The festive season's effects on the coastal towns of Swakopmund, Henties Bay, and Walvis Bay, where holidaymakers had flocked for the festive season, are wearing off as many begin their journey back to their destinations.
With a mix of holiday spirit, exciting activities, and enhanced security measures, the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are ready to welcome visitors during the festive season.
Magistrate Gaynor Poulton has sentenced Jandre Dippenaar to 15 years in prison for killing six people in a car accident near Henties Bay in 2014.
It was an intense and emotional ending for the families of the victims of the crash and Jandre Dippenaar.
The Henties Bay Municipality hosted a three-day land development conference where participants from the fields of finance, land management, planning, infrastructure development, and financing and development shared their expertise.
The annual World Ocean Day activities, which are slated for June 8, began with a procession in Henties Bay.
The joint march by Henties Bay Law Enforcement & Traffic, schoolchildren, and marine students from the UNAM Sam Nujoma Campus resumed from the Sport Field to the Henties Bay Tourism Centre.
The upgrade of a five-kilometre water pipeline near Henties Bay is expected to start soon, following the awarding of a N$15 million tender to a local company.
The pipeline ferries water from the Omdel acquifier at the Omaruru river mouth to ensure water supply at Hentiesbay.
Omaruru, Henties Bay, and Arandis councillors did not attend the Independence Day celebrations at Katima Mulilo in their official capacities after the Erongo Governor withheld their VIP tickets.
Many Namibians are migrating from urban to rural areas in search of greener pastures, but the hope of finding employment is never possible.
nbc News reporter Stefan Uirab visited the town of Henties Bay, where many people are living below the poverty line.
Residents of Henties Bay say as a result of Western culture, young people have lost touch with family traditions and no longer value them.
The Arandis Constituency Councillor has urged young people to be more innovative in order to come up with new business ideas to curb the high unemployment rate.
This was stated by Benita Imbamba during the handing over of equipment to small business enterprises in Henties Bay.
