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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6567 FRIDAY 1 JULY 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
N$960m dual lane road behind Dune 7
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BeachBreak auction today
Photo by Erwin Leuschner
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The two main roads between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund, the B2 highway and the MR44 behind the dunes, will both be transformed into dual-carriageway highways over the next three years. The ground-breaking ceremony for the N$960 million project was done yesterday by Alpheus !Naruseb, Minister of Works and Transport. “This in only one of the many infrastructure projects currently underway in Namibia and will contribute to the ultimate goal of transforming Namibia into the logistics hub of Southern Africa,” he said. Read the detailed story in Tuesday's edition of namib times.
China Harbour learns the hard way to respect laws
The Wreck reopens today
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Patrol boat for Nampol arrives
Floris Steenkamp Chinese construction company China Harbour & Engineering Company (CHEC) yesterday learnt the hard way not to cut corners when it comes to Namibia's laws. More than fourteen of the company's tipper trucks were suspended from the road yesterday, after these heavy vehicles were found to be unroadworthy and also overloaded. A joint operation were inspected, lead- The tipper trucks are between the muni- ing to the summary hauling rock and stone cipal traffic depart- suspension of CHEC's for CHEC for the conment of Walvis Bay trucks from the road. struction of the conand the Roads Author- The construction in- tainer terminal on reity was carried out at dustry in general will claimed land in the port the harour town's be targeted by the of Walvis Bay. weighbridge yester- traffic authorities in It was understood yesday where mostly con- the days to come to terday the Namibia Ports Authority (Namstruction vehicles improve road safety.
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The fleet of grounded trucks port), which is the client of CHEC for the terminal project, is viewing the incident in a very serious light. Unroadworthy vehi-
cles are one of the main causes of the high accident rate on Namibian roads and the subsequent death toll and injuries. For CHEC to
allow unroadworthy vehicles shows a lack of sensitivity towards Namibia's current dilemma with road acciContinues on page 2
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