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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6894 FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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Arandis makes strides in charcoal production
The Covid-19 vaccine and Namibia
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Namib Times closed for festive season A factory worker handles a pallet of charcoal produced at the charcoal processing plant of Unoo Investments CC at Arandis. Unoo Investments CC Charcoal Processing of the business, Mr Unoovene Augustos, producwas established at Arandis at the beginning of tion activities have now normalised again. January this year. Due to the Covid-19 lock The business employs 50 people and currently has down, manufacturing activities were scaled a charcoal and briquette output of up to 400 tons down, but according to the Managing Member per month. All products are exported to Europe. Continues on page 2
Liquor stores closed at 18:00 Liquor outlets with off-consumption liquor licenses closes at 18:00 since yesterday, as part of Government's latest legislation to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. Off-consumption refers to outlets like grocery retail outlets, and bottle stores. These outlets can still commence trading at 09:00, as is the current arrangement, but have to close at 18:00 (under normal circumstances it would be 19:00). The only exception is Saturdays when these outlets have to close at 13:00. The current legal dispensation that governs Namibia's response to the threat of the spread of the Coronavirus lapses at one minute to midnight on 30 December 2020.
Covid-19: businesses urged not to cut corners with latest legislation Business owners and the public are urged not to circumvent and exploit the current Covid-19 measures that came into force on Wednesday. In particular events- and venue operators as well as the legal arrangement around the selling of liquor. Venues for public gatherings: the new Covid-19 measures makes provision for venues to accommodate 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors. Namibia's justice minister Yvonne Dausab pointed out on Wednesday that does not mean 50 people inside the venue and a further 100 people outside. Dausab was clear on this subject that the venue can only exercise one choice. It is either fifty people indoors or 100 people outdoors. Continues on page 2
With the festive season on hand, the Namib Times will be closed for business as from Wednesday 23 December 2020, until Monday 4 January 2021. That includes both the Walvis Bay- and Swakopmund offices. The first edition for the new year will be on the street on Friday, 8 January 2021. During the period our offices are closed, news coverage of events and incidents will resume as normal. The public's attention is drawn to the newspaper's Facebook page where regular news updates will be conducted throughout the festive season.
Henties Bay gets own number plate Henties Bay officially has its own satellite office of the Namibian Traffic Information System (NaTIS). In addition, the town also has its own traffic registration number. The Natis office was unveiled on Monday and is seen as one of the signs that positive winds of change has started to blow for Henties Bay. Henties Bay prior fell under Natis Swakopmund. Hence all vehicles at this town have the “S” as part of the registration number, to indicate the Swakopmund registry authority. Henties Bay vehicles will now proudly carry the “HB” abbreviation on the number plates. Continues on page 2
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Bank Safely this holiday
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