Peake brother lawn bowls national pairs champions
Rudi Bowe The Namibian Bowls Association hosted the National pairs championships over the past weekend at the Namib Park and Rossmund Lawn Bowling Clubs in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund respectively. At the Namib Park Lawn Bowling Club, the brother Steven and Colin Peake beat Graham Snyman and Poena Olivier in a nail biting final. With […]
Swakopmund interchange-bridge now officially open
Staff Reporter The coast’s road transport infrastructure reached an historic milestone on Wednesday, with the official opening of the Swakopmund-Walvis Bay dual carriage way (MR44 behind the dune belt), the Swakopmund interchange bridge on the B2 highway as well as the newly constructed Swakopmund-Henties Bay road. The opening of the two roads and the interchange […]
Namibia needs to end the scourge of Gender-Based violence “very urgently”
Rudi Bowe A total of 5 961 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) cases were reported in Namibia between September 2019 and September 2020. A total of 3 119 suspects in these cases were arrested of which 2 595 accused face prosecution. A total of 712 suspects were prosecuted in criminal courts throughout the country. The […]
Stoning of a passing vehicle at Arandis
Man with a mental health disorder behind the incident – not robbers The driver of a vehicle on the B2 highway near Arandis got the fright of his life earlier this week, when a man threw a stone at his moving vehicle. The stone entered the vehicle’s windscreen, narrowly missing the man behind the steering wheel. […]
Voting Stations for the Walvis Bay Urban Constituency for 25 November
The Electoral Commission of Namibia the announced this week the following polling stations, both fixed and mobile, for the various Constituencies in Erongo for the Local Authorities and Regional Councils Elections. The elections take place on 25 November this year. Note: you can vote in both the elections at the same time at these polling […]
Voting stations for the Walvis Bay Rural Constituency for 25 November
The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced this week the following polling stations, both fixed and mobile, for the various Constituencies in Erongo for the Local Authorities and Regional Councils Elections. The elections take place on 25 November this year. Note: you can vote in both the elections at the same time at these polling stations, […]
“I apologise for the hurt I caused coast’s people”
A South African man with “many enemies” at the coast begs for forgiveness. Claims he regularly receives threats – wants to use theNamib Times to apologise to the coast “My name is Jan Myburgh, I am writing this letter to publicly apologize to everyone who I have wronged when I was living and working in Namibia. […]
Vote here in the Swakopmund Constituency 25 November 2020
The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced this week the following polling stations, both fixed and mobile, for the various Constituencies in Erongo for the Local Authorities and Regional Councils Elections. The elections take place on 25 November this year. Note: you can vote in both the elections at the same time at these polling stations. […]
Arandis has its own number plate suffix
Sharlien Tjambari Service comes to the people. Residents of Arandis no longer have to travel to Swakopmund to have access to the Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTis) for vehicle licensing and driving license services. The Ministry of Works and Transport in con-junction with the Roads Authority opened a Natis office at Arandisthis week, stating the […]
ECN announces polling stations for the Arandis Constituency
The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced this week the following polling stations, both fixed and mobile, for the various Constituencies in Erongo for the Local Authorities and Regional Councils Elections. The elections take place on 25 November this year. Note: you can vote in both the elections at the same time at these polling stations. […]