Thursday, 3 April 2014
Namibia Telecom extends 3G+, 4G network to Tsumeb
Namibia Telecom extends 3G+, 4G network to Tsumeb
Tuesday 1 April 2014 | 11:48 CET | News
Telecom Namibia's mobile unit, tn mobile, has extended its 3G+ and 4G (LTE) services to Tsumeb in the Oshikoto region. Overall tn mobile's 3G+ and 4G LTE network is now available in 10 major towns across the country. Towns covered by the same network are the capital city of Windhoek and surrounding areas, as well as Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Langstrand and Henties Bay in the Erongo Region. Other towns are Ondangwa, Ongwediva and Oshakati in Oshana Region, as well as Ohangwena and Oshikango in Ohangwena Region. Omuthiya, the regional capital of Oshikoto Region, was connected to tn mobile's 3G+ service on 20 March. The four new LTE and six new 3G+ sites will be commissioned by the second week of April.
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Tsumeb builds 300 houses
TSUMEB – The Tsumeb Town Council has constructed
300 low-cost houses for its inhabitants, while council has enlisted the
services of property developers to speed up housing delivery.
Re-elected Tsumeb mayor Ndangi Linekela Shetekela
revealed this on Tuesday when he was sworn-in for another term in office in
accordance with Section 11 and Section 21 of the Local Authorities Act (Act No.
23 of 1992). “The construction of low-cost housing spearheaded by the Shack
Dwellers Association of Namibia remains a major success and has so far managed
to build about 300 houses for low-income groups in our community,” he said.
“The council has also allocated more tasks to various developers to construct
low-, semi-, as well as high-income housing in order to address the housing
backlog at the town. The projects will commence as soon as standard procedures
have been completed,” Shetekela said. The Tsumeb municipality on Tuesday held
its annual swearing-in ceremony for office bearers where six of the seven
office bearers took the oath of office. Speaking at the event Shetekela
remarked on the overall performance of the municipality, as well as the
challenges and achievements recorded during the period under review. According
to Shetekela as elected leaders the councillors committed themselves to the
principles of participatory democracy, good governance, sustainable
socio-economic development, justice and peace. “I want to [acknowledge] the
hard work shown by our council and the residents of Tsumeb who [worked]
together diligently to bring about improvements in their surroundings, and as a
council we hope that we can still work together to achieve more successes in
2014 and beyond,” Shetekela further said. He outlined the importance of
achieving the goals that the council has set for itself, as well as the
importance of remaining united in its purpose to create an industrialized,
stable and peaceful Tsumeb and Namibia at large. He said the progress achieved
so far in Tsumeb is largely due to the new and innovative ideas that the
elected political office bearers have put in motion.
The Tsumeb mayor said the 2013 Tsumeb Copper Festival,
which witnessed the introduction of the new element of diversity was a great
success. “The festival-cum-trade fair is our annual calendar event that is
being organized primarily to unite all the residents of the town and visitors,
whilst at the same time creating opportunities for SME’s and business
enterprises to market and showcase their products,” he explained. The council
also managed to successfully lure various long-overdue investments to render
much needed services to residents, according to the mayor. The big investment
by Dundee Precious Metals, the new prospects of mining by Weatherly Mining, the
N$107 million Tsumeb Mall and a modern Tsumeb Airport are all new opportunities
for job creation and for economic growth he said. Shetekela conceded that the
town is not a utopia and faces challenges, including the influx of many people
seeking economic opportunities and prosperity and other developmental
constraints, such as inadequate infrastructure, which the town council is
prepared to face head on in its quest to improve service delivery. He said some
of the infrastructure developments in the pipeline include the tarring of more
roads and the development of housing and business spaces, as well as the need
for sanitation in informal settlements like Kuvuki. “Local stakeholders such as
Dundee Precious Metals through its community trust continue to make a positive
contribution to the development of our SMEs, schools and the social welfare of
our town in general. As chairperson of the council I would like to advise the
council and management to expedite the development of a municipal company that
will engage strategic partners for further economic development in order to
allow us to provide much needed services to our people,” Shetekela said.
By John Travolter Matali
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Construction News
The single level shopping mall
will be covered. Selected areas will be
semi-covered to embrace the culture of protecting the native indigenous trees
that are synonymous with the region.
Monday, 9 December 2013
Namibia: Major Investments in Tsumeb As Population Grows
Namibia: Major Investments in Tsumeb As Population Grows
By Edgar Brandt, 1 July 2013
Tsumeb — More than N$110 million is being invested
in three separate projects in developing an area in the centre of Tsumeb, as
the first steps are taken to breathe life back into the mining town. The town
council hopes the new investments, together with the just completed tar road
linking the town to Katwitwi in Rundu, will boost the town's spending power.
Besides the multi-million investments, the town
council is in the process of delineating one of the town's most impoverished
settlements, Kuvukiland. This settlement is estimated to house as much as 10
percent of the entire Tsumeb's 34 000 residents. And the settlement is expected
to will burst at the seams with over 4 000 residents in the near future, due to
the ever-present influx of people seeking work.
The land on which the developments are to take
place belonged to Weatherly copper mining company, but the council is currently
transferring it back into council's books. "Once this is complete we can
start with providing services to the land," said the Tsumeb Municipality's
Economic Development Officer, Lemmy Geingob.
Construction has already started on the N$100
million shopping complex in an area that has been lying idle for many years, an
area that Tsumeb residents have baptised as 'Donkey Vlakte.' The shopping
complex will have tenants such as Pick n Pay, Edgars Active and Woolworths, and
there is also an investment of a multi-million dollar trade centre that will
host light industries and small and medium size enterprises as well an N$8
million office for the electricity distributor Cenored - the electricity
distributor for the central, east and northern regions of the country.
Years ago many Tsumeb residents were of the opinion
that the 'Donkey Vlakte' area was not safe due to minerals in the area that reportedly
attracted excessive lightning. However, Geingob denied these claims, citing a
feasibility study conducted in the area. According to Geingob, the study
indicated that the area is indeed safe provided any buildings constructed are
no higher than a single-storey structure.
Numerous businesses will soon occupy this space,
including local companies and international chain shops. Geingob says the town
of Tsumeb, which was once thought to be in danger of turning into a ghost town,
is again flourishing as residents' spending power has increased. The new
developments are also expected to create at least a few hundred jobs in the
town that will soon also see the opening of the Tschunde copper mine. "I
trust that any tenants of the new developments will work with us to alleviate
the unemployment in the town, the region and the country," added Geingob.
The Economic Development Officer added that the
town, in conjunction with major employers in the area, is working to alleviate
the huge demand for housing. "Most of the land in the town belongs to the
mine. We, as the municipality, are engaged with the mine to transfer the land
over to the municipality for development," mentioned Geingob.
Another factor that is expected to contribute to
Tsumeb's economy, and will likely see its population and spending power
increase even further, is the recently completed road linking the town to
Katwitwi. This road, which is yet to be commissioned, is a shorter and more
cost effective option for many transporters to Angola.
Layout of Centre
Now Leasing the following
stores;
·
Shop 02 365.00m²
·
Shop 03 100.00m²
·
Shop 13 81.00m²
·
Shop 21 97.00m²
·
Shop 23A 152.00m²
·
Shop 25 373.00m²
·
Shop 26 100.00m²
·
Shop 27 100.00m²
·
Shop 28 298.00m²
Rentals average on N$
140.00/m² depending on the area.
Should you be interested in
opening a store in Tsumeb Mall, kindly contact Michelle Small on +27 12 365
0760 or send an email to msmall@eris.co.za
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