Otto Gotlieb

Otto Gotlieb


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Science service centre to host workshop on wetlands project

In a bid to assess progress and refine strategies, a climate change management organisation is set to host a workshop for its technical partners. The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (Sasscal) is set…

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Beverly Kaposiao goes digital

Former traditional fashion designer and businesswoman Beverly Kaposiao has decided to re-look her approach to the fashion design industry after observing a significant decline in business activities post Covid-19. Speaking to The Namibian recently, Kaposiao described her transition from the…

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Engineer at last

… student who failed matric eight times finally graduates For many people, attempting and not succeeding at the same thing more than twice is enough to make them give up. Not for Rosa Iiyambo (34). She failed Grade 12 eight…

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Bellhaus set to exhibit ‘Healing Hands’

The Bellhaus Atelier and Galerie is gearing up to exhibit their latest offering, ‘Healing Hands.’ Healing Hands is a group exhibition exploring themes of love, grief and healing, featuring creatives Marelize van Staden and Kudzanai Katerere. This was revealed in…

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Namibian Police to launch campaign to improve tourist safety

The Namibian Police are set to launch a campaign aimed at making Namibia a safer and more desirable tourism destination for all visitors. Speaking to The Namibian on Thursday, deputy commissioner Robert Grellmann said the idea is to raise awareness…

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Namibia launches first creative summit

Namibia will soon host its first-ever creative summit, themed ‘The Economy of Talent’. Events management company Mindscape Events Namibia, the National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) and the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) have joined hands to host the Namibia…

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Jazz initiative for youth empowerment launched

The College of The Arts (Cota), in collaboration with the Unesco national office, have announced their plans to jointly run a ten-month pilot programme on jazz and digitisation.This was confirmed by Unesco Southern Africa director Nisha निशा during a colloquium…

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Namibia Media Holdings rebrands

Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) has announced that it has rebranded. Speaking during the official opening of the Tourism Expo in Windhoek on Wednesday, NMH chief executive Albe Botha said the move aims “to embrace the message of media beyond our…

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Muinjangue quits Nudo presidential race

National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) secretary general Joseph Kauandenge on Tuesday confirmed that the party’s current president, Esther Muinjangue, has withdrawn from the party’s presidential race. “I can confirm that she has withdrawn from the party’s presidential race, however, we…

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Biometric data collection breaches privacy – Cran

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) says the Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) collecting biometric data from clients while registering their SIM cards is a “concerning trend and breaches privacy”. Responding to a report published by The Namibian on 24…

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Pensioners cry foul over high cost of SIM card registration

Impalila Island-based pensioner Michael Mayumbelo says he has had to spend a hard-earned N$250 per trip hitch-hiking to Katima Mulilo several times in attempts to register his SIM card. Mayumbelo, like many other Zambezi residents, failed to register his SIM…

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Thousands without e-wallet after SIM card deactivation

… Telecom Namibia confirms deactivating 191 598 prepaid cards Thousands of mobile money clients, including electronic wallet clients, have been blocked from using cellphone banking services, following the failure to register their SIM cards by 31 March. This comes amid…

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