WALVIS BAY – Former Walvis Bay municipal councillor Romeo Goseb says the tabling of an urgent motion by the newly-elected chairperson of the management committee, Leroy Victor, during a special council meeting on Monday evening, was procedurally wrong.
WALVIS BAY – The newly elected Walvis Bay mayor, Trevino Forbes, says the new leadership was aware of its responsibility, including fixing “poor management” of the town’s affairs in a very short period.
WALVIS BAY – The slain woman from Swakopmund whose lifeless and naked body was discovered last week Wednesday close to Vierkantklip was allegedly spotted in Mondesa in the company of an unknown man hours before her gruesome death.
SWAKOPMUND - Change has come in a big way for the residents of Swakopmund who for the first time in decades will not be served by a Swapo mayor at least for the next 12 months.
WALVIS BAY – A 24-year-old Swakopmund woman was allegedly raped on Wednesday near the dumping site at the coastal town.
WALVIS BAY – The interim board chairperson of the Fishcor, Mihe Gaomab II has said they are in the process of negotiating with the public enterprises minister Leon Jooste and his fisheries counterpart, Albert Kawana for a quota allocation to Tunacor Fisheries.
Newly elected Walvis Bay Urban councillor Deriou Benson has promised local residents a better life after snatching the bitterly contested constituency from Knowledge Ipinge who served for a mere 11 months as councillor following a by-election victory in January this year.
WALVIS BAY - A consortium of fishing companies has heeded to government’s call to address the housing challenges faced by employees in the local sector.
WALVIS BAY – Road safety and emergency response at the coast reached yet another milestone last week after the construction of the first phase of the long overdue Arandis Emergency Response and Traffic Management Centre kicked off on Friday.
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian police at Walvis Bay in the Erongo region are encouraging residents and other victims of crime to file cases to ensure justice is served and that criminals are taken off the streets.
HENTIES BAY – Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has urged local authorities and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) to continue strengthening housing programmes to expand and reach more beneficiaries, especially low-income earners.
Swakopmund – Mothers who give birth to premature infants and babies that are at risk of dying in the Erongo region will no longer need to be transferred to Windhoek for specialised neonatal care as the government has invested N$26.6 million in a state-of-the-art neonatal unit and a mother shelter at Swakopmund.
WALVIS BAY – The police at Walvis Bay have arrested two employees of a local tombstone company on Friday evening when they were found in possession of three tombstones they had removed from graves at the Kuisebmond cemetery.
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WALVIS BAY - The police at Walvis Bay have intensified patrols, especially in the Tutaleni area, as fear grips women living alone after a spate of rape incidents were reported at the town.
WALVIS BAY – The historic labour compound at Walvis Bay, which has over the years turned into an eye sore, will be transformed into a vocational training centre.
WALVIS BAY - At least 645 jobless fishermen at Walvis Bay have secured employment with Cavema Fishing and subsidiary companies Camposatu, Vernier Investments and The Rainbow.
The Walvis Bay police are searching for a man believed to be a serial rapist after a 28-year-old woman was raped in Kuisebmond early Saturday morning. This is the fourth woman that has been raped since October at the town.
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… family, friends bid Shannon goodbye
Walvis Bay Urban constituency councillor Knowledge Ipinge has become a household name in Namibian politics since winning the by-election at the harbour town earlier this year.
Living and employment conditions of the fishing industry employees have been a concern for government, with fisheries minister Albert Kawana recently lashing out at some of the industry players