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Marshallino Beukes
Werknemers van Shoprite in Swakopmund het gister tydens ‘n demonstrasie en petisie oorhandiging te kenne gegee dat hul bestuurder, mnr Collen Christoph, binne 24 uur sy kantoor moet ontruim. Hierdie wending volg nadat die bestuurder blykbaar een van die werknemers rondgestoot het. Volgens die werknemers is dit nie die eerste keer dat hul bestuurder hardhandig teenoor werknemers optree nie. Christoph is blykbaar ook geneig om vuil taal en beledigende woorde na die werkers te slinger. Volgens die petisie wat deur die werkers en hul werkersunie, NAFAU, oorhandig is, is die kwessie alreeds onder die aandag van die top-
bestuur gebring, maar slegs ‘n geskrewe waarskuwing is blykbaar aan Christoph gegee. Die hoofbestuur word ook daarvan beskuldig dat hulle nie die maatskappy se dissiplinêre prosedure gevolg het nie, maar verkies het om by hul oorspronklike beslissing te staan. Hierdie beslissing is blykbaar alreeds 25 April vanjaar deur die werkers teengestaan. In ‘n vorige geval het ‘n voormalige werknemer, Johannes Meniger, blykbaar sy hu-
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Shoprite se Administratiewe Bestuurder, Charol Bester ontvang die petisie van die NAFAU verteenwoordiger Magdelena Appolus, namens haar kollegas Foto Marshallino Beukes
Residents mobilise against dangerous facility Otis Finck
Walvis Bay residents have established a concerned group (WBCG) to oppose the proposed establishment of a dangerous goods storage facility by Native Holdings at the former Navy Communications bunker situated on the outskirts of the town. Walvis Bay Municipal Environmental Officer David Ushona dispelled rumours doing the rounds that Council had already given official approval for the project to go ahead. “There is no such thing. Council had a meeting with the proponent to clarify certain issues last week Wednes-
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day. Members of the Army and the Navy also sat in. The Walvis Bay Municipal Town Planner Hilia Hithula has been tasked to draft a letter containing the views of the various council departments. The completed letter will be approved and signed by the CEO Mr Haingura for
the attention of Native Holdings. Council previously expressed support for the idea but not for the proposed location,” he concluded. Hithula was not available for comment at the time of going to press. In the meantime the WBCG have drafted an urgent request for a
meeting (possibly on Tuesday next week) with the Mayor and her councillors to discuss the issue and handed it over on Wednesday. According to WBCG spokesperson Mr Stan Bouman indications are that the town planner apparently ok’d the request from Native Holdings to be allocated the
bunker for the envisaged dangerous goods facility to be established. “We cannot simply sit back and allow these plans to materialise. We must mobilise in order to prevent such a facility becoming a reality on our doorsteps and will avail more information about the proposed action we will em-
bark on via the media, in due course” he said and called on the community to sign the petition (more than 200 signatures have already been obtained) doing the rounds. Those who sign the petition are concerned residents who urge Namibian leaders to act to challenge the handling, transport and stor-
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