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Up close with nbc’s Acting Director General
Vezenga Kauraisa
The newly-appointed nbc Acting Director General, Vezenga
Kauraisa, was born and raised in the small town of Mariental
in the Hardap Region.
Kauraisa served as nbc Chief Human Resources Officer
prior to his appointment as the Acting Director General. The
Acting DG enjoys putting smiles on people’s faces, which
forms part of his duties as the Head of the Human Resources
Division and now as the Chief of the entire nbc in an acting
capacity.
He describes his work life as dealing with problem solving 24/7.
With his vast range of skills and expertise, Kauraisa shares
with us his dynamic qualifications and extended experience,
which include attaining a National Diploma in HR from the
Polytechnic of Namibia, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Maastricht Business School, Netherlands/
UNAM, Leadership Development Program (AFRICARE,
Washington DC, USA, Leadership Development Program
(Interlead/ British Council), HR Professional at Standard
Bank Namibia, Bank of Namibia, and First National Bank,
as well as general HR Consultancy work and being a teacher.
“I studied in the field of Human Resources because I have
a real passion for people issues,” he beams. . His first job was
a part-time teacher before he joined the nbc on 01 October
2012 on a national duty to help improve the public broadcaster. He adds that he loves most the challenges he has faced in
his job at nbc and the progress made thus far at the national
broadcaster in his two years of service.
When asked how he sees his future at the corporation,
Kauraisa says he will continue to play his role till the end
of his current contract of employment. He also adds that the
Human Resources Department will continue providing HR
support services to the rest of nbc and he will give overall
guidance to nbc as Acting DG.
“I am driven by change and achieving goals. I have overcome some of the challenges in life by seeing challenges as
opportunities for improvement,” he states. His advice to others is that life is a once-off opportunity and therefore people
should take calculated risks, where possible, for their own
and others’ betterment.
Born the only male in the household, Kauraisa has two
sisters, one of which is the Deputy Director of Education in
the Hardap Region. He describes his childhood as having
grown up as a small town boy who enjoyed the Fish River. He
completed his secondary school education at JA Nel Senior
Secondary School. He is a married man and has three children
with his wife, namely Ujama (24), Undja (10) and Uandje (6).
Kauraisa enjoys reading as well as farming.
“Let’s continue inspiring a growing nation”
nbc Commercial Officer taking DTT Marketing to New Heights
Rachel Tegah Kambindji
Meet new nbc Commercial Officer for the Digital Terrestrial Television (DDT) department, Rachel Tegah Kambindji. Having completed her
high school at Concordia College in Windhoek,
Tegah went on to pursue her Bachelor of Marketing degree at the Polytechnic of Namibia.
“My first year of varsity I was enrolled for
Human Resources, and later realised my passion was actually in Marketing. I would say the
entrepreneurial and creativity thinking in marketing has been instrumental in my decision to
change to marketing. I however always aspired
to be a lawyer; I just hope it’s not late as I wish
that to be my next stop,” she stated.
Rachel’s first job was as a marketing assistant at Old Mutual Namibia. From there the
post of nbc DTT Commercial Officer: Marketing, Pay TV and Channel Rental was advertised
which she then applied for and landed the job.
Her duties at the broadcaster include supporting
the development and success of the Marketing
function of DTT, PAY TV and Channel distribution and channel Rentals. She is also responsible for DTT marketing campaigns and projects
within the department and also assisting with
the implementation of the department’s policy,
strategies and campaigns.
Rachel joined the broadcaster in June 2015
and says she enjoys the diverse and multi-skilled
people and superb work environment at the sta-
tion. She also believes that she joined nbc at the
right time when the broadcaster is busy shaping
its competitive edge and claiming its spot in the
competitive broadcasting sphere. She is also delighted by the fact that nbc is a skills hub. “I really feel fortunate to be part of the dynamic team,
and I will use this opportunity to learn more” she
states.
Rachel enjoys being involved in a task right
from strategy formulation, planning to execution and loves to ultimately measure the outcomes of her efforts. She explains her work life.
“There is really no typical day for me, it can involve anything from reporting on activities and
sales, creating or launching a campaign, arranging print or online advertising, organising events
or dealing with supplier invoices. It is extremely
varied with very limited daily structure because
ad hoc tasks are always called through and due
to the type of industry often require immediate
attention,” she says. She sees her future at the
corporation in a leadership role in the areas of
Marketing Management & Strategy or Business
Development.
The two main objectives of her department
are to push for the completion of the national
analogue switch off campaign. “We are also
working on the nbc DTT Pay TV and Channel
distribution strategy and to see how best we can
position ourselves against our competitors and
lastly increase the revenue by 30%,” she adds.
Rachel was born in Oshakati and raised in
a village called Oluteyi in the Omusati Region
by her aunt. She later moved to Windhoek to
pursue her secondary education. Born of parents
Fiina yaTshigwedha and Absalom Iipumbu, she
has 24 siblings in total. “I grew up like any other girl child in the village doing house chores. I
thank my aunt for the fact that she taught me the
virtue of hard work and taking school seriously.
She was a disciplinarian and we had strict order
in our house. I was a tom-boy very calm and collected, playful and naughty!” she remembers.
Rachel hails from a business family, and
marketing and selling were the order of the day
when she was growing up. “Both my late parents were in business and I am glad they taught
me the basic means of survival, my passion for
marketing became flagged when I was in my
second year at Polytechnic. My elder brother
had to take care of us, times were tough. I could
not ask for pocket money as he just had a lot do
so I saved up a few hundreds and bought a sewing machine. I am very talented fashion designer; I started my design and tailoring business. I
remember the first weekend I sat and made 15
T-shirts, the next Monday I had sold 9 to my fellow students and the rest were finished within
a week. As they say the rest is history; I could
contribute to food, buy my cosmetics and even
had pocket money” she beams proudly.
In her spare time, Rachel enjoys fashion
design as aforementioned, adding that when she
was young she played with beads by making
rings, watches and bracelets. She also delights
in reading motivational books and networking
as well as playing volleyball.
She thrives off people that create their
own opportunities and does not believe in
waiting for opportunities. “Beg for opportunities and not for money,” she smiles. Her
formula for overcoming life’s challenges is
doing everything within her power to change
what she can but always accept what she
cannot change. “I still do not see myself as
successful, because I feel am only at the beginning of my race, as it is definitely far from
over. My advice will always be, work hard
in everything you do, play hard when you
have the little time, and never forget to PRAY
HARDER,” she adds.
“Every accomplishment starts with a
decision to try and tomorrow is not guaranteed so make the best of TODAY”
nbc BIDS FAREWELL TO OUTGOING DG
nbc board Chairman, Mr Sven Thieme, handing over a farewell gift from nbc staff to outgoing Director
General, Albertus Aochamub.
nbc staff members enjoying themselves at the fairwell party.