Essential The Africa the Media Doesn't Tell You About
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Greatest African footballer of all-time at club level. His son plays for PSG's youth team and internationally for the US. What re his policies like during his campaign.
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Conservancies make more than N$5b
News - National | 2017-10-18 by Ndanki Kahiurika
CONSERVANCIES have contributed N$5 billion to the country's net income since 1999, despite challenges they continue to face.
Environment and tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the conservancies made the money between 1999 and 2015. There are 83 registered conservancies in Namibia.
Muyunda was responding to questions by The Namibian last week on allegations that conservancies were taking up too much land.
Of the 83 conservancies in the country, 36 are in the Kunene region and 15 in the Zambezi.
Muyunda said all conservancies, which are supposed to operate along commercial lines, generated N$102 million for the local communities, and created 5 116 jobs in 2015.
He said conservancies support wildlife recoveries and environmental restoration, and this has also resulted in the growth of the elephant population, which has grown from 7 500 to 22 000 since 1995.
The Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (Nacso)'s director, Maxi Pia Louis, pointed out that conservancies also face challenges when it comes to grazing for both wildlife and livestock.
Louis said this is worsened by illegal fencing, lack of rangeland management, overgrazing, lack of livestock management and illegal grazing.
She said illegal fencing prevents lawful members of the traditional community from accessing collective resources such as firewood, water, veld foods, medicines, fruits, building materials and grazing.
“It also obstructs the free movement of wildlife, which is so necessary (because of erratic rainfall in Namibia) for conservancies to optimise wildlife populations.
“Few illegal fences have been removed, but it continues to grow as a problem,” said Louis.
The director also pointed out that illegal grazing is disadvantaging members of the traditional community, and is undermining the traditional authorities.
Conservancies make more than N$5b
News - National | 2017-10-18 by Ndanki Kahiurika
CONSERVANCIES have contributed N$5 billion to the country's net income since 1999, despite challenges they continue to face.
Environment and tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the conservancies made the money between 1999 and 2015. There are 83 registered conservancies in Namibia.
Muyunda was responding to questions by The Namibian last week on allegations that conservancies were taking up too much land.
Of the 83 conservancies in the country, 36 are in the Kunene region and 15 in the Zambezi.
Muyunda said all conservancies, which are supposed to operate along commercial lines, generated N$102 million for the local communities, and created 5 116 jobs in 2015.
He said conservancies support wildlife recoveries and environmental restoration, and this has also resulted in the growth of the elephant population, which has grown from 7 500 to 22 000 since 1995.
The Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (Nacso)'s director, Maxi Pia Louis, pointed out that conservancies also face challenges when it comes to grazing for both wildlife and livestock.
Louis said this is worsened by illegal fencing, lack of rangeland management, overgrazing, lack of livestock management and illegal grazing.
She said illegal fencing prevents lawful members of the traditional community from accessing collective resources such as firewood, water, veld foods, medicines, fruits, building materials and grazing.
“It also obstructs the free movement of wildlife, which is so necessary (because of erratic rainfall in Namibia) for conservancies to optimise wildlife populations.
“Few illegal fences have been removed, but it continues to grow as a problem,” said Louis.
The director also pointed out that illegal grazing is disadvantaging members of the traditional community, and is undermining the traditional authorities.
Conservancies make more than N$5b
Nivea faces racism storm over "appalling" African TV advert showing black woman applying 'skin lightening cream'
TV and billboard adverts for the beauty brand's 'natural fairness' moisturiser have caused outrage in Africa
by Rachael Burford
13:44, 18 OCT 2017
UPDATED 05:09, 19 OCT 2017
Nivea has become embroiled in a racism row over an 'appalling' advert campaign that promises their product will 'visibly lighten' skin.
Promotional billboards for the beauty brand's 'natural fairness' moisturiser have sprung up across Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal.
Nivea, which is owned by German skin care company Beiersdorf Global AG, has also produced a TV advert for the 'offensive' product.
The print adverts show former Miss Nigeria Omowunmi Akinnifesi with the words 'For visibly fairer skin' written across her body, while the TV commercial sees the model's skin lighting up and becoming whiter as she happily applies the cream.
Billboards for the moisturiser have sprung up across the continent (Image: Twitter)
'Natural fairness' moisturiser is being sold by Nivea in Africa (Image: Twitter)
People have taken to social media to express their outrage at the suggestion that they would want 'fairer' skin and have demanded the removal of the billlboards using the #PULLITDOWNNOW.
Fuse ODG, the British hip hop artist of Ghanaian descent, has also criticised the Nivea campaign.
He said: "Kindly take down these billboards you have placed all over our beloved countries in Africa.
"I saw this one with my own eyes today in Ghana and we love our complexion the way it is. And if you don’t take these down. We will.
"Every African everywhere should stop buying any Nivea product. Tag the Nivea branch from your country so they understand how foolish this is!"
The TV commercial appears to show a model's skin lighting up and becoming whiter as she applies the cream (Image: Twitter)
London entrepreneur William Adoas i slammed the TV commercial.
Sharing a clip of it online, he said: "This is why black businesses need to rise up and cater for our needs.
"Nivea can’t get away with pushing this skin lightening agenda across Africa. Appalling."
Sharing a photo of the a Nivea billboard, one critic said: "This Billboard message is nonsense. Who told Nivea black women asked for fairer skin?"
Viewers have taken to social media to express their outrage (Image: Twitter)
Another added: "This is not how to market in Africa. We didn't want 'FAIRER SKIN' thank you."
The backlash comes just weeks after beauty brand Dove apologised for an online advert that was accused of being "racist".
The company said it had "missed the mark" with an image posted on Facebook , which showed a black woman removing her top to reveal a white woman underneath.
Mirror.co.uk has contacted Nivea's parent company Beiersdorf Global for comment.
Nivea in racism row after advert shows black woman using 'skin lightening cream'
TV and billboard adverts for the beauty brand's 'natural fairness' moisturiser have caused outrage in Africa
by Rachael Burford
13:44, 18 OCT 2017
UPDATED 05:09, 19 OCT 2017
Nivea has become embroiled in a racism row over an 'appalling' advert campaign that promises their product will 'visibly lighten' skin.
Promotional billboards for the beauty brand's 'natural fairness' moisturiser have sprung up across Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal.
Nivea, which is owned by German skin care company Beiersdorf Global AG, has also produced a TV advert for the 'offensive' product.
The print adverts show former Miss Nigeria Omowunmi Akinnifesi with the words 'For visibly fairer skin' written across her body, while the TV commercial sees the model's skin lighting up and becoming whiter as she happily applies the cream.
Billboards for the moisturiser have sprung up across the continent (Image: Twitter)
'Natural fairness' moisturiser is being sold by Nivea in Africa (Image: Twitter)
People have taken to social media to express their outrage at the suggestion that they would want 'fairer' skin and have demanded the removal of the billlboards using the #PULLITDOWNNOW.
Fuse ODG, the British hip hop artist of Ghanaian descent, has also criticised the Nivea campaign.
He said: "Kindly take down these billboards you have placed all over our beloved countries in Africa.
"I saw this one with my own eyes today in Ghana and we love our complexion the way it is. And if you don’t take these down. We will.
"Every African everywhere should stop buying any Nivea product. Tag the Nivea branch from your country so they understand how foolish this is!"
The TV commercial appears to show a model's skin lighting up and becoming whiter as she applies the cream (Image: Twitter)
London entrepreneur William Adoas i slammed the TV commercial.
Sharing a clip of it online, he said: "This is why black businesses need to rise up and cater for our needs.
"Nivea can’t get away with pushing this skin lightening agenda across Africa. Appalling."
Sharing a photo of the a Nivea billboard, one critic said: "This Billboard message is nonsense. Who told Nivea black women asked for fairer skin?"
Viewers have taken to social media to express their outrage (Image: Twitter)
Another added: "This is not how to market in Africa. We didn't want 'FAIRER SKIN' thank you."
The backlash comes just weeks after beauty brand Dove apologised for an online advert that was accused of being "racist".
The company said it had "missed the mark" with an image posted on Facebook , which showed a black woman removing her top to reveal a white woman underneath.
Mirror.co.uk has contacted Nivea's parent company Beiersdorf Global for comment.
Nivea in racism row after advert shows black woman using 'skin lightening cream'
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
CORRUPTION IS FIGHTING BACK AND BUHARI IS HELPING!
Runoff between George Weah and the Current VP. Word on the street is the "people" are leaning towards Weah but to avoid being seen as an even bigger laughing stock globally theres a good chance some things will happen so that Weah losses.