28 aug namib times e-edition

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namib times

SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6781 TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2018

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“Don’t look back at the darkness of the past”

inside Penguin rescue

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Forklift stolen

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How to save when you live alone

Namibia’s Head of State Dr. Hage Geingob’s message at the 2018 Heroes Day commemoration was for Namibia to look forward as a nation united. Forward on the path of peace, healing and national reconciliation. “Let us hold hands in the spirit of Unity, Liberty and Justice, for the sake of a better Namibia”, the President said in his keynote address at Nkurenkuru in Kavango-West where the official Heroes Day celebrations took place.

Boom gates at last a reality for rail crossings The CEO of TransNamib, Johny Smith, confirmed over the weekend that talks would soon start with the Walvis Bay local authority to install boom gates at the two railway crossings in town. Smith spoke to namib times at the scene in Hannah Mupetami Road where a train and a truck collided early on Saturday morning. The collision closed the rail line for several hours. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. (See pictures on page 2)

Two accidents At the time of going to press yesterday the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) was yet to release statistics of road accidents for the Heroes Day long weekend. So far, only two accidents on coastal roads were reported. Apart from a rear end collision between two vehicles on the B2 coastal road, this Audi luxury saloon left the road and overturned on the MR44 road (behind the dunes) between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay early on Monday morning. There were several occupants in the vehicle and everyone was lucky to only escaped with minor injuries.

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Coastal swimmer breaks German record

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