Oval track racing back at the coast
The long-awaited oval track racing is back at the coast after more than 2 years. Walvis Bay Motor Club will host the first Leg of the National Dirt Oval Track Championships at the Desert Raceway Track outside Walvis Bay on the Rooibank road tomorrow 30 October. With many cars in the 4 classes and drivers […]
IPC suspends Ciske Smith-Howard
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) suspended its Regional Councillor for the Swakopmund Constituency, Cllr Ciske Smith-Howard. The suspension sent shockwaves throughout the party, and there are also concerns that this could start cracks in the seams of the IPC. Howard-Smith confirmed her suspension to the media, but at the time on Wednesday was still […]
Swakopmund’s GRN buildings a disgrace
Sharlien Tjambari Municipalities and Town Councils are not responsible for run down government houses, flats and buildings. This must be reported to the Ministry of Works and Transport. This was made clear by the spokesperson of the Municipality of Swakopmund, Ailie Gebhard recently, after the newspaper made inquiries regarding so many dilapidated Government properties at […]
Workers want Walvis Bay Salt to shelf retrenchment plans
Workers Union of Namibia demand their employer shelf plans to retrench a number of its workers. Walvis Bay Salt recently announced the retrenchment of 25 workers as the company has increased production efficiencies and these positions became redundant. The Company plans to hire these retrenched workers from time to time on a non-permanent basis it […]
Namdeb extends diamond mining at Oranjemund by another 20 years
Namdeb announced its long-term business plan earlier this month, confirming it would mine diamonds on land at Oranjemund for another twenty years. Had this plan not been developed, the mining of land diamonds would have ended at the end of 2022. News of the extension of the mine’s life to 2042 is welcomed news for […]
8 330 tons of mining equipment discharged in Port of Walvis Bay
A total of 8 330 tons of mining equipment, destined for Zambia and also Namibian mines, were offloaded in the port of Walvis Bay the past week. The cargo was discharged from the general cargo ship Top Elegance. Top Elegance docked in Walvis Bay on 15 September after a one-month passage from the Port of […]
Drinking water from waste water on the cards
A delegation of the Walvis Bay municipality, led by Mayor Trevino Forbes and the CEO Mr Muronga Haingura, is on a familisarisation visit to Windhoek to acquaint themselves with the operations of the city’s Gammams and Goreangab wastewater treatment plants. Windhoek is rehabilitating its waste water to drinkable water for approximately five decades already, and […]
A New School
A new school for pre-primary learners was completed this month by Tutungeni Precast and handed over to HappyDu, an Italian non-governmental organisation operating a number of schemes in Namibia. In fact, Tutungeni’s construction team has moved on to Rundu to complete another of these projects in time for next year’s school-opening. The magic of the […]
Port of Walvis Bay pivotal in Zambia-US copper trade
A shipment of 8 500 metric tons of break-bulk copper cathodes was exported through the port of Walvis Bay recently, destined for the United States. According to the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) this is the second of its kind export through Walvis Bay. The bulk carrier vessel Unisea loaded the copper cathode. Break-bulk cargo shipments […]
Doughnut Bar will open its doors to the public soon
Sharlien Tjambari The 1877 Doughnut Bar which is situated on the Swakopmund Jetty, will open its doors to the public on 29 October this year. The Bar sells doughnuts that are not oily but fresh, soft in the inside with a crunchy crust. Karen who is ambitious with everything she does, says her motivation to […]