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The Last Word
Never have I been gladder to live in Namibia that right now because it’s that time of year again; you’ve spent the last month enjoying the holiday season, ignoring the scales and the fact that you no longer fit into your favourite pants and relishing in the abundance of food and alcohol. Life [...]
Amatuer Art Group Paints The Town Red
On Thursday 4th December the Lüderitz Art Group unveiled its annual exhibition- a chance for the quietly artistic amongst the community to explore their creative instincts. Our roving reporter went along to check it out.
Held in a cosy hall lit with candles and decorated not only with artwork but also with an impressive display of [...]
Worms At The Waterfront
Picture a typical Saturday in Lüderitzthe sun is burning a hole in the sky, the wind is just beginning to pick up, the smell of fresh bread from Spar and OK Grocers wafts invitingly through the air as people go about their weekly grocery shopping. And yet Saturday 29th of November was quite a different [...]
Drink Of The Month: Küstennebel Sternanis
Küstennebel Sternanis is an aniseed drink from northern Germany. This aniseed drink comes premixed with a bit of water, which changes the colour from transparent into white. This makes the drink lower on alcohol than other aniseed drinks (e.g. Ricard).
Unfortunately Küstennebel has a relatively weak taste. If I would have to compare it to Ricard, [...]
Diaz Dishes Up Breakfast
One of my favourite things about Lüderitz is its laid back way of life; deadlines are flexible, no one does any work after 7pm, long lunch breaks are celebrated and no one really minds if you occasionally sleep in a little too long. This is the attitude that has been perfectly captured by Diaz Coffee [...]
Casa Santana Opens
Since the 22nd of December Lüderitz has a new bottle store in town and it goes by the name of Casa Santana. Set up by Nelson – known from the Portuguese Market – it’s a bottle store aiming to serve everyone for a good price. “To keep everyone happy”, in Nelsons words.
So far Nelsons new [...]
IT Classes At The YACC Already Deemed A Success
On Tuesday the 20th January the Youth Art and Culture Centre opened its gates to allow the public to register for its brand new ICT classes.
‘IT and using computers is a really good skill to have nowadays’, said one applicant, ‘in almost every job you apply for you’re asked for IT comprehension so I’m [...]
Break The Silence
By Gregory De Vries
To Question, To Express, To Accept / Tisens!!geu #uisens,U!oesns
The first relationship you need to balance is the one you have with yourself. Know your HIV status and your own worth and learn to love yourself first.
Many of us have yet to discover how powerful our thoughts are. Being HIV positive should [...]
World AIDS Week 2008
Last November was marked by the commemoration of the 2008 World AIDS Week in Luderitz. Members of the Constituency AIDS Coordinating Committee (CACOC), which includes various stakeholders from the local hospital, ministries, Red Cross, police, businesses, and support groups, began meeting weeks in advance to plan the events which took place from November 24 – [...]
Superman And Golden Boys Entertainment: The Sky’s The Limit
Worshipped and adored by the youth population of Lüderitz and dreaming of touring the globe and spreading their message to millions, Superman and Golden Boys Entertainment may be on the brink of world domination (or at least domination of the Bucht). Our roving reporter catches an exclusive interview with Lüderitz’s hottest rap group.
What first [...]
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