Rage over people jumping on live whale
Rudi Bowe People reacted with great disgust yesterday over a video that went viral on social media showing people jumping on a Hump back whale as it lies dying in the shallow water just north of the naval base at Walvis Bay. Crowds gathered at the site since Wednesday where this Hump back whale stranded […]
Let’s draw the line on the B2 Coastal Road
The motorist public reported several incidents on the B2 coastal roads Walvis Bay to Langstrand section disregarding the new traffic lines added to the road’s surface. Some motorists overtake on the solid lines on blind hills. “When there were no lines everyone was complaining over the danger it poses. Now that the lines are there […]
120 Years old yesterday – Namibian Railways – 1899 – 2019
Thursday 22 August 2019. [On the front page today’s edition the historic picture of Hope working on the small railway line between Walvis Bay and Plum. The day 22 August is regarded as the birth of Namibia’s railways. On this day in 1899 a small locomotive arrived here from Stoke-on-Trent in England, aboard the British […]
Salt pans enclosed with fence to keep out vandals and thieves
Vandalism, theft of equipment and rubbish dumping are the reasons The Salt Company had to fence off its mining area at Mile 8. The fence prevents vehicle access to a large beach area, but people like substance fishermen can still access the area by bicycle or on foot. Since the fence came up, many Swakopmund […]
Fisheries training
Fisheries observers, fisheries inspectors and employees of Lüderitz Mariculture recently attended a workshop at Lüderitz which equipped them with practical and theoretical knowledge in the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries. The training was a joint initiative by the Albatross Task Force (ATF) and Fisheries Observer Agency. A total of seventeen people attended the workshop which covered […]
The Blue Whale is open
Rudi Bowe Walvis Bay boasts a new feather in its tourism hat. The Blue Whale Hotel opened its doors on Kovambo Nujoma Lane, overlooking the lagoon. The opening was marked by a most enjoyable function on Monday night. The hotel has 19 luxury rooms and was completed at a total cost of N$25 million. It […]
Weather – aircraft contrails visible over Walvis Bay
It might have been hot temperatures on the ground, but extremely low air temperatures high up in the sky played along perfectly this week for passenger airliners to leave contrails or vapour trials in the sky above Walvis Bay (indicated by red arrows). On Tuesday a passenger liner of Latin American Airlines (LATAM) left a […]
Municipal staff members celebrate Women’s Month with Go Green theme
Women’s Month – Go Green theme
Duneside Matric Farewell 2019
Duneside High School held its Grade 12 farewell on Saturday, 17 August in Walvis Bay with the theme Enchanted Forest.
Performing artists call for recognition
Performing Arts is not a sport many people pay attention to so those who have talent usually go unnoticed. A group of seven girls from Namibia brought back several medals from Los Angeles (LA). Swakopmund’s Leanne Magson came back with a gold in spokes modelling. Leanne and Latoya Stephanus met with Namib Times to share […]