Namibia

In eight days, I had the honour of travelling across eight extraordinary countries—Namibia, Zambia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Each one taught me something vital not just about tourism, but about transformation. Every conversation, every connection, every challenge, also offered a powerful, unifying message. Africa is not waiting…

Namibia has partially lifted a ban on the importation and transit of poultry and poultry products from Brazil, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said Tuesday. The ban was imposed after Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, on…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says her ascent to Namibia's highest office was "long and bumpy" and shaped by a male-dominated political landscape. Speaking at a recent public lecture during her first official presidential visit to Tanzania, Nandi-Ndaitwah reflected on the challenges she faced as a woman in politics, revealing that her…

By: Sonja Smith, The Associated Press Posted: 10:17 AM CDT Wednesday, May. 28, 2025 WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia marked the mass killings of Indigenous people in the early 20th century by former colonial ruler Germany with its first genocide remembrance day on Wednesday. Read this article for free: To…

Namibia this week will holdits first national commemoration for victims of mass killings by German occupiers in what is widely recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century, the government said. Colonial-era German troops massacred tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people who rebelled against their rule…

A tender in Namibia is searching for a consultancy to support the installation of solar at the site of an existing embankment dam. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is July 8...

News Namibia Announces Free Public University Education for Citizens Starting in 2026 Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announces free university tuition starting in 2026, a policy aimed at improving access to higher education for all citizens. Published 2 weeks ago  on May 7, 2025 Young scholars in tertiary institutions in Namibia…

Senior government officials and legal experts from across Africa gathered in Namibia on 28 and 29 April 2025 for a landmark regional conference to accelerate the adoption of comprehensive national legislations to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The two-day event, jointly organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of…

Kasama Road in Lusaka, Zambia, is set to be unveiled in honour of the late Namibian president Hage Geingob on Friday, according to Zambian media. Former first lady Monica Geingos has confirmed her attendance at the ceremony, stating that Geingob never tired of telling everyone that Zambia was his second…

A total of 16 Namibian companies have expressed interest in contributing to setting up a national airline. Ministry of Works and Transport spokesperson Julius Ngweda on Friday said: "The ministry deeply appreciates the enthusiastic response and willingness of the public to assist in this significant national endeavour. "The ministry wishes…