Future Media News Bulletins
Daily bulletins from Namibia's award winning news team.
Independent, Accurate, and On-Time
Independent, Accurate, and On-Time
1 April-8am news
# ICT Sector Sees Boost in Consumer Protection and Fair Competition... # Reports of Fuel Shortages Are Temporary, Says Fuel Association.... # South Africa Secures Record Investment Commitments ..... # African Banking Revenues Surpass $100 Billion ......PLUS #US journalist kidnapped in Iraq.
1 April-7am news
# Fuel Supply Delays Causing Service Station Shortages.... # Authorities Strengthen Fight Against Anti-Competitive Practices in ICT.... # Sustainable Aviation Fuel Study Launched to Boost Clean Energy ..... # Cairo Streets Quiet as Energy Measures Take Effect ......PLUS # US gas prices hit highest level in four years
31 March - Top Stories
Gold deals and rising fuel costs take centre stage, with warnings of pressure on farmers and food prices, alongside political tensions in Zimbabwe. And in entertainment, Odile Gertze celebrates a major theatre win at the 2026 Namibian Theatre and Film Awards.
31 March - 5 pm news
Gold deals, mining performance, and football reforms dominate this hour, alongside fresh concerns over a tanker attack in the Gulf. We also track a growing foot-and-mouth outbreak in South Africa as authorities ramp up vaccination efforts.
3 March - 1 pm news
Fuel price hikes, investment talks in South Africa, and tensions around Iran dominate the headlines this hour, alongside political debates in Zimbabwe and rising pressure on farmers at home. And in entertainment, Odile Gertze celebrates a major theatre win at the 2026 Namibian Theatre and Film Awards.
31 March-8am news
# Monthly Pension Benefits Set to Rise at GIPF.... # Non-Banking Financial Sector Assets Rise to N$552.8 Billion, says NamFISA.... # GOOD Party Backs Judge Khampepe in South Africa ..... # Three Killed as Church Collapses in Ghana ......PLUS # A British diplomat has been expelled from Russia over allegations…
31 March-7am news
# NAMFISA Reports Growth in Non-Banking Financial Sector.... # GIPF Boosts Pensions by 5 Percent.... # Namibia Shows Progress in Biomass Industry, Says Carbon Capital..... # Kwankwaso Joins Opposition Coalition Ahead of Nigeria Elections......PLUS # UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain won't get 'dragged into' the Iran War
31 March - Top Stories
Tax season gets breathing room as Namibia Revenue Agency pushes the filing deadline, while Cyril Ramaphosa warns soaring oil prices could squeeze South Africa’s budget. Meanwhile, a decades-old case tied to Patrice Lumumba resurfaces in court, as G7 ministers scramble to manage the economic shockwaves of the Iran conflict.
30 March - 5 pm news
Cybercrime fears rise as stolen Namibia Airports Company data surfaces online, while drug mules are busted at OR Tambo International Airport with millions worth of narcotics. Meanwhile, Africa’s cholera response faces delays due to the Iran conflict, as G7 ministers scramble to contain the global economic fallout.
30 March - 1 pm news
Fuel price hikes set for Wednesday, a German national killed in a light aircraft crash near Aus, and the UN condemns the killing of a peacekeeper in Lebanon.
3 March-8am news
# Energy Ministry Confirms Fuel Price Adjustments for April.... # Part of Airports Company Data Leaked Online, Cyber Security Incident Response Team Says.... # South Africa’s Border Management Authority to Boost Deployments Across 71 Ports of Entry..... # Heavy Rains and Flooding Kill 108 in Kenya ......PLUS #US pushes Iran…
30 March-7am news
# NAM-CSIRT Confirms Data Breach at Airports Company.... # Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy Announces April Fuel Price Hikes.... # South African President Highlights Domestic Industry as Engine for Growth ..... # Egypt Orders Early Closures to Tackle Soaring Energy Costs ......PLUS # Trump Unveils Aid Measures for U.S…
Week in Review - 28 March
Crop production rises while fish exports surge, as NAMFISA keeps retirement rules unchanged and the UN declares the slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. Meanwhile, SA issues a vehicle recall, India passes a controversial bill, the IOC bans transgender athletes, and the US delays a strike on Iran.
27 March - Top Stories
Fuel prices rise from April as Namibia moves to cushion the impact, while South Africa cracks down on illegal fuel withholding despite diesel shortages. Meanwhile, the WTO calls for a global trade reset, and the UK introduces strict screen time limits for young children.
27 March 5 pm news
Fuel prices jump from 1 April as global oil tensions bite, while Namibia’s fish exports surge and China ramps up industrial plans for Africa. Plus—Australia suspends Iranian tourist visas, and a safety recall hits Ford Transit vehicles in South Africa.
27 March - 1 pm news
NAMFISA confirms unchanged retirement payout rules under FIMA, while FNB Namibia and NTB sign a tourism entrepreneurship partnership. Meanwhile, France denies claims over South Africa’s G7 exclusion, as the UN adopts a Ghana-led resolution on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. On another note, India’s controversial transgender bill sparks global debate on…
27 March-7am news
# Economy Slows Despite Nominal Growth.... # Kavango Well Shows Promising Hydrocarbons.... # South Sudan and Mauritius Restrict Electricity Amid Fuel Crisis ......PLUS #Trump tells Iran to get "serious" before "it is too late"
27 March-8am news
# Kavango Basin Well Enters Testing Phase.... # Primary Industries Drag Economic Growth.... # S.A’s Ramaphosa Downplays G7 Snub ..... #15 Zimbabweans Killed Fighting for Russia......PLUS #Trump defends his use of mail-in voting despite calling it cheating
27 March-6am news
# Debate grows over call to downgrade Khorixas.... # Traffic officers deployed to hotspot areas in Windhoek.... # SA Government: No Work-from-Home Directive Amid Rising Fuel Costs ......PLUS #Maduro Back in Court Amid Dispute Over Legal Fees
26 March - Top Stories
Namibia rejects Starlink licence as government upholds the 51% local ownership rule, while the University of Namibia launches the EU-backed SHINE project to boost higher education. Meanwhile, the United Nations adopts a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as a crime against humanity, and US President Donald Trump renews threats against…