10 june namib times e edition

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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6560 FRIDAY 10 JUNE 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

No building plans submitted for Walvis Bay Airport terminal project Floris Steenkamp With the completion of the new terminal building of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) at the Walvis Bay International Airport only weeks away, the project hit an unexpected snag. It was established no building plans were submitted to the Walvis Bay municipality for approval for the new terminal building, which means no completion certificate can be issued by the Department of Roads and Building Control of the municipality of Walvis Bay. Last minute efforts are now made by the contractor to submit the building plans for approval. This completion certi- like water, electricity times this week after an ficate is crucial as fu- and telephone lines article appeared in an ture tenants of com- respectively of the edition of the newspamercial space at the Walvis Bay munici- per of last week reportnew terminal building pality, Erongo RED ing on the latest proneed this certificate to and Telecom Namibia. gress with regard to the obtain trade licenses A concerned future new terminal building. or to connect services tenant contacted namib “This is a milestone

Time to repent:

Become tax compliant or face the music Floris Steenkamp “The time is now to repent and become tax compliant.” This was the message this week of Mr Joseph Nanghonga, the Deputy Director in the Department of Inland Revenue, in the Ministry of Finance in the Erongo Region announcing details of a Tax Education Day next Wednesday (15 June 2016) at venues across the Region. Tax Education Day Tax Compliance in Nawill take place across mibia”. all fourteen Regions “It is a proven fact that o f N a m i b i a n e x t countries with a high Wednesday and ac- rate of tax compliance cording to Nang- among its citizens do honga, who is sta- better economically tioned at the Revenue and there are higher Office in Walvis Bay, rates of development. the theme of this edu- We as Namibians need cation day is: “Pro- to nurture a culture of moting a Culture of Continues on page 2

project for everyone with an interest in Namibia, but I am concerned as an application for a trade license at the local authority was turned down because there is no completion certificate from the landlord (NAC). Closer inspection increased my worries, as there were no building plans approved which means no completion certificate can be issued”, this tenant explained. Anonymity was

requested, as the person do not want to jeopardise relations between his future business at the airport and the Namibia Airports Company as his landlord. “No approved building plans means no completion certificate. No completion certificate, no services,” a municipal official explained this week. Adding this is not a unique requirement, but a standard requirement for anyone

who erects a building in any urban area in Namibia. The official later returned the call and explained the Namibia Airports Company as well as the architect MacKintosh & Lautenbach Architects and the contractor New Era Investments are currently in the final stages of submitting the building plans. If no hassles are detected the plans could be approved within two weeks, it

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Rain played havoc with mines Reën mors met W/baai Bladsy 10

Erwin Leuschner

The surprising rainfall along the central coast this week affected the mining operations of both the Husab and Rössing Uranium mine. Due to safety concerns the operations were stopped temporarily at Husab. While Husab recorded 36 mm of rain, it rained 22.2 mm at the Rössing mine site. According to Percy McCallum, Vice President: Human Resources and Business Support at Swakop Uranium, which is busy constructing the Husab Uranium Mine, some mining operations were temporarily stopped to ensure

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safety measures maintained for the employees and equipment. “No workers were sent home,” he said to namib times. According to him a few buildings were slightly damaged Continues on page 2

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