Rössing-China deal expected by mid-2019
Floris Steenkamp The Rössing mine which is 100 % owned by Rössing Uranium Limited (RUL) will be majority Chinese-owned by mid-year, Rio Tinto Rössing said in a media statement this week. Rio Tinto, which owns the majority of 69 % in RUL, announced in November last year a sales agreement with China National Uranium Cor-poration […]
Police deals Omaruru crime spree a crushing blow – five robbery suspects nabbed
Eileen van der Schyff Criminals were in for a hard time at Omaruru the past week, with a total of nine suspects arrested by a special task team for a spate of robberies and housebreakings that took place in short succession between 8 and 15 January. Five of the suspects are linked to the three […]
Illegally caught fish – donated to those in need
Fish caught illegally by unscrupulous anglers along the coast over the festive season, and confiscated by the authorities, were put to good use recently. Several old age homes, a school and an institution caring for children with disabilities were donated the fish and thereby very much needed food can be put on the table. The […]
Hearing Mission For Children and Adults With Ear Problems and Hearing Difficulties
The Namibia National Association of the Deaf in partnership with the Starkey Hearing Foundation will be holding a Hearing mission for children and adults with ear problems and hearing difficulties. Screening and Hearing aids will be offered free of charge to children and adults. The mission will be held on Sunday, 10 February 2019, at […]
1800 Grams of Cannabis con- fiscated
Isaac Chikosi A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday during Police action along the Omatjete/Omaruru gravel road. It is alleged that Bernard Maulizu was found in possession of 1800 grams of cannabis valued at N$18 000. The suspect appeared at Omaruru Magistrate court on Tuesday 22 January.
Accident victims scammed
Scammers have been selling official vehicle accident claim forms to unsuspecting members of the public at as many as N$250 per claim form. These forms are actually at the disposal of the public at no charge. The Namibia Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia (NMVAF) in an urgent press statement on Monday made it categorically […]
Completion of passenger liner terminal imminent
A view from one of the ship-to-shore cranes in the container terminal on reclaimed land in the port of Walvis Bay shows the big strides already made with the completion of the new passenger liner terminal. The passenger liner Aida Aura last week at berth number eight, her stern only meters from the new terminal […]
Let the countdown begin….
Seaflower Pelagic Processing readies for start-up After Namport second biggest power consumer The gears of production will soon start to turn for Seaflower Pelagic Processing in Walvis Bay. Final preparations are now made for the company’s first fishing vessel to go to sea and to return with enough catches to systematically get the production processes […]
List on social media is authentic
Unregistered members of Rössing Pension Fund need to register now The list that circulated on social media last week containing the list of former members of the Rössing Pension Fund is authentic. Instead of spreading rumours and sowing confusion that the list is bogus, unregistered former members of the Fund are urged to register, confirmed […]
South Africa and Namibia signs Memorandum on bigger fisheries cooperation
Namibia and South Africa signed a memorandum of under-standing on cooperation in the areas of aquaculture and fisheries on Monday (21 January). The signing ceremony took place in Windhoek and representing the two Governments were: Namibia’s fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his South African counterpart Senzeni Zokwana, South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. […]