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Travel ban irks

12 hours ago | Local News

Swakopmund • [email protected] Despite the strict travel ban, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said more than a week ago that police are concerned that residents of Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are not complying...

Stadion se hekke bly toe

2 days ago - 14 July 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund • [email protected] Die koms van fase 3-inperkings sou beteken dat atlete weer hul sport kon beoefen, maar atlete word egter steeds toegang tot die Vineta-stadion op Swakopmund geweier. Hoogspringafrigter Hennie Horn...

Namibiese kospotte aan die prut

3 days ago - 12 July 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund • [email protected] Alhoewel die Nedbank Kosfees nie in Maart kos- en kookliefhebbers kon onthaal by die vieringe van die fees se eerste verjaarsdag nie, het die organiseerders besluit om ‘n kookboek die lig...

Swakop to become a ‘smart city’

5 days ago - 10 July 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund • [email protected] “To realize government’s vision, visionary urban planning is required, which is supported by the development of infrastructure,” according to a draft structure plan that was recently published.The more than 100-page report...

Inmates facing precarious situation

1 week ago - 07 July 2020 | Local News

Walvis Bay • [email protected] An inmate incarcerated at the Walvis Bay prison has told his sister that he is deeply concerned about hygienic conditions in the confines of the correctional facility....

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Okombahe, Spitzkoppe residents receive assistance

1 week ago - 05 July 2020 | Local News

Spitzkoppe/Okombahe • [email protected] Residents of settlements who are reliant on tourism are struggling to survive since the arrival of Covid-19. In light of this,...

Unified strategy needed to contain pandemic

1 week ago - 05 July 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund The governor of the Erongo region Neville Andre says the best way to get the upper hand against Covid-19, is a comprehensive...

Toddler drowns

1 week ago - 05 July 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund • iré[email protected] A 4-year old girl lost her life to the sea in Swakopmund on Saturday at 16:00.Erongo region crime investigation coordinator,...

Winter warmth

2 weeks ago - 01 July 2020 | Local News

Orano Mining Namibia donated blankets to families affected by the recent shack fires that destroyed 24 homes in Mondesa, Swakopmund, on 19 June. The families...

Helping hand extended to albinos

2 weeks ago - 01 July 2020 | Local News

Walvis Bay • [email protected] junior regional councillor for the Walvis Bay urban constituency Anna Uupindi recently introduced the 'Albino Corner'. The launch of the initiative,...

Henties Bay gallows set alight

2 weeks ago - 30 June 2020 | Local News

Henties Bay An incident of malicious damage to the gallows in Henties Bay was reported to the Namibia Police Force (NamPol).According to the NamPol’s...

Police seize ‘prevention tea’

2 weeks ago - 30 June 2020 | Local News

Walvis Bay · [email protected] Police on Monday seized expensive “illegal Covid-19 prevention tea” during a raid on Chinese shops in Walvis Bay.The traditional Chinese...

Temporary shelter for WB Covid...

2 weeks ago - 29 June 2020 | Local News

Walvis Bay The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) donated a mobile office to the Navy Commander of the Namibian Police in the Erongo region. A...

Alcohol dependency remains a concern

2 weeks ago - 28 June 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund • [email protected] governor Neville Andre expressed his concern about the high level of alcohol dependency in the region. He said that social workers have...

2000 tests planned in four...

2 weeks ago - 25 June 2020 | Local News

Walvis Bay • [email protected]“We are facing a mammoth task to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Walvis Bay,” said Erongo regional governor Neville Andre during...

Residents advised to act responsibly...

2 weeks ago - 25 June 2020 | Local News

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Stage 3 lockdown regulations, with special restrictions applying to Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Arandis, are now at the order...

NaTIS reopens coastal offices

2 weeks ago - 25 June 2020 | Local News

The Roads Authority (RA) announced that its’ Walvis Bay and Swakopmund NaTIS Centres would reopen to the public, with a number of hygienic measures that...

Sanitary pads collected for charity

3 weeks ago - 24 June 2020 | Local News

Swakopmund • [email protected] Members of a Namibian choir known as Collective Singers began collecting sanitary pads as part of a social responsibility initiative. The...