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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Dr. Sam Nujoma

Namunjebo Talks Capturing Sam Nujoma’s Charismatic Presence

Former state photographer Maria Namunjebo reflects on photographing the late President Sam Nujoma, describing him as effortless to capture due to his charismatic smile and strong presence. Speaking to One Africa TV NewsOnOne's Ketemba Tjipepa, Namunjebo shared her experiences working with Namibia’s founding leader. Namundjebo also relayed to Ketemba, how Dr. Nujoma paid for her studies in Pretoria to upgrade her photographic qualifications:  

today25 February, 2025 47

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Africa

The Road to the Country: novelist Chigozie Obioma on Nigeria’s brutal civil war, love and redemption

        By Chigozie Obioma, University of Nebraska-Lincoln     Chigozie Obioma is the Nigerian author of the novels The Fishermen (2015) and An Orchestra of Minorities (2019), both shortlisted for the Booker Prize for their unique, folkloric tales of Nigerian life in decades past. Like them, his 2024 novel The Road to the Country is “tinged with fable and prophecy”. It’s set in the brutal Nigerian Civil […]

today3 July, 2024 41

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Lifestyle

Read, sing, dance and funny faces: expert tips on how you can help your baby’s development through play

    By Alessandra Prioreschi, University of the Witwatersrand   Play is how children learn about the world, explore their environments, and engage in physical activity. It’s also essential in nurturing children’s social, emotional and cognitive capabilities and is an important component of bonding with caregivers. Playtime for children is as important for their development as exercise is for adult health. Guidelines have been developed in South Africa, which closely […]

today16 April, 2024 43

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Nine out of 10 kids are not developmentally on track in literacy and numeracy – study of 8 African countries

Play and storytelling are a crucial part of children’s cognitive development. PixelCatchers Pearl S. Kyei, University of Ghana Children develop an enormous amount during their early years – socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively. What happens between the ages of 0 and 8 years can predict important long-term outcomes: for example, how a child will fare at school; what their health will be like and their future earning potential. Children in […]

today10 April, 2024 41

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Africa

From Dreaming to Drawing: Omotunde Akiode’s Journey from Screenwriter to Acclaimed Animator

      By Gbemisola Esho, via bird story agency   Omotunde Akiode sits at her workstation in Lagos, appearing to doodle. To the occasional visitor, this may look like play but the result of the creative session will be a very real cartoon character, possibly for an acclaimed African cartoon series -- like Supa4. “I grew up watching Sesame Street, the Muppet show animations on television. I saw the […]

today15 February, 2024 38