Newsletter Issue | 10.2018
| Land Pavilion |
The wall of the Ministry of Justice in Windhoek’s City Centre, was transformed into a canvas for a contemporary art installation during a few evenings in October 2018. “The Land Pavilion” youth project contributed to the topical national discourse shortly after Namibia’s 2nd Land Conference. The Namibian Architecture Students Association is representing architects, quantity surveyors and planners at the Department of Architecture and Spatial Planning (DASP) at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). And together with students from the College of the Arts (COTA) and recent Architectural and Law graduates, NASA initiated this art installation project with the aim of visualizing overlooked perspectives of the #LandDebate. dB Audio Namibia supported NUST and respective project partners with a heavy-duty outdoor projector to bring this unique project to life.
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| Launch of Ongos Valley Housing Development |
Welcome news for many dreaming of owning a home in house-starved Windhoek was the launch of the Ongos Valley housing project on 25 September. Envisaged to provide housing for 15 000 families, creating 10 000 jobs and boosting the economy with 8 billion Namibia Dollars, the site for the project is only a few kilometers from Windhoek’s CBD. dB Audio Namibia assisted Tamonika Events with all technical support for the official launch at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino. (Pictures: Stefan Oosthuizen)
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| Old Mutual National Gospel Choir Festival 2018 |
The annual Old Mutual National Gospel Choir Festival has firmly established itself as a highlight on the Namibian choral front since its inception in 2016. The culmination of this year’s nationwide competition took place in front of a fully packed Hosianna Parish Church in Katutura on 20 October where 21 choirs vied for the top accolades. Soli Deo Gloria was announced the winner of the mature age category, while The Sion Youth Choir took top honours in the youth category. dB Audio Namibia provided Old Mutual with all required technical event support for the very successful Grand Finale.
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| Hollard Namibia’s 15th Anniversary |
Insurance stalwart Hollard celebrated 15 years of covering Namibia on 04 October. With over 230 employees and 60 000 policy-holders in the country, Hollard has no doubt made its mark on Namibia’s short-term insurance landscape. Tamonika Events enlisted dB Audio Namibia for specialist event support during a glamorous soiree at Droombos just outside the capital to mark the auspicious occasion. (Pictures: Creative Lab)
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| Ongoing Professional Development |
Our IT Technician Martin Nangolo, our AV department’s Isabella Matuzee and our Lighting Department’s Leena Tjithunga attended some sessions of the recent ICT summit held in Windhoek. Presented under the theme “Digital Transformation for an ICT smart Namibia”, the annual summit sees Information Communication Technology stakeholders discussing trends and challenges facing the industry. “I really did not know how well Namibia is doing in this area. It was very motivating to hear that what I do every day contributes to Namibia’s standing in the ICT sector”, explains Isabella.
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| Broadening Our Horizons |
John Ndevasia Muafangejo was one of the most prolific artists Namibia has ever produced. Team dB wanted to know more about him after attending the premiere of ‘I am John, a love story’ at the NTN earlier this month. The multi-disciplined theatre production, directed by Sandy Rudd, included large scale projections of the artist’s work with projectors hired from us. We then went further by attending an exhibition of the artist’s works at the FNCC. “It was fascinating to see the art in different contexts – firstly as social commentary about life in the 1970s and ‘80s, then in a contemporary exhibition context, and finally how it came to life through projection during the theatre play”, says our Production Coordinator Fellemon Ndongo.
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| Meet the Team |
Martin Nangolo is our in-house IT Support Technician. “I grew up in Onyaanya in the Oshikoto region near Ondangwa. I was always passionate about computers and technology so it was no surprise that I went on to study Computer Science at UNAM. When dB Audio Namibia was looking for IT students to freelance at a big international conference back in 2013, I volunteered. I knew then already this was the company I wanted to work at. Being here now for the past year is a dream come true. I get to live out my passion for IT and I love being surrounded by all this technology. I also really like that dB is a learning organization where I get to help my colleagues become more computer savvy. Not only do I teach, but I also learn like recently when I attended the ICT summit. It is a great platform for likeminded people to share ideas and dreams and to discuss solutions for challenges. I like being part of this environment where the sky is not even the limit!”.
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