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Mother makes call to Baby Line - dumped infant inside Thomas found by nurses at front door of nurses home Piquet Jacobs Nurses at the nurses’ quarters of the Walvis Bay State Hospital and members of the police found a newborn baby near the home's front door on Thursday night at around 22:00, after an unknown woman alerted Baby Line of the child only minutes earlier. The newborn baby girl wrapped in a blanket and the person who placed her there fled into the night. “A newborn baby girl Welfare spoke to the tion. There are so many was found outside the namib times yesterday: couples, unable to connurses' home at Walvis “As social workers, we ceive, who want to Bay after being aban- appeal to women; if adopt. This baby girl doned on Thursday you are pregnant and was very lucky, she is evening, 18 August, you know you cannot healthy and found in around 22:00. An provide for your little time.” anonymous message one, please make use of The public is also was sent through our services. Contact reminded of Baby Line 'Baby Line' of the your local social work- [081 221 8081] which baby's location. Police er, there are so many places you in immer e s p o n d e d i m m e - options available to diate contact with prodiately to find her help you. If you feel fessional people who wrapped in a blanket more comfortable ap- can assist in the event behind the nurses' proaching a religious of mothers suffering home building. The leader, a community hardship with caring police are currently member or local volun- for their children or still investigating the teer groups, please do facing an uncertain issue. Whilst the case so, they can assist and future once a baby is is pending, the new- provide the appropriate born. Baby dumping born has been placed support. We fully res- has become a cumberin the care of a safe pect if you wish to stay some phenomenon in haven”, a source close anonymous. We only Namibia but through to the investigation need parental consent Baby Line this child revealed. to start an adoption can be placed in resA social worker from process. In the era we ponsible care and sethe Ministry of Gender live in, baby dumping cured of a future of proEquality and Child should not be an op- tection.
21 Gun Salute to sound over Walvis Bay on Friday during Heroes Day event Piquet Jacobs The Municipality of Walvis Bay put out a cautionary message to the public in and around Walvis Bay, especially residents in the vicinity of the Kuisebmond Stadium, that on Friday morning, 26 August, during the Heroes Day Commemoration gunshot sounds will be heard at approximately 10:00. The public is urged not to be alarmed or to panic, as it is part of the Heroes Day Commemoration. Kuisebmond residents are asked to open their house windows between 10:00 and 10:15, to avoid possible cracking of windows Continues on page 2 due to the force of the gun blast.
Heroe’s Day Celebrations:
Ovaherero commemorates the fallen of Ohamakari
Florin can be free in 90 days
Sharlien Tjambari The Ovaherero community gathered at the Ovaherero commando (hall) on Thursday 11 August, in Mondesa at Swakopmund on 11 August to commemorate the fallen heroes and heroines whose blood was shed during the battle of Ohamakari. That was the first major battle between the Ovaherero and the German colonial forces which took place on 11 August 1904. Namibia celebrates can fight for one com- the elders get more Heroes Day this com- mon goal which is the into detail about the ing Friday on 26 r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e history and tell the August where tribute genocide,” said Kaa- y o u n g g e n e r a t i o n is paid to Namibians pehi. about what their pawho sacrificed the Kaapehi also urged the rents told them about highest price in the youth of the Ovaherero the history of the Ovacountry's struggle community to support herero community and against colonialism events such as these the Ovaherero and and the Liberation and to attend various German genocide. Struggle that took traditional gatherings Kaapehi further said place between 1966 so that they can learn that the youth knows and 1989. Heroes Day the history of the Ova- so little about the is celebrated for the herero community, history as schools do first time in Walvis their roots and tradition not teach in depth hisbecause the gatherings tory. Bay this year. The Ovaherero co- are a platform where Continues on page 2 mmunity lit candles to give tribute and respect for the fallen heroes and heroines who lost their lives on that day. According to the General Lieutenant of the red flag commander number one Omuiingona Uahimisa Kaapehi, the bishops from different churches lit the candles and prayed for the Ovaherero community to unite as one as there are differences among the Ovaherero people and the chieftaincy “we want all the Ovaherero people to come together so that we
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