{"id":145,"date":"2015-04-03T08:33:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T08:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luderitz-tc.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2016-01-10T13:28:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T13:28:03","slug":"luderitz-crayfish-festival-in-full-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luderitz-tc.com\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"L\u00fcderitz Crayfish Festival in full swing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"crayfish20150004\"<\/a>L\u00fcderitz hosted the 8th annual crayfish festival over the Easter weekend at the L\u00fcderitz Waterfront Harbour Square under the theme, \u201cWe Love The Sea.\u201d As usual the event was filled with mouth-watering seafood, entertainment, a mini-expo and fun-filled activities.\u00a0Visitors were treated to some superb cultural and music performances by well-known Namibian artists, while old and young were in awe of the mini-circus troupe\u2019s antics and gymnastics.<\/p>\n

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The event also featured a business women\u2019s dinner where prominent business speakers delivered motivational talks and shared their experience in climbing the success ladder. These included well-known personalities such as Cynthea Martin-Haihambo and Twapewa Kadhikwa. The mayor also hosted special mayoral luncheon at the German Hostel for a number of invited guests.<\/p>\n

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\"crayfish20150003\"<\/a>During the official opening of the festival, the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Chief Samuel Ankama, commended the rank and file that \u201cworked tirelessly to organise a colourful festival that has become very popular.\u00a0\u201cIts standard has improved significantly and the fiesta has shaped itself into the symbol of hope and economic aspiration for residents, participants and visitors, thus portraying visible business results in a short period of time,\u201d stated Ankama.\u00a0Ankama thanked all corporate entities and local SMEs who supported the festival, particularly the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which remains a key role player in SME development and the promotion of trade.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe spectrum of companies exhibiting here represents a wide range of industries. In the same vein, other companies are also welcome to join this amazing and precious festival,\u201d said Ankama.\u00a0The festival was founded in 2008 by a joint team consisting of the L\u00fcderitz Town Council and the local business community, with the aim to attract more tourists to L\u00fcderitz, promote local economic development and provide a platform for SMEs and industries to showcase their products and services.<\/p>\n

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The Mayor of L\u00fcderitz and chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the Crayfish Festival, Suzan Ndjaleka, welcomed and thanked all those who attended the event in \u201cgetting a whole sea experience\u201d. \u00a0\u201cYour presence at our festival just affirms that we are not competitors but partners, with the fundamental motivation of promoting the consumption of fish amongst the Namibian nation,\u201d Ndjaleka stated. She explained that L\u00fcderitz is blossoming with great investment opportunities, and the festival is part of the annual strategies to display to the world the investment advantages the town has.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe council is hard at work and in cooperation with other government institutions and parastatals, as well as private partners, to upgrade the town in terms of infrastructural development,\u201d she said. \u201cConsultations with partners like the Waterfront Development Company look promising, with the second phase of the development well on course,\u201d she noted.\u00a0Ndjaleka was also pleased to inform the gathering that the railway project is nearing completion, which will give the town a face-lift as far as logistics is concerned. She urged the newly restructured ministry of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development to vigorously tackle the planned development of the second deep water port, to complement the existing port and enhance the transport industry.<\/p>\n

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Ndjaleka invited local residents to invest in property development as accommodation continues to be a challenge, especially this time of the year when hundreds flock to the town for the festival.\u00a0The opening of a Polytechnic of Namibia, soon to be the University of Science and Technology, campus in the next year or so will further increase the demand for housing by students and others, she said. \u00a0A big thank you to our sponsors, the community, council, performers and visitors who contributed the festival\u2019s success. We look forward to next year\u2019s festival!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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