Region 5 Amateur Golf Tournament
The Region 5 Amateur Golf Tournament previously known as the Zone 6 Tournament will be held under the auspices of the R & A is scheduled to take place at the Rossmund Golf Course from 8- 11 April 2019 for the third year in succession. Region 5 is made up of 10 countries mainly Angola; […]
Young bowling team in SA
Four young and very promising lawn bowlers represented Namibia against 33 from provinces from all over South Africa at the under 20 bowls Tournament hosted by Bowls South Africa in Bloemfontein. The Namibian team member were 14-year-old Ronan Olivier a learner at Walvis Bay Private High School and bowler from Namib Park Bowling Club in […]
Oil giant alongside
Walvis Bay is host to an unusual visitor – the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) ship, Petrojarl Cidade de Rio Das Ostras. The vessel was pulled alongside at Namdock in the port of Walvis Bay yesterday. An assessment will be carried out on the ship to determine what repairs and maintenance work must be […]
Shock as sweetheart Elna-Marie Abbott’s body is found at railway line
Floris Steenkamp Residents of Walvis Bay learnt with shock and horror on Friday of the death of Elna-Marie Abbott, a former school learner and resident of the harbour town. Abbott’s decapitated body was discovered on a railway line in Windhoek on Friday morning, two days after she disappeared. Abbott attended school in Walvis Bay for […]
Topnaars – the way forward
Rudi bowe The Topnaar Traditional Authority leaders recently called a community meeting to seek guidance and discuss the way forward to elect a new Chief, following the passing of Chief, Seth Kooitjie (pictured below). The meeting was held at Utuseb, a month after Chief Kooitjie was buried at Soutrivier. The Deputy Chief, Stoffel Anamab, sat […]
Honesty the best Policy
Eileen van der Schyff It is believed that honesty is the basis of every virtue. Indeed, only an honest, truthful attitude towards other people is moral, because it involves recognition of their dignity. This attitude shined through in two employees of a well-known grocery store this week when they spotted an abandoned wallet in a […]
Minibus Razed by Fire
A white Volkswagen minibus, with the registration number N184183W caught fire on the B2 coastal road near Dolphin Park on Thursday. The vehicle was totally destroyed in the subsequent roadside inferno. The Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator for Erongo, Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, confirmed the incident and said no one was injured. The driver of the […]
Netball tournament at Walvis Bay
The Erongo Netball Association hosted a Netball opening tournament at the Netball courts in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay. The tournament was hosted to get all the clubs that registered for the 2019 Erongo league together before the league starts.Ten teams participated in the tournament that were played as friendly and practice matches.The teams are Ekuja, Eleven […]
Man arrested for sexual relationship with 13-year-old
A 28-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Kuisebmond’s Tutaleni, on suspicions of having a sexual relationship with a girl of 13-years-old. The incident which led to his arrest was on 15 March this year when the perpetrator allegedly had sex with the minor girl. The alleged sexual perpetrator and victim lives on the same […]
NCCI Swakopmund to host Breakfast meeting with Schlettwein
Sharlien Tjambari The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, alongside its event partners, Standard Bank, Liberty Life, PWC and Namibia Media Holdings, will be hosting the 2nd annual Budget Review Breakfast meeting on Friday, 5 April 2019 at the Dome, Swakopmund. The Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein will provide the budget review at the NCCI […]