Raimar von Hase
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Raimar von Hase is a Namibia
n farmer. Von Hase has been the leader of the Namibia Agricultural Union
, which represents Namibia's wealthy and primarily white
farmers nationally since 2004. He replaced Jan de Wet
, who had previously served since 1994.
near Uhlenhorst, where he raises Karakul sheep. As leader of the NAU, von Hase has adopted a conciliatory approach to national land reform
, welcoming constitutional reforms.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n farmer. Von Hase has been the leader of the Namibia Agricultural Union
Namibia Agricultural Union
The Namibia Agricultural Union is a union of farmers in Namibia which represents commercial or non-subsistence farmers. The leader of the NAU since 2004 is Raimar von Hase who replaced Jan de Wet...
, which represents Namibia's wealthy and primarily white
Whites in Namibia
White Namibians are people of European or Southern African birth or descent living in Namibia. Most white Namibians are Afrikaners, while some are descended from German, Portuguese, or English immigrants.- Distribution :...
farmers nationally since 2004. He replaced Jan de Wet
Jan de Wet
Johannes Marthinus de Wet was a Namibian politician and farmer.-Politics:De Wet entered politics as a member of the South African Parliament from 1964-70. He then became the Commissioner General of Indigenous People from 1970-78...
, who had previously served since 1994.
Career
Von Hase became a farmer in 1975. He owns land in the Hardap RegionHardap Region
Hardap is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. It is home to the Hardap Dam.Hardap stretches the entire width of Namibia, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Namibia's eastern national border. In the northeast, it borders the Kgalagadi District of Botswana, and in the southeast, it borders...
near Uhlenhorst, where he raises Karakul sheep. As leader of the NAU, von Hase has adopted a conciliatory approach to national land reform
Land reform in Namibia
Land reform is an important political and economic topic in Namibia. It consists of two different strategies: resettlement, and transfer of commercially viable agricultural land. Resettlement is aimed at improving the lives of displaced or dispossessed previously disadvantaged Namibians...
, welcoming constitutional reforms.