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"The past is never there when you try to go back, it exists, but only in memory. To pretend otherwise, is to invite a mess" - Tasha Cobbs
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We speak to UNDP's Mrs Geraldine Ithana about the launch of the Accelerator lab.
Building on these locally-sourced solutions, the labs will rapid test and iterate new ideas to learn which ones work, which ones can grow, and which ones don’t, bringing experimentation to the core of our work.
THE Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) wants its fired former boss, Augustinus Katiti, to pay N$14 million for allegedly causing the parastatal financial damage during his tenure as chief executive...
The Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare proposed in their social protection policy draft that regulatory steps be taken by the Social Security Commission and employers to raise the ceiling for maternity benefits to full earning of employees,” read the draft.
The exodus of former ministers from parliament continues to make headlines after Bathabile Dlamini threw in the towel on Tuesday.
At 26 year-old Mohammed Shehu, became the youngest student to receive a PhD qualification from NUST. His Thesis was Titled: Application of Social Media Analytics to Business Intelligence in Namibia shehuphd.com · www.linkedin.com
Who is Alberto Baillères?
George R.R. Martin took to his own blog with some thoughts on that controversial "Game of Thrones" finale, while also teasing how his long-anticipated books may differ from the HBO series.
NSFAF received a total of 24 739 applications for financial assistance for 2019 academic year 15 087 have met the minimum requirements and therefore eligible for funding. With the current allocation only 2 925 new applicants can be awarded at this stage.
Discussions about the application of the National Symbols of the Republic of Namibia Act, 2018 (Act No. 17 of 2018) are rife on social media.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's third novel, Americanah is the story of two Nigerian émigrés who love and lose each other across continents and years. It is a book about leaving, and loneliness and the intersection between class and race, all of which makes it sound rather hard work.
Kelly Clarkson brings us a powerful song, that is empowering.. How thought how very empowering. Co-written by none other than Pink, this is our new favorite song.
Taken from the Ugly D soundtrack which is out April 26th, with the film following on May 3rd. Kelly Clarkson Stuns On Inspiring New Anthem “Broken & Beautiful”.
With lyrics like… “I know I’m Super Woman, I know I’m strong, I know I’ve got this ’cause I’ve had it all along. I’m phenomenal, I’m enough, I don’t need you to tell me who to be,” .
Swedish people produce about the same amount of waste per year as other Europeans but, remarkably, less than 1% of household trash ends up in landfills. This is in part due to the 32 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that have been set up across the country.
Laimi chats to Angela Ntemwa (Corporate Communication & Marketing) and Grant Balie (Innovation & Industrial Research) of NCRST
The aim of the National Innovation Challenge for Women FemBioBiz is to create a network of women entrepreneurs in the region, provide support to entrepreneurs for acceleration of their business and by so doing create on the potential careers in different sectors for women. www.ncrst.na
The RCC owes their bank 100 million Namibian dollars. On top of that they owe taxes of N$ 334 million Namibian dollar. The RCC said they need 600 million from government to recapitalize government in this years budget tabled by the Minster of finance the RCC was allocated N$ 20 million, a drop in the bucket in their ocean of debt.
Laimi speaks to Chantel Claasen of Dololo Namibia, Namibian Female Tech Entrepreneur Tanya Stroh of Turipamwe, who together with The Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS 2) aim to bring Female Technology Entrepreneurs together in a focus group. https://www.dololo.io/
The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Arden has been hailed as a world treasure. A term was coined to describe the phenomenon: “Jacindamania.”
Many have lauded Jacinda Ardern’s response. She swiftly labeled the attacks “terrorism” and bluntly called an Australian lawmaker’s suggestion of a link between Muslim immigration and violence “a disgrace.”
Jacinda Arden is Leadership and we approve of Jacindamania.
As one of the largest exporters of meat in Africa, Namibian small-scale farmers often forget the value of animal skins, but Schalk Steenkamp is making sure nothing goes to waste. His company, Bark Designs uses what would otherwise be considered waste material to create beautiful sought-after custom leather products. He chats to us about all things entrepreneurship and his participation in Red Bull Amaphiko Red Bull Amaphiko
The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) paid more than N.dollars 200 million since 2014 in tuition fees for medical students at foreign universities that are neither vetted nor recognised by the Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA).
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo provided information contained in a document presented to the National Assembly on Thursday, 7 March 2019, in which she detailed how Government funded medical students who may never ply their trade locally due to their failure to meet the standards.
Marelize Horn, the Namibian woman who rode her bicycle into rugby posts in a video that has been going viral, chats to us about her video that went viral. She details how the video went bike riding, her bike riding abilities and the after effects of going viral.




