To remove or not to remove?
Residents of Kovambo Nujoma Drive in Walvis Bay are divided over the recent removal of a speed hump in this street lined with luxury homes and accommodation outlets overlooking the pictures-que lagoon. Also nicknamed “millionaire’s mile”, Kovambo Nujoma Drive is the main life artery of Walvis Bay Salt for the daily transportation of salt from […]
M44 detour a danger at night
Eileen van der Schyff The detour on the MR44 duel carriageway behind the dunes is becoming a concern among residents frequently using this route at night. The detour is only visible once you have reached it. Westcoast Safety Initiative on their social media platform suggested putting in place flashing orange lights at both ends of […]
Forty-eight Pork bushes planted in four Walvis Bay parks by CMA CGM #PlantingForPlanet initiative
Eileen van der Schyff French container transportation and shipping company, Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) Namibia, in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Municipality identified four parks in Walvis Bay for their quarterly tree planting project where 48 Pork bushes were planted on 13 November. This project is in line with the […]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women
In recognition of November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, I want to send a clear message and support all the other voices who are saying the same thing: violence against women and girls must end now. Globally, more than one in three women experience such violence during their […]
Seaside Primary School Grade seven’s graduates
Rudi Bowe Seaside Primary School in Walvis Bay had their first ever grade 7 graduation ceremony recently. The school opened its doors in January 2017. The graduation ceremony is connected to the past and future and the growth of the 144-grade sevens who are accommodated in four classes at the school. School Principal, Emily Ndemula, […]
Dance Sport School League coaching workshop held at the coast
Namibia Dance Sport Academy (NDSA) and Dance Sport Namibia (DSN) hosted the Dance Sport School League (DSSL) coaching workshop for teachers in the Erongo region at the Jan Wilken Indoor Sports Complex in Walvis Bay. Twenty-two teachers from primary, combined, junior and secondary schools in the Erongo region attended the workshop. Mrs Ernfriede Juliendina Stephanus […]
Belt grading Swakopmund Fight Club
Swakopmund Fight Club held their first belt grading in over 2 years with total of 18 students, 12 juniors and six seniors, last Saturday, 13 November 2021 under the watchful eyes of Sensei Jannie Gouws, Sensei Duan Oppermann and Sensei Lesley Hoebeb. The youngest kick-boxer was 6-years-old, and the most senior candidate, 63-years-old. With all […]
Eleven year old wins Nedbank for Autism Series
Rudi Bowe They say dynamite comes in small packages and that’s exactly what happened when the talented 11 year old Emile Vilbert (Junior) claiming all the spoils and won the 2021 Nedbank for Autism Series final with an impressive score of 37 points last Saturday 20 November at Omeya Golf Club. Emile Vilbert an 11 […]
Rough n Tough Challenge raises N$470 000
The annual “Rough n Tough Challenge” wrapped up with a resounding success. More than 120 drivers and supporting friends undertook the challenge of “old wheelers touring the Namib Desert” from Swakopmund up to Damara Mopane Lodge outside Khorixas, only allowed to use farm trunk roads and gravel pathways, to raise aware-ness and funds for the […]
FNB Kudus II reserves league champions
Rudi Bowe The FNB Kudus II were crowned the Namibian Rugby Union’s (NRU) 2021 Reserve League champions after the Narraville boytjies beat the Khomasdal boytjies FNB Western Suburbs 32-17 in the final of the league last Saturday, 20 November at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. This was the first time that Kudus Rugby Club […]