11 sept namib times e-edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6785 TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

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Hangana invests N$40m in Chicken King on abalone farm at Lüderitz the move Walvis Bay based fish company makes its debut in Lüderitz Hangana Seafood, a leading fish producer in Walvis Bay and the subsidiary of the O&L Group, on Friday saw the official opening of the company's abalone farm at Lüderitz. The abalone farm comes at an investment of N$40 million, of which N$13 million went into the sales price of an existing abalone production concern.

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Tragedy as shack fire Nampol and NAC sign destroys family of three airport security memoEileen van der Schyff

The thirty-year-old man who sustained 85 percent burn wounds in a shack fire in Tutaleni in Walvis Bay on Friday evening has died in the Katutura hospital over the weekend. His wife, who too sustained 85 % burn wounds, are still fighting for her life in the same hospital. The couple’s one year old child miraculously escaped the inferno unharmed, the Namibian Police confirmed over the weekend.

According to the Police, the couple, identified as 32-year-old Paulus Hangula and Ester Phillipus (30), arrived at their shack on Thursday evening heavily under the influence of alcohol. They had with them their one year old child. The parent’s shack has no electricity supply and they lit candles. They fell asleep with the candles still burning and it started a fire. By the time the couple realised what was happening they already sustained 85 % burn wounds over their bodies, but their child was unharmed. The couple was transferred to Windhoek from the Walvis Bay state hospital, but sadly Mr Hangula succumed to his burn injuries on Saturday. This incident follows only days after the Namibian Police has announcement that in three incidents parents will be charged for child neglect. These were as a result of similar incidents where vulnerable children were left alone whilst parents were out drinking and also the case of the killing of 9-year-old Avihe Cheryl Ujaha which the police believes should never have happened had the mother properly looked after her.

randum The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) and the Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) on Friday morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the provision of aviation security services at the eight national airports operated and managed by NAC. The deal includes security services at the Walvis Bay International Airport which along with Hosea Kutako International Airport are the country’s only two international airports. The other six airports falling under this deal are Lüderitz Airport, Rundu Airport, Ondangwa Airport, Keetmanshoop Airport, Eros Airport and Katima Mulilo Airport. The MoU, a first of its kind to be documented, is aimed at attaining the provision of effective aviation security services at all NAC airports and was signed by Inspector-General Lt-Gen Sebastien H Ndeitunga on behalf of Nampol; whereas NAC's Acting CEO Lot Haifidi signed the MoU on behalf of the institution. The MoU has been vetted by the Attorney-General's Office, before the signing ceremony took place on Friday morning.

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