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OSHAKATI, 29 May 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi during the official opening of the Oshakati totem expo 2026, 12th edition. (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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-29
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
2026-05-29
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...
Eba Kandovazu
2026-05-29
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 ...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-28
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 ...
Max Henrich
2026-05-28
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
2026-05-28
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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-28
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...
Isabel Bento
2026-05-28
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
2026-05-27
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
2026-05-27
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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-27
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
2026-05-27
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.

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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...
Joel Lylie
2026-05-27
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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
2026-05-27
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...
Max Henrich
2026-05-27
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...
Isabel Bento
2026-05-26
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 ...
Eba Kandovazu
2026-05-26
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
2026-05-25
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
2026-05-26
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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-24
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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-22
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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-22
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 ...
Joel Lylie
2026-05-22
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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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-22
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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
2026-05-22
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 ...
Edward Tenete
2026-05-21
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...
Ester Hakaala
2026-05-21
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...
Isabel Bento
2026-05-20
ONALUNIKE, 20 May 2026- Community members from Onalunike village during the “End Gender-Based Violence in Namibia” campaign on Wednesday.

(Photo: Max Henrich) NAMPA
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...
Max Henrich
2026-05-20
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...
Sawi Hausiku
2026-05-20
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
Four Namibians appear in a Botswana court for illegal fishing
KATIMA MULILO, 20 MAY (NAMPA) - Four Namibian Nationals apprehended on Saturday by the Botswana Police Service for allegedly f...
Michael Mutonga Liswaniso
2026-05-20
SWAKOPMUND, 19 MAY 2026 - Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila speaking during her visit to the Ruach Elohim Foundation at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
NA Speaker visits Ruach Elohim baby foundation
SWAKOPMUND, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has commended the work of the Ruach...
Isabel Bento
2026-05-19
WINDHOEK, 28 December 2024 - NamPol spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi. (Photo by: Melissa //Hoebes) NAMPA
Police identify body found at water works facility
WINDHOEK, 19 MAY (NAMPA) - The man whose body was discovered at the Gammams Water Care Works facility on Sunday, has been iden...
Eba Kandovazu
2026-05-19
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Kavango West records reduction in crime in first quarter of 2026
NKURENKURU, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – The Kavango West Region recorded a reduction in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and overall crime c...
Joel Lylie
2026-05-19
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Nekomba visits bereaved family after fatal fire in Okakoko village
OMUTHIYA, 19 MAY (NAMPA) - Omuthiya Constituency Regional Councillor Erastus Nekomba on Monday visited the homestead of the tw...
Max Henrich
2026-05-19
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Ngurare wants 10 boreholes per constituency in Kavango West
NKURENKURU, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has called for the drilling of at least 10 boreholes in each of t...
Joel Lylie
2026-05-19
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