31 oct namib times e edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6699 TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Walvis Bay closer to Mass Housing target Piquet Jacobs

President Hage Geingob was in Walvis Bay on Friday to inaugurate the handing over of nearly 250 low cost houses in Kuisebmond and Narraville. These two- and three-bedroom houses are products of cooperation between the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, the Walvis Bay Municipality and the private sector and are part of Namibia's Mass Housing Programme. A total of 160 of these houses are already occupied, while the rest are being allocated to those on a waiting list of the Walvis Bay Municipality. This project is part of the almost 800 houses needed to be delivered on erven serviced by the municipality. Construction of the houses was by done by local contractors. It was financed by the private sector. This event brings Walvis Bay closer to its mass housing target. "As a nation, we are still confronted with the challenges of poor sanitation and a backlog in the supply of serviced residential land as well as decent and affordable housing in both urban and rural areas. It is pleasing to note that a single intervention or project such as the Massive Urban Land Servicing Project is able to address several of our developmental objectives. It is equally pleasing to note that, while the servicing of the land was financed by the Central Government, the construction of the houses was financed by the private sector. This is an example of the win-win public-private partnership that Government is advocating. We hope to see this kind of partnerships proliferating nationwide," said President Geingob during the inauguration.

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President Hage Geingob’s visit to Walvis Bay to inaugurate mass houses was also used as an opportunity to christen Namibia’s latest two naval vessels, the submarine hunters “Daures” and “Brukkaros”. These naval ships were built in China and donated to the Namibian Navy. President Geingob at the christening ceremony emphasised the long standing and outstanding diplomatic relations between Namibia and China.

Dunes Mall Traffic Danger

Huge changes to traffic Swakopmund one step Rock system around Dunes closer to install CCTV Lobster Mall in the pipeline

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cameras

Floris Steenkamp

With the regulation of traffic flow to- and from the Dunes Mall as the only short-term solution, namib times also this week wanted to hear from the municipality of Walvis Bay's traffic authority what the longer-term solutions entail.

Erwin Leuschner

The Police Public Relations Committee (PPRC) will soon organise public meetings to sensitise the community on the proposal of installing CCTV cameras at selected positions around Swakopmund. This was decided at the recent Council meeting after recognising the increase in the crime rate in town.

Traffic chief Eben Platt confirmed that the Walvis Bay local authority held a meeting where several changes to the current traffic system in the area of Dunes Mall were identified and placed on the list of high priority. The upgrade of the Diaz circle to add more traffic lanes on the B2 and C14 (airport road) is one of the priorities, secondly to add a second entrance/exit on 18th Str East side of the Mall (the street that leads from Diaz circle to the four-way intersection at the Walvis Bay cemetery) and thirdly, a two-phase traffic light or additional traffic roundabout at the Kruis Street T-junction (new Narraville entrance road on the airport road). "We had a high priority meeting with our engineers and these

To realise the goal of installing CCTV cameras in Swakopmund, with the aim to enhance the security in town, the PPRC intends to levy a contribution of N$10 per person from ratepayers. The public meetings will be held to gain support of this initiative. The item was discussed at the recent Town Council meeting. The PPRC consists of members of the community from various business sectors as well as police officers and municipal officials. The areas chosen for CCTV monitoring include various areas in the Swakopmund CBD, the town entrance, Mondesa, Woermann Brock Supermarket, Tamariskia and other key areas.

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