These are interesting times in Namibia’s media and communication space, with the planned appointment of the Information Commissioner to actualise the Access to Information legislation, the changing of guards: Jonathan Beukes taking over from Tangeni Amupadhi as the Editor of The Namibian newspaper and Menesia Muinjo (first female Director General) in the saddle at the national broadcaster in place of Stanley Similo etc. In addition, the Department of Digital Arts and Animation has come on board at the Namibian University of Science and Technology, while at the University of Namibia, there have been unprecedented enrolments in the BA, MA, MPhil and PhD in Media and communication programmes after approvals were gotten from the regulatory authorities.
The third edition of the Namibia Media and Communication Conference (NMCC), taking place 20-21 September 2026 at the University of Namibia’s Library Auditorium. Under the theme, “Media and communication in transition: A call to action,” the conference is set to interrogate these happenings within the backdrop of regional, continental and global media and communication trends to assist the country navigate and stay on top in this space.
Based on these scenarios, submissions are invited for papers, panel proposals, posters, media and communication productions (students’ works are particularly welcomed). Additional information here.
Submissions may address and are not limited to the areas outlined below:
- Media and communication education
- Media and communication in the AI age
- Namibian and African films coming into their own
- Making indigenous language media great again
- Community media and news deserts
- Extending the frontiers of indigenous communication
- African journalism, creator economies and platform
- companies
- Professionalism of media and communication in Africa
- Corporate communication in the shared media era
- Trends in products and cause advertising
- Digital policy and regulatory dilemmas
- Access to Information: Laws and experiences
- Management and sustainability of legacy media
- Changing news ecosystems
- Charting the future for media and communication
Registration and abstract submission details here. Deadline: July 15, 2026