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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6909 FRIDAY 16 APRIL 2021 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Coastal residents urged to be more vigilant against crime Armed robbers attack Staff overhaul planned for women in their home Walvis Bay municipality The management committee of the Walvis Bay Town Council is deliberating options to increase efficiency and the level of service in Swakopmund...... delivery of employees of the municipality of Walvis Bay. The attack earlier this week on two elderly women in their home in At the most recent monthly council meeting, Cllr Buddy Bramwell of the Swakopmund, by three masked intruders, is a wake-up call for Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association (JWRA) tabled a motion, calling for coastal residents to revisit their protocols for personal safety. an extensive overhaul of the system of how work gets done by the Criminals continue confronted an elderly homes and at their approximately 515 municipal staff members. their sprees in all the lady in her room and businesses: The fact that this exercise would cost the municipality money prompted coastal towns. There also tying her up. At home: council to refer the motion to the management committee. were several armed The armed robbers fled *Windows need to be Overhauling the system would include a new strategic plan for the munirobberies at busi- with N$400 in cash, a fitted with burglar bars cipality, a performance management system, a review of all positions and to see if every employee is fit for the position he or she currently occupies. nesses. Burglaries at small safe and other Continues on page 2 homes and busi- valuables. nesses are frequent in Crime is rife in all our all the coastal towns, coastal towns. We as and during the day citizens however, must criminals roam the appreciate the seriousstreets committing ness of the situation. theft from motor We must take responsvehicles, pick-pock- ibility for our personal eting and snatching protection and the prohand bags or cell tection of our property. phones from people’s We can only do that by hands and running making our homes and our businesses safe off. In the latest incident against robberies and three men, masked burglaries. and armed with a Furthermore, we must knife, a panga and a not present criminals pistol, entered a with opportunities by house in Swakop- letting valuables lying mund’s Fischreier open in parked veStreet on Tuesday hicles, or walk with th valuables like cell A temporary railway crossing opened at 14 Road in Walvis Bay yesterday. The temporary morning early. They gained access phones, purses and crossing will now enable DM Rail to close the Rikumbi Kandanga railway crossing as well to the house by h a n d b a g s w i t h o u t as the Hanna Mupetami railway crossing (18th Road crossing) to upgrade the railway line. remov-ing the glass staying alert of our Traffic flow between Walvis Bay town and the Note: the Namibia Ports Authority's port exp a n e l f r o m a n surroundings and sus- western industrial area and fish factories will be pansion plan for Walvis Bay will make provision aluminium window picious people around channelled via this temporary crossing for ap- for the permanent closure of the 13th Road railframe of the house. us. proximately four weeks. way crossing in a few years from now. This crosThey then tied up a Here are a few exam- Walvis Bay's traffic chief, superintendent Eben sing will then permanently locate to 14th Road female caretaker in ples where people can Platt this week called on motorists to exercise where this temporary crossing is now. the house and also improve safety at their patience and caution at this temporary crossing.
Temporary rail crossing at 14th Road opened 18:00 yesterday
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