Coastal businessman Martin Nangombe is reported to have abandoned the Long Beach Restaurant which he rents from the Municipality of Walvis Bay some days ago, leaving behind a mountain of unpaid bills, among others a hefty N$65 000 in rent in arrears he owes the Local Authority.

Nangombe rented the restaurant and kiosk as well as the oyster bar on the jetty at Long Beach for some N$8 000 per month, but could never get the business off the ground properly. Nangombe’s tender for the rental of the complex was renewed by the Municipality’s tender board some years ago, despite the fact that he was in arrears  of N$100 000 in rent. His “second chance” also ended in disaster and this at the expense of the Walvis Bay tax payer.
Neither municipal officials nor Informanté could get hold of Nangombe this week to test the allegations that he abandoned the business and that he owes both the Municipality and ErongoRED hefty payments.
The newspaper could establish though that he has is currently in the Oshakati area. A visit to the premises Nangombe rented left little doubt that he has left for good. There is no furniture or equipment in the kiosk, restaurant or oyster bar and empty cartons and bottles are an indication that Nangombe’s departure was swift. He did not even bother to clean the facility before locking the doors behind him.