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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 7002 FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2023 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Ministry to decide on portion of land dispute inside
Wasserfall The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development is compiling a murder report on the findings of a recent investigation into a land accused dispute between the Walvis Bay Municipal Council and the St. pleaded Peter's Roman Catholic Parish in Narraville Walvis Bay. The appeal committee from the ministry with representatives from the not guilty Municipality of Walvis Bay and leaders of the Parish in Narraville held a site Rudi Bowe
visit last Friday 3 February with regard to an appeal application by the church. The church has appealed against the decision made by the current Walvis Bay municipal council during September 2022 to close, rezone and sell of a portion of the local street between Kruis and Albatros streets to a private developer. The St. Peter's Roman Catholic Parish in Narraville has been utilising this Continues on page 2
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Mass mortality of mysterious Black Sea Hare at Walvis Bay lagoon OMAs should
redouble their efforts to A sulphur eruption is suspected to be the cause of scores of ensure service dead Black Sea Hares (Aplysia vaccaria), also known as Cali- delivery Eileen van der Schyff
fornia Black Sea Hare, washing ashore along the Namibian coast this week.
The Black Sea Hare is a species of extremely large sea slug, a marine opisthobranch, gastropod, mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the largest sea slug species. The species can grow to be as long as 75 centimeters and reach more than 15 kilograms. Namib Times spoke to founder of Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) Mr Naude Dreyer earlier this week. According to Dreyer, the recent Sulphur Continues on page 2
Haingura is unaware of his appointment as GM
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Toiletries for Swakop state hospital
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Sports The Swakopmund municipality is yet to formally inform Mpasi Haingura that he needs to resume duty as their general News manager for corporate and human capital services, despite a Sharlien Tjambari
judgement ruled in his favour. The High Court of Namibia in December last year ordered the Swakopmund municipality to act accordingly and appoint Haingura for the position. This follows the town's management committee initially appointed Nelson Simasiku in the position. Continues on page 2
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