TransNamib vervoer 1,6m ton vrag in 2018/19 boekjaar
Namibië se nasionale spoorkarweier, TransNamib, het in die 2018/2019 boekjaar ‘n kort-kop 1,6 miljoen ton vrag karwei. Dit is 8,53 % beter as in die 2017/18 boekjaar. Ongeveer 27 % hiervan was die karweiding van boumateriale (sement, sand, boustene); 20 % was grootmaat vloeibare stowwe (soos swawel-suur); grootmaat brandstof het ook 20 % daar-van uitgemaak […]
146 000 vraghouers op Walvisbaai Hawe hanteer
Die Hawe op Walvisbaai het in die 2019/20 begrotingsjaar ‘n totaal van 146 396 twintig-voet ekwivalente eenhede (Total Equivalent Units or TEU’s) se vraghouers hanteer. ‘n Twintigvoet Ekwivalente Eenheid (TEE) is die eenheid waarin houervrag gemeet word. Een TEE is ‘n standaard twintigvoet vraghouer. ‘n Veertigvoet vraghouer is dus 2 TEE’s. ‘n Totaal van 64 […]
Kyk na jou werksmense – dit kan jou uit die Covid-moddergat bevry
“Kommerwekkend”. ‘n Steekproef wat gedurende die laaste weke van 2020 uitgevoer is toon dat baie sakeondernemings in die logistieke sektor in Namibië nie ‘n plan op die tafel het om hulself uit die Covid-19 moddergat te bevry nie. Van diegene wat wel planne het, was daar ‘n aantal wat aangedui het dat hul na hul […]
Ambulances for Swakop municipality
Rudi Bowe The Rotary Club of Swakopmund, in partnership with three cities in Japan, donated two second hand ambulances to the Swakopmund municipality. Thanks to this initiative these two ambulances’ useful lifespan has been extended and these vehicles will safe lives. Both vehicles are in an excellent condition. The one ambulance was donated by the […]
Namib Poultry Industries receives Ross 140 and 400 Club Awards for Exceptional Performance
Ross customer in Namibia is recognized for impressive broiler and breeder performance. EDINBURGH, Scotland. – Namib Poultry, a Ross® 308 customer from Namibia, recently received Ross 140 and 400 Club awards for their outstanding breeder and broiler performance. Namib Poultry placed their first flock in 2018 and has worked in collaboration with Ross distributor, Ross […]
Fate of suspended municipal officials in the hands of Prosecutor-General
Namibia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has wrapped up its investigation into the so-called “missing millions” of a State-funded low cost housing scheme in Walvis Bay. The matter is now in the hands of the Office of the Prosecutor-General for a decision whether there is grounds for the criminal prosecution of four (and possibly more) Walvis Bay […]
Stakeholders praise for speedy reopening of rail line
Praise went out this week to the various stakeholders involved in the recovery and clearing operations at the scene of a train derailment at Swakopmund. A freight train derailed around lunch hour on 16 March. A train operator was killed on impact, four locomotives were heavily damaged and at least eighteen railway wagons were also […]
5th year in a row! Namibia’s road network ranked NUMBER ONE on the African continent
Namibia’s road network has been rated the best on the African continent for the 5th consecutive year, says the Deputy Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa. The Deputy Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi visited Walvis Bay yesterday to launch the second edition of a report on the state of Namibia’s Logistics. In […]
Professionalism of accounting industry key in the fight against corruption
The move to review Namibia’s Public Auditors and Accountants Act, making it mandatory for accounting practitioners to register with the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB), is good news for the country, the profession and the public. It also comes at a time when Africa has been declared a free trade area, making it more […]
Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association elects its committee
Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association elects its Committee The Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association (JWRA) held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night, the first official business since the Association won one seat on the Town Council during the November 2020 Regional Council and Local Authority Elections. During the proceedings a new Committee was elected: […]