New record at West Coast MTB
Rudi Bowe From sand dunes to riverbeds, there was no cruising for top finisher Ingram Cuff as he set a new men’s record at the second leg of the Hollard Gravel & Dirt MTB Marathon Series that were held on Saturday at Moonlight Resort outside Swakopmund. The West Coast Gravel & Dirt MTB powered by […]
Deep Yellow proceeds with DFS in Erongo…after highly successful PFS
Uranium developer and explorer Deep Yellow Limited says it is advancing directly to a Definitive Feasibility (DFS) Study at its Tumas Project in the Erongo region, after completing a highly successful Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS). The Tumas Project comprises of Tumas 1, Tumas 1 East, Tumas 2, Tumas 3, Tumas 3 East and Tubas deposits in […]
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 […]
Cricket Namibia Partners with Fly-Westair
Cricket Namibia and FlyWestair announce partnership agreement on Wednesday, 27th January 2021 at Eros Airport. The partnership is a two-year barter agreement where FlyWestair will be the preferred airline partner for all Cricket Namibia’s local and international flights. In return FlyWestair compensates Cricket Namibia with free tickets between Windhoek and Johannesburg in support of our […]
Staff threatens to “occupy” Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre
Staff allegedly not paid salaries for the past eight months. Workers argue hotel should become home now. The Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) together with the employees of the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre is threatening to occupy the Hotel by the end of this week, should management of the hotel fail to […]
Three residents commit suicide
Eileen van der Schyff The community of Walvis Bay is saddened by the suicide of three residents in a matter of only days. Mr Christo Steenkamp died on Wednesday night after he swallowed a poisonous substance at his home in 7th road. He was rushed to hospital but was declared dead upon arrival. In another […]
Swakopmund retains its clean image
Sharlien Tjambari The 2nd National Clean Up campaign launched in April this year by the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, took place last Saturday, 21 September. The residents of Swakopmund did their part. The main event was hosted at Rundu, in the Kavango East region. The main goal of the National Clean Up […]
Residents Build on unserviced land in Usakos
Sharlien Tjambari Build Together houses in Usakos are standing on unserviced land which means no sewage lines are in place. Most of the people at the Build Area have water and electricity in their homes but what do you do with water if you don’t have ablution facilities? A young lady who opted to remain […]
Construction of marina starts off yacht club
The final preparations are now made to commence with the construction of a yacht marina and a breakwater to protect it. The location is southwest of the container terminal on reclaimed land in the port of Walvis Bay off the Walvis Bay yacht club. The small rocky and gravel outcrop is already visible which will […]
Swakopmund car guards need to register for 2019
Sharlien Tjambari All car guards who registered at the Swakopmund municipality in 2018 are requested to report at the municipality’s training room tomorrow, Wednesday 16 January 2019 at 09:00. The meeting will be used as a platform to disseminate information and requirements for car guards to register for 2019. The registration process itself will commence […]