The City of Windhoek has outlined commitments to reform the capital's struggling transport system after experts warned it is stuck in a "black hole" of low trust.
City of Windhoek's commitment to reform the transport system addresses a critical service failure in the capital.
27 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
The City of Windhoek has outlined commitments to reform the capital's struggling transport system after experts warned it is stuck in a "black hole" of low trust.
27 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
A group of former refugees repatriated in 1989 protested at Swapo's national headquarters inauguration in Windhoek, demanding access to alleged UN-linked funds and unpaid benefits. The group, camped at the premises since October, says they are considering legal action against Swapo.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's public service workforce increased by 3.9% during the 2024/25 financial year, from 110,002 to 114,304 employees. The Public Service Commission says the expansion reflects efforts to meet service delivery demands, though structural and capacity challenges persist within government.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Defence lawyers for accused in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case have argued that the trial of the 10 individuals charged should proceed while two accused pursue appeals against the judge's refusal to step down from the case.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Telecom Namibia and Angola Telecom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Commercial Terms Agreement to strengthen regional digital connectivity, enabling Angola Telecom to access international bandwidth via Namibia's Equiano Subsea Cable landing station in Swakopmund. The agreement aims to enhance cross-border connectivity, improve network resilience, and support development of a more integrated digital economy along Southern Africa's west coast.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia and Angola have moved to link their subsea cable systems, strengthening the west coast's digital connectivity and regional network capacity.
27 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
The NSX Overall Index rose 1.51% on dual-listed counter gains, while the local index edged up 0.04%. Internationally, the JSE All Share Index fell 1.37%, the Dow Jones eased 0.36%, and the FTSE 100 declined 0.19%, though Asian markets were mixed. Brent crude edged higher to around US$105.12/bbl, while gold weakened 0.27% and platinum fell 0.82%.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Cabinet approved a temporary 12-month relaxation of trawling limits for wet-landed horse mackerel from 200 metres to 150 metres starting 1 May, a decision the fishing industry views with division. The industry chair warns that over 90 vessels could be excluded from fishing grounds and the move contradicts government scientists' warnings about the 150–200 metre zone being a breeding and nursery area.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
The Namibia Industrial Development Agency is fighting a government directive to transfer 154 properties worth about N$3 billion to a new Public Asset Management Agency, warning that the assets are central to its funding and operations. The transfer, allegedly mandated by Cabinet as part of state asset restructuring, has raised fears about job losses and the agency's existence.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Eighteen fully Namibian-owned companies have obtained international organisation for standardisation and class-related certification through DNV Maritime and Offshore Namibia in its first year of operating in the country. The certifications help local businesses meet compliance standards required by international operators to participate in Namibia's emerging offshore oil and gas sector.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Women account for 47,385 beneficiaries across government agricultural support programmes, compared to 32,827 men.
27 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
A fundraising gala dinner for Okongo village's 5th annual Omaludi Agricultural Festival raised N$465,700, with Hangala Foods pledging N$50,000. The festival, themed "Agriculture and Tourism for Sustainable Economic Growth," is scheduled for 25 to 30 May.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
The Etunda irrigation scheme in Omusati region anticipates harvesting about 3,728 tonnes of maize from 466 hectares at an expected yield of eight tonnes per hectare. The scheme supports small-scale and medium-scale farmers alongside its own production, mills 40% of the maize harvest locally, and is also planting winter maize, onions, and barley for livestock fodder.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Minister of Agriculture Inge Zaamwani has urged the Livestock Support Programme to prioritise cattle distribution to drought-stricken farmers in 2025, particularly in Erongo, Kunene, and //Kharas regions where livestock losses have been severe.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
Unknown suspects stole items worth N$225,000 from a house in Pioneerspark, Windhoek, over the weekend, gaining entry through a window; stolen items included a solar battery, two car batteries, and a solar inverter. In a separate incident, suspects entered a Brakwater house through an open window and stole items valued at N$69,300 at gunpoint. No arrests have been made and no items have been recovered in either case.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
A male suspect has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl on 24 April at Onainghete village. Police investigation continues.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
Deputy Minister Moses //Khumub told the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues that Namibia has improved access to identity documents, healthcare and education for Indigenous minorities including San, Ovatue and Ovatjimba communities, while highlighting challenges such as drug-resistant tuberculosis and climate change impacts. A national document registration drive between June and August 2025 issued 22,426 identification documents to San community members.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
A 37-year-old man was found unconscious after allegedly being stabbed in the neck with a pen during an altercation in Harambee location, Otavi, on Saturday. He was transferred to Otjiwarongo District Hospital where his condition is critical; the suspected assailant was arrested.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
Content creator Jessica 'Cassije' Mpolo will host the fifth edition of her Xtream Holiday Camp from 11 to 17 May at Omindamba near Ruacana for young people aged 15 to 25, offering activities focused on personal development, confidence-building, and practical skills outside the traditional classroom.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
The Walvis Bay municipality will interrupt water supply on Tuesday and Wednesday between 08h00 and 17h00 to replace defective bulk flow meters at Mile 7. The interruption will affect specific residential and commercial areas on each day, with the town centre potentially experiencing low pressure during the work.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Twelve people died from malaria in Omusati region in the first four months of 2026, with the region recording 7,410 confirmed cases out of 57,180 nationally, according to statistics released by Omusati governor Immanuel Shikongo during World Malaria Day commemoration. Countrywide, 61 people have died and 3,067 were hospitalised, with the governor describing the figures as alarming.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Oshakati residents and businesses lost electricity from around 07h00 on Monday due to a technical fault at the Namibia Power Corporation's Omatando Substation; the outage marked the second prolonged power cut in the town this month, following a 30-hour outage two weeks prior.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Johan Paru Morkel's trial commenced in Windhoek High Court on charges including kidnapping, rape, and indecent assault of three minor girls between 2018 and 2021. Morkel allegedly lured girls with promises of installing gold rings on their teeth before assaulting them, and pleaded not guilty to all 14 charges.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations said it is handling one formal case of unpaid wages at Omhalanga Mills, with a hearing set for 29 April 2026, while several other employees have sought advice but not filed formal complaints. Workers claim they have not been paid for seven months.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
Five years after its rollout, Namibia's Advanced Subsidiary curriculum will undergo review as the percentage of candidates graded in at least three subjects fell to 70.30% in 2025 from a 2021 peak of 76.00%. The Ministry of Education cited performance data, monitoring visits, and examination analysis as informing potential revisions.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Minister of Home Affairs Lucia Iipumbu addressed staff at Oluno Correctional Facility, saying correctional officers are mentors and role models who stand at the intersection of justice and rehabilitation. She emphasized that the Namibia Correctional Service must focus on transformation, skills development, education, counselling, and productive work alongside accountability.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
The 'Ma /Gaisa Meets Oviritje' concert at Bobby Sissing Stadium was described as a resounding artistic success, with performers and attendees praising the sound, organisation, and crowd behaviour. The event featured Oviritje groups including Wild Dogs, Stakes Boy, Karabo, and township duo One Blood, alongside Ma /Gaisa acts such as Jaliza, Marvtown, and veteran performers Raphael & Pele.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Precious Andre, a 19-year-old Walvis Bay native known as Precchie, is pursuing a cybersecurity degree while developing a multilingual African pop sound that blends amapiano, Afro-pop, and Afrobeats with Oshiwambo, Spanish, Portuguese, and English. She sees comparisons to South African artist Tyla as evidence that southern African artists can succeed globally, and emphasizes the visual and choreographic elements of her music.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Icelandic artist Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson created a fabricated website and press release falsely claiming to be from Alda Seafood Holding, apologising for alleged corporate wrongdoing in Namibia linked to the Fishrot scandal. The spoof was designed as an artistic intervention to highlight issues of corporate accountability and freedom of expression, and misled at least two prominent Namibian daily newspapers.
27 April 2026 · Informanté →
Ohlule Senti of South Africa defeated Namibia's Israel Dowie 6-4, 6-4 in a competitive boys final at the ITF J30 tournament at Central Tennis Courts in Olympia on Saturday, while Catarina Braun of Portugal claimed the girls title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over South Africa's Milan Swanepoel.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Round 2 of the MTC Volleyball National League saw Blaze Access edge NDF Phoenix 3–2 in a five-set women's match, while defending champions Revivals bounced back with a 3–1 victory. Unam Queens and NamPol Volleyball Club also secured straight-sets wins, with intensity and team spirit defining the action at Ondangwa Tennis Courts.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Charley Matundu won gold in both the 100m and 200m at the Bank Windhoek Senior Athletics Track & Field Championships over the weekend, with no records broken but multiple competitive races across sprints, middle-distance, hurdles, and field events.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibian boxer Paulinus 'Jon Jon' Ndjolonimus was knocked out in the fifth round by Jakob Bank in a WBC super middleweight world title eliminator in Denmark. Despite the defeat, his trainer and promoter described it as an impressive performance.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Ben Burger's injury-time try gave Trustco United a 43-36 victory over defending champions FNB Kudus in the Namibia Rugby Premier League, while FNB Grootfontein moved to the top of the log with their third successive win, a 37-32 defeat of FNB Wanderers.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has scored eight goals in Europe this season, hopes his performances will inspire Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, with the first leg in Paris.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Harry Kane has been instrumental in Bayern Munich's pursuit of the Champions League title, combining back-to-back Bundesliga wins with crucial goals in knockout stages, including strikes against Real Madrid. Kane, who has 53 goals in 45 games this season, faces holders Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final with the first leg in Paris on Tuesday, with the final in Budapest in May.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Sebastian Sawe, 31, ran 1hr 59min 30 sec in London on Sunday to become the first man to complete a marathon in under two hours in race conditions, breaking the previous record of 2:00:35 set by Kelvin Kiptum in 2023. Second-placed Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha also broke the two-hour barrier in 1:59:41, with both runners wearing newly developed Adidas shoes weighing under 100 grammes.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Vice President Lucia Witbooi will officiate at the opening of the 19th Lüderitz Crayfish Festival on 1 May, where patrons will pay N$30 per crayfish.
27 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
A 62-year-old pensioner in Katima Mulilo faces court after allegedly hunting a specially protected elephant without a permit. He reported firing warning shots when four elephants entered his crop field, then fired toward them; one elephant was struck and found dead the following morning, valued at N$295,000.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Pan-African activist Kemi Seba is currently in detention in South Africa after his arrest while allegedly attempting to flee to Europe.
27 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, was arrested after shots were fired inside the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. Law enforcement officials said he told them he wanted to shoot officials in the Trump administration, and preliminary findings suggested he was targeting administration officials "likely" including President Donald Trump.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara was killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near Bamako, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists across the country. The attack, claimed by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, also killed at least three of Camara's family members.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has unveiled a National Rail Master Plan aimed at positioning rail as the backbone of South Africa's logistics and transport ecosystem, intended to build a resilient and scalable system serving the nation's economic and social goals.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara was killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near Bamako as part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists across the country. The attack, launched by militants affiliated with al-Qaeda, also killed at least three of Camara's family members, and the head of the military junta was moved to a safe location after his home was targeted.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
The Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs, with Amen Thompson scoring 23 points. Victor Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, putting them on the brink of advancing.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Iceland's finance minister Daði Már Kristófersson has said corruption in the Fishrot case reflects Namibia and not Iceland, following media coverage of Icelandic fishing company Samherji's operations. Namibian MP Rodney Cloete rejected the statement, arguing it ignores the role of foreign companies involved in the scandal.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Rising fossil fuel prices triggered by geopolitical conflict are eroding household purchasing power and straining economies globally, with Africa and Namibia particularly affected by higher food and fuel costs on families and businesses.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
A first-year university student argues that while Namibia's youth unemployment reflects structural and private-sector failures, young graduates must develop greater proactiveness rather than waiting passively for jobs; a degree is a foundation, not a guarantee.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →