The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology commended the nbc for bringing information, education and entertainment to listeners over the past years. Engel Nawatiseb said this at the formal renaming of Damara Nama radio station to Kaisames FM. In a speech read on his behalf by his personal assistant David Mbeha, Nawatiseb complemented the national broadcaster despite the economic difficulties the country is facing. Acting Director General Tuuliki Shipanga commended the radio station for contribution towards the democracy of Namibia since 1990 and still continues to assist government in addressing social ills. Since last year, the NBC has embarked on rebranding all of its vernacular radio stations from their colonial names, to names that every Namibian citizen can relate to.