WALVIS BAY – An angry mob of the DRC informal settlement residents yesterday morning attacked a fire truck that had responded to a fire incident at Swakopmund. The residents accused the fire brigade of arriving late to the scene after being alerted on time about the fire, resulting in three shacks being destroyed and a...
WALVIS BAY – Health authorities yesterday announced that the recommended isolation period for patients with confirmed Covid-19 infections will no longer be more than 14 days. This is according to Dr Kaveto Sikuvi, from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Sikuvi, who is accompanying the high-level government delegation assessing the Covid-19 situation at Walvis...
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay is currently a hive of activity as consignments of food, mattresses, clothes and other basic essentials are arriving at the town to aid the residents of Twaloloka who lost everything during a devastating fire on Sunday evening. A consignment of food and mattresses also arrived yesterday from the Office of...
WALVIS BAY – Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has pleaded with Namibians to take the Covid-19 pandemic seriously, as cumulative confirmed cases in the country nearly hit 2 000. According to Shangula, some Namibians are behaving as if the pandemic is no longer here, despite the country reporting 1 917 cases and eight deaths due...
WALVIS BAY – Cries of anguish reverberated through the informal settlement of Twaloloka in Walvis Bay yesterday as hapless residents sifted through ashes following a devastating fire on Sunday evening, which claimed the life of a one-year-old boy. More than 1 000 people were left homeless after the fire destroyed about 200 shacks at the...
WALVIS BAY – Namibia recorded another Covid-19 death, bringing to eight the virus deaths in the country while a record of 88 new positive cases were registered yesterday. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, yesterday said the latest death is that of a 47-year-old man with known underlying health conditions who was...
WALVIS BAY – Several residents from the coast took to the streets to protest against the lockdown of Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Arandis while the rest of the country operates under relaxed measures. This took place despite being warned against large gatherings and demonstrations. Protesters are of the opinion residents of the region should be...
WALVIS BAY – Frontline workers at the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay have observed it has become an uphill battle to trace some people who tested positive for Covid-19 and require quarantine. Health director of Erongo region Anna Jonas last Friday said they have a hard time tracking down some people, who simply vanished into...
WALVIS BAY – Lisebeliso zeñata ni batu bakalumelwa kwa sikiliti sa Erongo, mi lipatela za kwamukunda likafiwa maata akutatuba, kuli mundendende wa baba tatubiwa hala kakokwani ka Korona ufezwe kwa Walvis Bay. Likwambuyu wa Mañusa Peya Mushelenga, nazibisize Labune kuli katengo ka makwambuyu kalaezi liluko la makete, kuli lishimukele kufa misebezi kwa babeleki ba makete...
WALVIS BAY – At least 1 029 households will be temporarily relocated at Walvis Bay and Swakopmund as part of efforts to fight Covid-19. This follows a Cabinet meeting this week where a directive was issued to relocate residents from densely populated areas, aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19. Information minister Peya Mushelenga said...