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SWAKOPMUND, 20 MAY 2026 - Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses, Chairperson of of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts Hendrik Gaobaeb and Vice Chairperson of SADCOPAC Alice Nomvula Ponco photographed with SADCA members at the opening of the Southern African Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC) training in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

PACs should account for public funds: Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

SWAKOPMUND, 20 MAY (NAMPA) – Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called for broader parliamenta...

WINDHOEK, 18 SEP 2025 - Catherine Shipushu, Senior Manager of Marketing, Branding and Communications at NIPDB (Photo: contributed) NAMPA

Namibia retains second position in southern Africa startup rankings

WINDHOEK, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – Namibia has maintained its position as the second-ranked startup ecosystem in southern Africa in ...

WINDHOEK, 18 MAY 2026 - National Bank of Rwanda Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye and the Governor of the Bank of Namibia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

BoN strengthens cooperation with African central banks

WINDHOEK, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – The Bank of Namibia (BoN) last week concluded a series of regional engagements with African centr...

SWAKOPMUND, 12 MAY 2026 - Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee in the National Assembly, Hendrik Gaobaeb, Deputy Chairperson Marta Itope and other members Michael Mwashindange, and Evilastus Kaaronda during a media briefing on the upcoming Southern African Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC) at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Namibia to host SADCOPAC conference

SWAKOPMUND, 12 MAY (NAMPA) – Namibia expects to strengthen its accountability systems through the sharing of best practices ...

WINDHOEK, 15 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addresses the Namibia International Energy Conference. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah reaffirms Namibia's commitment to press freedom

WINDHOEK, 03 MAY (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah reaffirmed Namibia’s commitment to press freedom, describing it ...

KATIMA MULILO, 29 APR (NAMPA) – Transport ministers from three Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states gathered at the Wenela border post in the Zambezi Region to officially launch the User Pays Principle (UPP) funding model. (Photo: Contributed)

User Pays Principle model launched at Wenela border post

KATIMA MULILO, 30 APR (NAMPA) – Transport ministers from three Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states g...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

27 April 2026 – (From left) Olivia Hanghuwo, Tjimutambo Kuuoko, and Alpheus !Naruseb pictured after being sworn in as members of the Pan-African Parliament (Photo: Contributed)

Namibian lawmakers sworn in to Pan-African Parliament

WINDHOEK, 28 APR (NAMPA) - Three members of the Namibian Parliament were sworn in on Monday as members of the Pan-African Parl...

LUANDA, 14 April 2026 - Namibian and Angolan delegates sign the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Joint Development Agreement (JDA). (Photo: Contributed)

Namibia, Angola launch N.dollars 941 million power project

WINDHOEK, 15 APR (NAMPA) - Namibia and Angola on Tuesday signed a Power Purchase Agreement and Joint Development Agreement to ...

WINDHOEK, 10 April 2026 - Flag of the Republic of Mali. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Moroccan Sahara: Republic of Mali Announces Withdrawal of Its Recognition of So-Called 'sadr'

WINDHOEK, 10 APR (NAMPA) - The Republic of Mali announced today that « following a thorough review of this important issue (t...

WLOTZKASBAKEN, 31 MARCH 2026 - A delegation of different utilities leaders and representatives from Southern Africa went on a familiarisation visit to the Orano Desalination Plant at Wlotzkasbaken as part of the Water Utilities Executive Leadership Conference taking place at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed )

Namibia leads push for AI use in improved water service delivery

SWAKOPMUND, 01 APR (NAMPA) – Namibia is spearheading a regional push to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into water ma...

The late Algerian president, Liamine Zeroual. (Photo: Contributed)

Nandi-Ndaitwah sends condolences to Algeria over former president’s death

WINDHOEK, 01 APR (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has conveyed a message of condolences to Algerian President Abde...

WINDHOEK, 13 May 2025 - Electricity Control Board (ECB) CEO Robert Kahimise speaks on the Nampower bulk tariff increment for the 2025/2026 financial period. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Namibia assumes AFUR leadership

SWAKOPMUND, 27 MAR (NAMPA) – Namibia has assumed the chairmanship of the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) after E...

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah toasts members of the diplomatic corps during a luncheon held at State House. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Diplomats celebrate Namibia's Independence Day

WINDHOEK, 22 MAR (NAMPA) - Members of the diplomatic corps joined President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House in Windhoek ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 20 March 2026 - President of the Republic of Botswana Duma Boko (middle left) and his delegation were hosted by Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (middle right) for a one-day Working Visit at State House. (Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Boko commits to strengthening ties with Namibia

WINDHOEK, 20 MAR (NAMPA) – President Duma Boko of Botswana has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening bilate...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OTJIWARONGO, 02 December 2025 - Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Evelyn Nawases-Tayele speaks at the ground-breaking for the construction of a new tarred road to the Ombili informal settlement and other development projects at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Africa's lack of political will hinders economic growth: !Nawases-Taeyele

WINDHOEK, 18 MAR (NAMPA) - Urban and Rural Development Deputy Minister Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele has highlighted the lack of pol...

Uakutura Kambaekua

SWAKOPMUND, 13 March 2026 - Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi (m), Secretary-General for Transport, Communications and Opening-up Democratic Republic of the Congo Pierrot Nke Sana Moko (l) and Zambian Deputy High Commissioner to Namibia Lloyd Himaambo (r) photographed at the 14th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Walvis Bay–Ndola–Lubumbashi Development Corridor at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Namibia to operationalise Walvis Bay Corridor secretariat in April

SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAR (NAMPA) – Namibia will operationalise the permanent secretariat of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Develo...

Zaamwani to chair SASSCAL Council of Ministers

WINDHOEK, 12 MAR (NAMPA) - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has been appointed chair...

Uakutura Kambaekua

Nipam to host second AMDIN annual conference

WINDHOEK, 12 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia Institute of Public Management and Administration (Nipam) will host the second Africa...

Namibia commemorates African Peer Review Mechanism Day

WINDHOEK, 10 MAR (NAMPA) - Namibia on Tuesday joined the rest of the continent in commemorating African Peer Review Mechanism ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

African leaders stress cooperation in parliamentary governance

SWAKOPMUND, 05 MAR (NAMPA) – African nations are grappling with a range of interconnected challenges, including climate chan...

SWAKOPMUND, 05 March 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi, Chairperson of the Namibian National Council Lukas Muha, Chairperson of the CPA Africa Region Executive Committee, Fabakary Tombong Jatta and Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses photographed with delegates at the opening the 90th Executive Committee meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region taking place at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

VP advocates for stronger African parliaments

SWAKOPMUND, 05 MAR (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi has said strong and independent parliaments are essential for safe...

MTC, BoFiNet sign MoU to enhance digital connectivity between Namibia, Botswana

WINDHOEK, 18 FEB (NAMPA) – Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) and Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) on Tuesday signed a...

Justina Shuumbwa

Nandi-Ndaitwah advocates for US.dollar 30 billion annual investment in Africa’s water security

WINDHOEK, 16 FEB (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for urgent, scaled-up investments in water infrastruc...

WINDHOEK, 02 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured during the opening of the first Cabinet meeting at State House. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah heads to Addis Ababa for 39th AU assembly

WINDHOEK, 11 FEB (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will on Thursday depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend the ...

WINDHOEK, 02 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured during the opening of the first Cabinet meeting at State House. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah warns of shifting global order, urges Cabinet to uphold principles

WINDHOEK, 02 FEB (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday warned that Namibia is operating in an increasingly vola...

KIGALI, 31 January 2026 - The Dr Hage G Geingob Fellows were launched through the Intergenerational Leadership Accelerator (ILA) programme during the inauguration of the Leadership Lab Yetu in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday. (Photo by: Lydia Pitiri) NAMPA

Africa must stop sending talent outside the continent: Geingos

By Lydia Pitiri KIGALI, 01 FEB (NAMPA) – African leadership programmes must stop sending talent outside the continent for de...

WINDHOEK, 12 July 1996 - Prime Minister Hage Geingob gestures as he talks to President Sam Nujoma at Eros Airport upon the President's return from his State visit to Spain, Cameroon and Gabon. (Photo by: Joseph Nekaya) NAMPA

Late former President Geingob honoured in Kigali

By Lydia Pitiri KIGALI, 31 JAN (NAMPA) – The Dr Hage G Geingob Fellows were launched through the Intergenerational Leadershi...

WINDHOEK, 24 March 2025 - Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Study delayed as Namibia and Botswana push for Trans-Kalahari Railway

WINDHOEK, 12 DEC (NAMPA) – Namibia and Botswana have pushed back the completion date of the Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibili...

Mathilde Kudumo

WINDHOEK, 04 December 2025 - Chief Justice Peter Shivute pictured with Chief Justice of South Africa, Mandisa Maya. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Namibia, South Africa strengthen judicial cooperation

WINDHOEK, 04 DEC (NAMPA) – Chief Justice Peter Shivute on Thursday welcomed South Africa’s Chief Justice, Mandisa Maya, du...

WINDHOEK, 03 December 2025 - A delegation from ReconAfrica, Namcor, and BW Energy Management met with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House on Wednesday. During the meeting, they committed to collaborating with the government on energy initiatives. (Photo: Contributed)

ReconAfrica CEO meets NNN, pledging collaboration with government

WINDHOEK, 03 DEC (NAMPA) – A delegation from Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (ReconAfrica), the National Petroleum Corporat...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 16 June 2025 - Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati the Executive Director in the Ministry of International Relations and Trade pictured during the opening session of the 2025 Commonwealth Senior Trade Officials Meeting (STOM) II that was held in Windhoek, Namibia. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

Namibia alarmed by escalating conflict and atrocities in Sudan

WINDHOEK, 13 NOV (NAMPA) – The Ministry of International Relations and Trade has condemned the ongoing and escalating confli...

WINDHOEK, 16 October- Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi. (Photo by Edward Tenete). NAMPA

Namibia hosts first-ever African Continental Technical Regulatory Framework workshop

WINDHOEK, 11 NOV (NAMPA) – Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, has said Namibia remains c...

WINDHOEK, 19 June 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah to attend Angola’s Golden Jubilee celebrations

WINDHOEK, 10 NOV (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will attend Angola’s 50th independence anniversary celebration...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga)

Presidency pays tribute to late Botswana diplomat

WINDHOEK, 03 NOV (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed her sorrow over the death of Ambassador Legwaila J...

Mathilde Kudumo

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2025 - Delegates to the 25th anniversary commemoration of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security pictured with the book, 'She stands for peace.' (Photo by: Mathilde Kudumo) NAMPA

Women urged to tell their own stories of peacebuilding

WINDHOEK, 17 OCT (NAMPA) – The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, ...

Mathilde Kudumo

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah calls on Africa to champion peace and security

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – President Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Africa continues to experience violence despite peace and secur...