Team Namibia returns home from World Para Athletics Championships

Staff Reporter TEAM Namibia has returned home after their inspiring performances at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in India. Upon their arrival, the athletes paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Lucia Witbooi. Deputy Minister of...

Presidency warns of fake AI-generated video using President Nandi-Ndaitwah’s image and voice

Date: October 07, 2025 Staff Reporter THE Presidency has issued a warning about a fake video circulating on social media, which falsely depicts President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah promoting an alleged investment scheme known as “Namibia Money AI.”...

Swartbooi challenges Namibia-Germany genocide declaration in High Court

Leader of the Landless People's Movement (LPM) Bernardus Swartbooi is challenging a joint declaration between Namibia and Germany concerning the 1904-1908 Ovaherero and Nama genocide. Swartbooi's legal team, led by South African advocate Tshidiso...

Erongo Governor urges strategic fight against corruption and fraud

The Governor of the Erongo Region, Natalia |Goagoses, said Namibians should dismantle the architecture of fraud and corruption by constructing a future of transparency, integrity and shared prosperity. |Goagoses made this remark during the All...

Pride on the line for Orlando Pirates’ international stars

National pride will be on the line for a number of Orlando Pirates stars who have swapped the club’s famous black and white colours for their national outfits ahead of the final rounds of CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in the coming days. Free...

ECN highlights importance of 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections

The Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, Peter Shaama, explained what the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections are all about and why they play such a crucial role in Namibia's democratic...

EU blocks Namibia\'s rhino horn trade proposal

The European Union (EU) has rejected Namibia\'s application to allow strictly controlled trade in rhino horns. Namibia wanted to sell horns from legal sources – such as dead anim... If you are an active subscriber and the article is not showing,...

LPM to ditch Rehoboth Urban constituency by-election

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) says it will not participate in a Rehoboth Urban constituency by-election should the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) call for a by-election. LPM spokesperson Lifalaza Simataa, who spoke to The Namibian...

No by-elections for Okatana and Rehoboth constituencies ahead of 2025 elections

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has said that no by-elections will be held in the Okatana and Rehoboth constituencies following the death of Swapo Party councillor Edmund Ishuwa and the dismissal of Landless People’s Movement (LPM)...

Entrepo finance fights ministers over government salary deductions

At the end of the second quarter of the year, government employees owed Entrepo Finance N$2.2 billion. This is according to the quarterly report by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority. The majority shareholder and beneficiary...

Mootu demands answers on government using taxpayers’ money to defend Germany on genocide

Landless People’s Movement parliamentarian Utaara Mootu on Tuesday demanded National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila explain how the budget was approved to fund Namibian lawyers defending the joint declaration with Germany on genocide....

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Bank of Namibia condemns currency mutilation circulating on social media

The Bank of Namibia has condemned recent acts of currency mutilation circulating on social media. The central bank warns of serious legal action against any person tampering with the features of the country's banknotes and new coinage series. The...

Nearly 5,000 GBV cases recorded in 2024

The Namibian Police Force recorded close to 5,000 gender-based violence (GBV) cases countrywide in 2024. Erongo Regional Commander Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona revealed the statistics at Walvis Bay, where a workshop for male police officers is...

15 Oldest African presidents still in power in 2025

In many African countries, power is a long-term commitment, sometimes extending across decades, coups, and constitutional changes. While some leaders symbolise stability, others represent a continent’s ongoing struggle with leadership renewal and...

Botswana–Namibia Bi-National Commission takes place in Windhoek this week

Staff Reporter THE Second Session of the Botswana–Namibia Bi-National Commission (BNC) officially commenced in Windhoek on Monday, 6 October, with a Senior Officials meeting and will conclude on Friday, 10 October, with a Heads of State Summit....

Air Botswana secures buyers for three aircraft - president

The president of Botswana, Duma Boko, has announced that the government is selling three grounded Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) aircraft, with buyers already secured, and will shift to leasing in order to revitalise the airline’s operations. In an...

15 Africa’s oldest presidents still holding power in 2025

In many African countries, power is a long-term commitment, sometimes extending across decades, coups, and constitutional changes. While some leaders symbolise stability, others represent a continent’s ongoing struggle with leadership renewal and...

Charly Boy no tok true sey Nnamdi Kanu son win ‘international brain competition’

Charly Boy, chief Nigerian musician, don claim sey di son of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of di proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), win international world brain competition. Charly Boy make di claim for tweet on Wednesday. “Nnamdi Kanu son don...

City records 75% of Windhoek fires in informal areas

Renthia Kaimbi Seventy-five percent of fires recorded in Windhoek last year occurred in informal settlements, the City of Windhoek has revealed. Windhoek mayor Ndeshihafela Larandja shared the figures during the official opening of International...