Namib Independent Issue 187

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Issue 187 - Thurs, 03 Mar 2016 to Wed, 09 Mar 2016

"Because it is an all Namibian talent show, we want to give back to the music industry across the country, and offer the opportunity to others to host this event, providing they meet the requirements."

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We should share our knowledge and leave personal vendettas, jealousy and gossiping behind Ms Hilly Shamulele emphasised the fact that women need to empower one another, especially in the rural areas

John Ekongo (Corporate Communications Practitioner MTC) lead sponsors of the NAMAS (Photo Donna Collins) See Page 3

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Munkelwitz Junior off to Hotel School in Germany

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Co-owners of the first class Desert Raceway Oval Track in Walvis Bay, Johnny Doaseb and Johan Roodt of the Desert Raceway Oval Club, are hosting the first club event at the track on Saturday which has caused a ruction with other clubs. (Donna Collins)

Man found dead at Desert Raceway Swakop railway station

Drama Unfolds over club ovals Donna Collins

New club rules implemented at the Desert Raceway Oval Track this year, have left certain competitors from the Walvis Bay Motor Club feeling disgruntled and

excluded, after they were not permitted or invited to compete in this Saturday's first oval track club event of the season. With some of the top names in motorsport being omitted from the line-up including

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amongst others reigning Namibian Oval Track Champion Allan Martin as well as chairperson of the WBMC Jan Everson, the atmosphere between clubs is getting heated. 'We don’t have a venue of our own to compete, and it was with the understanding to all of us that the Desert Raceway track was built to make everyone in motorsport welcome," said a disgruntled WBMC competitor, saying that this year only members of the Desert Raceway Continued on Page 3

Marshallino Beukes The lifeless body of a 38-year-old man, identified as Jacobus Boois, was found at the Swakopmund train station on Tuesday morning and had Swakopmunders in a buzz over what the actual cause of his death was. The deceased apparently boarded the train on Monday night in Windhoek, on his way from Rehoboth to the coast, as he was employed at Swakop Uranium’s Husab Mine. According to a police spokesperson, the train attendant noted that the man did

not complain of any discomfort during the ride and appeared to be sleeping. The man supposedly got off the train, on arrival at the Swakopmund railway station, where after his body was later on found on the station’s premises. Bystanders apparently detected the man lying down and, on closer observation, discovered that he was dead. They immediately alerted the police and emergency services. The man’s body was discovered at around 07:30 and police investigations are ongoing. The cause of death is still unknown and his next of kin were informed.

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