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You’re OK thinking about the unconventional ideas that could uplift society and norms to a higher standard? You like a challenge, or do you prefer convention in life? Filtering into today’s music, artistic expression, literature, and video footage can really soak you wet. It can increase the mental weight you put onto yourself and loved ones. It’s like taking a pill or substance to ‘numb’ your instinct to seek adventure and change.

Uploaded on: 21 Apr 2022

Churches, kings and states have for centuries attempted to control society. When not successful, it results in disconnect, and revolt. Online and social media have created a platform for ‘Trolls’ and often use inflammatory messages to provoke emotional responses out of people, disrupting otherwise civil discussion. It’s disruptive technology in human practise, used as an outlet for self-fame, or public indiscretion. Add this to the fact that people receive biased information even in the most democracies, – the foundation for their input.

Uploaded on: 21 Apr 2022

MEDIA COVERAGE ACROSS THE GLOBE 21 JULY – 18 AUGUST 2021

Uploaded on: 21 Apr 2022

Description: What sets you apart from the competition when it comes to health, mental wellness, business, trust, and brand agreeability? To make informed decisions and to improve, we must measure and report. Much like getting back your blood test results. The dashboard for direction, and the 180 degrees turn you need to take at the right time.

Uploaded on: 18 Mar 2022

2020 again proved that the most value stakeholder remains to be employees, and customers. Companies with a clearly customer centric business plan and approach, by far received more positive media exposure. More than ever before, smart collaboration between companies (innovation, growth, sponsorships, alliance) were communicated during Covid-19.

Uploaded on: 28 Jan 2021

NAMIBIA’S LABOUR AGENDA

Uploaded on: 11 May 2020

TikTok is a short-form video app, often referred to as a “lip-syncing” app, which makes it sound like it’s some online karaoke experience. This app is also better known for act-out memes backed up by music, which get reproduced and remixed amongst users. This sounds like a digital drug party, but hey – we’re ever learning.

Uploaded on: 12 Mar 2020

Namibia University of Science and Technology - NUST Media Fair + panel engagement with the students. #CodingInSchools#4thIndustrialRevolution#MediaLiteracy#DigitalDemocracy#SocialMediaEngagement#DigitalPlatforms#Print#Radio#TV and preparing the stage for youth in leadership.

Uploaded on: 23 Oct 2019

Some challenges make us feel alive, engaged, connected, and fulfilled. Others simply overwhelm us. Knowing the difference as you set bigger and bolder challenges for yourself is critical to your sanity, success, and satisfaction (Brendon Burchard). When we unpack a challenge for a client, do we enable them to feel alive, engaged, and connected? Or do we overwhelm in a failed attempt to impress.

Uploaded on: 26 Sep 2019

Did you know that the song La Cucaracha is a traditional Spanish folk song – and that it protested government at the time? That’s a lie, it’s about a cockroach that cannot walk. Got me thinking; how much assumption or ignorance does its rounds in the arena of public communications; hence the fertile ground for fake news to cockroach its way into public perceptions. Is there room for more creative means to best educate public to be more vigilant at spotting fake news?

Uploaded on: 26 Sep 2019

Southern Africa boasts the highest number of mobile subscriptions across the world, but for ‘old school communications’; not as much internet or social media usage. With a population size of 2,61 million, Namibia has 2,75 million mobile subscriptions of which only a third of these subscribers use the internet (31% penetration versus Southern Africa’s 51%), and of which 92% are prepaid connections.

Uploaded on: 26 Sep 2019

Trending
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RÖSSING Uranium sold 69 stake (N 1 5 bil) to
Chinese state owned China National Uranium
Corporation Limited (
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Chinese tech giant Huawei donated 300 000
Namibia dollars (about 21 000 U S dollars) to
Namibia’s national drought emergency
disaster relief fund
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China will keep its commitment to support the
continent in spite of the U S initiated trade
frictions
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Namibian business community welcomes
more engagement with Chinese investors
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Chinese owned company scheduled to
upgrade Ondangwa Airport at a cost of N 211
million was cancelled by a judge of the

Uploaded on: 23 Jul 2019

So Namibia’s government budget is on the rims [she imagines smoking hot donuts, the smell of rubber on tar, and screeching wheels amidst a screaming audience]. However, this time it is not a ‘post-race celebration’, rather an overwhelming amount of smoke-in-air, note the punt. In order to ‘keep the wheels on’, Namibia’s poorest communities are feeling the pinch. We have a population of roughly (and only) 2,4 million citizens, is what’s poking me from the back. About half of that is our youth. So imagine the perception towards our leadership, when we’re barely making ends meet, albeit being rich in potential and corporate enthusiasm

Uploaded on: 18 Jun 2019

We have 80billion neurons (better known as brain cells), and each of them communicates with billions of other neurons. How’s that for working with ‘big data’ that we can learn from? Learning from the actual organism that build organisations makes sense. However, the science of communications is no easy subject matter. The challenge increases when having to communicate science in a way that effectively leads communities into awareness, and change.

Uploaded on: 18 Jun 2019

Responding to corporates’ social investments (be it free products, -food, houses, you name it); one of the reactions that I had to get ‘accustomed’ to is this: “What a waste, why don’t they do ____ (fill in blanc) or just lower their price or invest in better service avenues”. This response usually ties with companies in either a season or a general state of having a bad public reputation. Think of popular parastatals, either in a good or dire financial state, and the social investment choices they have made that you either agree or disagree with. I’m thinking about T-Shirts here.

Uploaded on: 18 Jun 2019

In the age of media abundance, trust is the glue in the relationship between media and their audience. Digital has increased the ‘media pace’ exponentially. It gets sticky. A South African story can become an Australian headline, with global echoes. With thousands of influencers sharing a single story, an agenda can be set with detrimental impact on a person/country’s reputation.

Uploaded on: 18 Jun 2019

You wake up with a sense of urgency. You cannot touch it, nor label it. It’s like the itch at the back of your throat, or like having the hiccups. I don’t know about you, but I hate having the hiccups. I had some furious chilli over the weekend (Carolina Reaper, I kid you not) and I felt like a Chernobyl victim for 5 seconds (it’s not funny, I know). But afterwards, I had the greatest sense of accomplishment. I did not die, I (unknowingly) had the courage to taste this crispy piece of pork belly (misled to assume its ‘hot’ like a ‘hot wing’), and then when my friend started laughing and clapping his hands, I knew it. $%&!.

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Short

Uploaded on: 22 Jan 2019

Perspectives from the Global
Entertainment & Media Outlook
2018–2022
Trending now: convergence,
connections and trust

Uploaded on: 16 Jul 2018

Namibian Media’s Coverage on America: 2016 Political Campaigns (PR), Elections, Voting, Political Parties, Domestic Affairs, Political Party Internal Affairs, Democracy/State contribute 14% of Namibia’s media coverage on America. Negative coverage towards ‘political system/ parties’ but with positive coverage on actual elections/ voting.

Uploaded on: 16 Nov 2016

Print Media Journalists with most appearances in leading a) headlines, b) business/economy sections, c) general news sections, and d) sports news

Uploaded on: 11 Nov 2016

The year 2014 generated most negative coverage concerning the Namibian labour
agenda. Deteriorating employee relations as coupled with unsuccessful labour
union negotiations generated most coverage across media. Minimal reference to
cost of labour or productivity during these periods, with most coverage relating to
employee benefits (not employer costs).

Uploaded on: 16 Jun 2016

During Q1 2016, the media directed coverage to a diverse spectrum of issues, whilst emphasise was placed on the water crises, ongoing drought (impact on agriculture), exchange rates, and food security.

Uploaded on: 15 Apr 2016

The HARAMBEE PROSPERITY PLAN (HPP) is constructed around the Namibian narrative. It acknowledges that
we are not starting afresh, but that we must continue with the construct of an inclusive Namibian House, built
on a solid foundation of peace and stability. We are unified by our national identity and stand united in Cause,
to usher Namibia into the epoch of Prosperity.

Uploaded on: 08 Apr 2016

Media Reports: Namibia
President Hage Geingob: First Year in Office
• March 2015 – March 2016

Uploaded on: 18 Mar 2016

During September 2015 to February 2016, 43% of Namibian Media
coverage was dedicated to the business sector, and within this sector the
economy was the second most covered topic-cluster

Uploaded on: 11 Mar 2016

Highlights
•2016 directs debates towards provision of water, sanitation, food, energy, and infrastructure throughout Namibia
•Media projects emphasis on Namibia’s sustainable management of pension funds, social grants, and ambitions towards more equal wealth, -education (ex. vocational training) and job creation
•Namibia still shadowed by the circumstances of continued economic uncertainty in world markets, poor international demand for commodity, and the negative impact of the drought (and performance of Rand)
•Namibians question the NEEEF and solidarity tax movements. The impact of the NEEEF policy must still be clarified as any uncertainties in the country’s regulatory framework hampers listings on the local index, and primary listings will become increasingly important for institutional investors seeking Namibian assets to comply with legislation
•Acts of crime; cyber security on the one end, and impact of gender based violence (women, children, rehabilitation of perpetrators), baby dumping, alcohol abuse, and high road accident rates still top the agenda on a consistent basis
•Towards 2016, Namibia meets increased reports on human trafficking and anti-corruption measures, with coverage also streaming towards digi-forums and social media channels on a more consistent basis

Uploaded on: 29 Feb 2016

Namibian Media Agenda, : October 2015 – January 2016 Coverage refers to volumes generated (amount of articles per journalist) *Most journalists report on various topics, across various sections of media (at times across multi media channels)

Uploaded on: 01 Feb 2016