dié kommoditeit vanuit China. Hoewel dit minder goeie nuus vir die landbousektor is, kan dit help om tydens die laaste kwartaal van vanjaar voedselprysinflasie in Namibië te verlaag. Simonis Storm het in sy jongste ekonomiese verslag verduidelik die verminderde vraag na lewendehaweprodukte vanuit China het intussen tot ’n opeenhoping van die kommoditeit op verskeie plekke in die wêreld gelei. Dit sal na verwagting ’n negatiewe uitwerking op pryse vir die res van die jaar hê. Dienooreenkomstig het die prys van lewende hawe in Australië, Brasilië en

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Simonis Storm sê die feit dat die prys van lewende hawe tans wêreldwyd daal, kan dalk help met ’n verlaging in voedselprysinflasie in Namibië tydens die laaste kwartaal van die jaar. FOTO PIXABAY Europese markte ook gedaal.

NAMIBIË Die plaaslike verslagting van lewende hawe ervaar ’n afname sedert April 2022, met altesaam 23,8% minder beeste wat op ’n jaar-tot-jaar-basis

geslag is. In September vanjaar het die verslagting van skape ’n 14%-afname getoon, ’n 96%-afname in die verslagting van bokke en ’n 2,9%-daling in die verslagting van varke. Die uitvoer van lewende hawe op die

Die groter landbousektor het ook nie uitstekend gevaar nie. ’n Groeikoers van onderskeidelik 3% en 1,6% is in die eerste en tweede kwartaal van die jaar gehandhaaf – ver laer as die oorhoofse bruto binnelandse produk (BBP) se groei van 6,5% en 5,6% in dieselfde tydperk. Die verlangsaming in groei word daaraan toegeskryf dat alle subsektore laer groeikoerse oor die tydperk gehandhaaf het, met die gewas- en vissektor wat die grootste bydrae tot dié stadiger groeikoers gemaak het. Die landboubedryf het in die eerste helfte van 2022 sowat 10,1% van die BBP opgemaak en bied werk aan sowat 23% van die Namibiese arbeidsmag. Na verwagting sal die

bedryf met 2,7% oor die volgende drie jaar uitbrei. Simonis Storm sê een positiewe vooruitsig is die beplande Daures Green Village-loodsprojek noord van Swakopmund. Die groenstikstofloodsprojek val onder die toesig van die Universiteit van Namibië (Unam) asook ander Europese universiteite. Teen ’n geraamde koste van USD15,1 miljoen, stel die projek ten doel om 500 kg ammoniak per dag te produseer. Die plan is ook om ’n groenskemaprogram te vestig sodat die plaaslike gemeenskap die ammoniak-gebaseerde kunsmis kan benut. “Terwyl Namibië tans ’n invoerder van kunsmis is, glo ons dat die plaaslike gewassektor voordeel uit ’n plaaslik geproduseerde kunsmis sal kan trek.”

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Die Namibiese Akkerbouraad (NAB) het in September die invoer van 11 tuinbouprodukte verbied. In Oktober is die lys aangepas na agt produkte – ’n aanduiding dat daar plaaslik genoeg van sekere produkte beskikbaar is om in die nasionale vraag te voorsien. Dit is veral die geval met wortels, aartappels, soetpatats en pampoen. – [email protected]

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Increasing climate finance crucial

Tough growing season drives high onion prices

For agrifood systems to adapt to climate change and become more sustainable, improving the quality and quantity of climate finance contributions to the sector is critical. This was the main message at the launch of the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation Initiative held at COP27.

Onions are currently more expensive than usual due to a tough growing season and the increased price of commodities like fertiliser and diesel. The brown onion’s price has apparently gone up 200%, while the red onion has gone up even more.

» Random inspections to be done

Part-time farmer aims to become Brahman stud breeder › Ellanie Smit Part-time commercial Brahman breeder Viarinao Usurua believes Namibians should pursue farming because it is diverse and you can venture into any of its multiple aspects. He farms on Orusuuo, located 40 kilometres south-east of Witvlei in the Omaheke Region. According to an Agribank feature article, Usurua was already introduced to farming from the age of five by his father, who is an agricultural consultant and farmer. “Usurua would accompany his father to training sessions and watch him train commercial and urban communal farmers.” By watching his father in action, he became passionate about farming and is currently studying animal production at the International Agricultural Academy for Africa.

DIVERSIFY: Part-time commercial Brahman breeder Viarinao Usurua. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

“This is the perfect combination because I already have experience in some of the things I am studying,” Usurua said. He is currently breeding Brahman cattle and aspires to be a Brahman stud breeder in the near future. He also farms with Boer goats and is pursuing his professional hunter’s licence.

CHARACTER-BUILDING Usurua said his best and most memorable experience was when he started breeding his first generational Brahman bulls in 2015. He plans on auctioning off his first bulls next year. On character-building, he said

farming has significantly contributed to his self-discipline, humanity and patience. According to Agribank, some of the farming challenges he has experienced include balancing his lifestyle as a youngster and the trips to the farm. “I was pretty young when I started farming. I wanted to live my life, but farming took up much of my time. However, I do not see that as a challenge as I enjoy farming,” he said. He added that another challenge on the farm is dealing with predators. He advised the youth to spend time conducting research before starting up farming projects, adding that they should never give up.

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No charcoal to leave farms without proper packing facilities The NAU has warned producers not to underestimate the danger of not weathering charcoal properly, adding that this process will now be done by processors.

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o charcoal may be loaded into containers on farms where there are no proper packing facilities, the Charcoal Association of Namibia warned. According to the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), to protect the Namibian charcoal industry from a ban, the association held a strategic meeting with some shipping lines transporting containers filled with charcoal. The union said various points were discussed, including the fact that burning charcoal containers on ships poses danger to the industry. “There are many discrepancies around containers being packed according to standard operating procedures of shipping lines; even the vanning process is often not done correctly. This poses a danger for containers burning on a ship,” it said. The NAU stressed that charcoal producers underestimate the danger of not weathering charcoal properly, adding that weathering will now be done by

processors as producers do not weather charcoal properly. Weathered coal is the slow disintegration of coal into fires in surface stockpiles under the action of the weather, particularly frost after a wet period. According to the union, a new concept was introduced which is known as stabilisation of charcoal. “This is the process a producer must follow before charcoal can be transported to the processor. Only processors can guarantee weathering.” It added that a new service will be introduced where anyone who wants to ship charcoal will be inspected randomly to ensure proper weathering procedures have been followed. Furthermore, a combined general standard will be set up for all shipping lines, outlining the common procedures that must be followed by all. Individual shipping lines will still have their own procedures prescribed by their head offices, the NAU said. The multimillion-dollar charcoal industry is one of the fastest growing enterprises in Namibia, providing employment to thousands of people. In 2019, the sector employed close to 10 000 workers who produced about 200 000 tonnes of charcoal – up from 120 000 tonnes in 2018. Approximately 210 000 tonnes of charcoal were exported in 2020.

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Global supply chain issue to continue affecting fresh produce The supply chain crisis has undoubtedly been taxing for the fresh produce industry and retailers. The global supply chain was disrupted

at the start of the pandemic, but even now supply chain issues rage on, exposing both the fragility and inflexibility of these systems.

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Geleenthede wink in tuinboubedryf Tuinbouproduksie in Namibië neem stelselmatig toe, met veral die uitvoer van druiwe, dadels en bloubessies wat ‘n groot suksesverhaal blyk te wees.

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eleenthede bestaan in die Namibiese tuinboubedryf om meer druiwe, dadels, bloubessies, aspersies, uie, aartappels en tamaties te produseer. “Dis hier waar daar ’n behoefte aan beleggers bestaan.” Só het dr. Fidelis Mwazi, uitvoerende hoof van die Namibiese Akkerbouraad (NAB), verlede Woensdag tydens hul nasionale toekennings vir die akkerbou- en tuinboubedryf op Grootfontein gesê – ’n geleentheid wat vir die eerste keer sedert 2019 weer aangebied is. “Ons moet egter nie vergeet van waardetoevoeging en -prosessering nie. Dit is ’n verlore skakel in ons bedryf,” het Mwazi gesê. Hy sê verwerkte produkte, soos aartappelskyfies, word teen ’n koste van bykans N$200 miljoen ingevoer. Hy meen plaaslike bedrywe wat vars pro-

dukte verder verwerk en prosesseer, kan waarde tot die bedryf voeg en help om werksgeleenthede te skep. Mwazi sê een van die kwessies wat die bedryf ook dringend moet takel, is hoë insetkoste vir boere, want dit beteken kosprodukte gaan teen hoër pryse aan die verbruiker gelewer moet word. “Die vraag is wat moet ons regdeur die voedselwaardeketting produseer, sodat ons steeds bekostigbare produkte kan lewer?” het hy gesê.

AL MEER GROENTE Tuinbouproduksie in Namibië neem ook stelselmatig toe, het Mwazi gesê. Terwyl daar in die boekjaar 2011-’12 plaaslik net meer as 30 000 ton vars produkte geproduseer is, het dié syfer in 2021-’22 op 40 465 ton gestaan. “Die syfer gaan op en af, maar die oorhoofse trajek is opwaarts,” het hy gesê. Mwazi sê as dit by uitvoere kom, het dieselfde gebeur. In die boekjaar 2011-’12 is sowat 22 429 ton vars produkte uitgevoer, terwyl die jongste syfer op meer as 59 000 ton staan. “Die groei is hoofsaaklik aan die uitvoer van tafeldruiwe en dadels toe

8 years since farm power lines cleared › Ellanie Smit The clearing of bushes on many power lines that run through farms has not been done for the last eight years. This information was obtained during a discussion between the Namibia Agriculture Union (NAU) and NamPower. The union said many of the lines are so overgrown that NamPower vehicles cannot travel the terrain to inspect, maintain or repair it. “In terms of NamPower power supply contracts, farm owners are responsible to keep these lines on their farms – that directly supply them with power – clear of bushes and drivable.” However, the NAU said it is NamPower’s responsibility to keep other power lines clear that run through farms. There are three options to clear these lines, it said. It can either be done by using NamPower resources,

farmers can clear them themselves or contractors can be used. “If farmers prefer to do it themselves, because they do not want strangers on their land, they can enter into an agreement with NamPower in terms of which they will then clean the lines for fair compensation.” For larger lines, NamPower can use contractors on tender, the union said.

SAUMA GAINS INDEPENDENCE In other news, the NAU said the Stampriet Aquifer Uranium Mine Association (Sauma) is now independent and has also opened its own bank account. According to the union, drilling permit applications to the agriculture ministry made by prospectors intending to operate within the Stampriet Aquifer Water Control Area are currently not being processed. This is because the ministry is investigating proposed

te skryf, maar ook tamaties en uie,” het hy gesê. In 2020-’21 is druiwe ter waarde van bykans N$856 miljoen uitgevoer, dadels van ongeveer N$93 miljoen en uie van sowat N$20 miljoen. Bloubessies het in dié jaar ook N$9,6 miljoen vir Namibië verdien. “As dit by druiwe kom, is dit altyd goed om te verduidelik: Ons produseer self soveel daarvan dat ons kan uitvoer. Teen die tyd wat ons begin om druiwe te oes, einde Oktober of begin November, is die prys daarvoor baie hoog en dan bedien ons druiweboere nismarkte in Europa,” het hy gesê. Mwazi het bygevoeg dat aartappels, appels, piesangs en lemoene onder die top- tuinbouprodukte tel wat die meeste in 2020-’21 ingevoer is. Die waarde van die ingevoerde produkte was onderskeidelik N$138 miljoen, N$105 miljoen en N$46 miljoen. Namibiërs se top-aankope oor dié tydperk was aartappels (N$96 miljoen), tamaties (N$34 miljoen), wortels (N$31 miljoen), Engelse komkommers (N$30 miljoen), uie (N$24 miljoen) en kool (N$21 miljoen). Hy sê die verhoogde plaaslike produksie is hoofsaaklik te danke aan mining activities in drinking water sources, which may result in pollution. The union said it appears that the mines ministry’s Mineral Ancillary Rights Commission invites individual farmers who are currently denying the prospector access to their land to appear before the commission to discuss the denial, in respect of an application for additional rights. “Legal aid is currently being sought,” it added. In addition to a large financial contribution to Sauma, the union has decided to make a year’s salary and office space available to an individual who will pay full-time attention to the uranium situation. “Sauma will need great financial support to oppose this matter, and appeals to everyone – whether an individual, business or organisation – to contribute and ensure a safe future for our children.” Farmers’ associations are also encouraged to make financial contributions, so that legal expertise can be sought.

die markaandeel-bevorderingskema, waarvolgens plaaslike handelaars ’n sekere persentasie plaaslike produksie moet aankoop, voor hulle dit van buite Namibië kan aankoop. Die persentasie het aanvanklik met 5% begin en staan tans op 47%.

AKKERBOU Mwazi het ook gesê vanjaar was ’n rekordoes vir Namibiese mielieboere op 90 895 ton. Die naaste wat Namibië vantevore aan só ’n oes gekom het, was in die 2017-’18-boekjaar toe altesaam 76 660 ton mielies geoes is. Hy sê die mielieoes is egter erg kwesbaar vir droogtes. Ongeag die rekordoes, sal Namibië steeds sowat 112 985 ton mielies moet invoer om in die plaaslike behoefte te voorsien, wat op 203 880 ton geraam word. Benewens die feit dat Namibië vanjaar die grootste mielieoes in die geskiedenis afgehaal het, was die koringoes ook een vir die rekordboeke. Namibië het vanjaar plaaslik 18 498 ton koring geproduseer. Die meeste koring wat Namibië in die verlede geproduseer het, was tydens die 2012’13-seisoen, toe 14 819 ton geoes is.

Daarteenoor is daar in 2020 en 2021 onderskeidelik 4 466 ton en 11 498 ton koring geoes. Ongeag vanjaar se rekordoes, word Namibië se vraag na koring op sowat 144 939 ton beraam, wat beteken 126 441 ton koring moet steeds ingevoer word om in plaaslike verbruikers se behoeftes te voorsien.

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Mwanzi het gesê Namibië voer sy koring hoofsaaklik van Rusland, Pole en Tsjeggo-Slowakye in, terwyl mahangu van Indië ingevoer word. Koring word ook van Noord- en Suid-Amerika, of Kanada, en Argentinië ingevoer, en alle mielies van SuidAfrika. Van ons buurland word ook koring, tuinbouprodukte, gedroogte vrugte en neute ingevoer. Namibiese druiwe word na 11 Europese lande asook na Asië, Kanada en Suid-Afrika uitgevoer. Dadels gaan hoofsaaklik na die Verenigde Koninkryk, Asië, die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate en Suid-Afrika. Uie, tamaties, soetrissies, botterskorsies en spanspek word ook na Suid-Afrika uitgevoer, terwyl Namibië uie en aartappels na Angola uitvoer.

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Saara Ndjato (tweede van links) uit die Oshikotostreek is as die beste mahanguprodusent van die jaar aangewys. Sy het 23 hektaar mahangu geplant en ‘n halwe ton per hektaar geoes. Die ontluikende mahanguprodusent van die jaar is Herman Amunkete van Omusatistreek (12 hektaar geplant en ook ‘n halwe ton per hektaar geoes). Maria Nangolo van Oshanastreek is as die mees innoverende mahanguprodusent van die jaar aangewys.

Beste akkerbouers van die jaar › Elvira Hattingh Die Namibiese Akkerbouraad (NAB) het verlede Woensdag op Grootfon-

tein die nasionale wenners in die akkerbou- en tuinboubedryf aangewys. Dit was die eerste keer sedert 2019 wat die geleentheid gehou is.

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Wêreld se toerismesyfers klim Wêreldwye toerismesyfers sal na verwagting met 30% in 2023 toeneem, gevolg deur 'n groei van 60% vanjaar. Die syfers sal egter steeds nog nie wees soos dit vóór die Covid-19-pandemie was nie, volgens die Tourism Outlook 2023 verslag.

Die Gamsbergpas word as een van die land se mooiste 4x4-roetes beskou. FOTO’S WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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Bergpasse in Namibië Die meeste en die bekendste bergpasse is op die grondpadroetes tussen Windhoek en die kus geleë, alhoewel ander bergpasse verder noord en suid ook besonders is.

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amibië spog met meer as 14 bergpasse, waarvan minstens sewe in die Khomasstreek geleë is. Die besonderse Spreetshoogtepas, Gamsbergpas asook die wilde Van Zylspas in die Kaokoland tel waarskynlik onder die bekendstes. Elkeen kan jou met onvergeetlike uitsigte betower en ook vir ’n goeie dosis adrenalien sorg. Van die bekendste bergpasse word hier uitgelig.

SPREETSHOOGTE Die Spreetshoogtepas, die steilste pas in Namibië asook die een met die grootste hoogteverskil waar jy bykans 1 km oor ’n afstand van 4 km daal, verbind die Namibwoestyn met die Khomas Hochland. Die pas, op die D1275-roete vanaf Rehoboth tot Solitaire, deurkruis die Groot Platorand. Die bekende uitkykpunt bo-op die pas, bied ’n onvergeetlike uitsig van die Namibwoestyn.

Die boer Nicolaas Spreeth het tydens die Tweede Wêreldoorlog die pas klip vir klip gebou. Die pas is ook na hom vernoem. Spreeth het die plaas Ubib aan die voet van die berg besit. As daar bestellings op sy plaas afgelewer moes word, is dit by ’n busstop op Namibgrens bo-op die berg afgelaai. Om dit op te tel, moes hy óf met die Remhoogtepas – sowat 30 km suid – ry, óf met sebrapaaie bergop gaan. Dis toe dat hy besluit het om die bergpas te bou. Voertuie sonder waentjies kan die pas ry, terwyl karavane en vragmotors verbied word.

KUPFERBERG, GAMSBERG Die Kupferbergpas, net suidwes van Windhoek op die C26-roete in die rigting van Walvisbaai, bied jou ’n voorskou van die asemrowende uitsigte wat verder op die pad in die Gamsberg- of Spreetshoogtepas vir jou wag. Die Gamsbergpas is op die C26grondpad tussen die Hakosberge tussen Windhoek en Walvisbaai geleë. Dit is die moeite werd om tot op die piek van die berg te ry, wat ’n uitsig oor die bergpieke en Kuisebriviervallei bied. Die Gamsbergpas word as een van die land se mooiste 4x4-roetes beskou en word om die rede soms die “tuinroete van Namibië” genoem. Sommige verwys ook dikwels na die Gamsberg self as Namibië se “Tafel-

berg” omdat dit ’n plat piek het.

BOSUAPAS, REMHOOGTEPAS Die Bosuapas is geleë op die C28-roete deur die Khomas Hochland tussen Windhoek en Swakopmund en is die roete na die kus (315 km), dog nie die vinnigste nie. As jy die bergagtige Khomas-gebied agterlaat, loop die pad ook verby die Maanlandskap naby Goanikontes. Verskeie ompaaie, waarvoor jy ’n permit sal benodig, kan gevolg word om die mooiste dele van die NamibNaukluft Park te sien. Die Bosuapas is steil en dus nie geskik vir voertuie wat karavane sleep nie. Dié bergpas is na die Suid-Afrikaanse siviele ingenieur Gerrit Bosua vernoem. Remhoogtepas word as die makste onder bogenoemde bergpasse beskou en is ook die maklikste om te ry – selfs met kleiner sedanmotors. Die pas moenie met Suid-Afrika se Remhoogtepas verwar word nie. Op die D1982-roete tussen Windhoek en Walvisbaai, ook deur die Khomas Hochland, is die Ushoogtepas langs die Kuisebrivier geleë. Dit is ook nie geskik vir voertuie wat karavane sleep nie.

VAN ZYLSPAS Van Zylspas, hoog geleë tussen twee steil bergreekse in Namibië se Marienfluss, is net vir die mees avontuurlustige 4x4-entoesiaste.

Die Spreetshoogtepas, die steilste pas in Namibië, verbind die Namibwoestyn met die Khomas Hochland.

Die Van Zylspas is net vir die mees avontuurlustige 4x4-entoesiaste. Die uitsig bo-op die pas is wel asemrowend mooi. Die Van Zylspas is sowat 958 m bo seevlak in die Kunenestreek geleë en word as een van die hoogste roetes in die land beskou. Twintig mans het die pas in 1965 in vier maande gebou. Die pas kry egter sy naam van ’n Hollandse verkenner wat glo reeds in die 1920’s met ’n Model T-Ford en ’n paar honderd Himba-helpers daar oor gery het. Dié pas bereik jy via die D3703-roete via Okangwati. Die pas is uitsonderlik steil, terwyl die 10 km tot 15 km lange roete voor die pas ook uitdagend is, met klowe en rotse wat jy moet trotseer. As jy die piek bereik het, is die pad tot onder 10 km lank – dit neem egter selfs die mees ervare 4x4-bestuurders tussen drie tot ses ure om dit te ry. Die pas is in ’n geïsoleerde deel van die land geleë en moet verkieslik nooit alleen aangedurf word nie.

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ander bergpasse, veral in die noordweste van die land, maar ook op verskeie grondpaaie na die kus. Op die C14-roete tussen Walvisbaai en Solitaire is twee bergpasse – die Gaubpas asook die Kuisebpas. In die noordooste is daar die Tsumebpas en in die noordweste die Grootbergpas op die C40-pad, oos van Palmwag in die rigting van Kamanjab in Damaraland. Die Joubertpas is in die Joubertberge noord van Palmwag op die C43-roete geleë – noordwaarts na Opuwo in die Kaokoland. Daar is ook ’n bergpas met dieselfde naam in Suid-Afrika. Robbiespas is op die D3705-pad geleë, sowat 50 km noord van Sesfontein. In die suide is daar die Tsarishoogtepas, wes van Maltahöhe op die C19-roete deur die Tsarisberge en die Namibwoestyn in die rigting van Sossusvlei, Sesriem en Solitaire. Die pad is ook nie geskik vir motors wat karavane sleep nie. – [email protected]

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EDITORIAL

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amibia has been a hive of investment activity if one were to consider recent discoveries by oil giants TotalEnergies and Shell, coupled with a high interest in the nascent green hydrogen industry, which present the country with the potential to monumentally grow its economy. The interest in Namibia’s oil sector is reminiscent of the early 2010s, when there was much buzz about the potential for big oil discoveries. What this immediately points to is Namibia’s potential to attract investment, as evidenced by recent commitments by the European Union to commit as much as €500 million to fund Namibia’s green hydrogen ambitions, despite the large distance to off-take markets. The Africa Export-Import Bank recently announced its willingness to invest as much as US$200 million in the Namibian economy and is in discussions with government to gain a foothold in the green hydrogen industry. The keen interest in Namibia should immediately drive policymakers towards fixing low-hanging policy impediments that hinder the pace at which businesses can set up and inject money into the economy – a case in point being Namibia’s

Ease of Doing Business ranking of 105. There should, however, be optimism that the recently introduced ‘Special Economic Zone’ (SEZ) regime and efforts to improve Namibia’s Investment Promotion Act show that government has paid the price for its policy blunders, such as the hasty adoption of said Act, and its handling of the New Equitable Economic Empowerment Bill (NEEEB). As pointed out in this publication, Namibia will need to throw institutional support behind the newly-adopted SEZ regime to reap the benefits thereof – after all, the world abounds with many similar regimes as countries look to lock in free-flowing capital. On the plus side, the adoption of a Nomad Visa frees up Namibia’s ability to attract sought-after foreign skills given our move towards new industries never seen before in Namibia. The renewed interest in Namibia should not allow policymakers to rest on their laurels but rather give them vigour because, as we must all bear in mind, while we are of the belief that our resources are in great demand, we are not the only country capable of providing them. We better get a move on! Coordinator Ogone Tlhage

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BUSINESS UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES

Learning from a global pandemic

Covid-19 unlocked manufacturing opportunities The ministry of industrialisation has explained that although few were left unscathed by the pandemic, the ministry remained committed to delivering on its mandate and focused on ensuring a conducive working environment for businesses. OGONE TLHAGE

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he ministry of industrialisation says the Covid-19 pandemic has better prepared it to design policy instruments that will help micro, small and medium enterprises withstand interruptions as witnessed in 2020. Namibia’s real gross domestic product contracted by 8.5% in 2020, with the worst-hit sector, hotels and restaurants, shrinking by 31.2%. The economy was only expected to recover gradually during 2021 by 1.4%, and then to improve to a 3.4% growth rate in 2022, according to statistics provided by the Bank of Namibia. Retrenchments and job losses, reported at 13 000 during 2020 and the first half of 2021, have seen Namibians being laid off as a direct consequence of the pandemic, exacerbating the precarious unemployment situation in the country. Job losses and reduced income have affected the ability of some business owners to repay their credit due to the

prolonged weak economic environment, now worsened by the pandemic.

OPPORTUNITIES UNLOCKED Ministry spokesperson Elijah Mukobonda said the pandemic has helped unlock opportunities. “The pandemic unlocked opportunities and presented outlooks, in particular around domestic production capacities in various areas, optimised economic dynamism, and translated them into innovative ventures for economic sustainability,” he said. As a consequence of the pandemic, the ministry has made efforts to assist businesses to operate effectively, he added. “The ministry, as the custodian for business development and support in general, made considerable efforts to assist entrepreneurs in several ways, especially during the early stages of the pandemic, and continued to work with strategic partners in order to provide the much-needed support to entrepreneurs. “Government adopted various policies geared towards supporting especially the private sector to play its role in setting the economy on a better growth trajectory. The ministry continued to use relevant policies in a quest to enhance industrial capacity and to optimise market access for locally made products. Overall, government provided support to promote SME development and economic inclusiveness,” he added.

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M Wispeco remains its goal is to be the go-to supplier of steel and aluminium products, placing customer needs at the forefront, according to general manager Lorenzo Mouton. RM Wispeco is a manufacturer of steel windows and door frames, garage doors and motors, aluminium windows and doors, aluminium window and door profiles, hardware, roller shutter doors, and wooden doors. The company places a big emphasis on manufacturing as many products as it can locally, says Mouton. RM Wispeco prides itself on being a job creator and contributor to the Namibian economy. RM Wispeco has offices in Windhoek, Swakopmund and Oshakati and remains a part of the Frans Indongo Group and Robmeg Steel, its expert partner, following a strategic merger in 2019. Looking ahead, Mouton says RM Wispeco is keen to continue providing its customers with service excellence in 2023 and wishes them happy holidays. “We would like to thank our customers for their support during 2022, and we wish them a prosperous and happy 2023.”

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Raw milk production declines by 37.8% High fodder prices affect production Government needs to come to the party to save the dairy industry, farmers said.

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he production of raw milk decreased significantly by 37.8% from 24.1 million litres produced in 2016 to 15 million litres produced in 2021. Dairy Producers Association (DPA) chairman Dirk van Wyk said the dairy industry urgently needs government intervention to ensure its sustainability going forward. “We do not have the luxury of time.” He added that raw milk volumes of 17.2 million litres supplied in 2020 declined by 12.9% when compared to the 2021 volumes. “Due to the good rains received, the production of milk for the first six months of 2022 was better than that of 2021 [January to June] by 8.5%. The volumes produced were 7.1 million litres in 2021 and 7.8 million litres in 2022 [over the same period].” He explained that the dairy sector is cost intensive and 71% of the production cost is feed. Over the past few years, the high cost of fodder production made dairy production in Namibia less competitive, and therefore farmers opted to use spent grain, Van Wyk said. This is a by-product of beer brewing, sourced from Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL). “The state-of-emergency declaration on the Covid-19 pandemic prohibited the sale of alcohol, making spent grain unavailable.” This non-availability had a negative effect on feed costs as some farmers had to change dairy rations to supplement for spent grain, he said. “Thereafter, increased production of beer brewing made spent grain available again.”

LAST ONES STANDING He said it is important to note that domestic, regional and global markets have been battling with the rising prices of oils and fats, urea and phosphate due to a disruption in production and weaker purchasing price by the pandemic. The Russia-Ukraine war further heightened prices, spiked oil and fuel prices and created more uncertainty, which also affected the dairy sector. There are only 10 dairy producers left in Namib-

Fodder prices affect milk production. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED as fertiliser and fuel prices - as seen on domestic, regional and international fronts - have had a huge impact on the cost of production of raw milk.

The cost of feed in an intensive production system is estimated to be around 76.5%, and in an extensive production system about 63.9%. Dirk van Wyk ia, which includes the Namibia Dairies Aimab Superfarm, he said. “Last year, two producers had to leave the industry, shrinking an already small industry further. We should be cognisant that the industry is a cost-intensive system. “The cost of feed in an intensive production system is estimated to be around 76.5%, and in an extensive production system about 63.9%.” Van Wyk said because so much of the production cost comprises of feed, drastic increase in inputs such

SECTOR REQUIRES PROTECTION Comparing the second quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022, feed cost increased by 18.9%, while fuel prices increased drastically by 46.5% year-onyear. This resulted in total expenses moving upwards by 23.7% year-on-year. “This while producers’ income had little to no changes since 2014 to date, showing a constant trend. Dairy is a net importing sector that requires protection, which is currently not in place.” The farm gate price was on average N$6.20 per litre in 2020, which is about the same price in 2022, he said. Van Wyk added that the dairy sector has made a request to be included under the Meat Industry Act, and the process is at an advanced stage, having been submitted to Cabinet. “This gives hope to the entire sector in terms of long-term planning.”

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he Namibia Logistics Hub Project is unquestionably the most ambitious initiative since Namibia became an independent state in 1990, Walvis Bay Corridor Group projects manager Gilbert Boois says. “If implemented effectively, this economic repositioning will have a favourable impact on companies and individuals at all levels in the process, providing a major long-term platform for growth in virtually all areas of our economy.” Boois said by utilising economic growth in the southern African region, the Logistics Hub Project will expand Namibia’s economy beyond its domestic limits. “It will also allow Namibia to leave the dual-economy structure behind - which is heavily dependent on a narrow range of industries - and embark on the diversification of economic activities on the back of a strong logistics, supply chain and services network.” Provided that intentions become actions, Namibia can greatly contribute towards regional integration and prosperity and therefore increase its role and significance within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), he said. “Given Namibia’s competitive advantage, due to our geographic location and our good transport infrastructure and with reference to the fifth National Development Plan, one of the main economic priorities is to transform the port of Walvis Bay, along with the country’s rail and road connections to neighbouring countries, into a regional logistics hub,” Boois said.

UNLEASH GROWTH He said government, with technical assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, developed the logistics hub master plan, which serves as a framework and outlook for the initiative. In addition, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) provided funding and technical support to establish two working groups, a strategic marketing strategy study, production of the state of logistics report, a capacity needs assessment study, as well as benchmarking and marketing visits to international hubs such as Singapore. He explained that the Namibian logistics hub concept entails an intervention process that strives to unleash the latent growth and development potential of spe-

Logistics hub aims to transform Namibia Namibia is gearing up to become a logistics hub within southern Africa, positioning it for the transit of goods. cifically the geographic location of Namibia through the identification, packaging, formulation and marketing of a logistics hub for the SADC region and beyond. “The overall objective is to put in place sustainable institutional arrangements and mechanisms that ensure the transformation of the port of Walvis Bay and the Walvis Bay corridors into economic corridors for the socio-economic growth and development of the country.” Boois said the development scenario for the logistics hub master plan is to move Namibia from a non-player to a transport corridor, then into an economic development corridor, and eventually into an industrial economy, in alignment with other national development strategies such as Vision 2030 and, more recently, the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP2).

IMPROVED VISIBILITY He said as part of the approved implementation structure, the Walvis Bay Corridor Group, due to its established track record for corridor development and its unique public-private partnership (PPP) model, was appointed as the implementing agency for the logistics hub initiative through a Cabinet resolution in 2015. Boois said the logistic hub’s master plan has elevated Namibia’s visibility through extensive marketing strategies. This has also resulted in increased cargo volumes along the Walvis Bay corridors. “The streamlining of Namibia’s logistics industry has improved the supply chain from the Namibian ports to key markets in SADC. There has been significant creation of jobs in the logistics sector. There has been an increase in new course offerings at different institutions of higher learning from diploma to masters levels.” According to him, other benefits have included im-

proved transport infrastructure such as expanded road networks to improve road safety with more capacity, port expansions to accommodate more cargo volumes, and ongoing investments in aviation as well as railway upgrades to allow for a gradual shift from road to rail for bulk cargo and to ensure further global connectivity with more international carriers coming to Namibia. “The improved connectivity allows Namibia to access a larger regional and global market, thereby further increasing cargo volumes along the Walvis Bay corridors. Most importantly, it acts as a catalyst for other sectors of the economy, such as agriculture, manufacturing, mining and tourism.”

BETTER INTEGRATION The master plan identified a combination of soft and hard infrastructure to be developed in order to reach the desired outcome, Boois said. Under hard infrastructure, the continued improvement of ports, roads, rail and aviation infrastructure, warehouse facilities, as well as truck stops at designated towns and one-stop border posts are under development. A significant advancement has been the implementation of cargo pre-clearance at all major border posts in Namibia, which has reduced time spent at border posts and enhanced trade facilitation. As part of the soft infrastructure, Namibia is working on special economic zones, implementation of the national single window systems and regional and international policies. “The project aims to deepen regional economic integration and put in place measures to improve corridor competitiveness as well as enhance closer trade and investment linkages. It is with a sense of great pride that the Walvis Bay Corridor Group continues to play a crucial role in Namibia’s regional transport and corridor development. However, the success of the Namibia Logistics Hub Project hinges on a well-coordinated and synergised approach to the implementation of the master plan’s programmes and projects.” Boois added that the logistics hub is expected to enable Namibia to realise its vision of becoming an industrialised country and to ensure that the country becomes part of the global supply chain, with the logistics industry acting as a conduit to realising national economic aspirations.

PROVIDER CLEANING EXCELLENCE

Cleanliness the Taurus way Taurus Maintenance Products Namibia is a Namibian company situated at 28 Joule Street in the Southern Industrial Area of Windhoek, and has successfully been in business since 1981. What started out as a small company now employs a workforce of over 70 staff members. Taurus has also expanded, with branches in Swakopmund and Oshakati. The company manufactures, supplies and services a wide range of products for trade, industry and mines. It currently supplies CNNC Rössing Uranium, QKR Namibia Navachab, Namdeb, Okorusu Fluorspar, Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb, Rosh Pinah and the Ongopolo Group of Mines.

WIDE RANGE ON OFFER Taurus provides a range of industrial cleaning products, chemicals, appliances and cleaning equipment. It provides floor cleaners, hand cleaners, drain and toilet cleaners and washing powders, among others. The sole agent for Kärcher in Namibia, Taurus provides high-pressure hot and cold water cleaners, in-

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dustrial vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers and sweepers, carpet spray extract cleaners and polishing and scrubbing machines. Maintenance and repair work can be done at the Kärcher Taurus Showroom and Service Centre. Taurus is also the distributor of Sebo and LD vacuum cleaners and carpet spray extract cleaners in Namibia.

EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS Taurus provides a complete range of cleaning appliances and consumables, which includes single and double mopping trolleys, wet floor signs, janitorial and wastepaper trolleys, window cleaning kits, 3M

dust stopping mats and walk-off mats, 3M maintenance cleaning pads, including red buffing pads and black scrubbing pads, and heavy-duty and light-duty scourers. The company provides training on the effective use of chemicals and soap products to ensure maximum satisfaction is derived from the use of its products by its customers. Taurus prides itself on its customer-centric approach, ensuring that customers get quality products and value for money. It also offers free delivery for goods purchased in Windhoek, while goods delivered outside Windhoek are offered for a fee on request.

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ave you ever given a second thought to where your till slip comes from? Or the receipt the ATM spits out after withdrawing your hard-earned cash? Or the price tag with the description and price of the fruit you just weighed at your local grocery store? This is where Prosperita-based POSitive Solutions comes in: They specialise in converting and printing large paper reels into cash register rolls, speedpoint rolls, ATM rolls, fax rolls, plotter paper rolls and self-adhesive labels. POSitive Solutions was established in April 2002 after owner Chris Liebenberg came across a dismantled single-converting machine that printed cash register rolls. “After contacting the owner, who was in Walvis Bay, he said he had some other dismantled printers too. I told him I didn’t have much money, but he was immediately willing to discuss payment options.” Once everything was arranged, together with a friend who was mechanically inclined, they tackled the business.

DEDICATION Eight years later, his partner decided he would rather get into farming, but Liebenberg persevered. After further investments into equipment and expansion of their product range, today the company is the only

jumbo reel converter in Namibia with 100% Namibian shareholding. Moreover, they are a proud member of Team Namibia and of the Namibia Manufacturers Association. “We supply around 70% of the market, with clients from Katima Mulilo to Noordoewer, Rosh Pinah and Gobabis. We also have a branch in Swakopmund. So, we cover the whole country,” he said. POSitive Solutions is a family business, with Liebenberg’s son managing the Windhoek branch and his daughter managing the branch at the coast. Together, they are dedicated to empowering Namibians and currently employ 23 staff members, mainly from previously disadvantaged groups, of which only five are men.

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Liebenberg said they are one of the few manufacturers of scale labels (both printed and unprinted) as well as self-adhesive labels in the country, including prescription labels for chemists. Except for the printing presses they use – which are clearly loved, because each machine has a name – they also recently appointed an in-house graphic designer and acquired a specialised digital printer. “The biggest benefit of this machine is that it can handle ‘short runs’, which means it can print anything from 10 labels and up to 10 000 labels without having to make polymer plates for printing.” The machine can also cut labels into just about any shape imaginable. In terms of quality, Liebenberg said they have strict control policies in place, which are followed through on every aspect, from converting to finishing and packaging.

POSitive Solutions also specialises in deep freeze, matt and semi-gloss labels. “We supply a wide range of printer consumables (toners and cartridges), price label strips and in-store pricing and display solutions,” Liebenberg added. Looking to the future, he said their main objective is to supply a truly Namibian product to all the major role players in Namibia and to expand into Angola, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. “As we move towards our main objective, we hope to gainfully employ additional staff – still from the previously disadvantaged groups – in a bid to assist in the upliftment of all groups in Namibia while contributing to the country’s economy.” POSitive Solutions’ prices are very competitive, and their service is top-notch. They are available 24/7, 365 days per year. For more information, call 061 269 362.

He is very proud of the fact that all the paper POSitive Solutions uses is BPA-free. Bisphenol A – BPA – was developed to act as a dye developer in coatings on thermal paper. While these heat-resistant qualities allow a stable image to be produced in the thermal printing process, people who are often in contact with BPA-coated receipts have a higher level of BPA in their bodies. BPA has been linked to causing reproductive, immunity and neurological problems, as well as an increased likelihood of Alzheimer’s, childhood asthma, metabolic disease, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. All their paper is imported from Germany.

TRUCKING PHENOMENAL GROWTH

Auto Sueco grows from strength to strength Established in 2004, Auto Sueco has grown in leaps and bounds to become the main importer and exporter of Volvo trucks in Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Mozambique. “We have been in operation for 18 years, supplying and providing new commercial vehicles and after-sales services in Namibia,” its managing director, Gerhard Rossouw, said. “From our humble beginnings, Auto Sueco Volvo Namibia secured itself as a leading commercial vehicle supplier in Namibia. “We also pride ourselves on the sales of premium Auto Sueco used trucks for southern Africa. In a market space with continuous price escalations, it is important to have options for our customers,” he added. In 2016, Auto Sueco took ownership of UD Trucks from the Pupkewitz Group. “UD Trucks is known in southern Africa as a very reliable Japanese brand with the heritage of the wellknown Nissan Diesel days,” Rossouw said.

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SERVICES Auto Sueco supplies tailor-made UD Trucks vehicles and offers full after-sales services in Namibia. “Auto Sueco Namibia has a representation and footprint in three locations in Namibia, namely Windhoek, where the head office is situated, Walvis Bay and Keetmanshoop. We have appointed sub-dealers to assist throughout the rest of Namibia. “We continue to search for new footprint expansions, and we aspire to reach northern Namibia in 2023,” he said. Adding to its range of services, Auto Sueco is also in-

Auto Sueco's premises situated at Brakwater, Windhoek.

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volved in the power-generation business. “In 2021, Auto Sueco Namibia launched Vespar Energy Solutions, which provides generators with a capacity of between 10 and 2 500 kilovolt-ampere (kVA). We are well positioned to assist Namibia with regards to power generation to grow the economy,” Rossouw said. Auto Sueco forms part of the Nors Group for southern Africa and is represented in Namibia, Mozam-

bique, Botswana and Angola. The group dates back to 1933 as the first official Volvo importer and retailer in Portugal. The company is today represented in 17 countries across the globe, specialising in transport, logistics and construction. “We live by the notion that nothing beats service delivery. Service excellence is what we strive for at Auto Sueco.”

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BUSINESS PROUDLY NAMIBIAN

Neo Paints: The true colour of success 68 years of painting excellence Neo Paints is a 100% Namibian-owned company.

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ach child born in Namibia should rightfully get the chance to go through all of the crucial stages of growth, spreading their wings and eventually fulfilling their unique potential. Neo Paints, a truly 100% Namibian-owned company, was born over 68 years ago as a modest factory in the Southern Industrial Area of the country’s capital. Black and white photographs displaying the first factory with its group of workers standing proudly in front of the building are testament to just how far the company has grown and spread its wings over the years. Taking its six incredible decades of existence into consideration, this entity has wholly proved itself by standing strong, constantly using ingenious methods of adapting to an endless variety of often very challenging environments as well as supporting Namibian communities all throughout. It has since spread its wings in the form of an additional distribution centre in Walvis Bay. Meanwhile, the company’s most recent expansion has been the investment of an impressive 26 000 square metre factory in Carin Park in Brakwater. Just follow the unique artwork displaying Namibian wildlife on the outside of this building, and be led inside where its state-of-the art production processes and new innovative product development will undoubtedly lead you to understand just why Neo Paints has achieved the incredible feat of being the largest and oldest paint manufacturer in Namibia.

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The company proudly boasts a loyal customer base, a Namibian workforce of over 100 employees and over 200 locally produced paint products. These products are especially designed for the harshest Namibian conditions and offer the best possible protection for the wide range of its customers’ most cherished assets - whether that be their homes, factories or possibly even a fleet of ships. Neo Paints is also the distributor of the SIGMA brand of paint, which provides protection for customer assets in some of the world’s most demanding sea environments and conditions. Advice, support and coatings for new build and inland marine vessels, dry dock assets, sea stock and offshore facilities can be given. Neo Paints’ spectrum of products will cater to your every need, with surface preparation products, quality paint as well as cleaning products for your paint

equipment. The company prides itself on a team of professionals who will be able to provide customers with assistance and expert guidance with whatever painting project you may be busy with – no matter how big or small. An evaluation of the product paint costs can be done; there is also an offer of on-site project support in order to ensure that the correct product application is done according to the right specifications. Should all the limitless choices be too much to comprehend, you can always let the company’s colour coordinator assist you with colour matching as well as expert recommendations. Some of the projects Neo Paints has been involved in include the Southport building, the Jedidja Complex, the aviation building, Atlas House and the Gathemann building in Windhoek. They have selected product ranges with product specific guarantees ranging from three to 10 years. Warranty certificates are also issued at the completion of a project after the inspection and approval of the Neo Paints projects team and representatives. When it comes to supporting the local Namibian community, the company has done and continues to do more than its fair share throughout the years by supporting a host of local sporting and cultural events. It has also donated paint for various initiatives, which include schools, charitable events, government and non-government organisations as well as educational institutions. This is a Namibian company that has truly stood the test of time, evolved throughout the different stages in an often challenging economy, constantly worked on ways of improving its products and services, enlisted the most knowledgeable team to assist its clients and supported its community along the way. What, you may ask, is next on its endless list of accomplishments? Watch this space for more!

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INVESTMENT LEGAL REVIEW

Investment Act to be refined Act not robust enough Namibia is revising its Foreign Investment Act in the hopes of attracting more investment into the economy.

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amibia is refining its Foreign Investment Act (FIA) to foster more foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into the country as it continues to grapple unfavourably with international and regional competitiveness ratings. This is according to ministry of industrialisation spokesperson Elijah Mukubonda, who said concerted efforts are underway not only to improve Namibia’s investment laws but to design them in such a way that they are a useful tool for attracting foreign capital. “While Namibia has been performing relatively well in comparison to a number of other countries in the region in terms of FDI inflows, Namibia continued to decline in international and regional competitiveness rankings. Consequently, the Ministry of Trade and Industry at the time commissioned two studies to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the existing legal framework, incentives and institutions governing investment in the country,” he said. According to him, both studies concluded that the “Foreign Investment Act is outdated”, “is no longer serving as a useful tool for attracting FDI” and “needs to be replaced”.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK It was therefore recommended that the FIA be replaced with a new and more responsive overarching law on investment that embodies, among others, defining a domestic and foreign investor, as well as investment; restricting some economic subsectors to foreign investors; investor performance requirements; ensuring that admission procedures for foreign investors are transparent; establishing a one-stop shop for business facilitation; having a clear mandate on investment promotion, and providing clear guidelines for investor dispute procedures. Highlighting the need for revisions to the Act, he said a newly independent Namibia, despite its levels of savings and domestic investment, could not adequately drive its industrialisation agenda. “At independence, the levels of domestic savings, capital formation and private sector investment, were relative and could not adequately serve as meaningful drivers of economic growth and development. In order to augment domestic savings and investment levels, the government passed the FIA as a legal framework for attracting foreign direct investment into the country,” Mukubonda said. He explained that the main provisions of the Act included the equal treatment of foreign investors with Namibians; openness of almost all the sectors to foreigners with few exceptions, such as the extractive mining and fishing sectors; the freedom to repatriate profits after payment of due taxes, and no obligatory joint venture partnership with Namibians.

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TRANSPORT CUSTOM-MADE TRAILERS

Zebra Trailers expands product offering New laser shop tooled to satisfy customer needs Zebra Trailers’ recently launched laser shop will enable it to offer a new range of services to customers seeking a one-stop solution for their trailer requirements.

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ebra Trailers has proved itself as the home of Namibian trailers and, with the addition of its laser shop, is raising the bar for customers looking to design state-of-the-art, custom-made trailers. Inaugurated in August, the laser shop enables Zebra Trailers to cut mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium products to razor-edge perfection. With the ability to cut mild steel as thick as 16 millimetres, customers are given the opportunity to profile any design of their choice. The laser shop enables them to build custom-made mudguards and create custom logos that can be placed on the trailers. It has given Zebra Trailers the added competence to now design and build enclosures for generators and allows them to be very specialised, with the end goal being customer satisfaction. The addition offers a diversified set of new services and products, adding exciting possibilities to Zebra Trailers’ existing suite of services. Customers can rest assured that the company’s technicians rely on detailed designs, offering the highest assurance that products will be built to the set specifications required. Zebra Trailers is located at 4 Zinc Street, Prosperita, in Windhoek.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY GREEN HYDROGEN

Mapping out a green future

Namibia’s green hydrogen bet Green hydrogen offers Namibia a unique opportunity towards energy independence.

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amibia is resolutely committed to the Paris Agreement and to taking practical and ambitious action to reduce emissions and ensure a climate-resilient economy. In order to achieve the targets therein, an increased uptake of green hydrogen in hard-to-abate, energy-intensive sectors is critical. The commitment to the Paris Climate Accords and ambitions of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals require resolute policy commitment and expedited project execution. Given our world-class renewable resources, proximity to the ocean and peaceful operating environment, Namibia is well placed to become a sub-Saharan clean energy powerhouse with dynamic green and blue economies. To this end, Namibia has identified four potential hydrogen valleys across the country and has commenced with the development of the first: The Southern Corridor Development Initiative (SCDI). The SCDI is a portfolio of complementary projects and infrastructure in the ||Karas Region of Namibia that seeks to optimise the production of affordable green hydrogen and ammonia for the country. Green hydrogen, in turn, offers a unique opportunity to deploy renewable energy at scale, leading to Namibia’s energy independence, whilst also unlocking an opportunity to industrialise Namibia by attracting energy intensive sectors that would benefit from cheap and clean energy. This development of complementary engines of growth - through the accumulation of new productive capacities and know-how in strategic sectors - is a vital component of our economic recovery plan, which aspires to grow the complexity and diversity of Namibia’s economic structure. We have captured and articulated our hydrogen ambitions in the second Harambee Prosperity Plan under the economic advancement pillar and have actively pursued its respective goals and targets since its launch in March 2021. This report takes account of our progress and begins to share our story with the world. Hydrogen is already in widespread use, but today, more than 95% of hydrogen is produced from natural gas and coal and is thus incompatible with a long-term sustainable energy ecosystem. While green hydrogen has re-

Government has set ambitious targets to support the regional and global decarbonisation agenda, President Hage Geingob said. PHOTO NAMIBIAN PRESIDENCY ceived increased attention from governments and industries alike, significant investment is required to reduce the levelised cost of hydrogen over time. This is necessary to ensure that green hydrogen and its derivatives become an indisputable mainstay of the global energy mix. In Davos this year, Namibia announced its efforts to court concessionary capital using a blended financing platform we have termed SDG Namibia ONE to facilitate the effective deployment of the systemic capital needed to meet this challenge. The Namibian government has set ambitious targets to support the regional and global decarbonisation agenda and has made significant strides over the past months since the launch of the Harambee Prosperity Plan II. We remain a friend to all and an enemy to none and are willing to open up our borders to facilitate the effective construction of an industry that will lead to the economic emancipation of our people and the preservation of the pristine majesty of our planet for our loved ones. Let us all hold hands and deliver on the commitments of the Paris Agreement with utmost allegiance and enthusiasm.

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BUSINESS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

Are SEZs Namibia’s investment panacea?

Understanding the taxonomy of special economic zones The perceived benefits associated with Special Economic Zones include the relative ease of implementing business reforms, perceived low cost of establishing SEZs and increased competitive pressure. MATHIAS HAUFIKU

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amibia’s zeal to seal investment deals has not yielded the desired results over the years, but that has not stopped those entrusted with luring investors from ensuring that an adequate business environment exists. With the stiff competition that exists between sub-Saharan countries when it comes to attracting big multinational firms to set up shop on the African continent, Namibia has over the years turned to the creation of economic zones. Special economic zones (SEZs) are geographically designated areas of a country set aside for specifically targeted economic activities, supported through special arrangements (that may include laws) and systems that are often different from those that apply in the rest of the country. There are currently over 5 000 SEZs worldwide, more than 200 of which are on the African continent. Some of the perceived benefits associated with SEZs include the relative ease of implementing business reforms, perceived low cost of establishing SEZs and increased competitive pressure. On the flipside of the economic coin, however, red flags are always raised over the long-term sustainability of dedicated economic zones, changing patterns of international production as well as the rapidly-changing industrial revolution and digital economies. Given the pedestrian growth of Namibia’s manufacturing sector over the years, high regional inequality as well as the low sectoral productivity levels, much like the rest of the region, government realised the need for a SEZ policy. According to government, such a policy would signal to both domestic and foreign investors Namibia’s readiness for doing business and building key strategic sectors while adhering to sustainability principles. The SEZ policy would also pivot towards ensuring our laggard regions’ development, community sustainability and inclusion while maintaining fiscal credibility.

ENABLING TRANSFORMATION According to local economist Salomo Hei, SEZs can be an enabler towards transformation. “Namibia’s economy has structural deficiencies that need to be addressed through different interventions. SEZs could assist in that respect, provided they are applied correctly. Investors don’t shy away from local conditions; they want certainty around local conditions. We cannot keep investors in mid-air,” he said. With Namibia’s small population often touted as a stumbling block when it comes to investment attractiveness, Hei has another school of thought. “Market size plays a role, but it’s not the only determinant. However, policy certainty is critical. Botswana has a deliberate localisation policy, but that doesn’t deter investors. We have multinationals in different sectors like fishing and mining, but we hope that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can open up avenues for manufacturing and industrialisation.”

POOR PERFORMANCE But despite concerted efforts to improve the business climate in the country, Namibia has consistently performed poorly on the Ease of Doing Business Index, which is released annually by the World Bank. Between 2008 and 2020, Namibia’s aggregated average ranking stood at 91.7 on the index. Namibia reached an all-time low when it ranked 108th on the index in 2016, with its best performance at position 54 in 2008. The latest 2020 rating placed Namibia in position 104 of 190 economies.

TIMELINE June 2021: SEZ masterplan development strategy November 2021: Policy development April 2022: Legislation development October 2022: SEZ financing strategy December 2022: Develop SEZ one-stop shop January 2023: Impact assessments

INCENTIVES • Incentives on corporate income tax • Incentives on import duties/customs tariffs • Investment allowance and capital deductions allowance • Research and development incentive • Land premium such as subsidised rentals or serviced land • Establishment of one-stop shop • Competitive utility tariffs • Supportive and directed approach to the provision of visas for non-resident foreign investors

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SEZ INTERVIEW Strong institutional support is the key enabler to ensure Special Economic Zones thrive.

SEZ success will depend on institutional support Availability of industrial land is crucial to SEZ success. Local economic research and trade expert, Rodney !Hoaeb shares his views on how Namibia can best derive benefits from Special Economic Zones.

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amibia’s shift from Economic Prospective Zones (EPZs) to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is one through which the country hopes to expedite its road to industrialisation. But for this to happen, there is a need for several structural adjustments, which have for long created a blockade as far as luring investors is concerned. Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) sat down with local economic researcher and trade expert, Rodney !Hoaeb (RH), to gauge his views on the touted economic model. NMH: Namibia does not have big numbers as far as the population is concerned. Could this be one of the reasons why big multinationals are reluctant to set up shop in Namibia? RH: Namibia plays a pivotal role as an export hub for the SADC region and is economically stable. We may not have the domestic markets, but we have a production advantage. We must be ready to import the required skills to train locals in manufacturing and related services. NMH: In your view, what are some of the low-hanging fruit as far as SEZ is concerned? RH: The key focus sectors will be diamond polishing, car parts and repairs, vehicle sales and imports, food processing and packaging, hardware and machinery, just to mention a few. Industries that need to work closely with government regulations without tedious regulatory delays. Additionally, sectors that wish to link to certain value chains and effortlessly move from one intermediary product from one manufacturing chain to the next should be prioritised. NMH: Would you say SEZ is appropriate to drive Namibia’s industrialisation agenda? RH: Definitely! The policy carries tax incentives, but while this may not be favourable to government when you think of tax revenues, the wider economy

will benefit from employment creation, technology and skills created by SEZs. When a vast number of the labour force, including the youth and graduates, are employed, the country also earns more and people spend more, which will catapult the standard of living, ultimately resulting in widespread economic growth. NMH: Namibia does not rank so well when it comes to ease of doing business. How will this impact the SEZ regime, if at all? RH: The SEZ policy must have very strong institutional support to ensure enforcement, and government must be willing to assist businesses and industrial entities. The bad factor about Namibia is the heavy blockade of regulatory requirements for just about anything. It takes more than 24 months to establish a manufacturing outlet as compliance procedures cause major delays. The common goal of establishing an SEZ must be to have a responsive regulator that is supportive of investments, the import of equipment, immigration issues, or the issuing of work visas. Other factors that must be addressed include the high cost of land and electricity, which is an important input that inflates industrial products.

such as electricity, the current price of per megawatt electricity in Windhoek and the regional RED’s are totally unattractive to ensure industrial efficiency. SEZ companies must be empowered to establish alternative energy and renewable energy sources for their establishments to become globally competitive. Another shortcoming is the lack of funding to support local SMEs for such initiatives. SMEs require funds for manufacturing and import-export substitution. The SEZ initiative has so far overlooked the fitting role of local SMEs and the funds required to boost imports for intermediary goods they need to manufacture goods. If the financing gap is filled, we will become self-reliant.

NMH: What are some of the structural impediments that we should improve as a country in order for the SEZ regime to be successful? RH: The key dependence of the SEZ is industrial land, which is at catastrophic levels. Accessing affordable serviced or unserviced land currently poses a great challenge. Hence, there must be a conversation between the City of Windhoek and government or else the concept will not be feasible. The government should also seek cooperation from other industrial towns such as Okahandja, Rehoboth, Walvis Bay, Katima Mulilo, Oshikango, Keetmanshoop, Arandis, Karibib, Oshakati, Swakopmund, Lüderitz and Otjiwarongo to source industrial zones for the SEZ because sole reliance on the City of Windhoek will be detrimental. NMH: What are some of the potential shortcomings that could hamper SEZ? RH: The land factor and input costs

Economist Rodney !Hoaeb says Special Economic Zones need strong institutional support to thrive.

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Jou streek. Jou taal. Jou koerant.

Krieketklub reik uit na jeug Keetmanshoop se krieketklub streef nie net om die jeug besig te hou ná skool nie, maar het ook ’n impak op die misdaadsyfer en drankmisbruik.

Bied geleenthede aan die jeug

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ie krieketklub op Keetmans­ hoop het in Februarie vanjaar herleef om vir die jeug ’n ge­ leentheid te gee – nie net om ’n sport te beoefen nie, maar ook hul sosiale vaardighede te bevorder. Die feit dat van die Namibiese Eagles se mees prominente spelers van die afgelope dekade soos JJ Smit (een van die voorste veelsydige spelers ter wêreld), die linkerarm-draaibouler Bernard Scholtz en die uitgetrede na­ sionale kaptein Nicolaas Scholtz van die verre suide van Namibië afkom­ stig is, kan as ’n inspirasie vir die vol­ gende geslag dien. Volgens een van die stigters wat weer lewe in die klub blaas, Jona­ than Freyer, is die klub in 2001 gestig. Freyer was destyds ’n stigterslid en die klub het in 2004 selfs aan die MTC nasionale premierliga deelgeneem. “Toe baie van die spelers universi­ teit toe is of elders gaan werk soek het, het die klub in 2008 doodgeloop,” vertel hy. Sy strewe is nou om te verseker daar is ’n konstante vloei van jongmen­ se wat die klub aan die gang sal hou. Keetmanshoop spog reeds met seunsen meisiespanne vir o.11, o.13 en o.19. Freyer sê sportdeelname is baie be­ langrik, want dit help jongmense om hul emosies te leer beheer en op ’n gesonde manier van hul negatiewe gevoelens ontslae te raak. “Krieket help kinders om geduld aan te leer en met harde werk kan dit hul fisieke en selfs akademiese vaardig­ hede verbeter,” verduidelik hy. Ongelukkig beleef die ||Kharas­ streek hoë druipsyfers onder graad 10- en 12-leerlinge. Die vlakke van misdaad en drankmisbruik is ook met tye kommerwekkend. “Deur hierdie program hou ons nie net die kinders besig en uit die strate

Krieket leer jongmense geduld en kan help met fisieke en akademiese vaardighede. FOTO’S VERSKAF

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nie, maar dit het ’n gesonde en opbou­ ende impak op hul lewe,” sê hy trots. Volgens Freyer is een van die hoog­ tepunte sedert die klub weer oopge­ maak het die meisiespanne se opgang. “Hulle is die eerste meisiespanne in Keetmanshoop se geskiedenis en as afrigter is ek passievol in ’n loopbaan as ’n afrigter van vrouekrieket.” Hul eerste deelname in ’n toernooi was in Mei vanjaar op Outjo en die o.13-span het met ’n bronsmedalje teruggekeer. Freyer se passie vir jeugontwikke­ ling kom sedert sy eie kinderdae, met sy ma as onderwyseres en sy pa as ’n sportbeampte in die streek. “Beide van hulle het altyd uit hul pad gegaan en ekstra moeite gedoen wanneer dit kom by jeugontwikke­ ling deur sport, kultuur en onderrig.”

Die krieketklub is by die J. Stepha­ nus-stadion op Keetmanshoop geleë en is oop vir enigiemand wat wil be­ trokke raak. Die klub is ook ywerig op soek na potensiële skeidsregters, spanbestuurders en tellinghouers om die plaaslike sport te ondersteun en te bevorder. Vanaf Januarie volgende jaar sal hulle by die Keetmanshoop-stadion oefen om te verseker dat krieket toe­ ganklik vir almal in die span is. Freyer beoog om volgende jaar ’n aktiewe span vir elke skool in elke ou­ derdomsgroep op die been te bring. Hoewel lidmaatskap by die klub gratis is, is daar altyd koste betrok­ ke om sake op en van die veld te laat vlot. Die klub is dankbaar teenoor Suide Koelkamers wat die hoofborg van vanjaar se o.13 meisiespan was.

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Lüderitz Nest Hotel floreer ná 24 jaar Kushotel wil verder groei

Die Lüderitz Nest Hotel, geleë in die heuwelagtige kusdorpie, is op Vrydag 24 April 1998 deur oudpresident Sam Nujoma bekendgestel.

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ie Lüderitz Nest Hotel, geleë in dié heuwelagtige kusdorpie, is op 24 April 1998 amptelik deur oudpresident Sam Nujoma geopen. Die baasbreine agter die konsep van die spoghotel is Tom Mutavdzic en Ulf Grünewald, ’n gesiene hotelier, en 24 jaar later spog dié eienaars met ’n span van 40 personeellede. Sedert die deure vir die eerste keer oopgemaak het, het die span hard gewerk om dié instelling as een van Namibië se vooraanstaande en mees gesogte viersterhotelle te vestig. "Die gasvryheidsbedryf is ’n opwindende en lonende sektor met baie geleenthede om as ’n individu te ont-

wikkel en te groei," sê Grünewald, die hoofbestuurder van die Lüderitz Nest Hotel. Benewens sy verpligtinge by die hotel, is hy ook aktief betrokke binne die Lüderitz-gemeenskap. Hy het ’n sleutelrol gespeel in die verkryging van die nodige fondse om speelgronde, ’n kleuterskool en ’n gemeenskapsentrum te bou, brandweerwaens aan te skaf en opknappings aan die Lüderitz-­hospitaal te finansier. Die Lüderitz Nest Hotel is die enigste hotel in Namibië wat direk op rotse langs die see geleë is en bied ’n fantastiese uitsig van die kusomgewing en Atlantiese Oseaan.

BLAASKANS IN LOWERGROEN

Die hotel spog met ’n privaat strand en ’n buiteswembad omring deur lowergroen tuine. Daar is 70 kamers en drie luukse suites met direkte uitsigte oor die see, asook ’n restaurant wat die varsste Lüderitz-oesters, Weskus-kreef, perlemoen en heerlike Crêpes Suzette vir

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diegene met ’n soettand bedien. Daar is ook ’n sitkamer en kroeg waar gaste rustig aan ’n drankie kan teug.

Tsumis-boere ontvang hulp

’n Rusplek tydens jou reis

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Ná 21 jaar in die bedryf, het Orange River Lodge dit steeds ten doel om die nommereen-oornagbestemming vir reisigers te wees. Met drie kamers, ’n kampeerplek, ’n restaurant, kroeg, slaghuis en plaasstal, is dit beslis ’n eenstopbestemming vir reisigers. Bennie en Ria van der Hoven het die gastehuis se deure in 2001 oopgemaak en hul seun, Johannn, het die gastehuis in 2007 oorgeneem. Volgens Johann bied hulle ideale

Vir die reisiger wat glad nie aan huistakies wil dink tydens hul blaaskans of vakansie nie, is daar ’n opsie om

selfs jou wasgoed te laat was. Lüderitz Nest Hotel het egter nog groter drome vir die nabye toekoms. Binne die volgende vyf jaar wil die hotel sy teenwoordigheid in die internasionale mark verder uitbrei. Sedert hy sy deure geopen het, het die Lüderitz Nest Hotel vele hoogtepunte beleef, soos om verskeie Gasvryheidsvereniging van Namibië (HAN)- en TripAdvisor-toekennings oor die jare in te palm. Die amptelike opening deur oudpresident Sam Nujoma tel ook onder dié hoogtepunte. Die span ondersteun groot plaaslike gemeenskapsprojekte en is aktief betrokke by die Lüderitz Speed Challenge, ’n wêreldbekende jaarlikse spoedseilgeleentheid wat sedert 2007 op dié dorp gehou word. Vir dié hoteleienaars is dit belangrik om eersteklas-diens van hoë gehalte te lewer. Die hotelpersoneel ontvang ook deurlopend opleiding by Silver Spoon Hospitality Academy, een van Namibië se voorste gasvryheidsopleidingsentrums. Besoek hul webblad by www. nesthotel.com.

akkommodasiegeriewe, met ’n swembad, gratis Wi-Fi en lugverkoeling in elke kamer. “Ons beoog ook om verder uit te brei,” vertel hy. Vir die span is dit ook belangrik om terug in die gemeenskap te ploeg. Die munisipaliteit gebruik gereeld die lodge se TLB-masjien tydens skoonmaakveldtogte in die dorp.

Die Groot Tsumis Boerevereniging het onlangs 13 boere ondersteun wat in September erg deur die veldbrand in dié omgewing geraak is. Volgens die sekretaris van die vereniging, mnr. Desmond Cloete, het hulle geen onderskeid tussen kommunale boere en die regering getref nie.

“Die Tsumis Landboukollege – wat ook geraak is – het soos al die ander 13 begunstigdes ook 90 sparre (“droppers”), vyf of vier lang pale en vyf kilogram draad ontvang. “Nege van die begunstigdes het ook elk 92 bale gras ontvang wat Nico Pretorius, voorsitter van die Windhoek Streek Landbou-unie, geborg het. Die lede wat die gras ontvang het, het tot die vervoerkos-

te vanaf Omitara tot by die boerevereniging bygedra.” Die geld waarmee die pale, sparre en draad gekoop is, is deur die Windhoek Streek Landbou-unie geskenk. “Hulle het N$15 000 aan die slagoffers van die Tsumis-brand geskenk, asook N$15 000 aan die boere wat skade in die brande in die Karasberge gely het.”

Van die boere wat by die skenking gebaat het. FOTO VERSKAF

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Kuns en kultuur word by die sentrum as baie belangrik beskou.

Die stigters van die Faith Valley Christian Centre, Arden en Susanna Izaaks, hoop om ’n positiewe verandering binne hul gemeenskap te bewerkstellig.

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ie idee van die Faith Valley Christian Centre – wat in Talstraat in Lüderitz geleë is – het ontstaan toe Arden en Susanna Izaaks besef het hoe gesinne in die gemeenskap sukkel ná die uitbreking van Covid-19. “Dit het my hart gebreek om te sien hoe gesinne aand ná aand

sukkel sonder ’n bord kos op die tafel en nog erger toe ek besef hoe kinders deur vullis gaan op soek na kos,” het Susanna vertel. Die sentrum se doel is om die droom van God in die harte van die gemeenskap te herstel. Boonop fokus hulle op opvoeding, motivering en aktiwiteite saam met die kinders. Die sentrum het tans drie programme wat in die gemeenskap

terugploeg. Youth Clean It is ’n program waar die sentrum op tenders bie waaraan die jeug kan deelneem en betaal word vir werk wat verrig is en daardeur werksgeleenthede skep. Die Feed a Child-program bied kinders iets om te eet asook kuns, dans, sang en om hulle van die Here te leer, en laastens word die dorp se bejaardes versorg. Susanna sê een van hul grootste uitdagings sluit in om geld, vervoer en vrywilligers te kry. “Ons het tot ’n groot mate daardie uitdagings oorbrug deur na mense uit te reik, en ons plan, ons begeerte en behoeftes met hulle te deel, en God het ons bygestaan omdat dit Sy wil en plan is vir die kinders van Lüderitz. “Vandag het ons ’n gebou, en ons het vrywilligers en mense wat hulle hande uitsteek om Feed a Child te help,” het sy gesê. Een van hul hoogtepunte vir die jaar was toe mense van die Lüderitz Diamond Run kospakkies geskenk het. Susanna sê hulle wil graag in die volgende vyf jaar ’n gebou van hul eie besit waar hulle dans-, sang-, skilder- en musiekklasse aan jongmense van die dorp kan aanbied.

Die kinders by die sentrum smul aan hul middagete. FOTO’S VERSKAF

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’n Lafenis vir die reisiger › Monique Adams Die Noordoewer-gastehuis se deure is in 2002 deur Marie van der Merwe geopen, wat dit eers net as ’n stokperdjie beskou het. In daardie stadium het die gastehuis net drie kamers gehad. Vier jaar later het Marie egter besluit dit is tyd om haar stokperdjie ernstig op te neem en het die gasvryheidsbedryf met oorgawe aangepak. “Ons het daarna 11 kamers, ’n restaurant en ’n swembad aangebou, asook 13 permanente werknemers aangestel,” het haar seun en ­mede-eienaar, Marais van der Merwe, gesê.

Die gastehuis het met drie kamers begin en het sedertdien nog 11 kamers bygekry.

Die gastehuis is ongeveer halfpad tussen Windhoek en Kaapstad geleë en bied 14 kamers, elkeen en-suite en met sy eie ingang. Die kamers beskik oor ’n yskassie, lugversorging en ’n koffie- en tee­ stasie. Boonop kan gaste uitspan terwyl hulle in hul kamer DStv kyk, of dalk eerder vanaf die gastehuis se houtdek die pragtige uitsig oor die Noordoewer-plase en die Oranjerivier geniet. Die kombuis bied ’n verskeidenheid van disse en hulle is bekend vir die tradisionele tuisgemaakte etes wat op Sondae bedien word. Een van die uitdagings wat die gastehuis in die gesig staar, is om dwarsdeur die jaar meer voete daarheen te lok. Op die oomblik kuier besoekers meestal tydens vakansieseisoene daar wanneer hulle heen en weer tussen Suid-Afrika en Namibië reis. “Ek wil sien hoe die Noordoewergastehuis suksesvol is en ’n plek is waaroor almal praat. In die nabye toekoms kyk ons daarna om ver­ skillende aktiwiteite aan te bied,” het Marais gesê. Sy raad aan aspirant-entrepreneurs is om seker te maak voordat jy ’n bedryf aanpak, om jou navorsing deeglik te doen, en om in jouself te glo.

’n Verskeidenheid vleisprodukte is hier beskikbaar.

Vir al jou vleisbehoeftes. FOTO’S VERSKAF

Al jou vleisbehoeftes hier onder een dak Net die beste vir kliënte Dié slaghuis op Mariental is al vir meer as 20 jaar in die bedryf en die eienaars beywer hulle om topgehalte vleisprodukte te bied.

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n die bekwame hande van Louwrens en Alma Knouwds, albei vleisliefhebbers, gaan die Ry & Kry Slaghuis – wat reeds in 1999 sy deure geopen het – steeds van krag tot krag. Die slaghuis het 25 werknemers in diens en die eienaars kan trots sê

dat hulle al hul produkte, van Weense worsies tot polonie, self maak. Volgens Alma eksperimenteer hulle gereeld met verskillende vleissoorte en nuwe speserykombinasies. En wat is ’n slaghuis sonder biltong en droëwors? Hier kan jy ook ’n verskeidenheid van dié produkte kry. Die eienaars is vol ver-

By die Ry & Kry Slaghuis is net die beste vleissnitte beskikbaar. troue dat hulle besigheid nog verder gaan groei. “Ons sal graag wil uitbrei en nog meer produkte aan ons kliënte bied,” vertel Alma. ’n Hoogtepunt vir die Ry & Kry Slaghuis was toe hulle in 2013 na ’n groter perseel kon trek en vanjaar het hulle ’n

masjien aangeskaf wat die maak van hulle “Russians” vergemaklik. Vir die span is dit ook belangrik om terug te ploeg in die gemeenskap. Hulle is betrokke by ’n sopkombuis en hulle reik ook uit na mense op plase deur kospakkies aan hulle te skenk.

Die Noordoewer-gastehuis het in 2002 sy deure oopgemaak.

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