Morning strollers report unusual find
A doll, a plastic sword, a plastic crown, a whitened cap and a bag containing candles (among others) were spotted by early morning strollers and joggers on the lawn next to the lagoon in Kovambo Nujoma Driver yesterday morning. The matter was reported to Namib Times. People who phoned the newspaper said they are too […]
Five decades on the pulpit
Rudi Bowe Father Heller celebrates Golden Jubilee as Roman Catholic priest in Namibia Namibia, and in particular Walvis Bay’s Roman Catholic congregations, are proud to celebrate Father Berthold Heller’s 50th anniversary of his ordination as priest in 1971. Also referred to as the Golden Jubilee of his Religious life of Priesthood, Father Heller spoke to […]
Housing project to boost Arandis economy
Rudi Bowe “Tens of millions of Namibian Dollar” will flow through Arandis’ local economy in the next few years, says Nick Mwanandimayi, a director of South Haven Holdings. South Haven Holdings will construct a total of 317 low-cost houses at Arandis in the following years and will sell these houses in a price range of […]
Mount Sinai celebrates fourth birthday
Eileen van der Schyff Mount Sinai, a faith-based substance abuse rehabilitation centre at Usakos, celebrated its fourth anniversary on 18 February this year. For the owner and Head: Lay Counsellor, Mr Arno Engels, this is an important date on his life journey. Five years ago, on 18 February, Engels experienced his first day “clean” after […]
Sowat 5 000 mense “groet” ds Manus Olivier tydens aanlyn roudiens
Sowat 5 000 mense het Saterdag van regoor Namibië, en ook uit die buiteland, ingeskakel op die aanlyn roudiens van wyle dominee Manus Olivier. Ds Olivier is op 7 Maart na ‘n jarelange kankerstryd op Swakopmund oorlede. Sy eggenoot, Theresa, het vandeesweek aan Namib Times verduidelik die roudiens is vanuit die NG Kerk op Swakopmund […]
Namport celebrates Women Month by Sponsoring Medical screenings For 40 Underprivileged Woman
Namport, together with the Namport Social Investment Fund (NSIF), once again showed their commitment to fulfil their mandate as a responsible corporate entity, by ploughing back into the community in which they operate. In celebration of Women’s month, the Ports Authority joined forces with Dr Jeketera Khumalo, a local Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from Walvis Bay […]
Narraville elderly received food parcels
Rudi Bowe Wesco Engineering Services (Pty) Ltd. a proudly Namibian enterprise with a rich engineering heritage dating back to 1986 stays committed in supporting and giving back to the community. With our head office located in the port of Walvis Bay the Group this time around donated food parcels to the elderly in Narraville. Group’s […]
Maritime education and training agreement signed
Rudi Bowe The Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT) and the Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute (NAMFI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on maritime education and training cooperation at Walvis Bay. NAMPORT that man-ages the ports of Walvis Bay Lüderitz and NAMFI, Namibia’s premier training institution for all maritime personnel who has enjoyed a long standing […]
Ourselves to blame!
Walvis Bay is steering towards a disaster with its sewer system, and a considerable part of the problem lies with the behaviour of the harbour town’s inhabitants. Not the ageing system itself. Shocking statistics were released by the Walvis Bay municipality this week showing a steady increase yearly in the number of reported drain blockages […]
Port of Walvis Bay’s importance to Zambia’s copper mining sector
Eileen van der Schyff The port of Walvis Bay continues to raise the bar as logistics hub for import and export flows between world markets and land-locked Southern African nations. The dry bulk vessel, Dynamic Striker, recently called at Walvis Bay to discharge 30 000 tons of granulated bulk sulphur, destined for the copper mines […]