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Baronice on the Benefits of Staying Power
When discussing the merits of staying in a company while you build of your career, most often employees are advised to move around and gain a wide variety of experience…
Crafting a Collection From Clay
Every two years, Namibian pottery and ceramic artists submit their most treasured pieces for review. A team consisting of local and international expertise, judge the submitted works to select only…
Chronic Diseases and Workplace Wellness
With the international trend towards wellness in the workplace, companies are starting to take employee wellness more seriously and seeing the benefits in reduction of absenteeism and improved morale. Here…
Trying to Make a Quick Buck Can be Risky
Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Capricorn Asset Management (CAM) Ian Erlank warns investors on the dangers of trading for yourself on Stock Exchanges and Currency Markets. “Generally I do not…
Pashuka, the Reading Corner for Artists
Pashuka, which means to be alert, enlightened, wise and with open eyes, has just opened up at the National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN). It’s a reading corner housed inside…
Due Diligence and Selecting Your Financial Services Provider
Last week on the Future Invest Show Claudia Boamah, Economic Analyst at Capricorn Asset Management (CAM) spoke about Economic as well as Market Indicators and Investing, the purpose of these…
How Artists Grow Through Exposure
It’s important to build your profile as an artist, but often this is not a focus for artists. “There are lots of aspects to establishing yourself as an artist, and…
Social Commentary Through Art
John Kalunda is a Namibian artist who is not only making a living off his art, but also contributing to the narrative of our social identity. Born in Kavango East…
The Musical Mind of Meta
Metarere Tjiho, better known by his stage name Meta, is an up and coming hip hop artist making waves on the local music scene. He first stepped onto the stage…
Turning a Lens on Truth
“When covering the Mozambique floods in 2001 we brought worldwide attention and in the process many countless lives have been saved. My coverage stopped a small scale war in DRC….
Life is Art and I am Life
Martin Amushendje is a creative who is fast becoming known for his photographic style. Not limited to photography, Martin is also a graphic designer and makes music. Yet, it is…
Fashionable Namibia
“My style is Afrocentric and contemporary. My first collection was very European styled, back then I used to think African print is clichéd. Being from Africa and wearing African print,…
Freedom in Making a Mark
Namibian artist Petrus Amuthenu is, through his work, contributing to our international acclaim for the exceptional print makers that come out of Namibia. His solo exhibition is testament to the…
The Balancing Act Between Modernity and Heritage
“I wanted to contest the view of the Himba as being unchanging and document the shift towards modernity in young Himba men; to show that they are evolving with modernity…
The Short and Sweet guide to the Power of Colour
There’s something about colour People have known that colour affects us for thousands of years. Ancient cultures believed that specific colours hold the power to affect parts of our psyche…
Life as a Light Painter
Linda Louw, a creative soul with an eye for the extraordinary, based in Swakopmund, Namibia, is a photographer, videographer and fine artist whose images capture the viewer in the story…
10 Free Apps for Creatives
It used to be that if you wanted to get your creative juices flowing you had to take out your easel, brush and paints. There was always the possibility that…
Stitching Hope Together
Being faced with difficulties such as unemployment and having children to feed can seem hopeless, but not for the women of Oasa Taradi Trust, who produce beautifully embroidered table adornment…
The Darlings of the Herero Dolls
“It has been a hard journey but we love making these dolls. It is our passion.” A desire to preserve our cultural identity is what drove these two women to…
An Attitude that Determines Altitude
“Passion is not about what work you do. It’s about your attitude towards it.” Passion is something that can be found anywhere your heart feels ignited. For some that lighting…