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MARIENTAL, 31 July 2026- Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addresses delegates during a courtesy visit to Hardap Governors Office on Friday, where he called on Hardap regional leaders to accelerate youth economic empowerment, promote constituency-based development projects and strengthen national unity. (Photo:Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

PM calls for practical youth development projects in Hardap

MARIENTAL, 01 AUG (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged leaders in the Hardap Region to accelerate youth economic ...

Garises Joe-chintha

MARIENTAL, 31 July 2016- MARIENTAL Municipality officially launched its Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2030) on Friday, with Prime Minister Dr Elijah Ngurare officiating the event. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

Mariental Municipality adopts disaster risk strategy to boost resilience

MARIENTAL, 01 AUG (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Friday officially launched the Mariental Municipality Disaster Ri...

Garises Joe-chintha

KATIMA MULILO, 17 July 2026 - The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) on Friday pledged supplementary livestock feed valued at N$500 000 to the Zambezi Regional Council (ZRC). The pledge is meant to benefit over 3 000 vulnerable livestock farmers in the region, especially those affected by floods in the Kabbe North, Kabbe South, and Katima Rural constituencies. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

EIF's donated supplementary livestock feeds to be delivered next week: Walubita

KATIMA MULILO, 01 AUG (NAMPA) - The Zambezi Regional Council's Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Beaven Walubit...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

GOBABIS - Miss Teen and Miss Namibia Crowning this weekend (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Gobabis ready for crowning events this weekend

GOBABIS, 31 JUL (NAMPA) – Excitement continues to build in Gobabis as preparations for the Miss Teen Namibia and Miss Namibi...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

GOBABIS- One Blood musical group will be performing at Meat and Beer Festival at Gobabis on Saturday (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Meat and beer festival rocking Gobabis this weekend

GOBABIS, 31 JUL (NAMPA) – The MTC Maris Meat and Beer Festival is expected to deliver a high-energy celebration of Omaheke�...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

WINDHOEK, 31 July 2026 - Quanito van Vuuren and Moses Sem pictured in the Windhoek High Court. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Court finds murder suspects’ confessions inadmissible as evidence

WINDHOEK, 31 JUL (NAMPA) – The Windhoek High Court has ruled that oral admissions allegedly made by two men accused of rapin...

31 July 2026 - A fake AI-generated image falsely linking former First Lady Monica Geingos to an investment scam while misusing a Nampa journalist's byline. (Photo: Contributed)

One Economy Foundation cautions against Geingos investment scams

OTJINENE, 31 JUL (NAMPA) - The One Economy Foundation has warned the public against a renewed wave of online scams in which fr...

OTJIWARONGO, 21 April 2022 - The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored)'s Public Relations Officer, Charlie Matengu speaks at a media briefing Thursday morning in connection with the two day power outage for the residents of Kombat, Otavi and nearby farms. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Cenored technician electrocuted while on duty

OTJIWARONGO, 31 JUL (NAMPA) – A technician employed by the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) and base...

Mulisa Simiyasa

NKURENKURU, 31 July 2026 - The Office of the President has begun distributing food rations to marginalised households across Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Office of the President distributes food in Kavango West

NKURENKURU, 31 JUL (NAMPA) – The Office of the President has begun distributing food rations to marginalised households acro...

EPUKIRO, 30 July 2026 - Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Deputy Executive Director and Chief Registrar, Jackson Wandjiva, pictured during the e-ID awareness campaign in Epukiro. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Parents urged to register children at birth to avoid future delays

EPUKIRO, 31 JUL (NAMPA) - Parents have been urged to register their children immediately after birth to avoid lengthy verifica...

WINDHOEK, 30 July 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured during the launch of the 2026 edition of the MTC Kasi Vibe Festival. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah hails Kasi Vibe fest for empowering SMEs, creative industry

WINDHOEK, 30 JUL (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday commended the MTC Kasi Vibe Festival for creating op...

ETOSHA, 29 July 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi speaks at Seringkop government resettlement farm at the headquarters of the Hai//Om San traditional authority on Wednesday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Witbooi calls for practical solutions to Hai//Om San challenges near Etosha

OUTJO, 30 JUL (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi has directed a high-level delegation tasked with addressing challenges ...

Mulisa Simiyasa

GENEVA, 09 July 2026 – Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, pictured at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday. (Photo: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

Theofelus proposes joint committee to improve telecom services on communal land

WINDHOEK, 29 JUL (NAMPA) – Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus has proposed the establishmen...

KATIMA MULILO, 29 July 2026 - Hundreds of people flocked to the tiny village of Limbeza on Tuesday to bid farewell to Retired Major, Pharis Lazarus Liswaniso who was laid to rest at his home village, in the Kabbe North Constituency of the Zambezi Region.

(Photo: Contributed)

Retired liberation icon laid to rest at Kabbe

KATIMA MULILO, 29 JUL (NAMPA) – Hundreds of people flocked to the tiny village of Limbeza in the Kabbe North Constituency of...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

TSJAKA BEN HUR, 29 July 2026 - Residents of the Tsjaka Ben Hur community in the Kalahari Constituency of Omaheke Region during an information sharing session on the electronic identity (e-ID) card campaign. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

New e-ID welcomed as step towards stronger digital identity

TSJAKA BEN HUR, 29 JUL (NAMPA) – Some residents of the Tsjaka Ben Hur community in the Kalahari Constituency have welcomed N...

WINDHOEK, 29 July 2026 - Johannes Bock, who admitted to killing his 17-year-old girlfriend by strangling her during a drunken argument in 2023 was sentenced to an effective 15 years’ imprisonment on Wednesday. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Young man jailed 15 years for strangling 17-year-old girlfriend

WINDHOEK, 29 JUL (NAMPA) – A 21-year-old man who admitted to killing his 17-year-old girlfriend, Sara Jonker, by strangling ...

ETOSHA, 29 July 2026 - Vice President, Lucia Witbooi (middle) tours the Ombika location inside the Etosha National Park on Wednesday morning at the Okaukuejo gate. She was accompanied by a high level delegation of Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge; Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Moses Khumub; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel; Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp; Deputy Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Linda Mbwale; Governor of Kunene, Vipuakuje Muharukua; Outjo Constituency Councillor, Cleophas Gaingob and Uuvudhiya Constituency Councillor, Timotheus Shivute. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Witbooi visits Hai//Om San communities at Etosha

OKAUKUEJO, 30 JUL (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi on Wednesday visited the Hai//Om San communities living in and arou...

Mulisa Simiyasa

Pregnant woman, son die in accident near Kombat

OTJIWARONGO, 29 JUL (NAMPA) – A pregnant woman and her three-year-old son died instantly on Tuesday after the seven-seater v...

Mulisa Simiyasa

MPUNGU, 27 July 2026 - Joseph Abaseb, 41, of Farm Huigub, who fixes fences to survive and never went to school because of his disability, receives a wheelchair from the Office of the Vice President. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

//Khumub visits Bravo Resettlement Farm

MPUNGU, 28 JUL (NAMPA) – The Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Moses //Khumub, on Monday visited the Brav...

HENTIES BAY, 14 November 2025 - The newly installed and first ever traffic lights in the city centre of Henties Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Accident damage to traffic infrastructure costs CoW N$1.5 million

WINDHOEK, 28 JUL (NAMPA) - The City of Windhoek has spent approximately N$1.5 million over the past two years on repairing tra...

OPUWO, 27 July 2026 - The welcome sign at the entrance to Opuwo. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Opuwo development projects progressing despite challenges: Kakondo

OPUWO, 27 JUL (NAMPA) - Opuwo Mayor Kasipo Kakondo says the town council is making steady progress on key infrastructure proje...

Kaviveterue Virere

Two perish in road accidents over the weekend

WINDHOEK, 27 JUL (NAMPA) - Two people died in separate car accidents over the weekend, the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has ...

BUKALO, 26 July 2025 - Masubia Chief, Munintenge Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa Moraliswani III pictured during the Masubia Traditional and Cultural Festival 2025 at Bukalo. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Chief Mutwa calls for cultural preservation at Masubia Festival

KATIMA MULILO, 27 JUL (NAMPA) – Chief Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa III of the Masubia Traditional Authority has urged his subjects ...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

Namibia's development journey incomplete without Zambezi's agricultural sector: President

KATIMA MULILO, 25 JUL (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibia's development journey will be incomplete without...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

WINDHOEK - NamPower Board Chairperson Clive Kavendjii. (Photo: Contributed)

NamPower celebrates 30 years with inaugural PowerRun family event

WINDHOEK, 25 JUL (NAMPA) – NamPower celebrated its 30th anniversary with its inaugural PowerRun family event here on Saturda...

OMUTHIYA, 24 July 2026 - The Omuthiya Town Council building. (Photo: Contributed)

Omuthiya Town Council owed N$ 65 million by residents

OMUTHIYA, 26 JUL (NAMPA) - Omuthiya Town Council has intensified its debt recovery efforts as outstanding municipal debt has r...

NKURENKURU, 24 July 2026- Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu has officially assumed the role of Kavango West Regional Commander, replacing Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo, who is now regional commander of Zambezi. (Photo: Contributed)

Commissioner Nelumbu officially takes over Kavango West Region

NKURENKURU, 25 JUL (NAMPA) - Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu on Friday officially took over as Kavango West Regional Commander at...

KARIBIB, 20 March 2026 - Children fetching water at a prepaid water station in the Harambee informal settlement in Karibib. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

PM champions climate-resilient water solutions through partnerships and innovation

SWAKOPMUND, 24 JUL (NAMPA) – Prime Minister (PM) Elijah Ngurare has called for greater investment in climate-resilient water...

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

Man allegedly commits suicide at Lyangwe village

KATIMA MULILO, 24 JUL (NAMPA) – A 33-year-old man reportedly hanged himself at Lyangwe village near Bukalo on Thursday. The ...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

WINDHOEK, 22 July 2026 - Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema (Middle) with Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Wise Immanuel and stakeholders at the launch of the Namibia Child Care and Protection statistics report. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Child protection services rebound to highest level in a decade

WINDHOEK, 24 JUL (NAMPA) – The Namibia Child Care and Protection Statistics Report has revealed that child protection servic...

WINDHOEK, 22 July 2026 - Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema (Middle) with Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Wise Immanuel and stakeholders at the launch of the Namibia Child Care and Protection statistics report. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Child grants reached over 377 000 children in 2023: Ministry

WINDHOEK, 24 JUL (NAMPA) - Government expenditure on child grants exceeded N$1 billion as the number of children benefiting fr...

WINDHOEK, 23 July 2026 - Taddeus Shambalula, Control Administrative Officer, Civil Registration in the Ministry of Home Affairs pictured with Stefanus van Staden, the Director of Solutions Architecture in the Office of the Prime Minister during an eID information sharing session. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Namibia's eID system to improve services, not track citizens: Shambulala

WINDHOEK, 23 JUL (NAMPA) - The introduction of Namibia's electronic identity (eID) system is intended to improve public servic...

Nekundi assesses Opuwo-Oruvandjei road in Kunene Region

OPUWO, 23 JUL (NAMPA) - Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi on Wednesday assessed the Opuwo-Oruvandjei road in the Kun...

Kaviveterue Virere

WINDHOEK, 22 July 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has paid tribute to former Swapo Party stalwart Toini Hausiku during a visit to the Hausiku family home in Windhoek following her passing on Sunday. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah urges unity as she pays tribute to Toini Hausiku

WINDHOEK, 22 JUL (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday paid tribute to the late Toini Mwahangange Hausiku,...

TSUMEB, 06 November 2024 - The Tsumeb Municipality has refuted various allegations levelled against the council in a petition by over 90 community members on Tuesday. (Photo: Contributed)

CORRECTION: Tsumeb Municipality defends five per cent tariff increase

ATTENTION - CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to the Tsumeb Municipality public relations of...

Angie September

OMUTHIYA, 22 July 2026- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Communication Technology captured with Oshikoto governor Sacky Kathindi (C, black suit).

(Photo: Max Henrich) Nampa

Kathindi calls for improved connectivity

OMUTHIYA, 22 JUL (NAMPA) - Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi has called for accelerated investment in telecommunications infras...