“Tamariskians” happy over sewage project
Residents of Franziska van Neel- and Smith Streets in Swakopmund’s Tamariskia suburb is welcoming the relocating of the sewer system in the area. The sewer system runs through the backyards of these residences. That includes manholes located on properties’ backyards. The municipality of Swakopmund commenced with a civils project in November last year to relocate […]
Air Namibia bows out
Namibia’s national air carrier, Air Namibia, died a silent death on Wednesday (10 February 2021). The death knell sounded in the form of Cabinet approval on Wednesday for the liquidation of the airline. The future of 635 employees is in jeopardy. Air Namibia was founded in 1946 under the name South West Air Trans-port. Over […]
Crew member dies aboard Tunacor vessel
A crew member of the fishing vessel Tunga, owned and operated by Tunacor, died at sea on Monday. At the time the 47-year-old fisherman fell ill, the vessel was 42 hours sailing time away from Walvis Bay. The master of the vessel decided to turn around and head for Walvis Bay. The crew man died […]
Arandis Town Council signs several commercial joint venture agreements
Several manufacturing plants to open their doors – big scale employment creation and industrial development The newly elected Arandis Town Council has entered into several joint ventures with private entities in recent days, to stimulate industrial growth and job creation in this mining services town. In fact, Arandis Town Council is believed to be the […]
NAC to invest in Namibia airports infrastructure
Wesco Engineering Services a proudly Namibian enterprise with a rich engineering heritage dating back to 1986 is staying committed to giving back to the community in these challenging times. This time around the group’s feeding scheme supported the Nautilus High School and Helping Hand Old Age Home in Lüderitz – a privilege indeed to support […]
Swakopmunder Museum awards winners
Happy faces were seen in the Swakopmund Museum at the prize-giving ceremony of the “Creative Competition” recently. This successful event was hosted by the Scientific Society of Swakopmund and the Arts Association Swakopmund over the festive season. “It was a success, and we will make this an annual event” said Nadine Phiri, assistant curator of […]
Police warn Swakopmund residents
The Namibian Police in the Erongo region warned all residents in the region to be extra cautious and remain vigilant against swindlers and bank related scams after five cases of this nature were reported at police stations over the past month. The Police Commander for Community Affairs in the Erongo region Inspector Ileni Shapumba said […]
Langstrand woman in court for hit and run
Charlet de Bruyn made a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrates court yesterday on a charge of among others culpable homicide. De Bruyn allegedly knocked over and killed a man on the B2 coastal road close to Walvis Bay’s entrance on Tuesday evening at around 20:50. Instead of stopping, de Bruyn sped off and […]
Ambulance part of three-car pile-up
An ambulance, underway to attend to a Covid-19 incident at a fish factory in Walvis Bay on Wednesday night’s, mission was cut short on the intersection of Nangolo Mbumba Drive and Johnson Mabakeng Road. As the ambulance was skipping a red traffic light, it was hit by a taxi crossing the intersection on a green […]
Three admit guilt to insurance fraud
Mastermind also convicted on charge of money laundering An elaborated insurance scam, whereby an employee of a vehicle recovery service in Walvis Bay was paid by people to have their vehicles crashed deliberately, by driving them into a heavy granite block next to the C14 road close to the Walvis Bay International Airport, ended in […]