BETHANIE YOUTH CREATE OPPORTUNITIES DESPITE CHALLENGES

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Bethanie youth in the ||Kharas region, who are members of the 'Begin to Imagine Initiative', continue to create opportunities for their fellows, despite challenges that have affected their youth development programmes over the years.  

HEROES' DAY: SOUTH REFLECTS ON FREEDOM

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Residents in the south share their views on the legacy of freedom, the evolution of rural development, and the dreams of the "Born-Free" generation,

NBC reporter Charmaine Boois compiled this special package on what Heroes' Day means to the south of the country.

DESCENDANT SEEKS RECOGNITION FOR NAMA EVANGELIST

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A Nama Evangelist, Paul Plaatjies, was executed by the German authorities in Koës in 1905 after being accused of spying.

His descendant Dawid Plaaitjies recounted his story and called for his legacy to be recognised.
Plaatjies devoted his life to Christianity and spread the word across.

BETHANIE CENTENARIAN RECOUNTS NAMIBIA’S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM

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As Namibia honours the heroes of liberation, we also look at the stories of ordinary 
people who lived through historical periods.

Magrietha Kuhlman, a centenarian from Bethanie in the ||Kharas Region, bears testimony as a young woman during the apartheid era.

TEACHER USES MUSIC TO BOOST LEARNERS’ ENGLISH

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Award-winning Primary School Keetmanshoop teacher Jeanine Burger has turned her love for music into a classroom tool to improve learners' English reading.

NBC had a one-on-one with her to unpack the work behind the award and its impact on her learners.

AME CHURCH REMEMBERED FOR ANTI-APARTHEID ROLE

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The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Keetmanshoop played an important part behind the scenes in fighting racial segregation under the colonial apartheid regime.

AME CHURCH IN NAMIBIA MARKS 80 YEARS OF SERVICE

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The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Namibia marks eight decades of existence, faith and service to the community.
NBC News sat down with veteran clergyman Andreas Biwa, who reflected on the church journey. 

MISS KEETMANSHOOP LAUNCHES MENSTRUAL HEALTH PROJECT

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Reigning Miss Keetmanshoop Secondary School, Cayren Engelbrecht has launched a youth-led initiative called Project Bloom to break menstrual stigma in schools.

Crowned on 3rd July, Engelbrecht is turning her crown into purpose by using her platform to drive social change.

KEETMANSHOOP MARKS BREASTFEEDING WEEK

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Twenty mothers at Keetmanshoop Hospital's maternity ward received baby essentials as part of the World Breastfeeding Week commemoration.

The newly elected mayor, Emrico Blaauw, along with senior medical staff, handed over the donations on Thursday.