The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has extended condolences to the family and friends of its former employee, Japie Beukes, who died last Friday.

The 62-year-old Jacobus Beukes, better known as Japie, joined the nbc as a Telex Operator in 1988.

Beukes served the broadcaster in various capacities, including Chief Telex Operator and Chief of Buildings and Maintenance in 2010, a position he held until his early retirement in 2017.

Funeral arrangements are yet to be announced.