In 1986 on 2 August, Walvis Bay residents got the shock of their lives when they had a blast coming from Atlantic Meat Market butchery. A bomb that was planted in a bag of meat exploded in a butchery, killing four people and wounding 24. The explosion demolished the shop. It was reported that many people...
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The Savanna ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ Competition Launch
‘Ostory yoye’ remix out
Xtrazz, in collaboration with Sunny Boy, Exit and Bok-D, released aremix for a song called ‘Ostory yoye’, loosely translated as ‘your story.’ The songtalks about choices people make in theirlives. Xtrazz is a Namibian multi-cultural, Afrobeat, Afropop, house, kwait, anddancehall music group. The trio consists of Abel Liswani Nfwile ‘Cyrus’, HeroldMbajanda Hiiko ‘Bux’, and Padja-Ongudi...
Zambezi pageant queens face challenges
Lack of opportunities, limited resources and cultural norms are some of the challenges stifling the pageantry in the Zambezi region. Despite these challenges, young pageant models are navigating through these to pursue their passion. Janine Simataa, the reigning Miss Zambezi Bream Festival and Cultural Expo, told VIBEZ! that there is a scarcity of pageant events...
Industry loop – #CriticalThinkingIsNotHating
When we talk about the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, your ordinary media scholar rarely thinks of radio. It is always related to journalism in its traditional sense. That is most likely because the newspaper industry has done an incredible job at taking the lead in creating awareness and fighting to...
NACN completes arts fund Act review tour
The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has concluded its nationwide consultative tour to review the National Arts Fund, Act and draft supporting regulations. The tour, which covered the country’s 14 regions, began in July and was part of NACN’s efforts to improve arts funding in the country. The initiative was supported by the UNESCO-Aschberg...