A Windhoek-based craft brewery has won gold at the African Beer Cup, the continent’s biggest beer competition. The roof of Africa Craft Brewery, which is part of the Roof of Africa Hotel, Conference Centre, and Restaurant, won a gold medal for their Roof Draught, as well as a bronze medal for Roof Pilsner. This is…
The Afrikaans movie channel, fliekNET (DStv Channel 149) will revert back to its original format as a pop-up channel in the future and the permanent channel will close at midnight on 15 July 2022. New Afrikaans movies will, instead, premiere on kykNET (DStv Channel 144) at 20:00 on Saturday nights and will be available on…
On 25 June 2022, Nicolette Mashile, renowned South African broadcaster, and best-selling author of “What’s your move”, will be headlining the 12th Old Mutual Namibia Women’s Summit taking place in Swakopmund. This year’s theme will be “Securing your Financial Future.” Over the years, Mashile has become well-known for speaking on financial literacy as well as…
The U.S. Government-funded DREAMS program and the Ministry of Health and Social Services launched new public awareness materials encouraging young women at risk of contracting HIV to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis medication (PrEP) to stay HIV-free. PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by 90%. HIV prevalence among Namibian adolescent girls and young women…
– NWR announces improvements in its 2021 financial performance. – Announces dawn of new strategy through innovative ideas and new customer experiences. – Shareholder expresses appreciation to the NWR board for setting an example by being selfless in cutting board fees Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited (NWR) announced improvements in its financial performance at the recently…
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Jessica Long swore in the first of the returning Peace Corps Volunteers, who had departed due to COVID. Today’s swearing-in marks the beginning of the process to build back the Peace Corps program in Namibia to the previous levels of volunteers. Crissy Hendrickson is the first volunteer who will resume her…
All Namibians under 35 years of age willing to purchase farmland through Agribank, now have up to 30 years to repay their farmland loans. This represents a five-year extension from the usual 25-year period that is now only applicable to clients above 35 years of age. This change is prompted by the Bank’s financial inclusion…
MultiChoice announced on Tuesday that it is accepting applications from young aspiring film and television content creators for its world-class film and television training programme, which will begin in October 2022. The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy, now in its fifth year, has invited 60 aspiring film and television content creators from Southern, West and…
With only a Grade 10 in hand, 23-three-year-old Rempie Jeremaia from Omuthiya, just like so many other young Namibians, had limited options and was at high risk of living a life in poverty. But, with the help of DREAMS, a program funded by the U.S. Government President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the…
Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice has announced the hosts for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, set to hold on May 14, 2022, in Lagos. The multi-talented Nigerian media personality, IK Osakioduwa, will return to host the award show with South Africa’s media darling, Bonang Matheba, who will be making…