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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6327 TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2014 Tel: 064 - 205854 / 064 - 461866 / Fax: 064 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net CRASH SCENE
Aksie in JC Harries Park Bernabé Blaauw
Jare gelede toe sigarette, soos drank vandag, nog geadverteer was as die ideale “satisfaksie na die aksie”, het menige seun gedink hy is 'n man, sodra hy sy eerste sigaret gerook het. Deesdae lyk dit asof bekend of hulle vriendrank die plek van de van mnr Heino is of sigarette ingeneem deel van die drinkhet. 'n Groep jong groep nie, is ook in mense, waaronder ook hegtenis geneem en in minderjariges, het die vangwa gelaai. Vrydagmiddag agter- Een van die polisiegekom dat drank “nie beamptes op die toonreg verdra nie” toe neel het gesê dat die hulle satisfaksie on- mans al verskeie verwags onderbreek is waarskuwings gehad deur 'n man wat ge- het oor drink en moles dreig het om hulle met maak in die openbaar, 'n gebreekte bottel aan maar “genoeg is nou te val. genoeg.” Die groep drinke- Die een minderjarige broers het onmid- seun is gevra of hy nie dellik oorgegaan tot te jonk is om nou al te aksie en die man, begin drink en baklei blykbaar bekend as in die openbaar nie Heino, met leë drank- waarop hy geantbottels bestook om woord het dat hy “net hulleself te verdedig. twee kappe gemaak” Die polisie is intussen het. ontbied en die ver- Dit wil voorkom asof meende aanvaller, met die slagspreuk, “drink bloed wat teen sy nek responsibly”, nog nie afstroom, is in heg- oral in die gemeentenis geneem. Nog skap inslag gevind het twee mans, dit is nie nie.
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SRA objects to sale of ‘cheap” erf to Swapo Page 2
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Train smashes into bus Jade McClune
A great disaster was narrowly averted when a TransNamib train, en route from Windhoek smashed into a commuter bus in the industrial area of Swakopmund on Monday. Fortunately the bus carried no passengers at the time. The train, loaded with goods and passengers, was collect the NIMT students in Swakopmund when on its way to the coast when it crashed into a bus the bus he was driving, was hit. The bus was belonging to the Namibia Institute of Mining and totally demolished and had to be towed from the Technology (NIMT). The accident happened scene. The train could also not proceed any shortly before 06:00 on Monday morning. The further. train smashed into the bus at a railway crossing Train passengers on their way to the coast had to disembark and many were left standing on the not far from the old Salt Works. The bus was crossing the tracks from south to side of the railway track, while others tried to find north, at around 05:45 when it was hit from the alternative ways to get to their destinations. Some side. Bystanders said the train driver has sounded passengers suffered from mild shock, but the the horn loudly and repeatedly, but the driver of majority reported that they only felt a slight jolt as the bus seemed not to hear the oncoming train the train slowed down when it hit the bus. when he came to the crossing. The force of the The crash on Monday also raised alarm bells, as it collision pushed the bus around 80 metres from was pointed out that there are no traffic lights at the railway crossing where the accident occurred. the point of impact. The driver of the bus had to be taken to hospital One ambulance driver said this was a real “wakefor medical treatment after he dislocated his up call”, because such traffic lights would clearly shoulder in the accident. However, emergency signal whether it is safe to cross or not, and could personnel at the scene said it was a massive relief help prevent worse disasters. that the bus was not loaded with students, as it was TransNamib was still drafting a statement at the apparently still on its way to collect student- time of going to press. The beleaguered company apprentices, when it was struck by the train. Continues on page 2 It is understood that the driver was about to
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Hitradio charity drive
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