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Queen's Baton comes to Walvis Bay
Wednesday, 27 January 2010

The Queens Baton Relay is one of the greatest traditions of the Commonwealth Games. It has always been the curtain-raiser to every Games since Cardiff 1958.

This Sunday 31 January 2010, the baton will travel from Windhoek to Walvis Bay, where a delegation and athletes of the Commonwealth Games will pay a courtesy call on the mayor. The baton relay symbolises the gathering of people from across the Commonwealth at the four-yearly festival of sport and culture.

Over the years it has evolved into a powerful symbol of the unity and diversity of the Commonwealth of Nations. With each Games, the tradition grows in scale and significance – including more nations, involving more participants and generating more excitement than ever before.This year the games will take place in India and it is expected that the Delhi 2010 Baton’s journey will be the biggest yet.

It is also set to be the longest and most technologically advanced of the Baton Relays to date. The baton has been designed to capture sights and sounds of the different commonwealth countries through built-in video and audio sensors, giving people a taste of the diversity of the cultures and landscapes of the baton’s journey.

The Delhi 2010 Baton Relay was launched on 29th October 2009 at Buckingham Palace in London, with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II handing the baton to the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. The first Baton bearer, Abhinav Bindra, the Olympic air rifle champion, began the baton's journey with a relay around the Queen Victoria Monument.

The first team of Baton bearers included: Lord Sebastian Coe, Kapil Dev, Sania Mirza, Milka Singh, Dame Kelly Holmes, Vijender Kumar and Susan Gilroy to name just a few. The Queen’s Baton will travel through all the Commonwealth countries until it lands in India. From Walvis Bay the Baton will board a boat on its way to St Helena.

An Eventful Year Ahead
Wednesday, 27 January 2010

During the first Council session for 2010, the Mayor of Walvis Bay, Uilka Nambahu urged municipal staff members and residents to approach the year ahead with energy and enthusiasm for hard work. "We must improve our resolve to do better, (and) to become effective and efficient in all that we do."

Despite the "unpredictable waters of a year that lays ahead" it is likely to be an eventful year for everyone, she said. She noted that 2010 carries a special form of inspiration due to the special focus the world is placing on the continent with the Soccer World Cup......

Swedes enjoy the Namibian lifestyle
Tuesday, 26 January 2010

"Many of the students were surprised to see the living conditions in Namibia. In a way it does not feel like we are in Africa, yet our visit to the north of the country made us realize how uniquely diverse Namibia is in terms of its cultures, people and life-styles," said Magnus Olofsson, one of the teachers accompanying a group of students of the Nösnäsgymnasiet (high school) in Stenungsund, Sweden. The students visited Walvis Bay as part of a school exchange programme.

The group have been tasked to compile projects of their experiences in Namibia and topics being covered include HIV/AIDS, Tourism, the welfare work done at the Sunshine centre, women's issues and different living conditions in the Namibian society...

Postmortem: Recreational Activities were generally under control
Friday, 15 January 2010

According to Rod Braby, the Project Coordinator of the Namibian Coastal Management programme, NACOMA, the general impact of the festive season's recreational activities on the environment has been more positive than previous years.

"Although the activities between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund were kept well under control, the biggest problem areas were between Mile 7 and Henties Bay. Quad bike riders and four-wheel-drive vehicles were found on the eastern side of the road in the Lichen fields and vegetated areas, while cabling and poles in fenced off areas were simply removed..."

Mayoral Christmas Message
Monday, 21 December 2009

The Christmas Season is a very special time of the year for all of us and it’s important that we all enjoy the festive period in a happy, safe and peaceful manner. Christmas is a time of giving and receiving, of caring and sharing and with one another. It is a time for reaching out the hand of friendship and reconciliation.

I am conscious of how Walvis Bay is continually changing and evolving for the better as a result of hard work, trust and the need to create a model city.....

Welcome

Walvis Bay is one of Africa's hidden jewels. Set between the golden dunes of the Namib Desert and the cold currents of the Atlantic ocean, this port city is the prodigal oasis of opportunities.

With a tax-free investment zone, internationally renowned port and shipping facilities, sun-soaked recreational activities and breathtaking vistas, Walvis Bay is more than meets the eye.

Guestbook

Fanus Hansen

January 26, 2010 at 07:32:19am

Thanx for a wonderful December at Langstrand caravan park! The guards were friendly and efficient, the people at the gate brilliant. I think something should be done to the standard of the bathrooms in the year to come. Greetings Fanus Hansen Stand 96!

Langstrand

January 05, 2010 at 02:37:32pm

Thank you to the municipality of Walvis Bay for maintaining Langstrand resort. The officials were very helpful and responded quickly. A visitor.

Paul Eck

December 14, 2009 at 10:44:28pm

We had friends from Germany visiting. They love Namibia and Walvis Bay, except for the smell of the fish factory. Walvis Bay has grown into a nice friendly town, so please do something about that ugly stinking smell.