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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6775 TUESDAY 7 AUGUST 2018 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
inside “Insiders” the possible link between armed Drones gangs who target people withdrawing large Regulated sums of cash Bulk cargo bonanza for Eileen van der Schyff
The Namibian Police keeps its options open as to whom can be behind two incidents in which people were robbed of large sums of cash, only a short while after leaving the banks where they withdrew the money. The Police has two suspects in custody and hopes now to get a better understanding as to how these robbers pinpoint their victims. In the latest incident a 48-year-old woman from Okahandja fell victim to armed robbers in Walvis Bay last Tuesday after she withdrew N$98 000 to purchase a vehicle at local import car dealer Jan Japan Motors. The incident follows only a few weeks after a woman withdrew a large sum of cash and was attacked and robbed of the cash at her Hermes home only a short while later. In the incident on Tuesday the woman upon walking in at Jan Japan was hit with a blunt object where after a person grabbed her handbag containing the cash. According to Police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu the incident happened at 13:30. The person who assaulted and grabbed the handbag was seen running towards a white Toyota Conquest with the registration mark N12354WB. With the assistance of members of the public and members of the Walvis Continues on page 2
To compete on price alone is no more sustainable President Geingob says customer service crucial Namibia lags behind in the Southern African Region when it comes to a customer service culture. It has a detrimental effect on brand confidence for the Namibian consumer and it portrays a bad image of the country to tourists and investors alike. This was on Friday night by President Hage Geingob, at the official opening of The Dome Swakopmund. President Geingob said Namibians should be cognisant that strong customer service is key to business confidence and job creation. “Competing just on price is no longer sustainable”, said the President. He explained the consumer lives in the information age and if any brand or country develops a reputation for poor customer service, millions of people learn about it and choose an alternative business or investment destination. “Let us take pride in our businesses, professions and our country by adhering to the ethos of good customer service delivery”, the Continues on page 2
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The port of Walvis Bay is set for a bulk cargo bonanza for August. A total of eleven bulk ships are expected to call at port, as from today up to 31 August, during which a total of 45 000 metric tons of bulk products will be loaded for export and 84 000 tons of bulk products are discharged. A total of 42 000 metric tons of salt will be loaded on 15 August (21 000 tons) and 21 August (21 000 metric tons) and a ship is currently in the process of loading 3 000 metric tons of granite blocks. With regard to bulk cargo discharged in the port of Walvis Bay, the biggest consignment is 42 000 metric tons of bagged cement clinker, which represents 50 % of the total bulk cargo expected to be discharged during August. Three shipments of wheat will be discharged, totaling 20 100 metric tons. These shipments arrive respectively on 20-, 22- and 31 August. A total of 7 500 tons of sugar in break-bulk will be discharged respectively on 15- and 29 August. On 17 August a total of 10 600 tons of copper concentrate will be discharged. The discharge operations commenced yesterday of 14 000 metric tons of bagged sulphur. Namibia is a major salt exporter to the United States, Europe, South Africa and Central Africa. Salt is mainly used for chemicals production and food preservation among others. Granite produced in Namibia is exported and value added into building cladding, tiles and other granite products. Cement clinker is imported for cement production. Several Namibian manufacturers import bulk wheat for flour and pasta production and sugar in break-bulk for re-bagging. Some stakeholders in the mining industry use sulphur in leeching processes to extract minerals from ore, whilst copper concentrate is imported and value added at the smelters at Tsumeb.
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