[Namibian] The Swapo Party secured a preliminary lead in the 2025 regional council and local authority elections on Thursday night, having being confirmed as the winner in 56 constituencies in announcements made before midnight by the Electoral Commi...

[Namibian] The regional council and local authority elections preliminary results, which continue to be announced at collation centres on Thursday evening, indicate that the Swapo Party is leading.

[Namibian] A Further delay of up to two years could be on the cards for the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering trial, one of the accused in the matter, former attorney general and minister of justice Sacky Shanghala, has acknowledged.

[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the voting process as an illustration of Namibia's democracy. She said this when she cast her vote for the 2025 Regional Council and Local Authorities elections yesterday morning at the Emma Ho...

[Namibian] New International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Wednesday as she urged nations to come together in the 2026 Winter Games, as the torch relay set off from ancient Olympia in Greece.

[Namibian] Adolf Hitler Uunona, a Ompundja constituency councillor in the Oshana region, has removed the name 'Hitler' from his identity (ID) document.

[Namibian] The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has denied allegations that some polling stations opened later than expected for the country's regional council and local authority elections on Wednesday.

[Namibian] A total of 4 405 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported between April 2024 and February 2025 in Namibia, minister of gender equality and child welfare Emma Kantema says.

[Namibian] Magistrates across the country have stopped working after months of frustration over the government's failure to implement approved housing and vehicle benefits - a standoff that their legal representative says has pushed judicial officers...

[Namibian] Spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets as South Africa thrashed India by 408 runs in the second Test on Wednesday to condemn the hosts to a record loss and sweep the series.

[Namibian] Executive director in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Gladice Pickering on Tuesday announced the start of the '16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls'.

[Namibian] ||Kharas governor Dawid Gertze has dismissed suggestions that the Hardap and ||Kharas regions should sever ties with Namibia, calling the idea unrealistic and politically driven.

[New Era] The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it is ready to run Wednesday's national elections in Kunene, with helicopters and voter-education teams already deployed to reach voters in the region's most remote and hard-to-access areas.

[Namibian] Restoration Concert 3.0 organiser Tim Ekandjo says complaints by gospel artist Sovita Joshua have been addressed after she said she had to perform to an empty stadium in the sun before the official show began.

[New Era] Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture in Namibia Dino Ballotti yesterday launched the Namibia State of Skills Demand and Supply report.

[New Era] No major obstacles or hindrances were observed during special voting day across the country, although many polling stations got off to a slow start.

[Namibian] Minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Namibia, for which no vaccine or specific treatment exists.

[Namibian] A goat herder discovered a man's body at farm #Aixab !Gaus near Uis in the Erongo region on Wednesday evening.

[Namibian] Five years ago, after the regional council and local authority elections, Swapo failed to retain control of over 30 towns and village councils across the country.

[Namibian] Two boys died and three others survived after a large heap of sand collapsed on them at Epako settlement at Gobabis on Monday.

[Namibian] Political analysts say low turnout observed during Monday's special voting in the Erongo region is not unusual for local authority and regional council elections.

[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday that Namibia needs US$15 billion to meet its climate goals, warning world leaders that the country cannot meet its adaptation needs without major international...

[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Saturday told world leaders at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg that the current global financial system is worsening poverty and threatening economic stability, urging major economies to reform debt rules ...

[Namibian] The shooting of public prosecutor Justine Shiweda (30) from Ondangwa last month is linked to a high-profile criminal case.

[Namibian] Do elections matter?

[Namibian] Nampower's new 120-megawatt solar tender is expected to test developers on strict local ownership rules and a competitive scramble for land near eligible substations.

[Namibian] Oshana regional police commander commissioner Naftal Sakaria alleges that sergeant Matheus Shipingana from Windhoek Central Police Station took Abner Mewiliko Mateus, who is accused of masterminding an attack on public prosecutor Justine S...

[Namibian] One of the most important political decisions taken this year is that there will be free tertiary education from 2026.

[Namibian] Namibia is grappling with major decisions that will shape the country's direction for generations to come: whether to deepen investment in the oil and gas industry or accelerate the transition toward green hydrogen and renewable energy.

[Namibian] The Aranos community has been left unsettled since the early hours of 1 November, when 32-year-old Alex Kondombolo was stabbed to death while walking home with his girlfriend.