Namibia

Katima Mulilo — Farmers along the porous Liselo-Kamenga border in Zambezi are living in fear, as heavily armed cattle thieves continue to raid livestock posts. The rustlers have been tormenting farmers in the region, stealing large numbers of cattle and driving them into Zambia with impunity. Farmers are now renewing…

Home Fossil Energy Shell’s new oil discovery adds fuel to Namibia’s black gold rush June 10, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Shell Namibia Upstream, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has found more oil in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia. Deepsea Mira rig; Source: Odjell Drilling…

Nigeria Cricket Federation The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced a 16-man Yellow Greens squad for the upcoming Namibia Tour. In a statement issued by the federation’s Media Manager, Zeal Ibe, on Monday, the Yellow Greens will compete in a T20 and 50-over Tri-Series involving hosts Namibia and Hong Kong…

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…