Namibia became an independent country in 1990 after a period of one hundred and six years of colonialism, first by Germans, 1884 - 1915 and then by the South African white settlers, 1915 - 1990.

In June 1991, a National Conference on Land Reforms was held in Windhoek, attended by all population groups of the Namibian nation to discuss Namibia's land question. The Conference reached consensus ...

Nambia is currently holding a weeklong conference on land reform. It hopes to reach a solution on the unfair distribution of land between the black and white populations. But not all of the players ...

Editor’s Note: CNN’s Eye On series takes you to a different country each month. In October we visit Namibia highlighting the country’s best and brightest people, plus framing its pressing issues in a ...

Martin Wucher's family has raised cattle in the abundant countryside of central Namibia for close to a century. Now he faces threats to his home and livelihood. Frustrated with the government's ...

Namibia's new prime minister says he will put greater pressure on white farmers to sell their land. Theo-Ben Gurirab said that land reform was a major priority for the government, together with ...

Namibia politics in October 2026 is built around President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the first woman to lead the country, and ...

Namibia‘s president has called for a change to the country’s constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and re-distribute it to the majority black population. “The willing-buyer, willing ...

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Namibia’s haunting landscapes carry Gavin Bell back to the birth of a nation which today celebrates 25 years of independence The ghost town in the sperrgebiet, or forbidden zone, closes at one o’clock ...