Mwenyo heads Namport’s Commercial Services
The Office of the Chief Executive Officer is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Elias Mwenyo as the new Executive for Commercial Services, effective the 1st of September 2021. Elias joined Namport on 07 December 2004 and began his career within the logistics and shipping industry as a Key Accounts Executive. He was subsequently […]
Namport sees drastic increase of salt exports through Walvis Bay
The Port of Walvis Bay was a hive of salty activities on Monday as two vessels were docked to load salt, destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Maria Da Paz loaded 4 500 metric tons of bagged salt, whereas the Uniscout loaded 7 000 metric tons of bagged salt. Both vessels are destined […]
Hard at work at Walvis lagoon
The Municipality of Walvis Bay is hard at work to beautify the lagoon. A project is ongoing to rebuild and enforce the walkway. At the same time, silt is removed in areas where it built up over the years as the tide moves. Pictures herewith show a front-end loader removing silt earlier this week, as […]
Swakop residents do their part to report damaged signs
Eileen van der Schyff The Swakopmund Town Council thanked residents for keeping Council informed of damaged road signs. Thanks to this commitment, all reported damaged stop signs in the DRC settlement and Matutura have been replaced. For any damaged road sign reporting, residents are advised to include a photo and the location and report to […]
DBN donates laptops for academic excellence
Rudi Bowe The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Anna Nghipondoka encouraged and motivated Principals, teachers, and learner’s representatives of Advance Subsidiary (AS) level schools to be brave, during her visit to Erongo region on Monday this week. While addressing the principals, teachers, and learners at the COS-DEF Arts and Craft Centre, Nghipondoka said: “this […]
German Embassy supports Environmental Educational Centre for sustainable development on the NamibRand Nature Reserve
NaDEET, the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust, located 100 km south of Sesriem/Sossusvlei on the NamibRand Nature Reserve received a total of 423,345 NAD (25,000.00 EUR) from the micro project fund of the German Embassy in Windhoek. The grant was used to modernize the base camp by developing an information area, garden/food processing area, storage […]
NO missing millions
Auditors however, detected “massive discrepancies” in the way the mass housing project was administered – various officials can be in hot water as a result – Audit Report The much awaited forensic audit report, by auditing firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers on the Walvis Bay Municipality’s mass urban land servicing project, has been described by insiders this week […]
Why fuel prices increased so hefty……….?
Although all international factors played out positive for cheaper fuel globally, the opposite was the reality for Namibia and that resulted in a 60 cents per liter increase in petrol prices on Wednesday and 30 cents per liter for diesel. On international markets the demand for oil dropped, as the world economy continues to slow […]
Gun Amnesty for the duration of September
No questions or arrest if you hand in any illegal firearm or ammunition…………. If you have an unregistered or stolen firearm or ammunition in your possession, this month of September is to hand it in at your nearest police station. You won’t have to do any explaining and you would also not be criminally charged. […]
COSDEF hosts breakfast for its stakeholders
Sharlien Tjambari The Community Skills Development Foundation (COSDEF) had a breakfast meeting with its stakeholders recently. The purpose of the meeting was to share information, which pro-vides a better understanding about current and envisaged activities of COSDEF. During his keynote address, the former Secretary-General of the Namibian Employer’s Federation (NEF), Mr Tim Parkhouse said there […]