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24 April 2026
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Environmental Management Act of 2007

Tourism & Environment

Ministry de-proclaiming landfill area to boost municipal oversight

The News

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will remove part of the Walvis Bay landfill from Dorob National Park to allow the municipality full management authority and ability to enforce bylaws. The ministry has issued a compliance order against illegal tyre burning at the site, which residents report creates toxic smoke affecting the town, and has flagged health risks from living near the landfill.

10 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Friday 10 April

  1. Ministry de-proclaiming landfill area to boost municipal oversight

    The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will remove part of the Walvis Bay landfill from Dorob National Park to allow the municipality full management authority and ability to enforce bylaws. The ministry has issued a compliance order against illegal tyre burning at the site, which residents report creates toxic smoke affecting the town, and has flagged health risks from living near the landfill.

    10 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Thursday 19 March

  1. Nkurenkuru hospital consultation advances after decade-long delay

    An Environmental Impact Assessment consultation was held for the proposed Nkurenkuru District Hospital, with community leaders calling for it to function at intermediate or regional level with full specialist services to reduce patient referrals to distant facilities, and pressing for at least 70% local recruitment and accountability over the project's decade-long stall since 2014.

    19 March 2026 · New Era →

Tuesday 17 March

  1. Swakopmund beach construction raises environmental oversight questions

    Residents of Swakopmund have raised concerns over construction work at the Platz am Meer development on the beach, alleging that building waste and rubble are being pushed into the sea and the natural beach profile altered. The central dispute is whether coastal construction works requiring environmental clearance from the environment commissioner are proceeding without the required prior approval, with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism yet to confirm whether an environmental clearance certificate has been issued for shoreline works.

    17 March 2026 · The Namibian →

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