Anglers, businesses and sport code clean up fish-mess
Anglers left the fish cleaning facility at the Walvis Bay lagoon in such a mess in recent weeks, residents of the lagoon suburb, a local business and the Rock & Surf Angling Association decided to intervene to clean the area.” “Visitors frequent the lagoon walkway daily. I am ashamed over this dirty facility, not to […]
Town clocks confusing residents and visitors
Residents complained that atleast four town clocks in Walvis Bay are not set at the correct time and argue that it is not only confusing but also sets a bad example for Walvis Bay. “The clocks in the vicinity of Shoprite Walvis Bay, the Walvis Bay police station, Cymot and Walvis Bay Primary School’s time […]
That is better
After complaints surfaced about the speed bumps in Kovambo Nujoma in Walvis Bay not being visible at night, the Walvis Bay Municipality swiftly responded and started repainting both speed bumps yesterday morning.
This is a rip-off
I just had the worst experience every in a cell phone shop in Walvis Bay. I will not mention any names, as I belief this is a general practise now among cell phone shop owners. I took on international tourist there to purchase a sim card. The standard micro sim was still too big. The […]
Man spotted mutilating birds with vehicle
Members of the public who visited the beach area between the parking area and Donkey Bay, south of Walvis Bay, spotted a man over the weekend with a Tata-pick up vehicle, deliberately running over and killing marine birds. Pictures were taken of these three terns, two Common Terns and one Crested Tern, that fell victim […]
Skote klap en lemme flits in strandmeer woonbuurt
Die rus en vrede van inwoners van die strandmeer woongebied (Lagoon) op Walvisbaai is gister erg versteur toe sekuriteitswagte op ‘n vermeende inbreker moes skiet. In die daaropvolgende gebeure het die vermeen-de inbreker verskeie eiendomme betree, op dakke gehardloop, in erwe weggekruip ten einde ten laaste probeer om twee lede van die publiek wat hom […]
Lost and destruction in lunch-hour shack fire
Three shacks were totally destroyed in a shack fire in 12th Avenue, Kuisebmond yesterday around lunch time. Two more adjacent shacks suffered substantial water- and smoke damage. According to the owner of one of the shacks that were destroyed, Festus Shipangela, they have no idea how the fire may have started. He suspects electricity as […]
Inbraak los meer vrae as antwoorde
‘n Inbraak oor die naweek by T&M Machine Tools op Walvisbaai, ‘n bekende handelaar in gereedskap en werksmasjinerie, los die eienaar mnr. Turnino Haskell met vrae. Inbrekers het hom groot skade berokken, maar baie vreemd is dat niks op die ou einde gesteel is nie. Volgens mnr. Haskell het die inbreker of inbrekers presies geweet […]
Cyclist hit by vehicle
A cyclist was hit by a vehicle in Swakopmund’s Nelson Mandela Avenue near the Mondesa taxi rank yesterday morning, leading to some traffic disruptions as emergency services had to gain access to the accident scene. According to Inspec-tor Nghaamwa of the Mondesa charge of-fice, the accident oc-curred around 07:30 during the morning commute. The cyclist […]
SS Nujoma launched in Norway
Debmarine Namibia’s latest innovation, the MV SS Nujoma, a 113 metre long diamond sampling and exploration vessel was successfully launched at the Kleven Verft AS shipyard in Ulsteinvik, Norway over the weekend. Months of painstaking design, high precision vessel module construction and part assemblies from around the globe proved successful, when the 12 000 tonne […]