Eat Carrots, Fill Buckets
During recent months there have been numerous water cuts and a few power cuts which have angered a few people in the town. The water cuts began because of burst pipes during the con-struction of the railway, and then a pipe under the lagoon has been undergoing mainte¬nance.
The reason for the power cuts is still [...]
Murder Suspects Under Investigation
Kodife E. Ndeulito, the 23 year old man from Luderitz suspected of committing three murders has now been joined by two other suspected murderers. Allegedly, Kodife E. Ndeulito, Festus Nikanor (24), and Neville Quinton Masala ( 19), murdered thirty two year old Joseph Sonn on the 27th September 2009 at Luderitz soccer stadium. He was [...]
New Term Begins
January 2010 saw the start to the new school year for schools across Namibia. This means children have been moving grades, classes and schools in order to prog¬ress with their education, and things are no different here in Luderitz.
A new crèche has opened at Diaz Primary School, thanks primarily to Rotarians in Germany who [...]
Raising Awareness
AIDs day awareness week kicked off on Tues¬day 1st of December with a parade from Benguela Com¬munity Centre which went through town and finished at the waterfront. Involved in the parade were members of the Navy, Ministry of Youth workers, the Southern Youth Choir from Keetmanshoop, Exodus brass band, and Diaz Cultural Group. The [...]
Not The End Of The Buchter
The Buchter News is changing, again. Due to a lack of funds and a desire to continue the newspaper, we are, for the time being not printing the paper in colour in order to half the printing costs. The paper is in dire need of financial help if it is to carry on serving the [...]
Blast From The Past
An old Buchter News volunteer paid a visit to Lud¬eritz in early January to visit his old town and see how it has progressed since he left.
Toby Harris was a volunteer here in 1995-1996 and worked at the Rossing Foundation. His colleagues for the year were Beth and Louisa, and as well as being editors [...]
Personal Growth, Personal Independence: The Limit Is Me
By Robin Good
One day all the em¬ployees reached the office and they saw a big sign on the door on which was writ¬ten:
“Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym”.
In the beginning, [...]
Budding Entrepreneurs
On the 28th of November children from mainly Brightstart Montes¬sori School showed off their wares at the annual entrepre¬neur’s day at Luderitz Waterfront. The children paid N$20 to enter a stall, and adults paid N$50.
There were a lot of interesting and inventive stalls, and most stalls made a profit. Bank Windhoek sponsored the event and [...]
Luderitz Man Found Guilty Of Rape
Luderitz man, Freddie Dors, who is currently serving a prison sentence for robbery now faces another sentence after being found guilty of rape. He was convicted of raping a 26 year old woman in Luderitz on March 1st 2006, after regional Magistrate Alfred Siboleka rejected Dor’s claim that sex with the complainant was consensual. Dors [...]
Phase Two Begins
Progression has started already with phase 2 of the waterfront development. Work has started on the old power station on Diaz Street, where workers have started clearing away the rubble and the junk from the inside. The cleanup is expected to take about three months, and once that has been completed a full scale [...]
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