Inspirational Column
By Ndafa Alpheus
“Life isn ’t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain .”
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee… You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things [...]
Music With A Message
Popular Namibian Band VM6 are touring the country the spread the AIDS awareness message through talks and music. Our roving reporter went along to check out their Lüderitz gig.
Let me first say that the view from the German hall in the YACC is undoubtedly one of my favourites in Lüderitz and as the sun [...]
CAFO Donates
By Padraic Gerety
Friday, 20 February, was yet another exciting day for Luderitz’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and soup kitchens! Over 20 OVC, parents, and soup kitchen coordinators assembled in the Dance Studio of the Luderitz Youth Centre to receive donations of hygiene products and meal packages from the ever generous Luderitz Church Alliance for [...]
Drink Of The Month: Love Potion and Hot Sex
The Love Potion
February is famed as the month of love and as a tribute to this we decided to test out the most romantic tipple we could find; Love Potion comes in a tall slim bottle and markets itself as ‘the new age drink that dares to be risqué’. A topless man adorns the [...]
Nourishment At The Nest Hotel
It’s a blustery Sunday in Lüderitz, it’s too windy to go to the beach but too sunny to just stay home and watch a movie. Where better to go then, than to the decedent Sunday buffet at the Nest Hotel.
Held in the spacious and airy Penguin Restaurant the weekly buffet meal is the perfect [...]
What Do YOU Think Of Lüderitz?
February has seen a large number of Buchters voicing their opinions and standing up for what they think, be it asking for a swimming pool or demanding a change in land use. In the spirit of all this free thinking we asked the local people in Lüderitz what they liked about their town and what [...]
From The Prison To The Buchters
This is another year, in fact a new year, it is 2009. Another year of hard work, dedication and of course challenges to be faced and touch but neutral decisions to be made. Gone are the good and bad memories, the drama and chaos, the pains and hurts, and, most of all, the past mistakes [...]
Serving God With AIDS
By Reverend Scholtz
If we refuse to live and serve alongside those living with AIDS, then we have no claim to be serving Jesus Christ, so we must see our lord Jesus Christ in AIDS infected people.
This is a practical application of Jesus’ words: “I was sick and you took care of me … Just as [...]
Break The Silence
By Gregory de Vries
The key question this month is how do you deal with getting raped? BTS have found that a lot of people will go to the police station first. Whilst this is a good idea there are other options as well: have you every heard of PEP? Post- Exposure Prophylaxis refers to [...]
Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN)
It is with sadness that we bid farewell to our friend Maria Kapia.
Our prayers go to Tina Jonker, Mina van Wyk and Michael Mensah. We can o n l y wish we had your strength in life but you stay in our thoughts and prayers.
Ockie Theron is thanked for donating a medical mattress and [...]
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