The latest news from Namibia, summarised in English from the local press: politics, business, society, culture and sport. 23 articles published.
The Mariental Trade Festival, scheduled for 22 to 24 October 2026, will cancel its small livestock show and animal section because of restrictions linked to foot-and-mouth disease. Organisers will retain poultry and horticultural produce stalls, with meat sourced from approved butcheries, according to organising committee chairperson Unomasa Kavita.
Source: New Era
Ongwediva Town Council’s community garden has helped 38 vulnerable households since it was established in March, including six households that received vegetables at the sixth harvest. The project also aims to teach farming skills and strengthen residents’ food self-sufficiency, according to the council, cited by New Era.
Source: New Era
Namibian Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has inaugurated 40 homes for marginalised families in Epukiro, in the Omaheke region. The 25-million-Namibian-dollar project also includes a community garden and a space for traditional ceremonies, due to be completed by the end of November, New Era reports.
Source: New Era
Namibia’s High Court criticised the Central Procurement Board for giving insufficient reasons for cancelling a tender linked to a veterinary fence against foot-and-mouth disease. Judge Boas Usiku nevertheless refused to suspend the works, citing the public health and economic emergency, Observer24 reports.
Source: Observer24
Immanuel Eisig, an 11-year-old Namibian boy, drowned at Tilda Viljoen Dam in Gobabis after going swimming with four other children. His body was found near where his clothes had been discovered, according to a Namibian police report published on Sunday.
Source: The Namibian
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