A Short Story by Grade 5 Learner

Angel at NPH Offices in Windhoek

Angel Amukongo attends Suiderhof Primary School. She is in Grade 5. She loves books. Her passion is reading and writing. Her dream is to have her stories published, so she can share them with other learners.

NPH is very happy to help realise that dream.At the same time, we would like to invite teachers to submit to us best short stories of their learners (maximum one page long) so we can publish them on our blog.

Stories must be typed and sent as a Word document to info@nph.com.na. 

Good luck writing!

The Story of Disobedient Children

Angel Amukongo

Once upon a time, there lived three disobedient brothers. Their parents were very rich – they always had feast parties and celebrations. The three disobedient brothers’ names were Richard, Michael and Jason. Their parents didn’t know anything about their naughtiness because at home they behaved well.

When Richard was 5 years old, he influenced Jason. Jason was very obedient and quiet until he saw Richard and Michael being naughty. Then he thought it was fun, so he also started being naughty.

One day at school, the principal phoned the three boys’ father because every one of them did something wrong at the same time. Jason stole thr chalk from the class teacher, Michael beat up a boy at school and his nose was bleeding, and Richard was making a lot of noise, screaming and shouting in the classroom.

When their father came to school, he brought a belt with him. He told his three sons to stand in front of the whole class and he beat them all equally, so they all cried that day.

From that day onwards, Richard, Michael and Jason changed their behaviour. They apologised to the whole school, their classmates and teachers. Everyone was surprised because they all knew their behaviour and were not sure how long this change would last.

From that day, every day the boys came to school, they were quiet. They didn’t beat other kids any more, they never made noise or stole anything, or did any horrible thing again. They made friends with most of the kids at the school, and they behaved very friendly towards everyone.

One day when their parents had to go to London for a long business trip, they boys had to go with their parents. The boys lived in London for 2 years, and when they returned, they were accepted again at the same school because of their good behaviour.

More NPH School Visits

Last week our Senior Sales Representative, John Muyanbango, travelled through  Hardap and Karas Regions visiting primary and secondary schools.

Principal David Mouton with his learners from
Piet Diergaardt PS in Hardap Region

Thank you for the warm welcome to all staff from: Rehoboth Private School, Tsumis Farm Primary School, Piet Diergaardt Primary School, Angra Pequena SSS, Brightstart Monterssori School, Luderitz Christian School, Hoeksteen Combined School, Rosh Pinah Academy, Aussenkehr Primary School, Ehin Baard Combined School, Chris Lotter Primary School, Adam Steve Combined School, Oosterheim Combined School, Private School Excelsior and Keetmashoop Privaatskool. 

John with Principal Van Rooi  and
HOD Van der Westhuizen from
Hoeksteen CS in Rosh Pinah, Karas Region

Learners of the Aussenkehr Primary School

Dedicated staff of the Aussenkehr Primary School

Victory for the NPH Teams at the 2013 Bank Windhoek Corporate Challenge Relay

Time to chill while waiting for the first relay walkers
to finish their lap

On Saturday, 7 September 2013, brave NPH staff members faced the corporate world of Windhoek at Trustco United Sports Club in Olympia in a 5 km walking challenge. The results of that feat were two medals: 1 gold and 1 silver. Congratulations to the winning teams!

John Muyambango finishing the last leg of the relay

It was a fantastic experience. All teams showed great spirit! Just look how fit they all are.

One thing to add is that next year we are entering as runners!

NPH winners: Cecilia Blom, Renate van Wyk, Anetta, Mannetti, Dency Tjiroze, Norma Brand,
Foibe Amutenya, Laimi Gideon and John Muyambango

NPH School Visits in Third Term

John with with Ms Mbuende and Mr !Nowaseb
from Faith Primary School

Our Senior Sales Representative, John Muyambango, made a courtesy call on two primary schools in Katutura, Windhoek, in Khomas Region this morning.

Thank you to the Faith Primary School and Namibia PS for the warm welcome!

Mr !Nowaseb from Faith Primary School said,"It's good to have positive and regular interactions with the publishers."

John with the teachers of Namibia PS: Ms Francis,
Ms April and Ms Louw

"Well-organised publishing company, excellent service, friendly and forthcoming," was what Ms Francis, HOD of Namibia PS, had to say about NPH.

Gracious thank you to that!

First Day of School

To all the hard-working teachers in all the corners of Namibia, NPH wishes you a successful Third Term and great results for the end of the School Year 2013! We will be visiting your schools with new materials soon.
Check out this blog for photos of our school visits! In the mean time, if you need to contact our Sales Representative for your region, click here to check their details.

Namibia Publishing House Sales Team wishing you a productive Third Term

NPH Official Company Launch

A big "Thank You!" to all who made time to join us on a Monday night, 19 August, at Hotel Thulé as we officially launched Namibia Publishing House. 

Minister Mutorwa launching
Farming in Namibia

Amongst the invited guests there was Ambassador of People's Republic of China with the Chancellor and Secretary. Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, made a special appearance and officially launched a book entitled Farming in Namibia Agricultural Development and Practical Technology in Africa by Jeanne Zheng.

The book, written by a Chinese student researching agricultural practices in Namibia, inspired the Chinese Government to donate 2 million Namibia Dollars for the country's drought relief, with the promise of drilling 170 boreholes throughout Namibia.

Ambassador of China , Minister Mutorwa and 
NPH Management Team

Some of the esteemed guests who were present at the launch:

Gisela Siririka with husband

Pedro Vorster and Wilma de Waal

Marietjie Burger and Amanda Hornimann

Freddy Nafuka, Mutaleni Nadimi, Jo Auala and Marietjie Burger

Laimi Gideon taking a photo with Minister Mutorwa

New Literature Titles from NPH

Having in mind instilling a reading culture in the Namibian youth and understanding that "Education is a shared responsibility", NPH presents to you a few of our recent publications that will hopefully capture the attention of the young readers.

1. STARE AT DAGGERS is the debut novel by Mary M. Manyando, a young Namibian Nurse/Midwife. It is a fantasy based on African soil, hinting at Namibia through the use of nature.

As a nine-year-old girl, Stare at Daggers witnesses the brutal killing of her parents and the River clan people by the ruthless King Brutus. He burned her entire village in search for a special dagger that has been entrusted to her. She then sets out on a journey to avenge her parents and restore what has been taken away from her clan. Little does she know that she herself is special.

Themes of revenge, sacrifice, personal happiness and responsibility towards your people make STARE AT DAGGERS not only a good read, but also a great basis for intriguing class discussions on personal growth and difficult choices so relevant to the Namibian youth.

"A captivating, magical story coming from a young Namibian author. It's intriguing and fresh."                                                                                                                      - Nerina Strijdom, EO, NIED 

STARE AT DAGGERS was approved by NIED at the beginning of this year for use in English Second Language class at Grade 10 level and is placed on NIED Textbook Catalogue.

Mary M. Manyando is one of NPH's latest discoveries. This exciting new author delivers an irresistible combination of romance and suspense in a fantasy setting. Her debut novel evolved effortlessly into a trilogy with FACES OF MAN, HEARTS OF ANIMALS and RISE, CHOSEN ONE completing the series. The whole trilogy is available at NPH bookshop.



2. ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM: THE FORGOTTEN YEARS AND HEROES by Helmut Lauschke is a soul-stirring story, based on experiences about courage and caring for helpless, neglected, injured and disabled people. The story presents the lives and devotion of a few doctors at a neglected hospital in the far north  of Namibia, where they cared for the sick and injured people during the turmoil and dangers of war. Despite risking their own lives, these doctors did the hard work under extreme conditions, often having to improvise due to lack of basic equipment. 

The story challenges the reader to value the character of people and to reassess the honesty in regards to their social commitments. It has a great historical value and is recommended to English First Language class at Grade 12 level. 

ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM is available at NPH bookshop.