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…
Twenty vocational students from NIMT recently joined Rössing Uranium for their 12-month job attachment programme. The intake normally takes place during March each year, but due to the impact Covid-19 had on the vocational training centre’s academic year, the students started on the 1st of April 2022 and will be with Rössing Uranium until the…
The national team of DanceSport Namibia recently competed in the Barcelona International Dance Competition. Teams of twelve countries from four continents competed in this 3-day event with more the 140 different choreographies and more the 14 hours of dance in the competition. The countries represented were Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Namibia, Oman, Slovakia,…
On Friday morning, 8 April 2022, a group of 33 volunteering employees of Capricorn Group, in their role as Changemakers, spent the morning at the Side by Side Early Intervention Centre for special needs children in the Goreangab community. During their visit they offered support to the Centre by creating an outdoor sensory path, used…
The excitement surrounding the immense prospects of hydrogen energy is making Namibia a centre of attraction in Africa. The country’s potential to become a major continental producer has sparked debate at the recent Dubai Expo, the World Economic Forum, and the recent EU-Africa Summit. “We at Nedbank are no strangers to supporting the development of…
Pupkewitz Toyota officially opened its new state-of-the-art branch in Rundu located at Marcus Shiwarongo Street. Despite covid setbacks for many businesses, Pupkewitz Motors together with their shareholder (40%) the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) as part of their Public-Private Partnership (PPP) kept investing and started the upgrade of the Rundu Toyota dealership in June of…