The rate of suicide, especially among men, has set off alarm bells countrywide. In an effort to help others while also dealing with mental health issues himself, kwaito artist Shotgun, real name Tulonga Fillemon, recently released a single titled ‘Mental Health’.
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Ndapanda Travels – Save now, travel later
Our beloved travel season is once again upon us. If not back home, the bulk of us will be taking our much-deserved vacation after a long year of hard work. Now, many of us would have pre-planned this vacation: our flights would have been booked and paid for months in advance, accommodation chosen and bills settled, we may even have put some fun budget money away so we do not have to tap into the D
Confidence killed my shame
Being plus-size doesn’t necessarily equate to being unhealthy. Some plus-size women exercise regularly but don’t lose weight because of their bone structure, while others have health conditions that prevent them from losing weight, says plus-size model Michelle Mushimba.
Uncommon Sense – In the arms of imaginary friends
Unless you have fallen straight from the sky into the earthly world, entry into this world has always been welcomed with initiation. Depending on which part of the world you were born in, one would always be given into the hands of some imaginary friends or guardians.
Art as a form of therapy
Art can be used as a way to deal with unhealed trauma and redefine the fabric of post-conflict societies, First Lady Monica Geingos has said. Officiating at the opening of the ‘Triple III’ exhibition by Namibian sculptor and printmaker Alfeus Mvula at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) recently
Emerging filmmakers zoom in on collaboration
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Be alert while banking online
Bank Windhoek has warned customers to be vigilant while banking, especially online, as the festive season nears.
RFS rubbishes NaCC findings
The Retirement Fund Solutions (RFS) has rubbished findings from the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) that concluded the pension fund administrators’ market can be considered oligopolistic.
Opinion – Employment, growth and basic needs: A one-world problem
Commonwealth heads of government at the Ohawa meeting in 1973 endorsed the decision taken in Lusaka in January 1973 by ministers concerned with youth matters to establish a Commonwealth Youth Programme.
Opinion – Authentication of African oral history
There are debates in many academic institutions and other centres of learning on whether African oral history should be regarded as authentic to compete with the Western documented history. Lamb (1990) remarks that the history of Africa was passed from one generation to the other by the spoken, not written word.