March 13
Namibia: Govt Investigates National Youth Council
The government has launched an investigation into the National Youth Council (NYC) to probe allegations of corruption, mismanagement and non-compliance. Read more »
March 12
Namibia: Little Done to Protect Fisheries Jobs Post-Fishrot - Opposition, Commentators
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu says very little has been done to safeguard jobs in the fishing sector since the Fishrot corruption scandal… Read more »
March 11
Namibia: Copper Theft At Walvis Bay Causes 'Huge Damage'
The police at Walvis Bay are asking the public's help in tracing the culprits of copper theft at the town. Read more »
Namibia: Chinese Firm Buys Tsumeb Smelter for N$930m
Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) Incorporated has agreed to sell its Tsumeb smelter to Chinese-owned Sinomine Resource Group Corporation Limited for N$930 million (approximately US$49… Read more »
Namibia: Skinner Wins First Namibian Medal
Xander Skinner won Namibia's first medal at the Africa Games in Accra, Ghana on Saturday when he came second in the men's 100m freestyle final. Read more »
March 08
Namibia: 'Damara Remarks' Legal Aid Lawyer Wins Case Against Justice Minister
Justice minister Yvonne Dausab's decision to withdraw the appointment of a legal aid lawyer in the wake of remarks she made about Damara people has been reviewed and set aside by a… Read more »
March 07
Namibia: Namibia's Exports At N$12 Billion in January
Namibia's export earnings recorded an increase of 9,4% in January this year - now standing at N$12 billion. Read more »
March 06
Namibia: Namibia Denies Withdrawal of Soldiers Along Disputed Chobe River Border
The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs denies reports that Botswana and Namibia are working on an agreement to withdraw soldiers from the disputed Chobe River border. Read more »
Namibia: We Will Fight Corruption - Swartbooi
Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi has promised to fight corruption once in power after the November presidential and National Assembly elections. Read more »
Namibia: Angola, Namibia to Cooperate On Petroleum, Natural Gas
President Nangolo Mbumba expressed Namibia's willingness to take notes from Angola's oil and gas sectors while touring oil and manufacturing companies during his one-day visit to… Read more »
March 05
Namibia: Namibia in Games of the Future
Eliaser Muutwika, a computer science student with Botho University at Ongwediva, gained valuable experience at the recent International Games of the Future in Russia. Read more »
March 04
Africa: Namibia Off to Africa Games
Namibia will be represented by a team of 78 athletes and 47 officials at the 13th Africa Games which start in Accra, Ghana on the 8th of March and continue to the 24th. Read more »
February 29
Namibia: Court Challenge of ARVs Tender Decision Fails
An attempt to challenge a decision of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) on the supply of antiretroviral medication to the Ministry of Health and Social Services has… Read more »
Namibia: Chinese Company Takes Over Twin Hills
Chinese company Yintai Gold has reached an agreement with Canadian gold exploration company Osino Resources to acquire all outstanding Osino common shares in a deal valued at… Read more »
Namibia: Mbumba Thanks Namibians for Unity During Mourning Period
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended his gratitude to Namibians and international heads of state and government for their solidarity and support during the mourning period for… Read more »
February 28
Namibia: Namibia Asserts ICJ Authority Over Israel-Palestine War
Namibia has firmly stated that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has the mandate to address the Israel-Palestine conflict, regarding the legal implications of Israel's… Read more »
February 27
Namibia: My President, My Husband, My Best Friend
Former first lady Monica Geingos delivered this tribute to her husband, the late president Hage Geingob, at a special memorial service in Windhoek on Saturday. Read more »
February 25
Namibia: Nation Gathers to Bid Farewell to Geingob
Namibians, along with members of the international community, have gathered at the Heroes' Acre on Sunday for the funeral proceedings of president Hage Geingob, who died on 4… Read more »
Namibia: Geingob Laid to Rest
President Hage Geingob, Namibia's third president who died on 4 February, was buried at Heroes' Acre on the outskirts of Windhoek on Sunday, 25 February. Read more »
February 24
Namibia: A Nation United in Grief
Crowds of mourners gathered across Windhoek as president Hage Geingob's body was transported through the capital in a military procession on Friday. Read more »
Namibia: 'You Were Born a Peasant and Died a President' - Monica On Her Hage
Former first lady Monica Geingos says despite his modest upbringing, president Hage Geingob accomplished remarkable feats and influenced numerous lives. Read more »
February 23
Namibia: Geingob Treated National Teams Equally - Veii
Former director of sport Vetumbuavi Veii says the late president Hage Geingob did not differentiate when giving words of encouragement to the various national sport teams of… Read more »
Namibia: Street Vendors Allowed to Operate At Geingob's Memorial
Street vendors are permitted to sell their goods at specified locations during Saturday's official memorial service proceedings of former president Hage Geingob at Independence… Read more »
February 21
Namibia: Remembering Geingob
These are some of your reactions to the death of president Hage Geingob, as well as your memories of the statesman: Read more »
February 15
Namibia: Hage Geingob Was Larger Than Life
They say teachers in Ethiopia used to tell schoolchildren that if former Emperor Haile Selassie were to die, the sun would not rise. Paradoxically, on 4 February 2024, the sun rose… Read more »