Windhoek is the capital of Namibia. It is located in the Khomas region, in the central part of the country. In Namibia, freedom of the press is guaranteed by the constitution. At present, three daily and four weekly newspapers are published. The news predominantly deals with local and national topics. A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising. Newspaper usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. Most often, newspapers published daily or weekly. A daily newspaper is issued everyday, often with the exception of Sundays and some national holidays. Weekly newspapers are common and tend to smaller than daily papers. Most nations have at least one newspaper that circulates throughout the whole country. The media scene is concentrated in the capital Windhoek.
Popular Daily Newspapers of Namibia
These are some of the daily newspapers published in Windhoek, Namibia.
- The Namibian was the first newspaper in Namibia, and also has the Namibia's biggest news website.
- The oldest Newspaper is the daily "Allgemeine Zeitung" in German.
- The widest spread newspaper is the English "Namibian", a quite well laid-out paper with balanced, informative and moderately critical articles.
- The "Republikein" is aimed at the Afrikaans speaking population.
