Namibia Minute.
24 April 2026
A daily Namibian brief · Est. 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-Ndaitwah62.4 /day
  2. 02Elijah Ngurare14.3 /day
  3. 03Sam Nujoma13.4 /day
  4. 04James Sankwasa12.3 /day
  5. 05Sanet Steenkamp11.7 /day
  6. 06Hage Geingob11.3 /day
  7. 07Modestus Amutse11.3 /day
  8. 08Esperance Luvindao11.3 /day
  9. 09Veikko Nekundi10.7 /day
  10. 10Lucia Witbooi9.9 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01Swapo36.7 /day
  2. 02National Assembly26.7 /day
  3. 03Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security25.6 /day
  4. 04Unam21.3 /day
  5. 05Windhoek High Court19.9 /day
  6. 06The Namibian19.1 /day
  7. 07Ministry of Health and Social Services18.9 /day
  8. 08Independent Patriots for Change16.0 /day
  9. 09Namibian Police15.3 /day
  10. 10Bank of Namibia14.6 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Namibia183.9 /day
  2. 02Windhoek116.0 /day
  3. 03South Africa43.0 /day
  4. 04Walvis Bay29.4 /day
  5. 05Zambezi region26.6 /day
  6. 06Swakopmund25.4 /day
  7. 07United States21.0 /day
  8. 08Kavango East20.1 /day
  9. 09Rundu19.1 /day
  10. 10Katima Mulilo18.0 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 01T20 World Cup12.4 /day
  2. 02Champions League11.0 /day
  3. 03National Development Plan9.9 /day
  4. 04Vision 20308.4 /day
  5. 05Premier League7.7 /day
  6. 06Fishrot7.3 /day
  7. 07Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup7.1 /day
  8. 08NDP64.4 /day
  9. 09FA Cup4.0 /day
  10. 10Six Nations3.9 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 6533 stories this week.

  1. 01Society1533 stories
  2. 02Sport1146 stories
  3. 03Politics1044 stories
  4. 04Business811 stories
  5. 05World & Region636 stories
  6. 06Mining & Energy346 stories
  7. 07Agriculture & Land317 stories
  8. 08Culture287 stories
  9. 09Opinion241 stories
  10. 10Tourism & Environment172 stories
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