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Help Identify this boy This boy (pictured right) has local social workers and the Namibian Police puzzled, as he was brought to the Walvis Bay Kids Haven two weeks ago. The boy says his name is Damian but neither his parents or any other person came forward to identify him. Do you know this boy? The Namibian Police yesterday called upon the namib times to assist in tracing the boy’s family or just any person who might identify him. Kindly contact: Chief Inspector Shangula – 081 247 9471, Police Officer – 064 219068 or Social Worker – 081 852 3068.
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Zebra drowns in dam
DTA and NUDO to pay more for erven than SWAPO Erwin Leuschner
The Swakopmund Town Council has, in principle, approved the sale of properties to two political parties, one for the DTA and another for NUDO. Judging by the purchase price decided on though, both parties will have to fork out significantly more compared to the sale of the SWAPO erf earlier this year.
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New traffic circle officiated
According to the agenda of the recent meeting Council received two applications from the political parties who wish to purchase erven to meet their needs. The National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) applied for an erf to construct their regional offices. The DTA of Namibia has similar intentions, wanting to erect a party constituency/branch office in Swakopmund. According to the agenda Council has identified two properties zoned as “General Business” in extension 25, where a total of six erven are available. “The estimated sizes of these erven are 2 300 square metres each. The size is large enough for a constituency office and parking,” the agenda states. Although the zoning makes provision for other uses of the property an agreement with the parties “must provide for the use of constituency office only.” This point is explained as Council considers a subsidized price. When determining the purchase price, Council decided that the minimum price offered must cover the cost for the installation of services. The cost for the services of extension 25 and 26 was calculated at N$110 per square metre. Calculated at the average size of 2 300 square metres, the minimum purchase price will amount to roughly N$253 000 for one property. At the recent meeting Council (in principle) approved the allocation of one erf each to the two parties. The sale can only commence once the township of extension 25 has been proclaimed though. Although the area is already serviced, currently there is no Surveyor-General approved general plan in place. The erven can therefore not be transferred at
Taxi drivers insist there was a fee increase. Members of the public question this, but are subjected to verbal and physical abuse if they refuse to pay these higher fares. Recently, taxi drivers in Walvis Bay started to demand higher taxi fares from the public.
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Taxi commuters demand a stop to so called “increased” taxi tariffs Colour Floris Steenkamp
Taxi commuters at Walvis Bay pleaded yesterday for both the municipal traffic authority and the Namibian Police to urgently intervene in what they described as a growing standoff between taxi drivers and the public over so called increased taxi fares.
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Run comes to Namibia
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