21 february namib times e edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6630 TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

“Fisheries strong and vibrant” Erwin Leuschner

Most of Namibia's important fish stocks are showing signs of recovery. There are, however, some stocks which appear to be in a very precarious situation and for which urgent management interventions are needed to prevent them from total collapse. This was the keynote of the speech of the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhard Esau, when he presented his annual ministerial address to the fish industry on Friday in Walvis Bay. As usual the town hall at the Civic Centre was filled to the brim, when Esau presented his 29 page-long review and outlook regarding his department. Fisheries still is the second biggest contributor to Namibia's GDP, having provided about N$10 billion in FOREX earnings in 2016. “This significant revenue may be attributed to improved catches with regard to sizes, favourable exchange rates, increased value addition, and better prices in some markets,” Esau said. Although the decrease in exchange rates against the local currency meant that the industry did earn less N$ in 2016 as compared to 2015. According to Esau the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for all fisheries in 2016/17 was 521 714 tonnes, compared to 528 696 tonnes in the year before. This represents a marginal decrease of about 1%. “The total landings for 2015/16 were 514 297 tonnes, while Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhard Esau

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Guesthouse robbery aftermath: Elderly couple still in standing in front of me.” In her eyes one can shock, four suspects released see the absolute horror of the nightmare as she Erwin Leuschner

The owners of the Chala-Kigi Guesthouse in the Swakopmund suburb Kramersdorf are still reeling in shock after four armed suspects stormed the property on Thursday evening, beating the elderly couple and robbing them and some guests of their personal belongings. Suspects apprehended shortly after the incident were released as there were no concrete evidence against them. The incident has left many scars on the owners of the guesthouse, as well as the three tourists who were on holiday in Namibia. When namib times visited the scene yesterday one tourist was still under such immense shock, that she mulled cancelling the rest of her vacation in Namibia and travel back home

to Germany. “It was a normal evening and we were enjoying a sundowner on the patio when suddenly four men, each holding a gun, stared down at me,” said the owner of the guesthouse to namib times. It was still early in the evening and only a few minutes after 21:00. “It was like an armada

relives it. Her husband had just gone inside. The suspects were demanding money. Three of the suspects had their faces covered, a fourth man, who she described as a young man, did not wear anything to protect his identity. It was the same man who pointed his gun at her husband's face in the kitchen when he looked up. “It was then that another suspect said: 'Don't do it',” the victim recalls. Both the owners are in their 70s. The suspects took the victims to the bathroom where they were guarded. Both owners, as Continues on Page 2

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Suspected cattle theft

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Economic factors in Hake sector

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Angola: accused of stealing Namibian fish Page 7

Gendev wins Debmarine Cup

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