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Archive for April, 2010
24th April

Anglo Skorpion Foundation Funds Science Education

A schools laboratory funded by the Anglo Skorpion Foundation has been set up at the Teachers Resource Centre in Keetmanshoop, which will offer a practical facility to school pupils from the high schools in the town and region to experience practical science experiments.
The trust was set up in 2008 by Anglo American and Skorpion mine [...]

24th April

May This Encourage You Always

By Francina Katamila
Don’t spend major time with minor people. If there are people in your life that continually disappoint you, break promises, stomp on your dreams, too judgmental, have different values and don’t give their backing during difficult times…that is not a friend.
To have a friend, be a friend. Sometimes in life as you grow, [...]

24th April

Love Your Enemies

Most of those men and women whom we honor during independence weekend died at the battle field and at the hands of an enemy. It is difficult to remember them without also considering the cause of their death. War did not kill them only, but some armed enemy who had been driven to hate them. [...]

24th April

Cancer Association

To Esegiel and Angeline of the Bogenfels Restaurant many thanks for the sale and passing out of kimbies and medical supplies in December and January, and to Dries Verwey of Neo Paints for the free transport of medical supplies in March.
To Gary Gray our thanks for dealing with correspondence and the Buchter Report of March. [...]

24th April

Update On The Old Power Station

During 2009 the Cabinet of the Namibian Government approved in principle the proposals submitted by the LWDC for Phase 2 and also pledged the support of the various Ministries and Government agencies to facilitate development.
At the same time a decision has been taken to include the Old Power Station as part of Phase 2 Development [...]

24th April

Editorial

Dear Buchters,
We hope everyone has had a nice month, accepting the time change and adjusting to the winter. We’re certainly starting to feel the cold again but at least we’ll be more used to the English and Irish weather when we go home.
It’s been a busy month for us news wise and personally, we spent [...]

24th April

Fun at Field School

Twenty one children from Brightstart Montessori School and Luderitz Christian School spent a week facing their fears and completing tough challenges at Kubub Veld School near Aus. The learners aged 8-12, left for Aus after school on Friday 16th April and on arrival were told the important rules, then instantly asked to pack a [...]

24th April

Worldwide Kiteboarding Competition Back Again

The 2010 Luderitz Speed challenge will take place between 4 October and 31 October in Luderitz, as it has been for the past three years. Many world records have been broken during the first 3 Luderitz Speed Challenges, and it’s played a vital role in kiteboarders attaining top rankings in Speed Sailing.The event has proved [...]

24th April

School Newspaper Started

Some of Luderitz Secondary School’s grade 12 learners have taken the initiative to start their own newspaper, called Platinum Hitters. The newspaper is being issued monthly at the price of N$5.00, and the first issue was published in March. The paper includes things like shout-outs and school news and its editor is Kennith Mashva.

24th April

Welcome To Luderitz

Luderitz is continuously growing and changing aesthetically and this month is no different. The Ministry of Home Affairs is having accommodation built for border post workers, now that Luderitz has become a border post. These houses are going to be different from the usual Government regulation buildings as they are designed, by Bob Mould, in [...]