22 jan namib times e-edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6898 FRIDAY 22 JANUARY 2021 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net Article and Photo: Rudi Bowe

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Foreigners who overstayed their visit have till 28 February to leave Namibia without hindrance

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Schools ready to start the new school year

IPC-President Panduleni Ithula Mega-cold store visits fire-ravaged Twaloloka for Walvis Bay The leader of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Dr Panduleni Itula, paid a visit to Walvis Bay yesterday, to assess first hand the devastation where a fire destroyed 27 shacks in Kuisebmond’s Twaloloka quarter. This same quarter was ravaged by a fire on 27 July last year, when approximately 200 shacks were destroyed and more than 1 000 people left homeless in a matter of minutes. Dr Ithula was accompanied to the fire scene by Calls for Walvis Bay the Regional Councillor for the Walvis Bay town council to step Rural Constituenc, Cllr Florian Donatus. During his visit of the area of Twaloloka up housing delivery ravaged by the fire on Tuesday, Dr Itula praised the municipality of Walvis Bay which within elected majority-IPC town council in Walvis Bay hours issued affected residents with tents as will work swiftly and deliberate to ensure Walvis temporary shelter. Bay’s housing woes are brought to an end. The fact that hundreds of residents are now Despite many years’ efforts to deliver low cost housed in these tents since the first fire in July housing to Walvis Bay, this could never realise last year, Dr Ithula further called upon the muni- under the Swapo-dominated town council which cipal council of Walvis Bay to have the area managed the affairs of the harbour town between declared a disaster zone. Not only because of 1994 and 2020. the loss of property affected residents suffered, The IPC (majority with four seats) and several but also the fact that the small tent city is crow- other parties and organisations which took conded and could become a Covid-19 super- trol of 70 % the Walvis Bay town council in last spreader area. year’s Regional Council and Local Authority Dr Ithula subsequently urged the municipality Election (Joint Walvis Bay Residents Assoto make more land available in order for the ciation, Landless People Movement and Popular tent-city to be more evenly spread out. Democratic Movement) are placing housing top Dr Ithula gave his assurance that the newly of the agenda.

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Seabird

to facilitate mass deaths fish exports

A cold storage facility, with a capacity of 12 500 tons, will be constructed at Walvis Bay at a total price tag of N$400 million. Construction is scheduled to commence during March this year and would take eighteen months to complete. The completion of this project will considerably enhance Walvis Bay's cold chain capacity, mainly for the import and export of fish. The facility also has capacity to handle other products like meat, dates, and other fresh products relying on a cold chain from harvesting to plate. Moreover, it would also end the current market arrangement where fish for instance has to be export via Spain to markets in South America. Direct export capacity would ensure Namibia's products go directly to the market, instead of detours which only add to price inflation and longer delivery times. According to Mr Robert de Villiers, the Acting Continues on page 2

reduced by 98 %

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