Namibia’s constitution provides for press freedom and is generally observed in practice.

Journalists face few legal restrictions and generally work without risk to their safety. While state media outlets commonly self-censor, private media remain critical of the government, says US-based Freedom House.

State-run NBC is the main broadcaster. There are five national daily newspapers, including a state-owned title.

There were 1.3 million internet users by December 2021, comprising 52% of the population (Internetworldstats.com).

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

• The Namibian – private, English and Oshiwambo-language daily

• Namibia Economist – daily

• Die Republikein – Afrikaans daily

• New Era – state-owned daily

• Namibian Sun – private, daily

• Windhoek Observer – private, weekly

• Allgemeine Zeitung – German-language daily published in Windhoek

• Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) – national state broadcaster

• One Africa TV – private, free-to-air

• Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) – state-run

• Radiowave – private, music

• Radio Energy – private, music

• 99FM – private, music

• Kanaal 7 – private, religious

• Namibia Press Agency (Nampa)