30 july namib times e-edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6924 FRIDAY 30 JULY 2021 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Baboon on the loose at container depot

Eileen van der Schyff Workers had the surprise of their lives at a container yard in Walvis Bay yesterday morning, when a baboon emerged from a container that had just been offloaded from a truck. The baboon was later captured by Mr. Naudé Dreyer, a local who have distinguished himself at various occasions in the past in rescuing stranded whales, dolphins, seals and now a baboon added to the list. It is believed the animal entered the container when it was loaded in Zambia or just before it was inspected and sealed. Fortunately, there are no signs the animal was smuggled. It is further believed the animal spent at least a week in the sealed container without food and water between Zambia and Walvis Bay.

When workers opened the container yesterday morning, the baboon ran out. The confusion that followed scared the animal even more, and it made a dash for a block of containers some 100 metres away. It made use of the small spaces between the containers to hide and evade capture. When Namib Times visited the scene, his scared

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inside President Geingob Wrong to brief Namibia on turn by Covid-19 situation trucker

President Hage Geingob and Health Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula are scheduled to address Namibia at 15:00 this afternoon from State House in Windhoek, over Namibia’s Covid-19 situation. The President’s address and that of Dr. Shangula can be viewed live on NBC 1 and on the Facebook profile of the Presidency. It remains a realistic possibility that interregional traveling would resume, seating at restaurants, extended hours of alcohol trading and larger gatherings would be reinstated in the new dispensation that resumes at one minute to midnight tomorrow, Saturday 31 July 2021.

Government and tourism sector must stand together for revival The time is now for Government and the private sector to stand together to recover the tourism industry from the ashes of destruction caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This the key message from the Institute for In 2019 arrivals stood at 1,6 million tourists, Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) second quarter supporting the notion that direct and indirect economic review for 2021 that was released this contribution to GDP grew accordingly between week. 2015 and 2019. Namibia’s tourism industry is a key economic Tourists from African countries, most notably driver since Independence, not only directly Angola and South Africa formed the biggest (tourism businesses itself), but also an indirect portion of annual arrivals. Germany is the biggest driver of spin-off business activities. source of tourism for Namibia from Europe, Between 2006 and 2015 tourism’s direct followed by the United States, according to a contribution to GDP rose from N$1,7 billion to graph from this economic report. N$5,2 billion. The indirect contribution was The report concludes by suggesting Namibia’s staggeringly higher with N$5,3 billion in 2006 tourism industry is in for a gradual recovery of to N$9,8 billion in 2015. several years, driven mainly by factors related to According to this quarterly economic review, an the Covid-19 pandemic, and the rate at which the international agency has been contracted at vaccine will help the world to open again for several occasions between 2006 and 2015 to travel. quantify these figures according to an Locally, the tourism industry can assist with the internationally accepted model. This exercise recovery among others by promoting the Covidhas not been conducted since 2015, but 19 vaccine among staff and the wider population. expectations are both the direct and indirect Namibia can regain the trust of international contribution to GDP steadily rose up to the end tourism sources if tourism promotes and adopts of 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived. safe Covid-19 protocols and for the country to Similarly, international arrivals increased from reach herd immunity through mass vaccination. approximately 800 000 in 2006 to 1,4 million tourists in 2015.

Safety & Security Minister and Police General visits coast

becomes death ride

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Namibia Tourism Expo cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

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The InspectorGeneral of the Namibian Police and Safety and Security Minister, Dr. Albert Kawana.

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