Nambob joins the fight to save lives
With the Cancer Association of Namibia’s National Cancer Outreach Programme kicking off, Nambob Namibia (previously Avbob Namibia) has extended their support to CAN’s efforts in fighting cancer in Namibia. “Keeping the Covid-19 regulations in check during our clinics to ensure the safety of our team and Namibians we engage, is pivotal!” explained Rolf Hansen, CEO […]
University of Manchester’s Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health finds no strong link between cancer and radiation exposure at Rössing Uranium mine
Eileen van der Schyff An Epidemiological study conducted by the University of Manchester’s Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health found no strong link between total radiation exposure and certain cancers at Rössing Uranium Limited. The study included all employees who worked at the Rössing Uranium mine between 1 January 1976 and 31 December 2010. Major […]
Inhouse fights among OvaHimba people force council to revoke their land
During the first council meeting of the Swakopmund Municipality for 2021, it was decided that the Swakopmund Council will revoke the land allocated to the Ovahimba Cultural group at the Martin Luther Historical Site in Swakopmund due to existing infights and conflict among the above-mentioned group. Last year in February namib times reported on the […]
A few guidelines for buying a vehicle
By Bank Windhoek’s Vehicle and Asset Finance Branch, Senior Sales Advisor, Cameron Klassen. With the Bank of Namibia Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to keep the Repo rate at a historic low of 3.75 percent and the introduction of the extended repayment terms, this is the ideal time to buy a vehicle. However with any purchase, […]
Fortune Foods Grand Opening
Monday, 1 February, marked the Grand Opening of Fortune Foods in their new location, 148, 6th Road, Walvis Bay. Their guests were served with snacks and drinks as the Major of Walvis Bay officiated their ribbon cutting ceremony. Fortune Foods has a variety of frozen food products to offer, as well as fresh food on […]
MYO gets new bus
Sharlien Tjambari The owners of Deutsches Haus who are also members of the Rotary Club Duderstadt-Eichsfeld in Germany and the Rotary Club Swakopmund donated a brand-new bus to the Mondesa Youth Opportunities (MYO) on Tuesday this week. The President of the Swakopmund Rotary Club Phillip Oosthuysen said for 2 years they have been trying to […]
Walvis Bay’s water supply not in any danger at the moment
Kuiseb’s flow level dropped significantly in the last 48 hours. No danger to water infrastructure. The Kuiseb River’s flow has significantly dropped in the last 48-hours, thereby eliminating any immediate threat to Walvis Bay’s water supply. Namibia’s water utility, NamWater, confirmed yesterday that the river’s level was at 30cm deep at the Gobabeb Desert Research […]
Schools open
Schools across Namibia started the 2021 academic year in full-swing on Tuesday. Erongo Region is no exception. Thousands of learners were happy to be back at school after the Covid-19 pandemic turned the 2020 academic year upside down. Although social distancing and masks are compulsory to ensure learners are protected against the spread of the […]
Wanted
The Namibian Police in Erongo has launched a manhunt for two armed robbers, Simon Fillipus Shapaka and Tobias Iyambo (also known as Gabes). They overpowered a foreign national in Walvis Bay’s Theo-Ben Gurirab Street last Friday, threatened him with a knife, and robbed him of N$30 000 in cash, a bank card and a passport. […]
Samaritans turn out in numbers for hungry horses
Eileen van der Schyff It started as a trip out to Rooibank to view the Kuiseb River flowing. It ended in a spectacular mission of mercy in which people opened their hearts to save seven horses severely weakened by months of drought. A group of people recently traveled to the Rooibank area on Saturday (23 […]