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Bekende sielkundige voor hof op klag van verkragting Floris Steenkamp
'n Bekende sielkundige van Swakopmund is gisteroggend op N$10 000 borgtog vrygelaat, na ‘n eerste hofverskyning op ‘n klag van verkragting. Dr Pieter van der Westhuizen, vergesel deur sy regsverteenwoordiger, het homself gisteroggend aan die polisie op Swakopmund oorgegee. Hy is aangekla en is daarna deur lede van die polisie na die landdroshof vergesel, waar hy ‘n eerste verskyning op ‘n klag van verkragting gemaak het. Hy het sy borg betaal. Die saak is tot 20 Februarie 2017 uitgestel vir verdere ondersoek. Van der Westhuizen sou na bewering meer as 'n jaar gelede 'n vroulike pasiënt medikasie ingee om haar bewussyn en haar fisiese krag in te kort, sodat sy haar nie kon teësit nie. Die vrou het 'n klag by die polisie op Swakopmund aanhangig gemaak, en beweer sy is oor 'n tydperk van etlike ure deur van der Westhuizen in sy spreekkamer verkrag. Sy kon volgens haar geen weerstand bied nie, aangesien die medikasie haar tot 'n beswyming gebring en haar ook fisiek beperk het. Boonop was die voorval op ‘n Saterdagoggend toe die spreekkamer nie vir sake oop was nie.
German research ship docks in Walvis Bay
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SS Nujoma goes on sea trials
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Three superyachts to call on same day
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Don’t waste time - Minister urges contractors for prototype mass houses
Piquet Jacobs
At a recent groundbreaking ceremony, handing over erven to contractors to construct prototype mass housing units, Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sophia Shaningwa, urged to contractors to keep on track and not waste time. “I have no doubt that the process that has been set in motion will accelerate housing delivery and assist to increase the number of formal housing units, and to decrease the number of backyard shacks. Even though the local and global economies have slowed down, we cannot afford to slow down progress. Walvis Bay's forward thrust in terms of industrialisation and Continues on page 2
Erwin Leuschner
The German research vessel “Meteor” is currently conducting a new scientific study along the Namibian coastline. On Monday the vessel was docked in Walvis Bay to celebrate the long-standing maritime scientific co-operation between Namibia and Germany. The subsequent media reception was attended by Dr Peya Mushelenga, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, and Christian Schlaga, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Namibia. The “Meteor” is a The vessel left the off the coast of Namimulti-disciplinary re- Walvis Bay harbour on bia and Angola. It is search vessel operat- Wednesday this week the intention to distining mainly in high on its 132 research guish the role these seas. She is owned by mission. This time filaments play in the the German state re- “Meteor” will conduct exchange of warmth presented by the Fede- research to better un- between the coastal ral Ministry of Educa- derstand the composi- ocean and the high tion and Research and tion and reactions of sea. According to Dr registered in Ham- the ocean, especially Jochumsen the gatburg. Since 2013, the the phenomenon of up- hered data as well as “Meteor” has been on welling. According to any discoveries made a research cruise do- chief scientist Dr Ker- will be shared with ing ground-breaking stin Jochumsen the Namibia. maritime research, in- ship will research so- The “Meteor” is excluding the area along called filaments, fing- pected to reach Cape the Angolan-Nami- er-shaped formations Town after spending bian coastline. of the upwelling layers about four weeks at Continues on page 2
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