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Goethe Institute – Big on culture

2 months ago - 20 March 2020 | Others

MICHELLINE NawatisesGoethe-Institut Namibia currently employs about 20 persons and frequently subcontracts local individuals and companies to execute projects and initiativesThe institute envisions developing further fruitful relationships with individuals and companies in Namibia’s arts, culture, language...

Namcol awards scholarships

4 months ago - 24 January 2020 | Others

Tunohole MungobaLast week Friday, the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) granted young people, including inmates of the Windhoek Correctional Facility, scholarships to study at the institution. The scholarship covers tuition, examination fees for up...

Helping man’s best friend

4 months ago - 10 January 2020 | Others

SPCA looks back at 2019The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) took in 3 685 animals during 2019, which is equivalent to 10 animals per day. As they reflect on the year...

Namibia’s most loved object

4 months ago - 10 January 2020 | Others

The Eco Fashion Shopping Bag, designed by Ndeshi Fikameni from Afroprint Line, was chosen by the public as the winner of Oshikandela Namibia’s Most Loved Object campaign at the end of December.Four designers were selected...

A musician at heart

6 months ago - 08 November 2019 | Others

Evany van WykQueen, Mumford and Sons, as well as Koos du Plessis are all musical influences that Ruan Greeff, or John Rock Prophet as you may know him by his stage name, draws his inspiration...

Food for thought

6 months ago - 08 November 2019 | Others

Mariselle Stofberg An Irish proverb says that laughter is brightest in the place where there is food and Konrad Jetschko’s passion for food ignites his...

Not a job, but a calling

8 months ago - 13 September 2019 | Others

Mariselle Stofberg Saving orphaned and injured animals might be a phase some children go through, but Sylvia Breitenstein’s passion for animals and their welfare has...

Our very own Robin Hood

8 months ago - 13 September 2019 | Others

Oletu Kafula, Aliché JanuarieManuel De Rebeira, 16-year-old learner at NHS is well on his way of becoming a professional archer. He took the first step...

Dynamite comes in small packages

9 months ago - 02 August 2019 | Others

Michelle du PlessisOur own kickboxing champion, Stephanie Schoonbee, took part in the Kickboxing World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. This event took place...

Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2018

4 years ago - 21 October 2015 | Others

Die Zweitrundenduelle der afrikanischen Ausscheidung zum kommenden WM-Turnier in Russland. Hin- und Rückspiele werden voraussichtlich im November 2015 ausgetragen. In Klammern sind die aktuellen Weltranglistenpositionen...

Desert Dash 2015: Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren

4 years ago - 21 October 2015 | Others

Windhoek (omu) - Mit neuen Antreibern und Organisatoren startet das über Namibias Grenzen hinaus bekannte Radrennen, das von Windhoek nach Swakopmund führt. Erst vor wenigen...

KHOMAS HOCHLAND HIKING TRAIL

4 years ago - 05 September 2015 | Others

Situated in close proximity to Windhoek, the Khomas Hochland Hiking Trail was officially opened in June this year.The 90km-long trail meanders through magnificent scenery across...

Expanding possibilities through Informatics

2 weeks 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...

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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...

3 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

3 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...

1 month - 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...