A local short film titled Momeya, crafted and produced by Ndakalako Shilongo received two accolades at the recently concluded Bantu Film Festival in Gaborone, Botswana. The film was honoured with awards for Best Costume Design and Make-Up as well as Best Cinematography. The festival, which took place from 8 to 12 October, served as a...
ǀAweǁgui-aon Frankly Speaking ti hâ !nans !naka ǀgaiǀgaru ǂande ǀgoragu tsî ǁgâiǂuisens ǀkha ûis ǁgūbasa ūhân ge ǂgom!gâba ūhâ, ǀgaǀgaruǂans !hūb !nâ ǁkhawa ûiba māhe tsîn khoena tsâsigu âna !aob ose a ǁgâiǂui!nâ ǁkhāse. ǂHôaǂgares tsî ai-īsiǂhôaǂgares ǂhôan ǀhaoǀhao-aob Franklin Shitalenib, hîa !nāsase Black North Side Rabbi ti a ǂansab, tsî ǀgaiǀgaruses Frieda Etuhole Mukufas,...
Bakeñisa kuekezeha ni kuhula kwanombolo ya baoki mwa likolo za lituto zepahami mwanaha Namibia, katengo kakabona za babeleki bamakete banaha Namibia ili kakazibahala ka HPCN kaiketezi kufukuza nombolo yabaituti ba zabuoki. Mwaliñolo la taelo lene lifilwe cwalecwale, lene li amuhezwi kamaikuto ashelashelana, katengo ka HPCN nekaize nombolo ya baituti ba baoki ifitelezi nombolo likolo lilumelezwi...
The organisers of Frankly Speaking, a frequent poetry session, strongly believe that poetry can be revived in the country and create a platform where creatives can express themselves. Radio and television producer Franklin Shitaleni, also known as Black North Side Rabbi and poet Frieda Etuhole Mukufa, stage name Damn Etu started the poetry session to...
Due to the mushrooming and oversupply of midwifery educational institutions in Namibia, the Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCN) has decided to reduce the number of nursing student intakes. In a recent directive that has been received with mixed reactions, the HPCN stated that the number of nursing and midwifery students has surpassed the capacities...
In 2019, Alina Kadhila ran to her human resources (HR) officer to resign for no reason. She was hysterical, as she was going through an episode. The mental health advocate and service user remembers being grateful that she was in the HR’s office, where she was protected and looked after as she was experiencing this...
Michael Petrus, a 24-year-old founder of the Namibian Student Surgical Society, has been awarded the revered Rhodes Scholarship for the BLMNS (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, and Eswatini) region for the year 2025. He is set to commence his studies at the University of Oxford in October 2025, where he will join a diverse group of over...
Namibian student Marcious Muyoba achieved victory in the Olympiad Tasks in International Relations during the fourth International Olympiad on Financial Security that was held in Russia recently. She was part of the Namibian team that took part in the fourth International Olympiad on Financial Security. The team comprised students andlecturers from the University of Namibia Namibia University...
Rapper Cassidy Karon is hosting an event at the Goethe Institute tonight, an hour-and-a-half of live music, running through his catalogue, but most importantly his upcoming album, My Ma Se Kind. Translated into English as My Mother’s Child, Cassidy says the event is a celebration of the old and the introduction of his new album,...
The Nursing Council of Namibia has decided to regulate the intake of prospective students at nursing and midwifery institutions in the country. This is because the council has surpassed the capacities of the approved training hospitals and health facilities. The council said the situation has negatively affected the quality of nursing and midwifery in Namibia....