Year: 2021

The new Namibian entertainment talk show, Off The Record, produced and hosted by Michael Kayunde, Shona Ngava and Vernon van Wyk, has scored venue, styling and clothing sponsors, courtesy of Tatekulu Barbershop and Cotton On.

The other day I saw a VERY INSENSITIVE comment on a rape story posted to the New Era Facebook page. It was an open letter written by a victim of child abuse to her perpetrator, who was also her uncle.

The town of Otjiwarongo has welcomed the launch of Otji FM Radio, a commercial radio station that reports on local, national and international news. 

The problem with men is that they just want to have conversations that would benefit them. Conversations that they would have to laugh about, because it grows their circle with benefits.

Students from the College of the Arts  recently painted a mural on the walls of the gender-based violence protection unit at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital to convey a message of strength and create dialogue around GBV. The mural was done as part of the 14th National Youth Week, which ends today. 

Often, when one talks or thinks about freedom – individually or collectively – we tend to be concerned only with freedom from outside forces. It is often only seen as a circumstance where the world or someone out there is the aggressor and we are the victim.

Winner of the 2020 Bank Windhoek Triennial, Saima Iita is a rising star in the world of contemporary sculpture, and his work is fascinating!

The Indian High Commission has partnered with the Namibian Crafts Centre to promote local and Indian arts, especially now during these tough times of Covid-19 that has seen a drop in the sale of artefacts.

Rapper and award-winning artist Edo Lutete said talent is not everything and good is not good enough in music competitions; contestants must stand out.

Songbird Jaliza Jalilie is determined to dethrone her detractors and claim her seat at the royal table of music.