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Omaruru Pushes Development Projects Amidst Land And Infrastructure Constraints Kavango West Sets Sights On 2026 Newspaper Cup Glory Bon Declares N.dollars 200 Million Dividend To State Brand Namibia Sparks National Pride Through '36 Seconds Challenge' Ploughing Season Shortfall Recorded In Kavango West Hardap Aquaculture Centre Meets Output Demand Despite Challenges Graphic Designers Urged To Adapt As Ai Reshapes Industry N.dollars 2.5 Million Spent On Veterans’ Funerals In 2025/2026 Zambezi Youth Teams Ready For Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup Man Arrested For Attempting To Smuggle Illicit Goods Into Oshakati Holding Cells Mpungu Fish Farm Set For N.dollars 2 Million Upgrade

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Brand Namibia sparks national pride through '36 Seconds Challenge'

WINDHOEK, 31 MAR (NAMPA) – Brand Namibia, in partnership with the Young Diplomats in Namibia Network, recently hosted the �...

Justina Shuumbwa

NKURENKURU, 15 February 2026 - The Mpungu Fish Farm in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West Region. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Mpungu Fish Farm set for N.dollars 2 million upgrade

NKURENKURU, 31 MAR (NAMPA) - The Mpungu Fish Farm in the Kavango West Region is set to receive N.dollars 2 million in the 2026...

OSHAKATI, 18 November 2025 - NamPol's Oshana reginal commander, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, pictured during a media briefing here on Tuesday. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

Man arrested for attempting to smuggle illicit goods into Oshakati holding cells

OSHAKATI, 31 MAR (NAMPA) - A 24-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly attempted to smuggle cannabis into the ...

OMARURU, 20 March 2026 - Chief Executive Officer of the Omaruru Municipality Valentinus Sindongo. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Omaruru residents owe council over N.dollars 92 million

OMARURU, 30 MAR (NAMPA) – Residents and property owners in Omaruru owe the Omaruru Municipality more than N.dollars 92 milli...

WINDHOEK, 11 June 2024 - The Windhoek High Court. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Double murderer, serial rapist sentenced to 100 years imprisonment

WINDHOEK, 30 MAR (NAMPA) - The Windhoek High Court on Monday sentenced 25-year-old John Mutirua to an effective 44 years’ im...

WINDHOEK, 30 MARCH- Ernst Gaoab. (Photo contributed). NAMPA

Otavi HR officer arrested over alleged corruption

WINDHOEK, 30 MAR (NAMPA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed the arrest of a former human resources officer a...

OMITARA, 25 November 2020 Pensioner cast her vote in Omitara (Photo by: Elvi Haihambo) NAMPA

Elderly headed households top the Erongo Region

SWAKOPMUND, 30 MAR (NAMPA) – Households headed by elderly persons aged 60 and above top the Erongo Region demographic, accou...

WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the weapons confiscated by the police in the Erongo Region during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Man dies in hospital after alleged assault

WINDHOEK, 30 MAR (NAMPA) – A 31-year-old man identified as Vilho Ambondo died in hospital after allegedly being assaulted wi...

ETOSHA, 28 March 2026 - Germany’s Ambassador to Namibia, Thorsten Hutter; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel; and Director General of the National Planning Commission, Kaire Mbuende pictured with MEFT Management at the inauguration of the upgraded facilities at Etosha National Park. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Daniel inaugurates N.dollars 166 million revamped park infrastructure

ETOSHA, 29 MAR (NAMPA) - Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, on Saturday inaugurated new and upgra...

ETOSHA, 28 March 2026 – (From left) Environmental Investment Fund Chief Human Capital officer, Elvis Mukaya; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel and National Planning Commission Director General Kaire Mbuende. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

N.dollars 4.9 million waste plant handed over at Etosha

ETOSHA, 28 MAR (NAMPA)- WINDHOEK, 29 MAR (NAMPA) – The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) on Saturday handed over a N.dolla...

NSA flags Kavango West data use gaps, youth and migration pressures

NKURENKURU, 28 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Friday highlighted gaps in the use of official data, gro...

WINDHOEK, 12 February 2026 - Former Namcor Managing Director Immanuel Mulunga pictured in the Windhoek High Court with other suspects in the matter. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMCOR corruption accused granted bail in appeal

WINDHOEK, 28 MAR (NAMPA) - The Windhoek High Court has granted bail to six suspects accused in the multimillion-dollar Nationa...

Sinimbo urges data‑driven budgets at NSA meeting

NKURENKURU, 27 MAR (NAMPA) - Kavango West Regional Governor Verna Sinimbo has called for budget allocations to be guided by th...

WINDHOEK, 03 September 2019 - The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) Filling Station at Hosea Kutako International Airport. (Photo by: Anna Salkeus) NAMPA

Testing begins at Kavango West as Namibia advances onshore oil exploration

WINDHOEK, 27 MAR (NAMPA)- WINDHOEK, 27 MAR (NAMPA) – The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) has welcomed the...

NKURENKURU,26 March 2026-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Home Affairs Civic Office in Nkurenkuru on Thursday.

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Nandi-Ndaitwah urges parents to register newborns without delay

NKURENKURU, 27 MAR (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged parents to register their newborns without delay, warn...

KATIMA MULILO, 10 December 2025 – Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema says that although technology is a powerful tool for empowerment, it has become a new frontier for violence. She was speaking during the commemoration of International Human Rights Day / Namibian Women's Day on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

Kantema urges mothers to seek help instead of abandoning infants

WINDHOEK, 26 MAR (NAMPA) – The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema has urged mothers in distress to ...

WINDHOEK, 26 March 2026 - Vice president Lucia Witbooi (second from left) receives donated equipment bound for Mokganedi Tlhabanelo High School from Pupkewitz Megabuild's Financial Director, Danie Du Toit (right). (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Pupkewitz Megabuild donates building materials to Mokganedi Tlhabanello High School

WINDHOEK, 26 MAR (NAMPA) – Pupkewitz Megabuild on Thursday donated building materials valued at nearly N.dollars 29 000 to M...

KARIBIB, 20 March 2026 - Chief Executive Officer of the Karibib Town Council Tangeni Enkono. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Financial constraints hinder development at Karibib

By Isabel Bento KARIBIB, 26 MAR (NAMPA) – Financial constraints and limited manpower are slowing efforts by the Karibib Town...

Teen suspect accused of raping eight-year-old girl at Oshitudha village

OSHAKATI, 26 MAR (NAMPA) - The police in the Omusati Region are investigating two rape cases involving minors, one of which sa...

WINDHOEK, 25 March 2026 - The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has intensified efforts to reduce road crashes by placing greater emphasis on the health and wellbeing of truck drivers through its Truckers’ Wellness Campaign. (Photo: Contributed)

MVA Fund targets truck drivers’ health to improve road safety

WINDHOEK, 26 MAR (NAMPA) - The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has intensified efforts to reduce road crashes by placing gre...

WINDHOEK, 25 March 2026 - Participants pictured at the Khomas Integrated Regional Development Plan stakeholder consultation in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA

Nujoma calls for shared vision to boost Khomas Region growth

WINDHOEK, 25 MAR (NAMPA) - Khomas Governor, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, on Wednesday urged regional and local authority leaders to...

NAMPA offers free access to news platform to mark 36 years of independence

WINDHOEK, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) has announced a week-long free access offer to its news producti...

OMUTHIYA, 24 March 2026 - Women in the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) gathered at the Oshikoto Police Regional Headquarters on Tuesday to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Women in Policing under the theme ‘Honouring the Past, Empowering the Future of Women in Policing.’ (Photo by: Max Henrich) NAMPA

Women in uniform honour the past, look to an empowered future

OMUTHIYA, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – Women in the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) gathered at the Oshikoto Police Regional Headquarters...

WINDHOEK, 24 March 2026 - Murder suspect Tjizake Murangi pictured in the Windhoek High Court. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Alleged murderer makes first appearance in High Court

WINDHOEK, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – A former gym instructor, Tjizake Murangi who is accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Fr...

WINDHOEK, 24 March 2026 - Family members and friends of murdered transgender woman, Christof (Sexy) Frederik protesting in front of the Windhoek High Court. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

High Court sets 2026 pre-trial date for Frederik murder suspects

WINDHOEK, 25 MAR (NAMPA) – The two men accused of the 2024 killing of 30-year-old Christof Frederik made their first appeara...

NEU-SCHWABEN, 22 March 2026 - The two 10 000 litre water tanks that were donated to the Neu-Schwaben community members years ago, but still standing standing idle and not yet in use. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ERONGO RURAL COMMUNITIES DECRY LONG WATER CRISIS

By Isabel Bento (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) OTJIMBINGWE, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – Community leaders in the Otjimbingwe and surroundin...

KARIBIB, 21 March 2026 - Zeraeua Traditional Authority Chief Manasse Zeraeua surrounded by other leaders in the traditional authority. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Traditional authority roles should be respected: Chief Zeraeua

SWAKOPMUND, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – Traditional authorities have called for a strengthened and more clearly defined role for tradit...

USAKOS, 26 July 2025 - Thirty farmers from the Omkhaibasen Farmers Cooperative in Erongo have received 630 goats and sheep through a community empowerment initiative designed to improve livelihoods, strengthen food security and promote inclusive economic growth. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Hope Farm Project celebrates one year in Erongo

USAKOS, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – The Hope Farm Project in the Erongo Region has expanded its livestock by nearly 100 per cent since ...

McNab, Noa stress collective action against corruption

MARIENTAL, 24 MAR (NAMPA) – Hardap Governor Riaan McNab has called for strengthened stakeholder collaboration and increased ...

Garises Joe-chintha

Elderly couple robbed at gunpoint in Windhoek

WINDHOEK, 23 MAR (NAMPA) – An elderly couple was robbed of property worth an estimated N.dollars 140 000 in Windhoek’s Aca...

Mathilde Kudumo

OMUTHIYA, 06 August 2025 - Oshikoto Regional governor Sacky Kathindi.

Kathindi lauds Independence Day celebrations

OMUTHIYA, 23 MAR (NAMPA) - Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi has hailed the successful hosting of Namibia’s 36th Independence...

BUKALO, 21 March 2026 - Zambezi Governor, Dorothy Kabula speaks at the independence celebrations at Bukalo. (Photo: Contributed)

Independence about shaping the future: Kabula

KATIMA MULILO, 22 MAR (NAMPA) – Zambezi Governor, Dorothy Kabula, has reminded residents of the region that independence cel...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

BUKALO, 21 March 2026 - The Deputy Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Charles Mubita speaking at the 36th regional independence celebrations at Bukalo, where he was the keynote speaker. (Photo: Contributed)

Mubita calls for increased border security amid stock theft

KATIMA MULILO, 21 MAR (NAMPA) – Deputy Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Charles Mubita, has called on national secu...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Tutjavi calls for renewed commitment in unity and economic action

WINDHOEK, 21 MAR (NAMPA) - Swapo Member of Parliament (MP), Fenny Tutjavi, has called for renewed commitment to unity, economi...

KARIBIB, 21 March 2026 - School learners in their traditional attire at the Erongo Region’s 36th Independence Day commemorations at Karibib. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

‘Safeguard Namibia’s peace and stability: |Goagoses

KARIBIB, 21 MAR (NAMPA) – Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses has urged residents of the region to ensure that the peace and s...

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Members of the public in the Khomas Region making their way into the Sam Nujoma Stadium for Namibia's 36th Independence Day celebrations. (Photo by: Mathilde Kudumo) NAMPA

Youth dominate early Independence Day turnout in Windhoek

WINDHOEK, 21 MAR (NAMPA) – The atmosphere at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek was vibrant Saturday morning as large crowds...

Mathilde Kudumo