In with the new

MISA-NAMIBIA, the country’s branch of the regional media organisation, at the weekend elected new board members during a chaotic annual general meeting.

The Misa-Namibia chapter elected radio expert and a lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Namibia, Robin Tyson, as Chairperson of the Governing Council. New Era journalist Catherine Sasman was elected Vice Chairperson, and Christof Maletsky, Assistant News Editor at The Namibian, was elected Treasurer.Other board members are Emily Brown, head of the Media Technology Department at the Polytechnic of Namibia, and newly-appointed manager of Katutura Community Radio, Natasha Tibinyane.New Era journalist Catherine Sasman was elected Vice Chairperson, and Christof Maletsky, Assistant News Editor at The Namibian, was elected Treasurer.Other board members are Emily Brown, head of the Media Technology Department at the Polytechnic of Namibia, and newly-appointed manager of Katutura Community Radio, Natasha Tibinyane.

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