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Otto Gotlieb

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De Beers unveils 2024 Shining Light Awards winners

De Beers Group has unveiled the winners of its 2024 Shining Light Awards, a prestigious jewellery design competition aimed at empowering young designers from Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. With this year’s theme, ‘Luxury Redefined’, the competition challenged participants…

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Generation Alpha: Navigating childhood in a digital age

The two-year-old settles on a bench outside her mom’s office and taps the YouTube icon on the phone in her hands. She knows exactly where to find the adventures of ‘Dora the Explorer’ – without the help of a grown-up.…

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‘Skeleton Coast’ premieres in Windhoek over the weekend

The Namibian film, ‘Skeleton Coast’, featuring a local and international cast, premiered in Windhoek on Friday. The film was produced by Nigeria’s Play Network Studios and the Namibian film production company, Mondajila Studios. It stars Eric Roberts, René Mena, Thapelo…

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Southern African artists unite for gospel bonanza

Hage Geingob Stadium came to life with energy as gospel musicians from southern Africa joined Namibia’s top gospel artists for the second Restoration Concert on Saturday. Concertgoers were uplifted by Zimbabwean gospel group The Unveiled and South African Hlengiwe Mhlaba,…

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Men’s cook-off, as fight against GBV intensifies

United Nations (UN) resident coordinator for Namibia Hopolang Phororo held a partnership launch ahead of the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ campaign, on Friday. Partnering with the UN in this year’s campaign are The Namibian newspaper, Desert Radio,…

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Awilo, supporting acts take concert goers on nostalgic trip

Picture a crowd comprising semi-senior citizens — who I would describe as people in their late forties towards mid fifties — Millennials and elder Gen Zs all in one place to enjoy music. This was exactly the vibe at Independence…

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Five nabbed over illegal possession of wildlife products, drugs

Police in the Zambezi region on Saturday afternoon arrested a 45-year-old Zambian man over illegal possession of wildlife products. The suspect was charged over possession and dealing in controlled wildlife products without a permit and for being in Namibia without…

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PDM to protest against ECN ballot printing tender

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani says PDM will take to the streets of Windhoek on Tuesday, 22 October. This is to to protest against the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN’s) recent ballot tender allocation ECN awarded the ballot…

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