Learner license testing at Arandis NaTIS
Rudi Bowe The Roads Authority (RA) is happy to announce that it has with immediate effect commenced with learner license testing at the Arandis NaTIS Office. A subdivision of Transport Information and Regulatory Services, manages 37 registering authorities (NaTIS offices) countrywide of which only some are managed by local authorities. Majority are managed by RA. […]
Namibian Police Suggestion Boxes
Eileen van der Schyff The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration and Safety and Security together with the Swakopmund Town Council reminds residents and visitors on the availability of Namibian Police Suggestion Boxes at Municipal office buildings. The red suggestion boxes with the emblem of the Namibian Police can be found at the entrance of the […]
Learners care for health heroes
Rudi Bowe The learners of Walvis Bay Primary School recently donated lunch packs, with drinks and energy bars to the health workers at the Walvis Bay State Hospital as a small token of appreciation for their hard work and ongoing sacrifice. The character traits health workers possess is responsibility, as these workers take the responsibility […]
Crosswind possible cause of plane crash
A sudden crosswind is the most likely cause of a plane crash involving a trainee pilot and a training aircraft of Swakopmund Flying School on Saturday. The Piper Cherokee (V5-KAI) came down at around noon on Saturday next to the runway on the Roidina Nature Reserve some 20km north of Omaruru. According to the civil […]
Man due in court for hammer-death of his girlfriend
A 29-year old man is expected to make a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrate’s court today for the gruesome murder of his girlfriend at their common home in Kuisebmond’s Coris Street on Wednesday. The accused is believed to have beaten his girlfriend, age 26, to death with a hammer, and thereafter reported the […]
President Geingob on visit to Walvis Bay
President Hage Geingob is on a brief visit to Walvis Bay since yesterday, among others to officially hand over completed low cost houses to their new owners in Kuisebmond today.
Ryan Gordon LPM’s new Councillor…
Mr Ryan Gordon, a well-known com-munity activist, has been elected to replace the late Cllr. Stanley Bikeur as Councillor for the Landless People Movement (LPM) on the Walvis Bay Town Council. Gordon will be sworn in later this month. Councillor Bikeur recently died of Covid-19 complications and according to law the LPM had ninety days […]
Oscars approves Namibia Selection Committee
Winning an Academy Award is now a valid dream for Namibia. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the Namibia International Feature Film Awards Selection Committee. A 7-member committee of Namibian Creatives and Cinephiles got the greenlight ahead of the 2022 Academy Awards, popularly known as The Oscars. Easily one of the […]
Mwenyo heads Namport’s Commercial Services
The Office of the Chief Executive Officer is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Elias Mwenyo as the new Executive for Commercial Services, effective the 1st of September 2021. Elias joined Namport on 07 December 2004 and began his career within the logistics and shipping industry as a Key Accounts Executive. He was subsequently […]
Namport sees drastic increase of salt exports through Walvis Bay
The Port of Walvis Bay was a hive of salty activities on Monday as two vessels were docked to load salt, destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Maria Da Paz loaded 4 500 metric tons of bagged salt, whereas the Uniscout loaded 7 000 metric tons of bagged salt. Both vessels are destined […]