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 – 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 – 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 – 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...
WALVIS BAY – More resources and personnel would be deployed to the Erongo region while private testing institutions will be contracted to clear up the current backlog of Covid-19 results at Walvis Bay. Information minister Peya Mushelenga yesterday announced that Cabinet has directed the health ministry to expedite the recruitment of additional health personnel to...
WALVIS BAY – Desperate employees of Seaflower Pelagic Processing plant at Walvis Bay on Wednesday appealed to President Hage Geingob to intervene and save their jobs by ordering the minister of fisheries, Albert Kawana, to reinstate their quota, so they can have their jobs back. Seaflower employs about 655, who all lost their jobs after...