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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6779 TUESDAY 21 AUGUST 2018 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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Swakop “Oppiestoep”
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At WB state hospital a Panado solves it all Eileen van der Schyff A front page article in Friday's edition, which detailed a woman's horror experience at the hands of a medical doctor and a nurse at the Walvis Bay state hospital, has opened a floodgate of complaints over the treatment people receive at the hands of medical staff at this hospital. In Friday's edition a woman said she went to hospital to have a caesarean wound that went septic treated. It required opening the wound. The woman was denied anaesthetics. She cried out in pain and was reprimanded not to be “a sissy”. When she went hysteric, she was chased away and told never to come back. The septic operation wound remained largely untreated. Following publication on Friday, several people contacted namib times and complained about the generally poor service. Nurses being arrogant and rude, long hours waiting for
treatment and dirty facilities were among the complaints received. One woman, whose relative was hospitalised last week, said her sister was living in fear as rats are making their nests in a certain quarter of the hospital, because it is never cleaned properly. One woman phoned the namib times on Thursday. She was in tears, as her domestic assistant has been ill for several weeks now. She [the domestic assistant] made regular calls to the state hospital but every time she was just given a couple of Continues on page 2
One thousands maritime pyrotechnics devices were destroyed in a controlled explosion near Mile 7 east of Walvis Bay on Saturday by explosives expert George Kühn. The destroyed items included line throwers, parachute rockets and hand flares. A total of 75kg of the explosive Anfex were used.
… and Swakopmund jolted by blast A huge explosion near Swakopmund on Friday has residents angry and confused. Some say they never received any notice that blasting would take place that day whilst some said these powerful explosions from time to time explain cracks forming on the walls of some homes. There are also those who believe a pipe rupture on the Omdel water line was as a Continues on page 2
Miss Namibia at Swakopmund
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Namibia can pack its RWC bags
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