Seidler does it for the sixth time
Rudi Bowe The Pupkewitz Jetty Mile hosted by OTB Sport that started at the Tiger Reef and continues past the Jetty to end at the Swakopmund Mole saw about 250 swimmers of all ages participated. The 20-year-old Philip Seidler from Swakopmund emerges as the winner in the nautical mile swim for the sixth consecutive year […]
Namibia white washed
The Zimbabwe women’s cricket team wrapped up their Namibian tour in style after posting a 5-0 whitewash of the hosts Namibia in the Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge at the Sparta United Club in Walvis Bay. The Zimbabweans dominated the series from the first game, were on top again as they dismantling the Namibians for […]
Happy Holidays
This little girl playing in the sand on the beach represents in every aspect the spirit of a joyful festive season. She is carefree, at ease, at peace, she loves unconditionally, she breaths fresh air and enjoys the noise of breaking waves. She loves ice cream and cool drink. Let us all live out this […]
Eighteen-year-old dies in shack fire
Sharlien Tjambari The eighteen year old girl who sustained 80 % burn wounds in a shack fire at Otjimbingwe shortly after midnight on Friday sadly has died. Memory “Anana” Garises died hours after being admitted to the Katutura Hospital in Windhoek in a very serious condition. According to police reports, Garises was rescued by her […]
Robbers target elderly couple in holiday flat
Isaac Chikosi An elderly couple from Windhoek enjoying their holiday at the coast are still at loss of words after they were robbed at gunpoint on Thursday. The couple stays in a holiday flat and whilst the elderly Mr. Samuel Jacobus van Garden was going outside to smoke, three armed overpowered him and forced him […]
The wild horses of the Namib face extinction
The last five years have been harsh for the wild horses of the Namib, with severe drought and predation by a pack of spotted hyenas, which moved into the area in 2013. Numbers have plummeted dramatically from around 300 to a mere 80 horses. The lives of the remaining horses are still in immediate danger. […]
Automotive sector a key drive to industrialisation
Floris Steenkamp The recent commissioning of a vehicle assembly plant of Peugeot Opel Assembly Namibia (POAN) at Walvis Bay must be a re-assurance to the international community that Namibia remains committed to become the premier destination in Africa for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). That assurance was given at the opening of the plant last Wednesday […]
Training sessions for inmates
Eileen van der Schyff Money Map training sessions was hosted by Bank Windhoek and Adonai Trust for over 250 inmates across the country. They have all successfully completed the training sessions.Eighty-six inmates from Walvis Bay started with the sessions. The sessions were then completed by inmates in Elizabeth Nepembe Divundu and Keetmanshoop and concluded in […]