Three learners from the coastal town of Swakopmund are the lucky receipts of a N$15 000 sponsorship from MMI Holdings Namibia Limited to attend the Orate Africa Debating Competition that will be held from 9-13 December 2017 in Randfontein,
South Africa.
The sponsorship covers accommodation and pocket money, while the three learners were also given MMI Holdings branded drinking bottles and T-shirts to wear during the debating competition.
The three learners, Theopolina Shikongo, a grade 10 learner at the Coastal High School in Swakopmund, Innocent Narib, who just completed his grade 12 this year at Coastal High School and Audrey Kanditie, from Namib High School, received the cheque on Thursday from MMI Holdings Namibia Limited Marketing, Brand and CSI Specialist, Vido Tjozongoro.
The three learners will be joined by 27 University of Namibia (UNAM) debating society members who will also represent Namibia in South Africa.
“Our values system guides our actions, behaviours, and shapes our culture to always be authentic and behave in the right way. We believe that it is always important to support the communities within which we operate. I request you to go wear these items with pride and make us proud as your sponsors and the Namibian nation at large,” Tjozongoro urged the learners.
The Orate Africa Debating Society will be contested by other African countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Gambia, Zambia, Botswana, and Swaziland among other countries.
