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 […]
Container collapses under sheer weight of rosewood
1 500 containers have to be re-packed in Walvis Bay before the wood can be exported Some 160 freight containers, loaded with rosewood (Mukulu) and other hard wood from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are stuck in the Port of Walvis Bay. An inspection found the containers were not correctly packed and secured and […]
Giant squid washes ashore at Lüderitz
Eileen van der Schyff The remains of a giant squid washed ashore at Große Bucht near Lüderitz on Tuesday. Pictures taken of this squid by J. Kemper was soon circulating wide, also in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund where people marveled at this very rare and giant sea creature. Measurements taken indicate the squid’s mantle length […]