The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO), a Namibian trust aiming at creating social awareness using arts, launched its new platform ‘An evening with you’ on Wednesday at the Franco-Namibia Cultural Centre.
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2020-03-162024-05-07Lifestyle
Papa Banana and his daughter releases My Beautiful Namibia for independence
Music pioneer and choreographer, Papa Banana, real name Weshitile Shekupe, and his daughter Monika Kamati, recently released a single titled My Beautiful Namibia to celebrate Independence Day.
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2020-03-162024-05-07Lifestyle
30 years of music
This year marks the 30th independence celebration of Namibia, a country which has gone through a lot of challenges to come this far. One of the great unifiers with a country of so many different ethnic groups, cultures and languages has always been music.
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2020-03-162024-05-07Lifestyle
Burna Boy’s Namibian show off… African Giant Tour postponed indefinitely
The organisers of Burna Boy’s African Giant tour in Namibia released a statement saying the anticipated
tour has been rescheduled due to Covid-19 concerns.
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2020-03-162024-05-06Business
Masule calls it quits at Air Namibia
Air Namibia has confirmed the resignation of its long-serving General Manager of Commercial Services, Xavier Swaniso Masule, with effect as of 10 April 2020.
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2020-03-162024-05-06Business
Airline revenues could fall by more than N$1.8 trillion due to Covid-19
Global airlines have been among the hardest-hit by the Covid-19 outbreak as global air travel demand has basically collapsed since the outbreak of the virus, even before the declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
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2020-03-162024-05-06Business
Tweya launches action plan to turn ‘pest into prosperity’…at commencement of industrial bush conversion factory
Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development Tjekero Tweya on Friday launched a Strategic Action Plan for Sustainable Bush Value Chains in Namibia during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Namib Green Gold Processing (NGGP) production facility.
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2020-03-162024-05-07National
Antibiotic resistance gene discovered in Namib desert
A antibiotic resistance gene from a clinical environment has found its way into soil bacteria in one of the most unlikeliest places – the Namib desert in Namibia.
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2020-03-162024-04-30Front Page News
Corona mayhem
As the fear of coronavirus infections spreads across the world, local authorities yesterday decided to close down all public and private schools until 14 April as ordinary Namibians scramble for face masks and hand sanitisers to help contain the further spread of the virus after a Romanian couple in Windhoek tested positive at the weekend.
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2020-03-162024-05-07Editorial
Editorial – Covid-19: Blame game threatens us all
The much-feared coronavirus is on our shores. This virus is rapidly spreading in all other parts of the world, especially in Europe, which has now become the epicentre.