26 feb namib times e-edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6902 FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2021 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

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Meet Henrique the Pirate from Madeira

Desalination feasibility workshop concludes

As a port town, Walvis Bay is the stopover for many world travelers. A very unique visitor at the moment is Henrique Afonso (pictured right), also known as the Pirate from Madeira. He hails from the island of Madeira and is sailing around the world in a nine-metres yacht named after his young daughter, Sofia do Mar. Afonso has been warmly welcomed by the local Portuguese community of Walvis Bay, many of whom are from Madeira or are descendants of Madeirans. The adventures of Henrique the Pirate from Madeira appears on page 3 of today’s edition. Read more about two very special “passengers” aboard the vessel - two barrels of Madeiran red wine, also known as Rountrip wine (pictured below).

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The 2021 LRC for De Duine

Municipality increases Page 7 animal impoundment fee Granting The Walvis Bay Town Council has approved its subsidised impoundment fee to the local SPCA from a current N$35 per day to N$51 per day. The impoundment fee is applicable for an impounded animal’s first three days of stay at the S.P.C.A. kennels. The S.P.C.A. has a constant challenge with rising costs. The municipality of Walvis Bay increased the impoundment fee, in an effort to alleviate the financial burden of the SPCA.

Amnesty period to settle municipal bills New policy to end “shady land deals”

The town council of Walvis Bay has approved an amnesty period until 31 December, for residents to settle outstanding debt with the municipality of Walvis Bay. Interest on these outstanding amounts will be written off. In a report submitted to Council it was indicated that a prior amnesty period that ended in April 2020 resulted in both residential and business ratepayers settling outstanding debt to the tune of N$2 476 million, resulting in approximately N$500 000 in interest reversed. The highest amount settled by a single residential customer during the mentioned amnesty period was N$178 000 and a single business customer settled a bill in arrears of N$71 299. The municipality of Walvis Bay aims to get more residents to settle bad debt during the amnesty period which will commence very soon (date to be announced) until 31 December this year.

A new policy is currently developed by the municipality of Walvis Bay which will soon give the Town Council the sole discretion to approve upset selling prices of erven and conditions of sale. That includes incidences where conditions of sale are amended. This is expected to make and end to the current practice where Council is misled through certain officials changing the conditions of sale after Council has already considered and approved a sale. The fact that conditions can be amended without Council’s approval is believed to be one of the sources of Walvis Bay’s shady land deals which deprived the municipality of millions of Namibian Dollar and only benefitted the elite and politically connected.

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