10 january namib times e edition

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namib times

SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6618 DINSDAG 10 JANUARY 2017

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TransNamib diesel engines a pollution nightmare

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SME’s depend on Grn funds

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Big drug bust

Jacques Marais of namib times took this picture on Sunday afternoon of this freight train of TransNamib underway to Walvis Bay with a big black column of smoke visible from kilometres away. “I first thought the train is on fire, as the smoke was thick and black. When closer, I discovered to my disbelief this is actually smoke from the exhaust system of the locomotive.” TransNamib as a corporate citizen with a responsibility towards Namibia must definitely investigate this phenomenon as several members of the public across Namibia have been complaining about trains’ excessive smoke emissions.

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Clifford Strydom dies

One of Namibia’s leading aviation businessmen, Mr. Clifford Strydom, passed away in Swakopmund on 24 December last year after a long illness. The late Mr. Strydom is one of the founders of local aviation business Bay Air Aviation. A memorial service was held for Strydom at the Swakopmund aerodrome on 30 December 2016. Due to the holiday season and limited publication of newspapers over the festive period, news of Strydom’s death did not reach all quarters of the coastal community where he was well known and well respected. Staff of Bay Air Aviation and a former business partner of the late Strydom, Mr. Frank Stein, honoured his memory with the following words: “To most people the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home”.

Was the recent holiday Another good or bad for business? Dui Erwin Leuschner Was the recent holiday season good or bad for businesses in Swakopmund? While many residents conclude there was a significant reduction in holiday makers and subsequently less business, tour operators describe the recent season as good. “I found the season Swakopmund has to coast, this period has was as good as ever,” offer, being it a quad since been significantly said Almuth Styles bike tour or a dolphin reduced. Some come to from the Swakopmund cruise. Many hotel the coast only for a few tourist information establishments were days over the Christcentre namib-i to also fully booked for mas period, while n a m i b t i m e s . A c - the season, having no others rather visit the cording to Styles there more room available coast after Christmas were a lot of visitors between Christmas and and travel back a few days after New Year. from abroad, with December. especially many tou- Styles did note that Speaking to various rists from Botswana visitors opted to visit b u s i n e s s e s i n t h e a n d S o u t h A f r i c a Swakopmund for a Swakopmund town deciding to spend their shorter period com- centre, many shop h o l i d a y s a t t h e pared to a few years owners complained, ago. Where in the past saying the turnover was Namibian coast-line. Many of these visitors visitors decided to s i g n i f i c a n t l y l e s s made use of the wide spend a two or three compared to the past. array of activities week holiday at the Especially the usual

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Reiter Verein Successful

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