| 24 August 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/IFB/1A01002: Renovation and Construction of Additional Infrastructure at 10 Schools in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
19 July 2010 NEWS The Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Honourable Alpheus !Naruseb, officially launched the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia’s Communal Land Support (CLS) Sub Activity in Oshakati on Monday 19 July 2010. At the same time the head quarters from where the project, that covers most of the Northern Communal Areas (NCA), will operate was officially opened. The CLS activities of the MCA-N will strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement to implement the Communal Land Reform Act of 2002, thereby fast-tracking the process of land registration in the Kunene, Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Kavango regions. Officially launching the CLS the Lands & Resettlement Minister condemned activities leading to poor rangeland and low agricultural productivity including the fencing off of large portions of common grazing areas which leads to the marginalization of already poor people. He labeled illegal fencing off as a problem that can no longer be ignored. Honorouble !Naruseb emphasized that a total of 1 389 land parcels were registered between 2003 and 2008, which is less than one per cent of the estimated number of existing land parcels in the NCAs. He indicated that “there are approximately 230 000 land rights holders in the NCAs and, as such, it would take the government a long period to register all the land parcels”. The CLS Sub-Activity will concentrate on the identification of all land parcels above 20 hectares, with or without fences, and subsequently their registration in compliance with the 2002 Communal Land Reform Act.
The project office is located at the premises of the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement’s head office in Oshakati. The CLS implementation will run for a period of approximately 4 years, till mid 2014. |
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| 01 June 2010 NEWS MCA-N approved the Gender and Social Integration Strategy. The strategy is designed to address any gender inequalities that limit women’s or men’s opportunities to participate in or benefit from projects, and to enhance the benefits of the programme for both women and vulnerable groups. View Gender & Social Integration Strategy |
| 26 July 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/IFB/3B04002: Supply and Delivery of 1,275,000 RFID Combo Ear Tags Sets, Applicators and Replacement Pins for cattle The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
| 07 July 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/RCQ/5C01001: Ministry of Education Based Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
| 15 June 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/RFP/2C02001: Conservancy Development Support Services The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
| 11 May 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/RCQI3C01004: Organisational Audit of the Indigenous Plants Task Team The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
| 28 April 2009: Publication of General Procurement Notice 4 MCA Namibia has published General Procurement Notice (GPN) 4 covering the period May-October 2010. GPNs advertise upcoming procurements of goods, works, non-consulting and consulting services, which appear in the Procurement Plan as approved by MCA Namibia and MCC. GPNs typically cover a six-month period. For more details, please refer to our Procurements page. |
24 April 2010 MCA Namibia hosted US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns today. Burns officiated at the Textbooks handover ceremony held at NAMCOL YetuYama Centre, in Katutura. The textbooks procured by MCA Namibia through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) represent MCC first investment in Namibia’s Education sector. Burns noted that he was pleased to witness such an occasion and not just reading about the great things happening in Namibia from his office in Washington. He added that the US is committed towards helping Namibia in various projects that will contribute to Namibians' brighter futures. “The MCC not only supports Namibia’s development but also that of ten other countries in Africa, which together accounts for 70% of the U$7.5 billion that MCC invests worldwide” said Burns. I am looking forward to work with the Namibian government in the fields of agriculture, education as well as tourism”, Burns stated. The MCA Namibia assistance through this activity includes, addressing existing gaps in textbooks provision by funding the acquisition of English, Mathematics and Science textbooks for grades 5 - 12 on a national level. |
31 May 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/RFP/3B01002: Design, Environmental And Social Impact Assessment and Supervision of Quarantine Camps The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
| 16 March 2010: Procurement Opportunity MCA Namibia is announcing a new procurement opportunity: MCAN/COM/IFB/1C02003: Receiving, Sorting, Dispatching, and Distribution of Textbooks in 13 Regions of Namibia The Specific Procurement Notice advertising this procurement and the associated solicitation document are available on the Procurements Page. |
| 15 February 2010: Procurement Opportunities MCA Namibia is announcing new procurement opportunities: MCAN/COM/RFP/5A01003: Community-Based Rangeland Management Household Income and Expenditure Surveys MCAN/COM/RFP/5A01002: Community Support and Indigenous Natural Products Household and Organisational Surveys The Specific Procurement Notices advertising these procurements and the associated solicitation documents are available on the Procurements Page. |
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20 November 2009: Procurement Opportunities |
| 18 November 2009: Publication of General Procurement Notice 3 MCA Namibia has published General Procurement Notice (GPN) 3 covering the period November 2009-April 2010. GPNs advertise upcoming procurements of goods, works, non-consulting and consulting services, which appear in the Procurement Plan as approved by MCA Namibia and MCC. GPNs typically cover a six-month period. For more details, please refer to our Procurements page. |
The activities of the consulting services shall include, but may not be limited to: • Build on and expand the existing “brand” promotion work already underway through the development of a “Positioning Strategy” designed specifically for the North American market; The SPN for the EoI will also be advertised on the www.dgmarket.com and the www.undbonline.com |
| 8 October 2009: New Documents Available MCA-N is making publically available through this website the following new documents: Bid Challenge System posted on the Procurements Page |
21 September 2009: Procurement Opportunities MCA Namibia is announcing several new procurement opportunities: |
| 8 April 2009: Project Descriptions Update MCA Namibia and its implementing partners – the Ministries of Education, Environment and Tourism, Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Lands; the Namibia Training Authority and the Namibia Tourism Board – jointly produced detailed project descriptions for each of the MCA Namibia project in Education, Tourism and Agriculture. These Project Descriptions are now available on our website on the Downloads Page. They provide a more detailed insight into the planned project activities in terms of scope and implementation modality. |
15 July 2009: Workshop on Procurement Procedures MCA Namibia hosted a Workshop on Procurement Procedures at the Windhoek Country Club today. Guests of Honour at the workshop were Prof. Peter Katjavivi, Director General of the National Planning Commission and Chairman of the MCA-N Board and Hon. John Mutorwa, Minister of Agriculture and Member of the MCA-N Board. Other notable participants were Ms. Penny Akwenye, CEO of MCA Namibia, Dr. John Wingle, MCC Resident Country Director, Mr. Tara Shaanika, CEO of the Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Justin Ellis, Member of the MCA-N Board and Ms. Jackie Asheeke, CEO of the Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations and also a Member of the MCA-N Board. The workshop was attended by over 180 members of the business community, sectoral, government, civil society and media representatives. The main topics discussed during the workshop were the MCA-N Programme and upcoming procurement opportunities, and the Procurement Rules governing MCA-N operations. After a Welcoming Note by Mrs. Akwenye and the Opening Remarks by Prof. Katjavivi, the audience was offered several presentations by the MCA-N programme implementation and procurement teams. The presentations were followed by Q&A sessions, during which the audience took the opportunity to ask questions, request clarifications and make comments. The workshop concluded with the Private Sector Perspective address by Mr. Shaanika and a Vote of Thanks by Mrs. Asheeke. Presentations and speeches available for downloading: |
| 6 April 2009: Procurement Update The Procurement Page has been updated with the first Notice of Contract Awards. Through this notice MCA-N announces the contracts with a value of NAD100,000 (approx. US$10,000) or more awarded during the period November 2008 to March 2009. |
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MCA-N handed over Road Maintenance Equipment to MET on 01 September 2010 |
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Minister of Education Hon Dr Abraham Iyambo chatting with students from Kosmos High School who were present at the textbooks handover ceremony. |
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National Planning Commission Director General and MCA-N Board Chairperson Mr. Tom Alweendo. |
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Student from Hage Geingob High School Lydia Iita giving a vote of thanks on behalf of all learners who will receive textbooks from MCA Namibia. |
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| MCA Namibia Compact Ratified The National Assembly on 18 November 2008 ratified the MCA Namibia Compact. This is an important milestone in the development of the Programme which unlocks the way forward for the implementation of the identified activities in the beneficiary sectors, namely, education, tourism and agriculture. Click here to download the Media Statement by MCA Namibia's CEO. Click here to download the Response by Hon. Helmut Angula to issues raised during the debate on the MCA Namibia Compact. |
| MCA Namibia Compact tabled for Ratification in National Assembly Minister Helmut Angula of Works and Transport, the former Director-General of the Planning Commission and in that capacity a driving force behind the MCA Namibia Compact development, on 9 October 2008 tabled the MCA Namibia Compact in the National Assembly for ratification. The main rationale for ratification - as opposed to signing the MCA Namibia Compact as a bilateral agreement between the US Government (as the development partner) and the Namibian Government (as the beneficiary country) - is the application of a different set of procurement rules to the MCA Namibia Compact. The Tender Board Act of the Government of Namibia will not apply to the MCA Namibia Compact. The MCC Act does not allow for the preferential treatment of contractors in the beneficiary country, in this case Namibia. In exchange, no preferences will be extended to American contractors. The Tender Board Act is the only Namibian legislation for which exemption is sought by the motion to ratify the Compact. All other Namibian legislation, including the tax legislation, applies to the MCA Namibia Compact. The motion will be discussed in the National Assembly as from 23 October 2008. |
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28 July 2008: Namibia and the United States Sign US$304.5 Million Compact for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth At a signing ceremony today in the Office of the Prime Minister, Prof. Peter Katjavivi, Director General of the National Planning Commission (NPC) and Mr. Rodney Bent, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, signed a US$304.5 million (over N$2.3 billion) grant agreement - the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Namibia Compact. The signing was witnessed by the Right Hon. Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia, H.E. Dennise Mathieu, United States Ambassador to Namibia, and a number of Namibian and US officials and stakeholders. In his keynote address to the participants at the signing ceremony, Prof. Peter Katjavivi stated: “We are delighted to join the league of Millennium Challenge Account Compact countries. Namibia is a young democracy, this year 18 years of age. And today, Namibia will be the 18th country in the developing world to sign a Compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation.” Mr. Bent stated, “The program, focused on supporting education and training, demonstrates Namibia’s will to improve the lives of its citizens and create a foundation for sustainable growth, economic opportunities and the success for its own people.” Read the full texts of the the MCA-Namibia Compact, joint MCA Namibia – MCC Press Release, Compact Factsheet, and Prof. Katjavivi's keynote address in the Downloads section of this website. |
| 20 June 2008: Successful Government of Namibia - MCC Negotiatios in Washington D.C. The Government Negotiating Team led my Mr. Frans Kapofi, Secretary to the Cabinet, held negotiations with MCC on the MCA Namibia Compact in Washington D.C. between June 16 and 20 2008. These negotiations had a successful outcome and the MCA Namibia Compact is expected to be signed on July 28, 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. Details of the signing ceremony will be posted on this website shortly. |




