Walvis Bay pays tribute to traffic Officer Erastus Victor
Walvis Bay mourns the passing of one of its traffic officers, officer Erastus Victor, who passed away recently of Covid-19. Law enforcers and emergency services took part in a drive-by memorial for the late Victor at his home in Narraville on Wednesday afternoon.
Fuel attendant caught in the act cloning client’s bank card
Despite swift action N$8000 withdrawn from victim’s account A fuel attendant of Walvis Bay is in custody and is soon to appear in the magistrate’s court on a charge of theft, after he was caught red handed this week using a scanning device to clone a client’s bank card. Despite the fact that bank cards […]
No bail for man who killed his girlfriend
Sharlien Tjambari The 26-year-old man of Swakopmund, who was arrested for the alleged killing of his girlfriend on Saturday, remains in custody and will make a next appearance in the town’s magistrate’s court on 23 August this year. Allen Antonius Fredericks is accused of having stabbed his girlfriend, Chriselda Smith (38) with a kitchen knife […]
Pre-Primary, Grade 1 and 8 open for 2022 enrollment
Parents in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund can enroll their pre-primary, grade 1 and grade 8 learners for the 2021 academic year in Government schools. The Erongo Regional Council, Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture announced that application for the enrolment can be done on Tuesday, 10 August 2021 for grade 1 learners, Wednesday, 11 August […]
Namibian diamonds ensure N$26 million contribution TO the fight against Covid-19
De Beers Group, Namdeb, Debmarine Namibia and Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) (Namibia De Beers partnership) pledged a combined N$26 million to support the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Namibia. The pledge consists of a financial donation and in-kind support to assist with the rollout of the Namibia vaccination campaign. The support will be funded through […]
Behind the scenes of Covid-19
Contributed While many people know what it is like to be tested for COVID-19, only a few people know what happens to the samples once the swab has been taken. Due to the recent surge in cases in Namibia, staff from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Namibia have been volunteering to […]
Probe commences into Magic Discounters fire
The Walvis Bay fire brigade leads an investigation into the possible cause of the fire which totally destroyed the Magic Discounters complex in the town’s central business district early on Monday morning. Meanwhile, the management of Magic Discounters cautioned the public against rumours that the store manager, Mr. Martin Cordier was arrested for arson. There […]
O&L Group takes rescue measures
“The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry in particular, and the commensurate mitigating measures taken by governments around the world whereby industry revenues collapsed, can be described as worse than the worst-case scenarios anticipated locally and globally”, says Norbert Wurm, Managing Director of O&L Leisure. In a statement issued on Wednesday, […]
Eagles at first-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Rudi Bowe The Namibian Eagles will be appearing in their first-ever International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup after they defeated Oman in the qualifying tournament in October 2019 in Dubai. The seventh T20 World Cup will be composed of two rounds. Round 1 will include twelve matches between eight teams that are divided […]
J&P Hydraulics Racing Car Project
Parents always want their children to follow in their footsteps, but with all the attractions of the modern world this doesn’t happen much anymore. It is more satisfying for a parent when the children follow in their footsteps or even emulate them. It has been a long-time dream of Allan Martin, that his son Zachary […]