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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6557 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Johnny Doeseb heads NCCI Walvis Bay Piquet Jacobs New blood is flowing through the veins of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Walvis Bay branch, following an election on Thursday of a new committee entirely made up of newcomers. The Chamber has been under heavy criticism in recent months for not delivering to standards and sidelining smaller businesspeople from previously disadvantaged groups. Businessmen Johnny mittee to gain expe- courage and grow small Doeseb has been elec- rience in the day to day and medium sized ted President of the running of the Cham- businesses and support upcoming businessNCCI Walvis Bay and ber. Vihlo Nevonga elected An announcement of people with training as Vice President. Stal- the new committee, ad- and capacity building. warts John Savva, ditional members and Doeseb further welTony Raw and Danny sub-committee was comed an effort by the Beukes who served made at a press con- NCCI Walvis Bay to fiseveral terms on the ference yesterday. In nalise its overdue anprevious committees introducing himself nual financial statehave respectively been Doeseb pledged to ments, as this in the past elected as additional increase the Chamber’s lured criticism over the members or serving on prominence as service level of transparency of a sub-committee to provider to the busi- the Chamber’s affairs. assist the new Com- ness community, en-
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Above: Mr Doeseb (middle) addressing the media on Monday after the announcement of his election as President of the NCCI Walvis Bay. He is flanked by Vice President Vihlo Nevonga (left) and Tobias Katjire (Treasurer)
Land Minister Shaningwa warns against selling of low cost homes
ling the community to have access to basic services such as water, sewage rage facilities, electricity and housing. This commitment will still continue but a larger portion of our people in our urban areas do not have the decent housing and affordable housing”. Shaningwa further said that as long as land with basic services is not accessible and not affordable, a large portion of urban
dwellers will continue to live homeless. According to Shaningwa, the government have put money aside under the supervisory power of her ministry to see to it that land is serviced for the people “but we are going to service the land, not one night off and then we are done with the whole country, it is a step-bystep process.” It is
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Reckless drivers continue to compromise safety on Erongo roads
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Fish exports to commence from WVB Airport
Sharlien Tjambari The Minister of Urban and Rural Development Sophia Shaningwa allocated 44 houses under the Mass Housing Development Program on Sunday to the residents of Swakopmund. Many of the beneficiaries of the houses in Swakopmund were residents of the Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC). The Minister warned people not to harbour plans to make a quick buck selling their low cost homes, as these homes should stay in their ownership for at least 10 years. During the handing over ceremony of the Mass Houses, Shaningwa said that the Government have done a lot for the people “mostly in the informal settlements by upgrading and enab-
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Bornman took 2nd President Hage Geingob to make announcement on place
GRN buy-out of desal-plant The long-expected take-over of the desalination plant at Wlotzkasbaken, which is still solely owned by mining giant Areva, might finally be answered soon. “We expect President Hage Geingob to make an announcement regarding the sale of the facility to government soon,” said Hilifa Mbako, Managing Director of Areva, yesterday at a press conference. Full Report on page 3
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