New container terminal two years in operation on 24 August this year
Eileen van der Schyff Namport’s container terminal on reclaimed land is soon celebrating 2 years of operation. The terminal was inaugurated by President Hage Geingob on 2 Augustus 2019, and operations started on 24 August 2019, coincidentally the same day that Namibia’s railways celebrated a centenary. It required 602 229 working hours to complete the […]
Beware of “dye-stained” SA-currency
Namibians are cautioned against dye-stained South African currency that is currently circulating in Namibia. The stained banknotes are worthless, as they are covered by a non-removable dye that was released in looted automated teller machines during the recent criminal insurrection in South Africa that saw scores of shopping malls and businesses targeted and destroyed by […]
Netherlands hands over 75 000 doses AstraZeneca vaccines as donation to Namibia
Eileen van der Schyff The United Kingdom of the Netherlands officially handed over 75 000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a donation to Namibia on Wednesday, 11 August 2021. The vaccines arrived in Namibia on Sunday, 8 August 2021. The AstraZeneca doses have been dispatched to all regions across the country for administering pending […]
Bank employee catches scammer red-handed
On Thursday, 29 July 2021, while on patrol with the Namibian Police, Bank Windhoek’s Customer Contact Centre Agent Bonifacius Chaunelesethle caught a scammer in the act. Chaunelesethle found a middle-aged man on his way to a Bank Windhoek Automatic Teller Machine to withdraw an EasyWallet at 01:00, outside of curfew hours. A reservist in his […]
WECA needs your support
Walvis Bay Elderly Citizens Association (WECA) is an non-commercial organisation that was established by the elderly for the elderly on 12 April 2021 and is operating under the auspices of Namibia Senior Citizens Association (NASCA), NGO and has also full support from Walvis Bay Town Counsel. The core responsibilities of the WECA are to unite […]
Must read: “A Place in the Sun”
Rudi Bowe A book depicting the history of Rossmund Golf Course and the rich life experiences of Graham Louw, which is fundamentalised in the history of how Rossing mine came into being. Louw, former owner of the Rossmund Golf Course, being a golfer himself, recently released his second book, “A Place in the Sun”, the […]
Bank Windhoek supports a coastal Covid-19 Task Force
On Monday, 9 August 2021, Bank Windhoek announced that it had assisted Ciske’s Covid-19 Task Force in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in the Erongo Region. Ciske’s Task Force is an initiative by the Erongo Regional Council Chairperson, Ciske Howard. The Task Force comprises doctors and nurses who volunteer their services in Walvis Bay, […]
Old Mutual helps to combat wildlife crime through sponsoring specialised Anti-Poaching Dogs
On Sunday, 8 August, four highly-trained dogs arrived at the Hosea Kutako International Airport from the Netherlands with a sole purpose to combat wildlife crime in Namibia. Old Mutual invested N$268 000 to procure three of the four dogs from the highly specialised Dutch K9 Training Centre in the Netherlands. The three German Shepherds and […]
A sun has set At De Duine
Rudi Bowe The community in and around Walvis Bay are saddened by the passing of Ms Yolande Freygang Koning (50) who passed away on the morning of 8 August 2021 in Walvis Bay’s Welwitschia Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Koning was a passionate teacher at De Duine Secondary School in Narravile. Ms Koning lived for […]
Rescue drama in the Ugab
Floris Steenkamp The two men, one a Swakopmund resident and the other from Walvis Bay, who went missing during a camping trip to the Brandberg were safely back home on Wednesday in the late afternoon, approximately three days since their ordeal started in the remote Ugab River. Mr. Marko Zahradnicky and Mr. Kai Jacobi, […]