It finally got a date.

Namcon finally got at date and place and I could be any more hyped for this 1. This is a great place to meet up with other anime, manga and gaming enthusiasts. I hope this will be the first of many

I am currently going down a Namibian rabbit hole and I have discovered the interesting character that is Lipumbu Ya Tashilongo. I cannot find anything about him apart from two photos and his English Wikipedia page. He is called both a hero and a brutal tyrant. Do you know anything about this man? Which one was he?

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m currently waiting for my Namibia Holiday eVisa, and I’m starting to get a little worried about the processing time.

Before applying, I had read that the Holiday Visa should only be applied for within about one month before the trip. However, most of the recent posts and experiences I’ve found online seem to say that the visa itself can take almost a month to be approved. 😥

My trip to Namibia is already booked, including non-refundable flights, accommodation, and activities, and I’m supposed to travel there in mid-to-late September. At this point I’m getting worried that the visa may not arrive before my departure.

I’ve already tried emailing the eVisa/immigration contact address, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to have helped much so far.

Has anyone applied for the Namibia Holiday eVisa recently, or does anyone know what I should do in this situation? I’ve also considered applying in person, but unfortunately I don’t have any vacation time left to travel to a place where I could submit the application in person.

I’d really appreciate any advice on what I should do now — whether there is another official contact, a way to follow up on the application, or anything else that has worked for people in a similar situation.

I really, really don’t want to miss this trip. Namibia has been one of the places I’ve wanted to visit the most — the desert and night skies, the wildlife, the landscapes, and the culture all genuinely fascinate me. 🌌🦒

So if anyone has any recent experience or suggestions, I’d be extremely grateful. Thank you so much! 🙏

I'm a metallurgical engineering graduate in Namibia and have been struggling to find a job for over a year now.

I’ve applied for graduate programs, internships and entry-level positions, and I’ve also emailed several companies asking for internship opportunities, even unpaid ones, but unfortunately nothing has worked out so far.

I’m honestly feeling quite hopeless at this point. For those working in the Namibian metallurgy industry: what companies should I be looking out for, or who should I try contacting? Any advice, leads or recommendations would mean a lot.

Anyone noticed how rental scammers are on the rise?

They see people desperately need a place to stay.

Like when someone doesn't have pictures of a place when you reach out and tell you to just go view that already makes alarm bells go off in me because who wouldn't have a picture of the place they are renting out?? 🤔

What's going on in our country, I'm very disappointed in how bad things are.

Scammers. Rental crises. Petrol increase. Electricity increase. 😪😪

I know complaining doesn't help but guys.. I don't know what to do or how to feel. Life is tough in Namibia. This isn't the Namibia I knew growing up.

So I was on tictock and saw a girl make a video about how namphones are scammers and you shouldn't buy form them,since they stiole her video proving another business is legitimate.(Also namphones seemed obvious cause where can you get an iPhone 15 for N$5k and it's 512 GB matter of fact)

So the question is what other pages and phone buying scams have you seen

Can someone more educated than me please explain this Visa for the average person to understand. I have a foreign network and see opportunities for them as they have shown interest in Namibia.

Has anyone done a tour with this group? Thoughts?

https://www.sandwich-harbour.com/activities/photography-excursion-sunset/

Hi everyone,

Me and wife are planning to visit my sister in shanghai for December,how difficult is the visa process and what were the challenges, any feedback would be appreciated

Hi all - I am a foreigner travelling to Namibia early September. What is the risk of getting bit by a mosquito + getting malaria? Travelling to the main tourist areas (Etosha, Namib desert, Damaraland, coast, Windhoek). Should I be taking Malaria pills?

Are there other risks I should be aware of?

Miss Teen Namibia 2025, Chantel Boeren, has been crowned first runner-up at the 2026 Miss Teen International beauty pageant in Jaipur, India. 👑

Boeren’s finish marks Namibia’s highest placement to date in the Miss Teen International competition.

The Miss Teen Namibia 2025 titleholder finished behind Jhoanna Uranga of Cuba, who won the international crown, while Paraguay’s Giuliana Ocariz placed second runner-up.

Hi all,
I am a photographer looking for like minded people to partner up on a safari trip to Namibia (SOSSUSVLEI & Etosha) and Botswana (Chobe, Moremi).

Ideally want to hire a Landcruiser Troopy together. I am planning for November.

I’m back in Yekaterinburg now after spending three weeks in Namibia. I travelled from the capital to the south, then to the west, and finally up north to Etosha National Park.
It was an absolutely incredible experience. You have a beautiful country and wonderful people. I truly believe Namibia is a hidden gem of Africa. 🇳🇦❤️
Thank you so much for your hospitality and for making my trip so special.
Greetings from Yekaterinburg, Russia! 🇷🇺

Hey r/Namibia!

Bit of an urgent one , our caterer for Knightcap Volume 3 (our social chess event) has unfortunately run into a snag and can't make it this Friday, so we're looking for someone who can step in.

The details:

📍 TATE Village — Rooftop Bar
DATE: This Friday from 18:00–23:00
🍽️ Caterer needed from around 17:00 (you may operate for as long as you have the capacity to-- including beyond the event's closing time)
👥 Good turnout expected based on our previous two events

We're ideally looking for finger foods / easy-to-eat food that people can enjoy while playing chess and moving around, but we're very open to what you think would work best. If you've got a menu that gives you a good margin and works for the setting, we're happy to hear your ideas.

We've had really solid turnouts for our first two Knightcaps, so there is definitely a consumer base there. We're just looking for someone who can come in and make the food side work.

If you're a caterer, food business, chef, or know someone who might be interested, please DM us or get in touch ASAP.

Instagram: @ knightcap.na Contact: +264 81 428 7591

Even if you can't do it yourself but know someone who could, we'd really appreciate you passing this along.

Thanks!

How long could that process take if its from a second hand car from a private person?

What advice would you also give me if I buy from Facebook?

Hello,

I am a Namibian citizen married to a foreigner. We don't currently reside in Namibia but we are planning to visit my family in Namibia soon. My husband and baby has the same nationality and my question is do they need holiday visas to enter Namibia? We got married in Namibia so we do have a marriage certificate from Namibia, but our baby was not born in Namibia.

We have also tried to call the numbers for the Namibian visa but no answer as we have some questions regarding the online visa

Anyone that has been through the same thing or has any advice please let me know..

I'm planning to throw a pool party towards the end of the year, and I'm having trouble finding an affordable self-catering place in the city.

I'm looking at about ±10-20 people, but some people might want to overnight/ sleep over.

Please do recommend🙏

I see a lot of trips planned in the wrong sequence and then have to be untangled (I work for a rental company). The order is more important then one would expect. It matters here more than in most destinations because a couple of the pieces (rental vehicles and NWR park accommodation) are scarce enough that they set constraints on everything else.

1. Pick your window before anything

Not a booking, but the decision that shapes everything downstream. See the recent when-to-travel post for what different months deliver. For peak season (July to September) you're planning nine to twelve months ahead. For shoulder (April, May, October, November) six months is fine. For green season (December to March) three to four months usually works. Longer trips push everything earlier.

2. Book the vehicle

This is the piece that constrains everything else and it's the one first-timers most often leave until after their flights, which is backwards. Rental fleets are limited, camping vehicles especially so, and the specific configuration you want may only exist in small numbers. Once your dates are locked to a confirmed vehicle you have a real trip to build around. If you can't get a vehicle for your dates, you want to know that before you've bought international flights.

Talk to two or three companies. Get quotes on the vehicle plus the tyre and glass cover (yes, take it), and confirm what's included in a camping setup. Some fleets provide everything, some rent kit separately.

3. Book the flights

Once the vehicle is confirmed. Windhoek's Hosea Kutako is the main international arrival point. Flight options into Namibia are limited, mostly via Johannesburg, Cape Town, Frankfurt or Doha, so build in some flexibility if your rental dates don't perfectly match.

4. Book NWR park accommodation

This is where the pressure is. Namibia Wildlife Resorts runs the accommodation inside Etosha (Okaukuejo, Halali, Namutoni, Onkoshi, Dolomite, Olifantsrus), at Sesriem for Sossusvlei, at Waterberg, at Hobas and /Ai-/Ais for Fish River Canyon, and several other parks. These fill first. Sesriem and the Etosha main camps in particular can be full months ahead in peak season.

Current heads-up worth knowing: NWR's online booking system has been unreliable for over a year. As of writing, their own website says the booking system is unavailable and directs you to email [reservations@nwr.com.na](mailto:reservations@nwr.com.na). Third-party authorised agents like Madbookings can also make bookings at official rates. Whichever route you use, expect several rounds of email rather than one clean online transaction. Start early.

5. Book private lodges and camps

Once your NWR anchors are in, build the rest of the accommodation around them. The good small private lodges (Sossusvlei area, the Etosha private-reserve lodges, Damaraland community camps) also need six to nine months in peak season but they're more responsive than NWR. Popular ones in the Kalahari, Fish River area, and Skeleton Coast fill fast too.

6. Sort your visa

Namibia changed its visa rules on 1 April 2025. Nationals of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and most EU countries now need a visa. You have two options: apply for the eVisa online in advance, or get the Visa on Arrival at Hosea Kutako or Walvis Bay International. Both cost N$1,600 (roughly US$90). The eVisa in advance is the cleaner option if you like certainty. VoA works but expect longer immigration queues. About 22 nationalities are still visa-free, mostly SADC neighbours plus a handful of others. Check your specific passport.

7. Cross-border documentation if you need it

If you're crossing into Botswana, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe with the rental, your rental company needs to issue a Letter of Authority for each border. Most Namibian rental companies charge a small fee for this and need advance notice. You also need a country sticker on the vehicle (NAM) and depending on your destination there may be road fund fees payable at the border itself. Get the paperwork sorted a couple of weeks before pickup, not on the day.

8. International Driving Permit if needed

If your driver's licence is not in English, you need an IDP for both Namibia and South Africa. For Botswana it's required regardless. Cheap and quick to get from your home country's automobile association. Do it well before travel.

9. Travel insurance

Take it. Namibia is a country where the nearest hospital might be several hours away and medical evacuation is expensive. Check the fine print for what's covered on gravel roads and self-drive specifically. Many general policies exclude single-vehicle rollovers.

10. Last-mile logistics

Airport pickup vs Windhoek office collection, whether the rental company delivers the vehicle to a hotel, meet-and-greet at the airport, first-night accommodation in Windhoek. These sort in the last month before you fly.

A few common sequencing mistakes

Flights before vehicle. Dates get locked to fares and then you find the vehicle you want isn't available. Priciest kind of mistake to fix.

Private lodges before NWR. You build a route around the lodges and then discover the NWR camps you needed are full, so the whole itinerary has to shift.

Waiting to sort the visa until the last minute. The eVisa is fast when it works but the Namibian government portals can be intermittent. Give yourself a couple of weeks of buffer.

Forgetting the cross-border letter. Not a booking mistake exactly, but the single most-forgotten item, and it will get you turned back at the border.

Happy to answer specific questions if anyone's mid-planning.

The inclusion of biltong as a separate flair fried me when I made my last post. Im glad we have our priorities right 😭

I ran my whole budget off an Excel sheet for ages and got tired of it, so I built the app I actually wanted. I'm using it myself every month. It's not a startup I'm trying to monetise, so it's free - no subscription, no paywall, no "premium" tier.

Now that it's done, I'm curious whether it's useful to anyone besides me.

(The figures in the screenshot is demo figures)

What it does:

Manual entry. No bank linking, no handing over your login details. You type what you spent.

Auto-fills next month's budget from the previous month, since most people's spending is roughly the same month to month. You tweak it instead of rebuilding from scratch.

Planned vs. actual - what you budgeted, what's left, and the unplanned stuff that creeps in on top.

Subscription tracking so you can see everything you're quietly paying for each month.

Savings and investment goals with a target and a minimum monthly amount. It nags you so you stop skipping months.

Check-ins during the month and about a week after payday to see if you stuck to the plan.

Spending suggestions - it flags categories where you're overspending.

You can also scan your receipts for unplanned spending to keep track.

Happy to share the link if there's interest.

Hey guys, i heard theres a link for a WhatsApp group where events are shared. Like socials, game nights etc. Can anyone share?