Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) – Windhoek Observer

25 Aug

MPs happy with climate resilient projects in Kunene

ObserverNational NewsEnvironmental Fund of Namibia (EIF), Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)

Martin Endjala The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources led by Chairperson Tjekero Tweya has lauded the Kunene region’s envisaged projects that are underway as commendable and uplifting community livelihoods. These projects are implemented by the Environmental Fund of Namibia (EIF) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR). The committee recently toured the mountainous and vast Kunene region to inspect progress, assess impact of climate change and familiarize themselves with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) sponsored projects. The committee also had consultative meetings at Khorixas with local authority leaders. Committee member, Gothard Kandume, who is also from…

Meat processing plant for Katima

ObserverNational NewsMeat processing plant for Katima, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)

Obrein Simasiku The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) has announced that it will be constructing a meat processing plant at Katima Mulilo, next to the existing Meatco abattoir. The project will cost N$35 million dollars and will be constructed on a five-hectare piece of land. "The construction of the Meat Processing Plant is among the major activities funded by the European Union (EU) through the Eleventh European Development Fund (EDF 11). Apart from the construction of the Katima Mulilo Meat Processing Plant, the funding also includes the construction of the Katima Mulilo quarantine facility and upgrading of…

ReconAfrica in water license misunderstanding

ObserverObserver MoneyMinistry of Agriculture, NAMCOR, Namibia, National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), ReconAfrica, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri A misunderstanding from ReconAfrica, an oil and gas exploration company searching for oil in the Kavango basin, led to the company operating without a water permit, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) Deputy Executive Director (ED) Maria Amakali has revealed. “As such, there was a misunderstanding from their side that because they are operating in non-water control area, they did not need a permit.” This appears to be a contradiction to Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein’s revelation last month that the company had applied to drill boreholes, for both exploration and abstraction and purposes and that, thus…