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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6714 FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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Photo by Erwin Leuschner It's here again to mark Christmas. This house in Swakopmund's Riverside Avenue once again displays an impressive decoration of Christmas lights, attracting large crowds of people who marvel it. The Maritz-family has a tradition of decorating the house with Christmas lights every year. New lights and features are added regularly, making every year's visit only so much more exciting. The house has become an attraction for residents and visitors alike.
Road Safety and Rules First Rudi Bowe
With the festive season now in full swing and tens of thousands of motorists converging on the coastal towns, the Walvis Bay municipal traffic department called upon all road users in and around the harbour town to maintain road safety as top priority.
Special courts can now issue protection orders after hours Domestic violence perpetrators in for a nasty surprise this festive season Floris Steenkamp
Domestic violence, as well as gender-based violence, is expected to be dealt a severe blow this festive season with special after-hours domestic violence courts that will be operational until 15 January 2018.
The Walvis Bay Municipal Traffic Department also joins the Namibian Police's Traffic Unit in law enforcement operations to keep death and injury off our roads, said traffic chief Eben Platt this week. Since 8 December the traffic department and Nampol Traffic arrested more than forty drunk drivers in Walvis Bay and on the B2 coastal road between Langstrand and Walvis Bay. Similar operations will be ongoing and a zerotolerance approach to any form of reckless or negligent driving, ignorance to traffic laws and road traffic signs, roadworthiness of vehicles, speeding, drunken driving and wearing of safety belts will be exercised. Long distance transport operators are reminded that all heavy vehicles
The Office of the Judiciary announced this week all police stations countrywide are working with all magistrate's courts to assist victims of abuse to obtain interim protection orders against their perpetrators. Alcohol and drug abuse during the festive season increases the prevalence of domestic violence and gender-based violence. Often, these incidents lead to loss of life, severe injuries and families emotionally distressed. Namibia's Chief Justice, Judge Peter Shivute, pioneered the special project
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