In an unsuspecting turn of events, charges against Award-winning Namibian hip-hop artist Jericho Gawanab, also known as J-Twizzle, have been dropped this week at the Karibib Magistrate’s Court. The complainant in the matter this week decided to withdraw the case against Jericho and his co-accused. The rapper opined the situation at first was merely a...
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) Trust recently announced that one of its production pieces, Kukuri, has been selected as part of the Garden Route International Film Festival 2020 (GRIFF) in South Africa. GRIFF is an independent festival, offering quality films across several genres and pure entertainment for filmgoers. It is a permanent feature on the...
Feeling mentally alone in his bubble, coming from a place of feeling neglected, going through a rough time in his life, being the odd one out and his view on society prompted him to write ‘The New Norm’. Ennio Mathews Jnr Hamutenya (23) said this at his book review in the capital. “We act in...
Mononymously known as ED (executive director), Sanet Lentrud Steenkamp (48), also better known as Tahnee among Karasburgers realised the passion for education while at university when she gave birth to her daughter Janine. “When I fell pregnant with my daughter, it was during my first year of university, that spurred me on to become a...
The Queen’s actor Sthembiso Khoza who plays the role of Shaka Khoza is the top trending this week after a video of him appearing at a supposed sex party emerged on social media with women dancing bare-chested and twerking naked. Khoza took it to social media to render an apology for the inappropriate footage, which...
The Namibian National Students’ Organisation (Nanso) has donated about 200 hundred books to the Havana Project Secondary School in the capital to instil the reading culture and enhance learners’ vocabulary. The school, situated in the Havana informal settlement, is operated in military tents, two containers: one is used as an office and the other as...
Proponents for the legalisation of safe abortion rallied in the capital on Saturday, with about 200 demonstrators marching from Katutura state hospital to Zoo Park in the CBD. Chanting ‘legalise abortion now’, ‘reproductive justice now’, “get your policies off my ovaries, the marchers were joined by among others revered medical doctor Helena Ndume who also...
Local music enthusiasts came out guns blazing with mixed reactions recently when data from Radiomonitor, which tracks music airplay in 97 countries, showed some local radio stations’ playlists did not have local songs on sight. Established 11 years ago in the United Kingdom, the organisation has been represented in Africa since 2015. The spokesperson of...
What you might not know about him is he loves music more than football. We are talking about a man and son of the soil who has been at the forefront of sports in Namibia for four decades. Ricardo Giovanni Mannetti (45), aka Bucksy said his siblings are to be blamed for this as they...
Blogger Ndapanda Haininga said she always sought to share her beautiful country with the rest of the world through her writing but had little information about the destinations; hence, she decided on promoting Namibia through her blog.Haininga, a weekly contributor to this publication’s entertainment page through her travel guide, was nominated for best blogger at...