Local bank continues to support initiatives from the Afrikaans Language and Culture Association
Bank Windhoek renewed its support for initiatives by the Afrikaans Language and Culture Association (ATKV), which includes a writing school, theatre technology course, Pluimpie Awards and the Idioms Competition.
The Bank Windhoek Writing School will take place from Tuesday, 18 to Friday, 28 June in six different towns around the country.
Prof Hans Du Plessis will join the courses and English writers are welcome to attend. ATKV Windhoek Branch will visit Stampriet, Mariental, Tsumeb, Grootfontein, Swakopmund and Windhoek.
Meanwhile, the first Bank Windhoek theatre technology course takes place on Friday, 26 and Saturday, 27 July in Windhoek.
This is the first time that the course is presented in Namibia. Each course attendee will receive a certificate from the North West University. The course is limited to 25 persons and the cost will be N$350 for each delegate.
The 23rd Bank Windhoek Pluimpie Awards Gala evening will take place of Friday, 19 July at Arebbusch Travel Lodge in Windhoek.
The awards are aimed at giving credit to individuals, institutions, publishers and companies who have made a significant contribution towards the Afrikaans language by keeping it modern and trendy. Various awards such as the Afrikoon, Pluimpies, Donsies and Veertjies will be handed over to contestants according to the different categories. The highest special award will be the Oorkonde.
Hosted by the ATKV and NBC’s Hartklop FM, the Bank Windhoek Idioms Competition will see 22 teams from 11 different schools compete with each other Wednesdays at 14:30 on NBC’s Hartklop FM. In 2018, two learners from Gobabis Gymnasium, Karlien Visser and WP Oosthuizen, won the competition during the radio recorded final held at the NBC’s Hartklop FM studio in Windhoek.
This year, the finals are scheduled for September and the public is welcome to attend. The date will be announced on the radio and ATKV’s Facebook page.
In its 15th consecutive year, the Idioms Competition allows learners from the competing schools to challenge each other in various categories, which includes completing Afrikaans idioms, forming new idioms with key words and a rapid fire section where the meaning of idioms are given. The aim of the competition is to promote the Afrikaans language and to familiarise school learners with Afrikaans expressions and idioms. Schools are allowed to enter the competition with a team of two learners per school.
“A proud Namibian bank, Bank Windhoek will continue to invest and add value to the communities where it is active. As a result, the Bank encourages all Namibians to come and participate in these exciting ATKV initiatives,” said Bank Windhoek’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Hayley Allen.
Caption: 2018 Idiom champions: WP Oosthuizen and Karlien Visser, learners from Gobabis Gymnasium, pictured when they won the 2018 ATKV Idioms Competition.
