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News & Events
| 2008-11-26 |
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| MCA Namibia continues the hiring of staff for the Programme Implementation Unit in the third round of recruitment advertised on this website and in the Namibian print media. In this round, MCA is re-advertising four previously announced positions and advertising four new senior and middle-management positions to be filled by professional, ambitious and hard-working staff. |
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| 2008-11-18 |
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The National Assembly on 18 November 2008 ratified the MCA Namibia Compact. This marks the start of the Compact Implementation Funding (CIF) period of 9-12 months during which final design studies, feasibility studies, environmental impact studies, baseline studies for monitoring & evaluation, will be undertaken. Once the preparatory work is done and the CIF period completed, the Compact will "enter into force" (EIF) which means that the clock will start ticking for the 5 year programme implementation or the EIF period. Download Media Statement by the MCA Namibia CEO below.
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Media Statement CEO 18.11.08 459(KB)
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| 2008-10-08 |
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In an effort to update the media and the general public on the MCA Namibia Compact, the Director General of the National Planning Commission, Prof. Peter Katjavivi, called a Press Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister's Constitution Room on 8 October 2008.
Find the Press Statement on Downloads. |
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| 2008-10-12 |
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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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| 2008-09-16 |
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| MCA Namibia continues the hiring of staff for the Programme Implementation Unit in the second round of recruitment advertised on this website and in the Namibian print media. In this round, MCA is seeking professional, ambitious and hard-working staff for the seven senior management and administrative support positions. |
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| 2008-08-21 |
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| MCA Namibia has kick-started the hiring of staff for the Programme Implementation Unit by announcing the first round of recruitment on this website and in the Namibian print media. In this round, MCA is seeking professional, ambitious and hard-working staff for the six positions of officers and other key staff. |
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| 2008-07-28 |
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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. |
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| 2008-06-25 |
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The Government Negotiating Team led by 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 June 28, 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. Details of the signing ceremony will be posted on this website shortly. |
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| 2008-03-15 |
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MCC and its leadconsultant from the Academy for Education (AED) will be in country as from 17 March 2008 to wrap up the Due Diligence on:
1. Secondary school expansion
2. Colleges of Education and UNAM Teacher Training renovation
3. Regional Study and Resource Centres contruction
4. Community Skills Development Centres renovation and construction
5. Textbooks acquisition
6. Contribution to Namibia Training Fund
7. Loan Scheme or Bursary Trust for students from poor households
They will be working closely with the Ministry of Education, the Namibian Training Authority and MCA Namibia. |
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| 2008-03-13 |
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| MCC Vice President Mr. Darius Teter is visiting Namibia from 24 March 2008 to 2 April 2008 to familiarize himself with the proposed investments to be included in the MCA Namibia Compact. MCA Namibia plans to show him various project sites, including the cutline along the Namibian-Angolan border for the Veterinary Cordon Fence, one of the target schools, INP processing facilities, a model conservancy and a selected rural access road. |
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