Swakopmund Round Table assists the community
Eileen van der Schyff The Swakopmund Round Table extends their gratitude towards the town’s community for their continuous support towards the service organisation in their efforts to assist the town’s less fortunate. As part of the Swakopmund Round Table Winter Knights Campaign, Cllr Ciske Smith Howard facilitated the handover of 80 much needed blankets to […]
Truck driver takes the wrong turn…
Changes his trip into a death ride on the Henties Bay road A Zimbabwean national, Takudwa Blessing Marimo (23), appeared on charges of culpable homicide and reckless or negligent driving in the Swakopmund magistrates court on Wednesday afternoon, following a fatal crash on the Henties Bay road on Tuesday. Marimo made a U-turn with his […]
Walvis Bay residents remain defiant against anti-dumping by-laws
A resident of Walvis Bay, who nearly crashed his vehicle into a waste skip (not the waste skip depicted above), called upon the traffic department this week to step up their actions to bring those to the book who create traffic hazards due to ignorance and negligence. I have made a point of it now […]
Tourism Expo cancelled …
Covid-19 has impacted us all, but mostly changed the way we do business. To survive, we need to adapt to new circumstances as well as joint hands in all efforts to make Namibia a safer destination to Namibians as well as to our guests. The tourism sector has been one of those hardest hit by […]
Eastweather batters the coastal towns
Eastweather (also known as bergwind conditions) has been battering the Namibian coast since last weekend, driven by the formation of cold fronts over mainland South Africa and subsequent cold weather over the interior of much of South Africa. Bergwind conditions develop as these cold winds warm up. Residents of the coast are bracing for strong […]
East weather crosswind overturns small car on B2 coastal route
Eileen van der Schyff A driver sustained injuries when he was caught off guard when the vehicle, he was traveling in was hit by a crosswind on Sunday this week. The crosswind caused the vehicle to veer off the road and overturn some 13 km on the B2 route outside of Swakopmund towards Walvis Bay. […]
CS:GO National Tournament 2021 Final Round
As yet another successful season of qualifiers draws to a close, we are one step closer to selecting our Namibian Esports Team for CS:GO to represent us on the international stage. This year has been unprecedented as we have seen many skilled and top-tier athletes with tied and close scores and thus prompted us to […]
Namibia’s oldest coastal running and cycling event cancelled
Rudi Bowe The Hangana Hake Run and Ride, Namibia’s oldest coastal running and cycling event slated for 2 October 2021 in Walvis Bay, has been cancelled again. This is the second consecutive year that the annual sporting event, enjoyed by an estimated 1000 local and international participants will not take place. The formerly known Lucky […]
Team Namibia at the Olympics
Rudi Bowe The 2020 Tokyo Olympics campaign kicked off on an unruffled note for Team Namibia, as road cyclists Vera Looser, Tristan de Lange and female mountain biker Michelle Vorster failed to finish their respective races while male mountain bike cross country cyclist Alex Miller finished in the 31st position in his race. Maike Diekmann, […]
“Smart” salt trucks commissioned
Old salt trucks replaced Walvis Bay Salt commissioned the first three of five smart salt trucks on Monday, ushering in a new era for salt transportation between the salt works and the port of Walvis Bay. The trucks are hi-tech, performance based vehicles that will greatly reduce the impact on the town’s road infrastructure, noise […]