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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6829 WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2019 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Eleven-year- old Man saves girl from drowns at Henties rough seas at Vineta Floris Steenkamp
Isaac Chikosi The festive holiday season is off to a tragic start. An eleven year old boy presumably drowned at Henties Bay on Sunday. At the time of going to press the boy's body has not been found. The boy, named Prince Samuel Pietersen and three friends went down to the beach on Sunday for a swim. At one stage Pietersen was screaming for help. His friends swam for the shore and ran off in panic to ask people for assistance. By the time help arrived at the beach, there was no trace of Pietersen. The task is at hand now to locate the boy's body. Community members at Henties Bay said they are left saddened by the incident and their hearts go out to the family of the boy who in the festive period are struggling with this unimaginable pain. The Namibian Police's unit commander for Community Affairs, Warrant Officer Ileni Shapumba confirmed the three boys ran in panic looking for an adult to assist them whilst the boy was in grave trouble in the water. Shapumba cautioned parents and the community at large to keep an eye on children, especially when swimming. Children should only swim under supervision.
A ten-year-old girl's joy as she opens her gifts at the Christmas tree this year, will be heard with extra thankfulness by her loved ones this festive season. Courtney Uiras (10) was rescued from the sea at Vineta in Swakopmund on Sunday, thanks to the heroic actions of a young man by the name of Tom Johnston and the quick thinking of others who among others had emergency numbers at hand on their cell phones. The girl's rescue from the sea is in sharp contrast to the tragedy in Henties Bay on Sunday where an eleven year old boy went missing at sea swimming with friends. He is presumed drowned (see story also on front page). Mr Johnston and a friend Stephan Scholz took children to the beach at the picnic area south of Platz am Meer on Sunday. There are signs which states swimming is prohibited. They warned the children in their company to adhere to it and not venture into the water too deep. “There were many more families and the area was filled with children playing on the beach and in the shallow water. After all what agony that would be for a child to play on the beach and not allowed to even wet their ContinueS on page 2
Dr Kawana - the time is now to listen to the fishing industry ∙ Calls for a total ban of foreign fishing vessels from fishing here
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The Foreign trawler Hump Back Whale
Stakeholders in the midwater trawl fish sector is of opinion the Acting fisheries minister, Albert Kawana, would make a good start if he places a total ban on foreign fishing vessels operating in Namibian waters, if he consults the fishing industry before the Ministry formulates or change its policies and that a transparent system is developed for each and every Namibian to see who has fishing rights, who has quotas and what fishing vessels and processing facilities work these respective quotas. Continues on page 2 The Foreign trawler Right Whale
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