Help and sympathy pour in

SECTIONS of Namibia’s corporate community set an example for their peers yesterday by moving quickly to open their wallets and extend a helping hand to people affected by the road accident that claimed 27 lives north of Grootfontein on Tuesday.

“We know that money cannot bring back these people, but we would like to help relieve their families from any further heartache and pain in terms of expenses,” the Deputy Managing Director of Metropolitan Namibia, Jason Nandago, said yesterday. He made the statement in an announcement from the insurance firm that it had started the ball rolling by donating N$5 000 to the Namibia Red Cross Society, which has launched a fundraising drive to help people affected by the accident.First National Bank Namibia and the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) also announced that they had joined forces to open a special account that will be used to help pay for the funerals of the accident victims and to assist victims’ families.The account will be managed by FNB Namibia, in collaboration with Nabta.Churches, too, joined in expressing their condolences over the disastrous accident.”The enormous extent of human loss brings us to a total standstill,” Reverend Clem Marais, the General Secretary of the Dutch Reformed Church in Namibia, remarked in a media release.”We realise that several families and communities are affected by this accident and wish to express our sincerest condolences towards all the next-of-kin of the deceased,” he stated.”May everyone who is in any way affected by the accident, experience the comfort and support given by the God of heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.”Before delivering his remarks on the National Budget in the National Assembly yesterday, UDF leader Justus Garoeb expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.He said he was shocked by the news and was still in a state of disbelief.While also expressing his sympathies, AM Hausiko, the Chairperson of the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs in Namibia, voiced his support for the sentiments that President Hifikepunye Pohamba expressed on Wednesday when he indicated his concern over the excessive speeds at which public transport vehicles frequently travelled on Namibia’s roads.Hausiku called on the authorities to see to it that road use regulations are effectively and stringently enforced, in an effort to prevent a re-occurrence of accidents of this sort of magnitude.FNB Namibia and Nabta announced that anyone wishing to enquire about their special account for the accident victims could contact the bank’s public relations officer, Cassius Moetie, at 081 122 7881, or Nabta’s Chairman, Magnus Nangombe, at 081 127 0152.The Nabta-FNB Disaster Account’s number is: 620 845 938 65.The branch code is 280 174.It is held at the Premier Suite, FNB Namibia, Windhoek.For donations to the Namibia Red Cross Society fund, the Red Cross can be contacted at (061) 235 226.He made the statement in an announcement from the insurance firm that it had started the ball rolling by donating N$5 000 to the Namibia Red Cross Society, which has launched a fundraising drive to help people affected by the accident.First National Bank Namibia and the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) also announced that they had joined forces to open a special account that will be used to help pay for the funerals of the accident victims and to assist victims’ families.The account will be managed by FNB Namibia, in collaboration with Nabta.Churches, too, joined in expressing their condolences over the disastrous accident.”The enormous extent of human loss brings us to a total standstill,” Reverend Clem Marais, the General Secretary of the Dutch Reformed Church in Namibia, remarked in a media release.”We realise that several families and communities are affected by this accident and wish to express our sincerest condolences towards all the next-of-kin of the deceased,” he stated.”May everyone who is in any way affected by the accident, experience the comfort and support given by the God of heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.”Before delivering his remarks on the National Budget in the National Assembly yesterday, UDF leader Justus Garoeb expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.He said he was shocked by the news and was still in a state of disbelief.While also expressing his sympathies, AM Hausiko, the Chairperson of the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs in Namibia, voiced his support for the sentiments that President Hifikepunye Pohamba expressed on Wednesday when he indicated his concern over the excessive speeds at which public transport vehicles frequently travelled on Namibia’s roads.Hausiku called on the authorities to see to it that road use regulations are effectively and stringently enforced, in an effort to prevent a re-occurrence of accidents of this sort of magnitude.FNB Namibia and Nabta announced that anyone wishing to enquire about their special account for the accident victims could contact the bank’s public relations officer, Cassius Moetie, at 081 122 7881, or Nabta’s Chairman, Magnus Nangombe, at 081 127 0152.The Nabta-FNB Disaster Account’s number is: 620 845 938 65.The branch code is 280 174.It is held at the Premier Suite, FNB Namibia, Windhoek.For donations to the Namibia Red Cross Society fund, the Red Cross can be contacted at (061) 235 226.