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...
If you are new here, welcome to Mavutu Conversations. You will love it here. To say that I do not enjoy conversing with you guys would be subjecting myself to falsehood. I do, particularly because of the different ways in which men react to my posts time and again. Last week, I wrote an article...
At the pace the world is going, it is easier to forget about the basics. With the corporate world’s view of humans as nothing more than resources to be exploited, the inversion of the natural order becomes reality. Of course, medicine and doctors are a crucial and essential part of our lives. However, they are...
Monika Amunyela The Hannah Nangula Harmony Pads brand was created after Hannah Nangula, the founder, experienced the challenges women encounter during their monthly periods. She saw how hard it was for women and young girls from different communities to access safe, affordable sanitary products. This led her to create a brand that not only accommodates...
Youth leader Duminga Ndala strongly believes that a generation of young women is rising with clarity, courage, and conviction, determined not only to claim their space but also to reshape the systems that have been excluding them. Ndala said leadership today is no longer defined by titles alone but by the will to listen, mobilise,...
OMUTHIYA – SOS Children’s Villages, in collaboration with the Tsumeb Teacher’s Resource Centre under the Oshikoto Education Directorate, on Thursday officially launched the Digital Divide Project at Tsumeb. The initiative, unveiled under the theme ‘Utilising Technology to Empower Communities’, saw SOS hand over 10 computers valued at N$140 000 as part of efforts to strengthen...
Long ago, there lived three girls. They crushed melons by dropping them on the teeth-like rocks. Then, they sipped lemonade from the sour lemons and roasted the seeds. Their side dish included pigeons’ eggs simmered in the boiling sand. The first girl had an apron stitched from the yellow grasses. The second girl had an...
Monika Amunyela Singer/songwriter Chikune, also known as Coleen Tjikune, recently released her latest single, Okambloma, a personal project rooted in memory, motherhood and cultural inheritance. Inspired by a traditional Otjiherero lullaby, the song aims to communicate the values of love, care and guidance passed down through several generations. The title Okambloma means flower in Otjiherero,...
A bold new era for African youth entertainment is on the horizon as BASE Pulse, a dynamic new multiplatform youth culture channel, prepares to officially switch on across Africa soon on DStv Channel 322. Every generation has a movement – a beat stitched into its DNA and rooted in where it comes from. Across Africa,...
Adolf Kaure Entrepreneur Zohlanga Gaseb recently introduced a new clothing line known as ‘Quiet Chapter’ under her Adulting 102 brand. Adulting 102 is an evolving platform built on the belief that access to information changes lives. The brand organises curated events, purposeful campaigns, and impact-focused projects to foster spaces where youth, young professionals, and entrepreneurs...