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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6833 TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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The cute little ones who arrived over the “big days�
New Hotel opened Page 3
Unique visitors Sharlien Tjambari
Elizabeth Josua and Luwisa Ituwa
Bringing a baby into the world is without doubt the most wonderful experience any mother encounters. However, giving birth to a baby on the day of the birth of Christ or the first day of a new year is a huge bonus to that. A total of 9 babies were delivered on these two special days in Swakopmund. The nurses at the Swakopmund state hospital confirmed they delivered six babies on 25 December 2019. The first baby was a boy named Simeon Nangolo Jesus Kapalanga. He was born at 00:37 and weighed 4.01kg. The second baby was a girl and she was born at 01.05. She weighed 3.07kg and her name is Hertha Atutala. The third baby delivered at the hospital was a boy, born at 04:00 and weighed 2.8kg. A baby girl weighing 3.38kg and a boy weighing 3.9kg were born at around 10:00 later in the morning. The last of the little ones to arrive on Christmas Day at Swakopmund state hospital was born at 23:21pm and weighed 2.48kg. Cottage Medi Clinic only saw the arrival of little Adrian Ceaser Auchab. He was born at 09:35 and weighed 3.5kg. New Year's Eve brought smiles to two young mothers at the state hospital at Swakopmund. Elizabeth Joshua gave birth to Lotete Joshua at 02:50 on 1 January 2020. The baby girl weighed 3.32kg. Williams Hekandjo was born at 13:49 to Luwisa Ituwa. There were no New Year's babies here either. Meanwhile in Walvis Bay, there were no Christmas babies or New Year's babies at the Welwitschia Private Hospital. Three babies were born at the Walvis Bay state hospital on Christmas Day. Due to an administrative situation, the hospital was unable to provide the names of the little ones by the time of going to press. Three babies were born on New Year's Day at the Walvis Bay state hospital. All three babies are female. For the rest of their lives will share and brag with the fun to have the birth date of 01/01/2020. Desire Nawes gave birth to a 3,3 kg baby girl at 04:20 on 1 January 2020. At 09:17 Maria Fillipus gave birth to baby girl weighing 3,150 kg. At 11:34 Shirley Naobes gave birth to a baby girl weighing 1,7kg. For the Welwitschia Private Hospital there were no births on either Christmas Day or New Year.
Maria Fillipus
Desire Nabes
Elephant arrived at the outskirts of Swakopmund Page 5
Soon to call
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Isaac Chikosi Residents and holidaymakers at Swakopmund were treated to an unlikely sight when a large desert elephant was spotted close Swakopmund on 24 December last year. In this very unique picture, a police vehicle is seen trying to drive the elephant back, northwards so that it can re-enter the Ugab River area. Water and feed were placed at strategic points to lure the desert giant back to his natural home, as it unlikely he would have found holiday accommodation in Swakopmund. See related article elsewhere in today's edition of unique creatures of nature that visited the coast this festive season.
Father & Son Sailing Champs
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