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“Be Informed About Your Town” August 2018 ngwediva News Vision- To be a leading urban Centre in Namibia that is built on quality municipal services and promotes sustainable local economic development. Volume 10 “Be informed about your town” August 2018 WELCOMING NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS 2018/2019 MAYOR No. Description Budget Amount (N$) 1 Tarring Ehenge Street 13,800,000.00 2 Expansion and rehabilitation of Oxidation Ponds 8,500,000.00 3 Sewerage Reticulation at the Reception Area Phase 3 2,500,000.00 4 Submersible Pump 200,000.00 5 Sewerage Pump station refurbishment 500,000.00 6 Revamping of the Tennis Court 600 000.00 7. Formalisation of Omatando continues and Planning of Oshiko 3,300,000.00 8. Renovation of the car wash 300,000.00 9. Construction of Fire Station Phase 3 (GRN Funding) 1,500 000.00 COMPLETED PROJECTS 2017/2018 No. Description Budget Amount (N$) 1 Motor Grader 3,413,043.00 Her Worship, Angelina Angula Mayor of Ongwediva 2 Vehicle 417,391.00 4 Submersible Pump 200,000.00 August each year is a month of festivity for us, 5 Electrification of Extension Efidi Proper 9,500,000.00 as all roads are leading to Ongwediva for the exciting Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF). 6 Construction of an incinerator 300,000.00 Ongwediva Town is home to unique investment 7 Omatando Survey 5 000,000.00 opportunities and it is a safe environment to live, 8 Planning of Omatando 3,200 000.00 work and conduct business. In line with the second pillar of the Harambee TARIFFS 2018/2019 Prosperity Plan, OATF strives to create an inclusive Tariff description 2017/2018 2018/2019 VAT 2018/2019 sustainable economic sphere for all sectors. VAT excl. VAT excl. 2018/2019 VAT icl. It is notable that during the trade fair season, N$ N$ N$ N$ people from all walks of life seize the moment WATER BASICS for families and friends reunions. Therefore, I would like to use this opportunity to urge all road Single residential 64.40 70.84 -- 70.84 users to always drive safe to arrive safe and have General residential (flats) 260.00 296.40 44.46 340.86 responsible fun with your loved ones. General business (Small, medium and large) 265.00 304.75 45.71 350.46 This is the right platform for me to warmly welcome Hotels, B & Bs and Guest Houses 265.00 304.75 45.71 350.46 all our visitors and exhibitors on behalf of the Shopping Malls and Business complexes 268.00 308.20 46.23 354.43 residents of Ongwediva Town, with assurance that WATER USAGES the town is ready to receive you. Residential 21.10 23.84 -- 23.84 In conclusion, I wish you a memorable 19th General residential (flats) 24.10 27.72 4.16 31.87 Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair filled with General business (Small, medium and large) 24.30 27.95 4.19 32.14 excitements and renewed business innovations. Hotels, B & Bs and Guest Houses 24.30 27.95 4.19 32.14 Shopping Malls and Business complexes 24.50 28.17 4.23 32.40 NEW GRADER FOR ONGWEDIVA TOWN REFUSE REMOVAL Ongwediva Town Domestic refuse 55.40 62.60 -- 62.60 Council recently Business refuse 130.70 150.31 22.55 172.85 bought a brand Garden refuse – Domestic 45.60 51.53 7.73 59.26 new Motor Grader at an amount of Garden refuse - Business 106.60 122.59 18.39 140.98 N$ 3.4 Million. FIRE BRIGADE The machine will be used for light blading and Residential 6.50 7.15 1.07 8.22 levelling of gravel roads around town. Business 13.00 14.95 2.24 17.19 Contact us @ +264 65-233700 Editorial Team – Ms. S Shidute and Mr. U Uamburu WILBARD HAINDONGO OPEN MARKET NEW EXHIBITION HALL INAUGURATED AT ONGWEDIVA TRADE FAIR CENTRE The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Honourable Bernhardt Esau on Friday, June 01, 2018 inaugurated the new fisheries exhibition hall at the Ongwediva Trade Fair Centre. The construction of a hall commenced last year 2017, and concluded early this year (2018). The hall was constructed by the Namcoast Fisheries Investment Trust and donated to the Trade Fair Centre In June 2018, the Minister of Urban and Rural to accommodate exhibitors in the fishing sector whom of the OATF through the participation of the fishing Development, Honourable Peya Mushelenga officially for years have been exhibiting in a tent known as the industry. He said the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair is a inaugurated Wilbard Haindongo Open Market situated ‘Fisheries tent’. platform which creates awareness about the importance at Efidilomulunga (Oshiko location). The infrastructure The Minister reaffirmed his ministry’s continued support of fisheries to the Namibian economy. cost N$ 815, 896.89 The market was constructed by Ongwediva Town KNOW YOUR LEADERS: HONOURABLE recover. Later he became the Camp Commander in Council jointly with the Local Economic Development CLEMENS HANDUUKEME KASHUUPULWA 1977 at Ndjaba SWAPO –Education and Health Centre Agency (LEDA) in the Ministry of Urban and Rural that accommodated children, war victims, expectant Development. The Open Market is designed to mothers and elderly people. In 1978, Cassinga was accommodate 20 vendors. Vendors are slowly showing attacked by the South African forces. Ndjaba SWAPO interest in utilizing the facility. Education and Health Centre being not so far from Cassinga was also targeted and it’s for that reason that he decided to move people from outside the town of ONGWEDIVA ANNUAL TRADE FAIR (OATF) Ndjaba to the outskirt of the town in the bush in order 2018 IS HERE TO STAY to avert casualties. The 19th OATF was officially launched on the 30th Furthermore, Kashuupulwa went to study political June 2018 during the fundraising gala dinner and science in Soviet Union now Russia and later became a will be hosted under the theme “Creating an enabling Regional Political Commissar of North Eastern Front at environment for industrialized local economy”. the end of 1979. The same year, he became a member Honourable Clemens Kashuupulwa, today the of PLAN Military Council under the leadership of Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair Preparatory Committee Governor of Oshana Region is known as the peoples’ Regional Commander Matias Ndakolo [Mbulunganga] would like to thank all stakeholders for their person and a visionary leader. Born at Ohailulu and Martin Shali as Chief of Staff of North East Front. contributions in kind and in cash for the upcoming Village, in Oshana Region, he was raised up by his trade fair. Pledges amounting to N$ 924 000.00 were After his studies at the Institute for Namibia in Zambia, uncle Mr. Evaristus H. Amweero as his father passed on where he obtained a Diploma in Politics and Public recorded. Special thanks to MTC the Main Sponsor, when he was two years old. He attended his education FNB, Standard Bank and Nored official sponsors. It is Administration, he was later assigned to join the at Amtanga and Okatana Primary Schools and the Editorial Board of the SWAPO Defense Department, through collective support that OATF remains a unique secondary school at Dobra College near Windhoek. networking and exhibition platform. “The Combatant” in Lumbango. In 1986, he went to After training as a teacher, he came back home to Zimbabwe to study Mass Communication, Majoring in As part of its fundraising campaign, OATF staged ‘Win teach at Emono Primary School and later at Okatana Radio Broadcasting. After independence, Kashuupulwa a car competition’ where participants are encouraged Primary School, all in Oshana Region. In 1971, he left started as a SWAPO Administrator at Endola SWAPO to sms the word OATF to 20200 and stand a chance for Oranjemund to work as a Senior Clerk, responsible Party Branch and he then joined Namibia Today as a to win a brand new Toyota Etios. The competition for incoming flights and outgoing flights. Regional Reporter for Oshana Region, of course with started on the 1st May 2018 and will end on the 29th His connection with friends who left for exile got him the former editors of Namibia Today, Asser Ntinda, August 2018. The winner will be announced on the 1st being monitored and interrogated by the South African Fanuel Katshene, the late Leo Ankama, Vespa Muunda September 2018. police agents. The connection was detected when and Erastus Uutoni to mention but a few. letters from his friends in Zambia in 1974 landed in In the year 1992 he ceased being a reporter and was the hands of his supervisors at Oranjemund. He elected as the first Okatana Regional Councillor where left Oranjemund the same year, but due to constant he remained for 12 years until his appointment as the monitoring and fear of arrest, he decided to cross the Regional Governor for Oshana Region. He was also the borders into Angola in 1975. SWAPO-Party Regional Coordinator of Oshana Region On 26 August 1975, the Civil war between MPLA and but due to the hectic responsibility as a Governor, UNITA in Njiva, Angola, intensified and they moved he decided to recuse himself from the position of the from Njiva to SWAPO camps at Efitu-la-Haiti ya Regional Coordinator of SWAPO Party. Nandjaba, Omulemba and Omulola area. In summary; Clemens Kashuupulwa is married to SAM NUJOMA MULTI PURPOSE CENTRE He was first trained at Efitu la-Haiti ya Nandjaba Patricia Kashuupulwa and a family of 10 children. He (SNMPC) SWAPO camp as a foot soldier whereby he joined is a trained teacher, soldier, journalist, part time farmer, Sam Nujoma Multi – Purpose Centre jointly with PLAN -SWAPO Military Wing troops inside Namibia.
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