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Staying safe and secure whilst working smart and being...

1 week ago - 15 May 2020 | Columns

Jan CoetzeeNamibia may seem remote and often disconnected from the world, but things came starkly into focus. We are part of the global village and shutting down our normal way of life, at least for...

Virus detected, disruption activated

1 month - 27 March 2020 | Columns

Chaze NalisaThere was a time, literally a couple of weeks ago, when someone sneezed and the reaction of those around them would be a simple, “bless you”. Do not dare sneeze or cough today, until...

The building blocks of an empire

2 months ago - 24 March 2020 | Columns

Justicia Shipena Imagine a world where every day you have to worry about the threat of a second alien invasion. Military officials plug a monitor into the back of your neck and watch your...

Corona virus: our reality

2 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Columns

Octavia TsibesCovid-19, also known as the coronavirus, ladies and gentlemen. To be honest with you, when news broke out that Covid-19 has landed on Namibian soil, a million others including myself, went into a frenzy;...

New beginnings

2 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Columns

Hambeleleni Kamati2020 has just started and I am looking forward to achieve all my goals set for this year. One of my goals is to grab this golden opportunity given to us by Namibian Media...

Service, please!

2 months ago - 10 March 2020 | Columns

Ester Kamati Many of us are at that age where we need to transition from a “mommy’s girl” or “mommy’s boy” who can always count...

The quiet hours

2 months ago - 03 March 2020 | Columns

Elizabeth Joseph I love those hours when it’s just you and your thoughts. It used to be the morning hours between 04:00 and 05:00. Now...

A professional with the right attitude

2 months ago - 28 February 2020 | Columns

Athel InnesThere is an old saying that there is a reason we have two hands - one to help ourselves and the other to help...

The fear of opening up

2 months ago - 25 February 2020 | Columns

Justicia Shipena The days are getting darker, the weather is getting colder and most news on the TV is anything but optimistic. Coupling this with...

DO IT FOR THE GRAM?

3 months ago - 18 February 2020 | Columns

Octavia Tsibes We are at the peak of great technological advancement. Everything is digital. Too digital, I might add. And it’s only getting greater,...

How to draft a perfect CV

3 months ago - 14 February 2020 | Columns

Chantelle ReidSo, you have finally attained your qualifications, and you plan on becoming independent by entering the workforce. As you embark on your career, you...

We are all surrounded by FOMO

3 months ago - 11 February 2020 | Columns

Justicia ShipenaIt’s ever-present and thought consuming. It’s the itchy mosquito bite on your leg you need to scratch but know you shouldn’t. It’s the fear...

Expanding possibilities through Informatics

1 week ago - 15 May 2020 | Education

Dr Irja Shaanika completed her undergraduate studies at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), where she is also a lecturer.She obtained her PhD...

Staying safe and secure whilst...

1 week ago - 15 May 2020 | Columns

Jan CoetzeeNamibia may seem remote and often disconnected from the world, but things came starkly into focus. We are part of the global village and...

The a-ha moment

1 week ago - 15 May 2020 | Banking

Dr Rikus Grobler believes that people's creative ideas are every organisation's superpower – it just needs to be harnessed. He says his ability to recognise,...

De Beers Group donates a...

2 weeks ago - 06 May 2020 | Health

De Beers Group today donated a COVID-19 testing machine to the Government of Namibia as part of its committed N$15 million in-kind donation in response...

Stronger together

2 weeks ago - 05 May 2020 | Health

The Pupkewitz Foundation, through the Citizen’s Campaign, aims to protect healthcare workers who are at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic. Through raising funds, this...

Old Mutual strengthens NIP testing...

3 weeks ago - 30 April 2020 | Health

On 28 April Old Mutual officially handed over their sponsorship of two new testing machines to the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) to strengthen their...

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