A Beautiful Feeling: Brian Finch
Slouched on a barstool on a smoky stage, a steelstringed guitar draped across his knees and a faded black Trilby pulled low over his face, Brain Finch looked as rock and roll as you can possibly get in LĂĽderitz.
The white haired Durbanborn musician has been smooching audiences with his gravely voice and feel good [...]
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 [...]
Just Imagine
By Ndafa Alpheus
Just imagine for a second that there’s peace in every land. We, each as human beings reach out and hold each other’s hand. Just imagine for a moment if each country felt like kin. The feeling, oh so, powerful standing proud with every color skin. Just imagine for a heartbeat how quickly we [...]
Mission Moment
By Reverend Jan Scholtz
The concerns that Martin Luther King addressed back in the 1960’s were not just issues of society and culture, they were issues of justice. The same is true for many of the challenges that face us today.
The call to respect and care for each other as sisters and brothers isn’t just a [...]
Luderitz Wheelbarrow Race!
Saturday the 11th of June – Every other year the (of German origin) Luca festival takes place in Lüderitz. This year it will be held on the 11th of September. To fund the festival the Luca Commission has organised several fundraising events, these include a wheelbarrow race and a dance hosted by the current prince [...]
Luderitz Wind Power Gets A Burst of Fresh Air
LĂĽderitz Wind Power (LWP) has just received news that its two 1k/W wind turbines will be replaced. The turbines, one of which is located at LĂĽderitz Secondary School and the other at the Regional Council buildings, both blew down in mid-October of last year during a period of particularly high wind speeds. Closer inspection of [...]
Prison Alcohol Awareness Workshop
In early June the YACC hosted a three day Alcohol Awareness Workshop for inmates at LĂĽderitz Prison following requests from prisoners to receive information about drug and alcohol abuse.
Organised by Superintendent K. Goliath and supervised by Deputy A. Tjiueza, the workshop was aimed at tackling the issues surrounding alcohol, including addiction, health risks, safe usage [...]
Diaz School Cleans Up Nicely
As well organised as a military organisation, groups of magenta-clad learners busily shoved rubbish into bin bags, calling directions to each other over the piles of collected litter and steadily swept the area for traces of trash. The reason? Diaz Primary School’s annual clean-up day!
Sponsored by the Swakopmund- based Ministerial organisation NACOMA (Namibian Coast [...]
A Day In The Life Of A Snoek Fisherman
By Padriac Gerety
I awoke at 4:30, my body protesting the lack of sleep. I was up at this uncivilized hour, long before the sun lazily crept above the horizon, because today was the day of the long awaited Snoek Derby.
Though tired, I was excited because despite my inexperience, Captain Plaatje of the Fulmar agreed [...]
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