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Namibia: Pohamba Reserves Comment On Zim
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New Era (Windhoek)
11 April 2008
Posted to the web 11 April 2008
Kuvee Kangueehi
Windhoek
President Hifikepunye Pohamba said he could not comment on the political situation in Zimbabwe until his Foreign Affairs Minister, Marco Hausiku, has properly briefed him about the situation in the neighbouring country.
The President made these remarks yesterday in response to a question from the Congress of Democrats (CoD) president, Ben Ulenga and Republican Party (RP) president, Henk Mudge, during the State of the Nation address in parliament.
"I have sent my foreign minister there to consult with the different stakeholders and I cannot say much until his return."
Pohamba said Hausiku is expected back in the country today and so far the latest information he has at his disposal is from the media.
He added that the Namibian Government did send a delegation to Zimbabwe, which was headed by the Minister of Environment and Tourism Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Pohamba said Nandi-Ndaitwah who went as an observer reported back to him about the elections and he was informed that the elections went well and the problem is the delay of the release of results, especially the presidential results.
The President, however, noted that he is in constant contact with the Southern African Development Community chairperson, Levy Mwanawasa, about the situation in Zimbabwe.
During the parliamentary session, Pohamba also responded to two questions from the DTA President Katuutire Kaura, about the increase in fuel and food prices and the Economic Partnership Agreement.
Pohamba said external forces cause the increase and Namibia has almost no control over the increases. He noted Namibia does not produce oil and like many other countries in the world is a consumer and has to pay the price.
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He added that the food increase is affecting the entire continent and there were demonstrations in countries like Egypt where people took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction.
The President said one of the solutions now is for people to consume locally produced goods. He also urged people to produce their own food, saying it will be cheaper to eat mahangu than rice.
The second solution the President provided was for people to pray so that the country can discover its own oil.
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