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Aupindi Backs Petroleum Amendment Bill Learners Urged To Protect Hardap Forest Resources Otjozongombe Grazing Areas Destroyed By Wildfire Trade Management Bill To Strengthen Namibia’s Trade, Industrialisation Government Prioritises Fmd Containment Before Livestock Trade Resumes: Zaamwaani Otjozondjupa Moves To Revive Regional Road Safety Forum Namibia Urged To Deepen Indigenous Participation In Oil Industry Sikerete Urges Namibia U23S To Rise Again After Angola Setback Steenkamp Highlights Expansion Of Zvtc Swakopmund Aquarium Refurbishment To Start In 2027 Suren Embraces The Challenges Of European Mountain Biking

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OTJOZONGOMBE, 07 October 2026- A wildfire burns across grazing areas in the Otjozongombe area of the Opuwo Rural Constituency in the Kunene Region on Wednesday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Otjozongombe grazing areas destroyed by wildfire

OTJOZONGOMBE, 07 OCT (NAMPA) – A massive wildfire has destroyed grazing areas in the Otjozongombe area of the Opuwo Rural Co...

Kaviveterue Virere

MARIENTAL, 06 October 2026-Learners urged to protect Hardap forest resources. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

Learners urged to protect Hardap forest resources

MARIENTAL, 07 OCT (NAMPA) – Learners in the Hardap Region have been urged to protect forest resources and ensure that plants...

Garises Joe-chintha

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Government prioritises FMD containment before livestock trade resumes: Zaamwaani

WINDHOEK, 06 OCT (NAMPA) - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has said the government�...

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2025 - The National Marine Aquarium of Namibia located in the coastal town of Swakopmund in the Erongo Region. (Photo: contributed) NAMPA

Swakopmund aquarium refurbishment to start in 2027

SWAKOPMUND, 06 OCT (NAMPA) – The refurbishment of the National Marine Aquarium in Swakopmund is expected to commence in 2027...

MARIENTAL, 06 October 2026- Hardap commits to planting 75 000 trees under national Arbor Day. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

Hardap commits to planting 75 000 trees under Arbor Day

MARIENTAL, 06 OCT (NAMPA) – Hardap Region has committed to planting at least 75 000 trees as part of Namibia’s national dr...

Garises Joe-chintha

MALTAHÖHE, 06 October 2026- The Maltahöhe Village Council has officially launched its clean up campaign on Monday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

Maltahöhe clean-up to promote community pride

MALTAHÖHE, 06 OCT (NAMPA) – The Maltahöhe Village Council has called on residents of Maltahöhe to take collective respons...

Garises Joe-chintha

OKAHUNGU, 06 October 2026- Jamuna Ruhozu, an Okahungu resident who lost 57 goats following heavy rain, hail and rising river waters last Friday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

Okahungu residents lose goats after heavy rain and hail

By Kaviveterue Virere OPUWO, 06 OCT (NAMPA) – Residents of Okahungu in Opuwo Urban have reported losing goats following heav...

Kaviveterue Virere

KATIMA MULILO, 05 October 2026 – The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, on Monday expressed great honour and satisfaction at the official closing ceremony of the Namibia/Zambia border clearance and de-bushing operation held here.

(Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Namibia-Zambia border clearance operation concludes

KATIMA MULILO, 05 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Frans Kapofi has commended members of the Namibian ...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

RUNDU, 01 October 2026 - Heavy rain damaged the staffroom at Ruben Makaranga Combined School in Rundu on Wednesday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

Heavy rain damages staffroom at Ruben Makaranga

RUNDU, 01 OCT (NAMPA) – Heavy rain in Rundu on Wednesday damaged the staffroom at Ruben Makaranga Combined School in the Sau...

Twenty-four rhinos poached in 2026

WINDHOEK, 28 SEP (NAMPA) – Forty-three rhinos were poached in Namibia in 2025, down from 91 in 2024, marking the country’s...

GOBABIS, 28 September 2026 - The Omaheke Regional Council has called for farmers' cooperation during the FMD outbreak. (Photo: Zebaldt Ngaruka) NAMPA

Omaheke residents urged to comply with FMD control measures

GOBABIS, 26 SEP (NAMPA) – Chairperson of the Omaheke Regional Council (ORC), Rocco Nguvauva, has called on farmers and inhab...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

EPUKIRO - Government allocated N$40 million for procurement of grain. (Photo: Contributed)

Government avails N$40 million for grain procurement

GOBABIS, 20 SEP (NAMPA) – Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) allocate...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

Windhoek, 19 September 2026- Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu).NAMPA

Ngurare warns of baboon hazard as clean-up campaign returns

WINDHOEK, 19 SEP (NAMPA) – The increasing presence of baboons in human settlements has become a growing concern linked to po...

Trees of Nkurenkuru book launched

NKURENKURU, 19 SEP (NAMPA) – The Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Anselm Marungu, has officially launch...

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Tourism holds untapped jobs potential for Namibia’s youth: Daniel

WINDHOEK, 18 SEP (NAMPA) – The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, has highlighted the significa...

Uakutura Kambaekua

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Farmers honoured for resilience amid climate and drought challenges

GOBABIS, 18 SEP (NAMPA) – Namibia’s agricultural sector operates in a challenging environment despite being key to the cou...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet". (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Namibia marks World Ozone Day with sustainable cooling focus

WINDHOEK, 17 SEP (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy on Wednesday brought together industry stakeholders, e...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OTJIWARONGO, 10 September 2026 - Government officials, including representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), gathered in Otjiwarongo on Thursday to validate a newly compiled National Disaster Risk Management Policy document.
(Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Government officials convene to validate National Disaster Risk Management Policy

OTJIWARONGO, 10 SEP (NAMPA) – Government officials, including representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), g...

Mulisa Simiyasa

WINDHOEK, 09 September 2026 - Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse (second from left sitted)) pictured with delegates at the Second International Conference on Finance and Sustainable Business (ICFSB 2026) hosted at NUST's Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

Amutse calls for transformative finance to power Vision 2030

WINDHOEK, 09 SEP (NAMPA) – Genuine economic sustainability cannot be achieved by simply labelling conventional financial pro...

Uakutura Kambaekua

KEETMANSHOOP, 1 November 2014 – The heat in Keetmanshoop was broken with a downpour of showers on Saturday. According to weather forecaster Richard Nashikaku, the town received 7mm of rain. Rain was widespread in the region with Aroab, a village 130km east of Keetmans receiving the highest rainfall with 21.5mm. (Photo by: Patience Smith) NAMPA

Namibia warned of drier, hotter 2026/27 rainfall season

WINDHOEK, 07 SEP (NAMPA) – The Namibia Meteorological Service has warned that Namibia will experience a drier-than-normal an...

Tourism policy enters final validation stage

MARIENTAL, 04 SEP (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has entered the final validation stage of the ...

Garises Joe-chintha

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice President Lucia Witbooi accompanied by other senior officials during a recent visit to the Seaworks fishing factory in Walvis Bay. They are looking at some of the most popularly imported seafood. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Zaamwani announces policy reforms to protect N$14 billion fisheries sector

WINDHOEK, 04 SEP (NAMPA) - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani has announced a series of ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

Agriculture a key pillar to achieve NDP6: Ngurare

EPUKIRO, 23 AUG (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has said agriculture is the foundation of Namibia's Sixth National Dev...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

OTJIWARONGO, 28 October 2015 – This female crocodile is estimated to be 35 years old. Its kept at the Otjiwarongo crocodile farm. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Crocodiles successfully rescued from fire at Otjiwarongo Crocodile Farm

OTJIWARONGO, 18 AUG (NAMPA) – Firefighters successfully rescued dozens of crocodiles after a fire broke out on the thatched ...

Mulisa Simiyasa

WALVIS BAY, 08 April 2026 - The “informal settlement” at the Walvis Bay landfill. (Photo: Contributed)

Namibia lacks dedicated waste management law

SWAKOPMUND, 10 AUG (NAMPA) – Namibia’s waste management efforts remain hampered by the absence of dedicated waste manageme...

Conservation and environmental issues can be solved by indigenous people: Dyakugha

KATIMA MULILO, 10 AUG (NAMPA) - Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha says indigenous people can offer many solutions to the problems th...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

OKAUKUEJO, 31 July 2026 - The entrance to Etosha National Park through the Ombika gate. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Namibia targets 1.8 million tourists and N$18.5 billion GDP by 2030

WINDHOEK, 07 AUG (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has outlined ambitious objectives for its touris...

Uakutura Kambaekua

Land Reform Ministry steps up illegal fence removals

WINDHOEK, 06 AUG (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has intensified its programme to re...

OKAUKUEJO, 31 July 2026 - The entrance to Etosha National Park through the Ombika gate. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SCRAMBLE FOR ETOSHA'S NATURAL RESOURCES INTENSIFIES AMID LATEST HAI//OM SAN DEMANDS

By Mulisa Simiyasa OKAUKUEJO, 02 AUG (NAMPA) – Namibia's flagship tourism destination, the Etosha National Park, has once ag...

Mulisa Simiyasa

Minister urges development partners to back agri-food transformation

WINDHOEK, 27 JUL (NAMPA) – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani on Monday called on devel...

KEETMANSHOOP, 27 October 2011 - Locusts.(Photo by The Namibian Newspaper)NAMPA

Locust swarms threaten crops in Otjozondjupa Region

OKORUSU, 23 JUL (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has alerted farmers in the Otjozondj...

Mulisa Simiyasa

RUNDU, 18 July 2026 - The Kavango River. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

Kavango Peoples Forum demands halt to NamWater pipeline project

RUNDU, 18 JUL (NAMPA) – The Kavango People’s Forum has called on the Namibian government to halt NamWater’s proposed Kav...

Desalination plants set to boost water security in Oshikoto and Ohangwena

OMUTHIYA, 17 JUL (NAMPA) – Communities in the Oshikoto and Ohangwena regions are a step closer to accessing reliable and cli...

Windhoek, 23 March 2018 - A backhoe loader is pictured here during operating hours at City of Windhoek's Kupferberg waste disposal site on the outskirts of Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Mumbuu Jnr)

Otjiwarongo mass clean-up campaign set for Friday

OTJIWARONGO, 15 JUL (NAMPA) – The Municipality of Otjiwarongo’s annual mass clean-up campaign is scheduled to take place o...

Mulisa Simiyasa

DSL IP to establish community seed banks in northern regions

OMUTHIYA, 09 JUL (NAMPA) – Two community seed banks will be established in the Oshikoto and Oshana regions over the next two...

SICHUAN, 09 July 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her delegation visited the Sichuan Agricultural Research Station in the Chengdu Province, where they were introduced to cutting-edge agricultural innovations aimed at improving crop yields, seed quality and climate-resilient farming.

(Photo by:Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Chinese agricultural innovations offer lessons for Namibia’s food security goals

By Isabel Bento SICHUAN, 09 JUL (NAMPA) – Namibia is seeking to deepen agricultural cooperation with China by prioritising t...

Justina Shuumbwa