Elelo lyUukwambi tali yi pondje ekotampango lyomahala ga gamenwa
Iilyo yokomitiye yoIipumbu yaTshilongo Conservancy otayi popi kutya elelo lyUukwambi Traditional Authority (UTA) oshowo Ngoloneya gwaShana, Clemens Kashuupulwa otaya yi pondje oompango dhekotampango dhomahala ga gamenwa gopaushitwe, nonando oyeli aashaini yoompango ndhoka. Shoka sha landula sho mboka taya popile etulo miilonga lyopoloyeka yokumina oshimongwa okuza mekango lyomongwa lyOtjivalunda ndyoka Ii li oshitopolwa shehala lyagamenwa. Pahapu dhomupopiliko gwokomitiye tayi gamene ehala ndyoka,Thomas Nambambi, okwa popi kutya Kashuupulwa onga omunashipundi gwelelo lyoshitopolwa oshowo elelo lyopamuthigululwakalo lyUukwambi, moka ekango ndyoka lyomongwa tali adhika, okwa shaina ekotampango lyehala ndyoka shoka tashi ti kutya otaka gamenene po ehala ndyoka na iteli gandja po momukalo kehe.
Nambambi okwa popi kutya Iipumbu yaTshilongo Conservancy oya tseyithwa pamushangwa gwopapangelo muMei gwo 2012, omanga elelo lyUukwambi oshowo ndyoka lyaNdonga, inaya mona omukanda gwoexclusive prospecting licence (EPL) 4365 okupitila mehangano lyOndonga-Uukwambi Mining Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (OUME) ndyoka li li omuniipambuliko mehangano lyoGecko Namibia (Pty) Ltd, okupitila mehangano lyOtjivalunda Holdings (Pty) Ltd ndyoka lya hala okumina oshimongwa mOtjivalunda.
Nambambi okwa popi kutya ehangano lyo OUME ehangano lyopaumwene na kali shi ehangano lyoshigwana, nuuna ngele olwa pewa epitiko lyokumina oshimongwa okuza mekango moka nena uuwanawa mboka otawu kaya owala kooyeye yehangano noshigwana itashi ka mona uuwanawa washa. Okwa tsikile kutya pethimbo ya ningi omutumba nehangano lyoGecko oya tseyithiwa kutya ehangano ndyoka kali na ohokwe moshimongwa ihe omootrona moka hamu mene omongwa.
“Shoka UTA ka ta kambadhala okuninga pamwe noGecko Namibia mOtjivalunda naashoka tashi yambidhidhwa kuKashuupulwa otashi yi pondje ekotampango lyomahala ga gamenwa, nokukengelela aantu. Osha yelithwa mekotampango kutya UTA ina gandja po evi mehala ndyoka omanga ina tseyithila okomitiye yehala ndyoka lya gamenwa,” Nambambi a popi. “Omapekaapeko getu oga holola kutya uuna ootrona dha minwa mo nena muule woomvula 25 omakango ngoka itaga ka kala nomongwa. Shoka otashi yi pondje omayambulepo.” Nambambi natango okwa holola kutya ehangano ndyoka tali mini oshimongwa otali ka gandja owala iilonga kaantu ya thika po 30 omanga okupitila mopoloyeka yawo ndjoka yehala lya gamenwa, aantu ya thika po 4000 haya mono uuwanawa, okupitila momongwa ngoka.
Aakwashigwana oya totopo Iipumbu yaTshilongo Conservancy oshowo okomitiye tayi ithanwa Ekango sub-committee opo ya tinde emino lyomongwa okuza momakango gawo ngoka. Okwa popi kutya konima nkene kwa tamekwa oonkundathana dhemino lyoshimongwa okuza mOtjivalunda muSepetemba gwo 2012, ndhoka ya tindi, aakalelipo yoUTA oya tameke okukala itaya holoka miigongi yokomitiye yehala ndyoka. Omukomeho gwehangano lyoGecko Namibia, Pine van Wyk okwa popi oshiwike sha piti kutya Gecko Namibia pamwe nOUME, oya ya mbidhidhwa koEnviro Dynamics, opo yangonge po oEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) mo 2013 yi na sha niilonga yokumina oshimongwa mekango ndyoka. EIA oya gandjwa kuuministeli womidhingoloko momasiku ga 6 gaDesemba mo 2013, na komufala gwomidhongoloko okwa li tindi eindilo ndyoka pambelelwa momasiku 24 gaJuli 2014.
Gecko Namibia (Pty) Ltd, okupitila mehangano ndyoka li li oshitopolwa shoGecko Otjivalunda Holdings (Pty) Ltd, oli na mo oopresenda 50 dhiipambuliko mehangano lyOndonga-Uukwambi Mining Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (OUME), ndyoka olyo li na omukandapitiko gwokumina gwoiexclusive prospecting licence (EPL) 4365.
Iipambuliko yoopresenda 50 oyehangano lyOUME ndyoka li li ehangano lyomuhanga lyelelo lyaNdonga oshowo lyUukwambi.
Kashuupywa okwa popi kutya ye ina ningwa naye ekwatathano sho eindilo lyoclearance certificate lya ningwa nonando okuli omunambelewa omukuluntu gwepangelo moshitopolwa. Otjivalunda omu na omakango gomongwa gopaali. Otjivalunda 1 moshikandjohogololo Otamanzi moshitopolwa shaMusati oshowo Otjiwarunda 2 moshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya moshitopolwa shaShana, nomakango ngoka agehe ogeli kohi yelelo lyUukwambi. Elelo lyaNgandjera, kali shi oshitopolwa shokomitiye yehala ndyoka li li moshitopolwa shawo.
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Nambambi okwa popi kutya Iipumbu yaTshilongo Conservancy oya tseyithwa pamushangwa gwopapangelo muMei gwo 2012, omanga elelo lyUukwambi oshowo ndyoka lyaNdonga, inaya mona omukanda gwoexclusive prospecting licence (EPL) 4365 okupitila mehangano lyOndonga-Uukwambi Mining Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (OUME) ndyoka li li omuniipambuliko mehangano lyoGecko Namibia (Pty) Ltd, okupitila mehangano lyOtjivalunda Holdings (Pty) Ltd ndyoka lya hala okumina oshimongwa mOtjivalunda.
Nambambi okwa popi kutya ehangano lyo OUME ehangano lyopaumwene na kali shi ehangano lyoshigwana, nuuna ngele olwa pewa epitiko lyokumina oshimongwa okuza mekango moka nena uuwanawa mboka otawu kaya owala kooyeye yehangano noshigwana itashi ka mona uuwanawa washa. Okwa tsikile kutya pethimbo ya ningi omutumba nehangano lyoGecko oya tseyithiwa kutya ehangano ndyoka kali na ohokwe moshimongwa ihe omootrona moka hamu mene omongwa.
“Shoka UTA ka ta kambadhala okuninga pamwe noGecko Namibia mOtjivalunda naashoka tashi yambidhidhwa kuKashuupulwa otashi yi pondje ekotampango lyomahala ga gamenwa, nokukengelela aantu. Osha yelithwa mekotampango kutya UTA ina gandja po evi mehala ndyoka omanga ina tseyithila okomitiye yehala ndyoka lya gamenwa,” Nambambi a popi. “Omapekaapeko getu oga holola kutya uuna ootrona dha minwa mo nena muule woomvula 25 omakango ngoka itaga ka kala nomongwa. Shoka otashi yi pondje omayambulepo.” Nambambi natango okwa holola kutya ehangano ndyoka tali mini oshimongwa otali ka gandja owala iilonga kaantu ya thika po 30 omanga okupitila mopoloyeka yawo ndjoka yehala lya gamenwa, aantu ya thika po 4000 haya mono uuwanawa, okupitila momongwa ngoka.
Aakwashigwana oya totopo Iipumbu yaTshilongo Conservancy oshowo okomitiye tayi ithanwa Ekango sub-committee opo ya tinde emino lyomongwa okuza momakango gawo ngoka. Okwa popi kutya konima nkene kwa tamekwa oonkundathana dhemino lyoshimongwa okuza mOtjivalunda muSepetemba gwo 2012, ndhoka ya tindi, aakalelipo yoUTA oya tameke okukala itaya holoka miigongi yokomitiye yehala ndyoka. Omukomeho gwehangano lyoGecko Namibia, Pine van Wyk okwa popi oshiwike sha piti kutya Gecko Namibia pamwe nOUME, oya ya mbidhidhwa koEnviro Dynamics, opo yangonge po oEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) mo 2013 yi na sha niilonga yokumina oshimongwa mekango ndyoka. EIA oya gandjwa kuuministeli womidhingoloko momasiku ga 6 gaDesemba mo 2013, na komufala gwomidhongoloko okwa li tindi eindilo ndyoka pambelelwa momasiku 24 gaJuli 2014.
Gecko Namibia (Pty) Ltd, okupitila mehangano ndyoka li li oshitopolwa shoGecko Otjivalunda Holdings (Pty) Ltd, oli na mo oopresenda 50 dhiipambuliko mehangano lyOndonga-Uukwambi Mining Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (OUME), ndyoka olyo li na omukandapitiko gwokumina gwoiexclusive prospecting licence (EPL) 4365.
Iipambuliko yoopresenda 50 oyehangano lyOUME ndyoka li li ehangano lyomuhanga lyelelo lyaNdonga oshowo lyUukwambi.
Kashuupywa okwa popi kutya ye ina ningwa naye ekwatathano sho eindilo lyoclearance certificate lya ningwa nonando okuli omunambelewa omukuluntu gwepangelo moshitopolwa. Otjivalunda omu na omakango gomongwa gopaali. Otjivalunda 1 moshikandjohogololo Otamanzi moshitopolwa shaMusati oshowo Otjiwarunda 2 moshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya moshitopolwa shaShana, nomakango ngoka agehe ogeli kohi yelelo lyUukwambi. Elelo lyaNgandjera, kali shi oshitopolwa shokomitiye yehala ndyoka li li moshitopolwa shawo.
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