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Corruption arrest Traffic Dept. Employee of municipality of Walvis Bay tried to solicit a bribe An employee of the municipality of Walvis Bay’s traffic department has been arrested in a sting operation by the Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia (ACC). Andreas Eichab (pictured), an administrative clerk at the traffic department solicited a bribe of N$1 500 from a member of the public who in turn reported the incident to the ACC. This particular member of the public’s vehicle was found unroadworthy by a traffic officer. The traffic officer removed the license disc. The law states should the vehicle owner fix the problem or problems which rendered the vehicle unroadworthy within fourteen days, the license
disc is returned at a fee of N$30. Eichab offered to return the license disc at a bribe of N$1 500. The incident was reported to the ACC and officers set up a trap. Eichab was arrested on 30 September and has been released on bail of N$5000 after appearing in the Walvis Bay magistrate’s court on 1 October. The case was remanded for further investigation to 4 November.
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Ship-to-shore cranes As much as 40 % of instant performers Namibia’s electricity now The recent investment in the ship-to-shore cranes (STS) at the port of Walvis Bay's new container terminal on reclaimed land continues to bear fruit. The terminal recorded a record 27 crane moves per hour on 19 September from the container vessel Rhine Maersk, reports the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport). Maersk's Port Captain (Angola and Namibia), Captain Louis Coetzee, expressed appreciation for the great teamwork displayed by Namport- and other staff throughout the whole loading and discharge operation. The ship-to-shore cranes made the difference. It improved handling capacity and subsequent shorter turnaround time for the container ship. The Acting Chief Executive Officer of Namport, Mr. Kavin Harry, echoed the sentiments of Captain Coetzee and further added: “we as management recognises the hard-working efforts by colleagues who have, as a result, managed to achieve 27 moves per hour. We thank you for your commitment to making the port of Walvis Bay “Africa's Express Hub to International Markets”. Well done and let us continue to relentlessly move the frontiers. [Source: Namport].
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As much as 40 % of Namibia's national electricity demand is supplied from renewable energy projects already operating in the country. This “unprecedented saturation rate” of renewable energy is now augmented by the 5mw Trekkopje solar project of the Orano uranium mine that was inaugurated on Thursday. The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Kornelia Shilunga in her address at the opening said Orano is the twelfth of fourteen renewable energy projects to be connected to the national power grid. In total that represents 65 megawatts, or roughly 12 % of Namibia's daily demand. The recently ALTEN project adds 37 megawatt, Hopsol at Otjiwarongo adds 5 megawatt, Omburu at Omaruru 4,5 megawatt, Arandis Plant 3,5 megawatt and 10 megawatt from the GreenNam plants. According to the Deputy Minister these plants and an estimated further 50 megawatt from private institutions and individuals (solar plants on factory roofs etc) brings the estimated contribution from renewable energy sources to as much as 40 %
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