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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6908 FRIDAY 9 APRIL 2021 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Municipality of Walvis Bay’s “questionable” waterfront deal Original agreement changed at Deeds Office - land does not have to be returned to municipality after Afrikuumba Joint Venture expires in 50 years....................... Floris Steenkamp By the single strike of a pen, the municipality of Walvis Bay in 2018 lost 80 % of its ownership in two plots (4939 and 4941) in the lagoon suburb earmarked for a waterfront development. The municipal swimming pool and cricket fields are currently situated on these two plots respectively. The two plots were the Walvis Bay munici- municipality as to how registered in the pality, Muronga Hain- the previous Swaponame of a Joint gura, in 2018 signed a led town council and Venture company, bond cancellation to officials handled the Walvis Bay Water- scrap this condition matters around the front Properties, in against the title deed waterfront developwhich the Walvis that the land has to be ment. Bay municipality returned to the munici- Haingura serves on the holds a 20 % stake pality after 50 years. Board of Directors of a n d A f r i k u u m b a Officials at the munici- Walvis Bay Waterfront Construction, owned pality of Walvis Bay Properties and so does b y b u s i n e s s m a n are now scrambling to the municipality's Titus Nakuumba, locate a copy of the General Manager for holds an 80 % stake. Joint Venture Agree- Community and EcoA formal agreement ment and various coun- nomic Development, is in place which cil resolutions that Agostino Victor. Both stipulates the Joint could shed light onto are currently on susVenture would only the decision to alienate pension for alleged be in existence for a the land permanently. financial irregularities period of 50 years. The town council also at a Government-funAfter the 50 years recently indicated it ded low-cost housing period the Walvis wants to pose a number scheme which had to Bay municipality's o f q u e s t i o n s t o be administered by the ownership of the two Afrikuumba Construc- municipality of Walvis plots with improve- tion with regard to the Bay. The other susments would be fully status of the waterfront pended officials are the restored. project. After the latest municipality's proIn what is regarded discovery of the bond perty manager Jack as highly question- cancellation, the scope Manale and housing able now, it was dis- of questioning is ex- official Constance covered this week pected to broaden Summers. t h e t h e n C h i e f beyond Afrikuumba In what follows below Executive Officer of Construction to the Continues on page 2
Another state hospital horror unfolding at Swakop state hospital Eileen van der Schyff At the time of going to press yesterday afternoon a woman remained hospitalised at the Swakopmund state hospital, waiting for days already for a medical-induced still birth to take place of her child that died in her womb early on Monday morning. To make the matter tic fluid in her womb kongo and her life even more horrifying was low and that this partner, David Makari is the woman claims put the fetus at risk. arrival at the hospital her child would have An emergency caesa- medical staff on duty survived, had medical rean was scheduled for s a i d t h e y c a n n o t staff at the state hos- the same night at appreciate the urgency pital acted promptly to 10:30. and that the private deliver the child However, when ShiContinues on page 2 through emergency caesarean. The devastated paents, David Makari and Sara Shikongo, shared their horrifying story with Namib Times. Giving birth should be one of the most joyous occasions. Parents would understandably be devastated should something go wrong and a baby dies. If the family believes the death is due to a hospital's negligence, the tragedy is aggravated. On Saturday (3 April) at 20:10 Shikongo was referred by her private doctor to the Swakopmund state hospital after a sonar showed Grieving and devastated parents - David Makari the amount of amnioand Sara Shikongo
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