Namibia to cull 86 000 seals
Windhoek – Namibia’s annual sea hunt officially starts from Saturday and will see 86 000 Cape fur seals slaughtered... Read more
1 Jul, 2023
Namibia recognises same-sex marriages concluded abroad with foreign spouse
Windhoek – Namibia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses, a landmark... Read more
17 May, 2023
Namibia, SA’s ruling parties share a heroic history – but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak
Henning Melber, University of Pretoria and Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand Namibian president Hage Geingob used his recent... Read more
14 May, 2023
Son of Namibian gay couple in citizenship limbo after court ruling
Windhoek – Namibia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by a lower court to grant citizenship to a... Read more
21 Mar, 2023
UK trophy hunting bill irks African conservationists
Johannesburg – A bid to ban the import of hunting trophies to Britain has upset conservationists in southern Africa,... Read more
16 Mar, 2023
US to help Africa get louder global voice, says Jill Biden
Windhoek – First Lady Jill Biden said the United States was committed to helping African nations get a louder... Read more
24 Feb, 2023
SA man held at Namibian airport after he allegedly smuggled over 10kg cocaine from Brazil
Cape Town – A South African man, who is reportedly accused of smuggling cocaine into Namibia from Brazil, made... Read more
4 Jan, 2023
Namibia pulls down German colonial statue after protests – who was Curt von François?
Henning Melber, University of Pretoria Anti-colonial activists in Namibia – calling themselves A Curt Farewell – have scored a... Read more
28 Nov, 2022
Namibia pulls down statue of German coloniser
Windhoek – Authorities in Namibia’s capital Windhoek on Wednesday took down and relocated a statue of a controversial German... Read more
24 Nov, 2022
Namibia asks Germany to negotiate genocide deal
Windhoek – Namibia said on Thursday it had asked Germany to renegotiate the genocide agreement reached last year between... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
