Efundja: Help will come

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila expressed her solidarity towards victims of the seasonal floods in the north, saying the government will do all it can to provide assistance.“I want to express my solidarity with all those who have been hit hard by the devastating floods following this year's rainy season as well as the Efundja floods caused by the massive inflows from the Cuvelai Delta in southern Angola,” Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said on Saturday at a fundraising event in Ondangwa.She used the platform to share her sentiments about the citizens who have been affected by the floods that have destroyed homesteads and resulted in the temporary closure of schools, and caused massive destruction to the road infrastructure in the northern part of the country.She said the government will continue to assess and monitor the situation through disaster response activities at regional and constituency levels to ensure that the needed assistance is rendered to people who need it most.“The government will also continue with efforts to strengthen national capacity building for disaster risk identification and mitigation, enhancement of preparedness for disasters and the recovery from disasters, to ensure that our economic activities are not disrupted as a result of these events,” Kuugongelwa-Amadhila added.She said in Oshana Region, 566 people from 120 households have been relocated to the Ekuku centre in Oshakati.Meanwhile the water levels of the oshanas have subsided over the past few weeks. The fundraising gala dinner was held for the sixth Ondangwa Trade and Industrial Exhibition (OTIE), slated for 28 April to 6 May.A total of N$424 000 was raised in pledges with Conselect Engineering pledging the highest amount of N$50 000 followed by First National Bank and MTC who pledged N$45 000 and N$40 000 respectively.Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said expos are a marketing platform where individuals and businesses showcase their products.She said one of the serious challenges the country is faced with is how to overcome constraints to wealth creation and economic growth adding that these constraints need to be taken head on by enhancing the country's capacity to produce goods and services.“Production is the basis for wealth creation and economic growth. Wealth creation and economic growth are in turn the bases for employment creation and poverty eradication. In this regard, it is imperative that as a nation, we promote productivity and competitiveness as critical elements in wealth creation and economic growth,” Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said.“The government is committed to transforming and diversifying the economy to efficiently deal with employment creation and poverty eradication. Employment opportunities can only be created through business expansion and growth,” she added.KENYA KAMBOWE

Efundja: Help will come

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