2020-06-19Eveline de Klerk WALVIS BAY - The abandoned 150-bed isolation facility for Covid-19 patients at Walvis Bay has come back to haunt the region, which is fast becoming an infection hotspot. View more
2020-06-19Eveline de Klerk WALVIS BAY – Healthcare workers at Walvis Bay have started the process of mass testing for Covid-19 in order to stave off a wave of infections at the harbour town. View more
2020-06-15Eveline de Klerk WALVIS BAY - The Walvis Bay-based Hillside Christian College has fired a grade 2 teacher assistant for racial remarks made on social media early last week, saying racism has no place at the school. View more
2020-06-12Eveline de Klerk The teacher suspended from Hillside Christian College, Corien Steenkamp is being dragged to court after she was charged under the provisions of the Racial Discrimination Prohibition Amendment Act. View more
2020-06-12Staff Reporter This week’s Star of the Week is a Walvis Bay taxi driver who won the hearts of many last week by turning saviour for an elderly woman who had misplaced her wallet with over N$1 000 cash in his vehicle. View more
2020-06-11Eveline de Klerk SWAKOPMUND - A Swakopmund resident is currently receiving treatment in the local hospital after he was electrocuted and sustained serious burn injuries while allegedly stealing power cables. View more
2020-06-02Eveline de Klerk The bulk of the 2020/2021 budget of the Walvis Bay municipality will be allocated to the continuation of already approved capital projects, service delivery as well as maintenance and upgrading of infrastructure projects. View more
2020-06-01Eveline de Klerk WALVIS BAY – A third person tested positive for Covid-19 at Walvis Bay, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 24, of which 10 are active cases for which scientists are frantically searching for a vaccine and a cure. View more
2020-06-01Eveline de Klerk WALVIS BAY – The Zimbabwean ambassador to Namibia, Rofina Chikava, has applauded the local authorities for allowing 182 Zimbabwean nationals, working on cruise ships to be repatriated via the Walvis Bay airport on Friday. View more
2020-05-29Albertina Nakale Walvis Bay Urban constituency councillor Knowledge Ipinge yesterday welcomed President Hage Geingob’s decision to place the coastal town under tighter Covid-19 restrictions with immediate effect, saying it was a proactive and applaudable move by government. Geingob yesterday announced Walvis Bay will revert to stage one lockdown, meaning individuals will not be allowed to leave their homes except View more
2020-05-29Eveline de Klerk Police in Erongo region have cautioned women to consider their overall safety, especially when alone and seeking solitude in high-risk areas. This comes in the wake of an incident in which a 29-year-old resident of Kuisebmund was brutally raped on Monday morning while praying in the dunes at Walvis Bay. View more
2020-05-28Eveline de Klerk WALVIS BAY - Cabinet has directed that all authorised officers, including regional councillors, appointed in terms of the National Disaster Risk Management Act, are now required to consult the national leadership before taking any decisions linked to the Covid-19 response interventions. View more
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