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Swakopmund  - It is that time of the year again as the annual Nedbank Desert Dash gears up to invade our shores stacked with abundant talent from the Land of the Brave.

Lest we forget, we are certainly not gurus in all areas of global expertise, but whoever advises some of our lawmakers needs to have their heads examined.

Namibian entertainers are starting to consider public relations a serious exercise. As an industry insider, I can only be happy about the latest trend of media launches and listening parties. Though still not sure whether it is artists themselves who initiate this or their management teams. But regardless it’s great for the development of the industry. 

To unlock the creative potential in people, the National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) is offering artists, individuals and organisations, such as the Home of the Arts (HOTA), funding.

A year-end collaboration between Gondwana Collection Namibia and local musician Savannah Collins has resulted in a holiday themed song, Namibia my friend, being released this Sunday.

The reigning Miss Republic of Namibia, Ndilyowike Haipinge, is currently in Poland to compete for the Miss Supranational 2018 today.  

The annual Miss Okalongo and Trade Expo scheduled for December 20 – 22 promises bigger and exciting things this year.
The event, now its sixth edition, is purely aimed at growing the town and attracting potential business investments to the town of Okalongo, situated in Oshikuku Constituency in the Omusati Region.  

The Summer and Vintage wear collection is the main attraction at the first ever Swakopmund Fashion Week, taking place at different venues in Swakopmund tonight and tomorrow night. 

MAUN-Despite its ruthless sun, Maun is a beautiful scenery for blissful fun. From November 24, artists from around the world descended on the small town of Maun, Botswana for a week long Art Festival. 

O.COM, made up of Junoxz and Wizzen, hailing from Opuwo in Ruacana Constituency has released their second album, King of Kulture.
King of Kulture has 14 tracks concentrating on social issues. In fact, the album is inspired by the Dhemba traditional music with a mix of modern sound. The genre is dominantly Afro pop and Dancehall with hybrids like Afro-trance, Afro-club as well as Kwaito. Other songs have a House and a bit of Trapsoul vibe. “The key message in this album is basically to urge the youth to embrace their roots because we believe tradition in other word may be a very good religion,” says Junoxz.