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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...

WINDHOEK, 25 February 2025 - Mbiripipo Joyce Muzengua, Deputy Chairperson of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation and Human Rights Desk leader for the Landless Peoples’ Movement (LPM). (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

CALLS FOR SEPARATE GENOCIDE EVENTS FOR NAMA, OVAHERERO COMMUNITIES MOUNT

By Uakutura Kambaekua (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) WINDHOEK, 26 MAY (NAMPA) – Despite the nationwide commemorations of Genocide...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OPUWO, 26 May 2026 - Moks Tuaekoveni Kenaumue, Kunene Regional Youth Forum chairperson, Swapo Party Youth League Kunene regional secretary and Opuwo Town Council councillor, speaking ahead of the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration set for 28 May 2026 in Opuwo. (Photo: Contributed)

Kenaumue calls for meaningful Genocide Remembrance

OPUWO, 26 MAY (NAMPA) – Opuwo Town Council councillor, Moks Tuaekoveni Kenaumue, has said Genocide Remembrance Day should pr...

Kaviveterue Virere

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - Finance Minister, Ericah Shafudah, pictured during the State of the Nation Address by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

Government discourages unsolicited funding proposals from private entities

WIDHOEK, 19 MAY (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Finance has warned that the government does not borrow money through unsolicited p...

OSHAKATI, 20 March 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured during the engagement with the business community in Oshana Region. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Ngurare calls for greater youth roles

WINDHOEK, 18 MAY (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Monday called for increased youth participation in decision-maki...

Constitution belongs to every Namibian, says Filipe

MARIENTAL, 14 MAY (NAMPA) – Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Peti...

Garises Joe-chintha

Kavango West leaders urged to own fight against corruption

NKURENKURU, 14 MAY (NAMPA) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has urged leaders and communities in Kavango West to take ...

Government acknowledges delays in appointing information commissioner

WINDHOEK, 13 MAY (NAMPA) - Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, said bureaucratic processes a...

WINDHOEK, 22 SEPTEMBER 2025 - Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

Govt suspends retirement savings rule

WINDHOEK, 13 MAY (NAMPA) - The Government has suspended a proposed regulation on the preservation of retirement savings follow...

Eenhana, 21 February 2025 - Learners of the David Shingo Combined School line up along the road to see the casket carrying the late Founding President Sam Nujoma. (Photo: Clarence Katjaita) NAMPA

Steenkamp calls for preservation of liberation history

WINDHOEK, 12 MAY (NAMPA) - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called for...

MARIENTAL, 12 May 2026 - Mariental Urban Constituency Councilor, Iswarin Rooi. (Photo: Contributed)

Rooi champions women, youth empowerment in maiden Parliament speech

MARIENTAL, 12 MAY (NAMPA) – Mariental Urban Constituency councillor Iswarin Rooi on Monday used her maiden speech in the Nat...

Garises Joe-chintha

WINDHOEK, 11 May 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi pictured during a meeting with a French business delegation in Nairobi (Photo: Contributed)

Namibia courts French investment at Africa Forward Summit

WINDHOEK, 11 MAY (NAMPA) - Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called on French businesses to invest in Namibia, describing the c...

WINDHOEK, 13 November 2018 - NFA Secretary General Barry Rukoro announcing the withdrawal of the National Under-23 football team from the Olympic qualifiers against Angola. (Photo by: Maqonda Ndlovu) NAMPA

Rukoro refutes "tribalist" claims, praises NNN on diversity

WINDHOEK, 10 MAY (NAMPA) - Longest-serving Secretary General of the Namibian Football Association, Barry Rukoro, has refuted a...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 09 February 2016 - Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) journalists interview Usutuaije Maamberua, a Member of Parliament and President of the SWANU of Namibia party, shortly after the opening ceremony of the Third Session of the Sixth Parliament. (Photo by: Joseph Nekaya) NAMPA

Steenkamp calls for media freedom without restraint

WINDHOEK, 08 MAY (NAMPA) – The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC), Sanet Steenkamp...

WINDHOEK, 02 February 2026 - Chairperson of the National Council, Lukas Muha speaks at the induction of the seventh National Council in Windhoek at the council chambers on Monday. (Photo: Contributed)

National Council resumes with Appropriation Bill scrutiny

WINDHOEK, 05 MAY (NAMPA) - The National Council on Tuesday resumed its session, with members expected to deliberate mainly on ...

OLUKEKETE, 04 May 2026 - Cassinga massacre survivor Ignatius Mwanyekange pictured during the Cassinga day commemoration at Okalukekete village in the Omusati Region on Monday. (Photo: Contributed)

History risks being forgotten: Cassinga survivors

OSHAKATI, 05 MAY (NAMPA) - Cassinga massacre survivors have called on Namibians to actively preserve and share first-hand acco...

OLUKEKETE, 04 May 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah lays a wreath at the Outapi PLAN fighters’ mass grave site ahead of the 48th Cassinga Day commemoration at Olukekete Centre in the Outapi Constituency. (Photo: Contributed)

Nandi-Ndaitwah calls on Namibians to collectively shun social ills

OLUKEKETE, 04 MAY (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has issued a stern warning against corruption, nepotism and favou...

WINDHOEK, 29 April 2025 - Newly appointed Secretary to Cabinet, Emilia Ndinelao Mkusa. (Photo: Contributed)

Mkusa pushes for evidence-based governance in NDP6

WINDHOEK, 05 MAY (NAMPA) - Secretary to Cabinet, Ambassador Emilia Mkusa, has announced a fundamental shift in government’s ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OPUWO, 02 May 2026- Fillemon Wise Immanuel, Minister of Justice and Labour Relations during the International Workers Day celebrations in Opuwo. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Stronger collaboration could drive Namibia's economic growth: Immanuel

OPUWO, 03 MAY (NAMPA) – Justice and Labour Relations Minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel on Friday called for stronger collabora...

Kaviveterue Virere

ONDANGWA, 26 January 2026 - Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Local authorities biggest challenge facing MURD: Sankwasa

WINDHOEK, 02 MAY (NAMPA) - Urban and Rural Development Minister, James Sankwasa, has described local authorities as the “big...

OPUWO, 01 MAY 2026- President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the International Workers' Day commemoration at Opuwo in the Kunene region. (Photo: Contributed)

Continuous training key to economic growth: Nandi-Ndaitwah

OPUWO, 02 MAY (NAMPA)– President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for continuous investment in skills development and stron...

Kaviveterue Virere

WINDHOEK, 30 April 2026 - National Planning Commission (NPC) executive director, I-Ben Nashandi pictured at the Government Information Centre. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

NPC moves to address development data reporting gaps

WINDHOEK, 30 APR (NAMPA) – The Executive Director of the National Planning Commission (NPC), I-Ben Nashandi, has emphasised ...

WINDHOEK, 07 November 2025 - Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, speaks during the official handover of delegated functions to Regional Councils in Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

State hospitals biometric systems aimed at accountability: Luvindao

WINDHOEK, 29 APR (NAMPA) - Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has defended plans to introduce a biome...

WINDHOEK, 26 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Swapo Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa, pictured at the official inauguration of the Swapo Party building. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Swapo inaugurates new headquarters

WINDHOEK, 26 APR (NAMPA) - The Swapo Party on Sunday officially inaugurated its new national headquarters in Windhoek, where i...