10 february namib times e edition

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namib times

SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6627 FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Fisheries confiscates over 2 tons of blacktail illegally caught near Bird Island

inside Take advantage of AGOA

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Week of accidents Report on page 2

Electricity and attractive Scammer targets pet loving Namibians business climate goes Locker hand in hand

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Erwin Leuschner The Swakopmund animal welfare organisation SPCA has called on the public to only donate funds to registered welfare organisations. The statement came in the wake of a possible scam uncovered this week: A person used social media to gather funds for “injured dogs”, but the animals never existed in Namibia. The scam was un- but change the lives of case. “On one of the photos covered this week by all animals! (sic).” mere chance. “Chan- On Monday a post was uploaded on Monday I ging Paws” is a Face- uploaded of two dogs, noticed some moss book page, which ini- which were claimed to growing on a piece of tially started out in have been surrendered plank next to the inWalvis Bay. Recently, to “Changing Paws”. jured dog and thought photos of injured ani- The purportedly fake that couldn't have mals are regularly organisation requests been taken in Namiuploaded, which are funds, as the “vet in the bia,” said a person, claimed to have been North” will only see who wishes to remain found all over the the animals once an anonymous. The percountry. “Changing outstanding bill of son did a google Paws” requests funds N$4328 is settled. The search and found the to help these animals. bill was accumulated picture on a website The aim of “Changing due to another case, a stemming from 2015. Paws”: “We are here dog called “Mighty”, A f u r t h e r s e a r c h to not only improve, which is also a rescue Continues on page 2

Sharlien Tjambari

Discussing the issue of trade between the United States of America and Namibia, at the NCCI, Swakopmund branch breakfast meeting, the US Ambassador Mr. Thomas Daughton said there are many elements that go into foresting an attractive business climate and electricity is one major input. “I suspect you all know generation. Doesn't it According to Daughthat Namibia buys make more sense to do ton solar energy is also most of its power from more to harness a free an area the United outside its borders - domestic resource for States had expertise in, somewhere between Namibia's energy se- “my government has half and two-thirds, de- curity?” he asked. He been working on Napending on the season. continued saying that mibian energy issues That is expensive and in terms of price, solar for the last five years. there have been nag- power is now compe- One of the things I ging questions about titive with hydro- worked hard to do after the reliability of the carbons as an elec- arriving here was to supply for a couple of tricity source. It is also line up Namibia as a years now and yet this faster and easier to partner in the U.S. is a country that is build, and can be government's Power recognized as one of implemented in rural Africa initiative, which the best places in the areas beyond the na- works to increase world for solar power tional grid. Continues on page 2

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NHRSA 1st Competition

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