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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6607 TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Mechanic killed instantly as truck slips off hydraulic jack
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Bag snatchers arrested
Erwin Leuschner
A 56 year-old employee of Coastal Auto Repairs in Swakopmund died on Friday morning when a truck on which he worked slipped off a hydraulic jack and crushed him. A second person sustained serious injuries during the freak accident. The incident was confirmed by Detective Inspector Erastus Iikuyu, Acting Regional Crime Investigations Co-ordinator for Erongo. According to Iikuyu the two employees were working under the truck and were busy repairing a rear spring blade. “It is alleged that at
about 10:30, while they were busy under the truck, the jack slid off and the truck fell on top of them,” Iikuyu explained. Although the garage owner and other workers acted quickly and jacked up the truck to rescue the victims, one of the employees, Mr Fillemon Kamati (56) died at the scene.
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Another employee, Levi Nghede (46), sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Swakopmund State Hospital. His condition was described as stable. The next of kin of the deceased were informed. The police is investigating the incident.
SRA News Letter
Week old abandoned baby discovered alive in desert near Nonidas
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Crab factory opens in W/Bay
Erwin Leuschner
A member of the Swakopmund public discovered a crying weekold baby in the Nonidas area on Saturday morning. The infant is believed to have been abandoned and a hunt is now on to locate the baby's mother. The public is urged to come forward with any possible information that can lead to the location of the mother. “The police is urgently requesting public assistance in tracing the mother of a week-old baby that was dumped next to the water pipeline in the vicinity of Nonidas on Saturday morning. Any person having information which can lead to the suspect's arrest should contact Detective Chief Inspector Shangula at (081-667 6820) or report to the nearest Police Station,” reports Erwin Leuschner from the namib times' Swakopmund office. According to Detective Inspector Erastus Iikuyu, Acting Regional Crime Investigations Co-ordinator for Erongo, the crying baby girl was found by a member of the public next to the water pipeline at about 8:45 about ten km outside of Swakopmund. The person alerted the police who were fortunately in the area. “It seems the baby (black in complexion) was dumped there that morning by an unknown mother who is now a suspect,” Iikuyu said. The police is investigating the case of Child Abandonment and Neglect. The baby was taken to the Swakopmund State Hospital for medical examination. There it came to light that the baby girl was born in a hospital, but it could not be established which hospital. The child is safe and in a healthy condition. She was taken to the Walvis Bay Kids Haven in Walvis Bay, where she is being cared for.
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NVF to E-RED Chief Executive Host offered CoW top job Zone 6
Erongo Red CEO, Robert Kahimise, was not yet prepared to let the cat out of the bag, following news that he was offered the job as CEO of City of Windhoek (CoW). Staff members and other stakeholders of Erongo Red were left with divided opinions after a certain remark Kahimise made during the Erongo Red year end function over the weekend. See full report on Page 2
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