The engineer with a passion for the hair industry
AS a civil engineer and project manager at Burmeister & Partners Consulting Engineers, Diana Katjiuongua never gave up her love for the hair industry. She started doing research about the...
View ArticleStrydom gives her heart to helping township pets
By Donna Collins IF you could judge a person’s character based on their compassion for animals, then Madelaine Strydom would earn herself a place in heaven, based on her unwavering kindness and...
View ArticleIipinge to drive women’s agenda nationally
EUNICE Iipinge is the lady of the moment as newly elected secretary of the Swapo Party Women Council (SPWC) with a term of five years. Iipinge emerged victorious at the recently held SPWC congress in...
View ArticleConfident Women in retrospect
AFTER profiling legendary women in their respective fields of expertise since January, Confident Woman avid readers will know that one can contribute towards society no matter what – meaning you don’t...
View Article2017 here we come – Influential Women
…As they push to make Africa better for all IT’S a new year and so resolutions are renewed once again. While some say it’s hard to keep up the enthusiasm months after one has swept up the confetti,...
View ArticleOne of the driving forces behind Letshego Holdings
NATASHA Winkler took a few zig-zags to find her way to the top of a company within the Letshego Holdings Limited Group witch has a current market capitalisation in excess of US$500 million that places...
View ArticleWomen be inspired by Michelle Obama
SUCCESS is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own. You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t...
View ArticleSisters bring Eureka Burger, Fish & Fries to Katutura
ALTHOUGH they have different professional pursuits, the Kahorongo sisters (Uripi, Florence, Jane and Ester) have a few things in common; a determination to succeed and desire to keep their sisterly...
View ArticleTen inspirational Women
Traditionally, African societies viewed Women as second fiddle to the husband. As a result, any African woman who travels the path of equality or independence will find it a road less travelled. The...
View ArticleA humanitarian with Namibia at heart
NAEMI Patemoshela Heita was recently appointed secretary general of the Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS), a position she wholeheartedly grabbed so as to plough back to her home country. Having served...
View ArticleNWR gets new company secretary
SHE recently stepped into the role of Company Secretary for the Namibia Wildlife Resort (NWR), a situation Charmaine Gaingos describes as remarkable. Gaingos has extensive administration experience...
View ArticleAdvertising guru behind Ogilvy
ANNY Mouton is a trailblazer in her own right as the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of the country’s biggest advertising agencies, Ogilvy & Mather Namibia. Formed in 1996,...
View ArticleModernising the engineering world
ENGINEERING has historically been an inhospitable profession for women and although the local industry is trying to change that, one can argue that it hasn’t made enough progress. One thing is true...
View ArticleUumati making waves in the fishing sector
DR Martha Uumati recently took over the reins at Erongo Marine Enterprises as its Managing Director taking charge of the company’s horse mackerel business while providing strategic leadership so as...
View ArticleEnsuring safety nets for Namibians
THE famous adage, ‘Don’t despise humble beginnings’ best describes Milka Mungunda’s professional journey from teacher, taxi driver, General Manager Operations at the Government Institutions Pension...
View ArticleFeeding the needy in Dordabis
OFTEN times when we consider the biggest issues in Namibia like hunger, poverty and homelessness, there are perceptions that these issues are so big that it is perhaps impossible to make a...
View ArticleTjijorokisa – A financial services guru
SIGRID Tjijorokisa (ST) is a renowned advocate, with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, who has also made equally impressive headway in the banking fraternity. She is...
View ArticleDr Ndume shines bright on African stage
DR Helena Ndume, who is popularly known as Namibia’s miracle doctor, is a beacon of hope, who is continually putting the Land of the Brave on the international map, with her selflessness and passion....
View ArticleMwafongwe builds empire
INOTILA Mwafongwe (IM) is arguably one of the biggest names in the local beauty industry, having founded the natural hair and skincare product brand, oombeke. Manufactured in the North, the essential...
View ArticleMining the diamond within … Namdeb’s Pauline Thomas shares her values and...
AS a child, growing up in the diamond town of Oranjemund, Pauline Thomas (PT) never thought that she would one day work for one of the country’s biggest diamond companies, Namdeb. But after completing...
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