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WINDHOEK, 28 December 2024 - NamPol spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi. (Photo by: Melissa //Hoebes) NAMPA

Man allegedly kills girlfriend in Keetmanshoop

WINDHOEK, 04 OCT (NAMPA) - A 39-year-old man was arrested at Keetmanshoop after allegedly killing his girlfriend during an arg...

GUMI VILLAGE, 29 September 2026 - The Gumi Youth Project at Gumi village in Ncamagoro Constituency is run by 18 young people. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Low borehole pressure threatens Ncamagoro gardens

NCAMAGORO, 03 OCT (NAMPA) – Low water pressure from shared boreholes is limiting water supply to gardens in the Ncamagoro Co...

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - Former Chief Justice Johan Strydom was remembered on Wednesday as one of the architects of Namibia’s post-independence judiciary. (Photo: Contributed)

Strydom remembered as architect of Namibia’s judiciary

WINDHOEK, 30 SEP (NAMPA) – Late former Chief Justice Johan Strydom was remembered on Wednesday as one of the architects of t...

Rundu teacher dies after alleged panga attack by son

RUNDU, 30 SEP (NAMPA) - A 52-year-old woman died after she was allegedly attacked with a panga and a spade by her son in Rundu...

OPUWO, 30 September 2026 - Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua delivers his remarks during the Namibia-Germany Development Cooperation Consultations on Tuesday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Muharukua calls for development cooperation to address climate challenges

OPUWO, 30 SEP (NAMPA) – Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua has called for development cooperation to respond to the growing...

Kaviveterue Virere

Windhoek, 29 March 2012-Inspector Kauna Shikwambi and Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) displaying the newly-published booklets containing a wide range of safety and crime prevention tips to the media here on Thursday.(photo by Simon Kopper Endjala) NAMPA

Man kills girlfriend, turns gun on himself

WINDHOEK, 29 SEP (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police have confirmed the death of a couple, after the man, 41, allegedly shot his g...

Three people killed on Katima’s B8 road

KATIMA MULILO, 28 SEP (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Zambezi Region are investigating cases of culpable...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

WINDHOEK, 28 September 2026 - Recipients and ChangeMakers at the handover of Capricorn Group’s September Pad Collection Drive. (Photo: Contributed)

Capricorn Group collects sanitary products for vulnerable girls

WINDHOEK, 28 SEP (NAMPA) – Capricorn Group’s September Pad Collection Drive, dubbed Dignity for Every Girl, collected 818 ...

Justina Shuumbwa

CHINCHIMANI, 27 September 2026 – Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula-Simushi has urged crop farmers in the region not to sell all their produce ahead of the upcoming plowing season, warning that an impending El Niño weather pattern is an inevitable reality for the 2026/2027 agricultural cycle.

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El Niño weather pattern an inevitable reality: Kabula-Simushi

KATIMA MULILO, 28 SEP (NAMPA) – Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula-Simushi has urged crop farmers in the region to retain some ...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

GOBABIS, 21 March 2026 - Director General of the National Planning Commission, Dr Kaire Mbuende. (Photo: Contributed)

Development should accompany homecoming: Mbuende

OTJOMBINDE, 28 SEP (NAMPA) - National Planning Commission Director-General Kaire Mbuende has said the homecoming of Ovambander...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

WINDHOEK, 26 September 2026 - Acting Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Charles Mubita giving an update about the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

FMD outbreak remains confined to Karasburg district

WINDHOEK, 26 SEPT (NAMPA) – Acting Agriculture Minister Charles Mubita has said that all confirmed cases of Foot-and-Mouth D...

OVINJANGE, 25 September 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi pictured with members of the Ondiri Peer Group during their General Assembly at Ovinjange village in the Kunene Region on Friday. (Photo: Contributed)

Ondiri peer group to pursue projects for women economic empowerment

OVINJANGE, 25 SEP (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi has urged the Ondiri Peer Group to strengthen its network and estab...

Kaviveterue Virere

OPUWO, 24 September 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi addresses residents of Otjomuru village during a community meeting at Dr Libertina Amadhila Combined School in the Kunene Region on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

Marginalised communities remain government priority: Witbooi

OTJOMURU, 25 SEP (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi says Government is prioritising marginalised communities and remains...

Kaviveterue Virere

Kavaka calls for efforts in ICT connectivity to be fast tracked

NCAMAGORO, 25 SEP (NAMPA) – Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Wenzel Kavaka has urged Namibi...

WINDHOEK, 17 September 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare paid a surprise visit to the Sam Nujoma Stadium to familiarise himself with the renovation work. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

Ngurare opens UNAM Cultural Festival

WINDHOEK, 23 SEP (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Wednesday officially opened the 2026 University of Namibia (UNAM) ...

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N$20 000 bail each for insurance fraud accused

SWAKOPMUND, 23 SEP (NAMPA) – Two of the four people implicated in an alleged multimillion-dollar insurance fraud case involv...

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Man allegedly hacks, kills stepfather at Tjeye

RUNDU, 23 SEP (NAMPA) – A 72-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with a panga by his stepson during a domestic violen...

SWAKOPMUND, 27 July 2020 – Some of the incomplete and unoccupied mass houses at Swakopmund’s Matutura residential area which residents from the DRC informal settlement and surrounding areas were aiming to unlawfully occupy. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Rent payers want larger-scale interventions on housing delivery

By Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND, 29 SEP (NAMPA) – The Swakopmund Rent Payers Movement has called for a comprehensive solution to ...

WINDHOEK, 13 September 2026 - One Economy Foundation Executive Chairperson and United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Monica Geingos. (Photo: Contributed)

One Economy Foundation warns of fraudulent fundraising solicitations

WINDHOEK, 23 SEP (NAMPA) – The One Economy Foundation has cautioned members of the public against fraudulent fundraising sol...

WINDHOEK, 21 September 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa and Global Cooperation in New York (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Namibia targets 2.1 billion cubic metres in bulk water capacity by 2030

WINDHOEK, 22 SEP (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said that the government is committed to increasing Namibia’...

Gobabis, 24 December 2019 - Namibian Police Emblem (Photo Contributed) Nampa

Man allegedly commits suicide at Cheto

KATIMA MULILO, 22 SEP (NAMPA) – A 31-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in the Cheto area of the Kongola Constituency ...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

RUNDU, 21 September 2026 -Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Deputy Commissioner for Crime Prevention in the Kavango East Region, Lucia Kahuure talks about Operation Basadi on Monday. She is accompanied by the station commander for the Rundu Police Station Chief Inspector Hermine Muranda. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

Operation Basadi intensifies crime prevention in Rundu

RUNDU, 22 SEP (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has intensified crime prevention activities in Rundu as part of O...

WINDHOEK, 21 September 2026 - John Haufiku. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Truck accidents claim 48 lives in 2026

WINDHOEK, 21 SEP (NAMPA) – Accidents involving trucks have claimed 48 lives and left 211 people injured countrywide so far t...

Windhoek, 21 September 2026- Senior Namibian Police Officers attending a succession and career planning training course at NIPAM. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

Nainda urges senior police officers to develop succession plans

WINDHOEK, 21 SEP (NAMPA) – Acting Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, has urged...

WINDHOEK, 21 September 2026 - Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia, in collaboration with the government and key stakeholders, will host a multi-day event in Windhoek this week. (Photo: Cointributed) NAMPA.

NAFSAN, government to convene nutrition exhibition and dialogues

WINDHOEK, 21 SEP (NAMPA) – Namibia is preparing for an initiative to combat malnutrition as the Nutrition and Food Security ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

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

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Father and son drown after hippo attack

KATIMA MULILO, 21 SEP (NAMPA) – Two Zambian nationals drowned when a hippopotamus struck their canoe in the Mpukano River ch...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

KAHENGE, 20 September 2026- Prime Minister, Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare, on Sunday officiated the handover of a N$800 000 tractor to the Ukwangali Traditional Authority at Kahenge, a donation from the Frans Indongo Group.
(Photo: Lylie Joel)
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Ngurare hands over N$800 000 tractor at Kahenge

KAHENGE, 21 SEP (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Sunday handed over an N$800 000 tractor to the Ukwangali Traditiona...

WINDHOEK, 26 July 2020 – The Head of the Namibian Police Force's Public Relations Division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi. (Photo by: Lukas Absalom) NAMPA

Man allegedly rapes minor niece

WINDHOEK, 20 SEP (NAMPA) – Police in the Oshikoto Region are investigating a rape case, after a 62-year-old man allegedly ra...

WINDHOEK, 28 December 2024 - NamPol spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi. (Photo by: Melissa //Hoebes) NAMPA

Police record two attempted murders over the weekend

WINDHOEK, 20 SEP (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) reported two attempted murder cases, as well as a culpable hom...

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, pictured during the reception to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Chinese Embassy in Windhoek. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

Ministry struggles to retain social workers amid competition

WINDHOEK, 18 SEPT (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare is competing with other government institutions ...

GOBABIS, 17 September 2026 - Omaheke Regional Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Fina Sakajengenga. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Police urge public to surrender unlicensed weapons in amnesty period

GOBABIS, 20 SEP (NAMPA) – As part of the country’s adherence to the African Union Master Roadmap to Silence the Guns in Af...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

GOBABIS - Ephraim Eliphas Tjingaete, senior Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Family discord over Tjingaete burial

GOBABIS, 17 SEP (NAMPA) - The maternal and paternal families of late Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) councillor Elipha...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

REHOBOTH, 16 September 2026 - Deputy Executive Director and Chief Registrar in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) Jackson Wandjiva (L) and Deputy Minister of MHAISS Edward Wambo (R) during the commemoration of Identity Day. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Government targets legal identity for all by 2030

REHOBOTH, 16 SEP (NAMPA) - Government has committed to ensuring legal identity for all Namibians by 2030, with the electronic ...

OTJIWARONGO, 16 September 2026 - Vevangaune Mungendje, Willem Boois and Martin Stephanus, who were arrested on Monday shortly after they allegedly robbed two tourists at a hotel in Otjiwarongo, appeared in court on Wednesday. (Photo by Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Three remanded in custody over Otjiwarongo tourist robbery

OTJIWARONGO, 16 SEP (NAMPA) – Three men accused of robbing two tourists at a hotel in Otjiwarongo were on Wednesday remanded...

Mulisa Simiyasa

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Minister of Labour Relations and Justice, Fillemon Immanuel. (Photo: Contributed)

Immanuel calls for justice system to be measured by its impact on Namibians

WINDHOEK, 16 SEP (NAMPA) - Namibia must look beyond the existence of laws on paper and examine whether the justice system is i...

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Chief Justice Peter Shivute. (Photo: Contributed)

Shivute calls for coordinated approach

WINDHOEK, 16 SEP (NAMPA) - Chief Justice Peter Shivute has called for greater coordination among Namibia’s justice instituti...