09 april namib times e-edition

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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6841 TUESDAY 9 APRIL 2019 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Public concerned over “smelly” water pumped into lagoon Residents and tourists were rather sceptical on Sunday over this semi-purified effluent water (semi-purified sewerage water) that drained in to the Walvis Bay lagoon. The water was a dark brown, smelly mass which created a whitish foam as it flowed into the lagoon. Residents for many weeks now complain that the semi-purified effluent actually damages lawns and gardens and is exceptionally smelly. “This does not look good, especially not to our tourists”, protested a resident on Sunday. Semipurified effluent are drained from several points in the municipal system into the Wavlis Bay lagoon. That is only done if the system is over-burdened. A municipal spokesperson assured the public on Sunday that despite the unusual darker water colour and very smelly, it is purified to a standard required environmentally and is not doing the marine environment any harm.

Report affirms Namibia's Logistics ambitions Namibia's Logistics Hub vision heralds the examination of our logistics performance indicators in the domestic and international logistic arena. It is against this background that the first annual state of logistics report for Namibia was launched in the capital earlier this month. The report, which documents Namibia's size and contribution of logistics, was dubbed “a milestone in Namibia's development as a logistical core for the Southern African Development Community (SADC)” by Works and Transport Minister, Hon John Mutorwa. Noting that the Port of Walvis Bay handles 93.1% of the total cargo moving to and from Namibia's neighbouring countries, the report states that cargo Continues on page 2

inside Dance the night away

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Namoyster has new owners

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First African Road Maintenance Funds AGM held at TransNamib and Ascon Energy (Pty) Ltd signed a Rail Transport Agreement (RTA) on 20 Swakopmund March 2019 for the transport of coal, containers and various commodities between Walvis

Rail transport between Walvis Bay and Grootfontein set for major boost

Bay and the inland terminals of Grootfontein and Gobabis. The agreement, signed by TransNamib CEO, Mr Johny Smith and Mr Nate MacMillan, Ascon Energy's Managing Director, will cater for the transportation of more than 600,000 tonnes of various commodities per annum. The initial focus will be the imports and exports on the Walvis Bay to Grootfontein route, followed by the Gobabis to Walvis Bay route, utilizing the Trans Kalahari Corridor. According to Corporate Communications Officer, Ms Ailly Hangula-Paulino, the contract will start next quarter. “This agreement will stimulate the train service between Grootfontein and Walvis Bay for Congolese and Zambian traffic”. She also stated that TransNamib is in discussion with other logistics service providers within the region to develop the intermodal faci- Otavi-Grootfontein railway line lities at Grootfontein to support the growth of Their key focus areas are Eastern Europe, Westvolumes in the short to medium term. and Southern Africa, the Middle East as well as Ascon Energy Pty is a subsidiary of the Ascon the Asian outlets. They are particularly concenGroup, an international oil and commodities trating on niche markets where they operate and trading organisation that has been serving the glocooperate with local companies. bal physical markets for more than three decades.

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Twenty medals at SA Champs

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