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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6829 TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2019 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Old Embassy houses remain 25 years after re-integration Floris Steenkamp On Friday, Walvis Bay will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of re-integration. On 1 March 1994 South Africa officially relinquished its occupation of the Enclave of Walvis Bay and the area and harbour town was returned as territory of the Republic of Namibia. With two and a half decades since this historic moment, there seems to be one issue that remains a thorny one: three of the six South African government houses which continue to be an eye- and head
sore to residents of Walvis Bay. In particular, three specific houses, two situated in Walvis Bay's Meersigand the other in the Lagoon suburb remain big issues. Both houses over the years were stripped of
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all valuable items like copper wire, water geysers, light fittings and all other items which sell as scrap. In addition, these empty houses are used by fringe groups in the community for drug
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Floris Steenkamp The port of Walvis Bay's hopes are high to grow its role beyond being an export hub for mining commodities from Southern Africa. Namport hopes to grow the port's business for the import of commodities to keep the Region's mining industries going. This is evident in the first test run to import via the port of Walvis Bay petroleum coke (PETCOKE) to Zambia. PETCOKE is manufactured from leftover heavy crude oil that is unusable after the petroleum refining process and is used mainly as a heating agent in the
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metals manufacturing industry. In Zambia, which accounts for 70 % of Africa's copper exports, PETCOKE is used in the production of heat necessary for copper blister production and also for electrolytic refining to manufacture copper graded for electronics manufacturing.
In a statement over the weekend Namport explained the consignment was received from the United States of America and will be packed over a ten days period in a format required for road transportation to Zambia. Apart from showcasing Namport's growing importance Continues on page 2
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