Krahenbuhl and Viljoen close singles championships
Rossmund Bowlers,Axel Krahenbuhl and Diana Viljoen are the 2021 Namibian Closed Men’s and Women’s Singles Bowling Championships. With the win, both qualified to represent Namibia at the World Closed Singles Championshipsin New Zealand next year. Photo Contributed
Over two million raised for Narraville old age home
Rudi Bowe At a fundraising gala dinner held on Friday, 12 November by the Board of Trustees of the Narraville Elderly Home, an amount of well over 2 million was raised for the construction of the old age home in Narraville, Walvis Bay. Pioneers in the fishing industry, individuals and captains of industry showed their […]
High vaccination rate could soften the Covid-19 grip during winter 2022
Countries in the southern hemisphere, including Namibia, have their eyes set upon countries in the northern hemisphere where the winter months are fast approaching. Many of these countries experience a spike in Covid-19 cases despite having high vaccination rates. In fact, what the effect of Covid-19 will be on these countries during the northern hemisphere’s […]
Remembrance Day commemorated
The Memorable Order of Tin Hats (M.O.T.H.) Escarpment Shell hole of Walvis Bay joined the German war veteran’s society, Alte Kameraden in Swakopmund on Sunday to commemorate Remembrance Day. A ceremony was held at the war memorial near the holiday town’s iconic Mole. Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day among non-commonwealth nations) marks the […]
Giants tread the streets of Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay Plant & Tool Hire concluded the transport of eighteen semi-assembled mining dump trucks to Husab Mine. The dumpers form part of an approximate 8 000 tons of mining equipment recently offloaded in the port of Walvis Bay. The dump trucks are assembled at the motor workshop bay at Husab Mine, and will be […]
Maersk and Grindrod to partner up
A Danish shipping company, A. P. Moller-Maersk, has announced a partnership with a South African shipping service provider, Grindrod Limited, to enhance its capabilities as a global integrator of logistics in South Africa. According to Ships and Ports, this new joint venture will ensure that the logistics activities of Grindrod’s intermodal business and the ocean […]
Drunk man lands vehicle in cell shop
Eileen van der Schyff After fleeing from a mini roadblock, a 38-year-old intoxicated man crashed his vehicle into a cellphone shop in Walvis Bay in the early hours of Sunday morning, 14 November. The driver allegedly skipped a red traffic light when he realised traffic officials were closely behind, and landed his Toyota Corolla into […]
Cgals Chamber Choir wins Gold
Rudi Bowe The Cgals Chamber Choir of Namibia won gold and became the category winners in the VP3 Pop, Jazz and Spiritual category, and silver in the VP2 Adult Choirs category at the virtual 11th World Choir Games that started on 30 October and ended on 7 November in Antwerp and Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. The […]
FNB advises retailers on how to prevent shopping fraud this Black Friday
Namibia has witnessed an upsurge in online shopping opportunities over the past two years as numerous retailers now offer this option, while a number of new online shopping portals have opened for business, particularly on social media. This popular way of shopping allows consumers and businesses to maximise shopping sprees such as Black Friday, it […]
Jonathan Rubain in Namibia
Rudi Bowe Renowned South African gospel artist Jonathan Rubain host of the gospel music and talk show “Koortjies Met Jonathan Rubain” on DStv’s kykNET on Channel 144 and 145 on Sundays is on a CD Namibian tour Rubain who had a number of performances and appearances in several towns across the country, said Namibian people […]