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Friday, 23 October 2026
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Data from the week

Who has been in the news, which topics dominated, and how coverage differs across publishers. Drawn from our last seven days of approved summaries.

People in the news

Top named individuals by article mentions.

  1. 01President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah4.7 /day
  2. 02Ericah Shafudah2.3 /day
  3. 03Penehupifo Pohamba2.0 /day
  4. 04Hifikepunye Pohamba1.9 /day
  5. 05James Sankwasa1.4 /day
  6. 06Elijah Ngurare1.3 /day
  7. 07Patience Makwele1.3 /day
  8. 08Job Amupanda1.1 /day
  9. 09Sophia Shaningwa0.7 /day
  10. 10Veikko Nekundi0.7 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01National Assembly3.0 /day
  2. 02Independent Patriots for Change2.6 /day
  3. 03Swapo2.1 /day
  4. 04The Namibian2.1 /day
  5. 05Bank of Namibia1.6 /day
  6. 06Windhoek High Court1.4 /day
  7. 07Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform1.4 /day
  8. 08European Union1.1 /day
  9. 09Office of the President1.1 /day
  10. 10Affirmative Repositioning1.0 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Namibia19.3 /day
  2. 02Windhoek9.1 /day
  3. 03South Africa3.1 /day
  4. 04Botswana2.4 /day
  5. 05Angola2.1 /day
  6. 06Walvis Bay1.7 /day
  7. 07Swakopmund1.7 /day
  8. 08Zambezi region1.7 /day
  9. 09Kharas1.6 /day
  10. 10Zambia1.4 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 01National Development Plan0.7 /day
  2. 02Champions League0.4 /day
  3. 03CAF Champions League0.4 /day
  4. 04foot-and-mouth disease0.4 /day
  5. 05El Niño0.4 /day
  6. 06Public Enterprises Governance Amendment Bill [B. 10 – 2025]0.4 /day
  7. 07Fishrot0.3 /day
  8. 08Child Care and Protection Act0.3 /day
  9. 09Public Service Act 13 of 19950.3 /day
  10. 10Commonwealth Games0.3 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 369 stories this week.

  1. 01Society96 stories
  2. 02Politics68 stories
  3. 03Business59 stories
  4. 04Sport38 stories
  5. 05World & Region30 stories
  6. 06Agriculture & Land24 stories
  7. 07Mining & Energy21 stories
  8. 08Culture16 stories
  9. 09Tourism & Environment11 stories
  10. 10Opinion6 stories
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