{"id":15497,"date":"2025-03-04T09:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T07:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=15497"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:53:57","slug":"cheers-to-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/15497","title":{"rendered":"Cheers to Namibia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15497\" class=\"elementor elementor-15497\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ebee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4ebee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d67168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d67168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On 21 March, our colleagues in Namibia celebrated Namibian Independence Day, paying homage to their beautiful country with its unique natural beauty, rich traditions and vibrant cultures. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17c04c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f17c04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_472147030-1024x843.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_472147030-1024x843.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_472147030-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_472147030-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_472147030-1536x1264.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_472147030.jpg 1589w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33526ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33526ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the South African Border War. However, Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994.<\/p><p>In celebration of Independence Day, we asked a few of our Namibian colleagues what they love most about being Namibian.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5403f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd5403f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55d2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a55d2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gregory-Hailonga-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15650\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gregory-Hailonga-1.png 415w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gregory-Hailonga-1-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Gregory Hailonga,<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\"> Client Service Agent:Medscheme Namibia  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f063c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f063c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What I love most about Namibia is the beautiful natural attractions to explore, good quality braaivleis, and amazing roads and spaces to move around.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd7935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edd7935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_60730157-1024x876.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_60730157-1024x876.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_60730157-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_60730157-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_60730157.jpg 1444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5b023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e5b023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1040083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"1040083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ilana-Greeff.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ilana-Greeff.png 355w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ilana-Greeff-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Ilana Greeff, Team Leader: <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\"> Wellness: Medscheme Namibia<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77aa75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a77aa75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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I\u2019ve travelled a few times outside the country, I\u2019ve always found myself longing to return. There\u2019s something truly special about this place.<\/p><p>Namibia is the land of space, respect, joy, and energy. Its vast, open landscapes and breathtaking beauty are unmatched, offering so much to explore and appreciate. From the dunes of the Namib Desert to the warmth and hospitality of its people, Namibia has so much to offer.<\/p><p>Living here is more than a blessing \u2013 it\u2019s a privilege to call this remarkable country my home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15497?action=genpdf&amp;id=15497\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 21 March, our colleagues in Namibia celebrated Namibian Independence Day, paying homage to their beautiful country with its unique natural beauty, rich traditions and vibrant cultures. 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