The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) has confirmed that non-member media houses will be excluded from its annual journalism awards from 2027. This marks a significant shift in participation rules as the body seeks to strengthen accountability within the industry. This comes as the EFN secured a N$250 000 sponsorship from First National Bank of...
Author: Isai Sipunga (Isai Sipunga)
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Namibian dancers ready to sizzle … dance champs move to Bangkok
Namibia will participate in the upcoming World Dance Championship, scheduled for July, in Bangkok, Thailand. A group of local dancers is preparing to compete on this highly competitive international platform. Leah Gaeses, director of Global Dance Supreme Namibia, said the country will be represented by a team in the crew divisions. “Global Dance Supreme Namibia...
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Theatre and film awards return
Namibia’s largest event celebrating stage and screen is making a comeback after six years of silence, marking a new wave of momentum in the nation’s creative sector. The Namibian Theatre and Film Awards (NTFAs) will take place this weekend under the theme “A New Season: A Celebration of Transition, Resilience and Growth”, marking the revival...
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Honisch revives Witbooi’s legacy …documentary highlights resistance, heroism
After nearly a decade of research, filming and reflection, filmmaker Alexander Honisch has completed a documentary chronicling the life and resistance of Nama leader Hendrik Witbooi. Titled Hendrik Witbooi: ‘God from Heaven Has Now Broken the Treaty’, the 82-minute film retraces the spiritual conviction, political foresight and armed resistance of one of Namibia’s foremost anti-colonial figures. It will be...
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SCC-funded Lingua students cry foul … threaten protest
Nine students receiving fully-funded bursaries from the Social Security Commission (SSC) to study a Level 3 Certificate in Clothing Production at the International Training College Lingua have raised concerns regarding insufficient monthly allowances and hostel living conditions. The students, who each receive N$2 400 per month, said N$2 000 is deducted for hostel fees, leaving...
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Haikalib ge ǂâisa ǂkhamkhoen ǀkhāb ǁga go !oa kai … ǀasase ǂnuwisa ǂnûiǂg hâ ǀguitikōsiga oe-ams ai hâ
ǀOrose gonīsiǂnuwidi ǀkha !goaxa Joel Haikalib, ge ra mî, Namibiab di !goaxa ǁaeb gonīsiǂnuwi-aon ǁîn di ǁkhae tama ǂâiǀgaugu ǀkha !khōǀgarahe ǁkhā sîsenga ǁnā !âb !nâ ǂnuwis ai ǂâisa ǂnûi tsî nē !gâi!gâi!sens ǂharuguba omkhâisa nî ǁgūbasa. ǁÎb di !kharu ge 25 kurigu di !gûǂgarob ǁgab ra kō-oa ǁaeb aib ge Haikaliba ge mî, !hūb...
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Criminals exploit Windhoek’s traffic congestion … fake taxis mushrooming
Traffic congestion during peak hours in Windhoek is creating dangerous opportunities for criminals posing as taxi drivers, security officials have said. This has prompted intensified joint operations by the City Police and the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) to protect commuters, particularly women. Windhoek City Police spokesperson Superintendent Marcelline Murapo said growing congestion, especially during morning...