Road condition update: C14 Walvis Bay to Solitaire
The first 50 kms from Walvis Bay is in a good condition. The next stretch up to Kries se Rus is in a fair to bad (on some stretches) condition, characterised by an uneven road surface which include corrugation, loose sand and stone. From Kries se Rus up to the Tropic of Capricorn-line, the road […]
Christian group on way to Swakopmund in horror crash
Eileen van der Schyff A Christian group on their way from Okamatapati to Swakopmund for a church event faced horror when the mini-bus they were travelling in overturned on late Friday afternoon. The driver was one of the fourteen unfortunate people who died in the crash. The 16 seater minibus was carrying 45 passengers including […]
Drunken driving the cause of a lost life
Eileen van der Schyff A passenger in an Opel Corsa lost his life when the driver, under the influence of alcohol lost control over the vehicle causing it to overturn about 10 km from Walvis Bay on the C 14 road this past Saturday. The 49-year-old driver was also injured and arrested after he tested […]
Man shoots himself at the front door of his house
Eileen van der Schyff It is suspected a 52-year-old man shot himself outside his own house on Thursday 12 September. Jacobus Kaundinge Haipinge parked his car at his home. The sound of the car woke his wife and she looked through the window and saw him walking around inside the yard. She then went back […]
Walvis Bay music artists scoop at the Nama’s
Sharlien Tjambari Walvis Bay music artists, Top Cheri and Vaughn Ahrens, won awards at the recently-held Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMA’s). The NAMA’s was presented this year for the 9th year and was hosted at The Dome Swakopmund. Top Cheri won awards for Best Album and Best New-comer of the Year. Vaughn Ahrens won Best […]
White mussel harvesting continues
Two people with wetsuits were spotted on the beach south of Walvis Bay on Sunday harvesting hundreds of white mussel. The drove a grey pick-up with an Outapi registration mark. The registration number was in the meantime reported to Fisheries). Anglers who saw the duo harvesting the mussels expressed concern this might be a renewed […]
American NHL star notices and sponsors hocky player from Swakopmund
Eileen van der Schyff In 2018 in the Namibian Ice and Inline Hockey Association (NIIHAO) trials, a hopeful boy from Swakopmund, George Tjahaapi, secured a spot in two of the teams that were selected for competing in the 300 team tournament in the United States of America, called the State Wars where Patrick Maroon, an […]
WBPHS Matric Farewell – Themed Ringmasters and Acrobats
Walvis Bay Private High School (WBPHS)was covered in glitz and glamour from the colorful lights to the red carpet’s runway on Friday night, 6 September. It was indeed the greatest show. This year’s theme was ringmasters, acrobats and various other colourful characters entertaining the crowd throughout the night. The matric of 2019 attracted the community […]
S S De Duine Matric Farewell 2019
De Duine Secondary School in Walvis Bay held their Matric farewell the past weekend at the Narraville Community Hall with the theme Mr and Mrs Smith. All photo’s was contributed.
Empowering girls through dance
Rudi Bowe During the 3-day programme, participants took lessons from Gary Hoffmann, a Hip-Hop dancer from Namibia, Hadley and Ashlynn Erasmus Hip-Hop/Street dancers from Cape Town and Catherine Samson, ballet dancer and the owner of IDE. Samson said, “It opens doors for young girls with a passion for dance and empowers the young girls to […]