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Namib Independent FREE news for the coast! [email protected] Tel (+264 64) 200 497 Classifieds Line 57777 Issue 86 Thursday, 13 February 2014 to Wednesday, 19 February 2014 SWAKOP CAUGHT IN THE RAIN NEWBORN LEFT IN PARK 06 08 11 12 NOT SUCH HAPPY CAMPERS LEMON TREE OPENS NEW PREMISES Continued on Page 3 YES, it is FREE! Dairy Embargo Causes Empty Shelves Continued on Page 3 Siglinde de Villiers The shortage of yoghurt on coastal store shelves has led many a disgruntled customer to object to the limit imposed on imported dairy products. As shelves remain empty for weeks on end, fingers are pointed at Namibia Dairies and questions cast as to whether consumer rights are protected in Namibia. A local resident raised the issue with the Namib Independent after he had been going from shop to shop at the coast in the search for yoghurt. He thought it possible that “the shortage has to do with the Trade Embargo.” He further stated, “I do not mind supporting the local industry as long as their products are fresh and available, but the problem is that they cannot supply.” According to an industry insider from a retailer in Walvis Bay, the demand for yoghurt is greater than what Namibia Dairies can supply. “Our allowed percentage of imported dairy products is used on milk. Thus the yoghurt shelves remain empty,” he explained. Long Beach Residents Divided Over Planned Petrol Station Lavrenty Repin Following the public meeting held in Long Beach on 23 January, concerns continue to loom over the proposed development of a petrol station and supermarket planned in front of the Langstrand turn-off. The meeting, which was held to evaluate the environmental damage, was received coldly by the Long Beach community. Of the modest ten residents present, two walked out within the first five minutes. Furthermore, many questions remained unanswered, as none of the developers attended the meeting. According to one attendee, Mrs. Merrilyn Leippert, Langstrand's first resident, the meeting was organised

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Page 1: Namib Independent Issue 86

Nam

ib IndependentFREE news for the coast!

[email protected] Tel (+264 64) 200 497 • Classifieds Line 57777 • Issue 86 • Thursday, 13 February 2014 to Wednesday, 19 February 2014

SWAKOP CAUGHT IN THE RAINNEWBORN LEFT IN PARK

06 08 11 12

NOT SUCH HAPPY CAMPERS LEMON TREE OPENS NEW PREMISES

Continued on Page 3

YES, it is FREE!

Dairy Embargo Causes Empty Shelves

Continued on Page 3

Siglinde de Villiers

The shortage of yoghurt on coastal store shelves has led many a disgruntled customer to object to the limit imposed on imported dairy products. As shelves remain empty for weeks on end, fingers are pointed at Namibia Dairies and questions cast as to whether consumer rights are protected in Namibia.

A local resident raised the issue with the Namib Independent after he had been going from shop to shop at the coast in the search for yoghurt.

He thought it possible that “the shortage has to do with the Trade Embargo.”

He further stated, “I do not mind supporting the local industry as long as their products are fresh and available,

but the problem is that they cannot supply.”

According to an industry insider from a retailer in Walvis Bay, the demand for yoghurt is greater than what Namibia Dairies can supply.

“Our allowed percentage of imported dairy products is used on milk. Thus the yoghurt shelves remain empty,” he explained.

Long Beach Residents Divided Over Planned Petrol Station Lavrenty Repin

Following the public meeting held in Long Beach on 23 January, concerns continue to loom over the proposed development of a petrol station and supermarket planned in front of the Langstrand turn-off.

The meeting, which was held to evaluate the environmental damage, was received coldly by the Long Beach community. Of the modest ten residents present, two walked out

within the first five minutes. Furthermore, many questions remained unanswered, as none of the developers attended the meeting.

According to one attendee, Mrs. Merrilyn Leippert, Langstrand's first resident, the meeting was organised

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Another shop manager said that they have been ordering dairy products from Namibia Dairies for weeks on end.

“We are following up on our orders nearly every single day,” he said, “but we still do not know when our stock will arrive.”

Upon enquiry, NamDairies issued a press statement that they are currently experiencing some challenges in the yoghurt category due to the sudden upsurge in demand.

Leonie Prinsloo, Head of Marketing from Namibia Dairies, said: “With implementation of the quantitative support measures (limit on imported dairy products), we had to increase our yoghurt production in excess of 30% in order to keep up with rising demand.”

She further explained that to deal with the situation Namibia

Continued from Page 1

Dairy Embargo Causes Empty Shelves

unprofessionally. “Why was the meeting held in

January instead of December when everyone is here? It doesn't make sense – it's not right.”

Among the complaints, Mrs. Leippert was dismayed over the short notice given by the development company who has proposed the service station. Tidle Wave Investments Ninety (Pty) Ltd have given 14 days for feedback from the Long Beach community. Mrs. Leippert pointed out that two weeks were not nearly enough time, especially for those who reside elsewhere.

“Some people from South Africa are prepared to fly in for the next meeting, but they need more time,” she said.

Erf 162, (10 285 square meters) was bought from the Walvis Bay municipality in 2008 for a reported N$6 million and is still zoned as “undetermined”. Mrs. Leippert pointed out that that there has been no communication between the community and developers for the past six years, leading to some residents unknowingly constructing houses near what may now be an undesired location, mainly because of the noise pollution.

However, one resident of Long Beach, whose house is near Erf 162, says he welcomes the development.

“It would be nice to have the smell of fresh bread around here. I've spoken to the developers and they’ve explained how trucks wouldn’t be too interested in stopping at the station; At the end of the day it's development, it will happen sooner or later.”

He further explained that he is more concerned with the lack of infrastructure by the Walvis Bay municipality, who he claims are “pocketing high housing taxes while

ignoring the needs of the suburb” and suggested that the Langstrand community are considering creating their own municipality.

Mrs. Leippert's biggest concerns also lie with the lack of infrastructure in Long Beach. It is planned that the current main “Langstrand” turn off will be utilised for the fuel station, which she claims will increase the likelihood of accidents, as the turn is already experiencing high traffic.

“The turn-off already doesn't have enough space for the demand, how many more accidents will we have?”

Mrs. Leippert explained that these and other elements brought by the fuel station will increase crime and the probability of accidents; a prospect she says, that will cause major problems, since the nearest police, ambulance and fire-brigade services are 15 kilometers away. Furthermore, her concerns extend towards the environmental impact the station will have, as it is directly opposite the newly proclaimed Dorob Park.

Philip Hooks from Geo Pollution Technologies, the company responsible for the EIA, confirmed that the scooping assessment is near completion and will be submitted to the Ministry of Environment who will then decide whether to give permission for the development.

Addressing the noise pollution concern, Mr. Hooks said that “for the most part there are no (noise) regulations by the Walvis Bay municipality; however we usually refer to the World Health Organization standards when doing the assessment. If the Ministry requires us to, we will make further in-depth studies.”

Mr. Hooks said that they will meet the Ministry’s and community’s concerns accordingly. One of the

Long Beach Residents Divided Over Planned Petrol Station

developers, Mr. Koos Potgieter, spoke to the Namib Independent about the future of the project.

“We're not sure if the petrol station will happen, but of course we hope so. However, the most important thing right now is to see if there are any environmental issues. That is why we're paying a lot of money for the EIA to be completed.”

In his opinion, the petrol station is essentially very convenient for both Swakopmund and Walvis bay residents.

“If you're driving from Walvis, and forget to fill up, you have to turn all the way back again,” he pointed out. Mr. Potgieter is also a former resident of Long Beach, and was the 13th resident to move in.

“I would've liked the station back when I lived there.”

He also says that they plan on working with the Roads Authority in devising a safe turn-off.

“I'm sure there will be feedback from the Roads Authority and if we can make [the turn-off] wider, we will.”

Mr. Nardo, the Head Developer of the project, informed the Namib Independent that the petrol station is only the tip of the iceberg, and should not be the focus of the development.

“The service station makes up about 10% of the entire shopping mall, which is planned to also house a supermarket, restaurant, laundromat, ATM, wellness center and a post office.”

He urged Long Beach residents to “look at the whole picture, and not only focus on the petrol station.”

Mr. Nardo insisted that the services they are providing will outweigh the negatives. He also confirmed that he is willing to set up facilities for the police, while laughing off concerns over a potential explosion or fire at the petrol station.

“No fuel company in the world will put up a depot that will have a fire risk.”

Mr. Nardo admitted that the turn-off is a concern, but also pointed out that the Roads Authority need to address it.

“If they (residents) have concerns, they mustn't hassle the developers, the municipality sold it,” he concluded.

Mr. Kevin Adams, Municipality Public Relations Officer, told the Namib Independent, “The municipality is not in a position to say whether the Petrol Station will be constructed until the EIA has been completed.”

Diaries has implemented additional shifts at their factory.

“We are actively busy enhancing our efficiency to increase product delivery, until the market has stabilised under the quantitative support measures and our supply can meet demand,” Prinsloo stated.

The new limit on imported products by the Ministry of Trade and Industry does not only affect dairy products but also fresh produce. According to the National Horticultural Manager Fidelis Mwazi, 39% of all fresh produce sold in shops have to be bought from local farmers. This creates another Catch 22 situation, where demand borders on exceeding supply.

Coastal Area Manager for Pick ‘n Pay, Gerard Knoetze, explained, “On the one hand we want to support our local farmers more, but we also want good quality and quantity of fresh produce on the shelves, and the farmers are not always able to deliver that.”

“To provide our customers with a range of fresh produce becomes a real challenge, especially for the coast,” another retail manager said, adding, “Local producers do not always have everything available, and most farmers in the north or south do not have logistics to

transport their goods.” Circumstances that affect Namibian farmers’

crops, such as diseases and drought, also affect the availability as well as prices of products.

“I am confident that in a year or two the local suppliers will be ready to meet the demand,” Knoetze said.

In the meantime however, what will the consumer have to contend with?

Michael Gawaseb, Executive Director for Namibia Consumer Trust, clarified that while consumers in South Africa enjoy protection by internationally recognised customer rights, this is not the case for Namibia.

“Only very few sectors have a bit of consumer protection,” Gawaseb said. He continued to explain that due to the lack of comprehensive consumer protection, Namibia is a paradise for unscrupulous businesses.

“This is especially true for the labelling sector, which currently borders on fraud - like the genetically modified organisms in maize that are not stated on the package,” Gawaseb claimed.

“Consumers have a right to choice, but this is currently severely limited, which increases the prices of goods,” he concluded.

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Erongo Region ‘Hot Spot’ for Stock Theft

Siglinde de Villiers

Namibian farmers have been plagued by stock theft for as long as the country exists. However, the recent rise in this criminal activity is a cause for much worry, affecting farmers’ livelihood and profitability as they are struggling to deal with losses of high value.

Recent figures released by Nampol show that in the course of one month at least 365 livestock valued at more than half a million dollars have been stolen.

Inspector Iikuyu laid out that the statistics are for the period of 14 January to the first week in February. It is no surprise then, that the Erongo Region has been called the ‘hot spot’ for stock thieves.

According to media reports, in the past few years there has been a decline in stock theft, attributed to heavy prison sentences (maximum of 30 years) and active policing.

However, Inspector Geffrey Urib, Stock Theft Unit Commander for the Erongo Region, confirmed that stock theft is indeed on the increase.

“People are jobless, they want luxury and self-enrichment. Crime is everywhere and stock theft is no exception.”

Urib explained that the main problem is that livestock is not ear tagged or brand marked.

“These are the animals that are being targeted by the culprits.” Urib also mentioned that farmers do not properly screen their employees that are working for them, finding out whether they have had previous convictions or not.

“We have many programs where we run awareness campaigns with farmers and patrols, educating them how to safeguard their animals. Another contributing factor is de-bushing from highways, for it obscures visibility,” he concluded.

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Racism Accusation InconclusiveSiglinde de Villiers

Following the recent media report of Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) employees making use of racial discrimination in the workplace, the disciplinary hearing was concluded on 11 February.

The disciplinary hearing, which involved Ms Prudence Augusto, stretched over a period of three weeks and was conducted by an independent Chairperson to ensure an unbiased and objective approach.

Based on an in-depth analysis of the facts presented during the hearing, the Chairperson was unable to conclude whether the racial remark indeed occurred or not.

“The evidence provided was the version of the accused against the version of the main witness,” the Chairperson said.

Disciplinary action was instituted against Ms Prudence Augusto for

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All Ends Well for New-Born Left in Walvis Park

Tanya Calitz

A new-born baby left in a kids play park next to Dune Side High School, with the umbilical cord still attached, has found loving parents. He had been cautiously tucked away under the jungle gym by his 14-year-old mother.

Earlier this month, Maureen Baard, founder of the Kids Haven in Walvis Bay received a call from a distraught young girl saying that she had left her baby in a park, and wanted Maureen to please go and pick up the baby boy who was born the night before.

“I went to the park and searched the area, but could not find anything. Luckily the mother kept phoning until I eventually found the baby carefully wrapped in old blankets and put into a handbag,” Maureen told the Namib Independent. According to Maureen there was no movement in the bag, and she decided to rather phone the police and ambulance to investigate.

“As soon as the paramedics opened the handbag the baby started crying. We were all very relieved to find that the baby boy was in a stable condition,” Maureen said.

After the child was found the ambulance took him to the State Hospital for a check-up and observation. According to an insider the child was in a stable condition, but needed some care to get his blood count back to normal. Throughout the week the baby’s mother phoned Maureen to check-up and get an update on her child’s status.

“I could hear that she was very worried and emotional about the whole affair and she needed the reassurance that her son was doing well and taken care of,” Maureen says.

After getting the reassurance she needed to move on, the 14-year-old told them that

they will not be hearing from her again. And so it was. According to Inspector Iikuyu from Nampol in Walvis Bay, the state has opened a case of baby dumping against the young mother.

Various parties feel that the charge should be reconsidered seeing that she did not technically dump the child, but rather anonymously gave the child up.

“I think it is a bit harsh to say that she dumped her child, because she made sure that the boy was safe and found, and even followed up to make sure that he was taken care of,” Maureen explained. According to Maureen more awareness should be spread about adoption and ways to give up your baby if you wish to stay anonymous.

“I think there should be a way for mothers to give up their babies legally without having to identify themselves. The girl said that she could not take care of her child, because she is only 14 and the father is a married man,” Maureen laid out.

After the baby boy was found Maureen contacted a couple who had been through the screening process and received approval to adopt and told them that there is a baby available.

“They drove straight to Walvis to meet their new son, no questions asked. They have been waiting for a very long time to adopt, and are overjoyed over the adoption,” Maureen said.

According to Inspector Iikuyu they have not yet found the girl but will proceed with the investigation. Upon asking whether it could really be considered baby dumping seeing that she made sure her child ended up in a place of safety, Iikuyu was not sure how to answer.

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Siglinde de Villiers

Some think it makes them a stronger person. Others carry the scars to haunt them for the rest of their lives. Some stop as time goes by. Others have to make drastic changes. Whichever way, bullies and their victims have been an age–old problem, as old as mankind itself.

As more awareness is being created around victims of bullying, it is sad to note that its not the victim with the problem but the bully. Marie Booyson, School Councillor for the Erongo Region says that all bullying is a power trip.

“A bully will do whatever needs to be done to get to the top,” she comments. According to M Diedericks, teacher on

the Regional School Council, it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact causes of bullying. She explains that some bully because of poor academic performance while others might have watched their parents or older siblings get their way by being angry or pushy. Some children are depressed or upset and unable to deal with their emotions. Others are spoiled and used to having things their way.

“All bullies have one thing in common – something or someone is making them feel insecure,” Marie says. “Often children are bullies because of their home situation, be it no parental involvement or warmth, alcohol, financial or family problems such as divorce or death.”

Bullying is often defined as a problem attitude fed by the roots of violence and

The Bully in Your Schoolaggression. Needless to say, the entertainment industry is saturated with violence to which children are exposed on a daily basis.

“Television and violent PC games have a big influence on children, it teaches them that it there is nothing wrong with violent acts to get one’s way because there are no bad consequences,” Diedericks says.

If bullying remains unchecked, it can affect the bully’s adult life for they are more inclined to be depressed, drink excessively, abuse substances and become involved in criminal activities.

Bullies and victims alike often end up with trust and relationship issues. Victims health and psychosocial adjustment as adults is inhibited with far reaching social, emotional and psychological effects ranging from low self-esteem to being shy, introverted and depressed. Bianca’s example is one such a case.

Every time Bianca’s mother enthusiastically woke her up for school, Bianca would groan softly and pull the pillow over her head:

“ ‘Not another day of hell,’ I would moan softly and dread getting up,” she relates sadly when she thinks back to the bullying she experienced in primary school.

In the midst of her social angst, the goal of learning maths, science and language was rattled and the learning process lost its value.

“Even today I still carry the gashes deep within me, struggling every day to overcome the low self-image that was inflicted on me years ago,” she says.

For *Martin (pseudonym), it lead to declining school performance, hampering his social, academic and emotional development.

“I changed jobs and moved to the coast last year, little knowing what my son would go through,” relates *Martin’s father.

“The other children would call him names, harass him and take away his lunch, threatening him to keep quiet,” he says. “The situation started to look hopeless when things only got worse after I went to the school to address the problem.”

The bitter result was a child, usually eager to learn new things, that started to avoid school at all costs.

The far-reaching tentacles of bullying even affect parents, engulfing them into the bubble of silence, afraid of the consequences should they address the issue and raise awareness.

Our day and age of technology brings with it a new problem - cyber bullying. Henda Meyer, principal of the International School, says that social media is an evil that can be very devastating to many youngsters - often resulting in suicide.

“Children bring more and more expensive cell phones to school sometimes giving rise to jealousy. Shocking images and videos are sent around and often parents are unaware of what is on their child’s phone,” Diedericks says.

Meyer says that it is important for schools to promote values of trust so that everyone feels save, loved and respected.

“Bullying is a serious offence, we have zero tolerance for it and even expelled a child for cyberbullying,” she says.

“Children need to know who to talk to in school and as teachers it is important to build trust with them,” Diedericks adds.

“Education is everything, we do not want to stop technological progress but teach mutual respect and understanding in social circles, grooming them for the life hereafter as responsible young adults,” Meyer explains.

Diedericks says that it is essential for children to learn coping skills. According to Booyson, if one gets anxious or upset easily one increases the risk of being a target. The same goes for being alone most of the time or not being confident in standing up for yourself.

“Resilience and coping skills can include ignoring bullies, not showing that one is upset, responding evenly and firmly, removing oneself from the situation and talking to an adult,” Booyson says. “A home support system is vital for bullies and victims to learn proper social behavior.”

“One can only do so much with a child at school, if there is no reinforcement from home everything collapses,” Meyer says.

“We need to go the roots and that includes the parents. They are the most valuable tool a child has. We as teachers cannot take the parents role and its very depressing to note that parents are not involved enough,” Diedericks comments.

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Good day, we spent the weekend camping on the NW side of Spitzkoppe where we have been camping for the past 25 years.

We had not been back there since 2011 in February and decided to go this weekend. We arrived late on Friday so the security let us in.

When we left this morning we went back to the office to pay the fees and we were horrified when they told us we owed them more than N$700!! We only had N$300, which we gave the lady at the gate and said,"Sorry, this is all we have."

We stayed in a very basic camp site which we prefer and we also like to stay away from the village where there are no other crowds. We are Namibians and can't afford these rates, maybe Europeans can afford this but we certainly can't and none of our friends can afford that either. I am afraid that you will lose more business than you are hoping to get. These prices are far too high and need to be changed otherwise no one will go there.

It's a beautiful area and well protected but unfortunately unaffordable for local people like us.

Thanks very muchKindest regards

Toya and Steven

Dear Toya and Steven,My late reply due to the fact that I wanted to

"cool-off" as I would have told you to . . .

I am now in a position to try and explain to the Louws, my fellow Namibians, why we are asking a fee at Spitzkoppe Rest Camp. You must have seen and noticed the vast improvements since your last free visit in Feb 2011. Clean village, clean camping sites, equipped with clean, dry and odourless pit latrines. All serviced on a daily basis. Friendly staff in proper clothing and showers with warm and cold running water for "free". You will remember that you had to buy water before at the reception "in those days" if available. We even have security guards strategically placed to protect your camp while you are going on a walk. You may have seen the neat and proper signage to all the camping sites. You may also have noticed that we have removed literally tons of rubbish from the entire mountain and surroundings and "hidden away" rubbish dumps behind rocks all over. Paper traces of behind-rock-squatter-toilets and human droppings everywhere over the terrain.

The NW area where you have been camping has been closed off on purpose as it is very sensitive out of an archaeological point of view and the sign at the entrance makes mention, very clearly, that you are entering a conservation area. The permit stipulates also that you MUST CAMP AT DESIGNATED CAMPING SITES ONLY.

We have been asked by the local community (in despair, as NTB wanted to close the camp) to take

over and manage the camp since July 2012 and we have spent in excess of 750 000 Nam dollars, to upgrade and get everything in place according to an Environmental Impact Assessment and an Area Management Plan which cost another 500 000, compiled by well-known consultants and

scientists from Namibia. The National Heritage Council has compiled various reports by well-known Dr. Kinahan and others in an effort to protect what is left by careless campers and irresponsible visitors locally and abroad. In many cases irreparable damage has been done to our Namibian heritage. We therefore will not tolerate any person who is careless and undisciplined and would like to make it very clear, that such persons will and have been asked in the past already, to leave the area and never come back again.

The rates that we charge are based on an average and lower, charged throughout Namibia. (You are certainly not travelling and camping elsewhere a lot at all). Spitzkoppe is the most visited of seven places in Damaraland Namibia, according to Trip Advisor and given the effort and daily service to the camp sites we strongly object to your "insulting" remarks below. And please tell me why should Namibians pay less than "Europeans"? We have been in the tourism industry for 15 years now and have to unfortunately admit that Namibians and RSA visitors are the most intolerable guests.

Not least but worth mentioning, when we took over 18 months ago, the average salary of the staff working at the Camp was 520.00/month. The lowest salary earned by the junior staff at the

moment is 1200.00/month. We trust that you will send us the rest of the

amount due and if not, please tell your friends to bring enough money to pay for the privilege to be able to camp and also service excellence to be experienced at Spitzkoppe Rest Camp.

Kindest regards

SPITZKOPPE REST CAMP Ronnie

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I am a resident at De Waterkant Village in Meersig which is CC registered. We have a wasteland plot adjacent to one of the outside walls running the length of the Village, which is and has been used, over several months, as a dumping ground for building materials, human excrement and various other materials. I believe that this plot is owned by the Walvis Bay Municipality.

I personally have seen people, on numerous occasions, using the wall to urinate against and it is not a pretty sight. This piece of land has also recently been used for racing practices with buggies and 4 x 4 tracks have also been noticed. You can imagine the noise we all had to endure and put up with. The Municipality have been notified, on numerous occasions, about the waste, the mountains of sand which reach hallway up the outside walls and the erosion that has been going on and the affect it has had on the walls can be seen by photographs I am attaching for your perusal.

Our path running in front of the properties is completely covered by sand which, once upon a time, was cleared and swept away fairly regularly, but now, it hasn’t been touched for several months.

The land overseer has, since last year March 2012 onwards, telephoned the Municipality’s Department of Works, on several occasions regarding the clean-up operation but he has got nowhere and nobody seems to be prepared to do anything or even bother. On one occasion, after he had contacted the department again, he was told that they had cleaned up a plot with similar dumping problems but unfortunately the workers had gone to another site instead of the one the overseer had reported.

He has also recently been trying to get in touch with someone within the Mayor’s office, the Chief

Executive Officer, but to no avail. As a last resort he has even tried to contact the Windhoek office and was given a name of someone from the Swakopmund Department of Works branch to get possible help. Of course, no one was available to speak to him.

The Environmental Management had been contacted, several times, and they promised to look into the matter but to date, nothing has come of it or been done. The sand dunes next to the properties have now completely covered the drainage system as the sand dunes reach high up against the wall. The drainage system is apparently damaged and in a very poor state with cracks inside the drain.

This, of course, puts everyone at De Waterkant at risk in case of any emergency of over-spillage and waste, which would not be visible by anyone due to it being blanketed by the sand dune. The amount of this dune sand has been blown into the property’s roofs as well, which have drastically increased as we have sand filtering through our roofs inside. We all do feel very aggrieved about this because if the Municipality had cleaned up this piece of land months ago, we would not be sitting with these problems.

Kind Regards,S. Haywood

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Swakopmund residents were left out in the cold on Tuesday night, after a rain downpour swept through the coastal town.

The rain again outlined the lack of preparedness and infrastructure to confront weather conditions, as many roads became unusable, especially the salt roads around the central business district. These quickly turned into slippery mud, and were still inaccessible by Thursday afternoon. A few businesses also reported leakages, while trucks were summoned by the municipality to pump water out of the flooded roads.

However, it was again the highly populated informal areas that suffered the most damage following the rain. On Wednesday morning many of the roads in Mondesa were blocked off, while residents around the area were seen fixing their damaged roofs. In the DRC area in particular, residents are left picking up the pieces each time it rains. One household had the entire roof collapse, causing extensive damage to personal property. Each time it rains, DRC residents scramble to find material to use for roofing, which is usually scarce.

Natasha, who stays alone, explained that she has no one to help fix her roof, and was left to face the damage on her own.

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Community LENSTanya Calitz

Lemon Tree Café has officially opened its doors at their new location this month. With a packed restaurant, happy faces, and charming food, Day One proved a great success.

The new café is beautifully decorated, which subtly reflects the two owners’, Donelia Esterhuizen and Belinda Burger, personalities.

The lime green, yellow and purple colours displayed throughout the café give one a fresh and inviting feel. The healthy, wholesome and tasty menu offers delicious Asian infused

cuisine, as well as a few traditional favourites with a unique Lemon Tree touch.

Not only do they cater for the more liberal tongue and traditional pallet, but also offer a fair variety of food for vegetarians. Some of the dishes include; homemade pies and quiches, sushi, soups, curry, stir fry’s and gourmet burgers.

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