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Klazen & Kavita for Parliament

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Shacks destroyed, sixty-nine left homeless Marshallino Beukes

Governor put ball in Municipalities' court

Sixteen backyard shacks in Mondesa burnt to ashes on Sunday afternoon in the coastal town of Swakopmund, leaving approximately 69 people homeless.

This is the highest number of backyard shacks to perish in a single blaze in Swakopmund so far this Page 5

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year, Mr Adri Goosen, Fire Brigade Chief, told the namib times.

According to Goosen they got the call-out

around 15:00, Sunday afternoon and on arrival at the scene, tried their utmost to save some of the shack

dwellers’ possessions.

The firemen’s efforts to save the property were hindered by the wind which fanned

the fire that ultimately destroyed all the shacks in the three neighbouring erven.

The fire fortunately

Walvis Bay residents left parched Mavourlene Gaes

The residents of Walvis Bay were left high and dry without water on Sunday after a municipal water pipe burst in Rikumbi Kandanga Road.

According to the muniBladsy 7 cipality’s public relations department, the reason for the inconvenience was due to the fact that the shut-off valves isolating the [pipe] break did not close properly and therefore supply from the 500 mm main line had to be cut.

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did not cause any injuries or fatalities.

Goosen said the fire may have been caused by one of the shack Continues on page 2

were expected to last a maximum of two to three hours however, because of the pipe being one of the deepest in the system, it resulted in a long waiting period.

Because of the constant inflow of underground water to the site, the municipality was later forced to deploy more

pumps to get the site dry enough for repairs.

More water cuts can be expected in future as the valves can only be installed and replaced in dry working conditions, however, this can be planned and the public can be informed in advance, the municipality advised.

When asked how the

Continues on page 2

Water flowing in Rikumbi Kandanga Road

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NEWS

Wage increase for EBH employees Madelaine Laubscher

After a months negotiations Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia has successfully concluded its annual wage negotiations with the company’s bargaining unit. A signing ceremony was held on Thursday to mark this milestone.

The wage negotiations have been concluded in a conciliatory manner on 21 August.

Mr Patrick Chizabulyo, the Human Resources (HR) manager at EBH Namibia, along with the Interim Workers Representative Committee, led by Mr Paulus Awala, held a signing ceremony at the EBHN offices yesterday where the wage increase agreement was concluded.

“We are enormously pleased to have reached such an amicable wage agreement.

It is a testament to our commitment to increased levels of mutual understanding and tolerance within the organisation, with a view to enhance the ongoing reconciliation process

going forward,” Chizabulyo said.

The subsequent wage agreement in which differential wage increases of between 7% and 11% were granted across the board, resulting in an overall increase of 11% to the company`s monthly wage bill.

The wage increase applies to (Paterson) job grades A1-C5, up to foreman level.

According to Chizabulyo, management has always aimed to be competitive in the national labour market, which is one of the reasons for their reputation as a preferred employer-of-choice in Namibia.

He wanted to place an emphasis on local job creation and skills de-

velopment which they believe has helped to create a stable workforce of motivated individuals.

“Our capacity has been increased to contribute to both local and national economies,” he added.

EBH Namibia embraces an operational ethos of ‘one team one goal’ in meeting the requirements of the international shipping industry.

EBH aims to foster a sense of pride in its employees when it comes to offering quality marine repair services.

Chizabulyo emphasised that the success of the 2014 wage negotiations is a shining example of the spirit of cooperation which they strive to achieve within the or-

Shaking hands on the deal ganisation.

“We are grateful to our partners in this joint relationship, the workers representative committee and all our em-

ployees for the positive spirit in which these negotiations for wage increases were conducted,” he concluded.

According to Chiza-

bulyo approximately 390 permanent workers benefit from the increase and 150 fixed term contractors that are frequently or per-

manently on site also benefit from this agreement.

The increase was effective from 1 June 2014.

Walvis Bay residents left parched Continued from page 1 water interruptions affected businesses a manager of a convenience store said the takeway had to buy their own bottled water from the shop just to stay afloat.

A prominent local hotel manager was contacted for comment and on a lighter note simply

Water, water everywhere

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replied, “We have water tanks for emergency purposes because we learned from experience.”

All areas, except for Narraville and Kuisebmond, were affected by the water interruptions that were restored just before midnight on Sunday evening.

The Municipality apolo-

gised for any inconvenience this may have caused and assured the public that the Water Management division is busy with a systematic replacement of old shutoff valves to enable them to limit hassles for breaks to smaller areas and not to affect residents.

Shacks destroyed, sixty-nine left homeless Continued from page 1 dwellers who left food cooking on the stove unattended; hence negligence can be labelled as the culprit.

The Fire Brigade, in conjunction with the Swakopmund Municipality supplied the victims with matrasses, blankets and food on Sunday night.

However, the homeless victims had to put up at relatives and friends' homes following the tragedy.

Contacted for comment, yesterday, Erongo Re-

gional Governor, Mr Cleophas Mutjavikua, said his office, together with the town’s municipality are busy negotiating ways to assist the victims.

Mutjavikua also mentioned that temporary tents might be put up for the victims, at a venue to be announced.

The Governor, lashed out at the Municipalities of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay for not regulating the backyard shacks dilemma.

“I told them on nume-

rous occasions to take action, by putting inspectors on the ground, monitoring the number of backyard shacks and their dwellers,” Mr Mutjavikua fumed. He suggested that the number of shacks in backyards should be limited, in order to prevent tragedies such as Sunday’s devastating fire.

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of the bystanders, who even wanted to assault Mr Goosen. But the fire chief explained that they respond to alert calls and only after receiving such calls, rush to the scene.

“People’s trend is to first try and extinguish a fire by themselves, before alerting rescue services, which plays a vital role for us getting sooner to the scene and valuable time is wasted,” Goosen noted. Another problem the Fire Brigade experience is the fact that some of the bystanders, Marketing/Sales Mikkie Kriel Cell +264 81 286 9519 marketing.namibtimes@iway.na Journalists Marshallino Beukes Cell +264 81 605 2595 marshallino@namibtimes.net Anri Jacobs Cell +264 81 892 9893 anri@namibtimes.net

who are usually under the influence of alcohol, insult them and even try to physically assault them.

This unacceptable behaviour snubs the efforts of men and women who risk their lives in order to rescue other people’s lives and belongings.

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NEWS

Klazen and Kavita candidates for Parliament Staff Reporter

The two Swapo candidates from the Erongo Region, who were elected to take part in the Swapo Party's electoral college over the past weekend, did exceptionally well and have a strong chance of entering Parliament after the upcoming elections.

Former Walvis Bay mayor, Cllr Derek Klazen mentary seat, when more women enter into the and Mrs Priscilla Kavita of the Swapo Party's fray.

Women's Council attended the electoral session Klazen said that he support women's and emerged very high up on the list of candi- empowerment and believes it was a good move to dates, with Klazen coming in at number 53 and bring women into the centre of political life.

"I just want to say 'thank you' to the party Kavita 50 out of the total 96 candidates.

Cllr Klazen told the namib times yesterday the members, who elected me and members of the tension was quite high at the outset and the community, who support me and have shown campaigns for a place on the list were intense. "It confidence in me to represent them. was very interesting to observe the whole I come through the structures of the party and worked my way through the local authority, so I process," Klazen said.

"I learnt a lot and was able to observe understand the needs of our community. democracay at work within the party. There was With my background in sports, education and a great atmosphere and spirit among the municipal affairs, I will be able to bring members", he said, 28 of whom were drawn something to the table."

Cllr Klazen said they expect the national elections from the regions.

The new policy of 50/50 gender balance also to take place in November. No offical directive created some apprehension and panic among regarding the precise date of the elections has party members, who feared losing their parlia- been issued by President Pohamba yet.

Mr Derek Klazen and Me Priscilla Kavita

Man injured in Paragliding Sharlien Tjambari accident On Friday, a man was involved in a paragliding accident along the Jakkalsputz beach area near Henties Bay.

Photo for illustration purposes only

According to emergency service personnel who attended to the scene, the accident took place about 14:00.

According to the source, the paraglide was tied to a bakkie, which was either blown over by a strong gust of wind or overturned on the beach while pulling the paraglide along.

The paraglider, who has been identified as Mr Jan Janse van Rensburg (40) fell and slammed into the ground

when the bakkie overturned and landed on his legs, which resulted in serious injuries. He broke his right leg in two places and was due to go into surgery on Monday. He was taken to Cottage hospital from Jakkalsputz by Eagle Christian Ambulance services.

Paragliding is a recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying a paraglide, also known as parachuting.

Date and olive plantation first for Erongo Dorcas Mhungu The Erongo Regional Council, in partnership with the Namsov Fishing Enterprises Trust, has embarked on agricultural projects that will green the traditionally arid Erongo Region when the date and olive plantation projects take off.

Erongo Region Governor, Cleophas Mutjavikua, officially launched the project last Friday at Okambahe. A greenhouse vegetable project will also be established at Samatab South Post, an area also known as Naman Post.

The project partners, the regional council and Namsov each contributed N$500 000 and N$1 million was announced by the governor at the launch event.

Because of failures of most community projects, Mutjavikua opted for the establishment of commercially run projects that will contribute towards food security,

alleviate poverty and create the much needed jobs. The projects, when fully operational will create job opportunities for 300 people. The governor urged the community members and stakeholders to work together because the success of the project will depend on combined efforts of the people and other stakeholders. Mutjavikua said because the Daures constituency is not rich in minerals, ideal agricultural projects is the only way to make the area productive.

"There are no mines in the Daures constituency that offer jobs for our

people. Projects like these will make it possible for our people in the rural areas to feed themselves and at the same time create their own wealth," Mutjavikua said.

The county imports more than 80 percent of the horticultural produce needed for consumption.

Mutjavikua told the delegates who attended the launch that agriculture will play a critical role in the future of the country's economy. He noted with concern the lack of interest to work in the fields by the current breed of youths adding that there is need for a change in their mindset.

Tuna Willem, chief sus-

tainability officer at Namsov said her organisation supports rural development and the doors are open to politicians and members of the community who may want to consult.

Fifteen people were each given an olive tree to plant at their homesteads.

Traditional authorities in Daures and Karibib constituencies availed 20ha for each of the olive and date plantation projects while four hectares were availed for the greenhouse vegetable project.

Governor Mutjavikua's date project idea was motivated by the collap-

Dates and olives sed Mubasen Dates Project in the same area.

Things fell apart because of various reasons that included lack of clear clarification by the Traditional Authority on the legal ownership of the piece of land on which the dates project has been established.

The Governor's Project Technical Committee also found that there

were many shortcomings which contributed towards the failure of the community date project among them, lack of project management structure with well-defined roles and coordination between different stakeholders.

The Mubasen date projects did not get the blessing and or support from the political and

traditional leadership for the project. The project site was not secure leading to theft of infrastructure and equipment. Community members told the committee that criminals who stole the equipment and produce were not prosecuted and they were demoralised and consequently abandoned the project.

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Minors kidnapped and assaulted Madelaine Laubscher

Journalist attacked while on air Staff Reporter

Three boys were allegedly kidnapped on Thursday by four Walvis Bay residents and had to endure six hours of physical assault in a suspect’s garage, which led to the arrest of three men and one woman, who was charged with kidnapping and assault.

The newspaper contacted Nampol Deputy Commissioner Kashuupulwa about the incident. She confirmed yesterday that three boys (age 12, 14 and 14) were kidnapped and assaulted by four locals.

“It is alleged that the boys went to visit their uncle in Meersig

on Thursday and that while they were on their way to his house, they saw a house with a lot of dogs. They must have stopped to look at the dogs but it is not sure what caused the four suspects, namely Mr Logan Pretorius (25), Miss Sandra Riobo (18), Mr Ashley Andre Januarie (20)

and Mr Nathan Vries (21) to come out of the house. The boys ran away and then the four suspects got into two cars and chased them.

They caught them and locked them inside the garage at the house where the boys saw the dogs.

The boys were beaten up, forced to drink a

mixture of peri-peri and salt to make them vomit, they were assaulted with a panga and a spade and the dogs were also prompted to bite the children,” Commisioner Kashuupulwa said. According to Kashuupulwa the boys were kept inside the garage from 17:00 until 23:00.

In search of justice

The parents of the boys laid charges the following day and the suspects were arrested and charged with kidnapping and assault.

They appeared in court Monday. Kashuupulwa could however not confirm whether they were released on bail or kept in custody.

Opinion piece by Jade McClune

Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain... All hope abandon, ye who enter here." Dante Alighieri These lines above are from Dante's famous 14th century poem, Inferno, which describes his epic journey to the lowest reaches of hell. He depicted these words as posted above the gates of hell. This warning might very well hang over the entrance to our courts.

"Why?" you ask. Well, I've come to the conclusion that there cannot be any meaningful or substantive equality before the law when only the very rich can afford legal services and advice (and even then the cost may often lead to their complete bankruptcy), so I must therefore wonder whether the very idea of 'equality before the law' is a fact or mere fiction.

The learned men and women of the legal profession no doubt feel entitled to charge as high fees as they can get away with on account of the fact that they have specialised knowledge of the law and spent many years at university to learn the obscure technical details of the law and to read a dead language, Latin, in which the secrets of our legal code are still locked.

Mercenaries in court Despite protestations from his colleagues, who reported him to the Law Society for it, I suspect that the wellknown attorney Richard Metcalfe was perfectly right when he said point-blank: "An attorney is like a mercenary.

We work for money and not loyalty."

According to the schedule of legal fees, an attorney can charge N$1 256 per every half hour for consultations, for appearing in court and for drafting or perusing documents, or N$2 512 per hour.

Taking instructions will cost the client a further N$1 256 per half hour.

But first they may have to pay a hefty deposit just to be able to speak to a lawyer.

So if after consultation, your attorney calls you for 10

minutes and sends you a five-page letter, your family might have to go on an immediate diet, or risk facing a lawsuit for non-payment, unless of course your dad owns a brewery, because a mere telephone from 'your lawyer' will cost N$126 for every five minutes or less, while a letter can cost N$75 per page.

You may also have to pay N$201 for every folio page that the attorney says he looked at, as well as N$419 for every half hour of travel.

Barriers to justice All I am saying is these costs present a considerable barrier to justice for the ordinary person, in a country where the vast majority earn less than N$2 000 a month, where one quarter of the children are chronically malnourished.

I have seen people go bankrupt trying to defend themselves and their loved ones before court.

I've seen defendants submit to false allegations because they cannot afford a lawyer to bring the evidence that will prove them innocent before court.

To the man in the street the legal profession seems insulated and closed off from public scrutiny, a private circle where lawyers are allowed to set their own fees, without oversight.

From the standpoint of Joe Public, lawyers are seen as milking the legal system and its victims for every penny they're worth.

You can hardly find a lawyer in this country, who is not very wealthy.

When clients can no longer pay, not only will their case be discarded (despite the merits and prospects of success), but 'your lawyer' will also drag you before court for unpaid (in some cases unpayable)

debts, and so trap their clients into the payment debt plus interest, thus long-term debt slavery.

Legal code rooted in slavery Roman-Dutch law arose out of the needs of slave-owning society no less.

Many lawyers are commonly regarded, not as the defenders of the weak and the vulnerable, not as champions of justice, but as blackcloaked vultures profiting from the ignorance of the common man, ready to pick bare the bones of any fool that comes in search of help.

Have you ever wondered why key legal concepts have to be communicated in a dead language that very few people can understand?

Even fairly educated people, proficient in English and logic, will struggle to decipher the meaning of our laws.

Roman-Dutch law is obscure, complex and convoluted; the procedures of the courts so highly technical that the common man can barely make sense of what to do when confronted with a summons.

There is a reason for this: it is so that you are obliged to seek out a lawyer (and pay) for legal help, but the skyhigh legal fees present a considerable barrier to justice.

These cost factors render the legal system impenetrable and inaccessible to the average citizen and thus reinforce the unassailable position of the legal eagles.

It seems obvious that many people simply cannot afford to defend themselves before the courts, particularly in civil cases, because the legal costs in this country do not correspond to the reality of

ordinary people's earnings.

No protection for the poor As a result, most people rarely have recourse to justice and protection under the law (even when they have suffered damages and are entitled to it) because they simply cannot afford the service of a lawyer.

Whether you suffered damages and violation of your rights, at work or home, a fair hearing has effectively been priced out of range of the ordinary person.

Even if a rich man brings a poor man before the civil courts and makes serious claims against him, demanding everything the defendant owns, including that he pay the costs of the lawsuit, that poor man, though he might be innocent of all the allegations against him, will find himself in a tight spot.

Unless he can immediately afford a lawyer to reply to the summons within a set time (usually 3 to 10 days), he will be at a loss, as the courts will issue a judgment in favour of the plaintiff, by default.

This suggests that although we have a functioning legal system, in essence we do not have a justice system.

We have a legal system designed by default to benefit the wealthy few.

Our legal system and its tariffs, with rare exceptions, serve to preserve power and wealth among the elites and effectively deny the common man protection.

This is done simply by pricing poorer people out of the market, in the same sense that you can exclude poorer people from a residential area, or an upmarket restaurant by simply pricing the product beyond their

reach.

You might call it a form of 'economic apartheid', by which the poor are filtered out and excluded though prohibitive pricing mechanisms.

Defunct divorce laws In divorce cases, which often tend to be very traumatic for families, the caprice of the legal fraternity is most clearly on display, as they tend to financially drain the affected families to the point of penury, despite adverse impact on the well-being of children, parents and the wider society.

The social consequences of the the legal fees are never brought into question.

The only reason I can see for dragging broken families before the High Court is to preserve the revenue stream of elite attorneys, who alone are familiar with the arcane language and mystifying procedures of the High Court.

Family matters should be heard by a family court, where attorneys are not needed.

A question of oversight Who sets the legal tariffs?

The Law Society of Namibia, a self-governing body composed of lawyers and attorneys.

OK, in which other professions are people allowed to set their own salaries?

"Politicians", you say, but even in parliament there is some democratic oversight. But who oversees the lawyers, or are they a law unto themselves?

I'm still waiting for a response from the Law Society to the questions I put to them.

Until recently, British law required that barristers and judges must declare whether they are freemasons or belong to secret associations,

Mr Ambrosius Kandjii Following the reported assault on a female journalist by a leading member of the Swapo Party, the Namibian chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) came out with all guns blazing to condemn the attack.

The director of MISA Namibia, Ms Natasha Tibinyane, said the assault on a senior producer for Radio at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) by Swapo councilor Ambrosius Kandjii took place in the NBC's radio studio, after he entered the studio while she was live on air.

The incident happened just before 08:00 on 13 August, when Kandjii allegedly asked the reporter about coverage for a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Hage Geingob on the controversial Third Constitutional Amendment Bill later that day.

The reporter, who did not want to be named for fear of further reprisals against her family, "informed him that she had no knowledge of the meeting as she has not received any notification in that regard.

He called her a liar and accused her of promoting the official opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP). He also told her that it was a “SWAPO studio”, and not the public's. An argument ensued and she had to call security to have him removed from the studio."

The reporter had to receive medical attention for an injury she sustained when he threw a chair at her.

The journalist did not lay criminal charges against Kandjii, because she fears for her life: “He may not be happy to go to court and get thugs to hurt me,” she said.

MISA called upon NBC Director General Albertus Aochamub to investigate how Kandjii gained access to the studio: "We also call upon you to ban Kandjii from entering the premises of the NBC in future... by allowing him back in, you would be sending the message that assaulting journalists is acceptable.

You would also be telling the country that the life and safety of a journalist is less important than the opinion of a politician. We also call upon you to publicly condemn the attack."

Tibinyane says the journalist now lives in fear for her life when at work, because she does not know how Kandjii gained access to the studio: “Only two access cards can open that studio, mine and my colleague's. So, I'm worried about my safety at my workplace too, because someone gave him an access card to get in, and I don't know who.”

MISA said President Hifikepunye Pohamba should hold Kandjii accountable and publicly condemn his deplorable actions.

whereby they may be sworn to protect members of their organisation.

The law intended to reduce the possibility of collusion before the courts.

Predictably, the lawyers fought back and in 2010 the UK government scrapped the requirement that officers of the court declare freemason allegiances.

That ques-tion has never even been raised in our legal debates.

In conclusion My contention is this: that given the unwieldy fee structure, which acts

as a high barbed wire fence by preventing people from accessing the courts, and due to complexity of the legal code, the contemporary administration of civil law has little or no resemblance to justice.

It appears to have everything to do with milking the common man and women and draining their financial resources to the point of bankruptcy.

Meanwhile, a source at the Law Society told me that legal fees are set to increase again next month.

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Credentials of Walvis Bay ‘lawyer’ who weds gay couples disputed Staff Reporter

Many grew excited over recent news reports that gay marriages can now be legally recognised under Namibian law, but their excitement was soon dispelled by a statement from the Law Society of Namibia.

It is common knowledge that gay people are still subject to various forms of discrimination and that their unions are not recognised under Namibian law, but the bubble of excitement created by reports that a “lawyer” at Walvis Bay discovered a ‘loophole’ in the law enabling her to marry gay people was punctured this week, when the Law Society of Namibia (LSN) issued a statement to say that Heidi Rossouw has not been admitted as a legal practitioner in Namibia.

Responding to reports that a legal firm at the coast is able to facilitate gay marriage, the LSN said there is no record of ‘Heidi Rossouw Legal Office’ registered with the Law Society.

Director of the LSN, Ms Retha Steinmann, noted that “In recent articles... Heidi Rossouw is described as a ‘Walvis Bay lawyer - who legally weds coastal gay couples’...

According to the records of membership of the Law Society Heidi Rossouw is not admitted as a legal practitioner in Namibia, nor is there a firm ‘Heidi Rossouw Legal Office’ registered with the Law Society of Namibia.”

The LSN cited the Legal Practitioners Act and said the Law Society is duty-bound to monitor any transgressions and to investigate contraventions of the Legal Practitioners Act for the protection of the public and lay criminal charges against such persons, if the facts warrant such criminal charges.”

She said “non-legal prac-

titioners” are to take note of the Act and warned that the LSN “will be obliged to take the appropriate action to ensure compliance”.

The Supreme Court of Namibia recently ruled that persons who hold themselves out to be legal practitioners and who are not registered with the LSN, are in contravention of the Legal Practitioners Act.” A person not enrolled as a legal practitioner may not practise in Namibia, or in any manner hold himself or herself out as, or pretend to be, a legal practitioner, nor may they make use of the title of legal practitioner, advocate or attorney or any other word, or name to imply that he or she is a legal practitioner, or is recognised by law as such, the LSN said.

The namib times was not able to get comment from Heidi Rossouw Legal Office in Walvis Bay, as their number is not listed in the directory, nor online.

There is no record that anyone has ever been arrested in connection with homosexual activity in modern Namibia, although the law still expressly forbids maleto-male intercourse (sodomy).

Critics have pointed out that the law does not prohibit lesbian love-relations or homosexual activity among women, nor male-on-female sodomy.

Steinmann advised that members of the public, who are uncertain about the credentials of their legal representative should contact the LSN on 061230 363 or 230 088.

Stella Maris Bell from underneath

May the bells chime again Madelaine Laubscher

The historical Stella Maris Catholic Church of Walvis Bay is in the process of restoring its tower, and hopefully enough funds will be available to cover reparation costs of the bells that once echoed through the harbour town.

The newspaper visited the site on Friday and had a tour through

The Dome

The church from the rear

the building as well as the tower consisting of up to 90 steps aloft.

According to Father Kapena, the renovation of the tower commenced about two months ago.

If enough funds are available after restoring the tower, they hope to be able to fix the bells as well.

“If enough funds are available, there is an 80% chance that the bells will chime again, as many people have asked whether they will hear these bells again.

Hopefully, they will.

The last time the Walvis Bay community heard the bells chime was in 1993, but hopefully it would not be the last time.

“The dome also needs attention. The dome is historical and very dear to us, but when it rains, it creates an inconvenience for us as the water runs through the dome into the church.

The dome's deteriorating and needs restoration,” he concluded.

The three historical bells

The Stella Maris Bell (top and bottom)

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HARBOUR NEWS

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harbours, power utilities, construction, railways, oil refineries, mining and telecommunications sectors

will be especially interested in attending or exhibiting at the trade show. Admission is free of charge

and visitors can expect to meet local manufacturers, be kept abreast of technological developments or

services, see new solutions for old applications and get information on upcoming training courses.

Pictures by Dorcas Mhungu

Work in progress at the New Container Terminal at Namport

Earthmoving equipment at the construction site

The trucks offloading rocks at the quay site

Walvis Bay and Swakopmund Tides

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay today at 06:11 and sunset will be at 17:52 .

The moon will emerge in the southeast at an angle of 110º at 11:19 . The first low tide will be at 00:50 and the next low tide at 13:15. The first high tide will be at 07:25 and the next high tide at 19:55.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund today at 06:11 and sunset will be at 17:52.

The moon will emerge in the southeast at an angle of 110º at 11:19. The first low tide will be at 00:45 and the next low tide at 13:10. The first high tide will be at 07:20 and the next high tide at 19:55.

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay Wednesday at 06:10 and sunset

will be at 17:52. The moonset will take place at 00:51 at 250º southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast (110º) at 12:13. The first low tide will be at 02:20 and the next low tide at 15:00. The first high tide will be at 08:55 and the next high tide at 21:35.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund Wednesday at 06:10 and sunset will be at 17:53. The moonset will take place at 00:51 at 250º southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast (110º) at 12:14. The first low tide will be at 02:10 and the next low tide at 14:50. The first high tide will be at 08:50 and the next high tide at 21:30.

The sun will rise in Walvis Bay Thursday at 06:09 and sunset will be at 17:53.

The moonset will take place at 01:48 at 250º southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast (110º) at 13:12. The first low tide will be at 03:55 and the next low tide at 16:35.

The first high tide will be at 10:35 and the next high tide at 23:05.

The sun will rise in Swakopmund Thursday at 06:09 and sunset will be at 17:53. The moonset will take place at 01:48 at 250º southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast (110º) at 13:12. The first low tide will be at 03:50 and the next low tide at 16:30. The first high tide will be at 10:30 and the next high tide at 23:05.

Port Log

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 Swakopmund 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

Where to Fish Mile 72

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The Windhoek trade show will be held on Tuesday 9 September. Industry members from ports &

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

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The West Coast Electrical, Instrumentation and Control trade show, organised by Afritex, happening on the 11th of September, will see industry members flock to the Walvis Bay Town Hall.

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES

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Electrical, Instrumentation and Control trade show

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. 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?

HENTIES BAY Jakkalsputz Bennie se Rooi Lorrie Mile 33 Mile 30 Hoboomsgat Wlotzkasbaken Mile 14 Mile 8 Wreck

Mile 8 Mile 4 SWAKOPMUND

iver op R Swak Vierkantklip

Langstrand Dolfynstrand

WALVIS BAY Paaltjies

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NEWS

Langer Heinrich Uranium Supports Mathematics Spring School One hundred and twenty learners from Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Omaruru, Windhoek and Grootfontein were registered for the 2014 Spring School for Grade 12 Higher and Extended Level and Grade 10 Additional Mathematics learners.

This was the 4th consecutive year that the Spring School took place, with the backing of Langer Heinrich Uranium.

Mr Simon Solomons, Managing Director of Langer

Heinrich Uranium, opened the Spring School.

He reiterated that LHU recognises the importance of mathematics for further studies and future careers and

has and will support the preparation for the final external examinations through the Mathematics Support and Enrichment Programme.

Apostel wil kruis vanaf Karasburg na kus dra Marshallino Beukes

Die Apostel word gereeld op die B2 tussen Swakopmund en Walvisbaai deur motoriste opgemerk, wanneer hy te voet en boonop met ‘n houtkruis van ongeveer 20kg die ongeveer 30 kilometer aflê.

Volgens hom volg sy “kruistogte” nadat die Here dit op sy hart geplaas het om op hierdie manier die Goeie Boodskap te verkondig en ook om vir veiligheid op die land se paaie te bid.

Die kruis is toegerus met

sleep wielietjies, wat die las op sy skouers ietwat verlig.

Die apostel het aan die namib times genoem dat sy voorgenome staptog ongeveer dertig dae gaan duur, maar dat hy volkome op die Here vertrou vir krag en gesondheid.

Apostel Bronzel doen ‘n nederige beroep op die gemeenskap en besighede om hom te ondersteun in sy selfopgelegde taak.

Foto Marshallino Beukes

Apostel Dawid Bronzel van Walvisbaai beplan om teen einde September die lang pad, vanaf Karasburg in die Suide, tot in Walvisbaai te voet aan te durf.

Apostel Bronzel met sy houtkruis

Don’t Drink & Drive!

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letters @namibtimes.net

Die sienings en menings wat op die blad verskyn is nie noodwendig die van die namib times nie. Hoewel ons die deelname van ons lesers op die forum aanmoedig en waardeer, kan ons nie lasterlike briewe publiseer nie. Briewe en Facebook kommentaar van lesers word onveranderd gelaat, maar lasterlike opmerkings en onaanvaarbare taal sal verwyder word onderhewig aan die diskresie van die redaksie.

Few state doctors Something Patients feel they need more from the state hospital and need more doctors in many areas “Why are there so few state doctors in Walvisbay?

From what I experience at the hospital is so sad to see so few doc-

tors.

Hope us poor citizens get more qualility

health care we deserve more from state hospital.

Elvira Bock

Namibian lifeguards training in Margate Petrus Van Staden and his team has been training at Margate Saints with their instructor Geordie Simpkins.

“Lifeguards of the Sea Rescue Insitute of Namibia. Petrus Van Staden and team received training in Margate South Africa.

Namibian boys are currently training at Margate Saints with in-

structor Geordie Simpkins. Well done to them and Hanna Herbst and Hector Ngcobo who passed their theory, cpr and beach drills part of their course today!”

Johanna van den Lifeguards of the Sea Rescue Insitute of Namibia Heever

Hou asb ons kus skoon Leser is geskok deur aantal drankbottels langs die pad “Op pad terug na die binneland. Skokkend om te sien hoeveel drankbotteltjies lê langs die pad.”

Elizna Sowden

No DSTV please help!

Three weeks without DSTV

positive about Walvis State Hospital On Friday 22 August 2014, I took my son Alvado de Klerk to the State hospital because he was complaining of severe pain in his right side of his abdomen, nausea and weakness in his right leg.

As soon as the nurse on duty heard his complaint, she immediately put my son on a drip and did all the emergency procedures she is supposed to do while calling the doctor.

That’s why I want to thank Dr S Stroyev, Dr Amir, Sr Mutschuana, Sr Mbango, Sr Hilaria,

to save him because his appendix had an abscess and it was swollen thicker than my thumb.

Thank you Walvis Bay State Hospital’s Friday Night Shift Staff and the two doctors.

May God bless them abun-dantly!

A grateful mother

Hartseer

Ek is baie hartseer. Ek is 48 jaar oud wat deur die dokter in 2011 ongeskik verklaar was om te werk weens mediese redes.

Die dokter het vir my aansoek gedoen by die “Is there anybody that and the Swakopmund their phone and we money but we receive Ministry of Health vir can help me? I’ve been offices simply dont have stood in rows for NO service! maandelikse bydrae vir without DSTV for answer their phone. hours at a time... and Surely somebody can my medikasie. three weeks.

The help line is una- NOBODY can help! do something?”

Ek het al hierdie jare NOBODY can help vailable. The guys at Daily the rows are dit gekry, maar skielik me! the the agent’s office) gathered at their of- Charleen Esterhuis ek Meimaand (2014) The Windhoek offices simply don’t answer fices... they take our izen afgehaal sonder verduideliking.

Ek het die dokter gevra wat aangaan toe het hulle gesê ek moet net A plea to have a service to renew learners licenses instead of having to rewrite weer aansoek doen.

“Why can’t we as Na- License?

Learners License, then write the exams then Ek het Windhoek toe mibians be allowed to Won’t it be fair for rather to waste our to use it for a more gery en weer aansoek renew our Learners all of us to renew our money to re-go and productive purpose.” gedoen. Die dokter het - Moses Hank Kulatau vir my die vorm gegee

Learners license renewal

Sr Yvonne, Sr Sara, Sr Dina, Sr Suama, Sr Maria and my friend the receptionist at the Walvis Bay State Hospital Sofia who saved my son Alvado De Klerk’s life.

People always have a ne-gative picture of the Walvis Bay State Hospital, but they really went out of their way

ek het dit ingevul, terug gekom en weer ingehandig.

Later was ek gebel deur die Ministry of Health en was vertel ek is afgekeur. My pille kos my ongeveer N$206 per maand. Waar moet ek die geld kry om dit te betaal elke maand as ek nie eers kan werk nie?

Ek het selfs probeer werk ongeag van my kondisie, net sodat ek die pille kan betaal, maar binne twee dae kon ek nie meer loop as

gevolg van die pyn nie.

My bene swel en die pyn is ondraaglik.

Ek is moeg vir die mense wat sommer net besluit het ek word afgekeur sonder verduideliking terwyl ek bewyse het dat ek nie kan werk nie.

Selfs die manier waarop mense hanteer word deur hierdie mense in Walvisbaai se kantore is onaanvaarbaar. Julle moet na julle maniere ook kyk.

Anoniem

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NEWS NEWS

New translations for Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga bibles are underway!

The Bible Society of Namibia held a meeting on Monday 4 August to discuss the need for new translations of the Bible in both Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga.

The meeting was held in the North of Namibia with church leaders and representatives from various churches, such as the ELCIN and Roman Catholic churches amongst others.

The attendees from the various churches realised the limitations of the current literal (word-byword) translations in Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga and confirmed the need of new translations.

Three independent studies were conducted over a number of years (1999, 2011 and 2013) to determine whether or not

such new translations are needed.

All of the studies showed that a definite need (especially under the youth) does exist for meaning-based translations which will be easier to understand in today’s context.

The three studies were conducted by Dr Gerrit van Steenbergen, a translations consultant from the United Bible Societies (1999), a Church leaders’ workshop held in Okahandja (2011) and by Linda Jordan, a linguist from Wycliffe Bible Translators (2013).

The Bible Society of Na-

mibia will only start with a new Bible translation if a formal request is received from the churches involved.

Depending on the churches’ decision and the availability of funding the translation project may start as soon as 2017.

It is estimated to cost around N$25 million and will take roughly 14 years to complete.

The Bible Society of Namibia, the Bible Society of Angola and Wycliffe Bible Translators will partner together with churches and various sponsors to make these translations a reality.

Launch of the National Awareness campaign Sharlien Tjambari In his speech at the Media Conference for the launch of the National Awareness Campaign and Celebration of the Smart Partnership Movement, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Mr Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana, encouraged young Namibians to participate in the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM).

The Deputy Prime Minister’s office, in conjunction with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Smart

Partners in Namibia, officially launched a National Awareness Campaign and celebrated the Smart Partnership Movement that falls within the framework of the CPTM in Namibia.

The launch took place at the Independence Memorial Museum, in Windhoek last week Monday.

The Smart Partnership Movement started in 1995 in Malaysia at the Commonwealth Heads of

Drive to feed rural dogs On Saturday 4 October, Changing Paws will do a drive to donate food and bowls to feed rural dogs in the Kuisebmond and Narraville areas.

“We all get to make a difference in the world each day and today we decided to make a difference where it is needed the most,” Tanya Gruhn

from Changing paws said.

“Anyone who is willing to give food or bowls / ice cream holders please contact me and we will

come pick it up at the coast or you can come with on that day and join us in handing out these things to the dogs in need,” she continued.

Government meeting (CHOGM).

Following the creation of this initiative, The Smart Partnership Movement acts as a national and international consultative forum

through the CPTM, in which Smart Partnership Dialogues are held, to allow sharing of experiences that would empower community members and would create new opportunities for

sustainable economic progress.

It aims to create limitless and sustainable opportunities that allow the participants to function in national economies.

The Smart Partnership

Dialogues have been taking place annually.

The last dialogue took place in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, in June 2013.

The next dialogue will be held in South Africa in October 2014.

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LEISURE Oordenking S8 07:35 Koowee 08:30 Binneland 09:00 Villa Rosa S10 09:30 Fiesta S13

TODAY 06:00 Dagbreek S3 07:30 Die Woord Oordenking S8 07:35 Koowee 08:30 Binneland 09:00 Villa Rosa S10

09:30 De Kat S4 10:00 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 10:30 Glam Guru S7 11:00 Geloof, Hoop en Liefde S4 11:30 BVP 12:00 Inkopie-uur 13:00 Sakefokus 14:00 Dagbreek Bestes S3 14:30 Fiesta S13 15:00 Munisipaliteit van Gwarra Gwarra S1 15:30 Superrugby 16:30 Debra Deel S1 17:00 Koowee 17:30 Bravo S4 18:00 Villa Rosa S10 18:30 Binneland

19:00 eNuus 19:30 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 20:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 21:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 21:30 My Vasteland S1 (Encore) 22:00 Dagbreek Bestes S3 22:30 Villa Rosa S10 23:00 Binneland 23:30 eNuus 00:00 De Kat S4

00:30 Jan Braai S4 01:00 Munisipaliteit van Gwarra Gwarra S1 01:30 Moeggeploeg S1 02:00 BVP 02:30 Sing Stories S1 03:30 Sêr 2013 (Series Ends) 05:00 Musiekvideos 05:25 Die Woord Oordenking S8 05:30 Dagbreek S3 WEDNESDAY 06:00 Dagbreek S3 07:30 Die Woord

10:00 Superrugby 11:00 Moeggeploeg S1 11:30 De Kat S4 12:00 Inkopie-uur 13:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 14:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 14:30 My Vasteland S1 15:00 Debra Deel S1 15:30 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 16:00 Bravo S4 16:30 Glam Guru S7

17:00 Koowee 17:30 Geloof, Hoop en Liefde S4 18:00 Villa Rosa S10 18:30 Binneland 19:00 eNuus 19:30 Kwêla S16 20:30 Debra Deel S1 21:00 Robinson Regstreeks S7 21:30 Sakegesprek met Theo Voster S5 22:00 Glam Guru S7 22:30 Villa Rosa S10 23:00 Binneland 23:30 eNuus 00:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 01:00 Wild en Wragtag S2 01:30 De Kat S4 02:00 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 02:30 My Vasteland S1 03:00 Nege Maande S2 04:00 Zoid Afrika S1 05:00 Musiekvideos 05:25 Die Woord Oordenking S8 05:30 Dagbreek S3 THURSDAY 06:00 Dagbreek S3 07:30 Die Woord Oordenking S8 07:35 Koowee 08:30 Binneland 09:00 Villa Rosa S10 09:30 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 10:30 Wild en Wragtag S2 11:00 Debra Deel S1

11:30 My Vasteland S1 12:00 Inkopie-uur 13:00 Sakefokus 14:00 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 14:30 Kwêla S16 15:30 Robinson Regstreeks S7 16:00 Sakegesprek met Theo Voster S5 16:30 De Kat S4 17:00 Koowee 17:30 Munisipaliteit van Gwarra Gwarra S1 18:00 Villa Rosa S10 18:30 Binneland 19:00 eNuus 19:30 Bravo S4

20:00 Zoid Afrika S1 21:00 Nege Maande S2 22:00 Die Nataniel Tafel S3 22:30 Villa Rosa S10 23:00 Binneland 23:30 eNuus 00:00 Sêr 2013 (Series Ends) 01:30 Fiesta S13 02:00 Debra Deel S1 02:30 De Kat S4 03:00 Robinson Regstreeks S7 03:30 Sakegesprek met Theo Voster S5 04:00 Pandjieswinkelstories S1 05:00 Musiekvideos 05:25 Die Woord Oordenking S8

TODAY 06:00 Family Feud S15 07:00 Raising Hope S4 07:30 Suits S4 08:30 The Talk S4 PG 09:30 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! F

11:30 TheGoldbergs S1 PG13L 12:00 Family Feud S15 13:00 The Talk S4 PG 14:00 The Good Wife S5 PG13 15:00 Beauty And The Beast S2 PG13V 16:00 Filler TBA 17:00 Criss Angel: Believe S1 13L 18:00 The Middle S5 PG (Show Returns) 18:30 Family Feud S15 19:30 Chicago Pd S1 (Show Returns) 20:30 Under The Dome S2

21:30 Ray Donovan S2 22:30 Vice S1 23:00 The Knick S1 00:00 The Smoke S1 16VL 01:00 Captain Phillips 16V 03:15 Hyde Park On Hudson 13 05:00 The Talk S4 PG WEDNESDAY 06:00 Family Feud S15 07:00 TheGoldbergs S1 PG13L 07:30 Beauty And The

Beast S2 PG13V 08:30 The Talk S4 PG 09:30 Idols: Top 16A S10 11:00 The Big Bang Theory S7 13SL 11:30 The Middle S5 PG 12:00 Family Feud S15

13:00 The Talk S4 PG 14:00 Resurrection S1 15:00 Murder In The First S1 16:00 Chicago Pd S1 17:00 The Mentalist S6 13V 18:00 Us & Them S1 13SL (Series Starts) 18:30 Family Feud S15 19:30 The Big Bang Theory S7 13SL 20:00 Two And A Half Men S11 13L

2 SEPTEMBER 2014 20:30 The Mentalist S6 13V 21:30 Extant S1 22:30 Ray Donovan S2 23:30 House Of Cards (Col) S2 16SL 00:30 The Leftovers S1 01:25 3096 Days 03:00 Shadow Dancer 13VL

05:00 The Talk S4 PG THURSDAY 06:00 Family Feud S15 07:00 The Middle S5 PG

07:30 MasterChef South Africa S3 08:30 The Talk S4 PG 09:30 Bigfoot PG 11:30 Us & Them S1 13SL

12:00 Family Feud S15 12:50 The Talk S4 PG 13:35 The Mentalist S6 13V 14:25 Suits S4 15:15 Extant S1 16:05 The Big Bang Theory S7 13SL 16:30 Two And A Half Men S11 13L

17:00 Hawaii Five-O S4 13V 18:00 Mike & Molly S4 13SL 18:30 Family Feud S15 19:30 MasterChef South Africa S3 20:30 Hawaii Five-O S4 13V

21:30 The Smoke S1 16VL 22:30 Under The Dome S2 23:30 Vice S1 00:00 Disconnect (Nu Metro) 16VSNL 02:00 Jeff Who Lives At Home 16L 03:25 Hyde Park On Hudson 13

WARNING Don’t allow any Newspaper vendors into your house or business.

A number of them had been caught stealing cellphones and wallets when entering premises in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.

Buy your Newspaper only from vendors on the street

WE’VE DONE EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO BE ACCURATE BUT WE CANNOT ANTICIPATE LAST-MINUTE PROGRAMME CHANGES.

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ENTERTAINMENT

WALVIS BAY

Young, hot and gifted

Cuzco

DJ

Sharlien Tjambari Have you ever heard of DJ Cuzco, who recently performed at the Mi Casa show? A young and vibrant DJ… blessed with a talent many would adore.

Jairzinho “DJ CUZCO” Subeb is a professional DJ, who describes himself as a Multi-Genre Mix-master and producer, signed with I.M.A Star records.

DJ Cuzco is known for breaking all barriers and milestones. He is revived and busy plotting something of a phenomena for all his followers, who have been waiting patiently for any sort of music by the talented act, a.k.a. the Charismatic DJ. He recently performed at the Mi Casa show in Swakopmund and got his 30

minutes of fame. “DJ’s get one gig and think that they are professionals. It is good to have competition, because it allows me to become a better DJ and improve my mixing skills” he noted.

Jairzinho hails from Tsumeb, a small town in northern Namibia with ±15 000 inhabitants. His career kicked off at the early age of 14 years, when he practiced his music mixing skills at various school functions, modelling competitions, shows and other events.

Since then he has worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the best DJ’s in Namibia, had over 100 events, and a collective attendance of over 10 000 fans for his events and shows. Cuzco also do mixes and get airtime on the coastal radio station, West Coast FM. Being versatile and fully focused on producing his own music, music videos and releasing music online, internationally, this young artist is certainly destined to go all the way to the top.

The people he grew up with were his motivation

and encouraged him in becoming what he is today, an entertainer to be reckoned with. In 2005 he had the honour to meet Zola, a renowned South African Artist, who gave him inspiration in following his DJ aspirations, namib times was told.

Having released his major debut single, titled track “U DON’ KNOW (feat.

GIFT)”, he is looking forward to make his mark in the music industry as a pro-ducer and artist.

The single was produced

by Solly and the music

video is set to be shot soon. According to him it is a dance song, which everyone can relate to and it brings out a statement on the concern for alcohol abuse, adding “having sober habits can benefit you in becoming a better person. If you want to have a good time you don’t need to involve alcohol in your life”.

His message to up-coming DJ’s is to venture into the different types of music genres, focus more on their music skills and always try and read the crowd.

Registrations open for Swakopmunder Musikwoche

Registration for the 2014 Swakopmunder Musikwoche, taking place between 12 and 21 December, has opened. The last day of registration will be on 20 November 2014.

Registration can be done via their website or by requesting an entry form from the organisers.

Thanks to the generous support of Bank Windhoek, the organisation will also be present at the Windhoek Show in September and participants are invited to come and meet some of the musicians and complete their entry forms at the stall.

Unfortunately there will be no Stomp! Group for

young beginners this year, however, younger participants may still register for the Junior Orchestra, the Recorder Ensemble, the Jazz Band, the Concert Band, the Grand Orchestra or the Choir.

The Recorder Ensemble will be held for the first time this year with afternoon lectures for the advanced players.

Lecturers in this year’s Swakopmund Musikwoche include Alexander

Members of a band within the Swakopmunder Musikwoche Fokkens, choir conductor Hans-Joschen Stiefel and Irene Shultz-Neumann (Junior Orchestra). Johann Pretorius will be conduc-

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ting the concert band and Eric McIntyre will be the director of brass.

Amongst others, HansPeter Drobisch (wood-

winds), Danré Strydom (clarinets), Michelle du Preez (oboes) and Steven Meier will be leading the Jazz Band and saxophones.

* 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. * 6 Sept.: Breakfast for Diabetes Education at the Pelican Bay Hotel starts at 10:00. * 13 Sept.: Jackie Louw (Sing Ou Gunstelinge & Sinatra) by die Laerskool Walvisbaai Saal om 18:30-19:00. * 22 Sept - 4 Oct.: Walvis Bay Arts & Craft Expo (Daily from 10:00 - 18:00) at the Laguna Cafe at the Walvis Angling Club. * 27 Sept.: Vrye Pinkstergemeente presents Woman of Integrity at Huis van Brood Narraville. * 3 - 4 Oct.: Die WalVIS 2014 fees by die Jan Wilken Sport Stadium. * 24 - 25 Oct.: Walvis Bay Round Table, Show Time (Goes To Hollywood) at Duneside Hall starts @ 19:00. * 29 Oct. - 1 Nov.: Erongo Trade Expo.

SWAKOPMUND * EVERY SATURDAY: Fresh produce market in centre of town in front of Wild Rocket Cafe - Hans Kriess Arcade from 09:00 - 12:00. * Every Sunday: Sunday Lunches at Rossmund Golf Resort & Lodges. * Bridge: The Swakopmund Bridge club meets every Monday evening at 19:00 at 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. Markets @ 10:00 14:00 (29 June, 3 Aug., 31 Aug., 28 Sept. & 2 Nov.). * Swakopmund Toastmasters: Meet every first and third Monday of the month at the Europa Hof Hotel, Bismark Str 39, Swakopmund, Namibia from 19:00 20:30. * Shalom Market: Every Saturday 12 kms eastwards outside Swakopmund along the Swakop river. * 3 Sept.: 2014 The Rock - Spitzkoppe Community Run + Mountain Bike Challenge. * 5 Sept.: SICS - NCCI Gala Dinner. * 12-14 Sept.: SISC - Namibian Junior Inline Trials. * 13 Sept.: Breakfast for Diabetes Education at Beach Hotel starts 10:00. * 8 - 10 Oct.: SICS - Benguela Current Commission Conference. * 9-11 Oct.: SICS - NCCI Business Expo.

ART EXHIBITIONS

* Every Saturday: Open Air Arts Exhibition at the Mole next to Tennis courts in Swakopmund. Oil paintings weather permitting. * Permanent Collection: Woermann Haus 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 -13:00/15:00 - 17:00 and the second Saturday per month 09:00 - 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. * Woermann Haus - Art Gallery: Namibia - Our country - Our people. * Permanent collection & selected art on offer till end of February.

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Coast an eye-opener for Botswana students Marshallino Beukes

Regent Hill Primary School from Botswana is visiting the coastal town of Swakopmund for an educational tour. The newspaper caught up with them at the famous Alte Laundry, having their Saturday night dinner.

According to the school’s vice principal, Mr Joseph Togara, this has been an for the 12eye-opener NAMIB TIMES kids, who never before saw the ocean, or have even been out of their country.

He told the namib times that the town’s residents’ hospitality, the safety of the town and also the

cuisine are some of the reasons which made them felt “right at home”.

Mr Tagara further mentioned that this tour was much more than an educational one, as the learners also got new life experiences and got acquainted with other cultures and traditions.

Botswana visitors: Namibia is great!

From the attractions the group visited were the aquarium, museum, Dune 7 and they also went on a boat cruise, a first for everyone. The vice-principal commented that they will definitely return to Namibia with a different group of kids.

They are returning to Botswana today.

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Shedding light on blood disorders

Madelaine Laubscher ErongoMed, in collaboration with the South African Haemophilia Foundation (SAHF), launched an awareness campaign on 27 August in Windhoek while the South African cyclist, Mr Eugene Brookes, was cycling through Namibia to create awareness about Haemophilia (a bleeding disorder).

Brookes arrived in Walvis Bay on Sunday. Brookes, along with Mr Curt Warrin, took on a cycle expedition throughout Namibia, re-entering South Africa (SA) at the Noordoewer border to complete his campaign in the Western Cape area.

Brookes was cycling while Warrin was driving the support vehicle.

He travelled for a total of 17 days, covering 1 577 kilometres.

On his route, he dropped off Haemophilia treatment guidelines at several hospitals and clinics. Brookes also did daily updates to his blog, speaking with South African radio stations and updated the SAHF website.

He got involved, because he felt most people only hear about Haemophilia when around sufferers, and is passionate to improve access to care, especially for those not close to treatment centres.

“This is the first time I travelled to Namibia.

I am not a sufferer, but since I wanted to tour through Namibia, I decided to do it for a cause. The people are very hospitable in Namibia.

We would like to see that the medical practitioners here would be more attentive to blood disorders and that is the main reason for this campaign, to raise awareness.

The sad part is that Haemophilia does not have the same support and attention as some of the more spoken about medical conditions like HIV, Tu-

berculosis, Diabetes.

Yet it is a very treatable condition. Thus Bradley [Rayner] and I crafted an awareness campaign around our passions for Haemophilia and cycling,” Brookes said.

Their goal is to raise awareness about how easy it is to treat blood related disorders with the correct knowledge and medication.

Bradley Rayner, the National Chairman of the SAHF said, “I am a patient who suffers from the condition. I am also a volunteer and National Chairperson to the South African organisation.

Mr Brookes travelled through Namibia based on a scheduled route.

No person born with a bleeding disorder should have to live with pain, disability or the prospect of early death as excellent treatment is available.

However it still occurs, because of lack of knowledge or misdiagnoses, distance to treatment centres or financial discrimination resulting in lack of treatment,” said Rayner.

It was hoped that the awareness campaign reached healthcare policy makers, informing them of the need to improve diagnosis and treatment of people with these disorders.

According to Rayner he would like to see trained health care professionals and access to factor concentrates at the state hospitals and treatment improved in Namibia.

The campaign will include training Namibian healthcare workers by an SAHF health

care worker at hospitals in Windhoek.

The World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) research shows that government and society benefits from an investment in children’s health when, as adults, they are able to work, contribute to the community and raise a healthy family.

Therefore, the WFH promotes a global effort to secure appropriate care and treatment products for everyone with a bleeding disorder, no matter their circumstances or where they live.

Without treatment, haemophilia sufferers bleed with continual pain, disability, isolation, and resultant premature death.

People with haemophilia use treatment products to improve blood clotting to stop or prevent a bleeding episode and have higher quality of life today than ever before.

Treatment for all means all people with bleeding disorders, including inhibitor patients should have access to safe and effective treatment until there is a cure.

Meanwhile, safe products, proper diagnosis, management, and care by specialists should be available.

All of this is possible and SA has the expertise to assist Namibia,” said Rayner.

According to a Marketing Representative of ErongoMed, Mrs Jolandie Hayward, one in 1 000 people has a bleeding disorder and 75% of them are unaware of it, receiving little or no treatment.

The SAHF has been

Eugene Brookes operating for 40 years and is part of a global network of volunteers advocating for Haemophiliacs and related bleeding disorders.

Haemophilia, von Willebrand disease, inherited platelet disorders, and other factor deficiencies such as Anaemia are lifelong bleeding disorders that prevent blood from clotting properly.

People with bleeding disorders do not have enough of a particular clotting factor.

The severity of a person’s bleeding disorder usually depends on the amount of clotting fac-

tor that is missing or not functioning.

People can experience uncontrolled bleeding that can result from a seemingly minor injury.

Bleeding into joints and muscles causes severe pain, joint destruction and disability while bleeding into major organs, such as the brain, can cause death.

Quality of life and mortality of people with haemophilia (PWH) has not improved as significantly in the developing world as in high income countries due to inadequate management of the disorder.

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News The Dolphin Elementary School of Walvis Bay recently held a ceremony at the school where the principal, Mrs Marthelle Theart, acting on behalf of the Executive Committee of the school, and Mrs Denise Theron, lower elementary phase head, made a donation of 110 primary school desks to a number of schools in and around Walvis Bay.

(Fltr): Mrs Theron, Mrs Goagoses, Mrs Gawases, Mr Visagie, Mr Kootjie and Mrs Theart

Attending the ceremony were Mrs Gawases representing the Ministry of Education Circuit Office of Walvis Bay, Mrs Goagoses representing Tutaleni School, Mr Kootjie representing JP Brand School and Mr Visagie representing the !Nara Primary School.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mrs Theart said that the education of our children is vital for the future of the country, and that The Dolphin Elementary School is committed to working together with the larger schooling community to achieve this aim.

The representatives all expressed their appreciation and accepted the donations on behalf of their schools.

The transport of the furniture to the various schools was sponsored by Fox Fishing.

Learning Right Kiddies Centre Debutant Dance

Dance on Saturday 23 August 2014.

It was definitely a night to remember! George Longane from South Africa, now based in Namibia, kept energies high and everyone in the beat. There was an awesome vibe with so much fun.

This year the Debutant winners were as follow:

Jehiel Nel won Mr Debutant, 1st runner up Alberto Junius and Alvandro 2nd runner up. Miss Debutant went to Shaniqua Steyn, 1st Princes was Kay-leigh Besser and 2nd Princes was won by ChloĂŠ Grobler.

We thank all the parents for their hard work, support and input through the year.

Without their help all our

plans and events would not be possible.

Lastly, we would like to extend a big warm Thank You to Cosmopolitan

Restaurant, Spur, Wimpy and Mrs Snydewel and of course all the hard working staff and all the guests that attended for their generous

contributions and support.

This event would not have been possible without them.

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Frederick De Klerk

* 5 Desember 1936 + 28 Augustus 2014 Ons Pappa is weg, Sy stem is stil, Sy woorde het min geword.

ROUDIENSTE:

Woensdag 3 September 2014 19:00 by die Volle Evangelie Kerk, Hebron gemeente

Vrydag 5 September 2014 19:00 By huis Franciska van Neelstraat 153 Tamariskia

NAVRAE: Raymond - 081 127 1033 Daphne - 081 622 9513

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Etienne Rinquest * 11.09.1980 + 29.08.2014

Our beloved son, husband, brother & father, has left us on Friday 29.08.2014.

Funeral Saturday, 6 September 2014 From the Anglican church, Narraville.

We should want all those who loved Etienne so dearly to be able to pay their last respects.

For any further information, contact: Cornell Rinquest 0813200011 Natasha Dharani 0813190990 Colin Van Niekerk 0812687948

MUNICIPALITY OF WALVIS BAY PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT ON ERVEN 4939 AND 4941 WALVIS BAY Notice is hereby given in terms of section 63(2)(b) of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act 23/1992), as amended, that the Municipality of Walvis Bay intends to lease, by private transaction, erven 4939 and 4941 Walvis Bay to a Joint Venture Company (JVC) with AFRIKUUMBA CONSTRUCTION (PTY) LTD for the proposed Waterfront development in Walvis Bay. DESCRIPTION Erven 4939 and 4941 Walvis Bay

AREA 61640m²

ZONING Private Open Space

In addition the Municipal Counil of Walvis Bay intends to enter into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to establish a Joint Venture Company (JVC) with AFRIKUUMBA CONSTRUCTION (PTY) LTD in terms of Joint Business Venture Regulations, No 40 of 2001.

Phase 1 of the Waterfront development will be on erf 4931 Walvis Bay, that currently housed the Municipal swimming pool area for residential/offices development. This facility must be relocated and a new area for such facility has be identified and developed for account of the Development Company after date of incorporation.

Erf 4939 Walvis Bay, which property includes the cricket field, tennis courts, and club house will be utilised for Phase 2 of the proposed development. These facilities must be relocated and a new area for such facilities have to be identified and developed for account of the Development Company after date of incorporation.

The Municipal Council of Walvis Bay at it’s meeting held on 17 December 2013 under item 4.26 in principle approved, subject to certain condition: · That a Joint Venture Agreement be entered into with Afrikuumba Construction (Pty) Ltd; · That Council contributes erven 4939 and 4941 Walvis Bay, 61640m² in extent and currently valued at N$79, 942,500-00 (average of two valuation) to the JVC; · That Afrikuumba’s shareholding be based on their equity contribution towards the Joint Venture; · That the shareholding for the proposed development be approved as follows: 80% Afrikuumba (Pty) Ltd 20% Municipal Council of Walvis Bay · That the term of the Joint Venture Agreement be approved for a period of 50 years; Full particulars pertaining to the intended Joint Venture Development will lie for inspection by interested persons until Thursday, 18 September 2014 at room 30, Municipal Offices, Kuisebmond. For more information, the Manager Housing and Properties can be contacted at telephone (064) 201 3338 during office hours.

Any person objecting to the proposed transaction for the Joint Venture Development, may in writing lodge an objection together with the grounds/motivation thereof, to the Manger: Housing and Properties at the above address or to Private Bag 5017, Walvis Bay, before or on Tuesday, 23 September 2014 at 12:00.

Jack Manale Manager: Housing and Properties Tel: (064) 201 3338 E-mail: jmanale@walvisbaycc.org.na

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Rubber brand in Arandis

Marshallino Beukes

Saterdag het alle paaie na Arandis gelei, waar ‘n pret-dag, gepaardgaande met ‘n “Spin-off” kompetisie, georkestreer deur Coastal Drifting & Spinning en Dupps Spinners van Windhoek, aangebied is.

Dit was die eerste keer in die dorp se geskiedenis dat so ‘n kompetisie daar

aangebied is en die opkoms word as uiters suksesvol beskryf.

“Spinners”, Eric Mas-

waya en Ebrahim Tossie het, op uitnodiging van die organiseerders, al die

pad vanaf Johannesburg, Suid Afrika, die toeskouers kom vermaak.

Eric het gisteroggend telefonies aan die koerant genoem dat hulle

hul gate uit geniet het.

Altesaam 17 voertuie het deelgeneem

en daarvoor gesorg dat die toeskouers deurentyd op hul tone gebly het.

Swakop Open changes NTTA rankings

The Namibia Table Tennis Association (NTTA) rankings had notable changes after the Swakop Open. Swakopmund player Heiko Fleidl remains in number one spot after winning the event in his hometown. Fleidl got off to a rather slow start before gradually improving and, after a hard-fought final, beat Theo Beukes, another surprise package, in the final.

In the senior men’s doubles category, Fleidl also remained at the top with his partner Reinolt Schurz, although the pair had to bow out to

the latter winners Ramon Hansen and Rudi Saunderson in the semi-final.

In the girls ranking, Reese Saunderson moved past Anja Steenkamp to

second position thanks to her epic win at the coast.

It was, however, not enough to push her arch rival Kaitlyn Beukes off the first place despite tri-

umphing over her in the final.

Darren Strauss extended his lead in the boy’s category with 1 328,5 points.

Dietrich Möwes is cur-

rently at second place (with 953,5 points) and PW Steenkamp is at 3rd place with 774,55 points.

Heiko Fleidl remains on top of the men's senior as well as the senior doubles ranking with his partner Reinolt Schurz.

Seven a side soccer tournament

A Seven-a-Side Soccer Tournament for secondary schools is hosted by Bank Windhoek at the Windhoek Show from 29 September to 2 October.

In previous years, pand the tournament to Entry is free and only the team in third place Bank Windhoek hos- include other workers, 16 teams will be al- will receive N$3 000.

The games will be ted a seven-a-side soc- exhibitors, and secon- lowed to enter. cer tournament for dary schools at the The winners will re- played from 27 Sepfarm Windhoek Show. ceive N$7 000 for the tember to 2 October workers that worked Schools that want to team while the school from 15:00 to 18:00. at the Live Stock Ex- compete in the com- they represent will Entry forms can be obtained from the hibition at the Wind- petition can enter their win N$5 000. hoek Show. teams of ten players The runners-up will Bank Windhoek webThis year Bank Wind- before 17 September receive N$5 000 in site or the Bank Windprize money, while hoek Facebook page. hoek decided to ex- 2014.

Davis Cup

According to Mr Henco Serdyn from the Davis Cup players’ team, they will depart from Windhoek on 4 September with the top four players in Namibia. The official tournament will start on 8 September and end Friday/Saturday that same week.

“Tuki Jacobs is our top tennis player playing college tennis.

This will be his third

appearance representing Namibia. This will also be Hermann Kuscke’s second appearance for Davis Cup and we welcome Ben-Piet O’Callaghan on his first appearance for the Davis Cup,” he said.

According to Serdyn the Davis Cup is the dream for every young tennis player in Namibia.

“This is the only ten-

Action from a previous tournament

The Davis Cup, also known as ‘the World Cup of Tennis Africa’ group, will be held in Egypt, Cairo where Namibia will send a team to participate in the international recognised tournament administered by the ITF (International Tennis Federation).

nis tournament in the world where you receive the Official Namibian Colours, except for the Olympics.

It is the premier international team event in men’s tennis.

It is run by the ITF and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format.

The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain

and the United States.

By 2013, 130 nations entered teams into the competition,” he said.

According to him Namibia always had a strong doubles team which is the ‘make or break match’.

In general most of the Davis Cup players are playing the circuit which means most of the players are ranked top 2 000 in the world.

The top players of the countries are usually floating somewhere with a solid ranking.

Namibia competed in the tournament since the year 2000.

The whole team represented Namibia on junior level as well.

It takes a couple of month’s preparation for a tournament like this as 75% of the team is employed in Namibia.

Basic tennis first con-

sistency brings down the pace and keeps the ball in play and still move the player around on court.

Another factor which also determines the preparation is the court surface. Davis Cup is the only tournament where the coach is allowed to sit on the court and help with strategy on court or any advice.

“The ideal would be

(should we be able to get the funds) to play a tournament on the particular surface before Davis Cup, let's say two weeks beforehand. This will definitely boost our confidence and help with the nerves in such a big tournament. Tennis in general is a 90% mental and 10% physical sport. I would like to thank all our sponsors,” he concluded.

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Desert Raceway’s debut Despite hot and windy weather conditions spectators flocked to the debut event of the Desert Raceway Dirt oval racing on Saturday.

Petrol heads were spoilt for choice with quad bikes, V8s and midget vehicles racing for their respective titles.

Situated 7km outside Walvis Bay on the road to Dune 7 towards Rooibank, the brand new track encompasses a larger area than the previous Walvis Bay dirt track, has pavilion seating and braai facilities.

Saturday’s event had marquee tents providing

food & drinks to spectators and live music with Len Nel. Winners of 16 Valves (Hotrods) category include Allan Martin (1st place), Jan Everson (2nd place) and Frank Borusso (3rd place).

Johan Roodt took home 1st place for the V8 category, Durand Oosthuizen took home 2nd place and Vernon Knowles took home 3rd place.

Michael Behnke was the

Action at the new oval track winner of the 8valves 4 cylinder class with Jors Scholtz (2nd place) and

Johan Botes (3rd place) hot on his heels.

Roodt and his family

started building the new track since January this year.

Henties starting block for Head over Heels 30-year old Emma Timmis, from Cheshire, UK, started her Head over Heels 2014 charity run through Southern Africa in Henties Bay on Sunday.

Emma Timmis (left) and Aysha Madha, project organiser

Timmis is running for charity to raise funds for conservation.

The funds raised through this charity run will be donated to the charities The Seed Project, the Think Plan Do, and the UK charity Tusk, which will donate all funds raised to Namibia’s Af-

riCat Foundation and Save the Rhino Trust.

A run that started in the coastal town on Sunday will see Timmis cover 4 000km through Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and finishing in Pemba, Mozambique, in approximately

four months. On average, she will run the distance of a marathon a day for three to four months.

In Namibia she will cover 1 300 km.

Timmis is supported by four others, a cyclist and a 4x4 car.

Sailing gears up for Bart’s Bash

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The Walvis Bay Yacht Club and the rest of the Namibian sailing community are gearing up to participate in a global sailing event called Bart’s Bash on 21 September.

Named after the Olympic medallist and America’s Cup sailor Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, the idea of the race is to break a Guinness record by having the greatest number of boats participate in the same race around the world.

The event is open to any class of boat. Participating clubs have been given a twelve hour window in which to complete the race, accommodating different time zones and other requirements to qualify for the world record.