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Time change Continued from Page 1 the Namibian public is invited to give substantive
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views of why it is needed to reinstate a single time zone in Namibia, as was the prevailing case until 1994. Alternatively, the views of those in support of the current time formats of summer- and winter times can also provide input, as this could ultimately lead to a decision not to institute any change to the current format. The letter calls for the public to mark their submissions clearly with the title “input on time change.” The deadline for all submissions is 29 February this year. Submissions can either be hand delivered to the Ministry’s headquaters in Windhoek at 3rd Floor, Cohen Building, Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, corner of Independence Avenue and Casino Street, alternatively these submissions can be mailed to legal.division@mha.gov.na
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N$10 000 beloning Sy kinders het met skok en ongeloof ontdek dat iemand toegang tot wyle mnr de Jager se woonstel verkry het, deur van spaarsleutels gebruik te maak. Die vermoede is dat iemand toegang verkry het deur van spaarsleutels gebruik te maak wat onder die beheer van die bestuur van die ouetehuis was. Wyle mnr de Jager se een dogter, mev Suzelle de Lima, het intussen ‘n beloning uitgeloof van N$10 000 vir iemand wat die skootrekenaar van wyle mnr de Jager kan terugbesorg. Daar is belangrike dokumente op die skootrekenaar se geheue, het sy gister verduidelik. “Ons gaan dit eenvoudig nie aanvaar dat daar by my oorlede pa se woonstel ingebreek is, en ook by ander bejaardes, maar dan sloer die saak of die ouetehuis draai ‘n blinde oog nie,” het ‘n gefrustreerde de Lima telefonies vanuit Suid Afrika gesê. Die Namibiese Polisie op Walvisbaai het gister by monde van sy segspersoon, Kommissaris Ottillie Kashuupulwa bevestig daar is ‘n verdagte, maar die ondersoekbeampte van die saak is op ‘n kursus en sy sal terugvoer van hom verkry sodra hy terugkeer.
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Timo Voges’ Erongo Mall back in the race against Dunes Mall Liesl Losper Walvis Bay is officially now the place where two mega shopping malls are simultaneously developed right across the street from one another, and directly in competition to one another for anchor tenants. This follows after businessman Timo Voges successfully obtained permission from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to purchase 21 hectares of land from the municipality of Walvis Bay demarcated as Portion of Portion 196 Walvis Bay Town and Townlands. This land is at the entrance to Walvis Bay and situated directly across the road from where JSE-listed Safland Group is currently developing the future Dunes Mall. Voges and his Greenstone Investments is developing his Erong Mall in a venture with Atterbury, also a JSE-listed shopping developer in Africa. Safland and Atterbury are known for giving one another a steep challenge in the mall development market in Africa. Spokesperson for the municipality Kevin Adams confirmed recently the sale of Portion of Portion
196 Walvis Bay Town and Townlands. Adams explained the process, including that Voges had to await formal approval from the Ministry of Urban and Rurual Development which must first consider all applications of large tracts of urban land before local authorities can dispose of it. This caused Voges' mall development schedule fall behind to the Dunes Mall, where construction progresses rapidly and this mall due for a grand opening by May next year. Adams defended the fact Voges bought the land for N$46 per square meter as market related. Greenstone will have considerable cost in earthworks and servicing the land. Projections show Walvis Bay's population to grow to 180 000 inhabitants in the course of the next ten to fifteen years, hence the need for shopping mall developments.
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The Chairperson of the National Council (NC) says the National Council will oblige its members to provide quarterly regional reports as part of its plans to be a model institution that responds to the needs of its citizens.
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NC Chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams made the remarks during a five-day post-election seminar, which commenced in Windhoek on Monday. The seminar is designed to equip newly elected Members of Parliament with knowledge and skills on how Parliament works and what is expected of them. Mensah-Williams also raised concern about the lack of functionality of Regional Development Committees (RDCs), noting that such structures are important in Government's efforts to fast-track decentralisation and bring about development to its citizens. She said only three RDCs are functional; those of the Erongo, Omaheke and Kunene regions. “We hope that this will change with the performance agreements,” she said. The five-day seminar will touch on topics such as best parliamentary practices, the art of diplomacy, parliamentary ethics, the relationship between the NC and regional councils and understanding the law-making process and Bill analysis. The seminar ends Friday. NAMPA
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