Carcasses of 86 dolphins found on the beach north of Lüderitz
The crew of a rock lobster vessel made the grim discovery on Friday of the decaying carcasses of 86 Dusky Dolphins on the beach at Hottentot Bay, approximately 60 km north of Lüderitz. The skipper immediately notified the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources at Lüderitz. A small team of researchers were dispatched to the […]
Nampol surprises school – search at Tutaleni High School – 13 troublemakers identified
Eileen van der Schyff Nampol members in Walvis Bay paid an unannounced visit to the Tutaleni High School and confiscated undesired items from learners on Friday. Thirteen learners were identified as troublemakers subsequently. In the surprise school search, police confiscated among many items, cell phones, parts scissors, broken pieces of mirror and glass. The Principal […]
Testing grounds fail learner drivers
Eileen van der Schyff Several complaints have been received of late of the rundown condition of the test range where learner drivers are taking their practical driving tests. The test range has no proper road markings and the road surface is dotted with potholes. “How can you expect from a learner driver to pass his […]
Former Walvis Bay’ite recalls happy days in Walvis Bay
A former resident of Walvis Bay, Mr Hermanus Carstens paid a visit to the offices of Namib Times in Walvis Bay yesterday morning. He resides in Pretoria and recently came upon a 1981-edition of the newspaper in his garage of his Waterkloofrif house. “It brought memories back to me of me and my family’s happy […]
Sandwich Harbour tour ends in the waves
A tour operator taking tourists on daily trips to Sandwich Harbour’s vehicle ended up in the sea on Sunday. It is believed the vehicle got stuck on the beach in heavy sand. Before the vehicle could be pulled free, it was overcome by the incoming tide and breakers. The vehicle was wrecked as the pounding […]
Biggest ship in history lifted for dry-dock repairs in Walvis Bay
Rudi Bowe The offshore supply vessel, Far Sleipner, is now the biggest ship in Walvis Bay’s history ever to be lifted out of the water for repairs. This 15 000 gross tons work boat was lifted out of the water by Namdock’s floating dock, Namdock III. The vessel will spend the next three weeks high […]
Swerves out to avoid accident and crashes head on into another
Eileen van der Schyff A case of reckless and or negligent driving was opened after two brothers were the cause of a head on collision on the B2 route towards Usakos on Thursday. The troubled started when they collected a newly-purchased Isuzu double cab from Swakopmund. The owner of the new vehicle requested his brother […]
Yoshi the loggerhead turtle and the big swim
Eileen van der Schyff Yoshi, the loggerhead turtle that was released from Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium in 2017, now holds the record for the longest journey of a tracked animal after swimming to Namibian and Angolan waters before turning around and swimming all the way to Australia. Yoshi, in a media statement of the […]
Utuseb Senior Citizens receive parcels
Senior citizens of Utuseb last week received good tidings in the form of food parcels. The Municipality of Walvis Bay received donations to the value of N$156 000 to honour its senior citizens and distributed the first set of parcels on 20 December 2019 at Kuisebmond Community Hall and Civic Centre Town Hall. To read […]
Olive trees in the desert
The Namib Desert is home to 500 Olive trees planted by Magdalene and Ronald Vermaak, a couple from Walvis Bay. The Vermaak family started the olive tree plantation in October of 2014 with the aim to produce proudly Namibian olive oil. The trees are planted on a portion of Farm 37, set aside for urban […]