WALVIS BAY – The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia has suspended Ellis Egumbo, terminal manager at their Walvis Bay depot, over the loss of product and commercial documentation at the facility. This suspension follows the resignation of another employee a month ago, amid an ongoing investigation of fuel theft. So far, four people have been...
Author: Eveline de Klerk (Eveline de Klerk )
Omaruru taps run dry … 24 lose jobs as water crisis worsens
OMARURU – Urgent intervention is needed to avert a crisis in Omaruru, where the town is grappling with severe water shortages. The municipality is having to contend with low water pressure, exacerbated by inadequate rainfall and the poor state of its infrastructure. Omaruru is one of the towns which operates its own bulk water supply...
Walvis Bay U-turns on RedForce cancellation
WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay municipal council has nullified the motion to terminate the services of RedForce. Consequently, RedForce will continue to operate as the town’s debt-collector. The motion was passed unopposed by the council in June after it was tabled by councillor Ephraim Shozi. However, a statement issued by the Walvis Bay municipality...
Land galore in Karibib … almost 2 000 get plots … cost as little as N$1 900
KARIBIB – Karibib, a town that has been battling with informal settlements and land grabbing, has taken progressive steps to address the shortage of serviced land to its destitute masses. On Friday, the Karibib Town Council handed over 1 996 ownership certificates to residents of the Usab settlement. At the heart of this bold move...
Walvis at sixes and sevens … Metcalfe gives up
WALVIS BAY – Tempers flared dramatically that within five minutes of an ordinary Walvis council meeting, insults and racial slurs flew from left to right, culminating in a pandemonium. The events, during which the police had to be called in to restore calm and order, unfolded on Tuesday evening. For some time now, the council...
More Farm 37 land applications
WALVIS BAY – In their quest for decent housing, the Backyard Tenants Group applied for another portion of land from the Walvis Bay municipality earlier this week. The group was allocated Portion 19 by the Walvis Bay municipal council for the construction of their own homes at Farm 37. However, they say the land allocated...
Walvis gets field ICU
WALVIS BAY – Coastal residents in need of urgent and intensive medical care no longer need to travel 460km to Windhoek to be admitted. Neither does Erongo region’s facilities have to run out of capacity, after the US government donated a five-bed intensive care unit (ICU) field hospital to the health ministry. The donation is...
August 26 to complete neonatal facility
SWAKOPMUND – Construction of the N$26 million neonatal unit at Swakopmund Hospital has finally resumed after a long delay caused by Shatty Construction’s failure to complete the much-needed facility. The government, through the health ministry, awarded the million-dollar tender to Shatty Construction in 2020 after recognising the need for such a facility to serve not...
Protestors question RedForce’s donation
WALVIS BAY – A N$100 000 donation pledge by RedForce during the Walvis Bay mayoral gala dinner last year has come back to haunt the council. This is now being questioned by the residents. During a lunchtime protest last week, residents alleged that the donation was a “thank you” from RedForce after the company was...
Nam, Bots trade hits N$20 billion
WALVIS BAY – Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) president Bisey /Uirab said Botswana is one of Namibia’s most important trading partners, as the trade value between the two countries amounts to N$20 billion. He was speaking at the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAITEX) that ended this weekend. He also highlighted the significance of...