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Kobi and Hana Alexander feed the hungry. We visit Hosiana soup kitchen in Kuisebmond
Bisey Uirab, Namport CEO, on the current status of the harbour development.
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The dredging process which is used to suck soil from the sea floor has commissioned two types of vessels pumping sand via a 1 400 meter pipeline to the construction area.
By Donna Collins The incredible marine engineering feat of expanding Namport's Container Terminal by reclaiming land from the ocean bed has made great strides, with 44% of the reclamation already completed since the project started last May. The project is expected to be completed by mid 2017. A staggering 1 250 000 m3 of land has been reclaimed to date, with five layers of soil ranging from two to eight meters loaded. Sandbagging to form the perimeter of the island as well as laying rock are just some of the enormous engineering tasks that have been achieved so far. The expansion project will cost 4 billion Namibian Dollars
(86 million U.S. dollars) and is being undertaken by marine specialists China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC), the expansion has been considered history in the making, such is the extent of this high tech engineering achievement. Addressing a press briefing this week, Yuanfei Feng (Acting Project Manager of CHEC) stated that N$1-billion has been spent on the project over the past 36 months, using Namibian and Chinese manpower working as a tight team. "I am happy to report that although most of the local workers were initially employed as general workers, some of them have now progressed to semi-skilled positions with our full training
programmes," said Feng. He also claimed that this project will take the country to greater heights, seeing that Namibia is already considered one of the best countries to do business with in Africa.
We have placed great focus on operational issues meet the very stringent and tight deadlines set by the contract. "We have placed great focus on operational issues since we started to try and meet the very stringent and tight deadlines
set by the contract. Because CHEC specialises in Marine Engineering it was not difficult for us to meet all the requirements when Namport went out on tender." Through a multi-faceted, high-tech process involving sandbagging and dredging to form the perimeter of the island that will ultimately be turned into the new Namport container terminal, the project requires a substantial amount of concrete. A cement batching plant has been established, with a laboratory on site to ensure that all materials used in the concrete are of the highest international standards and meet the requirements of the contract. The plant has been Continued on Page 3
Staff Reporter A number of worried pensioners contacted the Namib Independent this week to say that they had not yet received their monthly pension payment. The government’s pension payment is usually available by the first Tuesday of every month. When their money was not deposited into their accounts last Tuesday, many senior citizens found themselves in a spot of bother. Elderly people across the country were affected. By Monday the same situation was reported in Swakopmund, Arandis, Grootfontein, Lßderitz and Windhoek. Some complained that the payment for orphans and vulnerable
children was also late. According to Laurencia Tjiho from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, a technical error with the electronic funds transfer (EFT) system was to blame. Tjiho gave assurances that the problem would be sorted out by Wednesday. This comes at a time when pensioners are sorely unhappy with their situation and becoming increasingly vocal in their plea to the government. About 200 pensioners gathered at a public meeting in Kuisebmond recently where the newly formed Pensioners Support Committee (PSC) called Continued on Page 2
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Feat of Engineering Continued from Page 1 completed and will produce more than 1 000 m3 of concrete for the project. The two batching plants have a production output of 75 m3 an hour. The main element of production is the 'Chinesepode', a unique concrete object used break waves and protect the surface of the revetment area. Each of these weighs three tonnes and 5142 such objects are required for the entire project. Sandbagging, which is a very sensitive and intricate process, is done with a fully manned construction vessel, mainly at night when the wave swells are lowest. The dredging process which is used to suck soil from the sea floor has commissioned two types of vessels pumping sand via a 1 400 meter pipeline to the construction area. So far, 1 300 000m3 of sand has been dredged for the reclaimed portion of land that is taking shape at an enormous rate. The main function of the sandbag cofferdam is to provide a closed area to prevent the dredging material and muddy water from overflowing during the process of reclamation. Various control measures are in place to mitigate some environmental impacts, such as dust and noise at the pre-cast yard. “We are fully committed to health, safety and environmental issues,” said Feng. “We are fully aware of the environmental impact such a plant may have, especially for residents nearby. “Regular environmental assessments are conducted to ensure that we stay within the prescribed international and national legal requirements and also to ensure that no harm comes to those in the proximity of our operations.”
CHEC have some 126 Namibian employees on their payroll. The number of Namibians to be employed over the total duration of this project is 300, with ongoing training in various forms. There are about 260 Chinese workers involved, including 70 on the management team, 140 seamen, 5 in logistics support and 45 technicians, engineers and foremen. “The work on these vessels is highly specialised marine engineering and due to the stringent timeline of the operations, it was necessary to bring in trained personnel in this regard,” explained Feng. CHEC claim that over N$100 million has been spent locally. In addition, N$170 million has been allocated to assisting SME development. They are currently developing a Corporate Social Investment Strategy and Policy to support socio-economic development in the region. The financial investment also includes the acquisition of up-to-
date equipment for the purpose of efficient container handling resulting in the increase in quay cranes and rubber-tyred gantry cranes. The reclamation process is expected to be done by February next year, while the quay wall is due to be done by April next year, the revetment is expected to be done by the end of August next year. By September 2016, the shipto-shore equipment fabrication should be completed, while by December next year, the ground improvement segment should also have been completed. Briefing the media during a tour of the construction site, Feng said they were confident that the project will be completed on time and within budget. The tender was awarded to CHEC in November 2013 and the project started in May 2014. It is scheduled for completion in May 2017. “We have made great strides on the construction since we started on May 19, 2014,” he said.
Continued growth & innovation ... we get a new look Staff Reporter
Regular readers of the Namib Independent will today, no doubt, notice our brand new contemporary layout and design. Following on the back of our numerous successes during our first three years (we turned three this month), we have revitalised our brand identity and the look and feel of the paper itself, to reflect our values of professionalism, creative innovation and our intrinsic ability to ‘think different’, (a lovely, though grammatically incorrect phrase coined by Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers.) Finding ourselves the continued underdog in a market very married to traditions and habit, we know that even after three years of servicing our collective community, our market standing dictates that we continue to try harder. We try harder with our print quality and with the quality and professionalism of our journalism and editorial content. We try harder in ensuring our advertiser’s message is delivered to a specified target audience, by ensuring our print run and circulation in the region is higher than our
competitors. We try harder to create great looking and effective adverts for our clients. But mostly we try hard to produce a world class community paper week upon week, with a tiny yet dedicated team of passionate “Walvis Baaiers”. In our birthday month we are delighted to have received the internationally acclaimed PMR Diamond Arrow for the best weekly and community paper in Namibia. The Diamond Award is only given to recipients whose product and business could be transplanted into any competitive international market and still hold its own. But despite this accolade, we still try harder. In 2015 our readers and the business community can look forward to many more innovations, product development and
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EBH keeps watch on fluctuating oil prices
Third port for Namibia Gareth Amos
EBH Namibia, an established ship repair company strategically located on the west coast of Africa in Walvis Bay, Namibia operates three privately-owned floating docks in Walvis Bay, including a panama-sized dock. As one of the leading contributors to the economy of Namibia, ship repair company Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia, is keeping a close watch on the sliding oil price. While a low oil price is not a new phenomenon and tends to be cyclical, both the global economy and the oil and gas market in 2015 are presenting new circumstances and challenges, and players in the downstream oil and gas industry, such as ship repairers and supporting services, would be well advised to guard against complacency. This is the view of Hannes Uys, Chief Executive Officer of EBH Namibia, who has steered the company through a period of sustained growth since 2012. Offshore oil and gas exploration activities in southern Africa have increased significantly in recent years, and EBH Namibia has positioned itself as a strong contender in the international ship repair market, servicing a number of offshore support vessels operating off the west coast of Africa. In order to meet demand, the company significantly increased its operational capacity in 2013 by investing in a third floating dock - its Panamaxsized ‘Namdock 3’. A large portion (80%) of EBH Namibia’s core market operates in Angola, the second largest oil producing country in Africa. “It is now officially confirmed that a few days ago the Angolan Government slashed its national budget by 51 Billion USD directly due to sustained low oil price. Oil accounts for more than 50 % of Angola’s GDP, 80% of tax revenues and 90% of export earnings. The impact that the burgeoning West African offshore oil and gas industry has had on Namibia, and specifically Walvis Bay, has been significant. Between Africa’s top two oil producing countries Nigeria and Angola, placed 13th and 15th as global oil producers respectively, there are currently in the region of 322 off shore support vessels and 68 oil rigs. On average for each oil rig operating, up to 6 support vessels are required,” Uys notes.
He explains further that the average cost of oil production on the West Coast of Africa, being mainly off-shore, is currently very close to the selling price, and for some specific projects it is higher. This reality compromises not only producing countries’ economies, which are heavily dependent on oil revenues (both from taxes as well as their high participation in exploration) to balance their budgets; but production as well, especially ultra-deep offshore ventures which have higher production costs. Potential risks for Namibia and her ship repair industry “It is important at this point to ask the question: just how badly will the sustained low oil price affect the Namibian economy and the ship repair industry? Some might argue that the drop in the oil price, for a country that does not produce or export oil, is a good thing – and certainly both private individuals and large energyproducing industries can only benefit from a lower fuel bill as a result of the low oil barrel price,” says Uys. “However, for Namibia and its ship repair industry, there are very real risks in the wake of the current economic crisis which oil producing countries find themselves in, as a result of the sustained low price of crude oil. The questions remain, how serious are these risks, and how do we, as a country and an industry, safeguard ourselves against them?” EBH Namibia’s downstream economic impact of N$ 5 billion As the leading shipyard in Namibia, EBH Namibia’s estimated downstream impact on the economy, since inception in 2006 to date is in the region of N$ 5 billion. With 845 employees, it is estimated, too, the downstream effect to be at a multiple of 8, resulting in a total of direct and indirect employment of 6,760 Namibians. In addition, the company procures annually an estimated N$ 400 million in service and materials (representing a local vs. international split of 9/1).
In order to ensure that it is armed with the very high-performance skills set required to deliver a world-class service in ship repair along the west coast, EBH Namibia has invested an estimated N$ 6 million annually in the training and development of its people. “It is for these reasons, and the fact that EBH Namibia has an average of 130 docking-related projects over a calendar year, that as a company, we need to be extremely concerned about the potential impact of the sustained low oil price on our industry, the Walvis Bay region and Namibia as a whole. It has led us, at EBH Namibia, to ensure that we carefully apply our minds, so that extraordinary thoughts lead to extraordinary actions, which in turn lead to extraordinary results.” Uys urges those in the ship repair industry – whether they are feeling the effects of a low oil price or not – not to be complacent, and to join forces against a common threat. “We need to entrench, on a wider scale, a culture of high-performance and discipline, and in order to do this, we have to become more efficient, even aggressively so,” he maintains. “For EBH Namibia, this means that the strategies we have in place to constantly improve on our core competency - selling our services to international clients - must be executed more rigorously in order to achieve highimpact results over a short space of time.” With regards to the time-frame of the current crisis, Uys emphasises that a wider understanding of, and agreement on, the likely parameters is crucial: “While this is certainly a ‘red flag’ time, it is also important to remember that, because the oil price is a cyclical phenomenon, the situation will recover and oil majors will continue to operate as normal when the price per barrel stabilises. Once the oil price per barrel reaches the US$ 80 mark, a more sustainable recovery period will begin.” In the meantime, he calls for a unified stance among all Namibians, in all sectors of industry, to immediately adopt a proactive stance and
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At Namport’s inaugural event of the year, an information sharing session hosted at the site of current harbour expansion development, Port Engineer Elzevir Gelderbloem alluded to the very realistic possibility that Namibia may see a third port developed at Port of Cape Fria, located in the Skeleton Coast National Park in northern Namibia. Gelderbloem indicated that based on the results of a pre-feasibility study, Namport has been tasked by the Ministry of Works and Transport to commission a full feasibility study. “We will be issuing a tender notice by mid-year 2015.” Although to some this may come as a new innovation, this specific project has been in a perpetual seesaw motion for almost a decade now. In 2006 a pre-feasibility study was carried out to identify the suitability of three northern locations namely Angra Fria, Möwe Bay and Cape Fria, for the possible development of a new harbour. This feasibility study carried out over two years determined that Angra Fria and not the ports of Cape Fria or Möwe Bay was the most suitable location for an inland port. Despite the prefeasibility study indicating that Angra Fria was the most suitable location of
the three, in 2010 a tender was issued for specialist consultancy services to draft terms of reference required to carry out a detailed feasibility study for a new port at Cape Fria. There was also a second feasibility study conducted in 2006 to assess the viability of the Trans Caprivi Highway linking Rundu to Cape Fria. Gelderbloem stated that the primary drive behind the feasibility study for a northern port is to evaluate the viability of utilising the port primarily for the exporting of iron-ore mined in the Kunene Region. In 2012 Chinese company Namibia East China Non-ferrous Metal Investments discovered a 160 m deep and 7km long iron ore deposit in the region. At the time Li Ming, general manager of the company, which is a subsidiary of Nanjingbased ECE and who own the iron ore mine, said that their investment in the mine is a 100-year investment and is expected to yield about 3 billion tons of iron ore. “The project will involve continued investment in the local economy and funding shall be sought from Chinese Banks and the Chinese investors in the mine. These investors will also be responsible for funding and developing local infrastructure such as road and rail links and port development,” stated Lee.
embrace a culture of high performance. He highlights, too, the importance at this time of strategic partnerships: “EBH Namibia, with its major shareholder, Namport, acknowledges the high value of partnerships. Our government views ours as a prime example of a highly successful public-private partnership (PPP) in the context of its long-term national development plan (NDP). Industry players should embrace strategic partnerships with leading clients in order to ensure that we devise clear, win-win situations for all concerned in order to survive this 24 month period. While the ship repair industry needs to stand together against the ‘common threat’, this is not to say that we do not encourage healthy competition among players, even during volatile times,” he notes. He continues: “It is important that all of us, in the private and public sectors, understand the potentially devastating effect of a sustained low oil price on Namibia and its position on the west coast of Africa as a recognised ship repair option. We need to collectively understand the risks involved as other African countries try to strengthen their own positions in this industry.” Uys concludes.
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Swakop Mayor: “Land action politically motivated”
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Immanuel Ruiters soup kitchen in Kuisebmond Sharon Brooks
Close to 10,000 people reportedly handed in letters at Walvis Bay Municipality which had the biggest turnout countrywide. (Photo contributed)
Jade McClune Swakopmund Mayor Juuso Kambueshe says the organisers of the campaign to flood the municipality with land applications are "politically motivated."
The country could be turned into a highly regrettable environment. Speaking in Council Chambers recently he said, “Our values are under threat.” If chaos became the order of the day, “the country could be turned into a highly regrettable environment”. “This is not a government that is ruled by unruly "elements", a visibly animated Kambueshe said. The people driving the mass applications process had “political motivations”, he alleged. Ahead of the planned mass action, initiated by the Affirmative Repositioning group, which took place at urban centres across the country on Friday 27 February, Kambueshe appealed to the community, “to restrain themselves and to remain patient and calm”. The Namib Independent
reported last week that the police had put riot control squads on alert. There were, however, no major incidents. According to organisers of the mass application drive and police observers, the process proceeded peacefully and there was no need for the police force to intervene. Close to 10,000 people reportedly handed in letters at Walvis Bay Municipality, which had the biggest turnout in Namibia and according to reports around 3,500 letters were handed in at Tamariskia Hall last Friday. Over 35,000 applications were reportedly received countrywide. In a statement posted online, former youth League spokesperson Job Amupanda, and leader of the mass land application process said: "The Namibian youth have spoken, and have had enough with greed of those eating alone for 25 Years - they are now demanding their share," he said. "Friday 27 February 2015, is a day to remember, and the youth of Namibia have sent out a clear message that Namibia will never be the same again.” Municipal spokesperson Aillie Gebhardt said they would decide in due course on how to respond to the flood of land applications. On Thursday, Council said that services had been installed at 118 erven to the north of Tamariskia, of which 103 would be put up for sale to the public and 15 reserved
for staff members. The upset price would be N$220/metre square, or N$132,000 for 600m2. Municipal staff members will be able to buy their erven at N$175/metre2 (N$105,000 for 600m2). Councillor Rosina //Hoebes, who introduced the item, said the 103 remaining erven which will be offered for sale to the public would be reserved for first-time buyers who are residents of Swakopmund and who “may not have previously owned property in Namibia”. She then proposed that the requirement that prospective buyers must submit proof from a bank that a home loan of no less than N$380,000 would be granted, should be scrapped. The manager of corporate services, Marco Swarts however intervened to point out that Council would be going against its own policy regulations if it scrapped the requirement. He said that the transfer of deeds was a costly business and without a bank guarantee it did not make sense to sell land if Council could not be assured of the financial viability of the transaction. //Hoebes’ proposal was then rapidly withdrawn. It was haphazardly proposed that instead Council should lower the minimum bank guarantee amount which was agreed on (sort of), but Council did not specify exactly by how much.
Nearly 30% of Namibians are classified as living in poverty, and as a result, countless children wake up in the morning not knowing whether they will have a decent meal. Kobi and Hana Alexander have stepped up to the plate and are feeding as many hungry children as they can through their soup kitchens in Windhoek and Walvis Bay. The idea for the project first came to Kobi and Hana in 2007 when they were responsible for the development of 100 units of affordable housing in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay. While working on the development, it became abundantly clear that the children in Kuisebmond were in dire need of help. Many of the children that the Alexanders encountered in the area did not have any certainty as to whether they would be fed an adequate meal on any particular day. The motto of Kobi and Hana is “somebody has to do it”, and in July 2007, they opened Hosiana soup kitchen in Kuisebmond to feed underprivileged children. The soup kitchen provided meals for up to 100 children a day, in January 2012, the soup kitchen was moved to Immanuel Ruiters J.P School in Kuisebmond and currently feeds as many as 150 hungry children daily. The facility has two full time employees and is supervised by Lorraine Kook, who
kindly volunteers her time to the project. As from next week, the Immanuel Ruiters soup kitchen will increase the number of meals served every day to 200. In February 2010 Kobi and Hana decided to expand the project by opening a second soup kitchen in Windhoek at the Nathaniel Maxuilili Centre in Katutura. This is currently the largest soup kitchen in Namibia with four full time employees. 350 youngsters go to the centre every school day to receive, for many of these vulnerable children, what may be their only meal for the day. The project is funded through the Kobi and Hana Alexander Charitable Foundation with the help of Remax Coastline Property Centre, which pays the salary of one of the full time employees at Immanuel Ruiters. The soup kitchens are managed by Jimmy Jacobs, who has been running both facilities for the past seven years with utmost dedication and commitment to the cause. To date Kobi and Hana have delivered well over 500 000 good, nutritious meals to needy children, and over 500 kids flock to the two soup kitchens daily to receive a proper meal. Given the alarmingly high poverty rate in Namibia, it is in the interest of all Namibians that projects such as these receive the support and recognition they deserve in order to continue to help uplift the most vulnerable members of our community.
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Landlords profiteering by reselling water and electricity Harriet Beukes
Recently a group of local shack-dwellers on the coast have spoken out about the continually escalating cost of electricity, calling on the Namib Independent to look into the matter. What we discovered in many instances, was that landlords are engaged in the illegal practice of reselling electricity to the already impoverished tenants at extortionate rates. What is perfectly legal
is that landlords rent out shacks (better known as ghettos) at a fixed rate, which must include water and electricity. The practice of charging for both of these separately in addition to rent is illegal, unfortunately this is a practice carried out by a large portion of unscrupulous landlords who are only happy to supply the tenant’s electricity at marked up prices. In our many interviews with ghetto dwellers (and a landlord or two)
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the repercussions of escalating rates for amenities even when bundled in with the rental rates are immediately evident and far reaching. Traditionally, ghetto living is considered to be the lowest rate at which one can rent accommodation (if indeed one can call ghetto living suitable accommodation for any human), however including inflated amenities costs into the rent is starting to make even ghetto living unaffordable for many. One particular group of tenants (all renting from the same landlord) were aggrieved by the fact that they are being charged N$ 600 for their rent per month but can be hit with a water bill of N$900 to be shared amongst them. Another group living on a property with only 6 shacks stated that they are charged N$600 per ghetto and then are called on to contribute to water and electricity bills of some N$ 2200.00, adding an additional N$366 per month to the already extortionate rent. In order to keep perspective on this unsavory practice, one must not lose sight of the fact that a “ghetto” or shack, consists of one room only and is made entirely of a mishmash of materials collected from dumpsites and other such unsavoury places. Add to this the almost incomprehensible fact that family units of two, three, four and even five people share such humble abodes, and the practice of what is essentially extortion becomes magnified by unfathomable multiples. Were these shack dwellers to consider pooling resources, they would in many instances be able to afford three bedroom accommodation in town, the advantages of which need not be mentioned. Not all landlords are crooked profiteers though, as is evidenced by a kind hearted landlady, who rents five of her rooms out at N$700 per month and one unit to her daughter for N$1500.00 per month, which tots up her income
from tenants to N$5000 per month. She highlight’s (showing her bills) that water and electricity averages N$ 2400.00 and N$ 2800 respectively, which actually leaves her with a shortfall of N$200 on some months.
We are poor and we have no proper housing for our people. This is why I keep building ghettos so that people can have a place to stay. “We are poor and we have no proper housing for our people. This is why I keep building ghettos so that people can have a place to stay. Some are running fridges, GOTV, stoves, kettles and even laptops, but these are necessary,” she explained. When approached for comment on the high cost of water, particularly since the tenants access to water is limited to bucket loads collected from an outside tap on the premises, Kevin Adams from the Walvis Bay municipality explained that from their perspective water rates can be very deceiving on account of the fact that the meter readings and thus billing procedures of the municipality are not consistent in terms of the frequency of readings. “In other words one must take into consideration that meters may be read one month and then not for two or three months and therefore the bills can be high, depending on the period that we are billing for,” said Adams. Mr. Benjamin Nangombe, public relations officer of Erongo Red, stated
Main houses often supply ghettos with electricity through cables that while no specific reports of the practice have been reported directly to them as of yet, he pointed out that it is illegal for the landlord to charge tenants for the use of electricity separately from the rent of the shack. Nangombe stated “it should be noted that Erongo RED only has an agreement to supply electricity with landlords/owners of houses and not with the back yard tenants. What they do with the electricity supplied to them remains their responsibility; however they may not resell electricity to the tenants as they are not licensed to do so”. Nangombe also highlighted that the practice of extending electricity to shacks from the main house is incredibly unsafe and can be a primary cause of shack fires, which
ghetto residents are all too used to. “We are busy consulting with some of our stakeholders to explore alternative ways of supplying electricity to backyard tenants in a much safer manner. This will include installing separate meters for the tenants which are not on the same feed as that of the landlord. This will help landlords reduce their own electricity bills while at the same time supplying tenants with more secure and safe electricity. About 10 houses have been identified for the pilot project in Kuisebmund. Depending on the success and assessment of the pilot project, this initiative could be rolled out to the rest of the people who are interested” said Nangombe.
Walvis Bay SPCA in crisis as Chairperson resigns Search on for new committee Donna Collins The pressure of being the only committee member acting on behalf of the Walvis Bay SPCA, has resulted in the resignation of Chairperson Rheta Smeer, who has been single handedly holding onto the reigns for the past 11 months. Speaking to the Namib Independent, she said that this is a crisis situation, and she has resigned simply because she has no support from the community and is tired of having to do everything herself, as she also has a business to run. "The community does help when you need money from time to time, but we need a full time committee that can perform the many functions required from a committee, such as fund raising, book keeping, staff issues, salaries, kennel checks to mention a few. "The SPCA is in a terrible
Rheta Smeer, the only committee member of the Walvis Bay SPCA, is stepping down because she has no support from the community in assisting her to run this needy animal shelter. predicament, and we urgently need to get a committee together to steer the ship forward, because at the moment there is only the kennel manager Bernice Grobbler, a receptionist and
our four kennel cleaners. "They simply cannot run the SPCA on their own, and we urge the business community to step in and become committed to helping our animal shelter, otherwise I do not know what is going to happen," she urged. Rheta also claimed that apart from the Walvis Bay SPCA having no committee, they are in a terrible financial crisis, and that there are many problems such as repairs to the kennels that need urgent attention, but she cannot get to this even though her husband has been of great assistance over this time. "The Walvis Bay community must please stand together for the daily running of the SPCA, and I am urgently looking for people who can come on board to form a strong committee," she said, adding that the rising costs of running the kennels is becoming a huge problem as well. "I am stepping down effectively from the end of this month, but if I can get a committee together I will hand over the reins sooner." Rheta said that interested parties who would like to assist in forming a new SPCA committee can contact her on 081 147 3242.
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Namport eyeing new tugs after 'Omanda' sinks Tug which sank in harbour is to be written off Donna Collins The well used 40-year-old Tugboat 'Omanda', which sank in the fishing harbour on 20th January 2015, has been written off by the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport), due to the extent of the damage and the costs to repair it. Insurance is working on the claim, and are looking at quotations as to the extent of the damage, but with the tug out of commission and on dry dock, the process is just running its course at present. "As Namport is growing, we will obviously look at buying new tugs in the future, and already have plans to make new purchases." said Ellias Mwenyo (Business Development Manager). "And while the Omanda was an unfortunate incident, her sinking is not the reason that we will be adding to our fleet. Right now the Insurance is making the final decision about her. "We are managing without the tug boat and look forward to introducing
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Beachfront mansion sells for N$11.5 million
Donna Collins Row upon row of luxury mansions beyond the grasp of the normal income earner in Swakopmund - the likes of which you would find in Hollywood, and are being sold for staggering prices. The escalating prices and demand for coastal beachfront properties has become a race to see who can pay the most for the best view and right address. With lavish properties that are clearly for the rich and even 'famous' doing their rounds. Hot on the market, and already with a local buyer signing on the dotted line, the latest lavish beachfront home to have been snapped up is an N$11.5-million, four-bedroom villa in Vogelstrand. The fully furnished five-star home which has already been the private 'pad' to movie star Charlize Theron whilst filming 'Mad Max' and was rented to the actress for the duration of her stay for around N$80 000 a month, is now sold. It was also mentioned that the last tenant paid a rental of N$45 000 up until recently, and with the staggering asking price, the house has stood on the market for years. According to the
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Property prices in Swakop and Walvis Bay have been ranked as one of the most expensive real estate 'hot spots', in Southern Africa. "Already property prices in Swakopmund and now Walvis Bay have been ranked as one of the most expensive real estate 'hot spots', in Southern Africa outdoing even the beautiful Cape Town," said a leading Swakopmund estate agent. Topping this deal was a similar mansion sold in the sought after Vogelstrand area with full sea view, that went for around N$14-million which is the highest recorded residential property to have been sold last year. Now with these asking prices, who knows where this is going to go - but the sky seems to be the limit.
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Justin Koch, is the son of Kim Flanagan; she says that he is the reason she decided to open the centre. Photo Contributed. Harriet Beukes Join the Jonathan Jacob Project for a five kilometer fun-run in aid of JJ’s Care center. The Jonathan Jacob Project is a recently registered welfare organisation in Walvis Bay that gives support to anyone in need. The organisation took it upon themselves to host a charity event in aid of the JJ’s Care Centre on Saturday the 28th of March 2015. According to Ms. Audrey Botha, who is a committee member of one of the structures of the project, JJP is an umbrella organisation that helps the community as a whole, not just care centers. She added that they want to encourage
everybody to participate in the fun run in order to help the care center. “The first one hundred entries for the 5km walk/run will receive a free t-shirt. The starting point of the event is at the Lagoon Café at 07:00 am on 28 March. The registration fee is N$20.00 per person, and entries via email are welcome. Audrey encouraged people who enter through email to please include their t-shirt size and a contact number. The Project has four main structures, to help those in need. They help welfare organisations that are in need of funds, time, volunteers or products to help them reach their goals. “We want to take hands with as many people and businesses as possible, we truly need their support to make a real difference in the lives of others”, she added. The project has four structures: • Collect A Can strives to donate food, • Comforting Clothes donates clothes to the needy, • Bear A Blanket provides warmth and comfort to the underprivileged • and Build A Dream aims to help people in need of shelter. JJ’s Care Centre is an Edu Therapy day-care facility that provides children with special
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Knit-a-Bit to keep Namibians warm this winter
needs with physical, speech and occupational therapy as well as stimulation and an activity program. They are a nonprofit organization. JJ’s Edu therapy daycare center is open from Monday to Friday from 7am 5.15pm. They offer high quality education and also accommodate children with special needs and learning difficulties. In addition, they offer private tutoring and homework assistance in the afternoons. The Centre aims to provide a safe, spacious and hygienic facility for the care and development of children with severe physical and mental disabilities. In so doing they hope to provide peace of mind and relief for the families of these children. JJ`s Care Centre opened on 1 September 2014 in Walvis Bay. The centre is inspired by The Justin Selby Care Centre which was founded in December 2012 in East London, South Africa. The Justin Selby Care Centre was named after a Cerebral Palsy boy who has been inspiring many parents with children like him. Justin is 5 years old. He was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diaplegia at 18 months. Justin is able to sit with support and he can roll from one side to another but is not able to crawl or walk. He can communicate and loves interacting with other children and discovering all the simple things in life that we so often take for granted, such as trees, flowers, and animals. Justin attends the JJ`s Care Centre.
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A completed Knit-a-Bit blanket, which will be donated to someone in need this winter. Harriet Beukes Knit-a-Bit aims to sponsor one thousand blankets to old age homes and shelters across the country with the help of people from all over the world. “We ask everybody that wants to help to knit a small block, we will then put all of the blocks together to make a blanket. The completed blanket will be donated to the less fortunate in Namibia’, these are the words of Ms. Venita Bolte, the founder of Knit-a-Bit. She added that people from all over the world are contributing to the project, and they have even received donations of jerseys and blankets. “We have people from all over the world who are helping us, we have received support from people in Australia, The United States, London, Cape Town and more. However, we are still looking for
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help from people in the north of the country”, she said. She added that Knit-a-Bit has a representative in every town who can be contacted for donations of wool, needles or other materials. However, the organization does not accept financial donations. “We are doing it for the love of our fellow Namibians and would appreciate it if people did not donate money, we prefer donations of anything that will keep people warm, be it wool, needles, socks, pants, or blankets” she said. Due to the need for warm clothes and blankets in the area and the fact that Vineta has already received a request for help from the coastal town, Henties Bay will be the first to receive donations. Bolte said they aim to have at least one thousand blankets before the end of May which they will distribute all over Namibia. “We already have so many people contributing towards the project and we would like to thank everyone for their support. We want to encourage others to share a little love by knitting small blocks for blankets to keep our fellow Namibians warm” she concluded.
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Headstart Montessori’s first Walvis Bay graduation ceremony
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On Friday, 23 January 2015 the campus of Headstart Montessori Teacher Training College in Walvis Bay was transformed into a beautiful graduation venue. This was the first graduation that was held at the campus in Walvis Bay. The first graduation after receiving registration from the NCHE as a Private Institution of Higher Education and also the first graduation of our ECD Pre-Primary Level 6 students. Once all the family and guests were seated the proud Level 6 graduates marched into the hall to the music “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edgar Elgar, dressed in their best with dignified gowns. The welcome and introduction by Senior Trainer Micaela Connor continued to set the tone for an impressive ceremony. Faculty speaker and Principal Director of Headstart Montessori Teacher Training College, Dr Lindsay van den Berg, took the chance to give the graduates a very special farewell. Sharing a bit of the history of the college and graduates – many of whom persevered through hardships to get to this point, Dr Lindsay impressed upon them her desire for each and every one of them to make a success of their lives. She reminded them of the responsibilities they have to uphold by becoming Montessori teachers, but also of the possibilities that have, and will in the future, open up for them as long as
they remember who they are and what they can do. Level 6 graduate Jafet Tsuseb was chosen by his class as the student speaker for the event. Jafet was so quiet when he first began to study but tonight, his speech inspired every person in the room. After a big round of applause, the Montessori Early Childhood Development Pre-Primary Teaching diplomas for Level 5 were handed over by Trainers Ms Hileni Shikongo and Ms Sophia van Zyl while “Hallelujah” sung by Susan Boyle played in the background. Next, Ms Micaela Connor and Ms Yolanda Scherer handed over the Montessori Early Childhood Development Pre-Primary Teaching Level 6 diplomas, as well as light blue graduate stoles, to “These Are The Best Times” by Celine Dion. Dr Lindsay then proudly presented the graduates of 2014 to the guests, this caused a few tears among the family members. Ms Yolanda Scherer gratefully thanked everybody for their support and perseverance while more photographs were taken. The National Anthem was sung with vigour and pride by all present, after which the graduates filed out of the hall and were joined by the guests for a cocktail reception. Every single graduate was proud and excited to have received their diploma.
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OF ILLITERATE ADULTS ARE WOMEN.
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Wife beating is justifiable, 35%
Women work 2/3 of the world’s hours yet earn 1/10 of the world’s income. VIOLENCE
ONE IN FOUR WOMEN is physically or sexually abused during pregnancy.
39,000 GIRLS
EVERY DAY, ARE FORCED INTO EARLY MARRIAGE.
THAT’S 27 GIRLS A MINUTE
INCLUSION & PARTICIPATION Women make up only 21.9% of Parliamentarian seats, and 8% of the world’s executives.
Globally, NEARLY 40% of murders of women are committed by an intimate partner.
95% of countries have a male head of state.
More than 100 countries have laws on the books that restrict women's participation in the economy.
WOMEN IN POWER= GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS’ EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND EQUALITY WHO WINS? EVERYBODY.
Salvation Army Campaign highlighting domestic violence The Salvation Army has created a powerful advertisement featuring The Dress to highlight domestic violence. A picture of a dress was shared millions of times online last week after it was discovered that some saw the garment as white and gold, while others saw it in blue and black.
That viral image has now been replicated in a poster featuring a bruised blonde woman lying on
her side wearing a white and gold version of the dress. The advert has the tag line: ‘Why
is it so hard to see black and blue? Underneath that it says: ‘The only illusion is if you think it was her choice. One in six women are victims of abuse. Stop abuse against women.’
The campaign was launched by the South African branch of the Salvation Army and sent out on the charity’s Twitter account. Source: http://metro.co.uk/
Motoring
Thursday, 12 March 2015
motoring
Spinning schoolboys turn up the heat Donna Collins As is the trend in most sports codes around the world, competitors are coming in from a very young age. And it is no different here on home turf at the coast, where spinning and drifting competitors are as young as 14 years old. Spinning is one of the fastest growing forms of motorsports in the country, and it requires a lot of skill to control the car while performing stunts on the spinning pad. The recent event held at the Walvis Bay Desert Raceway introduced Namibia’s two youngest spinners, schoolboys who impressed the crowd with their doughnuts, wheel spins and tyre bursts. Whilst these youngsters can barely see over the steering wheel, they are in full control of their vehicles which their fathers have bought them to enjoy the thrills and spills of driving on the clutch, whilst making as much noise and creating as much smoke as possible - in a safe environment. Spinning is not about speed; it is not a dice, nor a race or an obstacle course. It is an adrenalin sport where the driver and his or her co-driver take centre stage on a flat, preferably tarred surface, and get the car to spin around whilst juggling the accelerator, break and clutch all in one go. The result will be a fine show with smoke belching from your screeching tyres, a tyre pop here and there. Some of the older participants take it one step further, by jumping out of the car with the handbrake on - but the parents of these youngsters have said: "No, it's too dangerous." Terence Knowles from Walvis Bay Desert Spinners is 14 years old and has been spinning since he was 13, when the Desert Raceway introduced spinning & drifting last year. Terence attends Walvis Bay High School and owns two cars - the spinning car and an oval track car which he also races. He drives a 325is BMW which was modified for spinning, and he is doing very well. Like most of these youngsters he is following in his dad's footsteps. "In every motorsport there are some dangers, but we make sure that all the safety precautions are taken. He has learnt well from me," said his dad, Vernon Knowles, a seasoned motorsport competitor. "I started teaching him to drive along the beach when he was 12 years old, so he has the hang of a car, and he is also driving oval track amongst the 'big guns', and started competing when he was 13, so spinning came quite naturally," he added "He even works on his own car over weekends which is a great hobby for a young boy instead of sitting in front of TV all day." Another upcoming name on the spinning scene is Roberto Ahrens (15) from Swakopmund Coastal Spinners who is in Namib High School. He was out at the track with his sidekick Daniero Fielding, driving a BMW. Roberto (Jnr) started with
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Coastal Spinning and Drifting schoolboys, Roberto Ahrens (15) and Daniero Fielding (14) from Swakopmund. motorsport when he was 14, and you will often find him practising at the spinning track in Arandis on weekends. "I tell him not to get out of the car and try stunts, that is when it can be dangerous, but if you sit in the car and handle it on the spinning pitch then it is fine," his father Roberto said. "It is a bit expensive running and maintaining two cars because I am also active in motorsport, but it is a good, healthy sport for the youngsters and maybe Roberto (Jnr) will move into drag racing when he gets his license. "I bought him a car in December last year, which cost about N$20 000 to fix up and re-spray.
We go through about three sets of second hand tyres during an event. "We are planning to compete in Rehoboth at the end of this month, and go up to Oshakati for a huge spinning event over Easter, where my son will also take part," he added, saying that this turns into one big family outing where they load the cars on a trailer and hit the road. "Spinning is growing in Namibia and we need to get our young boys interested in motorsport as they are the future of our country." Currently there are around 25 spinners from Walvis Bay and Swakopmund who are very active.
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