GORDON’S DRY GIN

In the 17th century King Willem III of Orange brought the Dutch Genever (a gin made with different herbs) to England. At the same time the English Government imposed a heavy duty on all imported spirits but still allowed Gin to be produced. This created a market for poor-quality grain which was not useful for brewing beer and thousands of gin shops opened up throughout England. Because of the cheapness it became a popular drink among the poor and the Gin production became six times bigger than that of beer.

UNAM CONCERT

A spectacular concert in the YACC’s German Hostel marked the end of a thoroughly productive (and busy) Crayfish festival weekend ’09. UNAM Choir, hailing from the University of Namibia, and Lüderitz Secondary School’s very own student choir combined on Sunday the 12th April to put on an evening of vocal treats.

GOOD CLEAN FUN

To a pair of English ears the phrase ‘High School Fun Day’ bring to mind unpleasant images of vomited sweets, petty vandalism and open scorn from the majority of the student body. However to the ears of a Namibian the words mean something quite different; a Saturday of good honest fun at Lüderitz Secondary School.

CRAYFISH FESTIVAL

The biggest event in the Lüderitz Calendar took the town by storm in the form of the second ever Crayfish Festival. Held over the long Easter weekend, beginning on the 9th April and ending on the 12th, the festival was both a chance for local businesses and talent to showcase themselves, and an excuse for the good, the bad and the ugly amongst us to stuff their bellies to bursting point with food and drink. Our roving reporter took to the stands to find out just what exactly went on.

OIL SPILL CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE

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 from being contaminated. This is the largest oil related disaster in Namibian history.