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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6372 TUESDAY 22 JULY 2014 Tel: 064 - 205854 / 064 - 461866 / Fax: 064 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

inside Mass housing contractors back out Concerned Jade McClune

Contractors working on the mass housing project are having a hard time balancing the books and paying workers. More than 10 contractors have already quit the project and left the site since construction started in March.

Several subcontractors pay them with. We did approached the namib not even make any times in recent weeks profit,” he said. NPN to complain about the was offered N$13 000 payments they re- per house and had to ceived from the main build the structure from building contractor, the concrete slab up to South African-based the roof, he explained, Seven Sirs Group. One but he says after of the subcontractors, completing work on who did not want to be three houses and the named for fear of jeo- roof structures of two pardising chances of others, they received getting work in future, only N$9 540 for the said yesterday that he first two houses comis at his wit's end, pleted. because he cannot even The minimum wage for pay the minimum wage construction workers for bricklayers and ar- was raised to N$13.26 tisans, as stipulated by per hour in June, but a spokesperson for NPN government.

“The workers are at my Enterprises said after house every day de- two months on site they manding their wages, had to quit the mass but there is nothing to housing project after it

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President Pohamba gestures to Seven Sirs Chairperson Mr Alvin Naidoo and NHE Representative Micheal Ileka during a visit to the Mass Housing Project in Kuisebmond earlier this year.

Photo by Otis Finck became clear that they would not be able to meet their basic labour costs. He said, regardless how hard they work, there is no way the workers could

afford food, electricity, water, rent, clothes and other basics to live a decent life with their meagre wages. Nine workers employed by NPN to build houses in

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Lets run mommy Kuisebmond, including the general labourers, are now unemployed.

The subcontractor also claimed they never saw or signed any contract

with Seven Sirs and that they were also not able to get a copy of the company's price list for labour costs.

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Cables stripped for copper Madelaine Laubscher

It was recently been discovered that the coating of numerous copper cables are dumped at a certain business enclosure in Walvis Bay after being stripped and burnt by copper thieves.

BURNING ISSUE: The site where cables are being burned to retrieve copper wire

A local resident who informed the newspaper about the situation alleged that these cables could be the cables stolen from companies such as Erongo RED, Telecom or MTC. “It looks as though copper thieves come to this area and use it as a hideout to get the copper. It is difficult to spot them at this site while they are busy with their criminal activities,” he claimed.

Mr John Ekongo from MTC was contacted for comment. “It would be best to speak to Telecom as we have

an infrastructure sharing with Telecom,” he said. Mr Oiva Angula from Telecom confirmed that the particular cables are not from Telecom. The business owner of the enclosure, who does not want to be named, told the newspaper that he reported the problem on numerous occasions to the municipality.

“This problem has been on the roll since last year. People are using the enclosure as a dumping site, not just as a hideout to strip the cables.

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Mass housing Continued from page 1 Salambala Investments cc was contracted to build houses from the foundation up and was offered N$28 000 per house “for the whole job”, according to a spokesperson for Salambala, who confirmed yesterday that they also quit the construction site after it became clear they would not be able to meet their labour costs. They were contracted to dig foundations, lay slabs and build the houses to roof level, he said.

After three houses were completed, the company received only N$5 000 for each, he said. Salambala employed six bricklayers and seven general labourers, who have since been laid off.

“The wages of a bricklayer would normally be between N$4 000-5 000 per month, but we were only able to pay them between N$1 000 to N$1 200. When the wages have been paid there is nothing left for the subcontractor,” he said.

“They (Seven Sirs) don't do measurement to assess how much work has been completed.”

He also said they did not sign any contract with Seven Sirs: “We were desperate and begging for work… and only demanded a contract when things were getting really bad, but this contract does not even have our company's name on. It is just a general form; it does not say what the scope of work is, there are no details or specifications.”

A third contractor, who seemed to be doing better than his counterparts, said his colleagues failed to properly negotiate before they undertook the work. The builder, who is well established in the local area, also did not want to be named, but said the amount of N$28 000-30 000 includes only the bricklaying, plastering, painting and roofs. He said that some contractors misunderstood the whole payment structure.

He noted that many smaller companies and new start-ups do not have sufficient capital outlay to be able to carry their workers even for one month and was of

the view that some contractors simply “do not understand the pricing structure”. The builder argued that a long-term solution would involve building specific clauses into the tender specifications to protect the subcontractors.

Mr Alvin Naidoo, one of the owners of Seven Sirs Group, said yesterday they would look into the complaints from the two contractors who claim they were underpaid. He said, in comparison with other housing contractors, like Power Onyeno in Swakopmund, Seven Sirs' labour rates are competitive and said they recruited contractors mostly from the local area. Power Onyeno apparently pays around N$900 per square metre, whereas Seven Sirs pays between N$800 and N$1 100 per square metre.

He said in the case of NPN the foundation they laid had to be broken down twice and that N$1 000 was deducted for this and paid to another contractor. Further deductions of N$800 and N$900 were made due to gables in the roof structure that were not completed.

Naidoo said that in total N$6 811 is still due to be paid out to NPN at the end of this month.

The main problem was that their workers were allegedly not skilled and took six weeks to complete a piece of work that would normally be done in two.

Mr Naidoo also confirmed they only paid out N$15 216 to Salambala cc for three wall plates completed and deducted N$2 500 for gables that were not completed, adding that they had to lift that foundation slab after the NHE found it below standard. Hitting back at the complaining subcontractors, Naidoo said: “Some businessmen took the initiative to register new companies, although they have fulltime day jobs in the government,” he said.

Eighty percent of subcontractors have other jobs and leave their workers without any supervision for the whole day. They often hired people without the

necessary skills and left them on site to get on with the job by themselves. There are only a few of the company owners on site every day,” he said, and this increased the main contractor's supervisory costs.

“We bought scaffolding and cement mixers; we assisted with basic tools, such as spades and levels and allowed them to use them at no charge.

Where bigger machines were needed we bought the equipment and deducted a small amount monthly,” to assist the small companies, Naidoo said, but admitted they experienced some problems when the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) pays them late, adding though that, where necessary, Seven Sirs paid all subcontractors from their own resources.

He bemoaned the negativity surrounding the mass housing project and said that even when their work was substandard Seven Sirs did not kick any subcontractors off the site, but gave them a chance to correct and improve their work. They have also removed all asbestos from the roofs and replaced these with roof tiles and put in proper shower units with glass cubicles, as well as single hot and cold water taps and better light fittings, which have increased their unit production cost.

“We only have seven South Africans on site, the rest are locals. We are helping to create jobs and pay school fees,” he said. “We started in February and already we have laid 211 foundations and 70-80% of the houses already have wall plates. All the work was done by local people.”

Seven Sirs was awarded the sole contract worth a mouth-watering N$441.1 million to build 1 595 houses at Walvis Bay. They tendered at N$5 700 per square metre and the prices of the house under construction will range from N$204 288 to N$367 878. Seven Sirs is in partnership with prominent Namibian businessman, Mr Collin Venaani.

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Opposition to hazardous waste storage facility intensifies Otis Finck The Walvis Bay Concerned Group (WBCG) called off the planned protest march due to ongoing talks with the Municipality of Walvis Bay about the proposed dangerous goods storage facility at the former Navy Communications Bunker by Native Storage Facility.

The group initiated a petition campaign (with more than tive industry. “Those involved in it do not always com300 signatures) and also created a Facebook page “No to prehend what they are busy with. There is no safe way Nuclear Storage in Walvis Bay” with more than 1 120 to deal with nuclear waste and material. It is nonmembers. Mayor Uillika Nambahu and CEO Muronga existent and a disaster waiting to happen. Nuclear Haingura contacted the group and requested a meeting energy is a very dangerous technology and uranium on Wednesday at the Walvis Bay Town Hall to discuss belongs under the ground. The sudden need for a the proposed development. According to one of the storage facility indicates that the proponent intent to members, Mr Stan Bouman the mayor requested that the store it or are already doing so. In the long run the door WBCG call off the planned will be opened for nuclear waste march until Council avails a to be imported and to be stored on press release on the issue after Namibian soil” he said. a meeting with relevant According to Nico, the location of groups scheduled for 30 July. the proposed facility is not suitPlans are also in the pipeline able at all and its establishment to establish a new forum that would endanger the whole counwill include various comtry. “A leakage could contaminate munity representatives to fathe entire water supply and cilitate dialogue on issues of destroy the fishing industry. Ausconcern between residents, tralia limited its number of Urastakeholders and Council nium Mines to two while Africa within the foreseeable future. jumps at opportunities because of “Mayor Nambahu basically Walvis Bay Concerned Group members with a the huge amount of money assured us that Council will representative of Earthlife involved and due to sloppy not grant the go-ahead for the legislation and its enforcement at proposed establishment of the dangerous goods storage the expense of alternative energy technology such as facility by Native Storage Solutions,” said Bouman and solar power.” added that the WBCG had been inundated with requests WBCG member Danny Beukes pointed out that from international concerned groups about the proposed entrepreneurs were eager to start and implement ideas facility. and that those in Namibia had a poor record of WBCG members met with Nico, a representative from implementing what they initially promised to do. “In Earthlife and provided him with some feedback in two or three years' time the local market is unable to Walvis Bay on Friday. He availed information, lite- sustain and recuperate the initial investment and then rature, afforded assistance from his organisation to the they solicit funding at international level. It appears group and paid a visit to the proposed site. Earthlife was that this is what the proponent plans to do”. founded in South Africa and established a Namibian The WBCG also resolved to approach the Ombudsman chapter in 1990. The organisation was on the forefront and the Legal Assistance Centre so that a lawyer can be of numerous successful campaigns conducted in the recruited to bring those to book that have been storing Durban harbour. hazardous waste illegally and at unsecured venues as Nico applauded the Walvis Bay community for was implied by Enviro Solutions, the company which mobilising against the planned hazardous waste storage did the environmental impact assessment for Native facility and pointed out that nuclear waste was a lucra- Storage Solutions.

Cables stripped for copper Continued from page 1 The gates were broken off by vandals to gain entry. I have spoken to the police about this, but yet it remains a problem. The material lying around is definitely stolen cables,” he said.

According to the spokesperson, the culprits burn the coating to retrieve the copper which the thieves later sell. He explained that he tried to remove the burnt rubber and plastic which are regarded as hazardous material but more cables were dumped. He said he wanted to level the area but the quotation is almost half a million dollars and is too expensive.

“It is definitely a problem. From my side I can say that I have put in a lot of effort to keep these culprits away, but the problem is recurring,” he said.

Copper/cable theft became a problem to such an extent where cash rewards have been offered in the past to anyone reporting such crime. Often, many people are unable to use their phones, because the network is interrupted because of cable theft.

Public relations officer of Erongo RED, Mr Benjamin Nangombe, when asked to comment said, “I cannot confirm, nor refute that these cables belong to Erongo RED. It will be better if the Erongo RED team can investigate the site and establish if the cables belong to Erongo RED or not. I am currently busy doing calculations to see how badly cable theft has affected our company in the past,” he said.

Mr Nangombe also mentioned that it is a serious problem, because Erongo RED continues to be plagued with copper thefts resulting in significant damage to electrical infrastructure and networks.

“Depending on the nature and extent of the damage, we are forced to shut down the affected substation to do repair work which results in other electricity users being deprived of electricity and having to wait for hours before the service is restored.” Nangombe said

restoration can take between five and ten hours and during that time the area feeding from the affected substation will be without power. “Over the last three years the direct loss incurred was nearly N$1 000 000. However, there are also indirect losses which run into hundreds of thousands due to un-surf energy cost and secondary losses to customer equipment.

Stealing of power cables and copper bus bars also increase the operating cost as unnecessary cost has to be disbursed on repairing damaged network,” he said.

According to Nangombe the most targeted areas are substations in less densely populated areas and substation in remote areas such as Omdel Substation which is feeding the Omdel water scheme. Similar substations in small towns such as Karibib, Omaruru and Karibib are also targeted.

“A month ago, the Omdel substation was targeted and 80% of the earthing wire was ripped out. We do not know who the culprits are. However, we know that they sell these wires to scrap dealers. We have put some security measure in place, but the cable thieves just know how to go around and get what they want.

We urge all members of the public to report any acts of vandalism on our electrical infrastructure at our offices or nearest Police station. Incentives are being offered for any tips-offs that lead to apprehension.

Tampering with our electrical infrastructure is a criminal act and may also lead to imprisonment if found guilty. Removing of copper bars and copper conductors can cause the voltage to rise and put appliances such as televisions sets, refrigerators and radios at risk. It also disrupts supply to other essential service providers such as schools, banks and hospitals. In addition, removing cables and bus bars is risky and the effect could be deadly to those involved in copper theft,” he concluded.

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Two from Erongo to vote at Swapo Electoral College Former Walvis Bay Mayor Derek Klazen is one of only two delegates elected by the ruling Swapo Party regional executive committee from the Erongo region to participate in the upcoming Electoral College (EC) of the ruling party in August.

The Electoral College will will certainly make for an decide on the list of Swapo interesting spectacle, as Party members that will older members try to retain head the list of candidates their seats in parliament for the upcoming National while younger party memAssembly elections and bers vie for space on the Mr Klazen will be joined highest platforms of the

by Ms Priscilla Kavita, the political arena. current regional coordinator of the Swapo Party Women's Council.

The Electoral College is instrumental as the list of parliamentary candidates who will contest the upcoming naMr Klazen and Ms Priscilla Kavita tional elections will be drawn from From Windhoek it is rethese delegates. The ported that following a position of Swapo's main marathon 24-hour wrangle presidential candidate is between competing fachowever not up for debate. tions the Swapo Party Following a series of tooth Youth League elected six and nail inner-party fights of their number over the over the past few years, the weekend to represent the ruling party has now youth wing at the EC, clearly fixed its sight on a including Heather SibunGeingob Presidency. go, Lucia Iipumbu, Paula Despite widespread public Kooper, Muzee Kazapua, criticism over his recent Sydney !Ganeb and Joshua decision to take a trip to Matati.

Brazil at the expense of a Inner-party preparations local businessman, the for the elections have been position of Mr Hage Gein- somewhat complicated by gob in the race for the Swapo's resolution at its presidency appears to be Congress in 2013 to prounassailable at present. mote gender equality and The EC to be held next to move towards 50/50 month is likely to confirm representation of women his pre-eminent position in and men in the party structhe party, but the positions tures. The tension and of those lower down on the resentment among sitting list are up for grabs, and (predominantly male) par-

liamentarians over the possibility of losing their seat – and potentially their income – has become tangible.

In response, a controversial proposal surfaced from the ranks within the ruling party to increase the number of parliamentary seats to 100. Furthermore, some party members proposed that lifelong VIP benefits be granted to all retired parliamentarians. None of these proposals have yet been consolidated in law.

Observers noted with surprise over the weekend that neither the mayors of Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, or Arandis, who are considered leading party cadres, were elected to represent the region. It is understood that six potential delegates from the Erongo were identified by party members in the local structures, but these had to be approved by the Politburo, before the delegates were elected.

The delegates at the EC will vote for 59 candidates.

Ten delegates may be appointed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba, and additionally the list will include the Party vicepresident Hage Geingob, Secretary General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana and her deputy Nangolo Mbumba.

The capsized truck

DIAZ CIRCLE ACCIDENT: An ERF truck (N 150-618 W), pulling double link flat top trailers loaded with charcoal capsized at the Diaz circle in Walvis Bay at approximately 16:30 on Friday. Nobody was injured in the incident. Traffic officials arrived on the scene and found the truck abandoned. Upon investigation they found the license of C Katjipoto in the cabin and later found him observing the scene close by. Katjipoto vehemently denied that he was the driver of the truck and protested taking a breathalyzer test. “I arrived here in a blue kombi. I did not drive the truck and was not responsible for the accident” he maintained. He however failed to point out the vehicle he had arrived in and was promptly arrested.

Skoolkind pleeg selfmoord, laat 'n nota Misdaad verslaggewer In 'n uiters hartroerende geval het 'n 12-jarige meisie verlede week waarskynlik haar eie lewe geneem omdat sy gevoel het dat sy deur ander mense gehaat word.

Die moeder van Emilia Nepembe het haar kind se lewelose liggaam gevind

Coastal residents must be ready Staff Reporter when lights go out Erongo Red intends to put its load-shedding plans into operation to reduce peak-hour energy consumption and balance the demand for and supply of power in the region.

The CEO of Erongo Red, Mr Robert Kahimise, said last week: “Currently we have the load-shedding programme on standby for residential areas, where we might switch off the power for at least 30 seconds and switch it back on just to allow the power to return to the normal rate.”

Kahimise said Walvis Bay can only support a peak load of between 30 and 47 kW, but this should not exceed 60 kW, while Swakopmund can handle a peak demand below 30 kW. To provide context, he further explained that in June electricity demand at Walvis Bay amounted to 47 kW, while in Swakopmund it peaked at around 27 kW. “I therefore urge our customers, especially the business communities, to assist us to keep the

demand for Walvis Bay below 47kW as we need to manage this collectively… We are mindful of the importance of electricity to the economy. For this reason we have invested heavily in upgrading the electrical infrastructure to boost and energise investments in the region.

Kahimise said that upgrading of the Walvis Bay electricity grid is currently ongoing and would cost N$500 million, of which Erongo Red will cover N$130 million, while the rest will be provided by NamPower. A further N$70 million will be used to upgrade the internal electricity network. He also noted that Erongo Red has load-shedding plans in place to cope with the situation until the proposed bulk energy plant (gas-fired) is completed in 2016.

Hailulu addresses stakeholders Piquet Jacobs on mass housing Mr Vinson Hailulu, CEO of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), addressed the coastal business community on Thursday during a breakfast hosted by Global Progressive Synergy at Manica's Talent Development Centre.

Hailulu had the opportunity to engage with stakeholders and updating them on the latest developments in the mass housing program.

He shed light on the major challenges which held the project back, and still do, issues such as limited investment in municipal service infrastructure, inflexibility in the current land tenure system exacerbates lack of right to land ownership and development of it by holders, and the increase in house prices due to high input costs and limited supply of housing stock.

“There is also lack of common strategic objectives and direction, everyone seems to be pulling in their own direction,” he said.

The program is planned to construct 185 000 housing units by 2030, providing access to affordable housing and creating economic empowerment through ownership of a tradeable asset that can be used as

Police officers interogating C Katjipoto at the scene of the accident

security for further wealth and asset generation.

The program will also be creating jobs and stimulating economic growth. The funding model consists of a mix of financing modalities tailor-made to resource the seven sub-programs in accordance with their socioeconomic nature and feasibilities.

The four major sources of funding are; government grants and subsidies, public private partnerships, debt financing by local and foreign financial institutions, and savings of households involved in Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) housing schemes.

Hailulu strongly believes that for Namibia to eradicate poverty and to attain the economic growth rate envisaged by Vision 2030, transforming the Namibian Economy is a prerequisite and in order to transform the economy, one needs to transform the various firms that function within industries that make up such economy.

waar sy haarself vermoedelik in haar ma se kamer by hul huis in Mondesa opgehang het.

Polisiebronne dui daarop dat die kind haarself moontlik tussen 16:00 en 21:00 met 'n tou opgehang het.

Emilia was 'n Graad 7 leerling in Atlantic Primêre Skool in Tamariskia, te Swakopmund. Alhoewel daar tans onduidelikheid

heers rondom die redes vir haar besluit om haar eie lewe te neem, het die oorlede kind wel 'n selfmoord nota agter gelaat, waarin sy verduidelik dat sy moeg is daarvan om beledig en gehaat te word.

Die presiese omvang van haar ervaringe en gevolglike aantygings is nog nie heeltemaal duidelik nie, maar daar is oor die afgelope paar jaar gereeld berig oor gevalle van afknouery by laerskole in die streek.

Depressie en neerslag-

tigheid tref egter beide oud en jonk: die 52-jarige Josef Silvanus het ook in 'n soortgelyke voorval sy eie lewe die afgelope naweek geneem.

Sy liggaam was deur sy kamermaat gevind, nadat hy vermoedelik Saterdag tussen 07:00 en 21:00 selfmoord gepleeg het deur homself in hul plakkershut op te hang.

Daar was geen selfmoord briefie agter gelaat nie en 'n saak van moord word tans deur die polisie ondersoek.

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COMMUNITY & CRIME

22 JULY 2014

Tracing of witness: Swakopmund CR43/01/2014 Reckless and or Negligent Driving: Namibian Police, Swakopmund Two vehicles, a white Ford Ranger pick-up, with registration number N18588S and a red Volkwagen Polo, with registration number N69852S were involved in an accident on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, at about 13:00 at the intersection of Moses //Garoeb, Daniel Kahmo, Tobias Hainyeko and Rakotoka Streets in Swakopmund.

It is alleged that the driver of a blue Volkswagen Golf, with a Swakopmund registration number might have witnessed the accident which happened when the driver was about to make a turn towards Henties Bay. The witness or anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or has knowledge of the accident, is requested to contact: Detective Chief Inspector F M Immanuel on 064-219023/ 0812426831 or Detective Sergeant R S Amgabeb 064-219027/0852439220.

Warning Recently in Swakopmund my mother opened the front door and security gate for my father, awaiting his return from work for lunch. spare set of keys and went looking She left the security gate locked but for this man. After a short while they with the keys in the lock. My found him in Diamond Street where husband was also home at the time they confronted him and asked for and they both heard the security gate the keys. He immediately started slide open and heard the key turn, but running before they could even get we were both expecting my father out of the car. They chased after him returning from work. In the while he was running towards Turmeantime, my father was dropped maline Street. They caught up with off close to the house and when he him with the car and he stopped runwalked into the yard a man left the ning. They searched his pockets and yard and greeted him. My car was found only one set parked outside in of keys, but when the yard. As I have my father went put it up for sale back the way that with a “for sale” he came he found sign on, he was another key. The under the impresman started runsion that it was ning again and dissomeone who appeared. I will decame to see my liver these keys to husband about the your office in Swacar and thought The keys found on the suspect kop. If anybody, nothing more of it. especially people living in Flamingo, Only once inside the house he asked Agaat, Diamond and Turmaline (the my mother who the man was and part in old Vineta side) Street finds what he wanted. She replied that she car keys (it has a small wire star on it) did not know anybody was in the and the set of house keys, could they yard. My husband at this stage was please return them to the namib times working on the computer in our office in Swakopmund. It seems that bedroom. Shortly after, they realised this person takes keys from homes in that the front door keys, along with the hope to use them later. The other other house keys, were missing. My set of keys that he threw away has a husband and father wanted to take blue plastic label that says “sy hek” the car to go and confront this person and it has a large black remote with when they realised that the car keys buttons that has a “P”, “A” + and one and several other keys were missing button with “a” – on it. from the key holder. They took the

“Need for speed” game an offence Madelaine Laubscher A local resident was infuriated by two drivers who allegedly disrupted traffic with their drag racing along Nangolo Mbumba Drive last Tuesday.

According to this person, while driving behind the culprits' cars near Toyota Walvis Bay and the traffic lights at the intersection of Nangolo Mbumba Drive and 18th Road, these two drag race drivers disrupted the traffic as they tried to get next to each other in order to challenge each other.

“As I approached the traffic light opposite Toyota, the driver of a vehicle (N78365W Toyota RunX) and a similar looking vehicle caused a build-up of traffic just after 17:00 while frantically trying to get next to each other.

They sped off drag racing down Nangolo Mbumba Drive. I followed the same route and came to a stop at another traffic light near

the municipality where they were next to each other in front of the double lanes. I decided to photograph them at the traffic light as they posed a danger to other drivers around them.

Once the light turned green, they sped off, once again driving next to each other towards Meersig,” he said.

According to another witness these alleged culprits disrupted other drivers by forcing them out of the way in order to get next to each other near Spot-On. “It was evident that they were drag racing all the way from Toyota towards Meersig,” she said.

A mobile number that was linked to the owner of the Toyota RunX, was switched off when the newspaper tried to con-

tact the owner of the vehicle for comment.

The Chief Traffic Officer, Mr Eben Platt, promised to follow up on the matter.

Drag racing falls under reckless and negligent driving and for that, a guilty culprit will be jailed and will appear in court.

We will keep our eyes open for drag racers. We have no choice but to deal with these drivers in a very stern way. I advise other drivers to take the registration numbers of these drivers who make themselves guilty of drag racing. Please provide us with the numbers. We will not reveal your identity if you provide us with registration numbers of these culprits,” he concluded.

Walvis Bay Court Report 16 July 2014 - Benedict Engelbrecht (22) appeared on a charge of fraud. The matter was postponed to 28 July. The accused is on bail.

- Venesie Brandt (37) appeared charges of culpable homicide and reckless or negligent driving. The matter was postponed to 23 July. The accused is on warning.

- Benedict Engelbrecht (22) appeared on a charge of theft. The matter was postponed to 28 July. The accused is on bail.

- A minor (14) appeared on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 12 months imprisonment.

- Emelda Garises (27), Izak Aib (27) and Nuukal Hensius Fikameni (31) appeared on charges of fraud. The charges against the accused were withdrawn.

- Vanessa Uiras (27) was absent at her heaing on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The accused is at large.

- Stanley Kanao (38) appeared on a charge of dealing in cocaine. The matter was postponed to 6 October. The accused is on bail.

- Two minors (17) and (16) appeared on charges of theft. The charges against the accused were withdrawn.

- Natengwe Naeman Angula (35) appeared on a charge of fraud. The matter was postponed to 24 July. The accused is in custody.

- King-Stev Shikongo (19) appeared on a charge of reckless or negligent driving. The charge against the accused was withdrawn.

- Nikodemus Salomo (29) appeared on charges of theft out of a motor vehicle and housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. The accused is at large.

- Petrus Shikesho (29) appeared on a charge of theft. The matter was postponed to 13 August. The accused is in custody.

- A minor (16) appeared on a charge of possession of dependence-producing substances. The matter was postponed to 23 July. The accused is on warning.

- Vaino Shilongo (19) and a minor (17) appeared on charges of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. The matter was postponed to 4 August. The minor is at large and Shilongo in custody.

- Marvin Louw (32) appeared on a charge of assault. Magistrate Andre Matulich found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 3 months imprisonment or a fine of N$1 000.

17 July 2014 - Immanuel Antonio (29) and Naftaly Shaulwa (39) appeared on charges of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. The matter was postponed to 21 July. The accused are in custody.

- Wildrew Visagie (23) appeared on charges of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft and attempted arson. The matter was postponed to 18 August. The accused is on bail.

- Johannes Shivute (31) appeared on a charge of possession of cocaine. The charge against the accused was withdrawn.

- Brian Smith (48) appeared on a charge of rape.

The matter was postponed to 28 July. The accused is on bail.

- Simatan Simvula (29) appeared on a charge of theft. Magistrate Andre Matulich found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 6 months imprisonment or a fine of N$2 500.

- Frans Kandume (26) appeared on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The matter was postponed to 19 August. The accused is on bail.

- Paulus Shaanika (age unknown) was absent at his hearing on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The accused is at large.

- Eteni-Tuyakula Nameya Niitenge (24) appeared on a charge of theft. Magistrate Andre Matulich found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 30 days imprisonment or a fine of N$300.

- Dominic Beukes (22) appeared on a charge of possession of dependence-producing substances.

Magistrate Andre Matulich found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 14 days imprisonment

or a fine of N$100.

- William van Wyk (37), Lothar Mokhatu (24), Sidney van der Westhuisen (34) and Petrus Mouton (34) appeared on charges of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. The matter was postponed to 14 August. The accused are on bail.

- Evane van Wyk (25) appeared on a charge of theft. The matter was postponed. The accused is on bail.

- Lisias Negadjo (34) appeared on a charge of theft.

The charge against the accused was withdrawn.

- Erica Kezumo (29) and Linea Elifas (30) appeared on charges of theft. The matter was pstponed to 7 August. The accused is on bail.

- Timoteus Natangwe Haipinge (38) appeared on a charge of theft out of a motor vehicle. Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 9 months imprisonment or a fine of N$3 000.

- Viarimumue Tjimbua (19) appeared on a charge of theft. Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis found the accused guilty and gave a sentence of 30 days imprisonment or a fine of N$500.

Swakopmund Court Report -Kaveka Amukwaya (23) appeared on charges of drinking in public and malicious damage to property. The matter was postponed until 29 September for plea and trial.

-Likius Shitaleni (40) appeared on charges of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, trespassing, possession of a dangerous weapon and attempted robbery. His defence asked for the case to be postponed until 27 October.

-Joseph Tjipute (34) and Samuel Shimuningeni (37) appeared on a charge of theft. The matter was postponed until 12 November 2014.

-Donna-Lee Hochobes (26) should have appeared on a charge of housebreaking with the intent to steal and theft. However, she did not show up and a warrant of arrest was issued.

-Sydney Somseb (32) appeared on charges of indecent assault, discharge of a fire-arm and rape.

This matter was struck from the court roll, as the Prosecutor General's decision was not available.

-Marcus Jansen (38) appeared on charges of culpable homicide (vehicle accident), reckless or negligent driving and failing to ascertain damages or injuries. The matter was postponed until 3 September 2014 for legal representation.

-Albertus Nel (44) appeared on three counts of racial discrimination. The matter was postponed until 29 July 2014 to fix a trial date.

-Karel Beukes (21) appeared on a charge of rape.

The matter was postponed until 15 September 2014, awaiting the PG's decision.

-A 17-year old boy and Vernon Maletzky (18) appeared on a charge of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm. The matter was postponed until 12 November for plea and trial.

-Emily Schneider-Waterberg (56) appeared on charges of malicious damage to property and assault (both charges read with provisions of the Domestic Violence Act, Act 4/2003). The matter was postponed until 8 September 2014 for further investigation.

-Novic Nyambe (30) and Armas Hango (26) appeared on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, impersonating member of police and wearing police uniform. Nyambe did not turn up for the hearing and the matter was postponed until 4 September.

-Ben De Nysschen (42) appeared on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and reckless or negligent driving. The matter was postponed until 14 August.

-Thabo Gaseb (20) was found guilty on a charge of theft. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment or a fine of N$1 800. Another six months prison term was suspended for three years.

-Wolfgang Krohne (43) and Freddy Diergaardt (40) appeared on a charge of theft. This matter was postponed until 7 October, for the trial to start.

-Matheus Mutima (34) appeared on a charge of murder, where the deceased died at a place and date other than that of the assault, read with the Domestic Violence Act. The matter was postponed until 8 September for further investigation.

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Creating goodwill Swakop Uranium responded in the best possible way to a request from the Ministry of Mines and Energy by donating a Toyota Hilux SRX (TDi) vehicle to the Ministry.

Obtain a permit from the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to catch fish or dive for crayfish and respect harvesting limitations.

WHY? The marine resources are limited and currently some of them are overfished or over collected.

It is necessary that everybody uses them wisely and carefully to secure the future harvesting needs by protecting the stock. Quantity/number of marine resources harvestable, minimum size limits of fish and crayfish that can be caught, open season etc. help to manage stocks to avoid the total disappearance of some species in our waters.

Do not leave bait or fish on the beach!

Either take it home or return it to the sea. This food attracts scavengers like jackals and gulls that prey on other bio-diversity. When you are back home after the holiday, it also inflates the predator population.

Where can you get a license for angling, crayfish diving & bait/mussels collection?

CREATING GOODWILL: Mr Zheng Keping, CEO of Swakop Uranium (left), hands the key of the vehicle to Mr Isak Katali, Minister of Mines and Energy.

Annual salary negotiations between FNB and Union concluded The annual salary negotiations between the Namibian Bank Workers Union and FNB have been concluded and the settlement agreement was signed on 16 July.

sents 14.32% for the upcoming financial year.

FNB wishes to thank the union and FNB employees for ensuring that FNB can reward its employees for their ongoing commitment and contribution to FNB, as reflected in the financial performance of the business.

It is FNB’s motto to reward its people that deliver great results as they should share in the value they have helped create for all stakeholders.

This increase represents some of the highest annual increases in recent years.

NBWU and FNB trust that

Swakopmund Office

NATMIRC/Aquarium, Strand Street Tel +264 64 410 1000 Open hours for permits - Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Walvis Bay Office

Inspectorate Office, 1st Street Tel +264 64 201 6111 Open hours for permits - Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Lüderitz Office

Inspectorate Office Tel +264 63 202 905 Open hours for permits - Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Henties Bay Office

Inspectorate Office, at Hanganen Fishing Project building Tel +264 64 500 320 Open hours for permits - Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Windhoek Office

(From left) Brian Katjaeru FNB Head of Legal and Chairperson of the Negotiation team, Lawrence Ihuhua, Secretary General of the Union, Ian Leyenaar, CEO of FNB Namibia and Hilary Nauses Union leader. this year’s increase and bonuses will inspire the FNB staff to help achieve

the FNB vision of being the local world class financial services provider

of first choice in the years ahead.

Walvis Bay and Swakopmund Tides The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 06:40 today and sunset will be at 17:37. The moon will rise in the east (71º) at 02:49 and will set in the west (290º) at 14:07.

The first low tide will be at 05:40 and the next low tide at 18:00. The only high tide of the day will be at12:10.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 06:40 today and sunset will be at 17:37.

The moon will rise in the east (71º) at 02:48 and will set in the west (290º) at 14:07. the first low tide will be at 05:35 and the next low tide at 17:50. The only high tide of the day will be at12:05.

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 06:40 Wednesday and sunset will be at 17:37.

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES

The moon will rise in the northeast (69º) at 03:40 and will set in the northwest (291º) at 14:55. The first high tide will be at 00:20 and the next high tide at 13:00.

The first low tide will be at 06:30 and the next low tide at 18:45.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 06:39 Wednesday and sunset will be at 17:37. The moon will rise in the east (70º) at 03:40 and will set in the northwest (291º) at 14:56. The first high tide will be at 00:20 and the next high tide at 12:55. The first low tide will be at 06:25 and the next low tide at 18:40.

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 06:40 Thursday and sunset will be at 17:38.

The moon will rise in the northeast (69º) at 04:30 and will set in the west (290º) at 15:45. The first high tide will be at 01:10 and the next high tide at 13:40. The first low tide will be at 07:10 and the next low tide at 19:25.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 06:39 Thursday and sunset will be at 17:38. The moon will rise in the east (70º) at 04:29 and will set in the west (290º) at 15:45. The first high tide will be at 01:05 and the next high tide at 13:35.

The first low tide will be at 07:05 and the next low tide at 19:20.

Source TIDES4FISHING.com

Port Log

Brendan Simbwaye Square, Block C, C/o Uhland & Goethe Street Tel +264 61 205 3911 Open hours for permits - Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00 Where can you get a permit for using 4x4/quad bike/motorbike in the authorised ORV zone in the dune belt between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay? MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM

Swakopmund Office

Corner Bismarck Street and Sam Nujoma Avenue, Tel +264 64 404 576 Open hours for permits - Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 &14:00 - 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Walvis Bay Office

Henrich Baumann Street Road - Number 643 Tel +264 64 205 971/2 Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 17:00 Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays: 08:00h - 13:00

Where to Fish Mile 72

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This was only possible with the commitment from both parties to finalise these negotiations as expeditiously as possible.

The agreement is that FNB shall increase all permanent non-managerial employees’ salaries for the 2014/2015 financial year, by an average of 8.21% on basic salary on a pay for performance basis.

This increase excludes the additional annual discretionary bonuses, which does not form part of the negotiations.

The overall spent, when added to the 8.21% repre-

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in the mining industry.

According to Mr Keping, the company never hesitated to respond to the Ministry’s request, thereby helping to ensure that the correct level of inspections and regularity would be ensured in the best interest of the mining industry.

The Chief Inspector of the Ministry, Mr Mathews Amunghete, who also attended the occasion, reassured Swakop Uranium that the vehicle will be put to good use.

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The vehicle will be used by the inspector of mines to travel to the various mines in the course of his duties.

The Minister of Mines and Energy, Mr Isak Katali, accepted the vehicle on behalf of his Ministry from the CEO of Swakop Uranium, Mr Zheng Keping.

Mr Katali applauded the positive gesture from Swakop Uranium.

He also mentioned that Swakop Uranium’s corporate social responsibility programme is a good example for other institutions

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HENTIES BAY Jakkalsputz Bennie se Rooi Lorrie Mile 33 Mile 30 Hoboomsgat Wlotzkasbaken Mile 14 Mile 8 Wreck

Mile 8 Mile 4 SWAKOPMUND

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Langstrand Dolfynstrand

WALVIS BAY Paaltjies

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Accident at the Diaz circle in Walvis Bay Carlos Figueiredo Jeez people, this is not from wreckless driving, it is at the circle, and if you’ve never driven a truck before, don’t comment as clearly you know nothing. this is simply an unfortunate event.

Jaco Coetzee That space between the steering wheel and the accelerator pedal they should seriously level up the grading for driving license applicants, its a joke to see some drivers have licenses but dont know sh^%#@t about driving Chris Engels I drove M.A.N’s, Oshkosh’s, Bedford tipper’s and trucks and many other big millitary vehicles with massive and heavy loads all over Walvis (the same traffic circle) and all over Namibia up into Angola and never ever had these problems that i see happening,,,,,we were drilled and trained and lived, worked, ate and slept with our vehicles,,,,,,and never once was there an accident,,,and we travelled days on end thousands of kliks a month,,,,now a days its just too easy to get lisences and idiots are not realizing what they are driving ,,,,,,,this is the problem no respect for what they are doing Mundi Labuschagne Die vrag was dood eenvoudig te swaar!!!

Monique Van Zyl Leach

Johan Archer,daai sirkel is ouer as ek en jy! Dis agterlosige bestuur! Niks anders nie, daar ry hordes trokke per week om dieslfde sirkel en hul val nie,jammer te min statistieke om so n stelling te maak......

Magongo-Luu Nekwaya Something wrong at this circle .

Renthia Kruger There’s nothing wrong with the circle as long as the drivers adhere to the speed limit Magongo-Luu Nekwaya Maybe. But why always there drivers are not adhere to the rules?

Francois Jordan Spoed is die hooffaktor by die sirkel want menigte trokdrywers wil mos om die sirkel jaag Denito Prettyhurts Engelbrecht This is bull c..p seems like people want accidents to happen....It doesnt mean cuz u have 20years experience in driving u can drive like a wreck on the road we r human beings that use the road on a daily basis when will drivers learn to drive 60 km atleast from Naraville to Town and Kuisebmund an vice versa this kinda accident doesnt need to happen if u drive like a normal person and not like an idiot...I suggest that drivers who drive like that shld pay a fee and should be written

off the road by means of never driving a vehicle again.

Henno Hentas Its from wreckless driving, negligence with abit of alchohol added....wrong speed......load not fasten enough and alchohol...... its now long time that i ask officials to test truckers for drugs at weigh bridges or roadblocks.... im driving 5years and know what happen on these roads......

Pieter Kausiona Accident is not invite able and are not plan. You will learn if your day come.

Pray to God so that your days come quick and then we talk. Amen...

Desiree Freeman Ek se dit kan net dronkbestuur wees wat maak dat n man so trok op sy sy kan laat beland bygese dat hy nog op n hoe spoed ook was....

Cristil Sandra Pakote What happen to our safe haven, the coast .... , just too many accidents happening there and it’s not so big as some other Namibian towns”.... Really getting worried this is definitely not the town I grew up .....

Menette Bernice Goed so, hulle wil mos om di sirkel jaag, ek was laasweek deur n trok afgedwing van di pad,as ek ook vinnig gery het was ek history vandag,hoop ander trokdrivers leer iets daaruit Cornelius Steenkamp Onervare drywer Punt.

John Archer Hulle maak die sirkels te klein. Die trok sal om val omdat die draai te skerp is. Dit al twee keer gebeur by die selfde sirkel in Windhoek. In Engeland is die sirkels baie groter en is selfs tot vier bane op gedeel.

Jaco Coetzee Jy kan n swaar trok om n tikkie draai as jy dit stadig doen Jandre Jansen van Vuuren Vrag lyk dieselfde soos die lorrie wat vrag verloor het by Namstyro so paar maande gelede. Die man moet ander drywers kry.

Aymar Louise Vanessa No this can’t be! What’s wrong with walvis these days???????

Zula Aby-Malawyer Jonez Owf Wat sup wth accident in our twn... Too much accident dis mnth

Fleeing thieves cause havoc Chaos erupted on Monday afternoon in a chain reaction which started with two South African families, who became victims of theft from their cars Tanja Geoff Erasmus The owner of the vehicle is obviously involved seeing as “the same vehicle is responsible for various reported thefts” Oswaldo Dala Domingos Auchab Whats funny is how can u lent your car to any1 and u dnt u dnt know whr he or she lives or went,? If not they are all involved in the robbery keep a close eye on them, they are alot in walvisBay thieves! thieves !why not go look for better things to do thn stealing.

Renei Deyzel Good work to the Neighbour watch and Police involved!!

Jaco Snyders Pffff waar val die man uit wonder wie steel wie se goed. Jip ons probeer ons community veilig hou.

Michelle Heyns Great to hear that the chain reaction of events works so well. Hope that justice is really served this time.

Confucius Fixi Koopman so how many times has he lent out the vehicle because i dont think this was their first theft.

Hein Truter If im not mistaken this Carolla has been involved in numerous car break-ins at Walvis waterfront.

Vivienne Aina Ndana So

The culprit many accidents and robberies at the coast.. Not even a weekend trip is safe anymore.

Sky Lorenzo Skeyer Wow so much drama ...feelz lik a action movie!

Peter Odendaal Welldone Neighbour watch

and boo to Nampol for letting the owner of the vehicle go because “ I can remember who I lent it to!”...what utter bullshit!

Hendrik Jacques Lombard Good work Namibian forces.

Desert Rose – Project 2014/031/C The right of the Public to Regulations.

On 23 May 2014 you were requested by e-mail to register Swakopmund Matters (SM) as an Interested & Affected Party (I&AP) for your proposed Desert Rose Development Project.

In the ensuring period SM has not received any notification of any envisaged public meeting. Nor has it received any documentation of any kind detailing what is envisaged and how the public will be involved in the consultative process.

Scrutiny of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (Act No. 7 of 2007) confirms that its whole purpose is to ensure “that the significant effects of activities on the environment are considered in time and carefully”, that all I&APs are consulted and allowed to participate throughout the whole process and that “the findings of an assessment are taken into account before any decision is made in respect of activities”.

Section 7 (1)(d) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations No. 30 of 2012 which were proclaimed in terms of the Environmental Management Act stipulates that the proponent is required to conduct a public consultation process and consider all objections and representations received from I&APs by assessing the potential effects on the environment, whether the potential effect can be mitigated and whether there are significant issues and effects that require further investigation.

The operative word is “process”. A process is not contacting a few persons by e-mail and one that excludes all those who want to be part of it. Or, one that denies the public to voice its collective concerns at an organized public meeting.

Other Sections of the said Regulations are also important with respect to I&APs. All objections and representations from I&APs must be considered in order to determine which “significant effects” are to be assessed.

(Sections 7(1) (c) and 15(2) (h)).

Registered I&APs must have access to, and an opportunity to comment in writing on the assessment report before the applicant submits this report to the Environmental Commissioner.

(Sections 23(2), 23(3) (c and d)). All written comments must accompany the report when the report is submitted to the Environmental Commissioner. (Section 23(4)) It is important to record here for the record the explanation given by the Environmental Commissioner to NAMPA on 26 April 2012 in re-spect of Namibia Marine Phosphate’s Sandpiper project in Walvis Bay: “Its EIA report had been referred back to Sandpiper due to inadequate

be heard and Adherence to Environmental Laws and consultations with all interested and affected parties, as required by the Environmental Management Act No. 7 of 2007, Section 23 (2) (a), and that public consultation and incorporation of comments from the consultation process form the basis on which a decision could be taken”.

An understanding and interpretation of all the applicable laws and regulations resulted in this conclusion.

The required process of public participation and consultation must not only take the views and concerns of all registered I&APs duly into account, but also the views and sentiments expressed by the wider public. And that can only be achieved by holding public meetings. There must be solid and convincing evidence that the process has been indeed credible, transparent and inclusive.

Swakopmund Matters and the vast majority of residents in Swakopmund are determined that the public consultation process must be properly handled by way of one or more public meetings so as to ensure that the required interaction with the public is not compromised in any way. They will all be vigilant not to allow anyone to take any short cuts whereby the public is not consulted properly and adequately.

With their interest in their environment directly at stake the 1 500 contacts of SM in Swakopmund have a right to know that their voices are not be silenced, but that they will be afforded due opportunities to raise their concerns in public.

Suffice to underscore that the overwhelming majority of these contacts is against what is being planned.

Your project will not escape constant scrutiny by the public. Public opinion will most decidedly say no to any project which will blatantly jeopardise an environment whose well-being is enshrined in the Constitution.

Public opinion can’t be taken for granted. It is growing as the fuller picture of the project becomes known and details are circulated in the public domain.

Namibia has outstanding legislation and regulations to protect its environment.

They need and beg proper and consistent interpretation, application and enforcement. They call for total commitment in their implementation by all concerned.

It is now the right time for all those who are entrusted by law to be the guardians of Namibia’s environment to demonstrate forcefully that they are indeed committed to uphold all these laws.

Let it be clear: Swakopmund Matters is not against progress or development. By all means let it come - but then in a structured and coordinated way and in accordance

with the Constitution which demands a sustainable environment for current and future generations.

It is a timely reminder that the Dorob has been established first and foremost for the preservation of a heritage and treasure dear to the Nation - most definitely not for business ventures which will directly destroy that which is legally protected from harm.

Fortunately there are still persons with foresight in government, institutions and public life that will do their utmost to ensure that each protected area stays as it is and for the purpose it has been proclaimed.

The previous Minister of Environment and Tourism personified this realistic approach and forceful standpoint when she officially inaugurated the Namibia Protected Landscape Conservations Areas Initiative (NAM-PLACE) Project on 15 November 2012. She gave this significant detail: “Namibia has over the years become a world leader in pursuing conservation initiatives.

Remarkable achievements have taken place in the conservation of Namibia’s biodiversity and safeguarding ecological integrity of our ecosystems. To date, our country boasts 20 state-run protected areas that represent nearly 17% of the total land area.

Most of these parks are world renowned for their uniqueness as tourism destinations and for their species richness”. And one of these protected areas is now being considered to be carved up in the name of what is called “development” and “eco-tourism”.

Your attention to the above is appreciated and we all look forward to receiving your assurance that public meetings will be held at venues and times to be announced by you in the local media for all to attend.

All concerned will await your full and due compliance with all the regulatory and legislative prescriptions which the administrative authorities are duty bound to apply strictly and without exception.

It is trusted that the comments and concerns expressed above will be duly taken into account.

Since the Environment Commissioner is or will be directly involved in this matter at some stage or another a copy of this e-mail is being sent to him for his awareness of the issues herein brought to your attention.

Yours sincerely, Swakopmund Matters.

(Due to space constraints, this letter was shortened – Ed)

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Coverage on Namibia's political parties Official polling dates are yet to be declared and as Namibia moves closer to its next Presidential election, political parties have aired their criticism towards lack of adequate funding for proper campaigning and airtime on the National broadcaster.

However, NaMedia's national media content analysis indicates that should opposition parties wish to challenge SWAPO's dominance and share of voice in leading mainstream media, party leaders will need to change their PR strategies to best challenge the status quo.

Local company Namibia Media Monitoring (NaMedia) did a follow-up study to track progress and media coverage (all mainstream Namibian print, radio and tv) on the upcoming elections, reporting on media coverage for the past year (July 2013 – June 2014).

“Mainstream media coverage on the Namibian political parties has continued to increase, specifically since March 2014. It comes as no surprise that the ruling party SWAPO drove 53% of the available media space on front pages/news headlines, and 51% in leading politics/news sections”, mentions Natasja Beyleveld (Managing Director of NaMedia). “Coverage on SWAPO exceeded coverage on runner-up RDP by about 280%.

The DTA has been 'hot on the hills' of the RDP, attaining about 80% of volume coverage driven by the RDP, but with more focus on campaigning, the situation of the party, cases of unanimity between party leadership and members, and past (rather heated) debates on Namibia's National monuments”, adds Beyleveld.

NUDO, CoD, NEFF, UDF, and the RP followed with lower volumes but with the RP expectedly increasing their volumes by rallying behind Prime Minister Hage Geingob noticeably since July 2014.

All parties but NUDO, drove a more critical agenda with weighted negative sentiment (ratings) in the media.

SWAPO drove 65% of all positive stories stemming from political parties on the National Agenda, compared to driving about 46% of the critical stories.

“Some headlines 'that stuck', include the NEFF joining the list of political parties in Namibia, the anticipated live-broadcasted political debates, the implementation of electronic voting machines, and especially the 50/50 gender representation policy. However, the

media has still dedicated most consistent coverage on parliamentary committees,

and President Pohamba were also leading sources on hot topics such as gender equality, and

Natasja Beyleveld public events, political party campaigning, internal democracy processes, and selection processes followed by political parties” states Beyleveld. Government, the ruling party

issues concerning corruption or scandals in the political arena” adds Beyleveld.

Beyleveld is of the opinion that overall findings reflect positively on mainstream

news media, “suggesting that the Namibian media has ensured that information remains a source of power but that the information is transparent to the public.” This should in effect assist voters to make informed and empowered decisions, best supporting their party of choice – but also the ruling government in general. “Namibia's upcoming national elections stand at the very centre of our stable democracy, and most support, awareness, or debate has been sustained via Namibian mainstream print, television and radio media,” she says. A significant level of media freedom has groomed journalists, opinion leaders and politicians to play a fundamental role as sources of information establishing the status quo towards and after the national elections” adds Beyleveld.

The challenges are obvious; Namibia's unemployment rate, cases of corruption, increased cases of industrial action across industries, education system flaws, the

situation of the health sector, infrastructure challenges, and some parastatals' questionable performances (to name a few) have increased public questioning of government efficiency.

These have become just some of the topics that political parties will need to cover in their political manifestos and policies they intend to implement.

The transition towards the exit of President Pohamba and the entry of SWAPO's presidential candidate Dr Hage Geingob has been broadly covered, especially with the President supporting his successor by in being (publically) proactive during his reign. Compared to all previous presidential candidates, The Prime Minster is the only presidential candidate to come from the ruling party that belongs to a different ethnic group.

“This signifies not only a new dawn but solidarity and a step out of the status quo” adds Beyleveld. She states that “the Namibian nation in general have received and welcomed

the Hage Geingob era, with even opposition parties declaring that they support the candidate.

For the past months' analysis, media data confirms that most public communications comes from a) government in general, b) President Hifikepunye Pohamba, c) SWAPO, and d) Prime Minister Hage Geingob.

“In conclusion, the role

of the media in the political process is one of the most important factors that can increase participation in every democratic society.

However, despite our political differences we should realise that the victory of the political party that will win the elections will be our future and our victory as the Namibian nation” states Beyleveld.

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TODAY 06:00 Dagbreek S3 07:30 Die Woord Oordenking S7 07:35 Koowee 08:00 Koowee 08:30 Binnelanders S4

09:00 Villa Rosa S10 09:30 De Kat S4 (Series Starts) 10:00 Sterlopers S1 (Series Ends) 10:30 Debra S1 (Series Starts) 11:00 Geloof, Hoop en Liefde S4 11:30 BVP 12:00 Inkopie-uur 13:00 Sakefokus 14:00 Dagbreek Bestes S3 14:30 Fiesta S13 15:00 Munisipaliteit van Gwarra Gwarra S1 15:30 Superrugby 16:30 Jan Braai S4 17:00 Koowee 17:30 Bravo S4

18:00 Villa Rosa S10 18:30 Binnelanders S4 19:00 eNuus 19:30 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 (Series Starts) 20:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 (Series Starts) 21:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 21:30 Impresario S1 (Encore) 22:00 Dagbreek Bestes S3 22:30 Villa Rosa S10 23:00 Binnelanders S4 23:30 eNuus 00:00 De Kat S4 (Series Starts) 00:30 Jan Braai S4 01:00 Munisipaliteit van Gwarra Gwarra S1 01:30 Moeggeploeg S1 02:00 BVP 02:30 Sing Stories S1 03:30 Sêr 2014 04:00 Geloof, Hoop en Liefde S4

04:30 Musiekvideos

06:00 Dagbreek S3 07:30 Die Woord Oordenking S7 07:35 Koowee 08:30 Binnelanders S4 09:00 Villa Rosa S10 09:30 Fiesta S13 10:00 Superrugby 11:00 Moeggeploeg S1 11:30 De Kat S4 (Series Starts) 12:00 Inkopie-uur 13:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 (Series Starts) 14:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 14:30 Impresario S1 15:00 Debra S1 (Series Starts) 15:30 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 (Series Starts) 16:00 Sing Stories S1 17:00 Koowee 17:30 Sêr 2014 18:00 Villa Rosa S10 18:30 Binnelanders S4 19:00 eNuus 19:30 Kwêla S16 20:30 Debra S1

21:00 Robinson Regstreeks S7 21:30 Sakegesprek S5 22:00 Impresario S1 22:30 Villa Rosa S10 23:00 Binnelanders S4 23:30 eNuus 00:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 (Series Starts) 01:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 01:30 De Kat S4 (Series Starts) 02:00 Fiesta S13 02:30 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 (Series Starts) 03:00 Groot Trek S1 (Series Starts) 04:00 Zoid Afrika S1 (Series Starts) 05:00 Musiekvideos 05:25 Die Woord Oordenking S7 05:30 Dagbreek S3

17:30 Munisipaliteit van Gwarra Gwarra S1 18:00 Villa Rosa S10 18:30 Binnelanders S4 19:00 eNuus 19:30 Bravo S4 20:00 Groot Trek S1 21:00 Zoid Afrika S1 22:00 Moeggeploeg S1 22:30 Villa Rosa S10 23:00 Binnelanders S4 23:30 eNuus 00:00 Sêr 2014 00:30 Sing Stories S1 01:30 Fiesta S13 02:00 Debra S1 (Series Starts) 02:30 De Kat S4 (Series Starts) 03:00 Robinson Regstreeks S7 03:30 Sakegesprek S5 04:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 (Series Starts) 05:00 Musiekvideos 05:25 Die Woord Oordenking S7 05:30 Dagbreek S3

WEDNESDAY

TODAY 06:00 Britain's Got Talent S8 07:00 Raising Hope S4 13 07:30 Criminal Minds Disney S9 08:30 The Talk S4 PG 09:30 Smurfs 2 PG

06:00 Dagbreek S3 07:30 Die Woord Oordenking S7 07:35 Koowee 08:30 Binnelanders S4 09:00 Villa Rosa S10 09:30 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 (Series Starts) 10:30 Impresario S1 11:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 11:30 TheGoldbergs S1 PG13 12:00 Britain's Got Talent S8 13:00 The Talk S4 PG 14:00 The Good Wife S5 PG13 15:00 Nashville S2 16:00 Royal Pains S5 17:00 NCIS Los Angeles S5 13V 18:00 The Middle S5 PG 18:30 Britain's Got Talent S8 19:30 Chicago PD S1

12:00 Britain's Got Talent S8 13:00 The Talk S4 PG 14:00 Nashville S2 15:00 Almost Human S1 13V

05:00 The Talk S4 PG THURSDAY

06:00 Britain's Got Talent S8 07:00 TheGoldbergs S1 PG13 07:30 Crisis S1

08:30 The Talk S4 PG

THURSDAY

11:30 Debra S1 12:00 Inkopie-uur 13:00 Sakefokus 14:00 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 (Series Starts) 14:30 Kwêla S16 15:30 Robinson Regstreeks S7 16:00 Sakegesprek S5 16:30 De Kat S4

21:30 Shameless S4 18VSNL Double Bill Finale 23:30 Vice S1 18V 00:00 Crisis S1 01:00 Stoker 16VS 03:00 The Thirteenth Tale 16V 05:00 The Talk S4 PG

21:30 CSI S14 22:30 Shameless S4 18VSNL 00:30 House Of Cards (Col) S2 16L 01:30 The Leftovers S1 02:30 Identity Thief 16VSL 04:20 Born To Be Wild PG

06:00 Britain's Got Talent S8 07:00 The Middle S5 PG 07:30 Modern Family S5 PG13L 08:00 Two And A Half Men S11 13SL 08:30 The Talk S4 PG 09:30 The Hot Flashes 13SL 16:00 Chicago PD S1 17:00 The Mentalist S6 13V 18:00 Friends With Better Lives S1 18:30 Britain's Got Talent S8 19:30 Modern Family S5 PG13L 20:00 Two And A Half Men S11 13SL 20:30 The Mentalist S6 13V

11:30 Friends With Better Lives S1 12:00 Britain's Got Talent S8 13:00 The Talk S4 PG 14:00 The Mentalist S6 13V

15:00 Criminal Minds Disney S9 16:00 24: Live Another Day S1 17:00 Hawaii Five-O S4 13V

18:00 Mike & Molly S4 13SL 18:30 Britain's Got Talent S8 19:30 24: Live Another Day S1 20:30 Hawaii Five-O S4 21:30 NCIS Los Angeles S5 22:30 Under The Dome S2 23:30 CSI S14 00:30 Vice S1 18V 01:00 The Great Gatsby 13V 03:20 Jesus Henry Christ 05:00 The Talk S4 PG

WARNING

Don’t allow any Newspaper vendors into your house or business.

A number of them had been caught stealing cellphones and wallets when entering premises in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.

Buy your Newspaper only from vendors on the street

WE’VE DONE EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO BE ACCURATE BUT WE CANNOT ANTICIPATE LAST-MINUTE PROGRAMME CHANGES.

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Miss Teen Walvis Bay 2014

ENTERTAINMENT

ENTERTAINMENT

WALVIS BAY • Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Book Exchange at the Mission to Seafarers. All Welcome.

• Every Tuesday: Blood clinic (NAMBTS) at Welwitschia Hospital next to indoor pool.

• 26 July: Bethel Cong Women’s Fellowship present “July Ladies’’ with Linda van der Merwe of Channel 7.

• Sat. 2 Aug.: St Petrus Rooms Katolieke Kerkbasaar op kerkgronde.

• 1-2 Aug.: Walvisbaai Oesterfees by Atlantis Sport Club with their main artist Dozi Saturday night.

• 1-2 Aug.: Friday, Namib Times Blanket Drive Saturday drop off of blankets at Pupkewitz Nissan, snacks and cooldrinks will be provided.

• 5 Aug.: Interkerklike gebedskring - Metodiste Kerk in Kuisebmond om 09:00.

Under the leadership of Junior Town Council Mayor, Marietta Janse van Rensburg, the team pulled off an unforgettable Ancient Greek theme at the Miss Teen Walvis Bay beauty pageant on Saturday. contestants giving it their all on the catwalk, and ended with the most beautiful of the Greek Goddesses,

Janine Manuel (2nd princess), Ridow-Ann English (winner), Anesia Coetzee (1st princess)

Ridow-Ann English, being crowned. Her second princess is Janine Manuel and her first princess is Anesia Coetzee.

The event was well attended by the Walvis Bay community, with much support towards the 15 contestants.

Each contestant was reminded of their beauty and charm, whether they won or not.

Ancient Greece was a Greek civilisation belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (ca. 600 AD).

Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era.

Included in ancient Greece is the period of Classical Greece, which flourished during the 5th to 4th centuries BC. And with this historical era came the presence of great gods and goddesses with mythical powers and extreme beauty.

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Some of the contestants in evening wear

Piquet Jacobs

The event kicked off with a beautifully choreographed dance piece by the contestants, followed by each

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Ridow-Ann English

Ivana David

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Esther Abed

SWAKOPMUND • Bridge: The Swakopmund Bridge club meets every Monday evening at 19:00 at Lions Old Age Home.

Contact: Ed Barbour 064-405 604.

• Markets at the Last Resort Centre: Last Sunday of every month. They are situated at 5 Libertine Amadhila street, one street up from the Jetty. Markets @ 10:00 - 14:00 (29 June, 3 Aug., 31 Aug., 28 Sept. & 2 Nov.).

• Swakopmund Toastmasters: meets every first and third Monday of the month at the Europa Hof Hotel, Bismark Str 39, Swakopmund, Namibia from 19:00 - 20:30.

• Shalom Market: Every Saturday 12 kms eastwards outside Swakopmund along the Swakop river.

• 26 July: German Lutheran Church, Jumble Sale at Haus der Jugend next to church as from 8-10.

• 26 July: Mascato Youth Choir in concert with The Leuvens Meisjeskoor at the Namib Primary School Kultur Aula starts at 19:00.

• 1 to 3 Aug.: Swakopmund Indoor Sports Centre: SISC Opening - includes Springbokfees hosted by Springbok Legend Burger Geldenhys - Potjiekos Competition tickets available. Saturday, 2 August Areva/SISC Fun Run & Walk.

• 2 Aug.: Bio and Fleamarket at Wild Rocket (former Arkaden Café) every Saturday from 9:00 - 12:00.

Contact 081 127 5442.

• 2 Aug.: 17:00 at Woermannhaus - Gallery: Reading (German) by Prof Obermair - “Carl Zuckmayer 1914", remembering the start of the First World War. • 2 Aug.: Huwelik Seminaar met Ds Johan Serfontein aangebied deur Swakopmund Congregational Vroue begin om 10:00 by die Swakopmund Primêre Skool.

• 9 Aug.: 17:00 at Woermann Haus - Art Gallery: Opening of group exhibition Othele Mbate - Art in unity: David Amukoto and his “friends in art” present their graphics and craft work (till 9 September) • 30 Aug.: St Stefanus Roman Catholic Church, Tamariskia, Langarm Dance with Swingers at the Swakopmund Town Hall starts 20:00 till late.

ART EXHIBITIONS

Janine Manuel

ALTE LAUNDRY ADVERT 10X2 FULL COLOUR Anesia Coetzee

• Every Saturday: Open Air Arts Exhibition at the Mole next to Tennis courts in Swakopmund. Oil paintings - weather permitting.

• Permanent Collection: Woermann Haus Gallery in Bismarck Street. Fine collection of the Swakopmund Arts Association’s “South West Masters’’ and contemporary Namibian art works. Open Mondays to Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 17:00.

• Swakopmund Museum: Open daily, including Sundays 10:00-17:00.

• Sam Cohen Library: Monday to Friday: 08:00 -13:00/15:00 - 17:00 and the second Saturday per month 09:00 - 13:00.

• Die Galerie, Walvis Bay: Exhibition of Namibian and South African Artists. Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00. Saturday 08:30 - 12:30.

• Art Stop Gallery, Swakopmund: Fine collection of Namibian and South African Artists. Gallery hours: 09:00 - 19:00 Monday - Sunday. Shop No. 2 Brauhaus Arcade.

• Woermann Haus - Art Gallery: Namibia - Our country - Our people • Permanent collection & selected art on offer till end of February.

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All the participants

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Pedal Power -

Tour d’ Narraville

Otis Finck Twenty-five cyclists participated in the Tour d’ Narraville, presented by the Verenigde Gereformeerde Kerk (VGK) on Saturday. The race is an annual adventure ride organised by church members to raise funds for the congregation.

MR WHEELY: Tom Scholtz

It serves the purpose of providing cyclists from Walvis Bay with an opportunity to visit Narraville and also encourage new cyclists to join the sport.

The youngest rider was 9 and the eldest participant 69 years old.

The juniors cycled 9 kilometres and the seniors 25 kilometres. All participants finished the race route designed by iron man contestant and Karate Master, Leonard Martin.

The riders departed from the VGK church in Narraville at 9:00 to Neptune Street.

They cycled with the Rooikop Road to the old Navy Radio Bunker and then

returned with a track adjacent to the railway line.

Organiser Danny Beukes promised to make the event a regular occasion on the social cycling scene.

He described the new route as very scenic and commented that the cyclists had to get off and push their bikes at certain points. He thanked all sponsors and the cyclists

Cycling for a cause

OF TO A FLYING START: Leonard Martin leading the way

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for making the event a huge success.

The first race event scheduled for 5 June had to be cancelled due to east wind weather conditions. Saturday’s race was a rerun.

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Social squash

Coastal Social scene The squad

Team FCS

Gateway team Friends chilling during a break at the Miss Teen Pageant

Photo by Volker Bause

Supatronix team

Luciano and Rashodine Kooitjie at the Miss Teen pageant the past weekend

Wayne, Tanya & friend

Nita & Ndeshi

Walvis Bay Laerskool o/14 Hokkie bokkies hou spanbou

Staff team

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“Let's run mommy!”

I am a mother (26) and want to share this life changing journey which my son and I experienced so far.

The last five years of my son, Justin Joshua`s life has been not only difficult, emotional and heartbreaking but miraculous too. Justin was born on 3 March 2009 at 29 weeks.

He weighed a fragile 1.5kg`s. He was hospitalised and incubatored for a month, he was on an oxygen machine for a week before being able to breathe on his own.

At 22 days old he was rushed to the intensive care unit (i.c.u) due to milk on his lungs. His heart stopped beating 4 times on the way to the i.c.u department. I helplessly followed the nurses into i.c.u, I prayed so hard that the Lord would bless my little angel and keep him safe. In i.c.u he was put back on an oxygen machine and he had a thick pipe down his throat which was bandaged around his mouth as he tried pulling it out his mouth, his fingers were taped to his hands to prevent him pulling any wires and pipes that surrounded him.

He had 2 drips inserted on either side of his head and was fed through a tube through his throat. He made a rapid recovery in 3 days, thereafter we returned to the nursery where he spent 3 more long and emotionally draining days in hospital before being released to go home.

Justin weighed 1.84kgs when we arrived home.

Even though he was so small and fragile, he was very alert and he got stronger by the day.

Despite the fact that he was premature (prem) and suffered with colic, which resulted in long sleepless nights, he reached all his

expected milestones. At 6 months old, he was already stable in his neck and he was able to sit with support, at 8 months old I started to notice that Justin began to go squint in his left eye.

I took him to an eye specialist; they could not identify the cause of the problem but mentioned that an operation at a later stage would be able to fix it. Justin started regressing, he became very weak at the neck and struggled to hold his head upright. He could no longer sit with support and lost all will to try and progress. I immediately consulted a paediatrician, who advised me not to be concerned as he was a prem baby and delayed milestones were to be expected.

At 1 year old, Justin still showed no attempts to try and roll, crawl or sit. I took him to local family doctor who advice me to have a CTI scan. I took him to Frere where a CTI scan was done, the scan showed no bleeding or pressure or any sign of fluid on the brain.

I then consulted a neurosurgeon who suggested that I take Justin for therapy sessions to help motivate and encourage him to sit and progress. As Justin got older, he begun to stiffen and his left hand was permanently closed, he could not grasp objects and became weaker. He tends to suffer from spastic ness in his legs and feet. He could not interact with children of his age yet he loved

attention, laughing and smiling.

At 18 months, Justin was diagnosed with Cerebral palsy, but the specified type was unknown. A week after this diagnoses, he attended therapy 3 times a w e e k , h y d r o t h e r a p y, physiotherapy and occupational, after a month, his sessions were increased to 5 times a week, with the costs of the therapy escalating regularly and as a

cannot drink from his own bottle but he attempts to feed himself. But despite all his setbacks he is becoming stronger everyday and is such a happy boy.

Even though he cannot walk or jump, he loves standing on both his feet and discovering new sensations.

Recently it has been discovered that the known condition of cerebral palsy is spastic diplegic, also commonly known as "Little`s Disease".

This condition is caused at birth in the majority of prem babies.

At birth, Justin's brain did n o t g e t enough oxygen and therefore damaged some of the nerves on his brain, these nerves cannot be repaired in anyway, not e v e n b y means of an operation.

Justin at 2 weeks old 99% of CP children develop normalsingle mother at the time with one income, it was ly up to a certain age then financially straining to regress. offer him a normal lifestyle This form of cerebral palsy and to provide the best I affects the lower part of could for him. He has since your body so as he gets been able to open his hands older, he will find it more and grasp objects; he has difficult to become mobile. attempted rolling on nume- He has a custom made rous occasions. He is still wheelchair which enables unable to sit, crawl or walk. him to sit upright. He also He is getting bigger and has to wear AFO`s (braces) heavier so its becoming every day on his feet as his more difficult to carry him feet turn inwards when around, he is too tall for his standing and his muscle car seat and too big for a behind his ankle is short so pram so he uses a wheel- he tends to stand on tippy chair. He turned 5 on 3 toes.

March. He is still soul With the latest discoveries, it has been confirmed that dependant on me, he

Justin has a gross motor of a 6 month old but intellectually he is of a 21 month old and is socially at an 18 month old level.

Justin had his first operation on 21 July 2011, an operation on both his eyes to rectify his squint caused by the brain damage. The outcome was positive, he will not need glasses or a second operation either.

Justin also had a second operation on 6 December 2013 to remove some badly damaged teeth due to still being on a baby bottle, and all the meds he has been on.

I cannot imagine my life without my son, he has taught me to appreciate the small things in life and that every minute of everyday truly counts and those we need to make the most of it.

All that I have been through has now made me a stronger and more appreciative and loving person. I am a dedicated mother. The Lord has given me the strength to get through the last five years and I know he will continue to give me strength and patience to get through the next chapter of our lives. I hope that my journey thus so far will be an inspiration to parents in their own difficult situations and to never give up hope or to stop trying and know that God watches over all of us, we are never alone in anything.

Justin started at a normal crèche in January 2013. He is accompanied by a fulltime caregiver; he uses his wheelchair at school but also plays on the swings like the other children. Justin, since he started at crèche, has been able to count from 1 - 20, he knows the entire alphabet, he knows a few

Justin now (10 April 2013) nursery rhymes, he knows some shapes and colours, days of the week, he knows the seasons, namely winter and summer. He loves music and is able to sing a few songs. Justin has recently tried to sit, he isn't able to get himself from lying down to sit but if you put him in a sitting position on the floor then he is able to balance him. Justin has also started rolling, from one side to the other, he is determined to get independent and I do believe that Justin will attend a normal school and he will reach all his milestones.

He has become so strong and often surprises even me in the way he talks or does things. He often attempts to feed himself with his spoon but prefers eating with his fingers. I would not change him for anything or anyone in this world. The Lord has truly blessed me in so many ways with Justin.

Thankfully we have specialised equipment for him, such as a standing frame to help strengthen his body.

Justin inspired me so much that I opened a care centre in South Africa when we will still living there. I named the centre after him and opened a day after his birthday last year. The Justin Selby care centre is an edutherapy day-care facility for children with mental and physical dis-

abilities. The Centre also offers a permanent residence for special needs children. The Centre is run as a non-profit organisation and relies on the generosity of the community for donations to keep it running.

Please visit The Justin Selby Care Centre on Facebook or http://justinselbycare.webs.com/ for more information. Id like to reach out families who have special needs children as I plan to create a support group and have plans to open a centre for all special needs children in Walvis Bay. Should anyone like to contact me for advice, support etc, and please feel free to contact me on kimflanagan24@gmail.com or 081 479 0725.

Thanks to all the support from my family and friends, I know that Justin will one day be able to enjoy the sand between his toes, the cold splashes of water between his fingers, discover the grass and leaves, and all the other simple things in life that we so often take for granted, of all these things that I could wish for my little miracle boy, I have high hopes and know in my heart that one day he will stand by my side and hold my hand and whisper in my ear.............."lets RUN mommy!"

Aflegging en vrywillige bedanking: Staan u voor 'n keuse van aflegging en/of vrywillige bedanking – indien wel, is daar 'n paar baie belangerike dinge wat u moet weet.: Daar is baie geld Ja, daar is baie geld wat nou moet gate toestop, · dinge binne en rondom die huis moet reggesien word, · die vrou/man wil 'n nuwe dit en die kinders dat hê. · En dan is daar skuldjies wat af betaal gaan word. · En dan is daar lojale vrinne en familie wat skielik 'n groot krisis opgedoen het, en moet nou moet u help…

En daar is net soveel geld, · en voor jy jou kry, is die geld klaar, · en die huis is nie afgelos soos beplan nie, · die kombuis lyk nog net soos altyd en wee tdat die Liewe Vader 'n weg sal maak. · Jy kan ten minste nog die geld wat geleen is terug vra, maar daar is geen waarborg dat jy dit sal terug kry nie.

Hier is so 'n paar wenke

om jouself en jou swaarverdiende geld te beskerm.

1. Kry Advies En met advies word bedoel, professionele advies, want daar gaan ‘n verskriklike klompie mense rondom jou wees wat tog graag vir jou advies wil gee oor hoe om daai geld te bestuur. En meeste van hulle is besigheidsbeleggings en eiendom. 'n Gekwalifiseerde Finansiële adviseur is jou beste keuse, een wat darem weet wat hy doen.

Jy het basies 2 algemene keuses 1.1 Bewaringsfonds (Preservation Fund) Hierdie belegging bied jou 'n belastingvrye opsie om jou geld in 'n ander pensioen produk te belê.

Dit bied jou 3 jaar om ontrekkings te maak, indien jy heeltemal onseker is van jou toekoms.

Jy betaal wel belasting op alle ontrekkings. Indien jy nog jonk is en baie jare tot aftrede het, kan jy hieraan dink.

1.2 Pensioen Die opsie is natuurlik die

beste een vir u aftrede, en die geld word eenvoudig in 'n pensioen belê tot aftree ouderdom, waar dit dan by aftrede uitbetaal word soos normaal.

Hierdie opsie is ook goed indien u al in aftree ouder-

dom is, want 'n derde van die geld is belastingvry, en die res kan belê word vir aftree inkomste.

2. Wees Suinig Onthou dat jy jou pensioengeld oor 'n lang tyd bymekaar gemaak het, en

om dit sommer so uit te gee aan nie-pensioen uitgawes, kan groot verliese vir jou beteken as aftrede aan die deur klop. Moet ook nie dink dis sommer min geld nie, want N$100 000 kanoor 15 jaar tot N$

IN LIFE PROPER PLANNING PREVENTS POVERTY

470 000 groei as jy dit reg belê. Om dit nie nou te spandeer nie is dalk 'n baie goeie keuse.

3. Wees Eerlik Deur eerlik met ander en jouself te wees kan soveel pyn en lyding vermy word. Jy moet onthou dat jy nou in die werkloosheidsmark is, en jou geld self sal nodig kry. Deur sagte lenings te maak, kan jy jouself baie arm maak.

Dit is nie lekker om afgel te word nie, en wees eerlik met die mense rondom jou. Sielkundig kan dit 'n baie negatiewe uitwerking hê as jy nie berading kry nie. En alkohol en dwelmmisbruik, en selfs dobbelverslawing is van die newe effekte om jou beter te laat voel oor die situasie…dit vererger net alles.

4. Wees Slim Om geld in iemand anders se besigheid te belê, is nie baie slim nie, begin eerder self iets waaraan jyself kan werk en tyd spandeer, indien daar geen ander uitweg is nie.

Enige besigheid wat nie

self kapitaal kan verkry nie, sal ook nie jou kapitaal kan terug betaal nie.

5. Kyk na kostes By oordrag van jou geld, by enige maatskapy, wees versigtig vir kostes, want niemand gaan dit vir jou verniet doen nie.

Hierdie kostes word gewoonlik onderhandel tussen jou en die Finansiële Adviseur. Moenie skaam wees om oor kostes te gesels nie.

6. Onthou die Toekoms Jy mag dalk nou onmiddelik nie werk hê nie, maar jy het nog 'n toekoms. En jy MOET eendag aftree, en indien die dood sou intree, moet jy daarvoor ook voorsiening maak. Probeer om die geld terug te betaal aan jouself wat jy nou opgebruik.

Danny Beukes is 'n geregistreerde Finansiële Adviseur, gemagtig deur Sanlam Namibië, en is gereed om u spesifieke behoeftes aan te spreek.

Skakel hom gerus by 0811282256.

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CALL FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING ASSESSMENT FOR THE REZONING OF VARIOUS ERVEN IN EXTENSION 10, SWAKOPMUND Ritta Khiba Planning Consultants Town and Regional Planners has been appointed to attend and complete an Environmental Scoping Assessment and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) in order to obtain an Environmental Clearance Certificate for the proposed rezoning of various erven in Extension 10, Swakopmund in terms of the Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2007) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (GN. 30 in GG 4878 of 6 February 2012).

Name of Proponent: Municipality of Swakopmund.

Project Description: Swakopmund Extension 10 comprises of a mixture of “general business”, “general industrial” and “light industrial” zoned sites. Municipality of Swakopmund plans to increase the number of “general industrial” zoned sites by rezoning some “light industrial” and some “general business” zoned sites to “general industrial”. The affected erven are as follows: 1.

4868-4874 & 4817 from 'General Business' to 'General Industrial' 2.

4881 – 4886, 4887 – 4901, & 4815 and 4816 from 'Light Industrial' to 'General Industrial' The main change is that the erven to be rezoned add to the existing eight “general industrial” zoned erven which may be used for the following two land-usages.

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As a primary right an erf may be used for an “Industrial Building” which may include the following activities: (a) the large scale manufacturing of any article or part of any article; (b) the sorting, assembling or packing (including washing or filling of bottles or other containers) of articles; (c) the construction, reconstruction, assembling, repairing or breaking up of vehicles or parts thereof (but excluding premises used for the purpose of housing vehicles where only minor adjustments are carried out); or (d) the production and storage of gas in a holder of more than five hundred cubic metre storage capacity, · or any other industrial use (noxious industries excluded), not included in the definition of a light industrial use:

2.

As a consent use, subject to the provisions in the Swakopmund Town Planning Scheme for advertising for objections, the Swakopmund Municipal Council may also grant consent for a noxious building on an erf zoned “General Industry”.

Project Location: Extension 10, Swakopmund situated on the northern side of the B2 Trunk Road to Windhoek between Nelson Mandela Avenue, the railway line and the Swakopmund Airport.

In line with Namibia's Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2007) and EIA Regulations, all Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are hereby invited to register in terms of this process to give input, comments, concerns regarding the proposed project/rezoning and this should be done in writing. Should you wish to register as an I&AP and receive more information of the proposed project please contact the Ritta Khiba Planning Consultants cc office before the date of the public meeting.

The public meeting will be held at the Swakopmund Municipal Bungalow, Corner of th Hendrik Witbooi and Swakop Streets, Conference Centre, on Monday 4 August 2014 at 16:30 – 19:00.

All comments and concerns must be submitted by 20 August 2014.

Contact: Ritta Khiba Planning Consultants Town and Regional Planners; PO Box 22543, Windhoek Contact Persons: Ritta Khiba at 081 250 5559; rkhiba@gmail.com Barrie Watson at 081 140 2457; bpw@iafrica.com.na

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Narraville Primary School News

MISS NPS SENIORS: Jeryne Arendse (1st Princess), Jolanda Fish (Miss NPS) and Edwadine Appollis (2nd Princess)

Circuit Science Fair participants

MISS NPS JUNIORS: Kayla Diedricks (1st Princess), Izaan Jooste (Miss NPS) and Winich van der Colff (2nd Princess)

Visit our website at www.namibtimes.net

Frieda Mateus, Migaela Scheffers, Erolien Mouers and Lizanne Harases were selected for the Zonal u/13 girls soccer team. Frieda, Erolien and Lizanne were taken up in the Regional team.

Oili Hangalo (15 years) was selected for the u/17 Regional team.

MR NPS: Rual Oliver (1st Prince), Clayton Cloete (Mr NPS) and Corban le Fleur and Nathan Jansen (2nd Prince)

CAREER OPPORTUNITY The namib times is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following position:

VACANCY JOURNALIST Urgently looking for a Journalist for our entertainment and news department in Swakopmund

Erongo Regional Science Fair participants: Conway Farmer, Caden Block and Corban le Fleur.

Conway and Corban won silver medals.

Must have qualifications in Journalism.

Must have a valid drivers licence.

Own transport will be an advantage.

Duties include: * Conduct interviews * Establish contacts in your area of expertise * Finding and investigating articles * Attending press conferences * Must be able to take quality photos * Attending events, from launch parties to sports events and industry briefings * Writing and researching accurate articles Please Mail all CV's to: wvb@namibtimes.net Closing date for applications: Friday 29 July 2014 Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Tristan Simanda, Le-Shaun Isaacks and Roberto Kaherero were selected for the Zonal u/13 Zonal soccer team. All three of them were taken up in the Regional team as well.

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VACANCIES & NOTICES

TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROAD C34 Notice is hereby given in terms of section 50 (1)(a), of the local Authorities Act 1992 (Act 2 of 1992) as amended, that as from 07h00, Tuesday, 5 August 2014, to Tuesday, 12 August 2014, Road C34 to Henties Bay at Ocean View Shell will be deviation of traffic for approximately 3 days. The purpose of the closure is for sewer line construction at a section of road 34 during this period.

Appropriate road signs will be erected to direct the traffic via alternative routes.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused during the construction period.

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*Swakop Industrieel nuwe werkswinkels 239m² MET TWEE kantoor vlakke N$1,695m en N$1,710m *N$1,648m Langstrand luukse woonstel 3 bed,2 bad,tandem motorhuis vol seeuitsig met meubels *N$1,777m Dolfynstrand Luukse Seeuitsig 250m² Town House, 3 bed, 2½ bad, dubbel motorhuis in CC *N$2,060m Seefront Erf ou Langstrand *Dolfynstrand

*Te huur Meersig 3 bed huis 2 bad 4 garages en nuwe woonstel N$ 9200 p/m *Soek eindomme te koop of te huur en agente landswyd teen lae kommissie en persoonlike diens Walvisbaai KURT 081 242 6713 LANGSTRAND CHARLENE 081 147 5705 TSUMEB KARIN 081 128 3319 EPOS propertypowerwvb@ gmail.com

Walvis Bay

064-202788

TO LET Narraville 1 Bed flat for N$3025.00 W&L included 1 Bed flat for N$2750.00 & bigger for N$2950.00, W&L Excl 2 Bed flat for N$3650.00 W&L Excl Call Moira 0811476475 or Lana 0813501827

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CFS PROPERTIES & INSURANCE SWAKOPMUND Very spacious plots near mile 4 for as low as ± N$635 000 for 734m² Cell: 085 370 7017 Tell: 064 412 320 Email:nevillesmith@cfsna mibia.com

E-mail: info@grobbies-estates.com PROPERTY IS WEALTH

SWAKOPMUND CENTRAL TOWN

UP MARKET OFFICE SPACE TO RENT Opposite Fruit and Veg 67 m² N$65.00 per m² (VAT excluded) Available as from 1 September 2014 Please contact : Mr G van der Merwe (081-124 2023) Mrs A Goosen (085-218 4962) E-mail:

BIG FREE STANDING HOUSE FOR SALE Ocean View Swakop: 7 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms, Lounge, Dining room, TV room, Bar, Inside braai. Guest Toilet. 7 Garages. 3 floors.

Swimming Pool Heated.

Alarm inside with beams outside.

CC Reg. And a lot more to see.

N$5.2 million For more info contact Lindy: 081 180 0909

WOONSTEL TE KOOP Walvis Bay: 2 Slaapkamers, 1 badkamer. Oopplan. 1 garage, N$710 000.00 Kontak Du Plessis: 081 127 6049

WANTED: Looking for a flat to rent in Kuisebmond.

Contact: 081 256 9448

DAPHNE SWANEPOEL PROPERTIES SWAKOPMUND www.dsprop.com

Emma Nangolo Kamatoto Properties To Let Town - Beautiful 2 bedroom duplex town house, 2 bathrooms, guest toilet, kitchen, lounge, garage near schools, shops, offices, central Town Water incl.

N$ 6 000.00 Meersig - Spacious outside bedroom with toilet and shower W/E incl.

N$ 2 000.00 Kuisebmond - Newly built flat, kitchen, bedroom bathroom W/E incl.

N$ 2 600.00 Meersig: Erven 500m² N$ 600 000.00 Call Emma: 081 122 8067

PLOT AND PLAN!!

3 DIFFERENT PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM!!

Also various erven to choose from 249m2 under roof Price : N$ 1,620,000 Cornay : 081-2775788

TO RENT: Longbeach Furnished flat Parking behind gates.

W/E incl.

DSTV incl.

N$ 4 500.00 for one N$ 6 000.00 for two Contact: 081 368 8259 064 205 714

gerhardvdm2@mweb.com.na or amanda@atlantic-villa.com

SHOPPING CENTRE 9 shops Residential Area N$ 5 300 000.00

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DAPHNE SWANEPOEL PROPERTIES SWAKOPMUND www.dsprop.com VINETA A RARE FIND! EXCLUSIVE FAMILIY HOUSE NESTELED IN QUIET STREET ON +- 1,500M2 ERF, CLOSE TO THE SEA. IMMACULATE CONDITION AND BEAUTIFUL GARDEN! N$4,862,250 DAPHNE 0811299799 ANZELLE - 0811284990

Narraville Sole and Exclusive Mandate Modern and newly build 3 bed, 2 bath house with Lounge, Open plan Kitchen to dining room & double garage.

PLUS: outside flat .

N$ 1 150 000.00 Saloom 0813821888

HOUSE FOR SALE Ocena View Swakop: 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Lounge, Dining room. Inside braai, Newly build. 2 x Garages. Free standing.

Close to Ocean View Shopping.

N$1.9 mil Lindy: 081 180 0909

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FOR SALE: Warehouse for sale (private) 331m², Near Build it in Swakopmund, registered in a CC. N$1.6 million (neg).

Contact Divan: 081 383 2924 PROPERTY IS WEALTH

Walvis Bay

064-202788

TO LET Houses 3 Bedroom house without garage for N$6600.00 3 Bedr. house with double garage for N$7500.00 4 Bedr. house with double garage for N$9350.00 – NO PETS 3 Bed house, 2 bathr + 4 garages and 1 Bed flat Meersig for N$11 000.00 3 Bedr. house fully furn, 2 bathrooms and double garage for N$11 000.00 Call Moira 0811476475 or Lana at 0813501827 for appointment to view

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CFS PROPERTIES & INSURANCE SWAKOPMUND Approved buyer looking for finished house near Ocean View Spar in the range of ± N$1.4 million Cell: 085 370 7017 Tell: 064 412 320 Email:nevillesmith@ Cfsnamibia.com

Prime Property For Sale Swakopmund CBD

10% Shares in Stadtmitte Business Centre.

Secure rental income. N$3.2 mil.

Email: monekayes@gmail.com

Looking for professional lady to share a big house with 2 other ladies.

Walvis Bay, Fairways (close to town) - next to gholf estate Free use of all facilities in the home including free Wi-fi, washing facilities, braai facilities and kitchen, sitting room etc.

Safe parking and security.

Has own room with full bathroom.

Has own keys to move in and out as you wish.

N$2900 p/m NO deposit for one person - rent payable upfront every month.

Sober and clean habits.

Available as from 1 August.

Contact: 081 659 1252 To Let: Walvis Bay Central: 2bed bedroom, bic, stove, open plan kitchen/lounge + garage N$5300.00 W/E excl.

Tel: 081 150 0558 Available: 30 July 2014 HOUSE TO LET Ocean View, Swakop: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Kitchen, Lounge, Inside braai. 2 Garages free standing. Alarm in.

N$10 000.00 W/E not inclusive, 1 August.

Lindy: 081 180 0909 HUIS TE KOOP GESOEK: Walvisbaai / Narraville omgewing Prysklas ± N$ 980 000.00 Verkieslik dubble garage en 3 slaapkamers Geen agente Kontak: 081 312 5582 Inside Room To Rent: Kuisebmond, Namport Side N$ 1 800.00 p/m plus deposit.

W/E incl.

Available immediately.

Contact: 081 147 3158 081 247 2717 TO RENT: Spacious 2 bedroom flat in Tamariskia.

N$ 5 000.00 p/m W/E incl.

Deposit N$ 4 000.00 required Contact Anita Oliier: 081 376 0767

TO RENT SWAKOPMUND TOWN CENTRE Sunny open plan 2 bedr, 2 Bathroom flat. Lots of BIC S/garage. Secure complex, N$ 6 600.00 p/m VENITA Spacious 3Bedr family House, 2 bathr, outdoor BBQ, huge pet friendly erf Alarm with outside beams N$ 9 900.00 p/m VOGELSICHT Fully furnished 2 Bedr Flat, 2 bathr, right on the beach. S/ garage, Outdoor BBQ, secure complex N$ 6 600.00 p/m MILE 4 2 Bedr Flat with garden 2 bath, Outdoor BBQ Single garage in secure complex.

N$ 6 600.00 LONG BEACH Fully furnished 2 Bedr.

Flat, 2 Bathr, S/ garage Outdoor BBQ & Balcony N$ 9 900.00 p/m Lovely Open plan 2 Bedr 2 Bathroom. Flat S/Garage Secure complex N$ 6 600.00 p/m CONTACT US TODAY (064) 464 033 www.remax.co.za PROPERTY IS WEALTH

Walvis Bay

064-202788 TO LET Town - Flats

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N$850 000, 2 bed,1 bad en garage *N$2,060m meersig groot familie huis 240m² OP 1200m² erf wat onderverdeel kan word

HOUSE FOR SALE Tamariskia Swakopmund: 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Lounge, Dining, TV room. Kithcen. 1 garage.

Alarm system. Prepaid electricity. Close to Cottage Hospital.

N$995 000.00 Transfer costs not Inclded.

Lindy: 081 180 0909

Ruth: 081 240 7350 Karien: 081 250 4690 Jacky: 081 246 3590 Hettie: 081 270 4333

GENERAL BUSINESS PROPERTY Central reg CC 1144m² N$ 3 800 000.00

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Nuwe town houses met erf, 3 bed, 2 bad, 2 garages MANDUME NDEMUFAYO SIRKEL *N$721 000 Walvisbaai nuwe woonstel 2 bed, 1 bad en onderdak parkeering *WINDHOEK plot 5H met groot plaashuis boorgat naby Daan Viljoen N$3,7m *Hentiesbaai, Sun Bay Erf 488m² prys verlaag N$278,100 *Arandis 3 erwe 1350 langs mekaar vir N$155,000 elk

064-208 600

FLATS 7 fully furnished flats 1500m² N$ 4 650 000.00

Walvis Bay Meersig for rent: 2 Bedroom house. Double garage. Prepaid.

Alarm and high walls.

N$ 6 700.00 p/m From 1 August.

Contact:081 303 8987

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OP SKOU 2% Kommissie skakel vir afspraak *N$1,399m Meersig

Walvis Bay

BUSINESS PROPERTY Central with house 1130m² N$ 2 200 000.00

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OUR MISSION IS LOW COMMISSION

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LIST YOUR PROPERTY TODAY AT ONLY 3% COMMISSION AT YOUR SOLE AGENT

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Kurt Grunschloss 6th Street West Lagoon Walvis Bay, Namibia Cell: 081 242 6713 E-mail: propertypowerwvb @gmail.com

DAPHNE SWANEPOEL PROPERTIES SWAKOPMUND www.dsprop.com EXCELLENT CATTLE/GAME FARM BETWEEN GOBABIS & WINDHOEK WAIVER IN PACE!!!! +- 5087M2 Price: 16,400,000 Please call: Dieter - 0853028813 Daphne - 0811299799

Room with shower & toilet W&L incl N$2035.00 2 Bed flat with garage for N$5280.00 2 Bed flat, garage, secure complex for N5500.00 1 Bed furn. flat, garage N$6050 Water incl Lagoon Longbeach 2 Bed furnished flat with garage for N$5500.00 Call Moira 0811476475 or Lana 0813501827

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Classifieds E-MAIL: smalls@namibtimes.net OR shene@namibtimes.net

TO RENT: Kuisebmond New house 2 bedroom.

W/E excl.

N$ 3 200.00 p/m Contact: 081 128 8642

Exclusive and Elite Estates TO LET Vineta Small 3 bedroom house + bachelor flat, double garage N$ 7,700.00

HOUSE TO RENT: Neat and spacious 3 bedroom, B.I.C, huge kitchen, open plan lounge and dining area, foyer, bathroom with shower, separate toilet, laundry, outdoor braai, interlocks, burglar bars, alarm.

Garden with shed. Garage.

Behind W/Bay High School.

N$ 7 200.00 p/m Plus deposit.

W/E excl.

Contact Ina: 081 250 4694 064 203 342

Centre Town Furnished 2 bedroom Apartment N$ 9,000.00 Unfurnished 2 bedroom Flat N$ 6,000.00 Office Space N$ 5,500.00 Mile 4 3 bedroom Flat ,2 bathrooms and Garage N$ 6,500.00 3 Bedroom flat Double Garage 3 bathrooms N$ 8,500.00 Hage Heights-Executive apartment 3 bedrooms,lounge kitchen Water and Electricity included N$ 15,000.00

CFS PROPERTIES & INSURANCE Walvis Bay Narraville Choose your own plot and plan for as low as N$635 000 for a 2bedroom house up to N$1 million for a spacious 3bedroom house with garage. If you snooze, you lose!

Don't delay sign your contract today!

Cell: 085 370 7017 Tell: 064 412 320 Email:nevillesmith@cfsn amibia.com PRIVATE SALE: House for sale, Kuisebmond 4 bedroom house, lounge, kitchen, bathroom and a very big Erf for future extension plan available.

N$ 570 000.00 Contact: 081 234 2781 081 450 6907

WANTED: I am looking for a roommate to share a 2 bedroom flat with. 2 Garages, situated in the centre of Town.

Available 1 August 2014.

N$3000.00 W/L Incl.

Deposit required. quired.

Contact: 081 313 7370

House for Rent A 2-bedroom house in Tamariskia Single garage. Very secure area. G4S alarm installed Prepaid electricity Available from 1 September 2014 Price N$ 4500.00 (Excluding water & electricity) Call: 0811270406 0856309045 MTN PROPERTIES ESTATE AGENT TO LET MAHETAGO 3 bedrooms (bic), 2 bathrooms. Kithcen bic with stove Lounge, tandem garage N$6500.00 w/incl Prepaid electricity

2bedrooms,bathroom Open-plan Kitchen N$3850.00 W/ Incl Prepaid electricity

Ocean View 3 bedroom House double garage N$ 10,000.00

OLWETWENI 1bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen N$2700.00 W/L Incl

Newly Build Upmarket Townhouses-FOR SALE 3bedrooms,3 bathrooms,2and half garages,lounge and kitchen N$ 1,650 000.00

MONDESA Bachelor flat N$2700.00 W/ Incl JABULANI Bachelor flat N$2900.00 W/L Incl All Deposit- Required Malakia: 081 297 7253 Email: malakiaproperties@yahoo .com

Mondesa Available now 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms kitchen garage & alarm system N$ 4,500.00 Cell: 081 124 0933 Tel: (064) 402 439 Fax: (064) 402 471 Email: eeestates@gmail .com HOME TO SHARE: Looking for professional lady to share a big house with 2 other ladies.

Walvis Bay, Fairways (close to town) - next to gholf estate Free use of all facilities in the home including free Wi-fi, washing facilities, braai facilities and kitchen, sitting room etc. Safe parking and security.

Has own room with full bathroom. Has own keys to move in and out as you wish. N$2900pm NO deposit for one person rent payable upfront every month. Sober and clean habits. AVAIL 1/08/14 Contact 0816591252

TO RENT: 1x new bachelor flat available in Kuisebmond ASAP. N$ 2 500.00p/m W/E incl.

Warm water available and parking area.

Contact: 081 451 1391 TO RENT: Urgent Rent: Kabeljou Street 1bedroom, open plan kitchen, own bathroom, warm water. In a very secure area. Entrance remote or keys.

N$ 2 800.00 p/m W/E incl.

Contact: 081 286 7210 081 205 9653

FLAT TO RENT: 2 bedroom flat N$ 3 300.00 p/m and garage negotiable, includes water only.

Contact: 081 127 8708 081 315 1801 064 22 0603 Available end of July 2014!!

TO RENT: 31 Jonker Afrikaber Street, Hermis Walvis Bay 2 bedroom double storey flat with a garage for rent.

N$ 5 000.00 p/m W/E incl.

N$ 5 000.00 deposit payable within 3 months.

Contact: 081 818 9168 081 303 9490

TO RENT: Swakopmund Two bedroom Townhouse, Kitchen, BIC, Stove, Lounge, Two Bathrooms, Garage.

Mondesa Court.

N$ 4 500.00 plus N$ 2 500.00 Deposit.

Available 31st July.

081 300 7426 TO RENT Walvis Bay - Narraville: Bachelors flat N$2500.00, W/L Incl.

Contact: 081 647 9780

HOUSE TO RENT: 2 Bedroom BIC, 2 bathrooms, kitchen/lounge & garage, Tamariskia, Swakopmund. Monthly rental fee N$ 4 800.00 & deposit N$4 000.00, water inclusive + prepaid Electricity.

Call 081 146 4990 081 237 2304 CFS PROPERTIES & INSURANCE Approved buyer looking for 3bedroom house with double garage, 2bathroom in Ocean View, Hage Heights or Vogel strand price ± N$2 million Cell: 085 370 7017 Tell: 064 412 320 Email:nevillesmith@cfs namibia.com Mays Trading CC For Sale Walvis Bay industrial erf,N17million Erf size 6000m², (Warehouse)2000m² Walvis Bay Industrial Erf , N$ 2.4Million 1500m² (N$1600 per/m²) Walvisbay house N$2.1 million 3 bedroom house with a big erf 1250m2 18th road,can Get consent for home based business and accommodation And can use 20% of property for a general dealer Meersig,N$ 2,1 million 4 bedroom house, high boundary walls ,lounge, dining room 3 bathrooms ,spacious kitchen with built-incupboards and gas stove Double garage, well established garden, indoor and outdoor bbq with court yard Erf size 1200m² We are urgently Looking for a semi-detachedhouse(skakel huis)in Narraville or a two bedroom house for N$300 000-00 for a cash client.

Contact: Tracey:0813023806 Mounien: 0818601938 Email:mickeymays@iwa y.na

Bachelor flat N$2500.00 W/ Incl maximum 2 people

Ocean View-Newly built houses 3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms lounge kitchen and double garage N$ 12,000.00

Tamariskia 2 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms Kitchen & Lounge Garage & alarm system N$5,500.00

CLOSING TIME: 10:00 day prior to publication

TO LET LONGBEACH - Very close to sea - 4 garages - 3 bedrooms - 2 full bathrooms - Laundry room - Kitchen with gas hob - Open plan sitting / dining room - Indoor barbecue - Stoep with outdoor barbecue with lovely view of the sea - N$ 9,000 per month - Available 1 September - Phone 081 127 6449 081 129 1779

To Rent: (Langstrand) 3 Bedroom House N$8 500 per month.

Spacious living area, double garage, garden Contact: 081 203 5754 Available 01 Aug 2014

CARS FOR SALE: Suzuki SX4, AWD, 2l petrol Model 2010 KM: 90 000 Spotless N$ 155 0000 Neg Contact: 081 127 8817 FOR SALE: Jeep Wrangler Maniac Bumper and Belly Plate.

N$ 6 000.00 for both Relatively new.

Contact: 081 303 5151 FOR SALE: Rav 4 2001 Model N$85 000.00 Contact: 081 129 4955 081 322 2914 FOR SALE: 2005 Kawakzaki 200 KDX Very good condition.

Contact: 081 209 1823

CARS FOR SALE: 2001 Polo Classic 1.4 Black in colour.

Very good condition inside and engin is in good condition.

Just need fuel pump tp ne replaced. Needs new tyres, still in running condition.

N$ 28 000.00 We can negotiate.

Contact: 081 783 3598 081 840 5230

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CONTAINER FOR SALE: Size 40 built in air conditioner, shower, toilet 3x hand basins, tiled floor, built in electrical.

You can use it as office of spling rooms.

N$ 65 000.00 Negotiable.

Contact: 081 280 2662 081 480 1152 TERBYTE COMPUTERS Stock on sale: - MSI Tablets PRIM73 @ N$1650.00 - MSI H61M - P20 Motherboard @ N$799.00 - Custom Built pc @ N$3899.00 - Ps4 Gaming Console @ N$6899.00 For professional & affordable Computer solutions/repairs service contact us @ 081 467 6366 Email: terabyte.technologies.com URGENT SALE Swakopmund: - 4-string squire bass - Fender Rumble Amplifier - Electronic Tuner - Instructional DVD - Headphones, Bag etc.

- Bass stands - Foot stool Value: N$6500.00 Make an offer Contact: 081 436 1795

WANTED Looking for a trustworthy nanny who will be responsible for taking care of a toddler and general housekeeping.

From Mondays to Fridays 07:00 - 16:30 (hours can be flexible) Lagoon Area.

Can start immediately.

Contact: 081 318 0753

NOTICES Ventulus MCC Rally, 2224 Aug 2014, Go Kart Track, Swakopmund Inskrywings: N$150/naweek of N$30/dag. Kinders onder 10 gratis Regina by 0812301761 mcc.ventulus@gmail. com

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NOTICES

HAIR

BELIEVERS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, SWAKOP PRESENTS Seven Hours in His Presence (nite prayers) Theme: The Gd of Abundance Venue: Believers Fellowship Church, opposite Fruits & Veg Swakopmund

By Commercial Marine/Reliance Motors Date & Time: Friday 20th July 2014 @ 21h00 THE SICK, DEPRESSED, OPPRESSED SHALL BE SET FREE IN JESUS NAME. Contact: 081 236 9028 081 227 9436 FIRST AID Class A Starts 5 August 2014 N$550p.p SAFETY REPRESENTING 30th July 2014 N$350p.p Contact: Info@allsafenamibia MONDESA PHARMACY Dear Valued Clients Kindly note our new weekend trading hours (Effective from 19th July 2014) Saturday: 09h00-16h00 Sunday & Public Holidays: 10h00-14h00

AUCTIONS

BEAUTY RENEE’S FASHIONS I DO....

Bio sculpture Gel Colour Overlays N$ 160.00 French tips/clear tips N$ 250.00 Sculptures N$ 250.00 Eyelash extensions N$ 150.00 Eyebrow shaping + waxing N$ 40.00 I sell boutique style handbags and shoes.

Contact: 081 490 3154 We are opposite Protea Hotel at Alzeta Hair Salon in town.

CLASSES BeatAccMath Presents Extra Classes for Accounting and Mathematics WE FOCUS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS TO MAXIMISE UNDERSTANDING Grade:6-10 Location: Narraville,Walvis Bay N$ 300 per class/month For more information contact us on

WE TURN YOUR ASSETS COURSES INTO CASH 081 497 2195 or

email: beataccmath@gmail.com Smarter children.Better Namibia

NIRVANA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

081 143 4368 064 220 387 Walvis Bay

HAIR SANNAH BRAZILIAN HAIR BOUTIQUE CC: Specials in 100% quality virgin brazillian hair 10 inch - N$ 1350.00.

12 inch - N$ 1500.00.

14 inch - N$ 1650.00.

16 inch - N$ 1850.00.

18 inch - N$ 1900.00.

20 inch - N$ 2 150.00.

22 inch - N$ 2 250.00.

24 inch - N$2 350.00.

26 inch - N$2 450.00.

28 inch - N$2 800.00.

30 inch - N$ 3 000.00.

Flexi rods available call or visit us at Namport or contact us on 081 233 2893

SHEOMTRAC: If you are seeking a career as a Safety Officer, this course is the key to opening that door. The SHEOMTRAC course is designed specifically to equip learners with the required skills and to successfully facilitate the development implementation and maintenance of a Safety Health and Environment management system within the workplace.

Duration: 1 week Cost: N$7900.00 Date: 21 July - 28 July 2014 Basic rigging and sligging 21 July - 28 July 2014 NAMIBIA CONTACT INFORMATION Ve n u e : 2 4 3 N a n g o l o Mbumba Drive Walvis Bay Namibia Tel: 00264 8171 16373 Mrs Bottros

CLOSING TIME: 10:00 day prior to publication

CARS

SERVICES

SERVICES

SERVICES

FOR SALE

Do you need help with the submission of statutory TAXES?

REMOVALS Groot Trailer met versigte drywer en werkspan. Beskikbaar vir huistrekke, aflewerings, rommel verwydering in Walvis tot Swakop.

Vinnige en vriendelike diens.

Jacques Koch 081 607 8320

BAARD GROUP

2013 Ford Ranger 2.2 D/Cab 4X4.

31 000 Km (Service plan up to 90 000 km + 5 year guarantee) Price N$ 360 000.00.

Full house.

Contact 081 129 1649

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

I can do the following professional services for you: · PAYE (to be submitted monthly on the 20th) · VAT IMPORT (to be submitted monthly on the 20th) · VAT (to be submitted every 2nd month on the 25th) Kindly Contact Chenly at 081 3929 527 (Accountant from home)

Will’s Gym NEW! NEW! NEW! WOMEN 1. Aerobics classes & cardio 2. TRX, kettle ball & high intensity training 3. Health, tone & fitness

HAIMBILI CLEANING SERVICES Professional cleaning for affordable prices We provide cleaning services in: Flats, Houses, Shops, Offices, Factories Buildings, Carpets, Upholstery cleaning Call Agents: 081 682 0973 081 261 0502

MEN Contact details: Tel: 064-221287 Fax: 064-221290 Cell: 081 143 3924 P.O. Box 2214 E-mail: jinshan@iway.na Situated at Erf 4441 New Industrial Area next to Weighbridge Walvis Bay

1. Spinning classes & weight loss 2. Crossfit fitness training (3 classes) 3. Muscle gain & weights training

Contact: Willem 081 272 1437 Hannes 081 032 4777

FURNITURE REMOVAL At The Coast Household & Office.

Mobile: 0814093522 email: neilnkt@iway.na

INTENSIVE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TRAINING: Obtain excellent personal assistant skills.

Includes the following: - Framed Certificate - Light Lunch - Practical exercise - Free study guide.

Improve yourself!

Education is the key to success.

Contact 085 635 8415 064 220 280

COURSES NAHOTA HOTEL COURSES: Food preparations / cook Waiters / Waitresses Receptionist /Front office Cleaner Barmen Free Basic Computer.

Register anytime.

No qualifications needed Just a copy of your ID Swakopmund & Walvis Bay 081 462 8224 085 5531910 DIAL-A-WAITER Email: dialawaiter@gmail.com

TEL: 064-274 800 FAX: 064-274 810 ∙ Blocks / Bricks ∙ Rock Face / Pavers ∙ Interlocks / Linthols ∙ Sand / Stone ∙ De-watering ∙ Hiring of earth moving Equipment “The Service Makes The Difference” NEW: Hollow 7 MPA Super Brick

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE ALSO OPEN BETWEEN 13:00 - 14:00 PRODEL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATIONS: For all your renovations and construction needs with personal attention.

Call for a free quote JOHANN STEYN 081 128 0848

TO HIRE

TRAINING INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING: Obtain excellent management skills.

Includes the following: - Framed Certificate - Light Lunch - Practical exercise - Free study guide.

Improve yourself!

Education is the key to success.

Contact: 085 635 8415 064 220 280

Baard Transport / Block & Brick baard@afol.com.na

COASTAL PAINT WORKS: VERFWERK Seel Dakke en Mure Teen water en stof/sand Lekkasies Enige Verfwerk, binne of buite. Seël en verf van dakke. Walvisbaai Hentiesbaai.

Kontak: 081 618 2217 A To Z CLEANING SERVICES FOR ALL YOUR CLEANING NEEDS. WE CLEAN: Lounge Suites/ Loose Chairs/ Matrasses Carpets / Loose Rugs Blinds Accessible Windows Descale / Steam Clean Bathrooms / Ablution Blocks Machine Scrub Tiles WE OFFER: Daily / Weekly / Monthly Cleaning Contracts For Offices / Shops / Factories / Body Corporates Etc. Once Off Cleaning For Houses / Flats & Buildings Before And After Occupation.

- Exterior Spray Cleaning - E x t e r i o r Wa l l s O f Buildings / Flats / Houses All Our Cleaning Procedures Are Done UNDER SUPERVISION

By Owner Or Supervisor.

CONTACT: COENIE BRAND 081 129 7988 JENNY BRAND 081 148 5036 OFFICE 205036 NO 3 LAGOON STREET FAX 220878 EMAIL FINANCE AZWVB@IWAY.NA EMAIL OPERATIONS AZC@IWAY.NA

+264 64 205537 +264 81 270 4395 carloshuttle@iway.na www.carloshuttlenamibia .com.na Do you send stock/items to Windhoek daily? Do you receive stock / items from Windhoek daily?

We are on the Road everyday - 7 days a week between the Coast and Windhoek We are looking for small freight / parcel we can take along or bring along.

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Tuesday 22 July RECOGNIZING JESUS When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. John 20:14 Wednesday 23 July ‘I KNEW YOU’... ALWAYS Before I formed you in the womb I knew you... Jeremiah 1:5 Thursday 24 July EVERY LIFE IS A STORY The disciples approached him and said, “ Why do you speak to them in parables?”

Matthew 13:10 Lord, we need often to be reminded you came not to be served but to serve.

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Hilton Mark Hendricks + 22.07.2013

“Thinking of you is easy, we do it every day. Missing you is the heartache that never goes way.”

Daddy today it’s a year since God called you Home.

We miss you so and want you to know that you are never more than a moment away from our thoughts and our hearts.

You were loved, You are loved an you will always be loved.

RIP Daddy From: Heibri-Ann, Alan, Ethan & Alan Jnr

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Müller world kick boxing champion

DStv's SuperSport showcases the Commonwealth Games

Madelaine Laubscher “Lose with dignity and win with humility” were the words of Julian Müller (18), one of the three local kickboxers who kicked his way open to become world champion at the US-OPEN ISKA World Martial Arts Championships in Florida, Miami in the United Statesw of America (USA).

Julian's division fell under a weight group of 170lbs and over (age group 18-29) and 166lbs and over. He represented the Protea Team. He obtained first place in the 'Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Light division', for 'Clash sparring' and for 'Point sparring'. He came second for 'Creative form' (no music), and for 'Continuous sparring'. He was ranked three times US OPEN ISKA World Champion in the senior world champion division.

His fellow competitors, Lesley !Hoaeb (22) and Delano Müller (10) from Walvis Bay, received superb ranks in their category at the US-OPEN ISKA World champion.

The OPEN ISKA World Championships took place on 11 and 12 July.

Lesley's division fell under the 170lbs and under (age group 18-29). He represented the Development Team and obtained

second place for Clash sparring and Points sparring. He came third in Continuous sparring.

Delano, also representing the Protea Team, obtained third place in the MMA Light division fourth place for the Creative forms and Clash forms. In Continuous and Points sparring he managed to make it to the finals under the Brown Belt Advanced division.

They departed from Walvis Bay on 5 July and returned on 17 July. Julian said this was his second time to compete at the US OPEN ISKA in Florida.

“Last year I competed in the junior division. It was also a pleasure to compete alongside my little brother, Delano and to have my family there. It was a prestigious event where the best martial arts fighters competed. I learned a lot during my time there. In Namibia there is a lot of potential, but I have not yet

experienced such an enormous competition in Namibia as we did in Florida,” he said.

Julian said in order to achieve such a ranking, it takes discipline, commitment and hard work to qualify for the US OPEN ISKA and stated that MMA teaches one to respect yourself and others.

“I will feel honoured to qualify again at Destiny (the South African championships) to qualify for next year's US OPEN ISKA championships in July 2015,” he said.

He added that the best advice he has ever received was to always stay relaxed and to study the opponent, to always be prepared and to never underestimate an opponent.

“Stay calm, relax and respect your opponent. I feel glad that all the hours of training and hard work have paid off. It feels good to set an example for others

and to be a role model.

Anyone can achieve great things,” Julian said.

According to the Master Instructor from South Africa, Mr Phil Anderson (Shihan), there were 5 700 competitors in total with 22 different martial art styles which indicates the diversity of this sport. The trio expressed gratitude to Shihan Anderson who they described as a gentleman in and out of the ring.

They also thanked Sensei Dorothy Bachmann from the Walvis Bay Kickboxing team, for inspiring them.

“I have no words to express how proud I am of them.

They have made us, the club and the country proud.

They only get exposure once a year at the Destiny competitions held in South Africa each year. Thus I have to say that it is remarkable that all three of them have received such successful ranks. It is absolutely incredible,” Sensei

With Africa's Commonwealth Games associations primed and ready to take Glasgow by storm in pursuit of a common goal, gold medals, SuperSport is also ready to flick the button on three 24-hour channels for coverage of the sporting extravaganza from 23rd July – 3rd August 2014.

Local World Champion Julian Müller, Delano Müller and Lesley Hoaeb their support, as well as the Bachmann said.

Julian, Lesley and Delano media who has been their want to thank the com- eyes and ears throughout munity of Walvis Bay for their training.

Namib Diesel Social League Wow! What a final week of socials. It was neck and neck for the tussle of 2nd, 3rd and 4th places.

Gateway Shipping got the gap and was actually in the running for the first position, but Fuel Pump Repairs Africa did just enough to ensure them the 1st place and lifted the Namib Diesel Social League cup for the second year in succession. Well played. The league was competitive and most definitely very social; every Wednesday night the midnight oil was burnt without fail. Thanks must be expressed to Namib Diesel for their continued sponsorship of the Social League. There is no doubt it is one of the most (if not the most) popular squash events of the year. Mr Jaco de Witt presented the trophies and prizes, and assured the club that Namib Diesel would once again sponsor the event next year.

The prize list was as follows: Winners - Fuel Pump Repairs Africa: 1.

Clifford de Witt, 2. Borja Romero, 3. Amanda Beukes, 4. Theuns van Zyl, 5. Anneke Grobler, 6.

Goretti Jansen. 2nd Place Gateway Shipping: 1.

Phillip de Villiers, 2.

Richard van der Meer, 3.

Dylan Spencer, 4. Hennie Koelman, 5. Bertus Fokkens, 6. Jacques Serfontein. 3rd Place Supatronix: 1. Jaco de Witt, 2. Leslie Bosman, 3.

Ze de Britto, 4. Bykes Muashekele, 5. Pieter Beukes, 6. Louisa Liebenberg.

Bessed Dressed Team Steel Africa, Most Social Team: FCS, Team Spirit Fuel Pump Repairs Africa.

Most Consistent Team Steel Africa. Most Popular Ladies Reserve - Jenny Lombard. Most Popular Men's Reserve - Gerhard Lottering. Lady that won all her games - Amanda Beukes & Goretti Jansen.

Man that won all his games - Hennie Koelman. Best

Sportslady - Carmen Pascual. Best Sportsman Joseph Payne. Most Improved Lady - Louisa Liebenberg. Most Improved Man: Phillip de Villiers. Uilskuiken Trophy - Jan de Smit.

For those interested the final points standing were, as follows: Fuel Pump Repairs Africa – 132, Gateway Shipping – 129, Supatronix – 114, FCS – 108, Seawork – 107, Steel Africa – 93, Coastal Car Hire – 92 and Magic Discounters – 68.

The results for the penultimate and final rounds were as follows: Wednesday 9th. Coastal Car Hire (1) vs Gateway Shipping (5). Michael Stauder vs Phillip de Villiers 3-2. Good comeback, Michi. Wynand Breytenbach vs Richard van der Meer 0-3. W/O. Joseph Payne vs Dylan Spencer 23. You made him work for it, Joe. Played, Dylan Oscar Fernandez vs Hennie Koelman 0-3. Lindsay Lottering vs Bertus Fokkens 0-3. Nico-Louw Kirsten vs Christina Beukes 0-3. Fuel Pump Repairs Africa (3) vs Magic Discounters (3).

Luke Allen vs Stefan van Tonder 0-3. Gerhard Lottering vs Cabous Olivier 3-1, Amanda Beukes vs Bran-don Grane 3-1. Theuns van Zyl vs Jorn Wormsbacher 1-3.

Anneke Grobler vs Arlene Visser 1-3. Goretti Jansen vs Ester Meyer 3-0. FCS [3] vs Seawork [3] Imanuel Amorongo vs Trevor Grane 3-0. Jenny Pahl vs Jacques de Villiers 0-3. Trevor Heath vs Peter Pahl 0-3. Carla Cummings vs Doyle de Haas 3-1.

Christo van Wyk vs Alberto Canellas 3-1.

Carmen Pascual vs Bruce Stewart 1-3. Supatronix (5) vs Steel Africa (1). Jaco de Witt vs Jan de Smit 3-1.

Leslie Bosman vs Sharde

Squash winners

Fisher 3-2. Ze de Britto vs Lucinda Rodrigues 3-1.

Bykes Muashekele vs Blackie Zwart 1-3. Peter Beukes vs Chris Bruyns 31. Louisa Liebenberg vs Elsje van der Merwe 3-2.

Friday 11 t h . Gateway Shipping (6) vs Magic Discounters (0). Phillip de Villiers vs Stefan van Tonder 3-1. Richard van der Meer vs Cabous Olivier 3-1. Dylan Spencer vs Jorn Wormsbacher 3-0.

Hennie Koelman 3-0.

W/O. Bertus Fokkens vs Ester Meyer 3-0. Jacques Serfontein vs Nico-Louw Kirsten 3-0. Steel Africa (2) vs FCS (4). Jan de Smit vs Imanuel Amorongo 0-3.

Sharde Fisher vs Jenny Pahl 0-3. Lucinda Rodrigues vs Trevor Heath 1-3.

Blackie Zwart vs Carla Cummings 1-3. Chris Bruyns vs Christo van Wyk 3-0. Elsje van der Merwe vs Carmen Pascual 3-1. Seawork (2) vs Coastal Car Hire [4]. Sergio Figueiredo vs Michael Stauder 2-3. Jacques de Villiers vs Gerhard Lottering 2-3. Peter Pahl vs George Bekker 1-3. Hein Bam vs Oscar Fernandez 1-3. Alberto Canellas vs Lindsay Lottering 3-0.

Elsje van der Merwe vs Sam Webster 3-0. Fuel Pump Repairs Africa (3) vs Supatronix (3). Clifford de Witt vs Jaco de Witt 3-1.

Borja Romero vs Leslie

Bosman 1-3. Amanda Beukes vs Ze de Britto 3-1.

Anneke Grobler vs Pieter Beukes 1-3. Jenny Lombard vs Flippie Scheepers 1-3. Gorettie Jansen vs Louisa Liebenberg 3-2.

The results were all tallied and a Namib Diesel A & B

Team was selected to playoff against each other at a later date.

They are 1. Namib Diesel A Team, 2. Cliffy de Witt, 3. Leslie Bosman, 4.

Amanda Beukes, 5.

Hennie Koelman, 6.

Christo van Wyk, 7.

Goretti Jansen, 8. Namib Diesel B Team 9. Imanuel Amorongo, 10. Borje Romero, 11. Ze de Britto, 12. Blackie Zwart, 13.

Alberto Canellas and 14, Bruce Stewart.

Should be quite an interesting contest … Will keep you posted.

After a scrumptious seafood meal, the evening was rounded off with an awesome social gathering, which I don't want to 'shoot' my mouth off about other than that it lasted until the wee hours of the morning.

The perfect closure for a super socials, and a possible inkling of what could be expected to come in the next event, The Namib Diesel Social Doubles League, which kicks off on the 23rd.

Dolphins wen eerste ligawedstryd Marshallino Beukes

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vir seisoen

Dolphins rugbyklub het die afgelope naweek daarin geslaag om hul eerste ligawedstryd vir die seisoen te wen, ten koste van Walvisbaai Rugbyklub.

Die Swakopmunders het uit die Drie susksesvolle doelskoppe deur staanspoor op volle silinders geloop, Maurice Kotze het die prentjie afgerond. soos deur afrigter Rohwan Besser Walvisbaai se enigste drie is deur Jaco voorspel is. Hulle het die wedstryd 46-7 Obherholzer aangeteken en ook verdoel. gewen, na 'n 15-0 voorsprong met Julian Botes, die afrigter van Walvisbaai halftyd. Na hul pakslae die vorige na- Rugbyklub het gesê dat die wed-stryd in goeie gees week in gespeel is Wi n d h o e k , en Dolhet Dolphins phins getydens hierlukgewens die wedstryd met die bewys waarsege. toe hulle regHy noem tig in staat is, voorts dat indien al hul Dolphins spelers bebaie goeie skikbaar is. rugby geRohwan Bes- Action from the match between Walvis Bay and Dolphins ser het genoem dat die lang tussenposes speel het en dat daar 'n blink toekoms vir die sportkode teen die kus wink, indien dit tussen ligawedstryde ook 'n rol speel.

Lovelle Delie en Quinton Fielding van die standaard van kus-rugby is. Dolphins de Dolphins was twee van die uitblinkers se 2 span het ook hul eweknie van tydens die wedstryd en albei het twee Walvisbaai in die stof laat byt, met 'n 43-5 keer agter Walvisbaai se doellyn gaan oorwinning. Die komende naweek gaan kuier. Nivine Nel, Marwin Kotze, Lle- Kudus van Walvisbaai die Swakopwellyn Pieterse en Ngunee Ngaiko het munders op hul tuisveld aandurf en ook elkeen 5 punte op die tuisspan se tel- hierdie wedstryd beloof om rugby uit die boonste rakke op te lewer. bord aangebring.

With Africa traditionally in the thick of things on the medal table, the coverage on Africa's premier sports broadcasting network will include extensive broadcasts of traditionally strong codes like athletics, netball, Sevens rugby, weightlifting and boxing. Additionally, other sports will also enjoy unprecedented coverage. SuperSport will have a 14-strong t e a m i n G l a s g o w, spearheaded by athletics specialist James Wokabi of Kenya and South Africa's Crystal Arnold.

The bulk of Africa's medals are expected to come from the swimming pool and the athletics track.

Kenya will be expected to make a clean sweep in the middle and long distances with stars such as Ezekiel Kemboi, Asbel Kiprop and Eunice Sum having made the team.

The inclusion of Blessing Okagbare, Obinna Metu and Egwero-Ogho Oghene will make Nigeria a force to be reckoned with in the sprint events.

Botswana will be banking on world and reigning Commonwealth Games champion Amantle Montsho to once again bring home gold and Nijel Amos to upgrade his silver from New Delhi four years ago.

SuperSport 5 (DStv channel 205)/5HD (DStv channel 215) will take a broader look at the Games and SS7 (DStv channel 207)/7HD (DStv channel 217) will focus on African Commonwealth nations. SS9 (DStv channel 209) will serve also as an overflow channel. Moreover, news gathering teams will feed news items to SuperSport Blitz, while extended highlights will be available on DStv Catch Up, where available.

Coverage starts with the opening ceremony on the eve of the Games, on 23rd July from 21:00 Namibian Winter Time on SuperSport 5 on DStv channel 205 / 5HD on DStv channel 215. 24hour coverage will start mid-morning on 24th July 2014.

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EBH T20 champions crowned Otis Finck

Zebra Men clinched the Cup Final and Magic Medics the Plate Final of the 2014 edition of the EBH T20 cricket League in Walvis Bay The two and a half Pakistani cricketer month tournament Raza Tuqeer competed concluded in Walvis in the EBH sponsored Bay on Saturday. competition. Magic Cricket Namibia CEO Medics defeated MerLaurie Pieters atten- lus Seafood Golden ded the Cup Final and Youngsters in the final the awards ceremony of the Plate Section. at the Oval. He thank- Zebra Men won the ed EBH for their toss and send Engen Swakop Strikers in to continued commitbat first in a closely ment and sponsorship contested and fitting towards the event. final of the Cup sec“The Namibian cric- tion. Engen Swakopket fraternity is great- mund Strikers scored ly in debt and appre- 124 runs in their ciative to you and allotted 20 overs.

John Heynes for the Clifford Durant top work you are doing to scored with 29 runs promote the sport a n d B a r e n d H o r n here at the coast,” said added 18 runs. Kimmie P i e t e r s . H e a l s o Khan took 2 wickets c o m m e n d e d t h e for 20 runs. Zebra Men participants for the gave chase and reached great team spirit dis- the set total in 19.3 played throughout the overs (with three balls to spare in the last event. over) for the loss of 7 Zebra Men consisting wickets.

Engen Swaof various Pakistani kop Strikers were off to and South African nationals living in a perfect start with the Windhoek defeated first Zebra Men wicket Engen Swakop Stri- of Asif Shujah caught kers in the final of the and bowled by Clifford Cup Section. It was the du Randt in the second first time that Zebra over. Engen Swakop Men, which boasted Strikers wicket keeper the likes of former u/19 Michael du Randt

Champions The Zebra Men team

stumped Fortune Matawu for the second wicket. Barend Horn bowled and caught Kimmie Khan for the third wicket.

The Zebra Men middle order batsmen arrived at the crease and kept

the run rate ticking with some hard running between the wickets amidst some tight bowling and fielding from Engen Swakop Strikers. At one stage Zebra Men needed 10 runs from two overs (12 balls) with six wickets down but they kept their cool ans scored the winning runs in the 19th over with three balls left to spare. Razza Tuqeer added 40 runs and top scored with the bat for Zebra Men. Dixon Mambe added 32 runs.

Micheal Durant was the best bowler for Engen Swakop Stirkers with 3 wickets for 15 runs. Cliffie Durant took 2 wickets for 30 runs. Michael du Randt also claimed the wickets of Ankur Kathuria & Farrukh Shah.

Dixon Vambe (32 runs)

and Irfaan Hashmi (17 not out) steered the Zebra Men home with a 41 run partnership.

Irfaan scored a boundary and clinched the victory in the final over.

Sebra Men defeated the Fish Trader in the first semifinal contested at the Walvis Bay oval. The Fish Trader batted first and and scored 102 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Shalako Groenewaldt was their top scorer with 26 runs.

Marchello Britz also added 20 with the bat.

Zafar Shah claimed two scalps for 6 runs and Furrukh Shah also took 2 wickets for 13 runs. Zebra Men replied with 103 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 15 overs. Raza Tuqeer top scored with 42 runs

Action between Zebra Men and Engen Swakopmund Strikers in the Cup final of the EBH T20 tournament

Zebra Men Captain Raaza Tuqeer receives the trophy from EBH representative Gavin Brasler

not out and Ashif Shusha contributed 25 runs. Marcello Britz was the top bowler for the Fish Trader with 2 wickets for 31 runs.

Zhivago Groenewaldt took 1 wicket for 12 runs.

Magic Medics won the toss and batted first in the Plate final. They scored 160 runs in their allotted 20 overs.

Merlus Seafood GY replied with 110 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

The top performers at this year's EBH T20 event were: Junior Section: Gerahrd Lottering Top Batsman, Eugene Grobbler Top Bowler and Erico Vd Westhuisen Best All-

Rounder. Club Section: Raza Tuqeer Top Batsman – he improved the record of 306 runs established by Esau Heynes to 355 runs, Ricardo Strauss Top Bolwer, Kerneels Brockman Best Allrounder and Nico Neethling as Best Fielder. Social Section: Gareth Smith Top Batsman, Fuad Brenner Top Bowler, Chris Fourie Best All-Rounder nad Faud Brenner as Best Fielder. The Fish Trader was named Best Dressed team.

Engen Swakop Strkers were named as the team with the best team spirit. Merlus Seafood Golden Youngster received the Fairplay award.