Election Tension
All of Luderitz couldnât help but be aware that the Presidential elections are upon us, what with all the posters, heated discussions and recent rallies in the town, it is something that cannot be avoided. Rightly so, as the elections are a very important event and everyone who can, should vote.
On the 15th of November [...]
World AIDS Day Awareness Week
There is a World AIDS Day Awareness Week being held in LĂŒderitz from the 1st to the 5th of December. It is organised by the Youth Centre in Luderitz. Lots of activities are taking place everyday and here is a timetable of some of the highlights:
Tuesday 1st December
Launching of World AIDS Day
â Venue – Benguela [...]
Children Count
This yearâs conference hosted by U-Khai/Yelula
took off to a flying start as the audience were asked to shimmy, shake and sing before learning all about the project. The conference was mainly for stakeholders to learn how their money is spent, and also to assess how grants are awarded to orphans and vulnerable children. It was [...]
Sexy And Sorted
Ever had an embarrassing question and not known who to ask? You canât quiz your friends in case they laugh at you, youâre too embarrassed to ask you teacher anything and you donât want to talk to your parents anything because wellâŠtheyâre your parents, so where do you turn?
In the past all those slightly-too- personal [...]
Shabeens: The New Brothels?
A recent report surveying the AIDS prevalence in LĂŒderitz has suggested that there is a concrete link between the location of shebeens and areas with a high density of HIV/AIDS sufferers.
Student Epidemiologist Brooke Nichols conducted research on the impact that alcohol consumption can have on the level of people with HIV/AIDS whilst visiting LĂŒderitz [...]
Preserve And Conserve
Namibia launches coastal protection scheme.
Thusrday 2nd July was an important and exciting day in many a nature conservationists calendar as it marked the official opening of Namibiaâs first ever Marine Protected area- an area measuring just under 1 million hectares along the countries southern coastline aimed at conserving and protecting the abundant nature resources [...]
Film Commission Promotes Namibia On Location Trade Show in Los Angeles
For the first time Namibia was represented at the worldâs biggest film location fair in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, this year. A delegation of the Namibia Film Commission (NFC) and local filmmakers promoted Namibia as an attractive destination to expert visitors from the movie business. The trade show featured almost 200 film commissions from 35 [...]
LĂŒderitz Wind Farm Not Yet Under Construction
Over the past twenty years Global Warming has become a worldwide buzz word; millions of dollars have been poured into research, prevention and, perhaps most importantly, renewable energy sources. However, it is only recently that global warming has fallen into the spotlight in Southern Africa which is why The Buchter News is proud to announce [...]
Namibia Celebrates Its Nineteenth Birthday
The 21st of March: 19 years ago today Sam Nujoma was sworn in as Namibiaâs first president of the free state by UN Secretary-General PĂ©rez de Cuellar. The new country was full of hope and the promise of reconciliation. It is now 2009 and Namibia is in its 19th year of freedom from colonisation. How [...]
Credit Crunch Causes Diamond Industry To Slide Causing Problems For Namdeb
Ever since the credit crunch crossed the globe in October of last year countries around the world have been waiting with baited breath to see how they will be affected; across the western world Iceland has gone bankrupt, England is officially in recession and one million people in North America have lost their jobs and [...]
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