Builder's death investigated
A Windhoek construction worker died on Wednesday afternoon when a wall of a flat he was building collapsed and bricks fell on his head.
Police spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi said the accident happened at Ghoti Court flats in the Otjomuise residential area of Windhoek.
The deceased has been identified as Onesmus Shapona (26).
According to Kanguatjivi four other workers sustained serious injuries and were admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
Kanguatjivi said it was unclear who was in charge of the construction.
The Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) secretary-general, Justine Jonas, said it appeared as if the work was commissioned by a private homeowner who hired individual workers instead of a registered construction company.
“We have sent out a team to do research but no one is really coming out to say something. We suspect the homeowner just contracted someone to do the work,” said Jonas.
The chief industrial inspector in the labour ministry, Sebastian Kapek, could not shed light on the incident either. He said a team had been sent out to investigate the incident.
JEMIMA BEUKES
Police spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi said the accident happened at Ghoti Court flats in the Otjomuise residential area of Windhoek.
The deceased has been identified as Onesmus Shapona (26).
According to Kanguatjivi four other workers sustained serious injuries and were admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
Kanguatjivi said it was unclear who was in charge of the construction.
The Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) secretary-general, Justine Jonas, said it appeared as if the work was commissioned by a private homeowner who hired individual workers instead of a registered construction company.
“We have sent out a team to do research but no one is really coming out to say something. We suspect the homeowner just contracted someone to do the work,” said Jonas.
The chief industrial inspector in the labour ministry, Sebastian Kapek, could not shed light on the incident either. He said a team had been sent out to investigate the incident.
JEMIMA BEUKES
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