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Retrenchments at EBHN 50 workers to lose jobs after Renewable energy main “next round of restructuring” ingredient of Energy Policy Press Statement Walvis Bay's slowing local economy has been hit with yet another setback, the retrenchment of 50 more employees at ship repair and marine industrial service provider Elgin Brown Hamer Namibia (EBHN). The company issued a press statement in this regard on Tuesday. In the statement the company explained the latest round of retrenchments form part of a restructuring process that already started in 2017 and aims at making the company more cost effective in the volatile and competitive ship repair market. The statement quotes Heritha Nankole Muyoba, the Acting CEO of EBH Namibia: “The Manage-
ment of Elgin Brown & Hamer Namibia (EBHN) has confirmed today that the company has entered into a further round of retrenchments, in order to meet market demands, ensure longterm sustainability and further support its drive to be the preferred ship repair partner in West Africa. The first round of retrenchments was initiated in 2017 and affected 19 non-bar-
gaining unit employees. This was successfully concluded in February 2018. The second phase was pended, while the company reviewed its medium to long-term viability, in the face of the challenging and volatile nature of the offshore support and ship repair sector. The second round of restructuring was prompted by the knock-on effect of this Continues on page 2
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Sharlien Tjambari
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has finalised the National Renewable Energy Policy for Namibia. Renewable power generation as the country's main electrical power generation source takes central position (Picture: Wind farm at Lüderitz). Continues on page 2
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Road projects progress Money the determining factor for more phases
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Sharlien Tjambari Despite challenges, like cost and the fact that water is not readily available at all points for road construction, the massive roads infrastructure projects at the coast and greater Erongo remains on track and is for the good of the country's future. The Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa gave these assurances earlier this week during site inspections at the various road work projects currently in full swing between Walvis Bay and Henties Bay, and the prospect
that road construction will in the years to come link the port of Walvis Bay with a black top road up to the Angolan border. Several stretches of these roads are already tarred roads and once the
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Dep Minister of Transport - John Mutorwa
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