Also known as: Etotha
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New Era
… The RFA continues to channel funding into the rehabilitation of national corridors, upgrades to urban roads, and environmentally sensitive projects such as the upgrading of roads in Etosha. …
RFA warns of deepening funding crisis …advocates for phased RUC adjustments, tolling optionsInformanté
… The conference follows last year’s devastating wildfire that ravaged one of the country’s most pristine national parks, Etosha National Park, racing through grasslands and turning one of Africa’s largest conservation areas into a blackened vista. …
Environment Minister calls for proactive approaches to natural disastersThe Namibian
… Staying at King Nehale Lodge, on the edge of Etosha, the experience was one of threshold. …
Where the Cracks Hold Gold: A Journey Through Namibia’s Landscapes of RenewalNew Era
… He urged councillors overseeing line ministries to pay particular attention to pressing challenges such as rural water shortages, disaster management, fire outbreaks and infrastructure development, citing a recent fire incident that spread from Etosha National Park as an example …
Omusati councillors get marching ordersInformanté
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has acknowledged the concerns raised by the public and its long-time visitors regarding service delivery and the state of their facilities within the Etosha National Park. …
Namibia Wildlife Resorts acknowledges public concerns regarding state of facilitiesInformanté
… Photos: African Sun Car HireAfrican Sun Car Hire, Jansen Kalahari Guest Farm, Live stream at the Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, Seiffert Steuerberatung, Swakoprelaxingviews, Louise Jansen According to the Namibia Meteorological Service, the interior is expected to b …
Strong winds and isolated rain accompany soaring temperatures nationwideInformanté
Staff Reporter ETOSHA National Park is showing visible signs of recovery following widespread rainfall, with recent social media footage capturing animals returning to waterholes, lush grazing areas, and a landscape transformed after months of drought. …
Rains rejuvenate Etosha National ParkInformanté
… Videos and Photos: Ventusky, Erongo Rocks Farmhouse & Camping, Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, Brandberg White Lady Lodge Authorities continue to urge the public to prioritise safety, especially when travelling near rivers or flood-prone roads, as the rainy season co …
Hot conditions with isolated thundershowers expected across NamibiaInformanté
… According to the hospitality group, the Etosha Collection has recorded notable rainfall, with Etosha Safari Lodge and Camp receiving 199 millimetres, while Etosha King Nehale recorded 146 millimetres. …
Widespread rainfall recorded across Gondwana lodges as rainy season intensifiesThe Namibian
… The journey then carries on through the raw wilderness of Palmwag before closing with the unmistakable drama of Etosha, where elephants, lions and dust-clouded sunsets write their own ending. …
Not for spectators: Gondwana’s Adventure ToursThe Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism briefed on veld fires in northern Namibia, reporting that 3,269 hectares burned in Oshana during the last fire season. A second major fire burned 38,286 hectares across 16 areas, with the ministry identifying 17 priority fire cutlines for maintenance in 2026 to help prevent and mitigate wildfires.
4 September 2026 · New Era →
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism briefed on veld fires in northern Namibia, reporting that 3,269 hectares burned in Oshana during the last fire season. A second major fire burned 38,286 hectares across 16 areas, with the ministry identifying 17 priority fire cutlines for maintenance in 2026 to help prevent and mitigate wildfires.
4 September 2026 · New Era →
Communities in Omusati region are improving land-use management through a UN-backed drylands sustainability project to address resource scarcity, environmental degradation, and rising agricultural demand. A meeting in Okahao brought together 27 people from three constituencies to develop local land-use plans and discuss restoring degraded land.
2 September 2026 · The Namibian →
US Ambassador John Giordano, following a three-day field mission in Namibia, urged stronger law-enforcement focus on transnational criminal networks behind rhino poaching, arguing efforts must extend beyond arresting poachers to identifying traffickers, following money flows, and disrupting overseas markets.
27 August 2026 · Informanté →
The Hai||om San Royal House has petitioned the government to relocate its people to resettlement farms acquired in the Otavi, Otjiwarongo and Etosha Pan areas, citing loss of ancestral land near Otavi after 1904 and seeking recognition of their former chief's grave as a national heritage site.
24 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Khomas governor Sam Shafishuna Nujoma has called for Windhoek to position itself as a cultural destination rather than a tourist transit point, to keep visitors longer and distribute tourism income to creatives, hospitality businesses and residents. He said culture should be treated as an economic opportunity alongside heritage preservation.
21 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The government has argued that a lawsuit filed by the Hai//om Association seeking N$2.8 trillion in compensation for San people's expulsion from ancestral land in Etosha National Park is legally unsound. The Hai//om Association contends its members were dispossessed through past racially discriminatory policies and seeks either land restitution or financial compensation, but government respondents argue the association lacks legal standing to represent the San community.
21 August 2026 · Informanté →
The Chief Hosea Kutako Memorial Museum and Shrine at Toasis village, officially inaugurated on 10 December 2024, honours the Ovaherero leader who resisted colonial rule and petitioned the United Nations against Namibia's illegal occupation. The shrine has become a tourist attraction and commemorates the legendary national hero.
19 August 2026 · The Namibian →
A Ministry of Environment and Tourism directive banning empty game-viewing vehicles from Etosha National Park has put over 100 workers employed by local tour operators at risk of job losses and caused losses of over N$1 million, with operators citing disrupted logistics for transporting tourists and cancelled international bookings.
18 August 2026 · The Namibian →
An opinion piece argues that while kapana is an authentic part of Windhoek's food culture and provides livelihoods for informal vendors, Namibia's aspirational class has come to define leisure and national identity narrowly around meat, fire, and alcohol rather than imagining a broader cultural proposition.
15 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Florencia Kaurianga established Little Rangers Academy, a kindergarten in Ehirovipuka Conservancy in Kunene region, in memory of her father Josef Kaurianga, who served as a wildlife ranger for 37 years. The academy currently serves 40 children aged 4–5 from surrounding communities and provides early childhood education in a remote area.
7 August 2026 · New Era →
Vice President Lucia Witbooi opened a high-level stakeholder meeting in Outjo to deliberate on the future of the Hai-//om San community residing around Etosha National Park, expressing government's collective resolve to advance the welfare and socio-economic development of the marginalised community.
5 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Small businesses across Namibia are increasingly visible on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, but many lack a strategic approach to digital marketing. Simply posting content and gaining likes does not move potential customers toward purchase; effective digital marketing requires a planned approach that understands customers, communicates value, builds engagement, and converts interest into sales.
4 August 2026 · The Namibian →
The Namibian reports that a delimitation commission is proposing to move Etosha National Park's administrative control from Kunene to Oshana region, a change that could harm surrounding communities and Kunene's economy, with the governor's silence on the issue questioned.
2 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Vice President Lucia Witbooi held a high-level meeting with stakeholders in Outjo to discuss the living conditions and future of the Hai-//om San community residing in and around Etosha National Park. It was resolved that a comprehensive Livelihoods Options and Development Plan be developed to address socio-economic challenges confronting the community, with a multidisciplinary technical team to undertake field assessments across designated sites.
1 August 2026 · Informanté →
International visitors accounted for 72% of the 994,780 people who visited Namibia's national parks in 2025. Etosha, Namib-Naukluft, and Dorob attracted 85% of all visitation, with Etosha drawing 39% of the total.
1 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's tourism prospects are improving, with rising hospitality occupancy rates and increased international airline routes to Windhoek, though the country has historically been overshadowed by South Africa's commercial dominance and Botswana's exclusive safari brand. The article suggests Namibia possesses distinctive natural attractions and faces both opportunity and the need for strategic decisions to capitalise on current momentum.
31 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Vice President Lucia Witbooi visited the Hai//om San community at Ombika in Etosha National Park and resettlement farms in the Kunene region to gain first-hand insight into living conditions and socio-economic circumstances. Residents welcomed the engagement but expressed ongoing calls for electricity, housing, and sanitation improvements.
31 July 2026 · New Era →
Tourism stakeholders note that many international visitors to Windhoek spend only one or two nights before heading to attractions like Sossusvlei, Etosha, Swakopmund or the Skeleton Coast, treating the capital mainly as a place to collect rental vehicles and gather supplies. The article suggests Windhoek has the ingredients for success—cleanliness, safety, ease of navigation, praised hospitality—but has struggled to become a destination in its own right, unlike gateway cities in other regional countries.
31 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has announced a government-led initiative to develop a comprehensive livelihood and development plan for the Hai-//om community living in and around Etosha National Park, following concerns over their living conditions. A multidisciplinary technical team has assessed conditions at several sites, and the government says the intervention aligns with its commitment to ensure no Namibian is left behind through inclusive development.
30 July 2026 · The Namibian →
The government has declared the Ikaba fishing area in the Kabulabula conservancy a fisheries reserve to protect and sustainably manage inland fish resources in Namibia's Zambezi Region, following an initiative by the Zambezi Regional Council and the Bukalo Traditional Authority.
29 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
A total of 575 animals were moved from Etosha National Park to conservation areas across Namibia, including communal conservancies in the Kunene Region, as part of efforts to restore wildlife populations, improve ecological balance, and strengthen community-based conservation.
17 July 2026 · Informanté →
A total of 575 animals were translocated from Etosha National Park to conservation areas across Namibia, including communal conservancies in the Kunene Region, as part of efforts to restore wildlife populations, improve ecological balance, and strengthen community-based conservation. The translocation was led by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism through collaboration between government, communities, and conservation organisations.
17 July 2026 · Informanté →
Members of the San, Ovatue, and Ovatjimba communities have been removed from the Marginalised Communities Special Feeding Programme, which distributes quarterly food parcels including maize meal, beans, fish, beef and cooking oil. The Otjozondjupa Regional Council confirmed that vulnerable community members, including unemployed households with children, have lost access to this assistance introduced in 2005.
16 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Communal farmers in Kunene region are calling for an urgent review of the government's human-wildlife conflict offset payment scheme, saying current payments do not reflect the true value of their animals. The Otjikaambuti Farmers Association reports that lions have killed about 40 cattle and over 100 goats and sheep since January this year in villages near Etosha National Park.
13 July 2026 · New Era →
The Ministry of Environment has relocated wildlife from Etosha National Park to restore animal populations in drought-affected areas, including 256 springboks and 190 gemsboks to Kunene Region, 90 zebras to Nyae Nyae Conservancy, and 15 gemsboks and 24 zebras to Uukwaluudhi Conservancy. The ministry plans further translocations of gemsboks, giraffes, and impalas in coming months to restock species, provide prey for predators, and reduce human-wildlife conflicts.
10 July 2026 · Informanté →
An elephant at Ongava Game Reserve near Etosha National Park feeds on a termite mound, breaking it apart to ingest the nutrient-dense, mineral-rich clay.
9 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Pupkewitz Toyota and Children in the Wilderness donated conservation equipment worth N$40,000 to rhino rangers protecting desert-adapted black rhinos in the Kunene Region. The donation, which includes backpacks, sleeping bags, binoculars, hiking shoes and knives, was distributed to rangers from Torra, Sesfontein and Anabeb conservancies.
9 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has finished a controlled burning exercise in Etosha National Park to reduce excess vegetation and firebreak risks during the August–November wildfire season. The measures, including grading of firebreaks, are expected to reduce the intensity and spread of fires compared to last year.
30 June 2026 · Informanté →
British businessman Harvey Boulter, awaiting trial on a murder charge, says his extensive business interests in Namibia worth about N$150 million demonstrate he has no intention of fleeing the country. He is considering asking the court to amend his bail conditions to allow limited international business travel on a case-by-case basis.
29 June 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Namibia's hospitality sector achieved 62.17% national occupancy in May 2026, up from 56.21% in May 2025 and above the pre-pandemic May 2019 benchmark of 55.83%, driven by early-season safari and nature-based tourism demand ahead of the winter dry season. The Northern region led with 65.19% occupancy, while coastal and central regions also posted gains.
24 June 2026 · Windhoek Observer →