NBC employees’ discontent with the national broadcaster’s Board
Sharlien Tjambari Employees of the National Broadcasting Cooperation (NBC) at the Erongo Regional Office in Swakopmund participated in a nationwide peaceful demonstration on Tuesday, demanding permanent employment for contract workers and for better financial management at the national broadcaster. A petition was handed over to the NBC’s Erongo office manager, Celle Nkuvi. The petition is […]
A helping hand reaching far
The Namibian Ports Authority, through the Namport Social Investment Fund (NSIF) recently donated stationary and educational material to the Queen Sophia of Spain Primary School, situated 80 km from Otjiwarongo towards Otavi in the Otjozondjupa region. The donation valued at N$50,000.00 will be used by the 200 learners enrolled at the school. The Queen Sophia […]
Cyber bullying a rising terror in Namibia
Sharlien Tjambari Cyber bullying, best described as messages of threat, insults or derogatory comments sent by cell phone, makes up 44 % of all forms of bullying. This was said earlier this week by Miss Namibia 2019 Nadja Breytenbach who visited the Namib High School at Swakopmund to sensitise learners on bullying. What aggravates the […]
WAKO Region 5 Development Championships
Rudi Bowe The WAKO Region 5 Kickboxing Development Championships (hosted by the Namibian Kickboxing Federation (NKF)) as Desert Storm III, takes place held at the Jan Wilken Indoor Sport complex in Walvis Bay. The championships started today and concludes tomorrow. The championships is also part of National trials for fighters to participate in international kickboxing […]
Bail for alleged ivory traffickers
Dirk Vermeulen (50), Edgar Clarke (47) and Michael (Mike Lusse) (60), were each granted bail of N$30 000 in the Walvis Bay magistrate’s court on Friday after a nearly two days bail application hearing. The trio was arrested by the Namibian Police’s unit for protective resources in Walvis Bay respectively on 31 August (Vermeulen and […]
CNNC Rössing new MD
An individual with extensive experience in Namibia’s mining industry, Mr. Johan Coetzee, has been appointed the managing director of CNNC Rössing Uranium. Coetzee has been appointed in the place of Mr Richard Storrie who took up another position in the Rio Tinto Group. Coetzee has an exemplary reputation as leader and prior to his appointment […]
Nampol-Erongo took part in National Clean-up Day
Hundreds of police officers of the Namibian Police stationed across the Erongo Region took part in this year’s National Clean-Up Day. National Clean-Up Day is an initiative that was called for by Namibia’s Head of State Dr Hage Geingob, to get Namibians from all walks of life together once a year to clean up their […]
“Hope” se huisie se vensters weer skoon
Die ou stoomlokomotief, Hope, se huisie se vensters is weer silwer-skoon. Die Boet Bothma Voortrekkerkommando op Walvisbaai het verlede Dinsdag die inisiatief aan die dag gelê om dié geboutjie se vensters te gaan was. Hope word al sedert die sestigerjare voor die hawedorp se stasie uitgestal. ‘n Geboutjie is mettertyd om die ou stoomlokomotief opgerig, […]
Namibians against Gender Based Violence Assembly Day
Namibians against gender-based violence, Reverend Nel from VGK Congregation Swakopmund in association with the Lindie Prinsloo Foundation Trust, an organisation that aims to address Gender Based Violence, Ruach Elohim foundation, Curves Swakopmund and two police officers from Nampol’s Public Relations Unit in Mondesa organised and attended the Assembly Day on Saturday at the Amphi-theater in […]
Two minors lured off the streets
Isaac Chikosi Two minors were reportedly lured off the streets where they were playing by a 25-year-old man earlier this month at Harambee location, Karibib. According to police reports, “he offered them a sleep over at his house and had sexual intercourse with them under coercive circumstances.” According to deputy commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, the parents […]