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Port security strengthened

1 hour ago | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay •[email protected] Namibia is the first country in SADC that boasts a Container Control Programme (CCP) funded by the United States government to the tune of US$720 000. The joint initiative...

US war ship departs

4 days ago - 21 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams arrived on its maiden visit to the Port of Walvis Bay.Vessel staff conducted joint exchanges with the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and also welcomed...

Otweya home development explained

1 week ago - 16 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Following a report in a national newspaper saying that president Hage Geingob handed over “incomplete” houses to beneficiaries of the Otweya development project, Erongo governor Neville Andre refuted this...

American Warship to conduct joint naval exercises with Namibian...

1 week ago - 15 September 2021 | Infrastructure

The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams’ (HWW) under command of Captain Chad Graham USN will be on a visit in the Port of Walvis Bay from 16 to 17 September. According to the United States Embassy...

Namport sets record straight on ‘container collapse’

1 week ago - 13 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) released a statement concerning containers that allegedly collapsed in port. Elias Mwenyo, Namport executive for commercial services, stated that information published in a local newspaper titled...

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New dawn for Otweya residents

2 weeks ago - 12 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay •[email protected] President Hage Geingob officially handed over houses to the residents of Otweya, formerly known as Twaloloka, on Friday. The residents...

MULSP issues clarified

2 weeks ago - 10 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Mayor Trevino Forbes again provided some clarity on a number of issues related to council. Speaking about the Mass Urban...

President to hand over Otweya houses

2 weeks ago - 09 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] President Hage Geingob will officially hand over the houses built for the Twaloloka fire victims in Walvis Bay on...

Audit report raises more questions

3 weeks ago - 01 September 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] An abridged report related to the Mass Urban Land Servicing Project (MULSP) investigation released by the Walvis Bay municipality,...

HANDS ON

3 weeks ago - 31 August 2021 | Infrastructure

The deputy minister of works and transport, Veikko Nekundi, recently undertook a two-day familiarisation visit to the Walvis Bay-Kranzberg and Kranzberg-Tsumeb railway line to monitor...

Two vessels on maiden calls to Port of Walvis...

1 month - 19 August 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay The Namibian Ports Authority welcomed the CMA CGM Nabucco and the Ulsan at its new container terminal on Saturday. The container...

Motion to stop sale of empty houses

1 month - 15 August 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) councillor Richard Hoaeb who serves on the Walvis Bay municipal council, tabled a motion concerning...

Increase in salt exports

1 month - 10 August 2021 | Infrastructure

The Port of Walvis Bay was a hive of salty activities, with two vessels in port to load salt destined for the Democratic Republic of...

NaTIS resumes bookings, testing

1 month - 08 August 2021 | Infrastructure

The Roads Authority (RA) announced that all NaTIS offices countrywide will commence with bookings for Learner and Driving Licence Testing as from Monday (9 August...

Empty houses and erven to...

1 month - 08 August 2021 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • [email protected] The Walvis Bay council approved to sell “as is” council's available improved erven under the Massive Urban Land Servicing...

Padopgradering skep werksgeleenthede ...

2 months ago - 27 July 2021 | Infrastructure

Swakopmund • [email protected] Die Tamariskia-padopgraderingsprojek het verlede Dinsdag amptelik afgeskop. Die opgradering is ’n inisiatief van die stadsraad van Swakopmund en is geneem om die...

Funding sought for desalination plant

2 months ago - 15 July 2021 | Infrastructure

Cabinet has approved the soliciting of funding by NamWater and government to fund the next phase of a planned desalination plant to secure water supply...

Namport records a million injury...

2 months ago - 13 July 2021 | Infrastructure

Namport recorded one million hours of no Lost Time Injury on 1 June, the port authority announced. Lost-time injury frequency rates are the number of...