From a horse to motorbikes, flying eagle, bathtub and a shower on stage, the 2019 Namibian Annual Music Awards is one event that will have many talking for some time. The night of glitz and glamour held at the Dome in Swakopmund left many speechless Saturday night as the event had a much bigger stage…
As Poiyah Media turns two years old, it received its prestigious nomination as the Global Start-up Awards Best media partner, which celebrates start-ups and its accomplishments globally. Global start-up awards, is the largest independent start-up ecosystem competition with the mission to find, recognize and connect the future shapers of the digital age from all around…
Veya Information Communication Technology (Veya ICT) has partnered with 13-year old junior swimming athlete, Jose Canjulo, to help him realize his goal of reaching the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar and beyond. The ICT company commenced its sponsorship agreement for 2019 with a financial contribution of N$ 170 700 and has already provided financial…
The maiden edition of the Namibia Annual Sports Expo (NASE) was launched here on Thursday. The expo, the first of its kind for Namibia, is being held from 05 to 07 September at the Independence and Hage Geingob stadiums in Windhoek. It is being hosted by the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service in…
The top eight volleyball clubs in this year’s Bank Windhoek Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) Cup hosted in Otjiwarongo over the weekend, have managed to book their places into the semi-final round. The clubs will compete for the championship title during the Bank Windhoek NVF Cup semi-finals and finals set to take place on Saturday, 28…
Ram Ottapathu, founder of leading Southern African retailer Choppies, is back after being suspended as CEO four months ago. An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of Choppies shareholders has ousted the existing board that had decided to suspend Mr Ottapathu after he had made some suggestions as to changes to the board and structural adjustments to…
Breast and cervical cancers remain a serious concern in Namibia. A total of 2 474 cases of breast cancer have been reported to the National Cancer Registry, managed by the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), between 2013 and 2017. In comparison with the previous 5-year period where only 1 379 cases were recorded, urgent intervention…
On Thursday, 29 August 2019, Bank Windhoek’s Annual Northern Estate Agents Awards ceremony capped Eveline Paulus, Roswitha Haingura and Helena Amunyela, as the top three northern estate agents at a glittering event hosted in Oshakati. The trio achieved the recognitions for submitting loan business to Bank Windhoek ranging between N$5 million to N$25 million and…
Along with Certificates of Completion, various students were rewarded with exciting opportunities including placements & internships with the New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA) in New York; an Indian Film Industry ‘Bollywood’ production internship with Nihilent Limited in India, a ‘Nollywood’ production internship on an Africa Magic Series in Lagos,…
The Basketball Artists School Foundation (BAS), with the support of The ONE TEAM organization, recently hosted a girl’s empowerment day on Friday, 30th August 2019. The second of its kind to be hosted at the BAS Premises in Katutura, the program targeted girls aged 12 to 16 years old. The day hosted 50 female participants…