Christmas Surprises For Lüderitz’s Most Vulnerable
By Padraic Gerety
On the 3rd of Decmber ’08 the American Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has made a large and very generous donation to Namibia’s OVC (Orphans and Vulnerable Children). The Church gave hundreds of boxes of bedding, clothing, shoes, hygiene kits, school kits, and blankets to the CAFO Head Office [...]
Credit Crunch Causes Diamond Industry To Slide Causing Problems For Namdeb
Ever since the credit crunch crossed the globe in October of last year countries around the world have been waiting with baited breath to see how they will be affected; across the western world Iceland has gone bankrupt, England is officially in recession and one million people in North America have lost their jobs and [...]
Anti-Crime Day At The Prison
Friday the 28th of November – On arrival in the prison there were a group of detainees is playing music. It’s the prison band, one of the many activities organized by the Lüderitz prison.
The prison is a well maintained building and on this particular day spirits are high, amongst the detainees and guards.
Unfortunately Mr. Scholtz [...]
Brightstart Market
Brightstart Montessori School held its annual Young Entrepreneurs Market on Saturday November 29th giving the students of the school a chance to display their creative flair and salesmanship skills.
The day was deemed a success by all who attended, despite the customary gale force winds, and yet again the smell of braai and home made [...]
NovaNam Strike Ends Abruptly
On the 8th of December workers at NovaNam/ Pescanova went on strike following a disagreement about an increase in wages. Since then a total of 955 people have stopped work in favour of picketing outside the factory gates in an attempt to get their demands met. In mid-December members of the police force in Keetmanshoop [...]
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