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SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Swanu, Nudo join NYC fray

WINDHOEK, 24 JUN (NAMPA) – The youth leagues of Swanu of Namibia and the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) have ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, pictured at the groundbreaking ceremony for the NaTIS centre in Wanaheda. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

No timeline for removal of Western Bypass speed humps: Nekundi

By Andreas Thomas WINDHOEK, 23 JUN (NAMPA) – The speed humps on the B1 road along Windhoek’s Western Bypass, which have sp...

WINDHOEK, 26 APR 2018 - Swapo Party Youth League Secretary, Ephraim Nekongo speaks during a media briefing in the capital on Thursday. (Photo by: Edward Mumbuu Jnr) NAMPA

SPYL condemns NYC general assembly collapse

WINDHOEK, 23 JUN (NAMPA) – The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has condemned the collapse of the National Youth Council (NYC...

Uakutura Kambaekua

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

IMYON tears into NYC impasse, demands accountability

WINDHOEK, 23 JUN (NAMPA) – The Indigenous Minorities Youth Organisation of Namibia (IMYON) has condemned the violence and in...

Uakutura Kambaekua

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Rise above pettiness, Ngurare tells youths

WINDHOEK, 23 JUN (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Monday urged the youth to set aside their differences and embrac...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 22 June 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah being welcomed at the Hosea Kutako International Airport on Monday (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Nandi-Ndaitwah hails Ghana, Tanzania visits as successful

WINDHOEK, 22 JUN (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described her recent visits to Ghana and Tanzania as successfu...

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

NYC General Assembly postponed as chaos halts proceedings

SWAKOPMUND, 21 JUN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has postponed the Nationa...

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Witbooi cautions NYC members against divisions

SWAKOPMUND, 19 JUN (NAMPA) – Vice President Lucia Witbooi has cautioned delegates at the Third General Assembly of the Natio...

WINDHOEK, 26 September 2025 - Justice and Labour Relations Minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Namibia’s judiciary not at risk of Zimbabwean domination: Immanuel

WINDHOEK, 19 JUN (NAMPA) – Justice and Labour Relations Minister, Wise Immanuel has dismissed suggestions that Namibia’s j...

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, pictured at the groundbreaking ceremony for the NaTIS centre in Wanaheda. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Nekundi defends RCC's record on local participation

WINDHOEK, 19 JUN (NAMPA) - Works and Transport Minister, Veikko Nekundi, has defended the Roads Contractor Company (RCC) again...

WINDHOEK, 10 March 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Ngurare defends Petroleum Amendment Bill, emphasises institutionalised oversight

WINDHOEK, 18 JUN (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has defended the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Amendment B...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OSHAKATI, 18 June 2026, The newly elected chairperson of the Oshana Reginal Youth Forum, Griffith Mwashekele. (photo: contributed)

Mwashekele vows to bridge rural-urban gap for Oshana youth

OSHAKATI, 18 JUN (NAMPA) - Newly elected Oshana Regional Youth Forum Chairperson, Griffith Mwashekele, has pledged to bridge t...

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 dispels e-ID misconceptions

WINDHOEK, 18 JUN (NAMPA) - Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has dismissed allegation...

WINDHOEK, 17 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured with Ovaherero Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua during a recent meeting in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

Ngurare calls for unity among traditional authorities

WINDHOEK, 18 JUN (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has called for greater unity among Namibia’s traditional authoritie...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 20 March 2026 - Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, pictured at State House during a Working Visit by President Duma Boko of Botswana. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Government to overhaul regulation of accountants and auditors

WINDHOEK, 17 JUN (NAMPA) - Finance Minister, Ericah Shafudah, on Tuesday tabled the Accountants and Auditors’ Regulatory Aut...

WINDHOEK, 27 March 2025 - Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah speaks during the tabling of the 2025/26 national budget in Parliament on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Shafudah tables Bill to establish Tax Court

WINDHOEK, 17 JUN (NAMPA) - Efforts to address a legal gap in Namibia's tax dispute resolution system gained momentum on Tuesda...

ONDANGWA, 28 April 2026 - Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi pictured during the official opening of the 2026 Ondangwa Trade and Industrial Exhibition on Tuesday. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

Govt in contact with mission in SA over hijacked Namibian bus: Ashipala-Musavyi

WINDHOEK, 16 JUN (NAMPA) - Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, has said the Namibian govern...

WINDHOEK, 10 March 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Ngurare promises legislative reforms for Order With Me traders

WINDHOEK, 16 JUN (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Tuesday defended his recent consultations with small-scale importe...

MARIENTAL, 14 June 2026 - Hardap Swapo Party regional coordinator Riaan McNab addresses a meeting of Swapo regional and local authority councillors, who gathered in Mariental on Sunday. (Photo by: Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

Hardap Swapo deployees urged to implement party manifesto

MARIENTAL, 15 JUN (NAMPA) – Swapo regional and local authority councillors gathered in Mariental on Sunday for a consultatio...

Garises Joe-chintha

WINDHOEK, 02 August 2025 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured while addressing the audince in attandance of the Brave Warriors World Cup Campaign fundraising gala dinner held in the capital. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

Book in honour of President Nandi-Ndaitwah launched

WINDHOEK, 14 JUN (NAMPA) - A book was launched in honour of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Windhoek on Saturday, highligh...

WINDHOEK, 04 June 2026 - Minister of MICT, Emma Theofelus, speaking at the launch of effective communicators conference in Windhoek on Thursday.

(Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Digital government central to Namibia’s transformation, says Theofelus

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) – Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus has said digital government ...

WALVIS BAY, 10 June 2026 - Delegates attending the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) Elective Congress in Walvis Bay. The three-day congress will conclude with a the election of a new leadership to guide the association for the next term. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Sankwasa warns local authorities to step up on service delivery

WALVIS BAY, 10 JUN (NAMPA) – Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has cautioned local authorities that failur...

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 defends Presidency's role in oil and gas sector

WINDHOEK, 10 JUN (NAMPA) - Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, on Tuesday threw her sup...

WINDHOEK, 27 MARCH 2025 - The 8th Parliament is in session. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Parliament renames venues to honour former leaders’ contributions

WINDHOEK, 09 JUN (NAMPA) – Through the renaming of parliamentary facilities in their honour, the contributions of former Spe...

WINDHOEK, 08 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addresses the Budget Reform Roll-Out Workshop in Windhoek on Monday, calling on government offices to act on the FY 2026/27 national budget reform agenda.

(Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Ngurare orders ring-fence on food-for-work as government hunts N.dollars 2.3 billion in savings

WINDHOEK, 08 JUN (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Monday ordered government officials not to cut food-for-work and...

Windhoek, 04 JUNE- Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured with City of Windhoek Councilors and management.(Photo contributed). NAMPA

Ngurare urges City of Windhoek to align plans with national priorities

WINDHOEK, 04 JUN (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged the executive management of the City of Windhoek to align i...

WINDHOEK, 09 April 2026 - Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus announcing Cabinet decisions on Thursday during a briefing at the Government Information Centre (GIC) in Windhoek.

(Photo by: Chelva Wells)

NAMPA confident new board will advance strategic goals

WINDHOEK, 02 JUN (NAMPA) – The Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) has welcomed the appointment of its new board, saying the direct...

WINDHOEK, 27 March 2025 - Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah speaks during the tabling of the 2025/26 national budget in Parliament on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Shafudah reassures pension fund members as FIMA comes into effect

WINDHOEK, 02 JUN (NAMPA) - Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, has assured pension fund members and the public that existing...

ARANOS, 02 June 2026 - Aranos Town Council chairperson, Jacoba Viljoen. (Photo: Contributed)

Viljoen highlights progress, challenges during first 100 days in office

ARANOS, 02 JUN (NAMPA) – The Aranos Town Council has prioritised continuity by advancing key infrastructure projects, includ...

Garises Joe-chintha

RUNDU, 02 June 2026 - The suspended regional mobiliser of the Swapo Party Youth League in the Kavango East Region, Bibiana Shapi. (Photo Contributed)

SPYL suspends Kavango East mobiliser over alleged interference in internal affairs

RUNDU, 02 JUN (NAMPA) – The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) regional executive committee (REC) in Kavango East has suspended...

OPUWO, 28 May 2026 - Senior Council Uahuna Tjiposa of the Otjikaoko Traditional Authority speaking at the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration held at Opuwo in the Kunene Region on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

Kunene traditional leaders call for unity during the Genocide Remembrance Day

OPUWO, 28 MAY (NAMPA) – Traditional leaders during the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration held at Opuwo in the Kunene Re...

Kaviveterue Virere

WALVIS BAY, 22 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing members of the fishing industry at Walvis Bay. (Photo: Contributed)

Nandi-Ndaitwah reaffirms Namibia’s push for genocide reparations

WINDHOEK, 28 MAY (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday reiterated the government’s commitment to pursuing r...

WINDHOEK, 27 May 2026 - Boyson Ngondo, the Deputy Director of National Heritage and Culture Programmes. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Ngondo highlights educational role of Independence Memorial Museum

WINDHOEK, 27 MAY (NAMPA) - The Independence Memorial Museum remains one of Namibia’s most important educational and historic...

WINDHOEK, 27 May 2026 - National assembly Speaker, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (R), Vice Chairperson of The National Committee of the China People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Zhu Yongxin (M) and Ambassador of China to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, during a visit by a Chinese delegation to Parliament. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Namibia, China seek deeper cooperation during parliamentary visit

WINDHOEK, 27 MAY (NAMPA) – Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Wednesday emphasised the need to ...

WINDHOEK, 27 May 2026 - The iconic Christuskirche in Windhoek. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

CHRISTUSKIRCHE AND THE SHADOW OF GENOCIDE IN NAMIBIA

By Andreas Thomas (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) WINDHOEK, 28 MAY (NAMPA) – As Namibia observes the second Genocide Remembrance D...

BETHANIE, 24 May 2026 - The 86-year-old Anna Frederick, widow of the late !Aman chief Dawid Frederick, stands a few feet away from the hanging tree in Bethanie. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

GENERATIONS LATER, NAMA FAMILIES STILL MOURN THE LOSSES OF GENOCIDE

By Sawi Hausiku (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) LÜDERITZ, 28 MAY (NAMPA) - In the heart of Bethanie, a small settlement about 130 k...