July 03, 2025
Namibia: Cabinet Suspends Official Funerals Pending Policy Review
In a move set to streamline the administration of state-recognised funerals, Cabinet has imposed a moratorium on the granting of official funerals effective 16 June 2025 until 31… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo MP Aupindi Slams 'Voodoo Economics', Wants Locals to Benefit From Natural Resources
Swapo lawmaker Tobie Aupindi has issued a scathing critique of Namibia's current economic model, calling for a fundamental shift in how the country manages its natural resources… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo Backs Governors As Critics Raise Concerns
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's appointment of new regional governors earlier this week has sparked national debate on governance, service delivery, and accountability. Read more »
July 02, 2025
Namibia: Namibia Tourism Board Faces Scrutiny Over N$1.4 Million Disciplinary Hearing Costs
THE Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has paid lawyers Slysken Makando N$630 000 and Kaijata Kangueehi N$800 000 to preside over an internal disciplinary process against a finance… Read more »
July 01, 2025
Namibia: AR Calls for End to 'Redline' Meat Restrictions
The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) has criticised Thursday's announcement that dried meat of cloven-hoofed animals is now eligible to be moved into the foot-and-mouth disease free… Read more »
Namibia: Walvis Bay Tycoon Slams Reports Linking Him to Land, Fishing Payouts to Nujoma
Walvis Bay-based businessman Jose Bastos has labelled reports linking him to a piece of land donated to founding president Sam Nujoma nearly 18 years ago as "fake and false". Read more »
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah's First 100 Days - Experts Question Substance Beyond Cabinet Optics
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has trimmed the Cabinet from 21 to 14 ministries, advocating a leaner executive and the first female-majority leadership in Namibian history. Read more »
Namibia: Tribunal Hears Judge President Selby Mbenenge Could Not Take 'No' for an Answer
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge was persistent in his demands for nude photographs from court secretary Andiswa Mengo, the tribunal has heard. Read more »
Namibia: Tourists Attacked At Khorixas, Okahandja Man Stabbed to Death
Four tourists were attacked at Kipwe Camping Site at Khorixas on Friday, the police report. Read more »
June 30, 2025
Namibia: Pastor Buries 133 Unknown Souls in Mass Paupers' Grave After Nine Years At Morgue
It is a chilly morning at Grootfontein. Read more »
May 15, 2015
Namibia: Niger Passes Law to Tackle Migrant Smuggling
Niger has approved a law against the smuggling of migrants in an effort to stem the deadly flow of vulnerable Africans across its vast desert north, many of them headed towards… Read more »
July 30, 2007
Namibia: International Court Considers Charges Against Former President Nujoma
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering a submission to hold former President Sam Nujoma and three others accountable for people who went missing under the care of… Read more »
