Lack of opportunities, limited resources and cultural norms are some of the challenges stifling the pageantry in the Zambezi region. Despite these challenges, young pageant models are navigating through these to pursue their passion. Janine Simataa, the reigning Miss Zambezi Bream Festival and Cultural Expo, told VIBEZ! that there is a scarcity of pageant events...
When we talk about the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, your ordinary media scholar rarely thinks of radio. It is always related to journalism in its traditional sense. That is most likely because the newspaper industry has done an incredible job at taking the lead in creating awareness and fighting to...
The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has concluded its nationwide consultative tour to review the National Arts Fund, Act and draft supporting regulations. The tour, which covered the country’s 14 regions, began in July and was part of NACN’s efforts to improve arts funding in the country. The initiative was supported by the UNESCO-Aschberg...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Hot on the heels of his American trip, renowned musician Venaune Ben Kandukira, famously known as Big Ben, is set to perform in Gloucester, United Kingdom this weekend. Big Ben, who was initially booked to perform at a private wedding ceremony in Thames River on 3 August, got an unexpected invitation to also...
BEIJING – Chinese retail sales rebounded in July while industrial production growth slowed, official data showed yesterday, highlighting an uneven recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. More than a year and a half after the lifting of stringent Covid-19 measures, the much-anticipated post-pandemic recovery has been brief and less robust than expected, while a property...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) regulates postal services in Namibia, designating Namibia Post Limited (NamPost) as the National Postal Service Operator in Namibia. CRAN oversees the implementation of the licence conditions subject to the Designated Postal Operator licence issued to NamPost in terms of section 96(2) of the Communications Act (No. 8 0f...
WASHINGTON – From Google to Netflix, prominent US companies are battling internet boycott calls over their perceived political leanings in a polarising election season that has exposed them to what researchers call “brand disinformation.” The online campaigns, which falsely claim both Netflix and Google are funding or favouring Democratic nominee Kamala Harris ahead of the...
The Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) Certification Body has awarded Meatco NCA (Pty) Ltd a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) certification. This prestigious certification is a testament to the company’s commitment to food safety and quality, reinforcing its position as a leader in Namibia’s meat industry. The HACCP certification is an internationally-recognised standard for ensuring...
Sibbinda Primary School in Sibbinda Constituency of Zambezi region in Namibia will be celebrating its establishment as a school on 16 August 2024. The school has managed to survive all odds during the 75 years after its establishment. The main one was its struggle against feeder schools which were opened during the sixties and seventies,...
Progressive forces have described China’s dream through the Belt andRoad Initiative in Africa and Africa’s dream through the African Union’s Agenda 2063 as complementary. The Belt and Road Initiative projects in Africa have primarily assisted the continent to realise some of the seven developmental aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, leading to what has...