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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6636 TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Mass houses demolished
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Why it is important to study hard at school
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Bulk loads Inferior quality of houses Namibia seeks certification necessitated decision to to enter Northern European 40 000 tons of markets with its hake demolish the houses Erwin Leuschner Erwin Leuschner salt Namibian hake might very soon achieve greater value in northern
43 Houses constructed under the Mass Housing Development Program north of Swakopmund are currently being demolished and will be replaced with brick structures. The houses were constructed by the Delta Group using prefabricated material, but were found to be of inferior quality. The demolishing work is currently being conducted by a contractor called Afrina, who was tasked by government to construct 100 new houses. This was confirmed by a businessman, who called
himself Charles, who is in charge of the company Afrina. “Government told me last year to build new houses. We will build over 100 houses,” he said to namib times. Charles added that the
current structures are of poor quality, which is why they are being demolished. “I am busy with the site plan and will build new houses now,” he said. Charles was not aware
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European countries. This week the Namibian Hake Association is hosting a workshop to achieve certification on sustainable fishing with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Once Namibian hake industry on the same Minister of Fisheries achieves certification page with regard to and Marine Resources of sustainable fishing what has to be done to (MFMR), during the with the Marine Ste- achieve this certifica- opening of the workwardship Council, tion. shop yesterday. “Conthis species will recei- “Better marketing (of sumers don't only ve higher consumer hake) leads to better want safe and tasty visibility and a sub- trade and better trade fish, but fish that was sequent higher value. leads to increased sustainably harvesThe workshop aims at FOREX earnings,” bringing the hake said Bernhard Esau, Continues on page 2
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