19 april namib times e edition

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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6546 TUESDAY 19 APRIL 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

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Build Together-brouwerk FNB and Standard first het nuwe huiseienaars boos Bank to hike Liesl Losper

Terwyl duisende mense op Walvisbaai gebuk gaan onder ernstige behuisingsterkorte, is daar ook 'n groepie mense in die hawedorp se Narraville woonbuurt wat sukkel met die gehalte van huise wat d e u r m i d d e l v a n d i e B u i l d To g e t h e r b e k o s t i g b a re behuisingsprogram aan hul oorhandig is. Die klein gemeen- deur die dakke sif, Die eerste huisie wat skappie van drie en deure en vensters wat gelewer is, was glo perdertig huiseienaars het nie in hul rame pas nie fek. Dit was ook net hul lot vandeesweek en dakplate wat wind- daar by die eerste huiby namib times bekla skeef op die balke pas- sie waar perfek gaan en sê dat swak vak- gemaak is. vassteek het. manskap en goedkoop “Kom ons vergeet eers Die munisipaliteit van bybehore hul diep die feit dat die program Walvisbaai het intusteleurstel. Van die in- so lank gesloer het. Wat sen by monde van sy woners kon nog nie ons nou het is gemors- segsman, mnr Kevin hul huise betrek nie, werk. Hoe kan daar van Adams, bevestig dat want dit is byna on- ons verwag word om die plaaslike owerheid moontlik om daar te aan so 'n huis terug te kennis dra van die betaal? bly. swak bouwerk. Adams Die koerant het eerste- Ons moet nou ekstra het die huisbewoners hands gaan sien hoe uitgawes aangaan net aangeraai om 'n lys van muurteëls vir vloer- om die nodigste te defekte aan mnr Jack teëls gebruik is by herstel soos lekkende Manale, die bestuurder minstens een woning, krane en skewe deure,” Behuising en Eienkrane wat kwalik twee het van die inwoners domme, deur te stuur. keer gebruik word onlangs gesê. Dit laat Manale se bevoordat dit afbreek, Een persoon het byge- weerde onlangse woorgebreekte teëls wat voeg hy sou graag wou de aan ontevrede inwovervang word met sien of die kontrakteur ners dat hul die swak teëls van 'n heel ander wat gebruik is tevrede werk op eie koste moet kleur en patroon, dak- sou wees om vir hom- herstel by die venster ke wat lek, sand wat self so 'n huis te bou. uitvlieg.

Springbok on retirement

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Minister Shaningwa: NHE mass houses must be filled asap

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A young springbok ewe somehow managed to trap itself inside the complex of the new Retirement Village in the Swakopmund Suburb Ocean View on Sunday afternoon. The animal was darted by Swakopmund Vet, Dr. Hartmut Winterbach (left), who later in the evening released the animal close to the Rossmund Golf Club, where already quite a number of springbok roam the area. “We are not sure how the animal managed to get inside, because the walls are quite high,” Winterbach said. The animal was released after no concerns were detected for its condition and safety. Photo by West Coast Safety Initiative

Accident claims lives of two minors

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Belated Independence Celebrations

Blackout hit countrywide Most of Namibia suffered a power outage for about two hours on Monday. The electricity supply was disconnected shortly after 13:00 and only came back on after 15:00. A highly placed source at the national power utility (NamPower), who does not want to be named, told Nampa on Monday a technical breakage was experienced

at the Omburu Solar PV Plant in the Omaruru District in Erongo Region. “We are experiencing breakage at Omburu Solar PV Plant and our technical team are hard at work to fix the problem,” said the source. However, rumours were rife that the

South African power utility, Eskom, cut off electricity supply to Namibia due to unsettled bills by Namibia for five years. Approached for comment, NamPower spokesperson Tangeni Kambangula told Nampa the company is aware of the power Continues on page 2

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Kudus sink Walvisbaai in Rugby Derby

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