GOING THE DISTANCE
A solo journey to empower youth Embarking on a journey of a lifetime, Ray Sasman, a 52-year-old former teacher, became the first woman to traverse Namibia on foot from end to end. She began her epic 1,820-kilometre trek from the Noordoewer Border Post in the //Kharas Region on 3 May this year and reached the […]
ROYAL HUSTLERS WITH TRIBEFIRE STUDIOS
Fenni Nghikevali iCAN CEO, First of Many The CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN) is the first woman from a previously disadvantaged background to hold that position. Talking to 99FM, Fenni Mghikevali shared the Fenni Nghikevali to plan, Fenni has some unconventional story of firsts that fostered her passion for intentionality and living […]
DEVELOPMENT BANK 2022 GOOD BUSINESS AWARDS
04/11/2022 Wins for land servicing and education, strong showings for tourism, manufacturing and transport and logistics The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) hosted its prestigious 2022 Good Business Awards in Windhoek on the night of 3 November 2022. Officiated over by the Vice President, His Excellency, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, the event was attended by leading […]
THE UNTAPPED MARKET OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
By Reem El Sherif, RMB Strategy and Business Development Manager. Reem leads Strategy in RMB Namibia and is a passionate researcher in the gender and socio-economic development field. With just around seven and a half years to go for the world to achieve the ambitious gender equality targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, the average […]
IMPACTING EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR POSITIVE FUTURES
Effective leadership in the education sector is vital for national development. At the school system level, this is especially so, because when schools thrive and provide strong educational outcomes for learners, the broader society thrives too. Global research has “provided consistent evidence which demonstrates the potential and both the positive and negative impacts of leadership, […]
APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION
INTRODUCTION: Since 2013, the NTA has collected training levy funds from industry and now they are able to give a significant amount back in the form of salary support (N$ 30,000.00 per trainee per level per year) and training fee support (N$ 23,600.00 per trainee per level per year) to employers who hire young apprentices […]
MULTICHOICE ALUMNI TRAVEL TO USA FOR NEW YORK ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP
14 January 2020 Renowned film school, the New York Film Academy opened its doors to MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) alumni Mainala Silondwa (Zambia), Gilbert Bassey (Nigeria) and Hillary “Hillax” Lanogwa (Kenya). The alumni, one from each of MultiChoice Talent Factory’s three campuses in West, East and Southern Africa, were selected as top of their classes […]
MULTICHOICE AFRICA: SECOND ROUND OF MASTER CLASSES IN NAMIBIA
21 October 2019 MultiChoice Africa is proud to have presented another Masterclass in its MultiChoice Talent Factory Masterclass programme, a series of industry-led workshops aimed to upskill and empower established professionals across Africa’s film and TV industries. The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is a shared-value initiative that provides a platform for the creative industries to […]