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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6521 TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
No harm in “mystery dam” at entrance to Walvis Bay
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“Smash-andgrab’’ in Walvis Bay
Floris Steenkamp
Road users on the B2 coastal road, who have expressed great concern in recent weeks over an earthen dam China Harbour & Engineering Company (CHEC) has been constructing on the western side of the road near Walvis Bay’s entry, has little to worry about. Contrary to specula- import facility for the construction. Hence a tion that this is a hold- Ministry of Mines & study was conducted ing or coffer dam to Energy. The dredging and it was found inaccommodate ground operations will result in stead of dumping the water during the con- approximately 10 mil- dredging spoil, some of struction of phase one lion cubic metres of it can be used to cover of the SADC Gateway dredged sand which is the rolling dunes of the Port, this turned out to dumped by the dredger area and result in a flat, be no coffer dam and vessels at a designated stabilised platform what is happening dumping point north of which would in the there at the moment is Pelican Point. foreseeable future be actually a historic Namport to the contra- utilised for the conry decided some of this struction of port wareevent for Walvis Bay. CHEC is currently en- dredged sand would housing and other gaged in dredging a come in handy on the infrastructure buildnew shipping channel landside where the fuel ings. for the future bulk fuel import facility is under Continues on Page 2
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The huge plume of seawater and sea sand as CHEC pumps dredging spoil at high pressure to form a land mass on top of the existing sand dunes.
More taxi ranks The coast is SA celefor Swakopmund brity heaven today Sharlien Tjambari Taxi owners and operators held a peaceful demonstration at the Swakopmund municipal offices yesterday to demand more designated drop-off zones for taxi commuters around the town. Apart from a taxi rank, they argued, not much has been done for drop-off points in other parts of the town. A petition highlighting frustrations was handed over to the mayor of Swakopmund Clr Paulina Nashilundo and the Town Clerk of Swakopmund, Mr Eckart Demasius. In July 2013, Mr Seun Simon Kambwa, who
have been representing the bus and taxis owners in Erongo, handed a letter requesting for bus and taxi ranks around town. Up to now nothing has been done to ease the situation, it is claimed in the petition. According to Kamb-
wa, on most of the streets in Swakopmund, especially Mondesa, there are no places where taxis or buses can stop to drop off commuters. Kambwa made an example of the offices o f H o m e A ff a i r s Continues on Page 2
Floris Steenkamp Some of South Africa's leading entertainment artists will be visiting facilities in- and around Swakopmund and Walvis Bay today, as part of a day of leisure activities on land awaiting the departure again tonight of the passenger liner MSC Sinfonia from Walvis Bay to Cape Town. MSC Sinfonia docked in the port of Walvis Bay early this morning and well-known names such as Shaleen SurtieRichards and Soli Philander count among the celebrities disembarking in Walvis Bay for the day. The celebrities are all Continues on Page 2
N$5 000 fine for Lobster poaching
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Oscar for Mad Max
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Football Academy kicks of
Soli Philander
Shaleen SurtieRichards (Sarie.com)
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