Supporting the Mondesa Community
African Vocals, an acapella ensemble from Mondesa, Swakopmund, proudly donated N$30 000 to “Help educate the Namibian child.” African Vocals manager Regine Hink and group leader and founder Joel Nambuli handed over the cheque on Thursday last week to the Mondesa Youth Opportunities Trust in Mondesa during a music showcase event to support the work […]
Celebrating the circumnavigation
Acclaimed musician Rafael Serrallet performed two guitar concerts in Swakop-mund and Windhoek to commemorate 500 anniversaries of the first trip around the globe. Spanish guitarist Rafael Serrallet has performed concerts in Namibia to commemorate the 500 anniversaries of the first circumnavigation of the world. Hailed as a guitarist of profound and thoughtful artistry, Valencian born […]
TEDx Swakopmund – ideas worth sharing
Isaac Chikosi The Dome Conference Centre in Swakopmund hosted an independently organised Ted Talk on Thursday 15 August. Scribing Dynamics, a local publishing company run by Brandt Van der Westhuizen organised the event with a line-up of seven distinguished speakers taking to the podium. A timeous theme, “The Future is Already Here”, drew a focal […]
Twenty fifth anniversary celebrations
Rudi Bowe This year marks the Silver Jubilee of the re-integration of Walvis Bay to Namibia. The 25th anniversary celebrations, with the theme ‘Walvis Bay, the pulse of the Namibian economy’ of the re-integration of Walvis Bay and the 12 offshore islands into Namibia from South Africa was recently launched with a gala dinner at […]
Santam to the aid of FPS
Rudi Bowe The South African National Trust and Assurance Company Limited (Santam) has recently come to the aid of Flamingo Primary School (FPS)in Walvis Bay with a generous sponsor of N$150 000 to help with the completion of new class rooms at the school. Flamingo Primary School is a Government school that caters for pupils […]
Truck and car collides on B2 coastal road
Well-known resident seriously injured…. Eileen van der Schyff A 30-year-old Walvis Bay resident, Gabriela Jacobs, remains hospitalised in the Welwitschia Private Hospital in a serious condition, after the vehicle in which she traveled on the B2 coastal road slammed into a truck near Langstrand on Wednesday evening. Jacobs was driving from the direction of Swakopmund […]
Innovative food product produced in Walvis Bay
Floris Steenkamp An innovative range of highly affordable food products, which can stay fresh for up to two years in storage temperatures of up to 55 Degree Celsius, is soon to be produced in Walvis Bay and distributed for wholesale and retail countrywide and even to Namibia’s neighbouring states. The African Deli anticipates to start […]
Economy to remain weak
The Bank of Namibia this week in its latest Monetary Policy Statement said domestic economic activity continued to slow down in the first six month of 2019. The slowdown is reflected in the mining-, construction-, electricity-, wholesale- and retail sectors. Other sectors which did show an upswing are the manufacturing-, transport and communication sectors. The […]
“Deadly Medicine” exhibition is both provocative and disturbing
Exhibition sheds light on how the Nazi’s developed its therory of “superior race” The `Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race’ exhibition is currently on show at the new gallery space at the Lüderitz Maritime Museum in Lüderitz in !Nami#Nus Constituency in Karas Region. The exhibition was officially launched in the region by Cllr. Jan Scholtz, […]
Young man with Down Syndrome missing
Eileen van der Schyff A 21-year-old Zambian man with Down Syndrome went missing at sea point in Walvis Bay next to the fishmeal plant. He doesn’t know Walvis Bay as he just arrived with his brother who is a truck driver. Peter Cardoso was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a brown jersey and […]