Namibia

Namibia has achieved a milestone in its agricultural sector, with the country’s first commercially grown bananas now on supermarket shelves. The bananas were harvested at the Etunda banana trial project in the Omusati Region. They are already available at Checkers Maerua Mall and other retailers in Windhoek, writes New Era…

With Okorie Uguru Having spent a day at Twyfelfontein (Damaraland) in the Kunene Region, northwestern Namibia,  it was time to head west to the Skeleton Coast and the Namib Desert, with the ultimate aim of ending up at the coastal city  Swakupmond, in western Namibia. Twyfelfontein is a vast Namibian…

Namibian entrepreneurs who rely on the popular 'order with me' model say xenophobic attacks in South Africa are threatening their livelihoods, forcing some to halt trips to the neighbouring country over safety concerns. The concerns arise ahead of tomorrow's meeting between Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and informal traders, where customs…

Walvis Bay — The Walvis Bay Municipality has cancelled the sale of 67 erven, of which 66 were for residential purposes. The plots were offered through a public bidding process held on 24 April. However, the municipality yesterday announced that the sale has been cancelled with immediate effect. Follow us…

The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial rule. Despite the scale of these events, the material and human legacy of this genocide remains less understood than later…

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The African Public Relations Association (APRA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA). The MOU is a follow-up to an earlier invitation by NAMPA to APRA to co-host the 2026 Effective Communicators Conference (ECC), scheduled to take place on 14-17 July, at The…

Effective Communicators Conferences APRA, NAMPA Partner to Host 2026 Effective Communicators Conference in Namibia The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA) to co-host the 2026 Effective Communicators Conferences (ECC), a continental gathering aimed at advancing strategic communication, public…

An aerial view of Windhoek, Namibia. The Namibian government on Saturday announced a deal for Vitol to supply fuel from July through September as part of an effort to mitigate price shocks for oil products caused by the Iran war. Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket via Getty Images) For more financial news, visit…

Windhoek—At 13 years old, Andre Hansen thought smoking was simply part of growing up. Like many teenagers trying to fit in, he smoked his first cigarette in the company of other boys in his neighbourhood of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. What began as experimentation quickly turned into a 17-year-long dependence that…