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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO6412 TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2014 Tel +264 64 205 854/+264 64 461 866/Fax +264 64 204 813/+264 64 461 824/Website www.namibtimes.net
Opportunities await in transport sector
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International anti-corruption day
Marshallino Beukes
The Namibian Logistics Hub Forum was officially launched in Walvis Bay on Friday and at the event, hosted by the Walvis Bay Corridor Group, its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Johny Smith, noted that opportunities in the transport sector were very promising. Smith applauded the Namibian government for investing in major transport infrastructure to link Namibia with the neighbouring countries. This investments include Port development, Rail development, (Links with Angola, Botswana, and Zambia), Road deve-
Mr Johny Smith
lopment (Links with Angola, Botswana, and Zambia) and Air linkage development. Smith further emphasised the fact that the private sector should work together more closely with the Government in order to optimise infrastructure development. He compared the
SADC Region with a gigantic “shopping Mall” and expressed the hope that Namibia will and may become the “main entrance” of that Mall. “Namibia did not really understand the trade industry and expensive lessons have been learned in the past,” Smith remark-
ed. “About ten years ago all trade in the Region was done via South Africa, with Namibia having no connections to neighbours and no direct shipping connections,” he added. “Since then, the picture has drastically changed, with border Continues on page 3
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Wheels for Nampol
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Increase in port tariffs
Julia’s alleged murderer stays behind bars
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Grootbek is keelvol
Sharlien Tjambari
It has been two months since the death of Mrs Mutaleni (Julia) Ndjalukeni Jonas (43), a well-known and beloved Swakopmund resident and employee at the Rossmund Golf Club. Julia was supposedly poisoned by her estranged husband and her death came as a big shock to the coastal community. The incident happened on the morning of 8 October, at around 00:20. Mrs Jonas and her husband Mr Junias Jonas, allegedly had problems in their marriage and although they were still legally married, the
couple were separated for some time. Mrs Jonas had a protection order against her husband, which barred him from going near her, or her residence. The protection order followed after he attempted to shoot Mrs
Jonas earlier this year in August. Mr Jonas has since then moved to the Karibib area and returned home on the night of the tragedy. On his arrival, Mr Jonas reportedly bought drinks for the two of them.
After a while Mrs Jonas started screaming that she was poisoned by her husband. She was rushed to the hospital but there was nothing the doctors could do. She was already dead on arrival at the hospital. Mr Jonas ap-
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Mrs Mutaleni (Julia) Ndjalukeni Jonas
peared again in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s court yesterday, facing charges of murder and breaching of a protection order.
The matter was postponed until 5 February 2015 for further investigation and legal representation. He remains in custody.
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