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Tunacor & Nasawu sign agreement
Brand Acquisition of Millions to give WB Salt Wings Maria Davel-Wallis
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Service station workers arrested
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HIV testing and CDA Count explained
In four months’ time, salt of Walvis Bay Salt Holdings will be distributed worldwide under a trusted brand name that has stood the test of time. “Our salt will soon be distributed under the brand name, Cerebos - a trusted, sought-after brand, perceived as the proverbial salt of the earth, and one we believe is the apt brand to take our proud product places.” Andre Snyman, Managing Director of Walvis Bay Salt Holdings was up-beat when he welcomed namib
times to share the good news. After having tested the possibility of marketing
its product under its own brand name, the holding company, Chlor-Alkali Holdings or CAH, of
which Investec SA is the largest stakeholder, decided to buy the 50-year-old South African CerebosContinues on page 2
Mondesa Elders’ Municipal Debts to be Erased Sharlien Tjambari
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KSS Matric Farewell
The Governor of the Erongo Region has announced that the municipal debts of elders of Mondesa will be paid after a donation of N$150 000 by the Knowledge Foundation. He held a press conference yesterday, at the Regional Council Constituency office. The well-known businessman, Knowledge Kati, founded the Knowledge Foundation. According to the Governor, Cleophas Mutjavikua, the donated money will
be utilised to try and pay the debts of needy, elderly community members of Mondesa. The whole program will be rolled out with the assistance of the Regional
Councillor as well as the Mayors of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. The Governor has also called upon other business leaders in the community to come forward and
participate in the poverty eradication efforts of the national government. “Poverty eradication is the theme of our government and we are going to fight it as soldiers on the ground. Continues on page 2
“John Alfred Ward Maandag Tuis” - Terence Ward Maria Davel-Wallis Pages 11 & 12
John Heynes Snr honoured
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Die stoflike oorskot van die 24-jarige Alfred John Ward, die Namibiese paramedikus wat een van vyf mense was wat meer as drie weke gelede in die E Med Res 24 lugambulans-ongeluk omgekom het, sal na verwagting Maandag in die besit van sy familie wees. Ward se pa, die bekende paramedikus van Swakopmund, Terence Ward, het gisteraand uit Windhoek gesê die begrafnis sal aanstaande Saterdag op Swakopmund gehou word. Ward sê die reëlings vir die begrafnis is nou oorgegee aan ‘n begraf-
nisondernemer. Ward het vroeër gesê die nooddienste beplan om sy
seun met volle eerbewys te begrawe. Bertus Struwig, die Hoof Continues on page 2
“Underground Astronauts” find New Member of Human Family Tree Scientists say they’ve discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa. The creature shows a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics - some experts called it “bizarre” and “weird.” The discovery presents some key mysteries: How old are the bones? And how did they get into that chamber, reachable only by a complicated pathway that includes squeezing through passages as narrow as about 7½ inches (17,8 centimeters)? The bones were found by a spelunker, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Johannesburg. The site has yielded some 1 550 specimens since its discovery in 2013.
The fossils represent at least 15 individuals. Researchers named the creature Homo naledi (nah-LEH-dee). That reflects the “Homo” evolutionary group, which includes modern people and our closest extinct relatives, and the word for “star” in a local language. The find was made in the Rising Star cave system. The creature, which evidently walked upright, represents a mix of traits. Continues on page 2
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Professor Lee Berger kisses a replica of the skull of a Homo naledi, a newly discovered human ancestor during the unveiling of the discovery on September 10, 2015 in Maropeng. A new species of human ancestor, Homo naledi, estimated at about 2,5 to 2,8 million years old was discovered at the “Cradle of Humankind,” about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg. At about 1,5m tall and only 45,36kg, and with a brain only about the size of an average orange, H. naledi is a startling combination of australopith-like and human-like features that, until now, was entirely unknown to science, researchers said