Landless residents at Walvis Bay express frustration
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Another group of landless residents at Walvis Bay have expressed frustration to the council over the slow pace of delivering serviced plots to them.
Another group of landless residents at Walvis Bay have expressed frustration to the council over the slow pace of delivering serviced plots to them.
About N$300 million is needed to service Farm 37.
This is according to Municipal Councillor Victor Leroy, who has emphasized that there is no serviced land available in Walvis Bay to sell to landless residents.
Farm 37 has divided the Walvis Bay Council, with Swapo councillors slamming the decision to relocate people to the area, which has limited services installed.
Although there are only communal services at Farm 37, on the outskirts of Walvis Bay, residents there have been urged to focus on the fact that they will soon become landowners.
Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes says there is enough land in the new township for all residents.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security (MoHAISS) has dismissed information circulating on social media alleging favoritism in the issuance of Namibian citizenship and permits to foreign nationals who purchased residential property in the "Presidents Links Estate" at Walvis Bay.
A community educator at Walvis Bay, Hubert Mukosho, has urged parents to be more alert in picking up signs of substance abuse in their children.
Mukosho says when children are using illegal substances, they are most likely to switch their moods and personalities.
The Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Derek Klazen has called on local entrepreneurs and the fishing industry to add value to all their products.
Klazen visited a polystyrene manufacturing plant in Walvis Bay.
A N$70 million fish processing plant has been inaugurated by Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Derek Klazen at Walvis Bay.
The factory is the third one that the Merlus Group of Companies has set up in the harbor town.
The State has questioned the timing of murder accused Azaan Madisia and her brother Steven Mulundu's apology to the family of the late Shannon Wasserfall.
Angolan company Operatec has partnered with Namibians to construct a multi-million dollar marine and industrial training academy at Walvis Bay.
The academy will provide specialized and internationally certified training for local marine personnel in the oil and gas industry.