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Reducing inequality is not easy, but Namibia will set a benchmark for the world to follow President Hage Geingob said.Speaking during the Leadership Seminar on Closing the Gap of Inequality in Windhoek yesterday, the president said Namibia wishes to rid itself of inequality before it becomes fatal. According to Geingob, a large number of black Namibians remain on the margin of the economy, despite common belief that the country has a good income. “Namibia needs a tailor-made approach to reducing inequality, therefore, it should be like a suit, perfectly tailored to fit our unique body. We therefore cannot merely rent a body,” he said. He also noted that meaningful and sustained development is not possible without effective leadership.“I have no doubt that the concentration of intellectual knowledge and capacity, as well as leadership experience that is present here today will result in the realisation of tangible results in some of the key outcomes that we would like to achieve under the Harambee Prosperity Plan,” he said.According to Geingob the country is committed to grow the economy in a sustained an inclusive manner and steer the country towards a future of shared prosperity, characterised by equitable income distribution. “We can be proud that despite numerous challenges, we have made tremendous progress both politically, economically and socially. We have much to be grateful as a nation,” he said. The seminar has been attended by the president, deputy ministers, regional governors, permanent secretaries and judiciary heads.The two-day seminar held under the theme ‘Closing the Gap of Inequality’ is led by Professor Joseph Stiglitz, an American economist.Stiglitz will present the combined principles of his two books titled, ‘The Price of Inequality’ and ‘The Great Divide’. A high-level leadership seminar will be held this morning that will appeal to parliamentarians, business leaders, civil society and labour activists. Later today a public lecture will be hosted for media practitioners and will be moderated by press secretary Albertus Aochamub. The lecture will interrogate the media as the, ‘Fourth Arm of Democracy’. The programme will conclude with the launch of the Namibia Business and Investment Guide this evening. JEMIMA BEUKES

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