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21st February

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’’

By: Revd. Jan.A. Scholtz
If you were searching for God’s treasure, you’d find it in people. Every person, in every nation on earth, is treasured by God. Yet for many people, life can be tough. ‘One great hour of sharing’ joins us with God, by providing decisive aid when disaster strikes and by helping refugees/people rebuild [...]

21st February

EBY Volleyball Club Wants You!

The EBY Volleyball club is looking for new members to join; no experience necessary. The club began in 2007 and has grown since then remarkably. Currently it boasts approximately 30 members, two men’s teams and one ladies team. In 2007 both men’s and ladies won first place in the Mine Championships held in Swakopmund. In [...]

21st February

SKORPION ZINC SAFETY WEEK: A FIRST

Skorpion Zinc will run a week long Safety Campaign starting the 15th of February 2010. This will be a first for Skorpion and a first for Namibia. The theme for the Safety Week: SCORE SAFETY parallels the current excitement and soccer vibe Africa is having on holding the first Soccer World Cup tournament in South [...]

21st February

Skorpion Zinc invests in Future

Winning the war for talent by re-skilling the workforce, sourcing new talent, developing change agents and creating a human capital strategy is a key focus area for Skorpion Zinc mine, an integrated world-class mining and refinery operation located near the southern town of Rosh Pinah.
Open cast mining and hydrometallurgical techniques are used to mine and [...]

21st February

Another Generous CAFO Donation

On the 17th of February, CAFO made yet another generous donation to the Orphans and Vulnerable Children of Luderitz. Revd. Jan Scholtz, the Chairperson of CAFO handed over 489 pairs of shoes to children from various primary schools all over Luderitz.
Revd. Scholtz had this to say about the organisation, “Our goal is to see all [...]

21st February

Renewable Energy Conferences

On the 29th and 30th of January the Wind Power Demonstration Project held conferences in order to raise awareness about renewable energy possibilities in Luderitz. The Conference on the 29th was held at 9.00am in the German Hostel and local schools participated in the event. Learners from Helene Van Rhijn and the Luderitz Christian School [...]

21st February

“I Thank God For Prison Because I Found God There”.

“I thank God for prison because I found God there”, said inmate Ipinge Nikanor. “I was deeply sad, but now I have received Jesus in my heart. There is joy in loving God”. These are the sentiments of a recent graduate of the Alpha Course held at Luderitz Prison.
The Graduation Ceremony of the Alpha Course [...]

21st February

Joining Forces

On the 3rd of February a meeting took place between the heads of security companies based in Luderitz and the police. The meeting was primarily set up in order to familiarise the various organisations with one another and strengthen the communication between them. It was an excellent opportunity for everyone to come together and discuss [...]

21st February

Leadership Conference

From the 17th to 19th February another successful event was held at Luderitz Youth Centre to benefit the town’s youths. The leadership conference was attended by learners from Luderitz Secondary School and by many out of school youths; there were about thirty participants in total. The main aim of the programme was to enable youth [...]

21st February

Change of Pace

On Friday the 19th February many Luderitz schools took part in an interschool sports day, held at the soccer stadium. Learners from Brightstart Montessori, Helen Van Rhijn, Diaz Primary School, Nautilus Primary School, Luderitz Christian School and Luderitz secondary school all competed, most of them after training hard for the last few months. The day [...]