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RUNDU, 28 August 2017 - Men load maize on 20 tonne trailers headed for the AMTA silos at Omuthiya from former Minister of Health Richard Kamwi's farm. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

Namibia lifts maize seed importation ban on South Africa

WINDHOEK, 24 JUN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has officially lifted the ban on im...

MARIENTAL, 08 April 2025 (NAMPA) - The Hardap Dam, one of the largest dams in Namibia.
(Photo contributed) Nampa

National water storage levels decrease to 86.8 per cent

MARIENTAL, 24 JUN (NAMPA) – The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) has announced that total national surface water storage...

Charmaine Boois

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 June 2025 - ||Kharas governor, Aletha Frederick pictured with some of the beneficiaries of the garden equipment and seeds. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Aroab, Berseba and Snyfontein get garden equipment and seeds

WINDHOEK, 20 JUN (NAMPA) – ||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick on Thursday handed over equipment and seeds valued at N.dolla...

Suzith Tjitaura

ROSH PINAH, 19 JUN (NAMPA) - NamPower Managing Director Kahenge Haulofu with some stakeholders during the media ground-breaking ceremony for the 100 MW Sores |Gaib Power Station about 33 kilometers outside Rosh Pinah. (Photo: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

Groundbreaking ceremony held for Sores |Gaib Power Station

ROSH PINAH, 20 JUN (NAMPA) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday for the 100 Megawatt (MW) Sores |Gaib Photovoltaic...

OUTAPI, 18 June 2025 - Angels' Paradise Private School received plants from the Ministry of Environment during the commemoration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought held at Outapi on Tuesday. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

Omusati commemorates World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

OUTAPI, 17 JUN (NAMPA) – The Omusati Region on Tuesday joined the global community in commemorating the World Day to Combat ...

WINDHOEK, 17 June 2025 - The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel and the Executive Director, Sikongo Haihambo pictured with Waterberg Plateau National Park rangers (Photo: Contributed)

Daniel undertakes familiarisation visit to Waterberg Plateau National Park

WINDHOEK, 17 JUN (NAMPA) – Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister, Indileni Daniel, in the company of her Executive Dire...

MARIENTAL, 13 June 2025 ( NAMPA)- The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi visited the Roots agricultural project in Stampriet.
(Photo: Charmaine Boois) NAMPA

Roots project to join hands with government for food security

MARIENTAL, 15 JUN (NAMPA) – The founder of the Stampriet Roots project, Johan Rieckert has appealed to Government to support...

Charmaine Boois

MARIENTAL, 13 June 2025 (NAMPA)- The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform,Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi visited the office of the Governor in Hardap region.
(Photo: Charmaine Boois) NAMPA

Agriculture minister visits Hardap to assess regional projects

MARIENTAL, 14 JUN (NAMPA) – The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi paid...

Charmaine Boois

OMAKANGE, 20 November2024 - Farmers in the Kunene region are participating in a workshop aimed at equipping them with strategies to prepare for dry seasons, especially following the heavy rainfall experienced across the country this year. (Photo: Contributed)

Kunene farmers primed for warmer weather to support grazing, crops

OPUWO, 12 JUN (NAMPA) – Despite Namibia having recorded high rainfall farmers in areas susceptible to prolonged dry spells, ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

MARIENTAL, 08 April 2025 (NAMPA) - The Hardap Dam, one of the largest dams in Namibia.
(Photo contributed) Nampa

NamWater reports decline in dam levels

MARIENTAL, 10 JUN (NAMPA) – The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) announced on Monday that the national dams’ water sto...

Charmaine Boois

SWAKOPMUND, 15 September 2012 - Volunteers from the Hosea Katako culture group, participating in the national coastal clean-up day here on Saturday. (Photo by: Carike Freygang) NAMPA

Namibians called to end plastic pollution

SWAKOPMUND, 05 JUN (NAMPA) – Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel has called for an urgent and coll...

WINDHOEK, 12 May 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the tree planting ceremony in honour of founding President Sam Nujoma's birthday celebration at Heroes’ Acre. (Photo: Contributed)

Nandi-Ndaitwah reaffirms Namibia's commitment to combating plastic pollution

WINDHOEK, 05 JUN (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated Namibia’s commitment to combating plastic pollu...

WINDHOEK, 05 June - Manager of Health and Environment Services Mary-Anne Hijarunguru at the World Environment Day in Windhoek. (Photo: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

CoW commemorates World Environment Day

WINDHOEK, 05 JUN (NAMPA) – The City of Windhoek (CoW) marked World Environment Day on Thursday with a panel discussion cente...

Justina Shuumbwa

NKURENKURU, 04 April 2025 - The newly appointed governor for the Kavango West Region, Verna Sinimbo. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Sinimbo encourages community to take active role in water resources

NKURENKURU, 04 JUN (NAMPA) – Governor of the Kavango West Region, Verna Sinimbo has emphasised regional ownership and encour...

WINDHOEK, 03 June 2025 - Director of the National Heritage and Culture Programme, Manfred !Gaeb, speaking at the Heritage Digital Technology workshop in Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

!Gaeb commends efforts in UNESCO Priority Africa strategy

WINDHOEK, 04 JUN (NAMPA) - Director in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) Manfre...

Lion

Lion put down after taking man’s life

OPUWO, 02 JUN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has confirmed that a lone lioness that killed a promin...

Uakutura Kambaekua

KALIMBEZA, 30 May 2025 - Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake has encouraged and commended staff at the Kalimbeza Green Scheme Irrigation Project to work as a team, emphasising that specialised crop farming like rice contributes directly to the national goals for food security. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Masake undertakes a familiarisation visit to Kalimbeza Green Scheme

KALIMBEZA, 31 MAY (NAMPA) - The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, on Friday unde...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

WINDHOEK, 23 March 2025 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp. (Photo: Contributed)

Namibia to host the World Heritage Digital Technology workshop

WINDHOEK, 31 MAY (NAMPA) – Namibia, in conjunction with the National Heritage Council and the United Nations Educational, Sc...

KALIMBEZA, 30 May 2025 - Kalimbeza Green Scheme Irrigation Project Manager, Patrick Kompeli says the farm has managed to harvest 108 tonnes of raw rice that is kept in the warehouse at Kalimbeza. He was briefing visiting Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruth Masake on Friday. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Kalimbeza harvests 108 tons of rice

KALIMBEZA, 30 MAY (NAMPA) – The Kalimbeza Green Scheme Irrigation Project has managed to harvest a total of 108 tons of raw ...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

NKURENKURU, 22 May 2025 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Sikongo, pictured at Mangetti Farm in Kavango West Region. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Sikongo calls for water provision to elephants at Mangetti Farm

NKURENKURU, 23 MAY (NAMPA)- Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Sikongo, has called on the Namibia Industrial De...

WINDHOEK, 25 June 2023 - A veld fire broke out in a riverbed in Hochland Park on Saturday. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

Environment ministry urges precautions against wildfires

WINDHOEK, 22 MAY (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has urged Namibians to remain vigilant and...

Justina Shuumbwa

AI-AIS, 23 August 2018 – The Fish River Canyon. (Photo by: Suzith Tjitaura) NAMPA

Missing hiker found safe in Fish River Canyon

WINDHOEK, 22 MAY (NAMPA) – The 63-year-old South African national who went missing last Friday in the Fish River Canyon has ...

Suzith Tjitaura

EPUKIRO, 17 May 2025 - The N/a'an ku sê Clinic, a subsidiary of the N/a'an ku sê Foundation, conducted a vaccination campaign against rabies in the Omaheke Region’s Epukiro Constituency on Saturday. (Photo: Contributed)

Dogs and cats vaccinated against rabies in Epukiro

GOBABIS, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – The N/a'an ku sê Clinic, a subsidiary of the N/a'an ku sê Foundation, conducted a vaccination ca...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

KATIMA MULILO, 16 May 2025 - Six officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism appeared before the Katima Mulilo District A-Court Magistrate Davy Kambinda on Friday facing a charge of assault with grievous bodily harm (GBH).

Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso (NAMPA)

Environment Ministry officials arrested for alleged assault appear in court

KATIMA MULILO, 16 MAY (NAMPA) – Six officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, who were arrested on c...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

OMUTHIYA, 16 May 2025 - The Omuthiya Town Council and officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, through the Directorate of Forestry at Onankali, confiscated illegally harvested firewood. (Photo: Contributed)

Omuthiya targets illegal firewood trade

OSHAKATI, 16 MAY (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, through the Directorate of Forestry at Onankali,...

WINDHOEK, 15 May 2025 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Contributed)

Zaamwani urges Malawi to join ZAMCOM agreement

KEETMANSHOOP, 16 MAY (NAMPA) - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has appealed to Malaw...

Suzith Tjitaura

WINDHOEK, 12 November 2020 - Lions lie in the shade of a tree in the Etosha National Park. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

MoEFT to relocate Ngonga lions to Bwabwata National Park

KATIMA MULILO, 15 MAY (NAMPA) – Following the Ngonga community’s outcry over lions terrorising the area in recent weeks, t...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

MARIENTAL, 14 May 2025 - The Taradi! Hana Xabadi backyard gardening organisation in Mariental formed in 2022. (Photo: Contributed)

MARIENTAL ORGANISATION CULTIVATING HOPE AND HARVESTS

By Charmaine Boois (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) MARIENTAL, 18 MAY (NAMPA) – Taradi! Hana Xabadi was born in 2022 out of a shared...

Charmaine Boois

SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAY 2025 - Reptile Mineral Resources has donated specialised computing equipment to the Gobabeb Research Institute in the Erongo Region. The equipment will enable the institute to establish Namibia’s first ever bioinformatics, remote sensing and geographic information systems desk. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Specialised tech donation to boost desert research at Gobabeb

SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAY (NAMPA) – Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (RMR), a subsidiary of Deep Yellow Limited, has donat...

NKURENKURU, 12 May 2025 – Kavango West Governor, Verna Sinimbo on Monday led a regional initiative to plant trees in honour of Founding President Sam Nujoma, Held at the Kavango West Regional Office Park in Nkurenkuru.
(photo: Lylie Joel)
NAMPA

Sinimbo leads tree planting initiative at Kavango West

NKURENKURU, 13 MAY (NAMPA) – Kavango West Governor, Verna Sinimbo, on Monday led a regional initiative to plant trees in hon...

KATIMA MULILO, 23 February 2025 - Zambezi Region Governor Lawrence Sampofu delivering a message at the memorial service for Founding President Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

Seedlings planted at Sikosinyana school to honour Nujoma

KATIMA MULILO, 13 MAY (NAMPA) – In adherence to the Namibian government’s call to actively promote tree planting this mont...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

OTJIWARONGO, 12 May 2025 - Otjozondjupa Governor, John //Khamuseb (centre) headed an initiative to plant fruit trees on Monday afternoon at Otjiwarongo together with teachers and learners of the Monica Geingos Senior Secondary School to remember the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma on his birthday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

||Khamuseb wants reduction of food imports in remembrance of Nujoma

OTJIWARONGO, 12 MAY (NAMPA) – Otjozondjupa Governor, John ||Khamuseb has called on inhabitants of the region to plant more f...

Mulisa Simiyasa

OPUWO, 12 MAY 2025 - Kunene Governor, Vipuakuje Muharukua (left) planting a tree at the governor's chambers in Opuwo on Monday. Muharukua spearheaded a regional initiative to plant trees in tribute to Founding President Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

Kunene plant trees to honour founding president

OPUWO, 12 MAY (NAMPA) – Kunene Governor, Vipuakuje Muharukua on Monday led a regional initiative to plant trees in honour of...

Uakutura Kambaekua

Mariental schools plant trees in tribute to late Nujoma

MARIENTAL, 13 MAY (NAMPA) – A tree planting ceremony was held at Aimablaagte Primary School in Mariental in memory of late F...

Charmaine Boois

RUNDU, 12 May 2025 - Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka (right) together with Dr Herbert Diaz Secondary School Principal, Hamunyera Konrad during the region’s tree planting day at the school on Monday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

Tree planting symbolises positive change Nujoma championed: Hambyuka

RUNDU, 12 MAY (NAMPA) – Kavango East Region Governor, Hamunyera Hambyuka says the trees planted in honour of Sam Nujoma will...

OMUTHIYA, 08 May 2025 - The Omuthiya Town Council has deployed a team of 50 of its residents to enhance community safety through a clean-up initiative. (Photo: Contributed)

Omuthiya deploys residential clean-up team

OMUTHIYA, 08 MAY 2025 - The Omuthiya Town Council has deployed a team of 50 of its residents to enhance community safety throu...