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As we stay committed to keeping you informed and entertained all together, here is a list of events happening in and around the country over the next few days. Catch the 2024 Namibia Mining Expo and Conference by the Chamber of Mines from today at The Windhoek Showgrounds where they’ll be showcasing fuel storage and […]
South African rap sensation Cassper Nyovest returns to the music landscape with a brand new single titled ‘Kutsa’. Taking to his social media platform, the ‘Doc Shebeleza’ hit maker recently announced that he dropped a new track and promised more music in future. “I just dropped something. Basically I’m back. More music is coming,” he […]
The Namibia Film Commission (NFC) has announced the release of five new web series. Funded during the 2023/24 financial year, these series are crafted by young, upcoming local film-makers, and will be available digitally on the commission’s respective platforms. This initiative, representing an investment of N$270 000, aims to bring the dreams and stories of […]
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 […]
NWA’s landmark album Straight Outta Compton was released on 8 August 1988, bringing the sound of gangsta rap to mainstream America. In History revisits an interview with the young rap crew as they tried to deal with the success and fallout of the record. “You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge” […]
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 […]
A report by the Acute Food Insecurity analysis has projected that a total of 85 000 of Namibians are expected to be in phase 4 of emergency level in terms of hunger. Phase four out of 5, means that people are facing extreme food shortages, acute malnutrition and disease levels are excessively high and the […]
Track appears in new box set… A new box set showcasing recordings Captain Beefheart made in the early Seventies is due for release. After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 To 1972 features newly remastered versions of three albums that Beefheart and the Magic Band released […]
The public service broadcaster is selling off its catalogue in June. Radio France has revealed details of over 8,000 vinyl records set to be sold at a public auction. The records are all double copies of music from the station’s 1.6 million-strong collection. Organised across 10 categories, the records span French pop from Serge Gainsbourg, […]