Swakopmund Round Table assists the community
Eileen van der Schyff The Swakopmund Round Table extends their gratitude towards the town’s community for their continuous support towards the service organisation in their efforts to assist the town’s less fortunate. As part of the Swakopmund Round Table Winter Knights Campaign, Cllr Ciske Smith Howard facilitated the handover of 80 much needed blankets to […]
Truck driver takes the wrong turn…
Changes his trip into a death ride on the Henties Bay road A Zimbabwean national, Takudwa Blessing Marimo (23), appeared on charges of culpable homicide and reckless or negligent driving in the Swakopmund magistrates court on Wednesday afternoon, following a fatal crash on the Henties Bay road on Tuesday. Marimo made a U-turn with his […]
Walvis Bay residents remain defiant against anti-dumping by-laws
A resident of Walvis Bay, who nearly crashed his vehicle into a waste skip (not the waste skip depicted above), called upon the traffic department this week to step up their actions to bring those to the book who create traffic hazards due to ignorance and negligence. I have made a point of it now […]
Tourism Expo cancelled …
Covid-19 has impacted us all, but mostly changed the way we do business. To survive, we need to adapt to new circumstances as well as joint hands in all efforts to make Namibia a safer destination to Namibians as well as to our guests. The tourism sector has been one of those hardest hit by […]
Eastweather batters the coastal towns
Eastweather (also known as bergwind conditions) has been battering the Namibian coast since last weekend, driven by the formation of cold fronts over mainland South Africa and subsequent cold weather over the interior of much of South Africa. Bergwind conditions develop as these cold winds warm up. Residents of the coast are bracing for strong […]
East weather crosswind overturns small car on B2 coastal route
Eileen van der Schyff A driver sustained injuries when he was caught off guard when the vehicle, he was traveling in was hit by a crosswind on Sunday this week. The crosswind caused the vehicle to veer off the road and overturn some 13 km on the B2 route outside of Swakopmund towards Walvis Bay. […]
“Smart” salt trucks commissioned
Old salt trucks replaced Walvis Bay Salt commissioned the first three of five smart salt trucks on Monday, ushering in a new era for salt transportation between the salt works and the port of Walvis Bay. The trucks are hi-tech, performance based vehicles that will greatly reduce the impact on the town’s road infrastructure, noise […]
Walvis Bay pays tribute to traffic Officer Erastus Victor
Walvis Bay mourns the passing of one of its traffic officers, officer Erastus Victor, who passed away recently of Covid-19. Law enforcers and emergency services took part in a drive-by memorial for the late Victor at his home in Narraville on Wednesday afternoon.
Fuel attendant caught in the act cloning client’s bank card
Despite swift action N$8000 withdrawn from victim’s account A fuel attendant of Walvis Bay is in custody and is soon to appear in the magistrate’s court on a charge of theft, after he was caught red handed this week using a scanning device to clone a client’s bank card. Despite the fact that bank cards […]
No bail for man who killed his girlfriend
Sharlien Tjambari The 26-year-old man of Swakopmund, who was arrested for the alleged killing of his girlfriend on Saturday, remains in custody and will make a next appearance in the town’s magistrate’s court on 23 August this year. Allen Antonius Fredericks is accused of having stabbed his girlfriend, Chriselda Smith (38) with a kitchen knife […]