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Tony Edike & Anayo Okoli 30 May 2011 Enugu — THE Peoples Progressive Alliance, PPA, has protested its exclusion by President Goodluck Jonathan from the invitation extended to certain political parties to meet with him on Wednesday, June 1, in Abuja. National Chairman of the party, Chief Sam Nkire, said in a statement yesterday that "not inviting at least all the ten political parties that won elections would amount to discrimination, which "the President is not known for." He stated that despite PPA's poor showing in the last election, the party won at least one legislative seat and hoped to recover more from the tribunals, adding that a party which produced two governors and a Minister four years ago was not a party to be ignored by any means. According to him, the PPA did not only adopt Jonathan in the last election but ensured that he either won or did well in the 36 states, including Abuja, and 774 local government areas where the party has offices

New Era (Windhoek)

Tunomukwathi Asino

27 May 2011

Windhoek — Dr Andrew Niikondo, Head of the Public Management Department at the Polytechnic of Namibia has compiled a research paper on informal settlements for the City of Windhoek titled “Migrants to Cities and Towns in Namibia: The Dynamics of Investing in Urban versus rural areas.”

The paper was launched on Monday at a public lecture at the Polytechnic of Namibia entitled: “Migration of People to Local Authorities in Namibia”.

Speaking at the event, the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo said: “The research paper, in itself, captures the essence of the endemic problem of housing facing the residents of Windhoek, and by extension, the nation as a whole.”

He added: “I have no doubt the paper will serve as a reference point for much of the present and future work that will be directed at addressing housing challenges in Namibia.”

“This is the challenge that all citizens are called to take up, including students and professionals alike. I am encouraged by our academic enthusiasm of involvement in the development of our nation.”

“The Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development stands to benefit a great deal from the research and is certain to make use of it in its planning and implementation of programmes aimed at alleviating the plight of our people in informal settlements,” Ekandjo said.

He said access to shelter is an essential element of economic emancipation that enables individuals and families to secure tenure. “Housing ownership, in particular, plays a pivotal role as a catalyst for overall economic development.”

Ekandjo stated that informal settlements in Namibia have increased exponentially and continue to increase due to mainly influx of people from rural to urban centers for better opportunities, employment being the major driving force.

“Informal settlers migrate from other areas and occupy spaces that are not prepared and habitable for human standards.”

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