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WINDHOEK, 08 August 2025 - Former First Lady of Namibia and Executive Chairperson of the One Economy Foundation, Monica Geingos, pictured at the 10th anniversary celebration of the One Economy Foundation in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

Geingos not confirmed for Ondangwa event for women

WINDHOEK, 02 JUN (NAMPA) – Former First Lady Monica Geingos has not confirmed her attendance or participation as a speaker a...

WALVIS BAY, 13 April 2026 - Tourists on a cruise liner docked at Walvis Bay going through immigration inspection upon arrival into the country. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Namibia reviews three-decade-old immigration law

SWAKOPMUND, 01 JUN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) is reviewing Namibia’...

WINDHOEK, 27 January 2020 – National Head of the Criminal Investigation Directorate, Commissioner Nelius Becker. (Photo by: Zebaldt Ngaruka) NAMPA

DNA testing backlog hits 7 000 cases

By Uakutura Kambaekua WINDHOEK, 01 JUN (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Forensic Science Institute (NPFSI), formerly the Nation...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 13 January (NAMPA)- Namibian Police Spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu)

NamPol records three murders over weekend

WINDHOEK, 31 MAY (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has reported three separate murder incidents that occurred ove...

OUTAPI, 14 November 2025- The Namibian police in Omusati region are investigating two separate cases of rape and sexual assault.

(Photo: contributed) NAMPA

Fatal crash and multiple arrests recorded at Zambezi

KATIMA MULILO, 31 MAY (NAMPA) - The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Zambezi Region has registered a culpable homicide ca...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

GROOTFONTEIN, 02 June 2025 - Parade formation of members of the Namibian Defense Force (NDF) on Monday at their 35th Anniversary celebration at Grootfontein Military Base in the Otjozondjupa Region. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Suicides recorded at Otjiwarongo, Otavi military bases

OTJIWARONGO, 30 MAY (NAMPA) - Two members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were found dead on Thursday and Friday night at ...

Mulisa Simiyasa

OSHAKATI, 29 May 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi pictured during the official opening of the Oshakati Totem Expo 2026. (Photo: Contributed)

Witbooi urges youth to protect cultural identity amid modernisation

OSHAKATI, 29 MAY (NAMPA) - Vice President Lucia Witbooi has urged the youth not to abandon their cultural identity as the coun...

OTJINENE, 28 MAY 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare delivered keynote speech at Ozombuzovindimba in Omaheke's Otjinene constituency (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Sacred sites require protection: Ngurare

OTJINENE, 29 MAY (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has called on the Namibian communities to preserve genocide sites s...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

Windhoek, 29 May- Mechthilde Karomo. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

Woman gets 35 years for double murder and arson

WINDHOEK, 29 MAY (NAMPA) – The Windhoek High Court on Friday sentenced Mechthilde Karomo to 35 years in prison for the murde...

OSHAKATI, 28 May 2026 - The Vice President Lucia Witbooi during the genocide Remembrance Day at Eenhana memorial shrine in the Ohangwena region on Thursday. (Photo: contributed)

Witbooi urges Namibia to reclaim genocide narrative through education, arts and research

OSHAKATI, 28 MAY (NAMPA) - Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called on Namibians to take stronger ownership of the country’s ...

ONDONGA, 28 May 2026- Ondonga King Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo addressing the Genocide Remembrance Day. (Photo: Max Henrich) NAMPA

Shuumbwa calls for unity in genocide remembrance

OMUTHIYA, 28 MAY (NAMPA) - Ondonga King Fillemon Nangolo Shuumbwa urged Namibians to remember their shared history and reject ...

OPUWO, 28 May 2026- Director-General of the National Planning Commission Dr Kaire Mbuende, Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua, and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse during the Genocide Remembrance Day in Opuwo, Kunene Region. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Mbuende calls for historic reflection on Genocide Remembrance Day

OPUWO, 28 MAY (NAMPA) – National Planning Commission Director General Dr Kaire Mbuende called for unity, balanced historical...

Kaviveterue Virere

ONDANGWA, 28 May 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration at Oluno Community Hall in the Oshana region.

Steenkamp urges youth to champion peace, justice and unity

ONDANGWA, 28 MAY (NAMPA) - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has called on Na...

SWAKOPMUND, 28 May 2026 - Chiefs of the Zeraeua and !Oe-ǂGan Traditional Authorities Ombara Manase Christian Zeraeua and Gaob Immanuel ǂNu-axa ǃGâseb (l), Chairperson of the Genocide Committee in Erongo Uahimisa Kaapehi (m) and other political and traditional leaders kneel at the entrance of the Swakopmund Memorial Park to seek for permission from the ancestors before entering the cemetery, during the Ovaherero and Nama Genocide. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Genocide descendants call for independent reparations framework on Remembrance Day

SWAKOPMUND, 28 MAY (NAMPA) – Former Member of Parliament (MP) Usutuaije Maamberua has called on the government to urgently p...

OUTJO, 21 October 2015 – The Hai//Om San traditional leader, Chief Dawid //Khamuxab speaks at the handing over of livestock by the Namibia-German Special Initiative Programme (NGSIP) to Hai//Om San community members on Wednesday at Seringkop. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Hai//Om San traditional leader dies at Outjo

OTJIWARONGO, 27 MAY (NAMPA) – Hai//Om San traditional leader, Chief Dawid //Khamuxab died on Tuesday afternoon at the Outjo ...

Mulisa Simiyasa

MARIENTAL, 27 May 2026- Youth activist from Gam Settlement Vetuesiraije Freeman Katujeire has called for reparations ahead of Genocide Remembrance Day (Photo: contributed)

Youth activist says genocide should never be forgotten

MARIENTAL, 27 MAY (NAMPA) – A youth activist from Gam settlement in the Tsumkwe Constituency says Genocide Remembrance Day r...

Garises Joe-chintha

OSHAKATI, 27 May (NAMPA) - The Vice President Lucia Witbooi during her visit to the 1995 Omusati project at Nakayale Disability Centre in the Omusati region on Wednesday. (photo: Contributed)

Witbooi pledges machinery support for Omusati disability project

OSHAKATI, 27 MAY (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi has directed the Division for Disability Affairs to provide industri...

OPUWO, 27 May 2026 - Descendant of genocide victims, Mike Kavekotora and Stein Katupa pictured during a Government Information Centre engagement in Opuwo on Wednesday, ahead of Genocide Remembrance Day. (Photo: Contributed)

Kunene genocide descendants call for ‘deeper healing, historical truth’ ahead of Genocide Remembrance Day

OPUWO, 27 MAY (NAMPA) – Descendants of genocide victims in the Kunene Region have called for stronger historical truth-telli...

Kaviveterue Virere

NKURENKURU, 27 May 2026- The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) hosted an induction session for the newly appointed Kavango West regional and local authority councillors in Nkurenkuru on Wednesday.

(Photo: Lylie Joel)
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Tenga calls for improved electricity supply

NKURENKURU, 27 MAY (NAMPA) – Kavango West Regional Council chairperson Fillipus Tenga has challenged the Northern Regional E...

Cannabis smuggling accused make maiden court appearance at Katima Mulilo

KATIMA MULILO, 27 MAY (NAMPA) - Three suspects appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's Court on Tuesday following their arr...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

TSUMEB, 26 May 2026 - The incomplete ongoing interlocking works on Peter John Shaanika Street (formerly Kupferquell Street) in Tsumeb. (Photo: Contributed)

Tsumeb Municipality confirms roadworks delay

OMUTHIYA, 27 MAY (NAMPA)- The Tsumeb Municipality has issued an update on the ongoing interlocking works on Peter John Shaanik...

OTJIMBINGWE, 23 May 2026 - Senior Headman and Traditional Leader within the Ovaherero Traditional Authority, Chief Jeremiah Janee Mujahere of Otjimbingwe narrates history of the 1904-1908 Genocide in the Otjimbingwe Settlement. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

THROUGH THE SILENT DESERT, GENOCIDE MEMORIES STILL LIVE

By Isabel Bento (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) OTJIMBINGWE, 26 MAY (NAMPA) - Beneath the cold Atlantic winds of the Erongo coastline...

Locusts on the rampage

Locust outbreak reported in Hardap, Erongo

WINDHOEK, 26 MAY (NAMPA) – Swarms of desert locusts have broken out in parts of the Hardap and Erongo regions, the Ministry ...

KATIMA MULILO, 08 May 2026 – The Namibian Police Force's Commander for the Zambezi Region, Commissioner Julia Iuze Sakuwa-Neo has vowed to apply proactive policing and prevent crime before it occurs in the region. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Three arrested for possession of cannabis and contraband at Katima

KATIMA MULILO, 25 MAY (NAMPA) – Three suspects aged 60, 33 and 17 years are expected to appear in the Katima Mulilo Magistra...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

OTJIWARONGO, 04 AUG (NAMPA) - Otjozondjupa Governor John //Khamuseb at the official opening of a weeklong consultative workshop for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Health and Social Welfare on Monday morning at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Otjozondjupa to mark historic first Genocide Day commemoration at Ohamakari

OTJIWARONGO, 27 MAY (NAMPA) - Inhabitants of the Otjozondjupa Region will on Thursday visit the sacred gravesites of people wh...

Mulisa Simiyasa

OSHAKATI, 23 May 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivering her keynote address during the 2026 omagongo festival at Uukwambi traditional palace. (Photo: Contributed)

Nandi-Ndaitwah calls for unity and cultural preservation

OSHAKATI, 24 MAY NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibians to preserve their cultural heritage and rej...

OSHAKATI, 22 May 2026 - The Acting Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Anne-Marie Nainda. (Photo: Contributed)

Nainda warns police graduates against misconduct and social media misuse

OSHAKATI, 22 MAY (NAMPA) – Namibian Police Force (NamPol) acting Inspector General, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, has war...

OSHAKATI, 22 May 2026 - Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Lucia Iipumbu speaks during the police basic training course graduation at Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo: Contributed)

Iipumbu urges police graduates to reject corruption and uphold integrity

OSHAKATI, 22 MAY (NAMPA) – Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu has called on newly gra...

SWAKOPMUND, 22 May 2026 - The Kavango West Regional Council is hosting a leadership retreat in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Kavango West convenes leadership retreat in Swakopmund

SWAKOPMUND, 22 MAY (NAMPA) – The Kavango West Regional Council has convened a two‑day leadership retreat in Swakopmund to ...

Namibia's digital transformation still to be realised in Oshana

OSHAKATI, 22 MAY (NAMPA) - Oshana Regional Governor Hofni Iipinge said the persistent gaps in telecommunications and network i...

Belated Firefighters' Day commemorated in Katima Mulilo

KATIMA MULILO, 22 MAY (NAMPA) – Close to 100 paramedics and firefighters from Namibia's 59 local authorities convened at the...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

WINDHOEK, 19 July 2016 - Two of three men arrested by the City Police on Tuesday with suspected stolen items. (Photo by: Simon Endjala) NAMPA

Released offenders urged to rebuild lives through available support

WINDHOEK, 21 MAY (NAMPA) – The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) has called on offenders in different communities to draw ...

OSHAKATI, 20 May 2026 - The Acting Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda pictured during the street procession in Oshakati ahead of the Police Basic Training Graduation Ceremony scheduled for Friday. (Photo: Contributed)

Nainda urges graduating cadets to uphold discipline and public trust

OSHAKATI, 21 MAY (NAMPA) – Acting Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), Major General Anne-Marie Nainda h...

SWAKOPMUND, 29 March 2014 - The lives of OvaHerero/OvaMbanderu and Nama people who perished during the 1904-1908 genocide were commemorated at Swakopmund in the Erongo Region on Saturday. Here OvaHerero Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako and a number of OvaHerero/OvaMbanderu and Nama community members at a memorial stone erected in honour of the deceased at the old Swakopmund cemetery. (Photo by: Joseph Nekaya) NAMPA

First regional Genocide Remembrance Day commemorations planned

SWAKOPMUND, 20 MAY (NAMPA) – The Governor of the Erongo Region, Natalia |Goagoses has called on residents, traditional leade...

Oshikoto NamPol records more than 500 GBV cases in one year

OMUTHIYA, 20 MAY (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force recorded 527 cases of gender-based violence in the Oshikoto Region from...

RUNDU, 19 May 2026 - An Angolan national, Felix Pratha (28), made his first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on charges of possessing rough, uncut diamonds and violating Section 12(1) of the Immigration Control Act. (Photo: Contributed)

Suspect in uncut diamond case appears in Rundu court

RUNDU, 20 MAY (NAMPA) - An Angolan national, Felix Pratha (28), made his first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on...