03 june namib times e-edition

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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6870 FRIDAY 3 JULY 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Langer Heinrich to come back online

Plans are underway to restart the Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine. The Mine was placed under care and maintenance in 2018, as the uranium market was not viable enough to keep the mine operational. Paladin Energy, the Mine’s owner, has finalised a restart plan. The uranium market has significantly recovered to make mining viable again, according to an announcement by Paladin Energy in Australia on 30 June. A start up date was not mentioned in the docu-

ment. The mine has adequate ore stockpiles to resume operations and from that point production will be increased for maximum mining output. Paladin estimates the mine’s lifespan at seventeen years.

Covid-19 Fight Continues:

Namibia Defense Force deploys field hospital

The Namibian Defense Force has relocated its military field hospital from the Hosea Kutako Airport at Windhoek to Walvis Bay. The field hospital, and accompanied medical qualified soldiers, adds capacity locally in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The field hospital can handle between 18 and forty patients and was erected on the premises of the Walvis Bay state hospital. See Full Report on page 5

Walvis Bay the Coronavirus epicentre Namibia registered eight new Coronavirus yesterday (Thursday 2 July 2020), all from Walvis Bay. The harbour town remains in the epicentre of the outbreak with the majority of Namibia’s 293 cases in Walvis Bay. The Ministry of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, made this announcement early yesterday. Expectations at the time of going to press yesterday were that more cases would have been registered by last night. With regard to the eight cases registered yesterday, they are four males and four females. Of these eight cases, the majority were contacts from people who tested positive earlier. The youngest person who was confirmed positive is 13-years-old and the oldest was 44 years of age. Case 286: a 28-years-old female who had contact with a person who tested positive earlier. She had no symptoms. Case 287: 26-years-old male. Contact to a confirmed case. Was tested on 26 June. Shows symptoms. Case 288: 13-year-old female. Contact with a confirmed case. Tested on 21 June. No symptoms. Case 289: 30-year-old female. Contact with a confirmed case. She shows symptoms. Case 290: A 43-year-old female. Contact with a confirmed case. Tested on 26 June. Shows no symptoms. Case 291: A 44-year-old male. No known contact with a confirmed case. Tested on 30 June. No symptoms. Case 292: A 33-year old male. No known contacts with a confirmed case. The person displayed symptoms. Case 293: A 41-year-old male. No known contacts with a confirmed case. Tested on 29 June. Has symptoms. Confirmed cases as at 16:00, 2 July 2020: *293 confirmed cases. *24 recoveries. *269 active cases. *Zero deaths. *Total tests - 9 661

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Namdock delivers Page 2

NovaNam Resumes Operations in Lüderitz Page 6

Cargo growth for Namport Page 8

MTC makes multi-milliondollar connection

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