Unsolved Murder

A horrific murder occurred during the early hours of Sunday the 27th of September. The victim, Joseph Sonn, was found at 8.40am by the police, lying on his back with a black belt around his neck. The cause of death is still unclear as the autopsy hasn’t been completed yet, but many witnesses say the [...]

Luka! Luka! Luka!

As you probably were already aware, this month was host to one of the most exciting events of the year – Karneval! It all began with Kehrein on Friday where Tony and Leonie were crowned Prince and Princess, once Marion Schelkle and Norbert Klosta had relinquished their fauxcrowns. The parade kicked off early around 10am [...]

The End Of The Buchter?

The Buchter News is a legacy, it is a long standing, 22-year-old, ever developing pillar of the local community. It has been run by volunteers for the people of Lüderitz for over two decades, initially providing the only source of news to the town and adapting to fit the community following the introduction of television, [...]

Snoek Derby 2009

A jewel in the calendar of Namibia, the 2009 Snoek Derby was a roaring occasion. On the 23rd May several little boats took to the water and headed out to sea in an attempt to hunt and kill as many fish as they could. Crew members ranged from experienced fishermen to complete novices, from the [...]

Lüderitz 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 [...]

Racing The Planet Namibia 2008

Sunday the 17th of May – Today 214 athletes from 38 countries started on one of the toughest marathons to be held in Namibia to date.
RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts is an annual competition that takes athletes to the Gobi desert in China, the Atacama in Chile, the Sahara desert in Egypt and Antarctica. In addition [...]

OIL SPILL CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO INDIGENOUS PENGUIN POPULATION

A large oilslick has been discovered along the coastline near Lüderitz and has already caused serious damage to the colony of African Penguins that are native to this area of Namibia. A small scale clean-up plan has been implemented in order to remove the damaging substance from affected penguins and prevent more of the colony [...]

Music Instructor Revealed As Con Artist

The leader of a recent music workshop held in the last week of February has turned out to be a fraud and has fled Lüderitz stealing money and food and leaving unpaid bills behind him.

Jan Mafud !Haubab ran the week long workshop from the YACC saying that he wanted to help educate the [...]

Sperrgebiet National Park Opens

The 6th of February saw the official opening of the Sperrgebiet National Park, marking a momentous occasion in Namibian history.
The Sperrgebiet, literally meaning ‘forbidden territory’, stretches around 26 000 square kilometres and, until very recently, has been off limits to the public for over a century and was used for extensive diamond and other [...]

NovaNam Strike Ends Abruptly

On the 8th of December workers at NovaNam/ Pescanova went on strike following a disagreement about an increase in wages. Since then a total of 955 people have stopped work in favour of picketing outside the factory gates in an attempt to get their demands met. In mid-December members of the police force in Keetmanshoop [...]