Mayor Forbes pays visit to sewer line project…..
Council recently appointed CSV Production Namibia for the upgrading of sewer lines in Pelican Road, Narraville. The contractor has started with upsizing components of the sewer pipes the use of conventional or the open trench method. Heavy earthmoving equipment, such as excavators, loaders, and Tractor-Loader-Backhoe are presently on-site. The project concludes in April 2022. Walvis […]
New rubbish bins installed
Residents of Walvis Bay will soon see brightly coloured concrete rubbish bins being installed across town. Workers of the municipality is seen here in Sam Nujoma Avenue offloading one of the bins. Once offloaded, the bins will receive a concrete floor inside. These concrete bins are replacing the traditional plastic bins mounted on metal poles. […]
Commercial explosives produced at Walvis Bay
Floris Steenkamp Namibia has taken yet another step forward towards self-reliance with the commissioning recently of an Ammonium Nitrate Emulsion Plant at Walvis Bay. The plant produces commercial explosives from ammonium nitrate, also known as ammonium nitrate emulsion. The mining- and construction industries are the biggest consumers of ammonium nitrate emulsion for blasting purposes. The […]
Entries open for Swakopmund Jazz Up Festival
Sharlien Tjambari The Swakopmund Municipality in collaboration with various sponsors invites all brass and big band musicians to become part of the first ever Swakopmund Jazz Up Festival, a workshop which will be held in Swakopmund from 12 to 20 November this year. According to Anette Kötting the goal of the Swakopmund Jazz Up Festival […]
Mighty Blue Waters FC in to advance semi-finals
Rudi Bowe Coastal premier league soccer team, Blue Waters FC beat Young Brazilians 5-3 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the MTC NFA Cup Aweh Cup. Two goals by Aprocius Petrus and Hendrick Somaeb give the Mighty Blue Waters from Walvis Bay a 2-0 at half time in the quarterfinal against Young Brazilians […]
Brave Gladiators draws opening game at COSAFA Champs
Rudi Bowe The Namibian senior women’s team, the Brave Gladiators, yesterday in their opening Group C game played to a 0-0 draw against East African guest nation Uganda at the 2021 COSAFA Cup that are under way in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The brave Gladiators will play their next group game against Zambia on this […]
Goju-Kai Namibia Hosts Senior Karate Grading
Goju-kai Namibia recently hosted a senior grading for black belt levels. The bigger part of this group, planned to participate in a grading event as part of a cultural exchange in Tokyo, Japan in May 2020. With the COVID-19 impact on travel restrictions – this event was first postponed, and later cancelled, resulting in great […]
The pride of Erongo
Rudi Bowe The pride of the Erongo Region Guanito Noble, Bernadette Smith and Anro Bouwer were part of the best individual performers and championship record setters in track and field items per age group at the Pupkewitz Foundation Open Athletics Championships hosted by Athletics Development Club recently held in Swakopmund. Noble, a learner at Walvis […]
FNB Kudus terug op rugbyveld
Rugby aksie skop die naweek in alle erns weer af wanneer die ligas hervat. Kudus 3 kom teen Okahandja rugbyklub te staan op die Jan Wilken Stadion. Die wedstryd tussen die Kudu Bokkies en die Okahandja Huskies skop af om 13h00 voordat Kudus 3 en Okahandja kragte meet om 15h00. Albei wedstryde beloof opwindende rugby […]
Blue Waters FC claims bragging rights
Rudi Bowe Namibian Premier League soccer side Blue Waters still has bragging rights at the coast after they beat second division side ARYSTEQ Western Spurs Football Club 6-5 in a penalty shootout in the MTC NFA Cup Round of 16 games played at the Jan Wilken stadium in Walvis Bay. Blue Waters coach, Paulus Shipanga, […]