Schools ready to resume
Rudi Bowe With the majority of schools in the Erongo Region having the green light in terms of their readiness to resume face-to-face teaching next week there are however some schools in the Erongo region with a water shortage problem. The Director of Education in the Erongo region Erenfriede Stephanus briefed the media after a […]
Laerskool Walvisbaai appoints new School Director
We would like to introduce the new position of School Director at Laerskool Walvisbaai. We are so delighted to announce the appointment of our School Director, Mr Charl Marthinus Theron. He is a former teacher of Maurits Devenish Private School in Ongwediva. Prior to this, he was teaching at JA Nel SSS (Keetmanshoop) and at […]
Seabird deaths in Namibia’s demersal longline industry reduced by whopping 98%
The Namibian Albatross Task Force is celebrating a major conservation success story after a decade of work with the country’s fishing industry and fisheries managers. A new paper published this week in the journal Bio-logical Conservation shows that seabird deaths in the Namibian demersal longline fishery have been reduced by 98% thanks to effective government […]
Health care workers in grave danger
A total of 1 350 health workers have contracted the novel Coronavirus since the pandemic was first recorded in Namibia in mid-March 2020. Sadly, six of these health workers died of Covid-19, the often fatal form of a Coronavirus infection. These statistics were revealed by Namibia’s health minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, on Wednesday during a […]
Namibia ready for Covid-vaccine
Twenty percent of Namibians will receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the foreseeable future. That represents approximately 500 000 people. However, to achieve a herd immunity for the nation, as many as 60 % to 80 % of people need to be vaccinated. Namibia’s health minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, on Wednesday announced the first delivery of […]
Bagging plant a first for Walvis Bay
As the first of its kind in Namibia and a historic milestone for the port of Walvis Bay, Manica Group Namibia has recently invested in an advanced mobile hopper and bagging system. The bagging plant arrived in Walvis Bay at the end of 2020 and is currently stationed in the port awaiting the arrival of […]
Mutjavikua laid to rest at Grootfontein
The former Governor of Erongo Cleophas Mutjavikua was laid to rest this past weekend at Grootfontein. Mutjavikua passed away of Covid-19 complications on 3 January this year. A memorial service was held for the former Governor in Swakopmund on Friday afternoon. At the memorial service the current serving Governor of Erongo, Cllr Neville Andre Itope […]
The late Mr Hans Botha
A former resident of Walvis Bay and well-known business entrepreneur, Mr Hans Botha, passed away in Windhoek on Sunday at the age of 78. The late Mr Botha is locally known as the founder of Rent-a-Plant and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Africa Personnel Services (APS). Mr Botha’s son-in-law, Mr Robert […]
Missing man
Police are searching for Daniel Sisoyo (34), a Namibian male, who went missing on Saturday, 9 January. Sisoyo was last seen at Farm Kanjemundje in the Okombahe district wearing a red jersey, a pair of brown, long trousers and sandals. Anyone who might have information regarding the whereabouts of this missing person can contact Detective […]
Namibia’s Covid-19 situation worsens
Namibia’s health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula on Wednesday warned Namibia’s Covid-19 situation has worsened in leaps and bounds. Where the country’s Covid-19 infection rate stood at 4,7 % in the period 22 October to 22 November, it skyrocketed to 24% on average in a matter of one week between 28 December 2020 and 3 January. […]