Cycle Fun Day
By Sankie Klose
On Saturday 1st May at 06.00 forty five cyclists left Aus on the Annual Fun Cycle Ride to Luderitz. The last rider arrived at the finish line at 11.15! The weather was perfect for the cyclists.
This is an annual fundraising event for the Dutch Reformed Church in Luderitz.
I would like to thank the [...]
Public Murder
In the early hours of Saturday May 2nd Tangeni Alfeus was murdered at Simon’s Pub. The murder weapon is an unknown sharp object.
The 18 year old Luderitz resident was stabbed in the shoulder and throat; he died in hospital on the same day. The murder occurred around 3-4am at the pub. There was a large [...]
Award Winning Hotel Undergoing Renovations
The Luderitz Nest Hotel that was opened in April 1998 has started with their renovations program in April 2010.
Phase one of a major revamp at the Nest Hotel has been completed which is the Penguin Restaurant at a cost of approximately N$ 850 000.00.
The Buffet has been extended so that more activities can be made [...]
Crowds Come For Crayfish Festival
Luderitz’s annual Crayfish festival kicked off for the third time on Friday April 30th. Stalls, braais and marquees were all set up at harbour square on Friday and by mid-morning the festival was thriving with people from all over the country and the world enjoying themselves.
There was an abundance of crayfish being sold in all [...]
Update On The Old Power Station
During 2009 the Cabinet of the Namibian Government approved in principle the proposals submitted by the LWDC for Phase 2 and also pledged the support of the various Ministries and Government agencies to facilitate development.
At the same time a decision has been taken to include the Old Power Station as part of Phase 2 Development [...]
Crack Down On Crime
The inauguration of Luderitz Youth Against Crime team took place on April 6th at the Youth Centre. There are 58 members and all were given LYAC t-shirts. Reverend J.A. Scholtz opened the event with a talk on the role of the youth in our community. He thinks they are an important element in keeping our [...]
Tackling T.B. Together
On Tuesday 30th March a TB day was held at the clinic to raise awareness of tuberculosis and introduce the field promoters. Field promoters are the people employed to go into the community and educate people about tuberculosis, look for risk areas and test for the disease; if a person is diagnosed as positive it [...]
Diamond Quality
Luderitz Nest Hotel received the PMR Diamond Arrow Award for Best Four Star Hotel in Namibia, with a commendable 4.6 out of a possible 5 points. Rated by a random, national sample comprising of CEO’s, MD’s, owners of companies, company directors, senior national and local government officials. Renovations and upgrades have started at the Nest [...]
Local Talent Performs
On the evening of Saturday 27th March two shows were held in Luderitz, S-man performed at the Youth Centre to a young and enthusiastic crowd and Tate Buti performed for the second time that day, at Benguela Community Centre. S-man is a local performer and entrance was free, Tate Buti’s performance cost attendees $40. Late [...]
High Jinks on the High Seas
Many local children and adults attended the annual ‘Anything that floats’ competition organised by and held at the Yacht Club on Saturday, 27th March. Five teams entered in the children’s division, which Zarah Mitchell and Karina Zavitaev won by paddling on strapped together surf boards. Three teams took part in the adult races, which were [...]
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