Crack Down On Crime
The inauguration of Luderitz Youth Against Crime team took place on April 6th at the Youth Centre. There are 58 members and all were given LYAC t-shirts. Reverend J.A. Scholtz opened the event with a talk on the role of the youth in our community. He thinks they are an important element in keeping our [...]
Tackling T.B. Together
On Tuesday 30th March a TB day was held at the clinic to raise awareness of tuberculosis and introduce the field promoters. Field promoters are the people employed to go into the community and educate people about tuberculosis, look for risk areas and test for the disease; if a person is diagnosed as positive it [...]
Generous CAFO Give Again
On Saturday April 10th an event took place at the Luderitz Youth Centre
where the CAFO Luderitz committee distributed a food package to 191 orphans.
The food package included Maize meal, bread flour, macaroni, dry beans, sugar, coffee, tea bags, jam, vegetable cans, body soap,
Vaseline and many more similar items.
The local learners from Luderitz Secondary School, Diaz
Primary, [...]
Diamond Quality
Luderitz Nest Hotel received the PMR Diamond Arrow Award for Best Four Star Hotel in Namibia, with a commendable 4.6 out of a possible 5 points. Rated by a random, national sample comprising of CEO’s, MD’s, owners of companies, company directors, senior national and local government officials. Renovations and upgrades have started at the Nest [...]
Local Talent Performs
On the evening of Saturday 27th March two shows were held in Luderitz, S-man performed at the Youth Centre to a young and enthusiastic crowd and Tate Buti performed for the second time that day, at Benguela Community Centre. S-man is a local performer and entrance was free, Tate Buti’s performance cost attendees $40. Late [...]
High Jinks on the High Seas
Many local children and adults attended the annual ‘Anything that floats’ competition organised by and held at the Yacht Club on Saturday, 27th March. Five teams entered in the children’s division, which Zarah Mitchell and Karina Zavitaev won by paddling on strapped together surf boards. Three teams took part in the adult races, which were [...]
Egg Painters Win Easter Prizes
At the waterfront on Saturday, March 27th the Cancer Association held an Easter egg hunt for children and also an egg painting competition from 10am- 12pm. It was $25 to take part and 110 children showed up, which the Cancer Association were very pleased with. Four children won the egg painting competition over all, and [...]
Braais, Bouncy Castles and Beer
On Saturday, 27th March Luderitz Secondary School held a fun day to raise money for the school. The organisers had an early start setting everything up, and by 11am it was already busy. There were braais, hot dogs, ice cream, cool drinks and beer in the way of refreshments, and there was a bouncy castle, [...]



