Africa-Press – Angola. The Governor of Namibe, Archer Mangueira, laid the first stone for the construction of a new fish market in the municipality of Tombwa, which will give greater dignity to more than 50 vendors in this area.
The establishment, which will be built within six months, will include a storage room, two bathrooms, a toilet, a brine area and a water reservoir, with pumping.
The infrastructure, which is being built in an area of 345.6 square meters, will have 12 concrete benches, covered with fiber cement sheet, green area and sports court.
On the occasion, the governor of Namibe, who is on a two-day working visit to the municipality of Tombwa, said that the fish market appears to be a work of capital importance, not only for the lives of the populations, but also above all, for those women fishmongers, who have long been clamoring for a more dignified and hygienic space to carry out their activity.
“The market will guarantee comfort and safety for traders, as well as allowing fish to be sold in better hygiene conditions, for the good of consumers,” said the government official.
In turn, the administrator of Tombwa, Abelardo Lemba, indicated that the market will also contribute positively to the formalization of the municipality’s economy.
He made it known that fishing continues to be the activity that employs the most in the municipality, justifying that of the 24 companies installed, 15 are in full operation, with a total of 27 semi-industrial and industrial vessels.
“Fully functioning fishing companies employ a total of 1,327 workers”, he added,
In the last nine months, according to the administrator, a total of 8 thousand tons of various fish were produced, with emphasis on horse mackerel and sardines.
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