Day: June 26, 2023

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ePac Flexible Packaging Announces the Official Opening of its Plant in Accra, Ghana

Global company ready to serve brands of all sizes throughout West Africa

Austin, Texas USA, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ePac Flexible Packaging, an industry leader in custom flexible packaging, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Grade A 2,200 square meter production plant on the Spintex Road in Accra, Ghana. A grand opening celebration was held on June 22nd with nearly 150 local dignitaries, government officials, customers, and media in attendance.

Since its establishment  in 2021, ePac West Africa, has served a number of customers across Africa, including customers from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Zanzibar, with fulfillment handled by ePac’s plants in the UK and Lyon, France. With the opening of the new plant, ePac West Africa is uniquely positioned to serve CPG brands of all sizes throughout the region with competitively priced flexible packaging and industry best turnaround times.

According to Victor Sosah, General Manager of ePac West Africa: “ePac is poised to serve the West African community with the highest quality packaging that has been proven to help small
and medium enterprises grow. With our first facility in the region located in Ghana, we can help our customers, and consumers alike,  “buy-local” in support of the government initiatives to increase local food manufacturing and reduce imports”.

Mr. Sosah added: “No longer will local brands need to accept inferior packaging, or source it from overseas. With ePac’s all-digital platform we’re able to reduce lead times on packaging orders from months to 15 business days (following artwork approval), while enabling brands to order to demand and avoid costly excess inventory and obsolescence”.

According to ePac CEO Jack Knott: “the opening of the plant in Ghana represents a significant milestone in ePac’s global expansion. I am excited that we are able to provide a great packaging option which allows brands to compete for space on local supermarket shelves and introduce new products to international markets.”

About ePac:
ePac is the world’s largest networked flexible packaging provider, serving brands of all sizes across the globe. Founded in 2016, ePac began with a single plant in Madison, Wisconsin serving predominantly community-based small and medium sized brands. Today, through its proprietary technology platform – ePacONE (One Network Everywhere), ePac provides brands, large and small alike, the ability to produce any size order anywhere across its 25 facilities across the globe.

ePac offers a full complement of sustainable film options, while its print technology platform is carbon-neutral and inherently eco-friendly. Further, the company offers true order to demand capability, helping brands reduce inventory and obsolescence.

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Carl Joachim
ePac Flexible Packaging
+1 561-573-7992
cjoachim@ePacFlexibles.com

Victor Sosah
ePac West Africa
+233 501 333 162
vsosah@ePacFlexibles.com

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#BeFree engages youth through sports

The #BeFree Ballers hosted a 7-a-Side hybrid football tournament on Saturday at Ella Du Plessis High School Sports Stadium for young male and female sports stars.

The Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, said young men and women should not think their parents are punishing them by keeping them home and away from drugs.

“Parental involvement is crucial, especially when it comes to issues involving children committing suicide,” Kantema-Gaomas said.

Kantema-Gaomas further added that instead of speculating, everyone should join the fight against drug abuse.

“We need to really spend time and interrogate ourselves; we need to motivate our children; we need to speak to them on a daily basis,” Kantema-Gaomas said.

Speaking at the same event was David Emvula, a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist at Lady Pohamba Private Hospital, who highlighted the dangers associated with drug usage and urged the youth to stay away from smoking hookah pipes and marijuana.

“Sportspersons will be banned from sports if they use substances such as steroids, which is why future athletes must discover themselves and stay away from drugs. Steroids may be advantageous in the short term, but they will cause irreversible damage to an athlete in the long run,” Emvula cautioned.

According to the newly crowned Women’s Super League champion, Tura Magic Football Club’s Thomalina Adams, men in football make more money than women; more men travel to foreign nations to play football, and only a few women go abroad.

She also stated that she is happy with the regional women’s league that is set to kick off in July.

“With this league, hopefully there will be fewer teenage pregnancies and substance abuse because the young stars will be more involved in sports,” she said.

According to Kaarina Iita, the Head of Programmes at #BeFree, the aim of the event was to educate and empower young professionals in the sports fraternity by offering guidance and support.

“The tournament offers a judgement-free platform for open dialogue where the youth can foster a community of self-awareness and understanding of sexual and reproductive health rights,” Iita said.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

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Naval pentathlon games kick off in Walvis Bay

The SADC Naval Pentathlon 2023 Games, hosted by the Namibian Navy, started at Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region on Monday.

Namibia, along with Botswana and South Africa, are set to compete in obstacle crossing, utility swimming, live-saving swimming, seamanship as well as amphibious cross-country, while Tanzania is attending as an observer.

Namibian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alweendo Amugulu in a speech delivered on his behalf at the official opening of the event on Monday, said the games are aimed at strengthening the bonds and further reinforcing the cordial relations that exist between the countries’ defence forces.

“I trust that the competition will be accomplished with good spirit and comradeship among us all and that the overall competition environment will provide a good and positive outcomes,” Amugulu expressed.

The decision to have Namibia host the games was taken during the 28th meeting of the Standing Maritime Committee (SMC) of the Interstate Defence and Security Committee held in South Africa in March this year.

In an interview with Nampa on the side-lines of the event, Botswana’s head of delegation for the country’s team, Major Godwin Mawila Machibe of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), emphasised the importance of the games, noting that they will not only contribute to the fitness of the team, but will also enhance the relations with other countries.

The team consists of six participants, including two females and four male.

“This will be the second time for the BDF to partake in these games, as we participated for the first time in 2017 in South Africa, where we finished in second position. This year, we are aware of what is expected of us and therefore we will strive to get that first position,” Machibe expressed.

The teams are expected to take part in one event per day and the games will end on Friday

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

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Four people commit suicide over the weekend

Four people died over the weekend after allegedly committing suicide.

The weekend crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) said that at Oshitukafitu village in the Omusati Region, 28-year-old Shapumba Jacob Shipingana died on Saturday after allegedly hanging himself in a tree at his homestead around 07h30.

No foul play was suspected and no suicide note was left behind. His next of kin have been informed.

Meanwhile, an unidentified body was found hanging from a tree in a riverbed in Windhoek’s Northern Industrial area on Saturday at about 08h34.

The police said the body was spotted by a passerby, who reported the matter to the police. No next of kin are informed and investigations continue.

In the Oshana Region, 34-year-old Helena Iihi died after allegedly hanging herself with a rope in her sleeping room at Olukango village around 08h00 on Saturday.

Her next of kin are informed.

In Kavango West, 41-year-old Aino Andreas died after allegedly drinking pills on Friday at about 12h30 in Nkurenkuru.

The police report said it is alleged that pills were found at the scene at her home and her next of kin were informed.

Meanwhile, an unidentified pedestrian died after allegedly being run over by a vehicle driven by a man suspected to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs at Ondangwa in Oshana Region on Saturday.

The police said the accident occurred around 00h50, after the 43-year-old male driver of a silver double cab Ford Ranger lost control over the vehicle and hit the victim.

The driver allegedly tried to flee the scene but was apprehended while refusing to have his blood drawn as required by law.

The suspect will appear in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The deceased’s next of kin were informed and the police investigation continues.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

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Warning issued after veld fire in riverbed in Hochland Park

Residents of Windhoek are being urged to take precautionary measures as veld fire season approaches.

This comes after a veld fire broke out in a riverbed in Windhoek’s Hochland Park residential area on Saturday.

Senior Station Officer Masule Mayanga, from the City of Windhoek’s fire brigade department, in an interview with Nampa emphasised the need for residents to be proactive in safeguarding their properties during this period, which typically occurs between July and October.

He said the fire brigade received a call around 14h23 on Saturday reporting the veld fire, prompting an immediate dispatch of firefighters to the scene. Besides a palm tree in the yard of a private residence catching fire, no further damage to properties was reported.

Mayanga emphasised the importance of residents taking preventive measures by clearing a three-meter perimeter of grassland around their households to minimise the risk of their properties catching fire during a veld fire outbreak.

“We cannot rule out what caused it… but of course we believe a human factor is involved. We managed to protect one house where a palm tree caught fire. The estimated veld fire damage of the riverbed is probably 300 metres or so,” he said.

Mayanga also mentioned that some residents take it upon themselves to burn riverbeds to discourage criminals from hiding in those areas, noting that the CoW disaster risk management unit does random riverbed de-bushing, despite limited resources.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency