Personal Growth, Personal Independence: The Limit Is Me
By Robin Good
One day all the em¬ployees reached the office and they saw a big sign on the door on which was writ¬ten:
“Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym”.
In the beginning, [...]
My Oops Moment With Love
There’s a funny thing about love, it will find you in the most unusual circum¬stances, at the most unlikely times. Love will come upon you, throw its arms around you and transform your entire existence. Unfortunately, most of us won’t recognise the experience or understand the impact when it’s happening.
Life is all about love; love [...]
Silence Breaker
By Gregory de Vries
HIV affects all sorts of people regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, social status, profession or background. People with HIV include our friends, families, neighbors, colleagues, leaders, even ourselves – you name it.
Unfortunately, because of ignorance, misinformation prejudice and fear, people with HIV must not only deal with the [...]
Open Letter To Diaz Primary School
To the Learners, Teachers, Principal, Committee, Parents and Guardians of Diaz Primary School, LĂĽderitz,
I wish to express and share my great delight at an incident that occurred recently at Diaz Primary School in Benguela.
I was looking for a certain teacher at the school and started my search by checking that person’s former classroom- not there. [...]
Local Group Of Women Help Luderitz Get Back In Touch With Mother Nature
Several months ago two women were visiting a friend in hospital when they happened to glance out of the window; instead of being greeted by the pleasing sight of trees and gardens, the friends saw the quad filled with gravel and litter; hardly a pleasant atmosphere for the patients of the hospital. Perturbed, the two [...]
KOLMANSKOP TO RECEIVE A DOSE OF CULTURE
Having finally acquired a much sort after contract for House 7 in Kolmanskop Giel du Toit, of Nampho Art, is planning to create a link between House 7 and Studio 7 in Windhoek, home to the work of well known Angolan photographer Tony Figueira. “It will be the first Smart Partnership made in Southern Namibia” [...]
LĂśDERITZ SECONDARY SCHOOL TAKES THE STAGE
Students and LĂĽderitz High School have dived into rehearsals for a production of The Lion King following demands that LĂĽderitz does not offer enough to the town youth. Being in a play encompasses many things; determination, creativity, dedication and confidence in yourself. It is lucky then that the group of learners from LSS who have [...]
Youth Centre Movie Night
On Friday 27th February the YACC held its first ever movie night, designed to provide visual entertainment for LĂĽderitz Youth.
Although first set up by Peace Corps Volunteers Padraic Gerety and Jacob Saur the film night is now being run by an intuitive group of High School kids who are eager to create a way [...]
Soup’s Up!
One of Lüderitz’s local soup kitchens is serving a record number of people in an effort to help the poor and vulnerable members of the community.
The Elago Group Soup Kitchen has recently been catering for over 200 people, a record number for an organisation which is run by only four people. The kitchen, held [...]
Local All Woman Charity Donates To Orphans And Elderly In LĂĽderitz
The Buchters Women Charity Organisation has kicked off 2009 with several donations to elderly members of the local community.
The group is a recent initiative set up by Wienda Van Wyk in an attempt to give something back to her community and comprises of 33 members, all female. Each member donates N$100 to the charity [...]
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