Fire tragedy
Floris Steenkamp Tragedy struck at Seawork Fish Processors in Walvis Bay on Saturday morning, when one of the company’s fishing vessels caught fire alongside, resulting in the death of one employee. The fishing vessel, Ocean Tide, was undergoing a refit of new fishing gear alongside when welding works aboard possibly set insulation in the hull […]
Young man makes video of his suicide
Isaac Chikosi In yet another shocking incident of retaliatory violence, a young man recorded a video of his own suicide on Thursday. The young man, identified as Vallen Riquad Ockhuizen positioned his cell phone in such a way and switched on the video recording function so that it can record every detail of him hanging […]
Seawork issued statement
Seawork yesterday issued a statement in which they expressed condolences over the death of one of their employees, Matheus Hausiku, who was killed in the fire on Saturday morning. The full statement reads: On Saturday morning, 17 August, Seawork’s motor fishing vessel ‘Ocean Tide’ caught fire while moored at the Seawork quay, where it was […]
NDF shoots running man in the back
Eileen van der Schyff An alleged career criminal remains hospitalised in Windhoek with a life threatening gunshot wound in the back, after a member of the Namibian Defense Force shot him on Saturday as he was running away from a robbery scene. Herman Shiimi (22) is known to the local police as a trouble maker […]
Join Toastmasters in Walvis Bay
The Toastmasters movement was launched by Dr Ralph C Smedley in Santa Ana, California in 1924 with the object of developing the oral communication (public speaking) and leadership abilities of its members. Since then it has spread throughout the Western World and today boast with over 300 000 members. Walvis Bay Toastmasters form part of […]
The “big move” is on
The port of Walvis Bay is a beehive of activity since Friday night as hundreds of containers have to be moved from the old container depot to the new container terminal on reclaimed land. Come foggy conditions, the cold, nightfall or dust – the new container terminal officially starts operating at the end of this […]
Wood harvesting continues
Despite an outcry, the Namibian Police, Nature Conservation, the Governor’s Office or the municipality of Swakopmund is not taking action to prevent people from harvesting wood of protected species in the Swakop River which is also part of the Dorob National Park.
Well-known Mondesa resident Shot in the head
Isaac Chikosi Police reports over the weekend have confirmed that a 32- year-old-man is fighting for his life after he suffered a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday between 12:30 and 13:00 in Mondesa, Swakopmund. He burgled a house and was shot by the owner. According to Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, one Jesaya Kauluma […]
Luderitz residents welcome manganese business… but
Residents say no to “open top” containers Lüderitz residents took it to social media in recent days over concerns of trains rolling into the town with large quantities of manganese from South Africa’s Northern Cape. Trade Port has secured the export of manganese through the port of Lüderitz, but residents are not happy with the […]
Fishing industry to plough back
Rudi Bowe The Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) launched its 2019 Annual National Fish Consumption Day (NFCD) on Friday at Walvis Bay. This 8th Annual NFCD will be hosted in the Oshikoto Region this year, at Omuthiya. It takes place on on 28 September under the theme “Towards a Fish-Eating Nation”. It is expected […]