What’s New at the High School?
Mr Makaula has recently been appointed as the new Head Master of Luderitz Secondary School taking over from Crystal Jantjies. Staff and Students wish Mrs Jantjies well in all her future endevours.
Mr Makaula urges any people with specialist skills willing to volunteers at the High School to come forward. Mr Makaula also encourages parents to [...]
On to the Next Generation…
The 17th January 2011 will be marked on the calendar as a date of great importance to the town of Luderitz. It was seen as an event that will go down in history when Mr. Miguel Angel Tordesillas Herranz was appointed the New Honorary Consul of Spain for the Karas region at the NovaNam crèche [...]
Letter from the Editors
Well first let us start off by saying Happy New Year to you all. What a year 2010 was! We have had a really epic 6 weeks of travelling all over southern Africa; Botswana, Zambia and South Africa as well as exploring the very beautiful Namibia which we like to call home. We want to [...]
Oh What a Show!
On 26th November, a ballet performance took place at Turnhalle where children and adults put on a show impressing the people of Luderitz. The night was kicked off with a warm welcome from Marietjie Bothma and a small explanation of how hard all the performers and choreographers had worked over the previous months.
The first act [...]
New Council Members Sworn in
On Thursday 4th December members of the recently elected town council were officially sworn in to their new roles.
All seven members of the council swore to remain faithful to Namibia, uphold and defend the constitution and laws and perform their duties diligently, carefully, fairly, honestly and to the best of their ability.
Newly elected Mayor Suzan [...]
What’s New at the Highschool?
Mr Makaula has recently been appointed as the new Head Master of Luderitz Secondary School taking over from Crystal Jantjies. Staff and Students wish Mrs Jantjies well in all her future endevours.
Mr Makaula urges any people with specialist skills willing to volunteers at the High School to come forward. Mr Makaula also encourages parents to [...]
An Enterprising Day
This year’s Entrepreneurs’ Day was held on the 27th November on the street outside Spar.
The day was organised by Brightstart Montessori School and was sponsored by Bank Windhoek. It provided the chance for children at $20 per stall and adults at $50 per stall to develop entrepreneurial skills. Some enterprising stalls lined the street selling [...]
Brown Hyena Research
Camera traps have been set up around Bogenfels and Van Reenen Bay to help monitor the brown hyena population. The camera trap set up at the northern end of the seal colony at Van Reenen Bay has worked very well obtaining good identification shots. No nose or hair photographs have yet been taken, but The [...]
A New Chair for the New Year
Following the article on Richard Hanse and his search for enough money to buy a new wheelchair featured in the November edition of The Buchter News, it is safe to say that his struggle has come to an end.
Richard had a visit from Rotary members on Saturday 15th January which had received a generous donation [...]
The Real Thing
Life in Luderitz at times can feel almost European: the smart waterfront, rows of shops and unpredictable weather, but I must ask, can this relatively modern town be “The Real Africa?”
Six weeks ago we left Luderitz and travelled north along the Caprivi strip. Stepping into the Caprivi felt like we had stepped back in time. [...]
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