To remove or not to remove?
Residents of Kovambo Nujoma Drive in Walvis Bay are divided over the recent removal of a speed hump in this street lined with luxury homes and accommodation outlets overlooking the pictures-que lagoon. Also nicknamed “millionaire’s mile”, Kovambo Nujoma Drive is the main life artery of Walvis Bay Salt for the daily transportation of salt from […]
M44 detour a danger at night
Eileen van der Schyff The detour on the MR44 duel carriageway behind the dunes is becoming a concern among residents frequently using this route at night. The detour is only visible once you have reached it. Westcoast Safety Initiative on their social media platform suggested putting in place flashing orange lights at both ends of […]
Forty-eight Pork bushes planted in four Walvis Bay parks by CMA CGM #PlantingForPlanet initiative
Eileen van der Schyff French container transportation and shipping company, Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) Namibia, in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Municipality identified four parks in Walvis Bay for their quarterly tree planting project where 48 Pork bushes were planted on 13 November. This project is in line with the […]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women
In recognition of November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, I want to send a clear message and support all the other voices who are saying the same thing: violence against women and girls must end now. Globally, more than one in three women experience such violence during their […]
Seaside Primary School Grade seven’s graduates
Rudi Bowe Seaside Primary School in Walvis Bay had their first ever grade 7 graduation ceremony recently. The school opened its doors in January 2017. The graduation ceremony is connected to the past and future and the growth of the 144-grade sevens who are accommodated in four classes at the school. School Principal, Emily Ndemula, […]
Dance Sport School League coaching workshop held at the coast
Namibia Dance Sport Academy (NDSA) and Dance Sport Namibia (DSN) hosted the Dance Sport School League (DSSL) coaching workshop for teachers in the Erongo region at the Jan Wilken Indoor Sports Complex in Walvis Bay. Twenty-two teachers from primary, combined, junior and secondary schools in the Erongo region attended the workshop. Mrs Ernfriede Juliendina Stephanus […]
Krahenbuhl and Viljoen close singles championships
Rossmund Bowlers,Axel Krahenbuhl and Diana Viljoen are the 2021 Namibian Closed Men’s and Women’s Singles Bowling Championships. With the win, both qualified to represent Namibia at the World Closed Singles Championshipsin New Zealand next year. Photo Contributed
High vaccination rate could soften the Covid-19 grip during winter 2022
Countries in the southern hemisphere, including Namibia, have their eyes set upon countries in the northern hemisphere where the winter months are fast approaching. Many of these countries experience a spike in Covid-19 cases despite having high vaccination rates. In fact, what the effect of Covid-19 will be on these countries during the northern hemisphere’s […]
Remembrance Day commemorated
The Memorable Order of Tin Hats (M.O.T.H.) Escarpment Shell hole of Walvis Bay joined the German war veteran’s society, Alte Kameraden in Swakopmund on Sunday to commemorate Remembrance Day. A ceremony was held at the war memorial near the holiday town’s iconic Mole. Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day among non-commonwealth nations) marks the […]
Giants tread the streets of Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay Plant & Tool Hire concluded the transport of eighteen semi-assembled mining dump trucks to Husab Mine. The dumpers form part of an approximate 8 000 tons of mining equipment recently offloaded in the port of Walvis Bay. The dump trucks are assembled at the motor workshop bay at Husab Mine, and will be […]