Windhoek, 4 March 2024 — An exciting new era in Namibian television begins as Trustco Group Holdings Ltd (Trustco) and the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) join forces to relaunch the beloved game show Winna Mariba. The highly anticipated premiere of Trustco’s Winna Mariba powered by NBC ushers in a spectacular comeback for this iconic Namibian...
Windhoek Karneval (WIKA), a beloved tradition in Windhoek, is gearing up to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a series of spectacular events from 4 to 14 April. Under the theme “Applause, Applause, Full Throttle Ahead,” the festivities aim to capture the spirit of joy and exuberance that WIKA has embodied over the years. The 2024...
Staff Reporter AFTER a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Windhoek Jazz Festival made a triumphant return to the entertainment scene. The City of Windhoek, in collaboration with its main sponsor, Bank Windhoek, breathed life back into the festival, treating jazz enthusiasts to a night of musical magic on Saturday, October 7, 2023,...
Two years after her emotional Tokyo Olympics exit, US superstar Simone Biles made a spectacular and dramatic return to international gymnastics at the world championships on Sunday in a “once in a lifetime” performance. The 26-year-old successfully became the first female gymnast to execute a “Yurchenko double pike vault” now renamed “Biles II” during women’s...
Baronages were undoubtedly one of pre-independance Namibia’s hottest live music bands. The band was formed in Windhoek in 1968 as a three-man ensemble by business magnate Ben ‘Boone’ Zaaruka, the lead guitarist and bassist of the group, who roped in his childhood friends Killian Karitja (on vocals and drums) and lead guitarist Alex Kamaundju, who...