#NAMA2019 tickets now available

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24 July 2019 – Windhoek – The Namibian Annual Music Awards announced during the Nominee Show that the prestigious awards will be hosted at Namibia’s coastal beauty Swakopmund on 7 September 2019. As of today, tickets to the awards show are now available

NAMA2019 is thrilled to be back at the coast and encourage the residents from Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and the entire Erongo region to be part of Namibia’s biggest night in music entertainment by attending the event at The Dome in Swakopmund.

Tickets for NAMA 2019 has gone on sale at WebTickets Namibia and customers can buy them at any PicknPay stores and stores in the region as well at Wernhill Park, Auas Valley, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

Customers can also buy online via the website at http://www.webtickets.com.na with their debit card, credit card or EFT payments. You can also book online and pay at the selected outlets at any cashier in Swakopmund, Auas Valley, B1 City, Katutura, Mega Centre, Werhnhill Park, Ongwediva or Katima Mulilo.

Early Bird Tickets are now available at the unbelievable discounted pricing of only N$120 for General Seated Tickets and N$350 for VIP tickets. The special low-price Early Bird tickets will only be available for a limited period so be sure to go get yours today.

When the Early Bird period ends, all ticket prices will restore to normal non-discounted pricing and will thereafter sell at N$250 for General Seated Tickets and VIP tickets will then sell at the normal price of N$500.

The Namibian Annual Music Awards is proudly brought to you by MTC and NBC, and with generous support and co-sponsors NACN, Endjala Investments, Standard Bank, Air Namibia, Namibia Statistics Commission, Coca-Cola and its PowerPlay brand, Metropolitan, NWR, Tafel Lite, Namibia Film Commission, NDTC, Nascam and The Swakopmund Municipality.

Swakopmund is the capital of the Erongo region administrative district and situated in the Namib desert. The town lies on the B2 road and the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Walvis Bay.

The Dome is heralded as the new Business, Entertainment and Sports Hub of Namibia, attracting a growing number of business travelers, sports teams, tourists and holiday makers.

Subscribe and follow the official digital channels for the Namibian Annual Music Awards and be ahead of multiple exciting announcements to follow over the days and weeks ahead including more live performances, hosts, meet-and-greets with the stars, amazing competition packages, and much more.

Official Website: http://www.nama.com.na

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Ever Since Namibia gained its independence on 21 March 1990 from South Africa it has been an uphill battle for the relatively small populace of the country to secure jobs for themselves especially the youth.

Unemployment in the country has always been rather high even now some 28 odd years later from independence. The statistics paint a very clear picture of how the country has dealt with unemployment since its liberation.

According to Central Bureau of Statistics  Namibia’s historical unemployment rate stands currently at 33.4 %  which is historically much higher than 2012-2014 which stood at 27.4% and 27.9% respectively. Upon further analysis, Namibia’s unemployment has always been rather high with slight fluctuates every year or so.

This is shown by the depiction below:

This is rather concerning especially when one notices there seemingly is a trend that unemployment is increasing with the population size on the ground, for example, the unemployment rate stood at 34.4% at 2.48 million registered Namibians living in the country and 34% when the population was 2.44 million.

This shows that the country will suffer if it cannot find ways of employing its people if the population continues to rise which it will.

Youth unemployment is also an area of concern as it has largely stayed the same over a ten-year course and has not seen any significant changes. The World Bank has stated that the Namibian youth are most affected by Unemployment with 43.4% of them unemployed and unable to find jobs. Woman are the second-largest group affected by unemployment in the country with 38.3% of them unemployed.

The World Bank classes Namibia as one of the most unequal countries in the world with a Gini Consumption of 57.6 in 2015 meaning that there exists an unequal distribution of purchasing power throughout the economy per household resulting in high levels of inequality for everyday citizens.

There were however some positive strides made by the country being the reduction of the poverty line from 69.3% in 1993-1994 to  28.7 in 2009-2010 and a further 17.4% in 2015-2016 which shows that the country is tackling the issue in some capacity. The main contributors to inequality in the country according to the  World Bank is lack of education and adequate job creation.

The following chart shows the changes in youth unemployment over the years:

The Windhoek cultural festival took place this year between 26-30 June this year at the Dr.Sam Nujoma Stadium. The show this year showcased a large variety of cultures from in and around Windhoek and cultures from the furthest reaches on Namibia.

A diverse amount of cultures were on display during the full duration of the show and cultural performances were aplenty. The event was not only to showcase cultures but it also served as a means through which cultural groups could display and sell various goods and traditional cuisines.

According to organizers the goal of the show was to encourage the empowerment of communities through culture and also to bring cultures together to celebrate our cultural diversity.

The event received large amounts of supports from various public figures and a number of corporates who took the time to make an appearance in support of the initiative. One of the cultural participants the Doupos San Cultural group made appearance at the show as they sold traditional ornaments and performed traditional dances.

Turtu Fernandu Spokesperson for the Doupos cultural group mentioned that they participate mainly to “bring attention to the San community which has been marginalized for a long time and also to market their cultural products to create revenue”.

The show was the first standalone cultural show of this magnitude and it led to many first among which were the fireworks that lit up the Katutura skyline for the very first time.

The event was an all-round success and based on this success the event should become a mainstay in the Namibian events calendar every year.