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Open access to markets – NCCI
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Koneka Iindji, chairperson of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)’s northern branch, has said that government should start cutting down on some of the bureaucratic structures that has built up over the years and adjust laws to make it easy for entrepreneurs and NCCI members to access markets and ease business operations.
According to Iindji, NCCI has over the years requested government to adjust trade policies as a means for government to attract investors, as small businesses need assistance.
“A lot of that can be done through legal adjustments, change in laws and simply facilitating procedures and making things happen more quickly and easily, so that business can happen faster,” he said.
Iindji added that even though government adopts a free-trade economic policy and is now busy with a Namibia Investment Act to benefit more locals, “we cannot leave Namibians to focus on specific sectors when it comes to exporting. I believe that to really push the economy in order to be more creative and innovative, we need more tools to help support our small to medium sized enterprises to be more able to export. Such a strategy needs to be adapted by NCCI. The government should also realise the importance of having a stronger export capability.”
Summit to have great spin-offs for tourism
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Namibia’s tourism sector will benefit from great spin-offs should the country win the bid to host the Adventure Travel World Summit, therefore every Namibian should support the initiative, says Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Minister of Environment and Tourism.
Nandi-Ndaitwah says the summit presents a “valuable opportunity for the local tourism industry to position the Namibian tourism product to representatives of adventure tourism associations from across the world.
“Reaching these international tour operators through the Adventure World Travel Summit 2013 will not only create awareness of Namibia, but will also yield positive returns to the Namibian economy in terms of increased tourism bookings and arrivals downstream, and direct economic impacts for Namibia as host of this international event. This event can further improve the diplomatic positioning of brand Namibia as a stable, forward-looking, progressive country open for visitors and available for increased investment as well,” the environment minister said.
Land grabbing concerns Arandis town council
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The Arandis Town Council has expressed concern over illegal structures that are being put up by the town’s residents.
“We have noted with concern that people are putting up structures illegally, without approval from the council,” said Andrew !Hoaeb, communications officer at the Arandis Town council.
!Hoaeb called upon all residents intending to erect any buildings within the municipal area to apply in writing for the approval of the council on a form prescribed by the town engineer, which should be accompanied by plans drawn in accordance with regulations in place.
The submissions shall consist of “a bloc plan drawn to a scale of not less than one in 1000 and showing the relation of the building to any other existing structures, also drawn to scale of not less than one in100 and showing the height and thickness of the foundations and the level of the ground floor and the positions of the damp course amongst others,” he said.
GRN committed to improving lives – Pohamba
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President Hifikepunye Pohamba has told Parliament that Government, despite various challenges, is determined to ensure that it continues to uplift the socio-economic conditions of people, especially those who live in rural areas and informal settlements.
Pohamba said this at the official opening of the 5th Session of the 5th Parliament in the capital on Tuesday which will conduct its business under the theme “Striving for a Better Parliament and Preparing for Leadership Transition.”
The President said Government has taken deliberate steps to empower communities through the delivery of public services and expansion of social amenities such as housing, potable water, electricity, health care and education.
New right holder pays levies
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Aluta Fishing, a joint venture company, this week became the first new fishing right holder to pay the quota fees to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in Windhoek. On behalf of the five board of directors, Ileni Shilongo, chairman of Aluta Fishing, handed over two cheques of N$320 625 and N$252 037. Aluta Fishing was granted fishing rights for exploitation of marine resources as per the marine resources act and regulations of 2000. Receiving the cheque, Bernard Esau, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resource, appealed to other fishing right holders to pay their levies and quota fees before they declare dividends. (Picture): Bernard Esau, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources and Ileni Shilongo, chairman of Aluta Fishing this week in Windhoek. (Photograph by Johanna Absalom)
