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Castro dropped Otis Finck

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Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis denied to further remand Arrey and ordered the withdrawal of the case against the suspect. Public Prosecutor Eden Iyambo requested that the matter be withdrawn and ordered that Castro’s confiscated passport be returned to him after his lawyer Garoy September opposed a further remand due to lack of an audited report and submission of documents which exonerate the accused of any wrong doing was submitted by the Board of Directors over a month ago.

Castro was arrested on 21 November and charged with committing fraud related to approximately N$9 million. He made his first court appearance last year on 22 November in the Wa l v i s B a y Magistrates court.

Agbortoko Castro Ayuk Arrey

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A charge of fraud against former Cameroonian JCS Seafood Managing Director Agbortoko Castro Ayuk Arrey (45) was dropped on Tuesday due to lack of evidence.

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STRENGTHENING TIES: Namibian Port Captain Lukas Kufuna exchanges details with

Turkish naval warship Gediz officer. The ship docked yesterday. This is the first visit of the Turkish Navy to the port of Walvis Bay. The public are welcome to view the boat from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00 today.

EIA puts Botswana

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Dry Port operations on hold Venessa Dorcas Mhungu & Madelaine Laubscher

Construction work at the Botswana Dry Port commenced without the required Environmental Impact Assessment certification, a spokesperson in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, told stakeholders attending a meeting at the Walvis Bay Municipality Wednesday.

The meeting was convened following repeated complaints from residents living in 5th street a road opposite the facility riled by the amount of dust, noise from the rollers and concrete mixers, among others. Selma from the environment ministry said,” We need to explain how this operation should have been handled.

There is legislation that allows for sustainable development where the interested and affected parties concerns are addressed.

The EIA meeting was supposed to take place before the construction started. This project is in contravention of the legislation.”

Selma also said recommendations will be made to the ministry

Property in Perspective

not to approve the EIA week’s time. report already submit- Mr Mthulusi Lotshe ted for the operations Commercial Manager for approval until the Botswana Railways residents’ concerns are asked to comment on ARE WE HOMO SAPIENS ON A BACKWARD addressed andAS included the revelation made by MOVE TO LIVE IN SMALLER HISTORIC TYPE in theSHELTERS? report. the environment minisOver recent times I am amazed in She said the the residents try official said our the observing contrast between all the space versus proceeded the latest “tiny must vast be beautiful given Namibia time has company acsize” dwelling designs. Seemingly, we perhaps to read the report and cording to advice from have an enormous space shortage to provide respond soforthat their the project and shelter a huge, and I mean “huge”,engineer population or, may form we still the privilegeconsultant to have submissions partenjoyenvironment reasonable size dwellings with some outdoor living of thespace? final You report. to guide the organisasee,The the majority of us work at places where “optimised” and all reasonable or project willspace be is comtion on mandatory to each employee to pletedunreasonable in aboutspace twois allotted requirements. perform their job functions. Going home is where on page you wish to find space to get aContinues bit of a “breather” and 2

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Page 15 JJ van Zyl

Principal Anjo Estates

re-energised. Living a “good” life at home is important to all of us but, if you feel caught up “between four walls”, it has an adverse effect on your whole existence as a human which leads to changes in one's normal and natural behaviour patterns.

Looking at some development designs of bulk housing complexes, I surmise one is underlying “forced/expected” to excessively narrow down one's rightful normal desires of a reasonable in- and outdoor living space whilst, developers might rather focus on optimum profitability, in a market with notable shortage of dwellings. Does a dwelling really have 3 bedrooms or do they mean 1 small bedroom (main) with 2 sleeping cubicles? Come on! – The human is a homo sapien meaning “wise man” not bird! As per a Ms. Pearlman's blog on the Internet, “birds were the original architects, creating fantastic and extreme examples of blobitecture and parametric design long before any architecture critic labelled these styles. They are also summa cum laude engineers, able to transform cheap, insubstantial building materials into the most durable and cosy of homes. All this without a single CAD rendering, which today's architecture students are helpless without.” However, besides biological- and other differences of a bird versus that of the human being, birds do not have the following: - a car to be parked outside, need for an outside BBQ, space at home to accommodate visitors inor outside, constant movement on their doorstep, unnecessary tension and quarrels with neighbours to move their cars or the offspring to be quiet, work all-day long in a limited space surrounded by others, etc. So, where am I heading? My plea is that, in future, Developers take more cognizance of what the normal average household would require to make their stay in and on the property appreciable. If I am a Developer I shall with my Architect like to, with each design, ask the question – “Will I, with my lifestyle, be prepared to stay in one of these dwellings in this complex for any period longer than 12 months and will it be a good investment in time to come for a buyer also easily resell able?”. I also sometimes wonder, how many of the officials that signoff the approval of such “Squeezed” Building Plans, live in similar complexes and have no objections? For example, in a given development, there should perhaps only be 5 Units instead of 6 Units and then rather up the price marginally of the 5 Units. Yes, the Developer might have to make slightly less profit but be honoured for having been compassionate. Therefore, my final next step is to plead from the Developers, Architects and Municipal Authorities to go back to the “drawing board” and bring back the human being with “normal lifestyles” into designs. As Developer, I would imagine to, with pride, “walk away” from my developed complex with a feeling that the future

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Growing pains at new craft market Jade McClune

The decision to move the hawkers’ market away from the parking lot behind the amphitheatre in Swakopmund and nearer to the public beach has caused a number of headaches for the local authority.

A number of the traders, who now sell their artwork and wares in the corridor between the tennis courts and the new hotel under construction, say they’ve lost a lot of business since they were moved, because the new Kavita Market, as it is known, is out of the way and there is not enough foot-fall past the market to sustain a viable business.

New rules put in place at Kavita Market by the municipality have however been a bitter pill to the hawkers. The most recent casuaties of the new regulations are two women, whose leases were terminated along with 24 others, after it was found that they “were not present at the market on more than four occasions when inspections were conducted”.

On 17 March two of the traders, Ms Alvine Mucamba and Ms Ndapandula Naukushu, submitted a grievance letter to the mayor’s office: “We are not well treated, based on the fact that the municipality promised us a well-structured market, but the market was not built to our satisfaction.”

They told the namib times on Wednesday that they will not hand back the keys until the matter has been amicably resolved.

They complained that

stalls are cancelled when the traders are behind with rental payments, whereas previously they were only given a fine.

“We are not happy with such a decision,” they let the Mayor know.

They further claimed the curios traders were “forcefully removed from our old market and we were pushed to the new market that was not built to our taste.”

They asked the Mayor to look into the allegation that the traders are treated like “kindergarten children”, because they have to be present for roll call every morning.

They also alleged that the hawkers are threatened with the closure of the market and that they are in fear of being “chased [away] at any time”.

They are also unhappy about the new rules stipulating that all traders must be present at their place of business, and that their lease may be cancelled if they do not trade for 14 consecutive days, if they have sub-leased the stall, or if an unregistered person is attending the stall.

“We, the entire market do not agree with this,” Mucamba and Naukushu said in their letter.

They also asked the municipality to provide security and proposed that hawkers pay 50% of the costs, and furthermore that the munici-

Tourists taking a stroll and enjoying what the market has to offer pality return all cancelled stalls to the former owners, because the stalls were cancelled based on the controversial rules, which we don’t agree [with].” Council said that the idea was proposed to lessees by municipal officials, but no letter has been received in that respect.

The municipality noted that following random inspections “it was found that some stall holders were not present at the market. On 13 March 2014 notices of termination of the lease agree-

ments were served…

There are 56 kiosks and the letter has only two signatures. If it was from all stallholders that are not satisfied with the termination, all signatures would have appeared” on the grievance letter, Council said.

“Considering the date when hawkers were relocated to Kavita market being June 2013 and the date of this letter it is not clear why the two stall holders choose to raise their concerns now when the notice of termination was served to them.”

Council said a meeting had been arranged between the Property Section and the two traders “to clear all misunderstandings that seem to exist only to them”.

Council noted that both Mucamba and Naukushu were in arrears on their rental accounts by three and eight months respectively.

The municipality is also concerned that “most stall holders are subletting their stalls to foreign nationals, because they are not in possession of legal documentation to

enable them to trade in Namibia.

According to the two women the municipality is not maintaining order at the market, as “people are drinking alcohol and smoke illegal weeds in and around the market.”

They proposed to form their own committee “to enable us to control the activities at the market”.

In response Council said that the hawkers were free to form a committee to regulate the behaviour of the lessees at the market, but “the informal hawkers’ committee will

no longer be recognised by the Municipality, or used as a means of communication with the hawkers, since there was constant squabbling, division and the committee could not control the hawkers. The committee caused more arguments than it solved, because committee members tried to get more power for themselves.”

Under the new rules, “each and every stall holder will be responsible for the duties and lease of the stall from Council.”

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Walvis Bay 25 April 2015 • Tarance Uaaka (age unknown) appeared on a charge of operating an unregistered and unlicensed motor vehicle on a public road. The accused was found guilty by Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis. Sentenced to 30 days imprisonment or a fine of N$1 000. For a case of contempt of court the accused was found guilty and sentenced to 20 days imprisonment or N$300.

• Timoteus Petrus (36) appeared on a charge of theft.

The accused was found guilty

by Magistrate Andre Matulich. and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.

• John Valentine (52) appeared on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The case was postponed to 29 April 2014.

• Kandume Frans (30) appeared on a charge of crimen injuria. The accused was found guilty by Magistrate Andre Matulich and fined N$500.

• Charles Namiseb (29) appeared on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The case was postponed to 2 July 2014. The accused was remanded in custody.

• Walter Shiweda (24) appeared on a charge of theft. The accused was found guilty and sentenced to 8 months imprisonment by Magistrate Andre Matulich.

• Marrette Duvenhage (41) appeared on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol above the legal limit.

The case was postponed to 18 August 2014.

• Simatan Simvula (29) appeared on a charge of theft.

The case was postponed to 17 July 2014 and the accused is in custody.

• Johannes Hainana (35) appeared on a charge of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. The case was postponed to 14 May 2014. The

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accused is in custody.

• Frans Kandume (26) appeared on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The case was postponed to 17 July 2014 and the accused is in custody.

29 April 2014 • Tangi Helao (38) appeared on a charge of theft. The accused was found guilty by Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis.and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or a fine of N$5 000.

• Malakia Matheus (26) appeared on a charge of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. The case was postponed to 3 June 2014. The accused is out on bail.

• Haiduwa Pollylarpus (22) and a minor (17) appeared on charges of rape. The case was postponed to 2 June 2014. Both accused are on bail.

• Paulus Kapenda (38) appeared on charges of reckless or negligent driving, no driver’s license and failure to ascertain damages. The case was postponed to 19 May 2014.

The accused is out on bail.

• Agbortoko Castro Ayuk-Arrey (45) appeared on a charge of fraud. The case against the accused was withdrawn.

• Tuyeni Titus (25) appeared on a charge of theft. The case was postponed to 22 May 2014.

The accused is on bail.

• William Scholtz (40) appeared on a charge of rape. The case was postponed to 15 May 2014 and the accused is out on bail.

• Erwin Nowoteb (37) appeared on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The case was postponed to 2 June 2014.

• John Brend (51) appeared on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The accused was found guilty by Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis.and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or N$3 000.

• Collins Isacks (28) and

Niklaas Eiseb (25) appeared on charges of theft. Eiseb was absent. The case was postponed to 19 May 2014. Isacks is on bail and Eiseb is at large.

• Matias Kashungu (30) appeared on charges of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft and malicious damage to property. The matter was postponed to 30 April 2014.

The accused is in custody.

• John Valentine (52) appeared on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The case was postponed to 3 June 2014.

• Errol Lenders (40) appeared on a charge of drunken driving after tests showed that the alcohol in his blood was above the legal limit. The case was postponed to 3 June 2014. The accused is out on bail.

• Edward Jacobs (24) appeared on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The accused was found guilty and sentenced by Magistrate Andre Matulich. to 60 days imprisonment or N$1 000.

• Piet Nakanene (29) appeared in court facing a charge of murder. The case was postponed to 8 May 2014 and Nakanene is in custody.

• Paulus Haihambo (31) and Nocodemus Shopala (38) appeared in court on charges of theft. The case was postponed to 23 July 2014 and the accused are in custody.

• Paul Richard Kennedy (44) and Wilhem Willemse (46) are being charged with robbery. The case was postponed to 19 May 2014. The accused were remanded in custody.

• Nestor Hofeni (23) appeared in court facing charges of assault. He was remanded in custody to 11 June 2014.

• Joey Jon (38) charged with assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm appeared in court and the case was postponed to 15 May 2014. The accused is in custody.

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Dapper vrou weer gewapende inbreker af Marshallino Beukes

‘n Inwoner van Swakopmund, me Juanita Steyn, het verlede Donderdag namiddag ‘n vermeende inbreker op heterdaad in haar woning betrap en hierdie dapper vrou kon daarin slaag om hom by die deur uit te boender.

Me Steyn noem dat sy op die betrokke dag lê en slaap het, toe haar kat se onrustigheid haar blykbaar laat wakker word het.

“Ek het eers gedink dit is dalk my vriend, maar nadat ek die sitkamer betree het, het ek die skok van my lewe gekry”, vertel sy.

Die inbreker was op daardie tydstip besig om haar skootrekenaar in sy rugsak te pak.

Dit is nie duidelik wie van die twee die grootste geskrik het nie want me Steyn het hom vasgegryp en geskreeu, “wat soek jy in my woonstel!” ‘n Gestoei het ontstaan met mevrou Steyn wat

duidelik die oorhand verkry het, aangesien die inbreker probeer wegkom het en in die proses sy sak verloor het.

Nadat hy hom uit haar ystergreep losgekry het, het hy ‘n knipmes oopgemaak en sy sak terug geëis.

Me Steyn het haar egter nie deur ‘n knipmessie laat intimmideer nie en hom by die deur uitgestamp, waarna hy spore gemaak het.

Volgens haar het hy toegang verkry deur oor ‘n muur by die woonstelkompleks in Bismarckstraat, waar sy woon, te spring, nadat hy ‘n deur wat toegang tot die straat gee, oop

geforseer het.

Twee sekuriteitswagte wat blykbaar by die Jeugkoshuis aan diens was, kon by navraag geensins verslag gee aangaande die inbreker nie.

Me Steyn het ‘n klag van inbraak met die doel om te steel aanhangig gemaak (CR 47/04/2014).

Die inbreker moes in sy haas om van hierdie onverwagte teenstand weg te kom, sy rugsak met klere, sy beursie en nog persoonlike besittings net daar los.

Die items, waaronder ook ‘n kieserskaart en bankkaart is, is aan die polisie oorhandig.

Missing teenagers

-please come home Madelaine Laubscher Two teenagers disappeared from their home in Pretoria on 7 April and indications are they could be hiding in Namibia.

The teenagers, Awian Van Schalkwyk (17) and Kim Swarts (15) earlier indicated that they wanted to visit Namibia. The namib times spoke to Kim`s mother, Mrs Irene Swarts.

“They disappeared on 7 April. They left on a black matt motorcycle. According to Mrs Swarts the teens left on a black Honda CBR 125 with registration VFV299GP. Kim was wearing a dark blue jacket with black horse riding pants. She has long blonde hair and is of average build with green/blue eyes. She was wearing a black helmet with white spots on.

Awian was wearing a black biker jacket with blue on the back. He is of slender build and his hair is black or might be bleached.

He likes to wear sleeveless t-shirts.

“We have no idea where they could be. I want to tell them both that if they are reading this, they should know that we are very worried and would like to know if they are alright and let them know that we love them very much.

We will come to fetch them anywhere and we will stand 100% behind them if they need our help. We want them to contact us,” she pleaded.

According to Mrs Swarts, Awian left a letter for his parents stating that he is going away.

Kim and Awian “I believe this has been planned in advance, because Awian left a letter to his parents. Awian and Kim have been friends for seven months now. We have reported a missing person case everywhere possible. We would just like them to come home,” she said.

Another relative of Kim told the newspaper that she believes it could be child rebellion that caused them to run away from home.

“They both come from loving homes with no abuse or neglect. It could be pure rebellion. They are much loved. We want them to come home safely,” she assured.

Anyone with any information can contact Mrs Swarts on 082 456 8834 or Dries on 082 925 9306 or 084 485 6448.

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Fishermen forge ahead

Members listening attentively Otis Finck More than 100 hundred members of the recently established Namibian Retired Fishermen Group (TNRFG) Wednesday converged at the Walter Khule Hall in Narraville to conclude the registration process and have a feedback session.

TNRF chairperson, Russell Nash explained the purpose of the meeting to the audience and reiterated that the group was formed to serve the interest of retired or disabled Namibian fisherman aged 60 and above.

“It is very important for all of us to understand that members are all equal and any

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money generated on behalf of the group will be distributed equally amongst all the registered and paid up members” Yfi van Urk and Dominikur Tshomokuti was nominated, accepted and co-opted into the management committee of the group by the members present. Van

Yfi van Urk group spokesman

Urk was appointed as the spokesperson for the group.

He gave a brief overview of how the group and its management committee came into being on 7 April 2014 at Narraville Primary School Hall and informed the members that a constitution was in place and that a Bank Account had been opened in the name of the group. Mr Nash chairperson, Mr Combrink Secretary and Mr Miller treasurer, were appointed as signatories to the bank account.

“We need funds in order to do administrative duties and therefore resolved to require from all members to pay a once off N$100 registration fee and an N$50 monthly membership fee.

Members will be required to make the monthly membership contributions within three days of receiving their monthly pension payouts until the group

secures the right to administer a fishing quota or quotas from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.

When this materialise we will look at forming a Close Corporation” explained van Urk. He also announced that group had acquired a stamp, a post office box and a logo and requested all paid up members to provide two identification photos in order for them to be issued with membership cards.

The group that TRNFG management had roped in various experts to assist with drafting of a comprehensive application document for obtaining a fishing quota or quotas on behalf of the group to Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernard Esau.

The management is also drafting a letter to the minister to update him about the process of group since its inception.

Obtaining Permits For Fishing Obtain a permit from the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to catch fish or dive for crayfish and respect harves-ting limitations.

WHY? The marine resources are limited and currently some of them are overfished or over collected.

It is necessary that everybody uses them wisely and carefully to secure the future harvesting needs by protecting the stock. Quantity / number of marine resources harvestable, minimum size limits of fish and crayfish that can be caught, open season etc. help to manage stocks to avoid the total disappearance of some species in our waters.

Do not leave bait or fish on the beach: Either take it home or return it to the sea.

WHY? This food attracts scavengers like jackals and gulls that prey on other bio-diversity. When you are back home after the holiday, it also inflates the predator population.

Where can you get a license for angling, crayfish diving & bait / mussels collection?

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 6:23 h and sunset will be at 17:35 h on Saturday3 May of 2014. The moon will rise in the east (70º) at 9:57 h and will set in the west (290º) at 21:13 h.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 4:55 h and the next high tide at 17:25 h.

The first low tide will be at 10:45 h and the next low tide at 23:05 h.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 6:22 h and sunset will be at 17:35 h.

The moon will rise in the east (70º) at 9:56 h and will set in the west (290º) at 21:13 h.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 4:50 h and the next high tide at 17:20 h.

The first low tide will be at 10:40 h and the next low tide at 23:00 h.

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 6:23 h and sunset will

be at 17:34 h.

The moon will rise in the east (71º) at 10:43 h and will set in the west (288º) at 22:03 h on Sunday 4 May 2014. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 5:30 h and the next high tide at 18:05 h. The first low tide will be at 11:20 h and the next low tide at 23:55 h.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 6:23 h and sunset will be at 17:35 h. The moon will rise in the east (71º) at 10:42 h and will set in the west (288º) at 22:04 h.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 5:30 h and the next high tide at 18:00 h.

The first low tide will be at 11:15 h and the next low tide at 23:45 h.

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 6:23 h and sunset will be at 17:34 h. The moon will rise in the east (73º) at 11:26

Swakopmund Office

NATMIRC / Aquarium, Strand Street Tel +264 64 410 1000 Open hours for permits: Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Walvis Bay Office

Inspectorate Office, 1st Street Tel +264 64 201 6111 Open hours for permits: Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Lüderitz Office

Inspectorate Office Tel +264 63 202 905 Open hours for permits: Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Henties Bay Office

Inspectorate Office, at Hanganen Fishing Project building Tel +264 64 500 320 Open hours for permits: Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00 Windhoek Office Brendan Simbwaye Square, Block C, C/O Uhland & Goethe Street Tel +264 61 205 3911 Open hours for permits: Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00 Where can you get a permit for using 4x4/quad bike/motorbike in the authorised ORV zone in the dune belt between Swakop-mund and Walvis Bay? MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM

Swakopmund Office

Corner Bismarck Street and Sam Nujoma Avenue, Tel +264 64 404 576 Open hours for permits: Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 &14:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00 - 13:00

Walvis Bay Office

Henrich Baumann Street Road - Number 643 Tel +264 64 205 971/2 Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 17:00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 08:00h - 13:00

Port Log

Walvis Bay & Swakopmund Tides The sun will rise in Walvis Bay at 6:22 h and sunset will be at 17:36 h on Friday 2 May of 2014.

The moon will rise in the northeast (69º) at 9:07 h and will set in the northwest (291º) at 20:22 h.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 4:20 h and the next high tide at 16:45 h.

The first low tide will be at 10:10 h and the next low tide at 22:30 h.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 6:22 h and sunset will be at 17:36 h.

The moon will rise in the northeast (69º) at 9:07 h and will set in the northwest (291º) at 20:23 h.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 4:20 h and the next high tide at 16:45 h.

The first low tide will be at 10:05 h and the next low tide at 22:20 h.

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h and will set in the west (286º) at 22:54 h on Monday 5 May of 2014. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 6:15 h and the next high tide at 18:55 h. The only

low tide of the day will be at 12:05 h.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund at 6:23 h and sunset will be at 17:34 h.

The moon will rise in the east (73º) at 11:25 h and will set in the west

(286º) at 22:54 h.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 6:10 h and the next high tide at 18:55 h. The only low tide of the day will be at 12:00 h.

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Hybrid power plant at Arandis a

first in Africa

Never before has a solar park been fully integrated into a thermal power station as an integral component of a power generation system.

Arandis Power Ltd is proposing to construct a hybrid power plant with an output of 120MW, using eight massive HFO engines weighing 358 tonnes each and a “9th engine”, which is a solar park with installed capacity of up to 50MW of photovoltaic panels. A first in Africa on such a scale, the merging of photovoltaic (PV) electrical generation and traditional thermal heavy fuel oil generation offers multiple advantages to the national grid and to the end consumer, a statement issued by the company says.

The total project cost for the baseload generation of electricity using a combination of heavy fuel oil (HFO) and sun power is currently estimated at N$3 billion. The power plant will create 65 new permanent jobs in Arandis and is expected to create jobs for over 600 people during the 22-month construction period.

The PV component of the Arandis Power 120MW hybrid power plant is meant to reduce the fuel bill of the power station and thus bring down the overall cost of electricity for Nanpower and the country.

The originality lies in that fact that the solar park is not operated in the traditional manner, where electricity is self-dispatched into the national grid as and when an electrical current is available.

The photovoltaic element is used exclusively as a fuel-saving mechanism for power produced by the HFO engines.

In Arandis Power’s proposal to NamPower, the PV component does not connect directly to the national power grid, but the flow of electrons is managed by the power station’s internal control room to assure a

Arandis aerial

Arandis Powerplant layout

continuous clean flow of energy to the consumer, without the erratic and challenging ups and downs of tension that are so characteristic of PV, wind and other renewable energy sources.

The 50MW photovoltaic component will produce at least 127 000 mega watts hours of electricity per year at no fuel cost. This electricity would have otherwise have been produced by burning approximately 23 000 tonnes of fuel, which equates to saving in today’s terms, approximately N$170 million per year. Over the life of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) this represents in

today’s money, a saving of N$3.4 billion.

The project is 100% privately-funded and Arandis Power says it is ready to commence construction of the project before the end of 2014. The power station will take 22 months to construct. The project will also include the construction of a brand new connection substation and a short power line, which will both be donated to NamPower after commissioning.

Arandis Power is a joint venture of Namibian and international companies, including CEC Africa (a subsidiary of Copperbelt Energy Corporation of Zambia).

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Swakopmund wants moratorium on sale of land to private developers The decision to involve private developers in the servicing of erven has led to an increase in the price of erven and has resulted in the Municipality of Swakopmund losing potential income of more than N$525 million over the past decade.

Peter Baron Van Ginkel A bit late I would say and all the friends got their land.

Peter Odendaal well well... took them a long time to find that out!

Quad bikes damage Walvis golf green A group of teenage quad bike riders frequently ride their bikes on the peripherals of the Walvis Bay golf course causing extensive damage to the grounds through their irresponsible actions.

Lizette Jooste Schüllenbach Maak asb 'n voorbeeld van hierdie kinders om vervolg te word, want hulle maak ons lewe hel in 1st Road.

Hulle is vreeslik onverskillig, ek is goed op vir hulle. Dat een van hulle nog nie ‘n ongeluk ge-

maak het nie is ‘n absolute wonderwerk, want hulle kom hier op en af gejaag op ‘n vreeslike spoed. Waar is die ouers van hierdie kinders?

Daar is geen rus met youngsters are alhulle in die strate nie Paulina One’dja lowed to ride their Christian So the bikes on the grounds

bt just not to cause extensive demage.

Hmmmm, OK

to Walvis so that Harry can hammer him.

Remax

Coastline fundraiser We would like to ask all companies and individuals out there to join us in our fundraising. leashes or any other animal accessories that you have.

All food and accessories can be dropped off at your local SPCA or at Remax offices.

Please take a photo of you dropping off your donation as we would like to share it on our Facebook page and for the purpose of keeping

records.

The event is running until 30 June. You can go like the Facebook page Namibia’s Biggest Fund-raising Event and be kept up to date on what we are doing on the fund

Standard Bank Namibia supports local and global efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.

According to Standard Bank Namibia’s Manager of Compliance, Amon Ngavetene, money laundering and the financing of terrorism are financial crimes with economic effects.

These financial crimes can threaten the stability of a country’s financial sector. Effective anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism regimes are essential to protect the integrity of markets and of the global financial framework.

“Standard Bank’s approach to combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism

would involve terminating business relationships or transactions where there appears to be a risk of its services being abused for financial crimes,” says Ngavetene.

Standard Bank has an anti-money laundering policy in place which sets out the scope and framework within which the bank operates.

The implementation of the policy consists of the following programmes: customer acceptance, record-keeping, suspicious and unusual transactions reporting and co-operation with related authorities, staff training and aware-

ness and monitoring relevant processes and procedures.

“Standard Bank Namibia complies with the Financial Intelligence Act 13 of 2012, which aims to prevent money-laundering and terrorism financing,” says Ngavetene.

“We are committed to combat all forms of financial crimes, which abuse banking systems. We fully support the Financial Intelligence Centre, which has the regulatory power to control and eradicate money laundering and terrorism financing,” emphasised Ngavetene.

Madelaine Laubscher

for title defense

Donate something towards any SPCA and email us your logo and a photo of your donation and for money donations you can just email us and we will give you the SPCA’S banking details.

You can donate dog food, blankets, toys, tick and flea dip/ powder, shampoo, collars,

supports efforts to combat money laundering

Traffic department orders public to remove redundant vehicles

Harry preparing Harry Simon will be defending his title in a fight that will take place in his home town of Walvis Bay where he started to jab and punch as a toddler in the 70s.

Allan Roodt As long we miss watching your as he is not behind a fights Harry. steering wheel.

Andre Everts Good for Wilhelmine Cackau Harry - and of course, Benedictus Junior Kanime Well done, Namibia.

Let the opponent cum

Standard Bank Namibia

raiser.

Let us be the voice for these animals!

For any inquiries you can contact Tanya Gruhn on 064 - 212 440 or email her on pa.remaxatlantic@ iway.na. Remax

The Walvis Bay traffic department has expressed concern about broken down vehicles parked in public places and warned that these vehicles will be removed by the traffic officials if not removed by the owners within seven days.

The Chief traffic officer of the Walvis Bay traffic department, Mr Eben Platt, made reference to a truck that has been parked in Union Street for over nine months.

The owner of the truck was later found and he promised to remove the truck soon.

“This serves as a warning

to the public and all vehicle owners.

All broken vehicles parked in a public area for more than seven days will be seized by traffic officials and if the vehicle is an obstruction to other vehicles, it should be removed immediately,” Mr Platt said.

He said if the department cannot get hold of the

owner of the vehicle after it has been seized, the owner will be prosecuted.

“However, if we cannot get hold of the owner after the vehicle has been in storage, depending on when the next auction will be, the vehicle will be advertised in the newspaper to be sold on auction,” he warned.

Bank Launches new antimoney laundering system Bank Windhoek has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) system that will enhance the Bank’s efforts to combat money laundering.

The new system provides the Bank with a complete overview and assessment of the client’s banking behaviour from the time of opening an account with the Bank to the time of the termination of services.

“Although Bank Windhoek has been complying and continues to comply with the requirements of the Financial Intelligence Act (FIA), the new system will make it easier for Bank Windhoek to gather all information required to submit regular reports of suspicious transactions and activities to the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) of the Bank of Namibia.

The system also helps to group clients in different risk categories to enable the Bank to effectively use resources to monitor clients that are deemed to be,

or assessed as, high risk”, said Almarie Bartsch, chief compliance officer at Bank Windhoek.

The system has various tools that also enable the bank to, amongst others carry out checks during client acceptance and the ongoing client due diligence process to identify high risk customers such as Politically Exposed Persons as well as persons or organisation that are subject to sanctions.

It understands the risks in the Bank’s client base throughout the whole client life cycle to avoid doing business with risky clients and to make riskbased decisions.

It monitors suspicious transactions and automatically identifies and classifies suspicious behaviour.

It also detects and stops all transactions to and from

individuals and organisations named in sanction lists.

The payment transactions will be monitored in real time and will be checked against national, international and our own sanction lists.

“Although, the system greatly enhances Bank Windhoek’s ability to manage anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risks for the bank, our employees continue to remain vigilant in this regard and continue to report suspicious transactions to the internal anti-money laundering team”, concluded Bartsch.

Clients with questions on the new system are welcome to contact Agnes Namoya, AML Compliance Officer at namoyaa@ bankw indhoek.com.na.

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Annual Music Awards

-the Swords are Drawn Anri Jacobs

The 2014 Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) ceremony to be held in Swakopmund for the first time is imminent and the NAMA executive chairman, Tim Ekandjo expressed confidence with the event at a preNAMA press conference in the capital city of Windhoek.

Ekandjo noted that organising such a mega event outside the capital, comes with unique logistical nightmares, but that he is happy that the organising committee and all stakeholders did their best to ensure that that preparations were on track in order to deliver above expectations as is the tradition.“I am therefore happy with the progress and that we remain on track in terms of schedule,” he said.

The masters of ceremony, performing artists and dancers left Windhoek on Tuesday to give them time to rehearse. Nominees attended a workshop to brief them on dos and don’ts of the event. The nominees’ workshop is a tradition that was adopted to brief the nominees on the rules and regulations and to instil discipline among the performers. The entire NAMA crew, nominees, performing artists and dancers are accommodated at the Swakopmund Bungalows which has been dubbed NAMAs Village.

The venue for the event is the Swakopmund Sports Indoor Centre and the show will start exactly at 20:00.

Ekandjo said all invited guest must be seated by 19:30. A total of 17 awards will be handed out for the NAMA Industry awards.

No tickets will be on sale

for the Industry Awards and attendance is strictly by invitation. However, members of the public who wish to watch this show live can do so via the MTC website (www.mtc.com.na) and clicking on the NAMA icon to watch the awards live via live stream.

The main awards ceremony programme for tomorrow is as follows: NAMA Industry Awards highlight package: screened at the venue from 17:00 - 19:00 to allow public to watch highlights of the Friday show News Bulletin: will take place from 19:00 - 19:30 Live Blue Carpet arrivals: from 19:30 - 20:30. Nominees will be dropped on the blue carpet with 6 luxury vehicles, live one hour blue carpet interviews with nominees and VIP guests.

This one hour broadcast will be live on NBC TV. Behind the scenes special: screened at venue between 20:30 and 20:50 while all guest take up their seats.

Main awards show: starts exactly at 21:00 live on NBC TV as well.

“We therefore encourage the public to be at the venue by latest 19:00 not to miss out on anything. The main awards will also be screaned live via the MTC website.

Ekandjo said he was how-

ever disappointed by the low sales of tickets in the Erongo region especially Swakopmud and Walvis Bay. “While the show is in the heart of the Erongo region, we have more people from other towns outside the region buying NAMA tickets which is disheartening and we therefore want to motivate the locals who are hosting us to come out in their numbers and show their support and warm hospitality so that we can remember this as the best NAMAs ever,” Ekandjo urged.

Security has been stepped up and the organisers guarantee safety for all guests.

No intoxicated guests will be allowed inside.

“We expect all media houses to attend and so far DRUM and MOVE magazine as well as The Sowetan all from South Africa have confirmed their attendance. I am also happy to announce that the international judges have also confirmed their attendance along with other international guest from South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.”

“Lastly, my sincere appreciation goes to our main sponsors MTC and NBC for their commitment to the Namibian music industry.

The NAMA’s is certainly not an easy event to man-

age, but you remained steadfast and committed to making a difference in the lives of our artists,” the NAMAs chief said.

Ekandjo applauded the following partners for their contributions: Huawei (N$400,000), Municipality of Swakopmund (N$240,000) Air Namibia (N$150,000), Swakopmund Indoor Sports Centre

(N$100,000), Tribe One (N$200,000), Castle Lager (N$150,000), Namibia Arts Council (N$100,000), J&P Group (N$75,000), National Youth Service (N$50, 000), Methealth (N$40, 000), Financial Investment Service (N$40,000), Xwama (N$40,000), Jameson Select Reserve (N$60,000), Erastus Shapumba Trust Fund (N$20,000), NDTC

(N$20,000), Paragon Investments (N$20,000), Magnet Bureau (N$20, 000), Old Mutual (N$20, 000), FNB (N$20,000), Namibia Film Commission (N$25,000), 99FM (N$20, 000), Social Security Commission (N$20,000), Coca Cola (N$20,000), Namibia Wildlife Resort (N$30, 000), Laundry Room (N$20, 000) and Confidente news-

paper (N$30,000).

“For the first time since the NAMA awards were celebrated, we have managed to cover all the 37 categories with sponsorships valued at N$845,000 in prize money coming directly from these sponsors in cash, while other sponsors contributed additionally in kind,” said Ekandjo.

2 MAY 2014

ENTERTAINMENT

Face to face Face-K

Anri Jacobs

Face-K was born in the North in Ombalatu but grew up in our beautiful home town of Swakopmund. He has brought his talents from the north to share with the coast and his brand new and debut CD will be launched in August. bums. He added, “In 2002 I started making music professionally when I joined a music group.

I then later decided to leave the group because I wanted to pursue my passion on my own, and in 2005 I left the group.

2007 was one of the best years ever, as this was the year I released my first single! From there on I started working on my album which is now nearly ready to hit the streets.”

On his album Face-K recorded songs with well-known artists such as Gasto and Bukuh, Duke. He noted that this year he has not

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WALVIS BAY • Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Book Exchange at the Mission to Seafarers. All Welcome.

• Every Tuesday: Blood clinic (NAMBTS) at Welwitschia Hospital next to indoor pool.

• 3 May: Ruk & Pluk Day Jol - Ring of Fire mcc at Atlantis Sport Club.

• 6 May: Interkerklike gebedskring - Katolieke Kerk om 09:00.

• 14 May: M.O.T.H. Escarpment Shellhole CentreMonthly meeting starts 19:00.

• 3 June: Interkerklike gebedskring - Lutherse Kerk om 09:00.

• 11 June: M.O.T.H. Escarpment Shellhole CentreMonthly meeting starts 19:00.

• 30 June: NPS - Praise & Worship - Forever Faithfull.

• 1 July: Interkerklike gebedskring - Rynse Kerk om 09:00.

• 1 July: NPS - Official opening - “Formal & Flashy”.

• 2 July: NPS - Fountain of knowledge & SA Dance Show • 3 July: NPS - Mr & Miss NPS - “Feeling Fabulous”.

• 4 July: NPS - Gala evening - “Flourishing at Fifty”.

• 5 July: NPS - Mr & Mrs 50.

• 9 July: M.O.T.H. Escarpment Shellhole CentreMonthly meeting starts 19:00.

• 12 July: M.O.T.H. Escarpment Shellhole - Wreath laying ceremony at M.O.T.H Monument Usakos 11:00.

• 13 July: M.O.T.H. Escarpment Shellhole - Delville Wood Remembrance Church Parade 09:00.

• 16 July: M.O.T.H. Escarpment Shellhole - Delville Wood Remembrance Day. • 26 July: Bethel Cong Women’s Fellowship present “July Ladies’’ with Linda van der Merwe of Channel 7.

• 5 Aug: Interkerklike gebedskring - Metodiste kerk in Kuisebmond om 09:00.

with

The CD can be bought directly from him at the moment. Face-K mostly produces Kwaito music and Kwaito is his greatest passion.

Like most people who have a career in music, his passion and involvement in music started from a very young age.

He shared, “I have been singing since I can remember. The day I knew that singing is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, I contacted Welwitchia studios in Swakopmund. This is when I truly got involved full steam in music.”

It was here that JTK from Welwitchia studios discovered Face-K’s talent. He also helped Face-K with the production of all his al-

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staged many performances.

Last year he entertained his fans in the north with various performances.

For the future Face-K hopes to take part in the Nama Awards next year, as he couldn’t make it for this year’s show.

Right now he is working hard to release

his new album with a number of entertaining songs. He is also working on producing a new music video in June for one of his songs entitled “I’m sorry”. The song is featured on his CD. Fans can keep their ears open for Face K’s songs that a number of radio stations such as, Fresh FM, Omulunga Radio

and NBC Oshiwambo, are airing as they share the magic of Face K via the airwaves.

When asked what message he sends through his music, Face K said all of his songs are equally important and special to him. “One of my favourite songs, “Teti Guys”, has one of the most important messages in my opinion.

The song speaks about the violence currently under the spot light and how men abuse woman. “I want to put this in the light and talk about how wrong it is.”

He continued, “each song has its own unique message, and my fans should listen to all of them as all of the messages I send are of importance! in different ways.”

• BRIDGE: Every Monday evening at 19:00 Lions Old Age Home. Contact: Ed Barbour 064-405 604.

• Markets at the Last Resort Centre - Last Sunday of every month. They are situated at 5 Libertine Amadhila street, one street up from the Jetty.

• Swakopmund Toastmasters meets every first and third Monday of the month at the Europa Hof Hotel, Bismark Str 39, Swakopmund, Namibia from 19:00 20:30. Contact: 081 477 4499, E-mail: swakoptm@ gmail.com.

• SHALOM MARKET: Every Friday and Saturday 12 kms eastwards outside Swakopmund along the Swakop river.

• 3 May - 8 June: Group - Exhibition at Woermann-haus - Art gallery: Known Namibian artists will exhibit oil & acryl paintings under the title: “Colours - Celebrating Life.” The opening intro-duction will be held by Ms Christiane Berkrer at 3 May, 17:00.

• 6 May: A lecture will take place at the Swakopmund Museum at 18:00. It will be held by Pastor W.A. Moritz and will be in German. The lecture will be about Bethanie and the diamond missionary H.H.Kreft. All are welcome to attend.

• 10 May: St Stefanus Roman Catholic Church presents Live Langarm Dance with B Brother’s (Rehoboth) at the Tamariskia Town Hall.

ART EXHIBITIONS • Every Saturday: Open Air Arts Exhibition at the Mole next to Tennis courts in Swakopmund. Oil paintings - weather permitting.

• Permanent Collection: Woermannhaus Gallery in Bismarck Street. Fine collection of the Swakopmund Arts Association’s “South West Masters’’ and contemporary Namibian art works. Open Mondays to Saturdays 10:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 17:00.

• Swakopmund Museum: Open daily, including Sundays 10:00-17:00.

• Sam Cohen Library: Monday to Friday: 08:00 to 13:00/15:00 to 17:00 and the second Saturday per month 09:00 to 13:00.

• Die Galerie, Walvis Bay: Exhibition of Namibian and South African Artists. Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00. Saturday 08:30 - 12:30.

• Art Stop Gallery, Swakopmund: Fine collection of Namibian and South African Artists. Gallery hours: 09:00 - 19:00 Monday - Sunday. Shop No. 2 Brauhaus Arcade.

• Woermannhaus - Art Gallery: Namibia - Our country-Our people.

• Permanent collection & selected art on offer till end of February.

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Vanessa Madelaine Laubscher

Vanessa Doise is ‘n plaaslike Gospel sangeres wat haar tweede album op 3 Mei gaan vrystel.

Haar eerste album “Thank You Lord For Your Blessings” met 10 snitte was in 2010 in Walvisbaai vrygestel en haar tweede album “Biddende Moeder” met 10 snitte is opgedra aan haar ma.

“My ma is my rolmodel. Altwee albums is plaaslik opgeneem

by Jacks`s Husemab in Narraville. Die tweede album word op 3 Mei 2014 vrygestel by die Huis van Brood kerk in Narraville,” het sy vertel.

Sy is in Rehoboth gebore en het daar skoolgegaan tot in graad sewe.

Gedurende die jaar 2000 het hulle na Walvisbaai verhuis.

Sy het grootgeword in ‘n Christelike huis en sing al vanaf vyf jaar oud slegs Gospel musiek.

Sy het al aan baie kompetisies deelgeneem en baie komplimente gekry, dus het sy besluit om 'n sang loopbaan te volg.

Vanessa tree op by begrafnisse, troues, verjaarsdae en in kerke.

Haar familie lede is ook betrokke by musiek. Sy is getroud met drie kinders en het ‘n tydelike werk, maar sal graag voltyds wil sing.

Volgens haar tree sy verniet op, want sy doen dit nie vir die geld nie. Sy verkoop wel haar albums by optredes. Sy speel geen instrumente nie.

Die lied “Biddende Moeder” het sy self geskryf.

“Ek het baie geestelik gegroei deur my musiek. Ek het padlangs swak geword en seer gekry en moed opgegee, maar tog weer opgestaan.

Ek besef dat ek sterker geword het deur my mislukkings en foute.

My boodskap aan jong mense is om te fokus op hul drome.

My droom is om eendag ’n welbek-

ende sangeres te word en ek spoor die jeug aan om hulle talente en gawes te gebruik.

Moenie moed opgee nie, al druk die lewe ook hoe, en hou aan strewe na hoër hoogtes."

VACANCY Program Coordinator The Promiseland Trust is a non-profitable welfare organisation established by the community of Walvis Bay. The trust is managed by 6 trustees who oversee all projects, activities and administration in order to ensure the success thereof. The trust also employs a few dedicated individuals who provide their services on a daily basis to the well-being of vulnerable children. The Trust focuses on feeding, fostering and forming vulnerable children.

The trust is seeking to appoint a Program Coordinator to oversee the projects on behalf of the trustees, to be in charge of the following main responsibilities: · Managing the employees and at times volunteers on a daily basis · Reporting to trustees on the progress of the projects · Implementing decisions made by the trustees · Administering and reporting to donors on the Projects A suitable Program Coordinator must meet the following requirements: · The person will have a real passion, commitment and a heart for vulnerable children · Have proven ability to lead the projects in a dynamic and innovative way · No criminal record · Namibian Citizen · Have own transport Interested persons are welcome to mail their applications to promiselandtrust@gmail.com with the following required documentation on or before 16 May 2014: A motivational letter, a reference letter, a shortened CV and an expectation on salary required.

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N$100 ELECTROLUX AQUALUX VACUUM CLEANER

stainless steel

FRONT-LOADING WASHING MACHINE

Dep N$140 • N$138 x 18 mths

1850W

• 25 stitch functions • 18 built-in stitches • Twin needle facility • Automatic 4-step buttonhole • Colour coded threading system • Sews buttons and zippers • Embroidery, applique, WAS N$1 399 darning and monograms N$ • Free instructional DVD • 524910

N$50

1.7l

N$100

N$200

EMPISAL PROTEA ELITE SEWING MACHINE

Dep N$900 • N$689 x 24 mths

2400W

Dep N$330 • N$263 x 24 mths

Dep N$130 • N$130 x 18 mths

WAS N$10 999

8 999

N$

Dep N$650 • N$502 x 24 mths

3 299

6l 1000W

6 499

WAS N$3 999

N$

1 299

• Digital thermostat • Push button control • LED countdown timer • Cool-touch handles • Rack included • Non-stick pot • 508715

WAS N$7 499

N$

Dep N$500 • N$390 x 24 mths

• Solid plates easy to clean • Warmer drawer keeps plate and prepared food warm before serving • Full glass lift off oven door for easy cleaning • Available in black or white to suit any kitchen • 621 black • 506901

WAS N$1 499

AEG PRESSURE COOKER

WAS N$5 699

STOVE

MICROWAVE OVEN

• Moisture balance crisper • Multi-flow • Clean line design • Electronic Control System • GR-F429BLQK MET • 506600

4 999

N$

• Side by side • Digital display • LED lighting • Wine rack • Big box crisper • Tempered glass shelves • RSA1WTMG MET • 530067/538678

FRIDGE/FREEZER

• A energy efficiency • Reversible doors • Door open alarm • Anti-bacterial gasket • Variable thermostat • Illumination at side wall • C385 MET • 538924

grill

N$

FRIDGE/FREEZER

FRIDGE/FREEZER

1000W

MICROWAVE OVEN

water and ice dispenser

metallic

FRIDGE/FREEZER

N$

• 10 power levels • Quick start • Auto-reheat, grill, cook and defrost • One touch cooking • DMO343 MET • 515530

frost-free metal graphite

4 roller wheels

silver

N$200

539l

platinum silver

water dispenser

Dep N$300 • N$241 x 24 mths

32l

total nett

frost-free

metallic

white

2 999

N$300

363l

springloaded hinges

WAS N$3 299

N$

315l

total gross capacity

total nett

CASH

EVAPORATIVE HEATER/COOLER

• Heating and cooling options • Remote control • Adjustable airflow • Timer • Humidifier • KYS-06 • 534120 WAS N$799

699

N$

Dep N$70• N$97 x 12 mths

N$600 12000BT

ELEGANCE AIRCONDITIONER

• Cool/heat/fan/ WAS N$4 399 dry mode • Turbo high power • Super fast cooling • Rotary compressor • Plasma ionizer Dep N$380 • N$300 x 24 mths • ELSP-12 • 531593

3 799

N$

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18 NAMIB TIMES

2 MAY 2014

Google

says self-driving car tests now focused on city driving

* Reuters) - Google Inc said it has begun testing its self-driving cars on city streets, a crucial new phase in its quest to eventually make the technology a standard feature in automobiles.

After several years of testing self-driving cars on freeways, where driving conditions are more predictable, Google in the past year shifted its focus to city street driving, the company said in a post on its official blog.

Google said it has driven thousands of miles on the streets of Mountain View, California, a small suburban community where the company maintains its headquarters roughly 35 miles South of San Francisco.

Google's driverless cars rely on video cameras, radar sen-

sors, lasers and a database of information collected from manually driven cars to help navigation, according to the company.

"A mile of city driving is much more complex than a mile of freeway driving, with hundreds of different objects moving according to different rules of the road in a small area," wrote Chris Urmson, the director of Google's self-driving car project in the blog post on Monday.

"We’ve improved our software so it can detect hundreds

of distinct objects simultaneously - pedestrians, buses, a stop sign held up by a crossing guard, or a cyclist making gestures that indicate a possible turn," Urmson said.

Google is one of several companies, including automakers Nissan Motor Co, Volkswagen AG's Audi and Toyota Motor Corp, testing self-driving car technology. Both Nissan and Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG say they plan to start selling self-driving cars by 2020.

It is unclear whether Goog-

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le, the world's No.1 Internet search engine, intends to partner with other companies or develop its own self-driving vehicles.

Google's test cars have logged more than 700,000 miles in self-driving mode since 2009.

Google said its cars have not caused any accidents while operating in self-drive mode.

Google said it still has many "problems to solve," including teaching the car to drive more streets in Mountain View, before testing on the streets of another town.

Next Opel Corsa for SA

Originally expected to be just another facelift, Opel’s Corsa is in fact undergoing radical changes.

The new hatchback was spotted be- new Corsa would be the same as toing tested in Germany and hints at a day, just re-engineered with strongnew generation of the popular city er steel. car. According to Opel South Africa Spy images show the new Corsa the new Corsa will arrive early in derives much of its styling from the Opel Adam.

2015.

It's not uncommon for some sheet The next Corsa will have a range metal to be carried over to a newer of new engines, among them the model as it was confirmed by the one-litre SIDI Turbo to be used in automaker that the platform for the the smaller Adam.

NAMIB TIMES

2 MAY 2014

19

Sarolea reveals 250km/h e-bike

Bridgestone has formed a technical partnership with Belgian motorcycle maker Sarolea for the launch of its SP7 electric superbike, revealed at the Mettet circuit in Belgium during the Speed Trophy series in April 2014.

Bridgestone will provide technical and tyre support during track-testing for Sarolea in 2014.

According to the bike maker, its SP7 is capable of reaching 0-100km/h in 2.8sec on to

a top speed of 250km/h.

‘BLAZING A TRAIL’ The SP7 is fitted with Battlax V02 racing slicks, constructed with Bridgestone’s latest “GP belt” technology.

Sarolea plans to race in 2014 TT Zero Challenge at the Isle of Man TT series and the FIM eRoadRacing World Cup series.

Bridgestone Europe director of marketing, Jose Enrique Gonzales, said: “This partner-

ship is an exciting opportunity to combine our MotoGPTM experience with our vision of sustainable mobility.

“The Sarolea superbike is blazing a trail for electric motorcycles and e-racing.”

Open 7 days a week

for your convenience

E11 Motors and E11 Car Wash has moved to new premises in Sam Nujoma Avenue, opposite Cymot, where they are much more accessible to the public.

They now also operate a Kiosk which together with the Car Wash is open 7 days a week for your convenience.

Have a cooldrink and a snack or even some braaivleis while you wait for them to clean your vehicle.

Visit them at Sam Nujoma Avenue Erf 566 No 231 Walvis Bay Contact them at Tel +264 64 220 672 or Cell +264 64 81 614 5910 or Cell +264 64 85 635 5219