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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6650 WEDNESDAY 3 MAY 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Police officers battle it out in Swakopmund Photo by Erwin Leuschner
Police officers from all over the country have come together in Swakopmund this week for this years' edition of the “Namibian Police Annual National Sports Championship.” Each region is represented by law enforcement officers Piquet Jacobswho will compete against each other in various sport codes. The official opening of the event occurred yesterday in the presence of Jerry Ekandjo, Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, as well as Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga.
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Gruesome long weekend on Namibian roads
Usakos Council accused of corruption, nepotism and incompetence Erwin Leuschner
Community members of Usakos are fed up with the “deliberate and open corruption, incompetence and favoritism” by public office bearers. About 30 residents calling themselves the “Usakos Rise Up Group” marched to the Usakos Town Council on Friday where they handed over a petition listing a total of 22 grievances. Adelheid Kandjala, ven for investors and also alleged that special advisor to the to appoint qualified councillors ensure Governor, accepted and experienced staff that only their close the petition. The in each position at associates, children group gave a six- Town Council as per and relatives get month ultimatum for the requirement crite- access to erven. the relevant autho- ria of such posi- “It is against this rities to respond to tions,” the petition background that we the questions and the reads. demand the removal issues raised in the The residents claim of all the councilors document. that it “has become a and those (office “The Usakos Town norm for councillors bearers) that were Council has failed to fight” and even recruited in a corrupt the community since threaten and control way,” the petition 2009. They have CEO's “to dance to reads; and: “We also failed to provide their music every time want to show the simple basic services they want a tender to public office bearers to the residents, benefit their friends that the community providing a safe hea- and family.” They is aware and fed up Continues on Page 2
No “hotel tower” next to B2 at Martin Luther Monument Erwin Leuschner
The Swakopmund Town Council has re-affirmed its position and has again declined an application by a business person who wishes to develop a shopping mall and a hotel next to the B2 highway in the vicinity of the Martin Luther Museum. The decision was taken at the recent Council meeting. The developer of the project is Williward Narib of Ndakolute Trading Enterprises and it was his second application. The first application to develop land in the vicinity of Martin Luther he made in 2014. After various meetings and more letters were exchanged between Narib and t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y, Town Council decided against this development during a meeting in September 2016. Attached to the Agen-
da of the recent meeting is a letter in which Narib requests the assistance of the Office of the President for the development. In this letter from September 2016, which is addressed to President Hage Geingob, Narib explains that he is an economic, disadvantaged person. He states that it is “not fair” that officials at the municipality did not inform him of the status of the applied area from the start and that the
“municipality created a wrong expectation in me.” After his application for the construction of a shopping mall, hotel and office complex was declined in 2016, Narib launched a similar application in March 2017. In this letter he proposes a new development in the same area very similar to the original one. He requests Council to sell him a portion of land for the development of a Continues on Page 2
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Construction of old swimming pool
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