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MANKUMPI, 13 October 2026 -The Kavango West Regional Council has handed over the site for a N$1 million horticulture hub to Rware Trading Enterprises at Daureni Cluster of Sustainable Villages in Mankumpi Constituency on Tuesday.

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N$1 million Daureni horticulture hub site handed over

MANKUMPI, 14 OCT (NAMPA) -The Kavango West Regional Council on Tuesday handed over a site for a N$1 million horticulture hub t...

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

Suspects arrested in Okahandja school girls’ murder cases

WINDHOEK, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police announced the arrest of suspects in connection with the murders of three girl...

SWAKOPMUND, 13 October 2026 - Newly appointed ACC Director General Dr Bryan Eiseb, making his maiden media address at the commission’s annual Erongo media engagement in Swakopmund on Tuesday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ACC, media urged to strengthen anti-corruption efforts

SWAKOPMUND, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – The media has been urged to intensify investigative journalism and work closely with the Anti-C...

OTJIWARONGO, 16 May 2022 - The Magistrate's Court complex at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Otjiwarongo businessman granted N$5 000 bail in alleged bribery case

OTJIWARONGO, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – A 30-year-old businessman accused of attempting to bribe police officers who approached his sh...

Mulisa Simiyasa

WINDHOEK, 13 October 2026 - Acting Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, during the official launch of TransNamib Rail Safety Week 2026

(Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Police urge communities to join rail safety fight

WINDHOEK, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – Acting Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, has calle...

GOBABIS, 23 March 2026 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, speaking at the official opening of the induction workshop for local authorities and chief executive officers from the Omaheke and //Kharas regions. (Photo by: Zebaldt Ngaruka) NAMPA

Sankwasa issues stern warning to LAs over RFA financial assistance

WINDHOEK, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa warned local authority councils that finan...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2025 - Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Linda Aipinge-Nakale. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Ninth ICT summit kicks off in Ongwediva

WINDHOEK, 12 OCT (NAMPA) - The ninth National ICT Summit is expected to focus on practical solutions to unemployment and pover...

GOBABIS, 07 January 2020 - Namibian Police Force Emblem (Photo contributed) NAMPA

Man dies in Sauyemwa informal settlement

RUNDU, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – A man died after collapsing in Rundu’s Sauyemwa location on Sunday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol)...

Otjiwarongo businessman arrested for alleged bribery of police officers

OTJIWARONGO, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – A 30-year-old businessman from the Tsaraxa-Aibes informal settlement in Otjiwarongo was arrest...

Mulisa Simiyasa

B1 ROAD, 11 October 2026 - The seven seater which overturned and rolled three times after an alleged tyre burst Sunday afternoon along the Otjiwarongo-Okahandja B1 road. Seven occupants including its 37-year-old driver survived the accident with slight to serious injuries and were taken to the Okahandja State Hospital for medical attention. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Seven survive accident on Otjiwarongo-Okahandja B1 road

OTJIWARONGO, 12 OCT (NAMPA) - Seven people aged between 32 and 37 survived an accident on the Otjiwarongo-Okahandja B1 road on...

Mulisa Simiyasa

CHOI, 11 October 2026 - Nfumu Joseph Tembwe Mayuni III of the Mashi Traditional Authority in the Zambezi Region. (Photo: Contributed)

Poverty levels continue to haunt Mashi: Chief Mayuni

KATIMA MULILO, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – Chief Nfumu Joseph Tembwe Mayuni III of the Mashi Traditional Authority in the Zambezi Regio...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

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

Man stabbed to death in Windhoek

WINDHOEK, 12 OCT (NAMPA) - A 38-year-old man identified as Jason Natanael died after he was allegedly stabbed with a kitchen k...

OTJIWARONGO, 06 March 2018 - The Namibian Police Force emblem. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Man arrested for attempted rape at Okahandja

OTJIWARONGO, 12 OCT (NAMPA) - An 18-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to abduct and rape a 10...

Mulisa Simiyasa

GOBABIS, 07 January 2020 - Namibian Police Force Emblem (Photo contributed) NAMPA

Fourteen-year-old girl drowns in Kavango River at Rundu

RUNDU, 11 OCT (NAMPA) – A 14-year-old girl drowned in the Kavango River at Mabiye village in the Rundu district on Saturday ...

GAM, 19 April 2026 - The road to the Tsumkwe settlement. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Man commits suicide after argument with girlfriend

OTJIWARONGO, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – A 28-year-old man at Tsumkwe settlement allegedly hanged himself with a rope at his house shor...

Mulisa Simiyasa

KATJINAKATJI, 10 October 2026- Twenty-one families from the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) received newly constructed houses at Katjinakatji Growth Point in the Kavango West Region on Friday, in a move aimed at improving access to affordable housing for low-income households.

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Twenty-one families receive houses at Katjinakatji

KATJINAKATJI, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – Twenty-one families received houses at Katjinakatji Growth Point in Kavango West on Friday, a...

EPUKIRO, 09 October 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi inagurated Eco-Village settlement in Omaheke's Epukiro constituency (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Eco-Village a vision for the future: Witbooi

EPUKIRO, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – Vice President (VP) Lucia Witbooi said the constructed 40 housing units valued at N$25 million at ...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

WINDHOEK, 13 MARCH 2026 - Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Home Affairs grappling with delayed marriage certificate submissions

WINDHOEK, 09 OCT (NAMPA) – Delays by marriage officers in submitting marriage certificates to the Ministry of Home Affairs, ...

WINDHOEK, 08 OCTOBER 2026- President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with Lena Strydom, wife of the late former chief justice Johan Strydom and his family in Windhoek. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah consoles Strydom family

WINDHOEK, 08 OCT (NAMPA)- President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday visited the family of the late former Chief Justice Joh...

OPUWO, 08 October 2026- Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse, Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua and other delegates pose for a group photo during the Kunene Regional Mining Summit in Opuwo on Thursday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah calls for greater local benefits from mining

OPUWO, 08 OCT (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibia’s mining sector to create more employment, ...

Kaviveterue Virere

MARIENTAL, 08 October 2026- Hardap Council calls for stronger community participation in decentralisation programme. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

Hardap Council calls for greater community participation

MARIENTAL, 08 OCT (NAMPA) – The Hardap Regional Council has called for increased community participation in its decentralisa...

Garises Joe-chintha

OPUWO, 07 October 2026- Participants attend the three-day Kunene Regional Mining Summit at the Pwake Conference Centre in Opuwo on Wednesday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Kunene urged to attract sustainable investment

OPUWO, 07 OCT (NAMPA) – The Kunene region’s low foreign direct investment (FDI) footprint presents an opportunity for the ...

Kaviveterue Virere

OTJIWARONGO, 06 October 2026 - A meeting where the revival of the dormant road safety forum for the Otjozondjupa Region was discussed Tuesday afternoon at the Otjiwarongo Police Station. Otjozondjupa Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Philip Hidengwa (standing) chaired the meeting. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Otjozondjupa moves to revive regional road safety forum

OTJIWARONGO, 06 OCT (NAMPA) - Heads of government ministries in the Otjozondjupa Region met in Otjiwarongo on Tuesday to discu...

Mulisa Simiyasa

OTJOKAVARE, 06 October 2026- A house in Otjokavare village after strong winds blew off its roof during heavy rain and hail last week Wednesday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Heavy winds, rain damage about 80 houses at Otjokavare

OTJOKAVARE, 06 OCT (NAMPA) – About 80 houses at Otjokavare village in the Sesfontein Constituency of the Kunene Region were ...

Kaviveterue Virere

OPUWO, 05 OCTOBER 2026- Members of the Ovatjimba and Ovatue communities register for national documents during the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security outreach programme at Ehomba Village in the Kunene Region on Monday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Home Affairs takes civil registration services to Ovatjimba, Ovatue communities

OPUWO, 05 OCT (NAMPA) – Hundreds of members of the Ovatjimba and Ovatue communities gathered at Ehomba village in the Kunene...

Kaviveterue Virere

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...

MURURANI, 01 October 2026- A 22-year-old , Piet Gaeseb , a farmer at Kap en Bou location in Mururani village, Mankumpi Constituency, runs the Ncamane goat project.

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KAVANGO WEST GOAT SCHEME YIELDS SUCCESS AS YOUNG FARMER DOUBLES HIS HERD

(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) By Lylie Joel MURURANI, 06 OCT (NAMPA) - A 22-year-old farmer from Mururani village in the Kavango W...

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