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Namibian billboards - being better
[Tatenda Chiweshe] 90% of success is just 'pitching up'. Be there and you will be relevant, right? Not in Namibia. The South Africans seem to have taken a rather arrogant view. "We dominate from our strategy and buying power" is how one agency put it. Understandably so; they can show client value without having to get outside of their comfort zones. 31 Aug 2012 09:30
Lessons from the NBC strike
[Robin Tyson] The recent strike at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has underlined some important issues. 28 Aug 2012 12:40
In defence of digital art
[Martha Mulaiwa] If Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' were ever revealed to be the product of a contraption he designed in the 1400s, a whole lot of people would be really pissed off. 24 Aug 2012 16:10
NBC woes far from over
After November, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) will be so broke that it won't be able to pay salaries. Albertus Aochamub, the director general of the NBC, on Wednesday [22 August 2012] said: "There is no money. There are massive deficits that we inherited." 23 Aug 2012 15:52
Campaign for Access to Information intensifies
[Catherine Sasman] The Namibian government again has been implored to adopt legislation that makes access to information a legally binding obligation. 22 Aug 2012 15:44
NBC dead air continues
There was still no new development late last night despite unconfirmed reports that union representatives and management were locked in talks to break the deadlock over demands for a salary increase by Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) employees. 17 Aug 2012 13:50
France Telecom-Orange report cable ships incident
France Telecom-Orange is reported to have suffered a major incident on its cable-ship, the Chamarel. A fire broke out on the ship late afternoon on 8 August 2012 while returning from a repair operation on the Sat3-Safe cable off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean. 13 Aug 2012 10:46
First female MD for Engen Namibia
Engen Namibia has announced the appointment of Nangula Hamunyela as its first female MD, whose role will include maintaining market position and leading the company's next phase of growth. Nangula Hamunyela is the former MD of Nedloans - Nedbank's personal loans division in the country. 2 Aug 2012 06:50
Kasunda elected as MISA regional chair
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Anthony Kasunda, the chairperson of the Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has been elected chairperson of the MISA Regional Governing Council (RGC) at the 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 29 July 2012, at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre in Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa. 31 Jul 2012 11:38
Fresh organisational thinking required - and delivered
PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY /KIEV, UKRAINE: Seattle Times executive editor David Boardman has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 2 to 5 September next, to discuss the paper's radically restructured news operation in a much anticipated session dedicated to innovations in newsroom organisation. 26 Jul 2012 07:57
Famous Brands extends footprint in Namibia
In line with Famous Brands' (FBS) growth strategy to expand its presence in Africa‚ the group has awarded the Namibian master licence agreement for the newly relaunched Milky Lane brand to Namibian national‚ De Wet Oosthuizen. 10 Jul 2012 14:04
Mudges fell to BEE Group
[Selma Shipanga] Stimulus Investments, founded by businesswoman Monica Kalondo, has acquired a 50 per cent shareholding in Democratic Media Holdings (DMH). 5 Jul 2012 14:43
Huisgenoot Hart van Windhoek festival returns in September
The Huisgenoot Hart van Windhoek festival takes place 7-8 September 2012 at the Doc Jubber sports grounds in Windhoek, Namibia. There is a full programme of entertainment, including performances by more than 25 artists. 13 Jun 2012 09:19
MINI sponsors crew to rally through Africa
MINI has announced that it will be the official vehicle sponsor of the 2012 Put Foot Rally crew, Shake & Bake, for their 17 day adventure through Africa. 28 May 2012 13:47

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