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SOSSUSVLEI, 05 December 2016 - Sunrise at the Desert Homestead Outpost. (Photo by: Maqonda Ndlovu) NAMPA

ECN encourages observers to explore Namibia

WINDHOEK, 23 NOV (NAMPA) – Commissioner Emmerentia Leonard of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has urged internatio...

OSHAKATI, 22 November 2024 - Oshakati Town Council held its annual cleaning Campaign on Friday at Oneshila. (Photo by Maria David)NAMPA

Irimari irked by litter in Oshakati

OSHAKATI, 22 NOV (NAMPA) - Oshana Governor Elia Irimari has said he is disappointed to see people litter in Oshakati despite t...

ARANDIS, 19 November 2024 - Minister in the Presidency Christine //Hoebes, Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe and co-founder of HyIron-Oshivela Johannes Michels pictured during a site visit to the green iron plant in Arandis. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

HyIron signs first take-off agreement with German auto-tech company

ARANDIS, 20 NOV (NAMPA) – HyIron-Oshivela Green Iron project has signed its first-ever off-take agreement with the German-ba...

OPUWO, 18 November 2024 - IRDN Executive Director John Kasaona; Bertha Amakali, Director of Information and Research at MIRCO; and Stanley Kambonde, Executive Director of Kambonde Mineral Resources, were pictured at the Dr Theo Ben Gurirab Series in Opuwo. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Mushelenga calls for collaborative efforts in realising economic drivers in Kunene

OPUWO, 19 NOV (NAMPA) – Small miners and conservation organisations in the Kunene Region should collaborate to realise the p...

Uakutura Kambaekua

BALI, 02 September 2024 - Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta pictured during the Joint Leaders High-Level Forum on Multi-stakeholder Partnership and the second Indonesia-Africa Forum held in Bali. (Photo: Contributed)

Shifeta calls for financial support to address climate change impacts

WINDHOEK, 18 NOV (NAMPA) – Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), Pohamba Shifeta on Monday called for urgent...

Ongwediva to install high mast light for Onawa and Okandjengedi

ONGWEDIVA, 18 NOV (NAMPA) – The Ongwediva Town Council has invested N.dollars 800 000 in the installation of a high mast lig...

WINDHOEK, 04 September 2024 - Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo speaking at the Global African Hydrogen Summit in the capital. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Namibia can become an energy hub: Alweendo

WINDHOEK, 15 NOV (NAMPA)- Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, has said that Namibia has the potential to become an ene...

LUDERITZ, 15 NOV (NAMPA)-Kelp Blue Seaweed Specialist Michael Fleischman and Kelp Blue Deputy Operations Manager Iriya Jona. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu)

Kelp cultivation project in early stages of commercial-scale operations

LÜDERITZ, 20 NOV (NAMPA) - Kelp Blue, a project in Lüderitz facilitated by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development ...

OTJIWARONGO, 02 February 2022 - Residents of the Eie Risiko informal settlement of Otjiwarongo attends a community meeting with the municipality where plans to relocate them to a new residential reception area was announced by mayor Gottlieb Shivute on Wednesday evening. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Mass clean-up campaign held at Otjiwarongo

OTJIWARONGO, 15 NOV (NAMPA) - Hundreds of residents of Otjiwarongo on Friday joined the annual mass clean-up campaign organise...

Mulisa Simiyasa

ONGWEDIVA, 14 November 2024 - The Ongwediva Town Council has started refurbishing the town’s main water tower to prevent interruptions in the water supply. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

Ongwediva refurbishing water tower

ONGWEDIVA, 14 NOV (NAMPA) - The Ongwediva Town Council has started refurbishing the town’s main water tower to prevent inter...

WINDHOEK, 12 NOVEMBER 2024- A helicopter. (PHOTO: NAMPA)

NCCA introduces airspace restrictions during election period

WINDHOEK, 12 NOV (NAMPA) – The Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed an airspace restriction in the Windhoek F...

WINDHOEK, 11 November 2024 - The headquarters of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. (Photo: Contributed)

Mines ministry confirms earthquakes in Okahandja and Opuwo

WINDHOEK, 11 NOV (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has confirmed that two earthquakes happened in Okahandja a...

WINDHOEK, 07 November 2024 - Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu (Photo: Contributed)

Namibia and EU discuss sustainable trade

WINDHOEK, 07 NOV (NAMPA) - Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, has reaffirmed Namibia’s commitment to su...

WINDHOEK, 06 November 2024 - United Nations (UN) Acting Resident Coordinator, Samuel Kweku Ocran has commended Namibia for launching the Strategy for the Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector and for signing the country’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact. (Photo by: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA

UN commends Namibia for launching agri-food sector transformation strategy

WINDHOEK, 07 NOV (NAMPA) - United Nations (UN) Acting Resident Coordinator, Samuel Kweku Ocran has commended Namibia for launc...

WINDHOEK - Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) president Adolf Muremi speaking at the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) on Wednesday. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

Farmers face production challenges: Muremi

WINDHOEK, 07 NOV (NAMPA) – Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) president Adolf Muremi has said farmers cannot achieve prod...

Justina Shuumbwa

SWAKOPMUND, 08 MAY 2023 - Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein speaking at the opening of the planning workshop in Swakopmund on Monday. The week-long event is focusing on discussing the strategic plan as well as present a platform for various stakeholders to coordinate planning within the agricultural sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Government to establish small-scale agro-processing plants in all regions

WINDHOEK, 06 NOV (NAMPA) – Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, announced on Wednesday that th...

ONGWEDIVA, 07 July 2023 - Ongwediva Mayor Taarah Shalyefu speaking at the inauguration of a N.dollars 15.2 million sewage system for 620 residential erven in Ongwediva's Extension 15 and Sky Phase 1 informal areas. (Photo: Contributed)

Construction of leisure park starts at Ongwediva

ONGWEDIVA, 06 NOV (NAMPA) – The Ongwediva Town Council has commenced with the first phase of construction of a leisure park ...

SWAKOPMUND, 08 MAY 2023 - Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein speaking at the opening of the planning workshop in Swakopmund on Monday. The week-long event is focusing on discussing the strategic plan as well as present a platform for various stakeholders to coordinate planning within the agricultural sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Schlettwein proposes three land allocation models

WINDHOEK, 05 NOV (NAMPA) – Namibians will now be receiving land based on their needs and wants as per the newly approved Nat...

FAO establishes nursery and plants trees at Eenhana

EENHANA, 02 NOV (NAMPA) – In an effort to address food security in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) ...

Environment officials put down hippo bull

KATIMA MULILO, 02 NOV (NAMPA) – Officials from the Environment, Forestry and Tourism Ministry put down a hippo bull Wednesda...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

UUKWANGULA, 19 October 2019 – The canal that takes water from Olushandja Dam in the Omusati Region to the water treatment plant of NamWater at Oshakati. (Photo by: Mathias Nanghanda) NAMPA

Ongwediva taps run dry

ONGWEDIVA, 30 OCT (NAMPA) – Residents of Ongwediva have been facing water interruptions for nearly two weeks. Town spokesper...

OTJIWARONGO, 28 October 2024 - PyroNam Managing Director Henrike Geldmacher and PyroNam BioChar Manager Eck Volkmann pictured at the PyroNam plant. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

German-backed biochar production plant in Otjiwarongo progressing well

OTJIWARONGO, 31 OCT (NAMPA) – Namibia is one of only four countries benefiting from the German company PyroCCS GmbH, which s...

Namundjebo-Tilahun donates water, fodder to farmers at Eengodi

OHAILOMBO, 26 OCT (NAMPA) - Businesswoman Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun, who is also the headwoman of Ohailombo village, donated w...

SWAKOPMUND, 08 MAY 2023 - Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein speaking at the opening of the planning workshop in Swakopmund on Monday. The week-long event is focusing on discussing the strategic plan as well as present a platform for various stakeholders to coordinate planning within the agricultural sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Schlettwein calls for urgent focus on water crisis

KEETMANSHOOP, 24 OCT (NAMPA) – The impacts of climate change are most acutely felt through the water cycle, and addressing t...

Suzith Tjitaura

DAURES, 21 October 2024 - Some of the seedlings planted in peat-in-seedling trays at the Daures Green Hydrogen Agriculture Facility. The 0.3 hectare facility grows various crops, including tomatoes, peppers, cabbages, cucumbers, and spinach and is aimed to strengthen food security and boost the availability of nutritious produce in Namibia. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Daures Green Hydrogen agriculture facility inaugurated

DAURES, 22 OCT (NAMPA) – President Dr Nangolo Mbumba on Monday inaugurated the Daures Green Hydrogen Agriculture Facility at...

ONGWEDIVA, 03 May 2017 - Northern Namibia has been facing a water crisis for about two weeks after a water canal was extensively damaged last month due to excess flood water. Here Namwater employees can be seen repairing the damaged infrustructure. (Photo: Contributed)

NamWater announced water supply interruption due to pipe breaks

OSHAKATI, 21 OCT (NAMPA) – NamWater has announced water supply interruptions due to pipe breaks between Ogongo and Oshakati....

KATIMA MULILO, 20 October 2024 - One of the patrol boats used in the Sikunga Conservancy. (Photo: Contributed)

Patrol boats deployed to support conservation efforts in Zambezi

KATIMA MULILO, 20 OCT (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Touri...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

OPUWO, 18 October 2024 - The Lion Rangers, along with numerous conservancies in the Kunene Region, were recognised on Friday at Opuwo for their efforts to safeguard the region's wildlife's survival. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Kunene lion rangers, conservancies awarded

OPUWO, 20 OCT (NAMPA) - Lion rangers, along with several conservancies in the Kunene Northwest, were on Friday honoured at a s...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OPUWO, 18 October 2024 - Kunene regional governor Maruis Sheya has called for coordinated efforts to eliminate rhino poaching. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities: Sheya

OPUWO, 20 OCT (NAMPA) - Wildlife crimes continue to pose a threat to Namibian conservation efforts, necessitating a complex an...

Uakutura Kambaekua

OPUWO, 18 October 2024 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT), in collaboration with its partners (KfW Development Bank, CCFN), has donated N.dollars 31 million in project grants and equipment to 20 conservancies in Opuwo to support the implementation of human and wildlife conservation measures. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Kunene conservancies receive donations, grants worth N.dollars 31 million

OPUWO, 19 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism along with its partners donated project grants, in...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 22 December 2016 - A rhino shot in the Omaheke Region on 22 December. (Photo: Contributed)

Forty-six rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2024: Shifeta

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Forty-six rhinos, including 35 black and 11 white rhinos, have been killed in the Etosha National...

OSHAKATI, 11 October 2024 - Residents of Oshakati in the Oshana Region celebrated Arbor Day on Friday. (Photo: Contributed)

Shifeta encourages tree planting at Arbor Day commemoration

OSHAKATI, 12 OCT (NAMPA) - Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta has urged Namibians to plant trees t...

WINDHOEK, 11 October 2024 - Jona Musheko has joined the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme as Manager for External Affairs and Communications. (Photo: Contributed)

Musheko appointed communications manager at NGH2P

WINDHOEK, 11 OCT (NAMPA) – The Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) has appointed Jona Musheko as its new Manager for Ex...

KEETMANSHOOP, 10 October 2024 - ||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick pictured with the chairperson of the ||Kharas resettled farmers association, Sophia Motinga at the resettlement farmer’s day at Keetmanshoop. (Photo by: Suzith Tjitaura) NAMPA

Eighty-three women resettled in ||Kharas Region

KEETMANSHOOP, 11 OCT (NAMPA) – A total of 83 out of the 185 resettlement farming units in the ||Kharas Region are allocated ...

Suzith Tjitaura

ONGWEDIVA, 28 August 2024 - Ohangwena Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga delivered his state of the region address on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

Millions budgeted for Ohangwena school electrification

SHAMBADA, 06 OCT (NAMPA) - The Ohangwena Regional Council has budgeted an amount of N.dollars 20 million for the electrificati...

METF Public Relations Officer Romeo Muyunda

Arbor Day celebration heads north

OSHAKATI, 03 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is expected to commemorate Arbor Day at Onawa i...