NAC to invest in Namibia airports infrastructure
Wesco Engineering Services a proudly Namibian enterprise with a rich engineering heritage dating back to 1986 is staying committed to giving back to the community in these challenging times. This time around the group’s feeding scheme supported the Nautilus High School and Helping Hand Old Age Home in Lüderitz – a privilege indeed to support […]
Swakopmunder Museum awards winners
Happy faces were seen in the Swakopmund Museum at the prize-giving ceremony of the “Creative Competition” recently. This successful event was hosted by the Scientific Society of Swakopmund and the Arts Association Swakopmund over the festive season. “It was a success, and we will make this an annual event” said Nadine Phiri, assistant curator of […]
Police warn Swakopmund residents
The Namibian Police in the Erongo region warned all residents in the region to be extra cautious and remain vigilant against swindlers and bank related scams after five cases of this nature were reported at police stations over the past month. The Police Commander for Community Affairs in the Erongo region Inspector Ileni Shapumba said […]
Langstrand woman in court for hit and run
Charlet de Bruyn made a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrates court yesterday on a charge of among others culpable homicide. De Bruyn allegedly knocked over and killed a man on the B2 coastal road close to Walvis Bay’s entrance on Tuesday evening at around 20:50. Instead of stopping, de Bruyn sped off and […]
Ambulance part of three-car pile-up
An ambulance, underway to attend to a Covid-19 incident at a fish factory in Walvis Bay on Wednesday night’s, mission was cut short on the intersection of Nangolo Mbumba Drive and Johnson Mabakeng Road. As the ambulance was skipping a red traffic light, it was hit by a taxi crossing the intersection on a green […]
Three admit guilt to insurance fraud
Mastermind also convicted on charge of money laundering An elaborated insurance scam, whereby an employee of a vehicle recovery service in Walvis Bay was paid by people to have their vehicles crashed deliberately, by driving them into a heavy granite block next to the C14 road close to the Walvis Bay International Airport, ended in […]
Well-known “Beauty” n dock for N$11 million fraud
A well-known woman of Walvis Bay made a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrate’s court yesterday, following her arrest for fraud at the Lewcor Group. The money stolen amounts to a staggering N$11 million. Beauty Haimbili, an accountant at Lewcor, allegedly between 2016 and 2020 embezzled funds from her employer by presenting her own […]
Namibians did their part to bust Covid-19 second wave
Namibia’s Head of State Dr. Hage Geingob commended Namibians and visitors currently in the country for doing their part to overcome the country’s Covid-19 second wave. Although not denying there were the few rotten apples who did not comply or cooperate, the President said unity, vigilance and discipline were exercised by citizens and that lead […]
Little change in Covid-19 rules – to last to 24 February 2021
Wearing of face masks: face masks in public places remain compulsory. The Ministry of Education Arts and Culture has issued comprehensive guidelines relating to the wearing of masks by children under the age of 5 years. Public Gatherings: public gatherings remain capped at fifty people per event and no event may be lasting more than […]
Protocols for Covid-19 burials
The burial of people who succumb to Covid-19 or Covid-19 related illness is buried by the Namibian Government, at Government’s cost. However, where family members request the burial to take place at a place as directed by Government, the cost of the burial would be for such family. At burials, very specific Covid-19 protocols are […]