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Desert Radio speaks to communications officer at the LPM, Lifalaza Simata, PDM Secretary General Manuel Ngaringombe regarding the Landless People’s Movement pipped as the official opposition when Namibians go to the polls now this November. This is what an election opinion poll compiled by Afrobarometer shows.
Desert Radio speaks to Nellie Dina Kahua, the General Secretary of the Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers Union (NDAWU), Frans Kamati from Namibian Farm Workers Union Acting general secretary and Celeste Mhunduru from Security Association Of Namibia on government gazetting the minimum wage.
When Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village of Kipini, it was about 100m (330ft) away from the beautiful waters of the Indian Ocean. For nearly two decades his business thrived as tourists arrived in droves to enjoy the pristine beach and sunny weather. The Tana Lodge Hotel, which was built […]
Republican Party (RP) president Henk Mudge says despite misconceptions, the party is not only for white Namibians. He says the majority of its supporters are non-white. Speaking to Desert Radio last week, Mudge said over recent years about 90% of attendees at the party’s congresses were non-white. “You’re invited to see for yourself at our […]
The family of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes has ordered Donald Trump to stop playing the star’s song Hold On, I’m Coming at his campaign rallies. A letter sent to Trump and his team, and shared by Hayes’ son on social media, threatens to sue the former US President if he does not comply […]
Drake has moved on after his feud with Kendrick Lamar. The two rappers have been locked in a war of words via a series of diss tracks in recent months, but the ‘Hotline Bling’ hitmaker’s friend and collaborator, Gordo, has insisted his pal isn’t interested in drawing out the back-and-forth. Drake (37) is content to […]
At the age of three she was already walking in her mother’s shoes.Today, radio production student Georgia Garises (19) is Miss Namibia’s second princess. She says she used to be glued to the screen of ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ as a child. Garises, who was the youngest contestant in the national pageant, also scooped Miss Congeniality […]
Television and radio personality Robyn Nakaambo has been honoured as the best TV presenter at the Basadi in Music Awards (Bima). The awards, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday night, recognised and celebrated women’s excellence in entertainment. The Bimas are nominated and voted for by the public and include musicians, songwriters, producers, entertainment journalists […]
Producer, presenter, actor and poet Richard ‘Boli’ Mootseng seems to have the Midas touch. The Weekender sat down with him at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) radio service’s Studio 7 this week. “I was part of a play, and the character I was playing was called Boli. Since I walked off that stage, the name […]
Reggae musician Ras Sheehama is celebrating his 58th birthday in style on Friday with a concert at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre in Windhoek. The artist will be turning 58 on Sunday (29 July). Sheehama says he wants to take the opportunity to entertain and educate “and tell the young ones that yes, you can […]