HIV – SEE THE PERSON, NOT THE WORD
In 1984, Andre Vanzijl was diagnosed with HIV, he is the longest living aids survivor and travels spreading word that “HIV is NOT a death sentence.”
Andre is sixty two years old and currently travelling around Southern Africa on a bicycle and doing individual talks to community members and High School children. He’s also an ambassador [...]
SPEED CHALLENGE ACHIEVES HIGH RECORDS
THE SPEED CHALLENGE commenced this year on the 20th of October and came to an end on the 17th of November. After almost a month of hard going, sand, sea and surfing and of course a LOT of wind (no surprises there), the Speed Challenge of 2011 was the talk of the town.
This year [...]
NAMDEB FOUNDATION SPONSORING GOES A LONG WAY
Namdeb, since 2010 through the Namdeb Foundation has been sponsoring different projects. Namdeb Foundation have sponsored a number of important projects over the last year. The first big sponsoring project was the renovation of Luderitz State Hospital. Namdeb paid for renovating sections of the hospital as well as donating materials. This has improved the [...]
Kein Flug, Kein Zug Aber Wind Genug!
Finally, after two years of waiting and anticipating LĂś-KA arrived! People had spent months organising the ins and outs of the traditional Karnival weekend. The Garde girls had worked long, hard hours on their fantastic finalised performances. Not forgetting some great comedy acts, speeches, rhythms and rhymes.
Friday was upon us and everyone was excitedly chattering [...]
STOP DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE NOW
Since Namibian Independence, concern for drug and alcohol abuse has risen. It has become a major problem in Luderitz and the whole country. A meeting was held at the Regional Councillors office on Tuesday 5th July to see what can be done.
This issue creates so many more problems for example a rise in crime, a [...]
A RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR THE SNOEK DERBY
Thirteen year old Oliver Metzger kicked sand in the eyes of the “old men” on Saturday 28th May 2011 when he landed a snoek of 5,37kg and won the first prize of N$ 22,000-00 in cash. The popular Snoek Derby is an annual event hosted by the Lüderitz Yacht Club at the end of May [...]
LET’S PUT THE CRAYFISH BACK INTO OUR FESTIVAL
This year’s Crayfish Festival has caused much discussion amongst the people of Luderitz. After many roaring successes over the years, it was expected to follow the same path but the Festival that is usually enjoyed by many from all over the country certainly had something missing.
When it all kicked off on the Friday morning, Luderitz [...]
TEMPORARY HALT FOR NAMDEB CONTRACTORS
A decision has recently been made that independent contractors operating in the shallow marine area will be prohibited from their work for the unforeseeable future.
According to Namdeb, safety is their number one priority, believing in zero harm to People, Environment and Property. They have come to the conclusion that they must stop their workers [...]
FUKUSHIMAS RADIATION HITS LUDERITZ
Japan was struck with the one of the world’s worst ever disasters on the 11th March. An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9, one of the most powerful ever recorded, hit Japan’s north-eastern coast. A subsequent 10m tsunami wave hit the north-eastern Japanese coast, causing massive damage and flooding. A series of aftershocks followed, [...]
Rains Flood Namibia But Where Is Luderitz’s Rain?
Recent floods have had a massive impact on almost the whole of Namibia which began late January and have lasted for many weeks. But where is Luderitz’s rain?
A strong flood was experienced in the lower Kuiseb River on the 15th February and has resulted in a major pipe break on the NamWater supply system and [...]
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