Editing Namibia (section)

==Culture==
Namibian culture is similar to South African culture due to their tied history and family nationalities. Few Namibians express interest in permanently settling in other countries; they prefer the safety of their homeland, have a strong national identity, and enjoy a well-supplied retail sector.<ref>{{Citation|title=Namibia|date=6 November 2023|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/namibia/|work=The World Factbook|access-date=13 November 2023|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010829/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/namibia|url-status=live}}</ref> Namibians are typically very social and are consistently among the highest alcohol consumption rates per capita, and ranked first in Africa for beer consumption per capita.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=AfricaFactsZone|number=1620090285186510852|title=Namibia has the highest beer consumption per capita in Africa (108 litres)|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>[[File:Toutrek.jpg|thumb|[[Afrikaner]] children in Namibia]]

===Sport===
{{Main|Sport in Namibia|Rugby union in Namibia}}

==== Football ====
The most popular sport in Namibia is [[association football]]. The [[Namibia national football team]] qualified for the [[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]], and [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]] editions of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], but has yet to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. Some notable players include [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] right-back [[Ryan Nyambe]], [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] forward [[Peter Shalulile]], and retired footballer [[Collin Benjamin]].

==== Rugby ====
The most successful national team is the [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibian rugby team]], having competed in the last seven World Cups. Namibia were participants in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]], [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]], [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019]], and most recent [[2023 Rugby World Cup|2023]] [[Rugby World Cup]].

==== Cricket ====
[[Cricket]] [[Cricket in Namibia|in Namibia]] is also popular, with [[Namibia national cricket team|the national side]] having qualified for [[2003 Cricket World Cup]], [[2021 ICC T20 World Cup]] and [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/ireland-vs-namibia-11th-match-first-round-group-a-1273722/match-report|title=Wiese, Erasmus the heroes as Namibia qualify for the Super 12s|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=1 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001163150/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/ireland-vs-namibia-11th-match-first-round-group-a-1273722/match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2017, Namibia Cricket reached the final of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial One Day Challenge for the first time.<ref name="NCYR" /> In February 2018 Namibia hosted the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 with Namibia, Kenya, UAE, Nepal, Canada and Oman to compete for the final two ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier positions in Zimbabwe. Namibia also qualified the qualifiers of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and entered the super 12 club.<ref name="NCYR">{{cite web|title=Namibia Cricket Year Review|author=Helge Schütz|work=The Namibian |date=19 December 2017|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/62702/read/Namibia-Cricket-Year-Review|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051115/https://www.namibian.com.na/62702/read/Namibia-Cricket-Year-Review|archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

==== Celebrities ====

===== [[Frankie Fredericks]] =====
The most famous athlete from Namibia is [[Frankie Fredericks]], sprinter in the 100 and 200 m events. He won four Olympic silver medals (1992, 1996) and also has medals from several [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Athletics Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wc.htm|title=IAAF World Championships in Athletics|website=gbrathletics.com|access-date=26 February 2019|archive-date=16 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316223742/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wc.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 

===== [[Trevor Dodds]] =====
Golfer [[Trevor Dodds]] won the [[Greater Greensboro Open]] in 1998, one of 15 tournaments in his career. He achieved a career-high world ranking of 78th in 1998.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} 

===== [[Dan Craven]] =====
Professional cyclist and Namibian Road Race champion [[Dan Craven]] represented Namibia at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in both the road race and individual time trial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2421&y=2016|title=Dan Craven|website=FirstCycling.com|access-date=20 June 2022|archive-date=27 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527025514/https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2421&y=2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 

===== [[Julius Indongo]] =====
Boxer [[Julius Indongo]] was a unified WBA, IBF, and IBO world champion in the [[Light welterweight]] division.

===== [[Jacques Burger]] =====
Another famous athlete from Namibia is ex-professional rugby player [[Jacques Burger]]. Burger played for [[Saracens Rugby Club|Saracens]] and [[Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne|Aurillac]] in Europe, as well as gaining 41 caps for the national team.

===Media===
{{see also|Media of Namibia}}
Compared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom. Over the past years, the country usually ranked in the upper quarter of the [[Press Freedom Index]] of [[Reporters without Borders]], reaching position 21 in 2010, being on par with Canada and the best-positioned African country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Freedom Index 2010|url=http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2010,1034.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124050702/http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2010%2C1034.html|archive-date=24 November 2010|access-date=12 December 2012|publisher=Reporters Without Borders}}</ref> The African Media Barometer shows similarly positive results. However, as in other countries, there is still mentionable influence of representatives of state and economy on media in Namibia.<ref name="Rothe" /> In 2009, Namibia dropped to position 36 on the Press Freedom Index.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Freedom Index 2009|url=http://en.rsf.org/spip.php?page=classement&id_rubrique=1001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128213104/http://en.rsf.org/spip.php?page=classement&id_rubrique=1001|archive-date=28 January 2012|access-date=26 August 2017|publisher=Reporters Without Borders}}</ref> In 2013, it was 19th,<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Freedom Index 2013|url=http://en.rsf.org/spip.php?page=classement&id_rubrique=1054|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727023534/http://en.rsf.org/spip.php?page=classement&id_rubrique=1054|archive-date=27 July 2014|access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> 22nd in 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=World Press Freedom Index|url=https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214120404/http://rsf.org/index2014/en-index2014.php|archive-date=14 February 2014|access-date=25 April 2015|publisher=Reporters Without Borders}}</ref> and 23rd in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 November 2020|title=Namibia: Real freedom but frequent threats &#124; Reporters without borders|url=https://rsf.org/en/namibia|publisher=Reports Without Borders|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-date=21 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321055833/https://rsf.org/en/namibia|url-status=live}}</ref> meaning that it is currently the highest ranked African country in terms of press freedom.

Although Namibia's population is fairly small, the country has a diverse choice of media; two TV stations, 19 radio stations (without counting community stations), 5 daily newspapers, several weeklies and special publications compete for the attention of the audience. Additionally, a mentionable amount of foreign media, especially South African, is available. Online media are mostly based on print publication contents. Namibia has a state-owned Press Agency, called [[Namibia Press Agency|NAMPA]].<ref name="Rothe">Rothe, Andreas (2010): Media System and News Selection in Namibia. p. 14–96</ref> Overall {{circa}} 300 journalists work in the country.<ref name="jobs">{{Cite news|title=40 journalists lose jobs since 2016|last1=Kahiurika|first1=Ndanki|last2=Ngutjinazo|first2=Okeri|newspaper=[[The Namibian]]|date=22 January 2019|page=6|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/74849/read/40-journalists-lose-jobs-since-2016|access-date=22 January 2019|archive-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122145012/https://www.namibian.com.na/74849/read/40-journalists-lose-jobs-since-2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The first newspaper in Namibia was the German-language ''Windhoeker Anzeiger'', founded 1898. During German rule, the newspapers mainly reflected the living reality and the view of the white German-speaking minority. The black majority was ignored or depicted as a threat. During South African rule, the white bias continued, with mentionable influence of the Pretoria government on the South West African media system. Independent newspapers were seen as a menace to the existing order, and critical journalists were often threatened.<ref name=Rothe/><ref>von Nahmen, Carsten (2001): Deutschsprachige Medien in Namibia</ref><ref name=Links>Links, Frederico (2006): ''We write what we like: The role of independent print media and independent reporting in Namibia''</ref>

Current daily newspapers are the private publications ''[[The Namibian]]'' (English and other languages), ''[[Die Republikein]]'' (Afrikaans), ''[[Allgemeine Zeitung (Namibia)|Allgemeine Zeitung]]'' (German) and ''[[Namibian Sun]]'' (English) as well as the state-owned ''[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]'' (predominantly English). Except for the largest newspaper, ''The Namibian'', which is owned by a trust, the other mentioned private newspapers are part of Democratic Media Holdings.<ref name=Rothe/> Other mentionable newspapers are the tabloid ''Informanté'' owned by TrustCo, the weekly ''[[Windhoek Observer]]'', the weekly ''[[Namibia Economist]]'', as well as the regional ''Namib Times''. Current affairs magazines include ''[[Insight Namibia]]'', ''Vision2030 Focus magazine''{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} and ''Prime FOCUS''. The ''[[Sister Namibia]]'' magazine stands out as the longest running NGO magazine in Namibia, while ''[[Namibia Sport]]'' is the only national sport magazine. Furthermore, the print market is complemented with party publications, student newspapers and PR publications.<ref name=Rothe/>

Radio was introduced in 1969, TV in 1981. The broadcasting sector today is dominated by the state-run [[Namibian Broadcasting Corporation]] (NBC). The [[public broadcasting|public broadcaster]] offers a TV station as well as a "National Radio" in English and nine language services in locally spoken languages. The nine private radio stations in the country are mainly English-language channels, except for Radio Omulunga (Oshiwambo) and Kosmos 94.1 (Afrikaans).
Privately held [[One Africa Television|One Africa TV]] has competed with NBC since the 2000s.<ref name=Rothe/><ref name="oneafricabackground">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100928202233/http://www.oneafrica.tv/node/2 One Africa Television]. oneafrica.tv. 25 May 2010</ref>

Media and journalists in Namibia are represented by the Namibian chapter of the [[Media Institute of Southern Africa]] and the Editors' Forum of Namibia. An independent media ombudsman was appointed in 2009 to prevent a state-controlled media council.<ref name=Rothe/>

=== Art ===
The [[National Art Gallery of Namibia]] houses a permanent exhibition of Namibian, African and European Art and shows temporary exhibitions of local artists. In 2022 Namibia took part in the [[Venice Biennale]] (often referred to as the "Olympics of Arts") for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Farago|first1=Jason|last2=Marshall|first2=Alex|last3=Halperin|first3=Julia|last4=Steinhauer|first4=Jillian|last5=Small|first5=Zachary|last6=Kelbaugh|first6=Casey|last7=Mayda|first7=Matteo de|date=19 April 2024|title=8 Hits of the Venice Biennale|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/arts/design/8-hits-of-the-venice-biennale.html|access-date=14 May 2024|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422235331/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/arts/design/8-hits-of-the-venice-biennale.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  It competed in the [[59th Venice Biennale|59th Edition]] with the exhibition "[[A Bridge to the Desert]]" featuring the "[[Lone Stone Men]]" project by [[Renn (Namibian artist)]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 April 2022|website=La Biennale di Venezia Arte 2022|title=Namibia: A Bridge to the Desert|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2022/national-participations/namibia|access-date=10 May 2024|archive-date=9 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509172011/https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2022/national-participations/namibia|url-status=live}}</ref>