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Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT) hereby gives notice to all potentially Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) that an application will be made to the Environmental Commissioner in terms of the Environmental Management Act (No 7 of 2007) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (GN 30 of 6 February 2012) for the following:

PROJECT NAME: Construction of a 20MW Solar Power Plant on Farm Luckenwalde 83

PROJECT LOCATION: Approximately 51 Kms South West of Otavi on the Farm Luckenwalde 83

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project entails the following:

• TheDevelopmentofaSolarPowerPlant.ThePVplantwillhave4subsystemsconnectedto1transformerstation.TheInstalledandACpowerwillbe20.3148MWpand20MWacrespectivelywithaDC/ACratioof1.01574.

PROPONENT: Hallie Investment Number 3235 (Pty) Ltd

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER: Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT)

REGISTRATION OF I&APs AND SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS: All I&APs are hereby invited to register and submit their comments, concerns or questions in writing, kindly contact:

Colin P Namene

Email:[email protected]

Fax: 061 258 470or

Mobile: 0811 22 0981 on or before 16 July 2019.

PUBLIC MEETING: A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 at Otavi Community Hall, 11:00 am.

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By Eliaser Ndeyanale

OMUSATI’S regional directorate of education is perplexed by a case in which the principal of a primary

school reportedly awarded a N$900,000 ten-der to construct a classroom block without following procedures. The regional office also wants to know why the principal did not declare the funds to the relevant stakehold-ers before proceeding with construction.

Documents in Confidente’s possession show that Rosa Amukongo, the principal of Ovikange Primary School, which accom-modates mostly marginalised children, had received a donation of N$900,000 from the Japanese Embassy in Namibia through the Japanese International Cooperation Assis-tance (JICA).

Upon receipt of the funds, she apparently did not notify the school board or the office of the regional director, nor Omusati Re-gional Council about the donation, as per the requirement. It is also alleged that the principal then personally appointed a com-pany, Twins Construction, to build the block of two classrooms and a storeroom, alterna-tively a small office for less than 10 people.

Twins Construction is owned by Abed Timoteus Shiimi and his twin brother. Shii-mi said he has known principal Amukongo since the 1980s at Opuwo and that the prin-cipal’s mother was his father’s friend.

“During the ordinary meeting of 6 May 2019, the directorate of education, arts and culture was tasked to investigate a telephonic

complaint from the school board chairper-son of Ovikange Primary School [regarding the] classroom block from Japanese Inter-national Cooperation Assistance. However, only the school principal is aware, but the school board was not made aware, neither the directorate, nor the regional council.

“It is alleged that the school principal has opened an account and the signatories are only herself and the contractor. It is report-ed that an amount totaling N$900,000 was received and the construction of the class-rooms has commenced. The school board has planned to put the work on hold as no inspection was done.

“The directorate of education, arts and culture has investigated the matter. A report was compiled and submitted to the execu-tive director of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture for advice,” the documents indicate.

Contacted for comment, Amukongo confirmed that she received the donation from the Japanese Embassy on behalf of the school last year, but denied any wrongdoing, saying everything that she did was on the in-struction of the donor.

“I applied for financial assistance from the Japanese Embassy in 2017, but they only agreed to assist us in 2018. Initially, they wanted to give to Otjovanatje Primary School, then they gave it to Ovikange. I was asked by the donor to open a separate bank account where the money could be deposit-ed. I did so. They also asked me to look for a contractor that would build the classrooms. I

chose Twins Construction,” she said.Asked why she had chosen Twins Con-

struction and if the company is owned by a close friend or relative, as alleged, Amukon-go said she had handpicked it because they had built “beautiful” classrooms at Ruacana High School.

She acknowledged that she did not in-form the school board, directorate of educa-tion, arts and culture or the regional council beforehand but said she subsequently com-piled a report regarding the donation, which she submitted to the office of the director of education in Omusati region, Laban Shap-ange.

The principal said construction of the block has been completed and that around N$100,000 of the N$900 000 was left over in the kitty. The building is expected to be handed over to the school soon.

Shapange told this publication that a complaint was made to his office in April and that he subsequently sent a delegation to investigate. “They have compiled a report which was already handed to my office but I cannot go into details as I am on study leave. I will only be able to comment in detail next week.

“The bone of contention here is the [issue of] transparency, because even the school board was not informed,” he added.

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a consultant dealing with JICA at the Japanese Embassy could not comment as he was said to be out of the country. The Education Ministry did not re-spond to a request for clarification.

Principal awards N$900,000 tender unilaterally

By Eliaser Ndeyanale

BUSINESSMAN David Sheeha-ma David of Kambwa Trading recently spoke to Confidente

about his journey from Omuthitu gwAmalwa village in the Omusati region to becoming a successful busi-nessman, after exploring a golden op-portunity in the market.

Speaking at his head office at Oka-hao last week, David who is affection-ately known in the area as Kambwa, said he grew up looking after his par-ents’ livestock, while also doing other household chores.

In the mid-1980s, Kambwa started primary school at Omuthitu Com-bined School, where he soon started selling sweets to fellow learners and teachers, but according to him some teachers were not happy with him sell-ing sweets on the school premises.

“At that time my father had opened a Nampost account for me, where he kept N$300 so that I can save my mon-ey in that account. One day he took me to Outapi, then he bought me a camera for N$60. I started taking pic-

tures at secondary school but the cam-era was not taking quality pictures.

“One day in 1995, a friend from Etunda who lived in Walvis Bay sold me his highly sophisticated camera for N$800. First I gave him N$400 and paid the remaining N$400 in install-ments. While at secondary school, I would take pictures of my fellow learn-ers for profit. They used to laugh at me condescendingly, saying that I made a lot of money but I had one pair of shoes and a pair of trousers.

“Because I loved soccer, some of them started sidelining me from soc-cer matches. When they are playing soccer I am taking pictures,” recalled Kambwa, who further said that by the time he matriculated in 1997 he had N$6,000 in his account.

He said by the time he started sec-ondary school, he wanted to become an engineer but he didn’t get enough points to qualify for entry to an engi-neering course at university.

“In 1998, I went to study auto me-chanics at Windhoek Vocational Training Centre. While there I used to buy cellphones from Wernhil and

Post Street malls. I would sell them for N$200 and N$300. By the time I left the vocational training centre I had N$12,000 in my account.

“When I finished I got a job as an artisan at [the workshop of] Naman-gol, a trucking company in Tsumeb, my monthly income was N$270. People would come and borrow mon-ey from me. Later I decided to come up with a cash loan business which I named David Sheehama Cash Loan.

“I was not happy with the salary I was getting from Namangol, I then moved to Windhoek where I got a job as an auto mechanic and my monthly income was N$1,100. I later resigned from the job and started working on my own fixing tractors and cars in Ok-ahao.”

While fixing customers’ tractors and cars, he bought a tractor on auc-tion which he used to transport ma-nure, bricks and sand for those who needed it. In 2003 he started a busi-ness in Okahao where he started sell-ing cement, wires and other building materials.

“In 2004, I wanted to buy a brand

new truck. I approached Development Bank of Namibia for a loan, [but] they rejected me because I did not have collateral. I approached First National Bank then they gave me a loan, I bought a truck. I was using it during the upgrading of the road between Kamanjab and Omakange. Later I used it on the con-struction of railway between Ondangwa and Oshikango,” recalled Kambwa, who also said that he was inspired by businessmen Erastus Shapumba of Chicco Building Materials sup-pliers and Thomas Ehafo of T. Ehafo Trading.

Kambwa, who today employs more than 400 people countrywide, said the public per-ception that founding President Sam Nujoma owns Kambwa Trading is utter nonsense.

“I established myself. I made myself. My business is not owned by Nujoma. It’s a lie. Those who are saying that Nujoma owns or partly owns Kambwa should go and check who owns this business. They should conduct an audit. They are [wrongfully] accusing our Founding President,” he said, stressing that he is the sole owner of Kambwa Trading.

He also urged government to create a con-ducive business environment, further opining that foreign business people, like the Chinese, should not be allowed to sell products that

local business people are selling. “Don’t allow foreigners to come here and do the same jobs that our people are doing. That is killing busi-ness in the country,” he said.

Kambwa added that because of the busi-ness environment in the country, which he says is not conducive, he has been forced to shut down one of his 12 businesses at Ona-menya, south of Okahao. He said next year he may have to close three branches – in Wind-hoek, Oshikango and Etilyasa – and worried that the closure of the three branches would see 30 people lose their jobs.

Kambwa discusses his road to riches… Denies Nujoma link

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PROJECT NAME: Proposed Construction of the Etaka Recreational Centre

PROJECT LOCATION: Epalela location of Onesi Constituency. It is found between the D3616 Road from Onesi to Outapi (to the west) and the Etaka Dam (to the East), Omusati Region


The Development of a Recreational Centre. Additional facilities and infrastructure provided include: 25 x Chalets; Wellness Centre; Restaurant; Conference Facility; 2 x Staff Housing; 2 x Guard Houses; Multigame Court; Mini Soccer Field; Campsite and Kitchen Facilities.

PROPONENT: The Office of the Vice-President: Veterans Affairs

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER (EAP): Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT)


Colin P Namene

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 061 258 470 or

Tel: 061 258 394

Mobile: 0811 22 0981/ 0812 458 4297 on or before 12 July 2019.

ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (BID) ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.





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Email:[email protected]

Fax: 061 258 470or




By Confidente Reporter

THE U.S. Depart-ment of State’s Deputy Assistant

Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mat-thew Harrington, who was in Namibia recently has applauded the coun-try’s success in bringing the HIV epidemic from crisis to control due to its partnership between the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Namibian Min-istry of Health and So-cial Services.

Harrington served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Em-bassy in Namibia from 2008-2010 and U.S.

Ambassador to Lesotho from 2014-2017.

Delivering an ad-dress at the Ministers’ of Health Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) meeting on a sustain-able HIV response for epidemic control, Har-rington explained that PEPFAR has invested more than US$75 bil-lion in sub-Saharan Af-rica, which has helped save more than 17 mil-lion lives and prevented millions of HIV infec-tions.

At the Katutura Health Centre, Har-rington saw an exam-ple of Namibia’s success in combatting HIV/AIDS in person, where Namibia is expanding

its global leadership in fighting HIV by imple-menting index partner testing and recency

US commends Namibia’s success in HIV/AIDS

Deputy Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Chief Samuel Ankama, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Matthew Harrington, Prime Minister of Namibia, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, and U.S.

Ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson

testing. This approach will allow Namibia to prevent the spread of HIV by strategically

focusing on recent HIV infections and people who are most at-risk of new infection.

Harrington’s meet-ings with the Namibian government included the Prime Minister, the

Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Health and Social Services and, the Minister of Environ-ment and Tourism. He also had an opportunity to visit the Walvis Bay port expansion project to better understand Namibia’s positioning to be a logistics hub and transport corridor.

Harrington explained how the U.S. model of partnership offers sustainable, debt-free avenues for African growth, prosperity, and human capital develop-ment. He emphasized that

U.S. companies are attracted to countries known for their ease of doing business and their

consistent policy and regulatory environ-ments. He expressed enthusiasm about the opportunities for fur-ther growth in trade and investment be-tween the United States and Namibia, especially through the Prosper Af-rica initiative launched at last week’s U.S.-Afri-ca Business Summit in Maputo, Mozambique.

In other engage-ments, Harrington met with representatives of American business-es present in Namib-ia and had lunch with alumni of U.S. govern-ment-sponsored ex-change programs such as the Mandela Wash-ington Fellowship, the Fulbright Scholarship, and the Internation-al Visitor Leadership Program. He was able to visit Swakopmund’s COSDEF Arts and Crafts Centre construct-ed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and also met with Peace Corps Volunteers who are dedicating two years of their lives to com-munity development all around Namibia.

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In an unprecedented move on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations, FIFA has stepped in to temporar-

ily govern African football and accel-erate the clean-up process.

FIFA has placed secretary general Fatma Samoura in a new role running the sport’s governing body in Africa. As FIFA General Delegate for Africa for an initial six-month period, Samoura will lead what is being described as a “full forensic audit” of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The remarkable intervention by FIFA President Gianni Infantino into one of

FIFA takes charge of CAF on eve of Africa Cup of Nations

CALL FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR MINING ACTIVITIES ON MINING CLAIMS 71260,

71261, 71262 & 71226 This notice serves to inform all interested and affected parties that an application for the environmental clearance certificate will be launched with the Environmental Commissioner in terms of the Environmental Management Act (No.7 of 2007) and the Environmental Regulations (GN 30 of 2012) for the anticipated activity:

Project Name: Proposed sand mining activities on mining claims 71260, 71261, 71262 & 71226, within the Windhoek District of the Khomas Region. Project Location: The mining claims are located 45 km southeast of Windhoek and partially cover farms Groot Aub and Oamites. Name of Proponent: Dehann Landsberg Project Description: The project will comprise of industrial mineral (silica) mining activities within the mining claim area.

All interested and affected parties are hereby invited to register and submit their comments regarding the proposed project on or before 8th July 2019.

Contact details for registration and further information:

Mr. N Amutenya Email: [email protected] Tel: 0856630598

Take notice that PLAN AFRICA CONSULTING CC, Town and Regional Planners on behalf of the owner intends to apply to the City Council for the:

• REZONING OF ERF 2781 KLEINWINDHOEK, NO.351 SAM NUJOMADRIVE FROM “OFFICE” WITH A BULKOF1.0TO“BUSINESS”WITHABULKOF2.0

• CONSENTFORFREERESIDENTIALBULKIN TERMS OF CLAUSE 23(1) OF THEWINDHOEKTOWNPLANNINGSCHEME

Erf 2781 is 6 280m2 in extent. The existing building has a total floor area of 4068m². With a bulk of 2.0, buildings for business with a total floor area of 12 560m² can be erected.

The residential free bulk would allow the developer to construct dwelling units of a floor area 50% of the bulk. The dwelling units would be approximately 80m². Further take notice that the plan of the Erf lies for inspection on the town planning notice board in the Customer Care Center, Main Municipal Offices, Rev. Michael Scott Street, Windhoek.

Further take notice that any person objecting to the proposed use of the land as set out above may lodge such objection together with the grounds thereof, with the City Council and with Applicant in writing within 14 days of the last publication of this notice (finaldate forobjections12July2019)

PlanAfricaConsultingCCTownandRegionalPlannersP.O.Box4114WINDHOEKTel(061)212096Fax(061)213051/088614626

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Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT) hereby gives notice to all potentially Interested and Affected

Parties (I&APs) that an application will be made to the Environmental Commissioner in terms of the

Environmental Management Act (No 7 of 2007) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations

(GN 30 of 6 February 2012) for the following:




The Development of a Solar Power Plant. The PV plant will have 4 subsystems connected to 1

transformer station. The Installed and AC power will be 20.3148 MWp and 20MWac respectively

with a DC/AC ratio of 1.01574.

PROPONENT: Hallie Investment Number 3235 (Pty) Ltd ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER: Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT)

REGISTRATION OF I&APs AND SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS: All I&APs are hereby invited to

register and submit their comments, concerns or questions in writing, kindly contact:

Colin P Namene


Fax: 061 258 470 or



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the six regional confederations was re-portedly opposed by UEFA leader Alek-sander Ceferin over concerns about con-flicts of interests with Samoura remain-ing FIFA secretary general in name, and the lack of time given to grant approval.

The decision is being portrayed by FIFA as having the backing of CAF President Ahmad, who is mired in al-legations of personal and financial im-propriety.

The Madagascan was taken in for questioning by French authorities while attending a FIFA meeting in Paris two weeks ago.

Ahmad, was released without being charged but he is under a FIFA ethics investigation while remaining a vice-president of the organisation. He denies allegations of wrongdoing..

FIFA said Samoura, who is from Senegal, “will be assisted by a group of experts who will work in a spirit of part-nership with President Ahmad” while overseeing CAF operations, including governance and administrative proce-dures, and competitions.

The move was announced following an emergency meeting on the eve of the African Cup of Nations opening in Cairo, with Egypt playing Zimbabwe on Friday.

FIFA said it wants to “bring stability, serenity, professionalism and effective football development on the African continent where the passion for football is so prevalent.”

FIFA claims Ahmad backed Samoura’s appointment to “conclu-sively accelerate the implementation of the ongoing reform process destined to ensure that CAF functions with trans-parency, efficiency while abiding to the highest governance standards.”

Infantino provided details of Samoura’s proposed role in a letter early Thursday to the Bureau of the FIFA Council, which features the regional confederation leaders who serve as vice-presidents of the global governing body.

While Samoura would retain her position of secretary general, Infantino told members of the FIFA Bureau that she “will delegate her functions within the FIFA administration in accordance with the relevant internal regulations.”

Samoura, who became FIFA’s first ever female secretary general in 2016, could see her role extended beyond the six months with the approval of FIFA and CAF. -skysports

Fatma Samoura

22 FRIDAY 28JUNE 2019 www.observer.com.na

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CALL FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR MINING ACTIVITIES ON MINING CLAIMS 71260,

71261, 71262 & 71226 This notice serves to inform all interested and affected parties that an application for the environmental clearance certificate will be launched with the Environmental Commissioner in terms of the Environmental Management Act (No.7 of 2007) and the Environmental Regulations (GN 30 of 2012) for the anticipated activity:

Project Name: Proposed sand mining activities on mining claims 71260, 71261, 71262 & 71226, within the Windhoek District of the Khomas Region. Project Location: The mining claims are located 45 km southeast of Windhoek and partially cover farms Groot Aub and Oamites. Name of Proponent: Dehann Landsberg Project Description: The project will comprise of industrial mineral (silica) mining activities within the mining claim area.

All interested and affected parties are hereby invited to register and submit their comments regarding the proposed project on or before 8th July 2019.

Contact details for registration and further information:

Mr. N Amutenya Email: [email protected] Tel: 0856630598



Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT) hereby gives notice to all potentially Interested and Affected

Parties (I&APs) that an application will be made to the Environmental Commissioner in terms of the

Environmental Management Act (No 7 of 2007) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations

(GN 30 of 6 February 2012) for the following:




The Development of a Solar Power Plant. The PV plant will have 4 subsystems connected to 1

transformer station. The Installed and AC power will be 20.3148 MWp and 20MWac respectively

with a DC/AC ratio of 1.01574.

PROPONENT: Hallie Investment Number 3235 (Pty) Ltd ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER: Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT)

REGISTRATION OF I&APs AND SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS: All I&APs are hereby invited to

register and submit their comments, concerns or questions in writing, kindly contact:

Colin P Namene


Fax: 061 258 470 or



Since transforming peren-nial underachievers the Ivory Coast into African champions

four years ago, Herve Renard has tormented them as coach of Moroc-co.

The 50-year-old Frenchman, whose matchday shirts are always white, ensured the 2017 title defence of the Ivorians did not last beyond the first round as the fell 1-0 to the Moroccans.

Renard inflicted more misery on his former team in 2018 World Cup quali-fying with a 2-0 trumph in Abidjan tak-ing Morocco to Russia at the expense of the Ivory Coast.

Considered potential winners of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Morocco and the Ivory Coast meet Friday in a Group D top-of-the-table showdown in Cairo.

“This is a special game for me,” said Renard, the only coach to win the Cup of Nations with two countries, Zambia and the Ivory Coast.

Here, we preview the Group D dou-bleheader with the Ivory Coast-Moroc-co clash followed by Namibia against South Africa, while Group E leaders Mali face Tunisia in Suez.

IVORY COAST V MOROCCO

Both countries launched their cam-paigns with solitary-goal victories in sweltering mid-afternoon Cairo heat,

but the Ivorians will have been the hap-pier side.

While they outmuscled South Africa and should have won by more than a Jonathan Kodjia strike, Morocco la-boured to a win that came via a late Itamunua Keimuine own-goal.

Ivory Coast coach Ibrahim Kamara said “the result was more important than the performance. It was critical not to fail in our opening match”.

Rather than slam a lacklustre Mo-roccan display, Renard hailed Na-mibia: “They were well organised and coached.”

While both nations should make the last 16, winning the group would set up a fixture against one of the third-place qualifiers while coming second means taking on the Group E winners.

NAMIBIA V SOUTH AFRRICA

Namibia coach Ricardo Mannetti played for his country when they were humiliated 4-1 by South Africa at the 1998 Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso

“The best way to banish those mem-ories would be to beat Bafana Bafana (The Boys). We have never won a Cup of Nations match and that is our prior-ity,” he said.

“My players were heartbroken after holding Morocco for 89 minutes and then losing to an own-goal.”

South Africa were inept against the

Ivorians and this match could decide which country sneaks through as a third-place finisher and which makes an early exit.

England-born coach Stuart Baxter has warned his players not to underes-timate Namibia because “this match is like a cup final for them”.

MALI V TUNISIA

Tunisia coach and former France star Alain Giresse knows what to ex-pect from Mali as he coached them twice at the Cup of Nations with mixed results.

Under him, the Malians came third at the 2012 Cup of Nations in Gabon but made a first round exit in the same country two years ago without winning a match.

Now Giresse hopes to bring the Ma-lian Eagles down to earth after they achieved the biggest win of the 12 first series matches in Egypt, a 4-1 ham-mering of debutants Mauritania.

The Mali scorers included burly Moussa Marega, who notched six goals for Porto in the Champions League last season, the equal third best tally.

Tunisia were the only one of the six top group seeds not to collect maxi-mum points and midfielder Ferjani Sassi blamed “an inability to convert chances” for a 1-1 draw with Angola.-supersports

Morocco coach Renard hopes to torment Ivory Coast again

Herve Renard

MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 09 JULY 2019 REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A 20MW SOLAR POWER PLANT ON FARM LUCKENWALDE 83, OTJOZONDJUPA REGION. VENUE: COMMUNITY HALL, OTAVI TIME: 11H00 PRESENT: C.P. Namene – Environam Consultants Trading (ECT) C. Ita – Environam Consultants Trading M. Dausab – Hallie Investments V. Yang – Hallie Investment Z. Martin – Farm Luckenwalde 83 and Farm Boshoek B. Stoman - Farm Lardner INTRODUCTION In terms of Section 21 of the EIA Regulations a call for open consultation with all I&APs at defined stages of the EIA process is required. This entails participatory consultation with members of the public by providing an opportunity to comment on the proposed project. A public meeting was convened for this purpose and was attended by a representative of Farm Lardner, as well as a representative of Farm Luckenwalde and Farm Boshoek in addition to the proponent’s and consultant’s team. WELCOMING Mr. Namene welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the ECT team and that of the proponent.. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Mr. Namene provided a background on the proposed Construction of the 20mw Solar Power Plant on Farm Luckenwalde 83, and that an environmental clearance is required before such a development can proceed. He further explained the environmental assessment (EA) process and the reasons why EAs are carried out. The public was also informed about the public participation process that has taken place so far, including newspaper advertisements, public notices on site, and individual communication to adjacent property owners and other pre-identified Interested and Affected Parties. Information was given on the components of the development touching on aspects such as the locality, engineering services and access. Potential environmental concerns were provided to the community, while urging them to contribute any other impacts that they foresee this development will have on the environment. After the presentation the floor was opened for questions and input from the community. The issues raised are recorded in the flowing table:

Public Meeting Otavi Community Hall, 09 July 2019, 11:00

COMMENT/ QUESTION BY

QUESTION/ COMMENT RESPONDENT RESPONSE

B Stoman It is good commendable to use renewable energy. What is the anticipated workforce? High salaries can tempt workforce to leave farms to join new company.

Hallie Investment

Approximately 15 people will be employed. Specialists will be mainly from China due to the technology used, the general workforce will sourced locally from the Otavi area. Qualifications will be a key requirement

B Stoman There is a risk of poaching especially during construction and it is a concern for neighbouring farms especially if workers are not well catered for. In this time of drought where will the project obtain water from? Construction phase will bring more vehicles on the D2886, will Roads Authority increase frequency of grading?

Hallie Investment

The Namibian Police is already involved in the fight against poaching and will continue to do so. The workforce will also be controlled in terms of movement. They will also be provided adequate food. Farm Luckenwalde 83 has got a boreholes with enough yield to sustain the solar plant, the operation in general is not water intensive. Roads Authority will be kept informed of the development and will be able to determine the most suitable frequency.

B Stoman How do we ensure that there will not be power interruptions, will there be storage?

Hallie Investment

Cenored as the off-taker and distributer will be responsible for maintenance of its infrastructure. There is no storage incorporated in the operations mainly due to cost considerations.

CONCLUSION After the interactive session information on the way forward was shared with the public, in terms of the timeframe left for additional input before the comment period ends. The contact details of Environam Consultants Trading (ECT) was shared with the public. The meeting was closed off and officially adjourned at 12H10.



Environam Consultants Trading cc (ECT) hereby gives notice to all potentially Interested and Affected Parties

(I&APs) that an application will be made to the Environmental Commissioner in terms of the Environmental

Management Act (No 7 of 2007) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (GN 30 of 6 February

2012) for the following:




The Development of a Solar Power Plant. The PV plant will have 4 subsystems connected to 1 transformer

station. The Installed and AC power will be 20.3148 MWp and 20MWac respectively with a DC/AC ratio of

1.01574.



REGISTRATION OF I&APs AND SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS: All I&APs are hereby invited to register and

submit their comments, concerns or questions in writing, kindly contact:

Colin P Namene


Fax: 061 258 470 or


PUBLIC MEETING: A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 at Otavi Community Hall, 11:00

am.