Suspect questioned in Shannon Wasserfall’s disappearance
Eileen van der Schyff A female resident has been taken in for questioning for the disappearance of Shannon Wasserfall, a 22-year old Walvis Bay girl who has been missing since the beginning of April. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Wasserfall has deepened, following the discovery of human remains on the outskirts of Narraville in […]
Raped in Covid-19 isolation
15-year-old allegedly raped when she was in Covid-19 isolation at the Swakopmund bungalows. “Tearful” health ministry worker denies he raped the girl – does admit he “kissed her”. Sharlien Tjambari A 26-year-old man accused of having raped a 15-year old female at a Covid-19 quarantine facility at Swakopmund denies guilt. A tearful Glenn Clifford Leister […]
Remains of missing girl found at Narraville – Missing person’s case of Shannon Wasserfall turns into murder inquiry
Shannon Wasserfall A glimpse behind the scenes of the murder investigation Eileen van der Schyff The missing persons inquiry of Shannon Wasserfall, the 20-year- old who went missing in Walvis Bay at the beginning of April, is now a full murder investigation. Following anonymous tip-offs, the Namibian Police found the human remains of a female […]
Covid-19 Quarantine facility at Karibib
QKR Navachab Gold Mine constructed a 4-bed quarantine facility in Karibib to reduce the burden on the government and in particular the Ministry of Health and Social Services in serving the community. Managing Director of QKR Navachab Gold Mine George Botshiwe said the mine supports government efforts to fight this pandemic. The health and safety […]
50 YEARS TIERSCHUTZVEREIN SWAKOPMUND (SPCA)
– In 1990 rooms were built, so that the staff had privacy and warm showers. – In 2009 the SPCA house was renovated. “Two Klappes” (emergency after-hours kennels, accessible from the outside) were constructed. These valuable kennels are equipped with warm blankets, food and fresh water and provides shelter for stray and often anonymous pet […]
Duty to prepare annual financial statements in terms of IFRS and to lay them before annual general meeting
Recent years have seen major changes in financial reporting worldwide. International financial reporting standards (IFRS® standards) or a local variant thereof are increasingly becoming mandatory throughout the world. The International Accounting Standards Board has been strengthening relationships with securities regulators, standard-setters and others around the world in order to encourage consistent application of existing IFRS […]
Father and sons National Trips champions
Rudi Bowe The 2020 Namibian National Trips bowling championships were hosted by the Windhoek Bowling Club over the past weekend. Poena Olivier and his two sons Cabous Olivier and Ronan Olivier were crowned as the Men’s National Trips Bowling champions with Johan Jacobs, Colin Peake and Piet du Plooy as the runners up. The Ladies […]
Human remains found in shallow grave in dunes outside Narraville
Eileen van der Schyff The Walvis Bay community is waiting in anguish and torment. Is the human remains found yesterday on the outskirts of Narraville in Walvis Bay that of missing Shannon Wasserfall? The 21-year old went missing on 10 April this year, leaving her family devastated. The human remains found yesterday at around 15:00 […]
Sanlam Namibia pushes boundaries in the fight against Covid-19
Rudi Bowe The Ministry of Health and Social Services received two re-purposed mobile Covid-19 isolation units from Sanlam Namibia that will now be used as a facility to screen patients for Covid-19. Sanlam Namibia to date committed more than N$3 million in the fight against Covid-19. This latest donation of the mobile units pushes the […]
What sits behind the failure of Government quota auction?
The auction of Government fishing quotas has ended in an embarrassing episode for fisheries minister Albert Kawana. The auction raised N$8,46 million [the auction was supposed to raise N$627 million had all bidders honoured their financial commitment]. The reason for the auction’s failure was described yesterday as “cocktail of troubles”. Firstly, Government’s persistent [and rapidly] […]