20 march namib times e-edition

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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6854 FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

President’s 2nd term inauguration to be a “low key” gathering Estelle de Bruyn Several heads of state of neighbouring countries will be in attendance Saturday when Pres. Hage Geingob is sworn in as head of state at State House. It would be Dr. Geingob's second term in office.

President Hage Geingob

With the cancellation of the Independence Day celebrations at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek, where the president is usually sworn in, the formal ceremony has been moved to State House. The spokesman for the Presidency, Dr Alfredo Hengari, told Namib Times that the celebrations will be in keeping with the directives issued by government to curb the spreading of Corvid-19 (Coronavirus). No more than 50 people will be in attendance. Heads of state of South Africa, Botswana, Angola and Zimbabwe will be among the attendees. Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, who is also the current chairman of the African Union, will represent the whole of Africa at the inauguration. “It will be a short ceremony in response to the critical challenge facing our country. Due to the limited number we can accommodate, many people who would normally be present, will this year not be in attendance, but we are still finalizing the guest list,” Hengari said. Members of parliament will be sworn in at the Parliament today (Friday). On Saturday Geingob will announce his new Cabinet. They will be sworn in either on Sunday or Monday as the first session of the new Cabinet will take place on Tuesday.

Hygiene and hunger a concern at Henties Bay Shebeen owners Sharlien Tjambari urged to cooperate Trial awaiting prisoners kept in the Henties Bay police holding cells say they are being kept in dismal conditions. They claim toilets are out of order and so are the showers. They are to combat Covid-19 highly concerned about hygiene, specifically given the current Covid-19 pandemic. The Namibian Police in Erongo is ready to maintain public law and order, more specifically to assist preventing the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Police spokesperson Inspector Ileni Shapumba yesterday urged the public to behave with caution and due regard for one another as the responsibility to fight the Coronavirus lies with every Namibian and every non-Namibian currently within the country's borders. Prevailing situation should talk to shebeen owners' conscience: Inspector Shapumba specifically called upon shebeen owners from refraining to allow the mass gathering of Continues on page 2

A relative of a prisoner in his late 50's approached the Namib Times to highlight the dire situation these people have to endure behind bars. “I was informed of the conditions in which the prisoners are kept. Apart from the unhygienic conditions caused by broken toilets and showers, mosquitos and flees are also a cause of great concern. People are suffering bites and they are afraid they could contract some medical condition as a result. Some of the prisoners' relatives and friends bring them food, but that is eventually dished out to everyone, because often there is not enough food, claims the relative referred to above.

“I feel it is not fair and nobody should be allowed to live under such conditions”, said the man. Namib Times contacted a man who spent some time in the holding cells at Henties Bay. “The toilet pots are really broken. Broken like shattered”, the man explained. No visitors are allowed. We feel this is a way to hide the true situation in the holding cells”, he said. He asked for anonymity. When contacted by the Namib Times on Tuesday this week, the Regional Commander of the Namibian Police in Erongo, Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu denied the Henties Bay police holding cells are in the condition as Continues on page 2

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Locker vom Hocker mit Corona

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Indongo Fun Day

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