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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6744 TUESDAY 17 APRIL 2018 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Namibia ready for its first export of 38 000 tons of lithium ore
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Heavy rains for parts of Walvis Bay
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Run for Animals
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The bulk carrier Atlantic Dream is expected alongside in the port Leopard Attack: of Walvis Bay next Tuesday to load Namibia’s first export consignment of lithium ore to China. The ore belongs to Desert Lion Energy, which operates a lithium mine some 30km southeast of Karibib. Known as the Desert Lion Lithium Project, the mine in the past was first known as Rubicon, Helikon and Mircolite, before it was purchased by Chinese Desert Lion Energy. A quay side function in the port of Walvis Bay next Tuesday will celebrate this first lithium export to China.
Only 2 of 28 communal water taps function in vast DRC-settlement Melba Kaura Swakopmund's Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) residents say their water woes continue to worsen, as only two of the 28 installed communal taps are functioning in the informal settlement. According to con- taps have been out of are working and this is not a good situation cerned resident Ka- order for weeks. meya Joseph, the “Only two of the taps Continues on page 2
Victim expected to make a full recovery
Off on an Atlantic crossing
Floris Steenkamp
Mr Hardy Specker (61) who was attacked by a leopard in the Gaub-pass area on Thursday is making a satisfactory recovery and is expected to be discharged from the Welwitschia Private Hospital on the weekend. He and his life partner Petra Windmeisser (60), will then return to Germany without delay. The couple camped in a river in the Gaubpass area in the safety of their overlander truck. At around 01:00 on Thursday, the couple heard something outside the truck and when Specker stood up to close a window, the
leopard lunged at him. The powerfull leopard got hold of Specker by sinking its teeth into his head as the animal’s front paw nails slashed into his shoulder and neck. As the leopard tried to pull the helpless and profusely bleeding
Specker through the window, Windmeisser got hold of his legs and pulled him back into the truck. Several agonising hours followed. Specker was gravely injured and was losing blood. The leopard Continues on page 2
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Kudus sink Wanderers
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