GEOGRAPHY The Namakwa District stretches from Alexanderbay in the northwest to Sutherland and Fraserburg in the south and southeast. It is shares its borders with Namibia and the Atlantic Ocean.
Namaqualand Development Agency BACKGROUND Namaqua is an arid
region, with harsh climatic conditions The closing down of copper
mines and the downscaling of diamond mines caused job losses and
contributed to poverty GEOGRAPHY The Namakwa District stretches
from Alexanderbay in the northwest to Sutherland and Fraserburg in
the south and southeast. It is shares its borders with Namibia and
the Atlantic Ocean. Demographic profile A population of
approximately people An average density of roughly two persons per
square kilometer Afrikaans is the language of choice (English, Nama
and Xhosa are spoken to a lesser extent) Launching of Namda Namda
was officially launched on the 22 nd October 2004 by the Premier of
the Northern Cape Province (Ms E. D. Peters) Donation from NDFT The
Namaqualand Diamond Fund Trust (NDFT) donated R1Om to the
Namaqualand Development Agency (NAMDA). The cheque was handed over
during the launching function of 22 October 2004 NDFT Board of
Trustees, Mrs P. Williams and Mr Boeboe van Wyk Donation from NDFT
The donation had been handed over to NAMDA by the Chairperson of
the NDFT (Mr M. van Zyl). It was received by the chairperson of
NAMDA (Mr J. Cardinal). See next slide Handing over of cheque (Mr
M. van Zyl to Mr J. Cardinal) VISION Ensure a sustainable economy
for the Namaqua region Co-ordinate economic activities and To
ensure that PDI businessess actively participate in the economic
mainstream of the Namakwa District MISSION to develop the Namaqua
region economically to promote sustainable development and capacity
building of PDI entrepreneurs to co-ordinate the co-operation of
economical initiatives to form partnerships between the private
sector and the public sector Board of Trustees Mr J. Cardinal -
Chairperson (Alexkor rep) deceased Mr B. Vass - Vice chairperson
(Youth Commission)(Resigned) Mr J. Losper - (Alexkor rep) Ms B.
Vries - (Alexkor rep) Ms A. Witbooi - (NGO rep)(Not resigned) Board
of Trustees Ms. A. Delie - (Namakwa DM) Ms. B. Links - (NDFT) Mr.
L. H. van Rooi - (Namakwa DM) Mr. G. Maarman - (Alexkor rep) Mr. G.
De Wet - (NDFT) deceased NAMDA Board of Trustees and Mr M. van Zyl
Staff ( The staff had been retrenched in April 2010) Chief
Executive OfficerMr J S Strauss Chief Financial ManagerMr H W
Raymond Head: AdministrationMrs E S Hayes Financial OfficerMr E E
Wilson Administration OfficerMs M K Magerman ReceptionMs A G Louw
Office AssistantMs P W Martinus InternMr F. Van den Heever Loans to
businesses Calvinia Internet Caf ,00 Groenkloof Pleasure Resort ,00
Sugar Daddy (Music Band) ,95 Marvir Chicken Farms ,00 Nakanas
Diamonds ,00 Masibambasani Crushers ,13 NTP Manufacturers CC ,00
Sandveld Holdings ,00 JRB Upholsters CC ,00 Namaqua Press ,00 !Homi
ai Game Shop & Party land ,00 Melkbosrand Landbou Koperasie ,00
Distinctive Choice ,92 One Way Shopping Complex ,00 Namaqua
Security ,00 New Generation Development ,00 Namaqua Health &
Fitness Club ,00 Loans to businesses SZDD Engineering Services CC
,00 Namaqua Style and Auto ,00 Kuboes Distributors ,20 Sibantu Cash
/Nollothville Who) ,00 Witbank (Nam) ,00 Riaans Motor Repairs &
GearboxC ,35 Nama Desert ,00 Gibel Transport ,00 XYZ ,00 Rembed ,00
Loans to businesses Arnos ,97 P.E. De Wet Vervoer Dienste ,00
Mayenzeke Magic Service and Service Foundation ,00 Sutherland Tyre
& Fitment Centre ,00 Fashion and Variety(klaar betaal) ,00
Techno Shop ,00 EAJ Entertainment ,45 Top Spares ,00 TOTALS Opening
Balance: Operating expenses (2005 2010) 1.2m = R3.4m+1.2=4.6 Loans
to businesses= R 4.6 Purchase of plant NDFT=R10M+1.2(AOS) =R11.2m =
R 2m Retrenchment of staff The full staff had been retrenched in
April 2010 due to the following: The vast majority of loaners could
not repay loans Promised funding from the province for Small Mining
development did not arrive The senior staff received reduced
salaries and some benefits were not paid anymore like full
transport allowances, no food and accommodation allowances
Retrenchment of staff The sitting allowances of Trustees were
reduced and most of the time not paid Appointment as Service
Provider for the Tourism Hub were not honoured The above resulted
in a situation where salaries could not be paid anymore and the
staff had been retrenched at the end of April 2010 Thank you
