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Activist lays charge at ICC to return monument to Germany Sharlien Tjambari
Call for a panel to solve housing need welcomed Piquet Jacobs Great enthusiasm exists for the establishment of a solution-orientated, hands-on panel of experts to address Namibia's ongoing housing dilemma. This is after a suggestion to this effect was made at the Invest in Namibia international investors Conference in Windhoek earlier this week by the founder of the Namibia Property Group and current managing director, David Akinin. Also described as the Harambee Housing People no longer want to hear about the problems Working Group, this panel will have to bring surrounding housing in Namibia, but rather want together the Government, developers, the solutions in overcoming them,�Akinin contractors investors and financial institutions explained to namib times. to find a mutual and practical solution to deliver Akinin reported a positive and enthusiastic 300 000 low cost houses to Namibians. response in how to get his vision up and running. Apart from a growing shortage of houses, Namibia Property Group is a real estate delivering 300 000 affordable houses is one of development company in Namibia focusing on the goals set out in Vision 2030. the development of properties in the residential “The idea is not to only bring up issues, but sector. The company's operations such as land coming to a point of resolving these issues. Continues on Page 2
The Back to Germany Activists Movement has laid a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to have the German Kaiserlich Marine Soldiers Denkmal (Monument), located in Swakopmund, returned to Germany. The office of the The activists, who are Prosecutor of the ICC, m o s t l y f r o m t h e Mark P Dillion, the Ovaherero commuHead of Information n i t y, b e l i e v e t h e and Evidence Unit marine Denkmal moconfirmed that indeed n u m e n t d o e s n o t a case number for this belong in Namibia action exists (OTP- because back in the CR-352/16). 1904/1905 war betAccording to Mr. Laid ween Germany and the law Peringanda the Herero, the German Head of the Activists marine soldiers massMovement, Dillion acred the Ovaherero confirmed this to him community at Otjimand said the case was bingwe, a village r e g i s t e r e d i n t h e south of Karibib. International Criminal Back to Germany AcCourt Communication tivists Movement led R e g i s t e r, i n a c c - by Mr. Laidlaw Perinodance with the Rome ganda went as far as Statute. writing letters to the The Back to Germany office of the OmbudsActivists movement man, the magistrate wants the Kaiserlich office in Swakopmund M a r i n e S o l d i e r s and the Ambassador of Denkmal to be remo- Germany in Namibia ved and send back to just to have their Germany because concerns heard. A case they believe that is was laid. The question where it belongs. The is now: could this posf i g h t a g a i n s t t h e sibly lead to the Kairemoval of the Denk- serlich Marine Solmal started in 2015 diers Denkmal removwhen over 200 ac- ed for good? The case tivists in Swakop- is also interesting mund signed a petition given the current for the memorial considerations by m o n u m e n t t o b e many African nations, removed from public including Namibia, to view and be shipped end their membership back to Germany. The of the ICC. monument was also vandalised.
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