Wearing no seatbelt and a four-year-old sitting on her lap
Eileen van der Schyff A Polo and a pick up were involved in a crash some 7 km east of the Rossmund turnoff on the B2 on Monday. According to reports, the driver of the pick-up made a u-turn on the road. The Polo then rear-ended the pick-up. Three passengers in the Polo required medical […]
Peace deal between Widows and Ehika
Rudi Bowe A years-long quarrel between the Fishermen Widows Trust and Ehika Fishing in Walvis Bay is now in the past. That is thanks to the intervention by the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resour-ces, Derek Klazen. Ehika Fishing is 30 % owned by businessman Rojo van Wyk, 15 % by his father Mr Eddie […]
CSS employees’ shareholders
Rudi Bowe The fifty-two permanent employees of Commercial Cold Storage (CCS) Namibia were recently added to the Erongo Marine Harambee Workers Trust and will be part of the Trust by a representative on the Board of Trustees. This was made possible through an empowerment agreement between CCS and the Erongo Harambee Workers Trust that will […]
17-year-old pianist in Scholarship competition
Seventeen year old Kamaz Nechvile, a student at the International School Walvis Bay, and a piano student of Vera Malherbe, was invited to participate in the 2021 Unisa South African Music Scholar-ship Competition, as a result of his excellent performance in the recent Unisa music examinations in Walvis Bay. To be invited to this prestigious […]
JA T8 becomes an instant sensation
From the moment you open the driver’s door, and settle behind the steering wheel, you will understand why the JAC T8 double cab has become a sensation among multi-purpose vehicle owners in Namibia. Namib Times had the opportunity to test drive the reliable 1,9 TDI, on invitation of Mr Gerhard Carstens, M+Z Motors Swakopmund’s newly […]
Police thankful for revamped vehicle
Sharlien Tjambari Weiss Auto Body Repairs handed over a pick-up vehicle to the Namibian Police. The vehicle was completely rusted so the team at Weiss Autobody Repairs took it upon themselves to revamp the vehicle and make it look brand new again. Mark Weiss said the project kicked off after one of the employees suggested […]
Swakopmund Municipality hands over three Play Parks
Sharlien Tjambari On Wednesday this week, the Swakopmund Municipality opened and handed over three Play Parks in Matutura to the residents of Matutura and Swakopmund at large. The Swakopmund Municipality started with installing play-ground equipment and interlocking in 2019 and then tree planting. Vilho Kaulinge, the General Manager for Economic Development Services at the Swakopmund […]
Man killed in hit-and-run died “with no family”
Floris Steenkamp The 62-year-old Mr Willem Charles du Toit, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Walvis Bay last Saturday, apparently has no relatives. Du Toit was knocked over by a vehicle, driven by Jeronette Benson, the spouse of a regional councillor. Benson allegedly sped off, and was later arrested on a spot where […]
Retrenchments at Walvis Bay Salt
Walvis Bay Salt Holdings confirmed this week the intended restructuring of certain its business units. This restructuring may result in retrenchment of a number of staff at its hopper feed function, bagging plant and loading operations in the port of Walvis Bay. Approximately 25 employees may be affected. “It is not easy to make decisions […]
Swakop municipality boasts an own ambulance service
Sharlien Tjambari Swakopmund has become the only town after the City of Windhoek to own and ope-rate its own ambulances. That is thanks to the initiatives of the Rotary Club of Swakop-mund and the Kawasaki North Rotary Club Japan. A delegation of the Japanese Embassy in Windhoek was in Swakopmund last week to hand over […]