Despite having been interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, The Kasi Vibe Festival’s quest to promote local art was reignited this past weekend with an array of products and services after a two-year hiatus.
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Nama festival keeps cultural flames alive
Organisers of the Annual Nama Cultural Festival intend on keeping the traditional flames alive as they hosted events in Keetmanshoop, Swakopmund and Windhoek to raise funds for the main event at a later date.
Opinion – Calling for the regulation of cryptocurrencies
The SADC Model Law on Public Financial Management (PFM) which the SADC Parliamentary Forum is developing has attracted more praise, with some people commending it for touching, albeit in passing, on cryptocurrencies, while others have called for more guidance on the phenomenon.
Ethiopian Airlines to buy five new Boeing freighters
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and leading aviation group in Africa, and its longstanding partner Boeing last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to purchase five 777-8 Freighters.
Vivo Energy goes solar at retail sites
Vivo Energy has taken the bold but necessary steps to install solar power systems at its retail sites to offset the escalating cost of electricity.
Opinion – Great schools don’t ban learners over hairstyles
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture passed a directive dated 25 February 2022, for schools to nullify any school rule that force learners to shave their heads in uniformity or banishes learners from school due to hairstyles.
Opinion – Selfishly serving the nation in education
In his inaugural speech address to the American nation on 20 January 1961, the young president-elect, John F. Kennedy, and the thirty-fifth president of the United States of America, ushered a usual quoted statement by many scholars and politicians alike.
Junior defence staff graduate
Twenty-six student officers from the defence ministry graduated on Thursday after they completed their Diploma in Military Science (Junior Staff Course) level 6 at the Namibia Command and Staff College in Okahandja.
Japan aids Unicef with N$24m for vaccines
The Japanese government last week committed a financial contribution of N$24 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund, with a particular focus on ensuring the delivery of safe and timely vaccines to all Namibians.
Discrimination complaints inundate disability affairs
People with disabilities face an array of challenges traversing daily obstacles but also have to overcome discrimination on multiple levels. Government now regularly receive complaints and requests to intervene.









