ARANDIS – Rising fuel prices and global supply shocks are forcing mining companies to rethink efficiency and survival strategies, as highlighted during a media visit to Swakop Uranium on Friday. The exorbitant fuel price adjustments are a result of continued conflict in the Middle East, specifically around the Strait of Hormuz, that have resulted in...
WALVIS BAY – Mueteleli wanaha Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah uelelize babali mwaliluko labundui kuli poto yahae nesi yalishano kono kuteeleza ni kuikambota nibabaitengile mwabundui. Mueteleli wanaha nasindeketilwe kiMubakweli Wahae, Lucia Witbooi, Ngambela Elijah Ngurare, likwambuyu wanjimo Inge Zaamwani, ni likwambuyu waKatulo ni Misebezi Fillemon Immanuel, kuyo ikambota nibabali mwaliluko labundui. Liluko la bundui litalimana ni butata,...
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay’s own singer-songwriter, Salvador Mouers, cemented his place in the entertainment industry with the launch of his extended play (EP), Binne, during a live performance in Walvis Bay recently. His music is rooted in faith, family and personal storytelling. He previously performed in groups such as Contagious Africa and Brazze vani...
WALVIS BAY – President Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah has told players in the fishing sector that she is not in Walvis Bay to “play games” but to listen and engage directly with the industry. The President jetted in yesterday morning, flanked by Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, minister of agriculture Inge Zaamwani, and...
WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay Municipality plans to relocate hundreds of residents to Farm 37 to address illegal land occupation in the town. The council, at its last meeting, approved a relocation and land management plan to remove people occupying land that belongs to the Build-Together programme, National Housing Enterprise and selected backyard dwellings....
SWAKOPMUND – Troubled Hodago Fishing firm has been dragged to court by Zambian company Delmare Group Limited in a bid to stop it from delivering or offering 600 metric tonnes of horse mackerel to the Social Fund of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FSRDC). The Fund is a public social institution established in 2002...
WALVIS BAY – Two coastal mothers have teamed up to establish a centre offering child-centred therapy services for children with developmental and neurological challenges. Instead of travelling abroad, as is usually required for their children to access world-class treatment, the families opted to channel those funds into establishing a centre. The centre will not only...
SWAKOPMUND – Attorney General Festus Mbandeka has asked the High Court to dismiss an application brought by the Okapare Fishermen Association, arguing the applicant lacks locus standi. In law, locus standi refers to the right or capacity to bring an action or to appear in court. The Okapare Fishermen Association has dragged the agriculture and...
WALVIS BAY – Financially troubled fishing company Hodago Fishing has vehemently denied allegations that it is holding 15 foreign crew members hostage aboard its fishing vessel Venus 1, currently docked at the port of Walvis Bay. The denial follows a video released by the crew, consisting 13 Russian nationals, one Ukrainian, and one Estonian citizen,...
WALVIS BAY – Electricity distributor ErongoRED says it continues to expand electricity access across the Erongo region through ongoing electrification projects. The distributor’s chief executive officer, Immanuel !Hanabeb, while recently briefing the Erongo Regional Council on their operations, said that the combined urban and rural electrification rate stands at about 79%, with urban electrification at...