Day: September 10, 2024

Windhoek: MultiChoice Namibia has announced that it will host a two – day film festival on 28 and 29 September 2024 , bringing together filmmakers , industry professionals , and cinema enthusiasts for a celebration of storytelling through the art of film . MultiChoice Namibia Managing Director , Roger Gertze told Nampa on Monday that the festival will recognise and celebrate productions created under the MultiChoice Namibia local content project , Ombura , while featuring a line – up of screenings , discussions , workshops , networking opportunities , and interactive experiences . ‘ With a rich tapestry of diverse cultures and narratives , the festival promises to captivate audiences , while creating an exciting platform that not only tells Namibian stories , but also celebrates productions from our local content project , which will be showcased on our DStv , GOtv and Showmax platforms this October ,’ he said . Scheduled to take place at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre ( FNCC ), the event is open to all
interested participants at no cost and will offer valuable insights into what it takes to produce Namibian content for international audiences . Gertze noted that an open fun day will bringd the festival to its conclusion on day two at the FNCC , where young and old can look forward to live music , fun activities , and an open – air film screening of a Namibian film . ‘ The MultiChoice Film Festival intends to nurture , develop , and empower the local industry , providing a seminal platform for seasoned and emerging filmmakers alike . Alongside the premieres of the latest feature films , the festival will showcase the work of young talent with a diverse series of productions made with the MultiChoice Namibia financial assistance and mentorship ,’ Gertze said .

Source: The Namibia News Agency

Omuthiya: The Ministry of Education , Arts and Culture ‘ s Executive Director , Sanet Steenkamp , has expressed shock over the death of a 16 – year – old learner who allegedly drowned in Lake Guinas near Tsumeb over the weekend . The Namibian Police Force reported that O ‘ linn Nauyoma drowned around 15h00 on Sunday . He was a learner at Etosha Secondary School in Tsumeb . ‘ We are shocked by the loss of our learner . Our condolences go out to the family and Etosha Secondary School ,’ Steenkamp said in an interview on Tuesday . The executive director said the ministry is collaborating with the police and the divers to search for Nauyoma ‘ s body , while also preparing for social workers to visit the school and his family . The Namibian Police Force ‘ s crime investigations coordinator for the Oshikoto Region , Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo , confirmed the incident , saying Nauyoma had been at the lake as part of an excursion by the school ‘ s learners ‘ representative council . The incident reportedly occ
urred while Nauyoma and a friend were swimming . The body of the deceased had not yet been retrieved from the lake by Tuesday , and his next of kin have been informed .

Source: The Namibia News Agency

Beijing: China on Tuesday granted honorary titles to a group of model teachers as the country celebrated its 40th Teacher’s Day.

A total of 10 individuals and a university teaching team received the honor, which acknowledged the virtue, devotion and love demonstrated throughout their teaching careers.

Their stages of teaching range from preschool to higher education, covering fields including pharmacy, archaeology, traditional culture and cutting-edge technology.

The list of this year’s laureates was announced by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Ministry of Education.

Source: The Namibia News Agency

Moscow: The Russian navy has launched its planned large-scale Ocean 2024 strategic exercises, which will run through Sept. 16, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

“The exercise will become one of the most important events of the Russian armed forces’ operational and combat training in 2024,” according to the defense ministry.

The defense ministry said over 400 warships, submarines and support vessels, as well as over 120 naval aircraft, 7,000 units of weaponry, military and special hardware, and more than 90,000 personnel, will participate in the exercises.

The drills will be conducted across the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean, Caspian, and Baltic Seas.

According to the ministry, the Ocean 2024 strategic command and staff exercise will test the readiness of the Russian Navy’s senior staff to command all-arms groups of forces and the ability to solve non-standard operational tasks. Russian forces will also practice the use of high-precision and modern weapon
s.

The drills also aim to “expand cooperation with the navies of partner countries to perform joint maritime missions,” added the ministry.

Source: The Namibia News Agency

Wuhan: China will promote fair market competition and speed up the building of a unified national market, Luo Wen, head of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), said Tuesday.

The country will focus on improving legal systems, policy coordination, regulation and law enforcement, and the connection of rules, to achieve these goals, Luo said at the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Fair Competition Conference of China in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province.

The administration will improve the legal and regulatory system to prevent market monopolies and unfair competition, Luo added. He also said that China will expand institutional opening up in competitive sectors by deepening multilateral and bilateral exchanges and cooperation in the fields of anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition.

Fair competition is a fundamental principle of the market economy, an inevitable requirement for a unified market, and an important foundation for opening up and cooperation, Luo noted.

In recent year
s, market regulatory authorities in China have strengthened competition supervision and law enforcement, and improved the fair competition system. Positive results, including the issuance of a series of guiding documents for anti-monopoly work, have been achieved, according to the SAMR.

At the conference in Wuhan, government bodies, industry experts, enterprises, representatives from competition law enforcement agencies, chambers of commerce, and international organizations will engage in discussions and exchanges on these topics.

Source: The Namibia News Agency

Dalian: Following is the starting list of China against Saudi Arabia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier here on Tuesday:

Goalkeeper: 14-Wang Dalei

Defenders: 2-Jiang Guangtai, 3-Gao Zhunyi, 4-Li Lei, 5-Zhu Chenjie

Midfielders: 16-Jiang Shenglong, 20-Xie Wenneng, 21-Li Yuanyi

Forwards: 7-Wu Lei(C), 17-Fei Nanduo, 23-Behram Abduweli

Source: The Namibia News Agency