Tag: Namibia

Southern African regional police chiefs heard transnational crime poses “a serious menace” to democracy and peace in the region as well as the “loss...

Namibia and Botswana have kicked off the joint military exercise Hanganee II, which is being held in Namibia. The exercise, under the theme Enhancing Joint...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told a Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit conflict in the “war-torn region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

Four Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries were singled out for attention at this week’s meeting of the regional bloc’s extraordinary troika summit on...

Namibian President Hage Geingob today (Tuesday, 31 January) chairs a Southern African Development Community (SADC) “extraordinary organ troika summit” where the regional peace and...

Ongoing corruption, in the form of what the Southern African Development Community (SADC) calls “graft” known as State Capture in South Africa, does have...

The largest criminal activity in Southern Africa is financial crime, accounting for 43% of all reported crime in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This...

The just ended Pan African Network of the Wise retreat (PanWise), held under the auspices of the African Union (AU), expressed its concern as...

The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC) is currently hosting its 13th “high level retreat” on...

Cameroon and Namibia were the two African representatives in this year’s Unitas 2022 multinational naval exercise in Brazil. Between 10 and 22 September they joined...

Coinciding with the visit of the US Navy vessel Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, US Africa Command through the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA)...

After a brief stop in Cape Town, the US Navy’s Lewis B Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams has arrived in Walvis...

In response to customers requests, Namibia’s Sat-Com has developed an intercom system for armoured vehicles and tanks, adding to its growing range of radios...

A Namibia Defence Force (NDF) F-7 fighter jet has been badly damaged in a runway excursion at Ondangwa’s Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport. The aircraft...

The United States Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams has spent three days in Namibia as part of a continent-wide tour, before...

Rhino and elephant poaching has declined significantly this year in Namibia, home to the only free-roaming black rhinos left in the world, government data...

Germany’s offer to fund projects in Namibia worth more than a billion euros ($1.22 billion) over 30 years to atone for its role in...

Germany apologised for its role in slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia (then South West Africa) over a century ago and described...

Namibian radio specialist Sat-Com has developed a new radio, based on its flagship Leopard, which it says offers greater flexibility for fixed and mounted...

Namibia saw a continued downward trend in rhino and elephant poaching last year after stepping up patrols and sharply increasing fines, the government said...

Namibian military radio specialist Sat-Com expects to have a boom year in 2021 as it continues to successfully penetrate the international market, launch new...

The Sat-Com Leopard1 and Cheetah3 Military Radios are all capable of various modes of communications including Repeater and Re-Bro (Cross Band). Every Sat-Com Manpack SDR...

Street protests that led to the arrest of 25 women’s rights activists in Namibia at the weekend have prompted the government to launch an...

Incidents of rhino poaching in Namibia have been dropping steadily as timely intelligence work has helped nab hunters before they shoot in known hotspots,...

Rhino poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia, the ministry of environment said on Friday, citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and...

Cash-strapped Air Namibia will have its planes grounded at midnight on Wednesday after it failed to secure enough funding to remain solvent, voiding its...

The Namibian government is weighing several options regarding the future of struggling national carrier Air Namibia, new Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi told parliament on...

Modern militaries need to communicate securely and effortlessly, between old and new equipment and across different arms of service. Traditionally, defence forces have used...

The airport in the Namibian harbour town of Walvis Bay has closed after two residents tested positive for the coronavirus and the economic hub...

The US Department of Defence (DoD) handed over two Toyota Land Cruisers to the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) on 18...

Images that have emerged on social media allegedly showing Chinese military vehicles arriving in Cape Town are in fact of Botswana Defence Force (BDF)...

Namibian police report an increase in people smuggling beer and whisky from neighbouring Angola and Zambia, using illegal border crossings to beat a ban...

One of the flagship products from one of the leading military manufacturing companies in Africa and the world, Sat-Com (Pty) Ltd (Secure And Tactical...

US Ambassador Lisa Johnson has handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Services three ambulances, hospital beds, and other medical equipment to...

The Brazilian Navy offshore patrol vessel Amazonas has called on Namibia for a short visit ahead of participation in Exercise Obangame Express. The vessel (P120)...

Namibian radio specialist Sat-Com has been selling its Cheetah lightweight and portable wideband VHF/UHF radio for many years now, with the radio currently in...

Namibian communications specialist Sat-Com’s wideband manpack size Leopard radio is relatively unique in the global military radio market as it offers HF, VHF and...

Namibia dam water levels have almost halved from already low levels as the worst drought in more than 100 years pushes the desert nation...

Sat-Com is one of the leading military radio manufacturers in Africa, and after cornering the Namibian market the Windhoek-based company is now looking towards...

Namibia’s Namdock has been awarded a contract to repair and maintain Angolan Navy vessels, with the first set to arrive in early 2020. Namdock Commercial...

The Indian Navy’s frigate INS Tarkash is currently visiting Walvis Bay, Namibia, as part of its overseas deployment to Africa, Europe and Russia. INS Tarkash...

A German minister described the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago as genocide, one of the most...

International conservation group Sea Shepherd has teamed up with the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to carry out surveillance activities in...

Namibia’s defence minister Penda Ya Ndakolo has commissioned a new jetty and naval base on Impalila Island in the Zambezi Region of the country. The...

Damen Shipyards Group has started construction of a new offshore vessel for De Beers Marine Namibia, which will use it for marine diamond recovery. A...

In Namibia and Botswana, government agencies are using the Airbus Helicopters H125 to fight the surge in wildlife crimes. The statistics are dire. Less than...

Namibian tribes seeking damages over genocide and property seizures by Germany more than a century ago said on Thursday they would appeal a U.S....

A US judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking Germany to pay damages for genocide and property seizures by colonists in what is now Namibia more...

Prince William arrived in Namibia on Monday on the first leg of a tour to learn about wildlife conservation in Africa ahead...

It has been revealed that Namibia is using Chinese FN-6 man-portable surface-to-air missiles, which were shown during the recent Heroes' Day celebrations. Photos...