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Namibia Media

Here is a list of media houses you can contact in Namibia to inform them of your decision to boycott the country, its tourism and produce.

1. Die Republikein
Executive Editor: Mr. Chris Jacobie
News Editor: Mr. Chris Jacobie
POBox 3436
Omuramba Road
Windhoek
Tel: 2972000
Fax: 223721
Email: republikein@republikein.com.na
Web: www.republikein.com.na
Afrikaans daily newspaper. Prints 22 000 copies from Monday to Wednesday and 25 000 copies on Thursdays and Fridays.

2. The Namibian
Editor: Ms. Gwen Lister; 0812990015; 279603 (0); 226645 (H)
News Editor: Ms. Jean Sutherland
Telephone A/H 221014
Assistant News Editor: Mr. Christof Maletsky 
Telephone A/H 246591 
POBox 20783 
Rockstroh House 
42 John Meinert Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 279600 
Fax: 279602 
Email: news@namibian.com.na
Web: www.namibian.com.na 
English daily that also carries articles in Oshiwambo. Prints 25 000 copies Mondays to 
Thursdays and for Fridays prints 38 000 -40 000 distributes 68% in urban and 32% in 
rural areas.

3. New Era
Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Sylvester Black 
Editor: Mr. Rajah Munamava; 0811270616 
Cnr Dr W.KUlz & Kerby Street 
Private Bag 13364 
Windhoek 
Tel: 273300 
Fax: 235419 
Email: neweraad@iafrica.com.na 
Web: www.newera.com.na 
Government funded newspaper appearing daily. Prints 12 000 Mondays to Thursdays 
and 14000 on Fridays. Distributes 26% to rural, 70% to urban and 4% international. 

4. Allgemeine Zeitung
Editor: Mr. Stefan Fischer 
News Editor: Ms Silke Feldman 
POBox 86695 
Omuramba Road 
Eros 
Windhoek 
Tel: 225822 
Fax: 220225 
Email: azinfo@az.com.na 
ehofmann@az.com.na 
German daily newspaper. Prints 5 000 copies Mondays to Wednesdays and 6 500 copies 
on Thursdays and Fridays. 

5. Windhoek Observer
Editor: Kuvee Kangueehi 
Acting News Editor: Mbatjiua Ngavirue 
Telephone AIH 221737 
POBox 2255 
16 Schuster Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 221737 
Fax: 226098 
Email: editor@observer.com.na 
English weekly. Prints approximately 13 000 copies weekly and distributes 55% to 
commercial farming areas and 45% in urban areas. 

6. Namibia Economist
Editor: Mr. Daniel Steinmann 
Marketing Manager: Ms Desere Lundon-Muller 
POBox 49 
7 Schuster Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 221925 
Fax: 220615 
Email: daniel@economist.com.na 
desere@economist.com.na 
Web: www.economist.com.na 
Weekly newspaper appearing on Fridays and focussing on business and financial news. 
Distribution 7000 copies, country-wide from Oranjemund to Rundu. Main distribution in 
Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Oshakati.

7. Namibia Today 
Editor: Mr. Asser Ntinda 
TelephoneA/H 0811242749 
POBox 1071 
Windhoek 
Tel: 276370 
Fax: 276381 
Email: inform@namibiatoday.com.na
editor@namibiatoday.com.na
Weekly newspaper of the Swapo Party, appearing once a week on Mondays. 

8. Namib Times 
Editor: Mr Floris Steenkamp 
POBox 706 
Walvis Bay 
Tel: 064 x 205854 
Fax: 064 x 204813 
Has its head office in Walvis Bay and appears twice weekly. Prints 7 000 copies of 
which 95% is distributed in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. 

9. Namibia Plus 
Editor:Mr. Hans Feddersen 
POBox 21506 
Windhoek 
Tel: 233635 
Fax: 230478 
Email: feplus@mweb.com.na 
Weekly knock and drop in English, Afrikaans and German. Focusses mainly on 
advertising. 

10. Tender Bulletin Namibia 
Editor: Mr. Dave Peters 
POBox 861 
Windhoek 
Tel: 222899 
Fax: 239382 
Email: core@mweb.com.na 
Carries mainly tenders. Circulation 1 000 with 66% urban, 25% rural and 9% 
international distribution. 

11. Caprivi Vision 
Editor: Visco Lumamezi 
Tel/Fax: 066 253162 
Cell: 0812588781 

12. The Southern Times 
Editor: Mr. Bwititi Makuwerere 
POBox 32235 
Windhoek 
Tel: 061 x 301094 
Fax: 061 x 301095 
Email: editortst@newera.com.na 

13. Informante 
Editor: Mr. Max Hamata 
Publisher: Trustco Group International 
Trustco North 
Corner of Uhland Street and Robert Mugabe Avenue 
Windhoek 
POBox 11363 
Windhoek 
Tel: 061 x 2754000 
Fax: 061 x 2754090 
Email: editor@tgi.na 
informante1@tQi.na 

14. Namibian Sun 
Editor and News Editor: Mr. Tabby Moyo 
tabby@namibiansun.com 
14 Omuramba Road 
Eros 
POBox 86829 
Eros 
Tel: 061 x 383400 
Fax: 061 x 306853 
Email: sun@namibiansum.com

Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) 
Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Nghidinwa Hamunime 
Email: ham@nampa.org 
News Editor: Mr. Tommy Katamila 
Telephone AIH 0811274332 
Email: tk@nampa.org 
POBox 61354 
Katutura 
Keller Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 374000 
Fax: 258262 
Email: news@nampa.org 

Agence France Presse 
Journalist: Brigitte Weidlich 
Tel: 0811292 089 
Fax: 061 238568 
E.mail: weidlich@mweb.com.na 
POBox 20893 
Windhoek 

Major Electronic Media Institutions 

1. Namibian Broadcasting Corporation 
SeniorManagerNews and CurrentAffairs: Mr. Mushitu Mukwame 
POBox321 
Cullinan Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 291 3111/2913220-9 (Radio and TV news) 
Fax: 216648/216579 (Radio and TV news) 
NBC Radio reaches approximately 98% of the population, while TV reaches about 45%. 

2. One Africa Television 
Mr. Willem Snyman 79 Hosea Kutako Drive 
Editor-in-Chief 
P. O. Box 21593 
WINDHOEK 
Tel. 2891500 
Fax. 2592450





 







3. Radio Energy 
POBox 20919 
17 Bismarck Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 256378 
Fax: 256380 
Email: fml00@mweb.com.na 
Private radio station concentrating on the youth and broadcasting mainly mUSIC 
programmes. 

4. Radio 99 
ManagingDirector: Mr. Gert Jacobie 
POBox 11849 
6 Teinert Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 223634/225182 
Fax: 230964 
e-mail: radio99@iway.na 
Private English radio station concentrating on entertainment. 

5. Channel Seven 
Manager: Mr. Neal van den Bergh 
News Editor: Mr. Andre Henning 
POBox 20500 
C/o Hendrik Witbooi Avenue and Back Street, Dorado Park 
Windhoek 
Tel: 262957 
Fax: 216375 
Private radio station, broadcasting mainly religious programmes in Afrikaans. 

6. Radio Wave 
Contact person: Mr. Robin Thompson 
POBox 9953 
19 Michael Scott Street 
Eros 
Windhoek 
Tel: 242350/242301 
Email: radiowave@iafrica.com.na 
Private radio station broadcasting in English and concentrating on entertainment. 

7. Radio Kudu 
Manager: Mr. Norman Kotze 
POBox 5369 
8 Diehl Street, Southern Industrial Area 
Windhoek 
Tel: 247262 
Fax: 247259 
Email: radiokudu@radiokudu.com.na
Private radio station concentrating on entertainment. 

8. Kosmos Radio 
Manager: Mr. Kolie van Coller 
POBox 9639 
Eros 
Windhoek 
Tel: 237401 
Fax: 237405 
Email: kosmos@mweb.com.na. News: Tel 255985 
Private radio station broadcasting mainly in Afrikaans and carrying news, actuality and music programmes.

9. Radio Omulunga 
Manager: Mr. Norman Kotze 
POBox 40789, Windhoek 
8 Diehl Street, Southern Industrial Area 
Windhoek 
Tel: 239706 
Fax: 247259 
Cell: 0811279799 
Email: omulunga@radiokuducom.na 
Private radio station concentrating on entertainment and Broadcasting mainly in Oshiwambo language. 

10. UNAM Radio 
Station Manager: Mr. Robin Tyson 
Private Bag 13301, Windhoek 
Tel: 26461 2063111 
Fax: 26461 2063908 
Cell: 0812628321 
E.mail: rtyson@iway.na 

11. Radio Ecclesia 
Station Manager: Mr. RalfBoll 
P.O. Box 11525 
17 Jan Jonker Road, Klein Windhoek 
Tel: 26461 259639 
Fax: 26461 257543 
E.mail: ren@mweb.com.na 

12. Radio Live 
Station Manager: Mr Peter Olivier 
P.O. Box 3363 
253 Bahnhof street 
Rehoboth 
Tel/fax264 62 523831 
E.mail: livefm@iway.na 

13. Constituency Channel 
Manager: 
Tel: 264 61 231334 
Fax: 264 61 
Parliament Building, Room C 1 
E.mail: Mathew@ndi.org.na 

14. Ohangwena Community Radio (Dormant) 
Private Bag 3032 
Ondangwa 
Tel: 065x263152 
Fax: 065 x 263033/263062 
15. Reho Television Station and Hardap Radio 
Managing Director: 
POBox 4402 
Rehoboth 
Tel: 062 x 523436 
Fax: 062 x 523436 
Private television station concentrating on the Rehoboth Gebiet and screens local news 
and Afrikaans films. 

16. Base FM 
Station Manager Ms. Sandra Williams 
Clemence Kapuuo Street 
Katutura 
POBox 70448 
Khomasdal 
Tel: 263726 
Fax: 263733 

17. Fresh FM 
Manager: Brig Gen. (rtd) Auala 
POBox 40775 
Windhoek 
Tel: 251199 
Fax: 230503 

18. Multi Choice Namibia 
Pubic Relations Officer: Ms. Wilmarie Salt 
Telephone AlH 0811271299 
Kenya House 
Robert Mugabe Avenue 
POBox 2662 
Windhoek 
Tel: 2705111 
Fax: 2705247 
Pay television channels. 

MEDIA INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (MISA) 

1. MISA REGIONAL 
Private Bag 13386 
21 Johann Albrecht Street 
Windhoek 
Tel: 232975 
Fax: 248016 

2. MISA Namibia 
Director: Mr. Mathew Haikali 
POBox 4670 
Crn John Meinert & Rossini streets 
Windhoek 
Tel: 236069 
Fax: 236054 
broadcast@misanamibia.orq.na 

MAGAZINES 

1. Insight 
Editor: Tangeni Amupadi 
POBox 40738 
Windhoek 
Tel: 259106 or Cellphone 0811292502 
Fax: 240385 
Email: tangeni@insight.com.naoreditor@insight.com.na 
Insight is a business and current affair (politics and social) magazine that targeting 
professionals in all fields, decision makers in business, politics and development 
organisations. Established in 2004 and print 2000 copies, nearly half of which are 
dedicated to subscribers. 

2. The Namibian Commerce & Industry Review 
Contact person/ Editor: Kwach Peter 
Tel-061 230596 or 233435 
Fax -061 233186 
Email: cirev@iway.na 

3. Big Issues Namibia 
Contact person/Editor: 
Tel-061 242216 
Fax-061 242232 
Email: edbigissue@iway.na 

4. Namibia Sport Magazine 
Contact person/Editor Helge Schutz 
Tel-061 224132 
Fax-061 224613 
Email: helge@solitaire.com.na 

5. Namibia Review 
Editor: Vacant 
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology 
Private Bag 13344 
Windhoek 
Tel: 26461 222246 
Fax: 26461 224937 

6. Agriforum 
Editor: Ms. Marietjie Steenkamp 
Tel: 256023 
Fax: 256035 
e-mail: nic@agrinamibia.com.na 

7. Otweya 
Editor: Jesaya Matti Hatutale 
0812589271 
e-mail: idhatutale@vahoo.co
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