Bringing us to our senses

Bringing us to our senses

Dec 21, 2021 | News, Travel

Omicron! Red alert in Europe: ‘major incident’ in London, lockdown in the Netherlands, quarantine barriers around and contact restrictions in Germany. Well then: Merry Christmas. Here in Namibia, on the other hand, serenity prevails. Although Omicron is...

Knockout for tourism

Apr 14, 2020 | Background, News, Travel

During the recession and drought, tourism was one of the last sectors that gave impetus to the economy of Namibia. Measures against the spread of COVID-19 are flooring this sector. When it will rise again is written in the stars. After the main flight connections to...

Headlines – 11 to 14 December

Dec 14, 2018 | News

+++ 14/12 – Contrary to the general economic crisis in Namibia, tourism sector continues to grow: 2.1 percent more tourists in 2017 than in 2016 +++ 14/12 – According to statistics agency NSA, Namibia’s economy slips from recession into depression: 10...

Tourist survives leopard attack

Jun 15, 2018 | Background, News, Travel

In the Kuiseb Canyon near the gravel road from Windhoek to Walvis Bay, a German motorhome traveler was attacked by a leopard at night. At the beginning of April, Hardy Specker (61) and his wife Petra Windmeisser (60) parked their camper van near the Kuiseb Bridge to...

Headlines in the morning

Mar 22, 2018 | News

+++ Independence Day: President Geingob calls on all Namibians to create the foundation for broad-based economic growth +++ Farmers who are in arrears with their loan repayments to AgriBank protest against debt collection +++ Allocation of a farm in the Omaheke region...