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Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>ENVIRONMENT minister Pohamba Shifeta is expected to chair an appeal hearing between Ondando C residents and the Ondonga Traditional Authority on Friday.<\/b><\/p>\n

This is according to an invite sent by secretary of appeal at the ministry, Wilma M\u00f6ller, last week to interested parties. M\u00f6ller said the appeal will be held at Ondando C borrow pit near Oniipa in Oshikoto region.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould anybody fail to appear for this hearing, the minister will preside over and continue with the appeal hearing in their absence – no excuse will be tolerated, the decision of the minister will bind all the parties,\u201d M\u00f6ller wrote.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Ondonga Traditional Authority failed to attend the appeal hearing between them and the residents of Ondando C villagers. The hearing was necessitated due to a dispute over the suspension of sand mining activities at Ondando C.<\/p>\n

In June, environmental commissioner Timoteus Mufeti suspended sand mining activities at Ondando C village. At the time, Mufeti said the suspension was due to non-compliance with the conditions of the environmental clearance certificate for sand and gravel mining at the Ondando sandpit.<\/p>\n

Some of the contraventions reported and observed, Mufeti said, include the disturbance of the underground water at the site, and the construction and operation of a gravel road to and from the site without appropriate authorisation.<\/p>\n

He ordered the traditional authority to rectify all non-compliance by 31 August. Mufeti warned that failure to do so would result in his office taking legal action against the authority, which, upon conviction, could receive a fine of N$500 000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. ENVIRONMENT minister Pohamba Shifeta is expected to chair an appeal hearing between Ondando C residents and the Ondonga Traditional Authority on Friday. This is according to an invite sent by secretary of appeal at the ministry, Wilma M\u00f6ller, last week to interested parties. 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