Follow the labelled direction of each relationship. Accountability, appointment, membership and independence have different meanings. Officially published evidence retains its legal and date limits; current applicability is shown separately.
Ministers of Namibia (role class)Accountable to →Parliament of Namibia
This edge preserves one of the two accountability targets.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
Ministers answer individually for their ministries and collectively for Cabinet work to both President and Parliament.
The source's publication, edition or retrieval date is not assigned as the relationship's legal start date.
Subject scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied. Target scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied.
Publisher: Constitutional text hosted by Electoral Commission of Namibia; edition published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Official Electoral Commission-hosted copy of a KAS annotated edition, second edition May 2018/reprint 2021, incorporating amendments through 2014. Only constitutional clauses are used, not editorial commentary. Later legal operation was not audited.
Evidence location: Article 41, PDF page 56 / printed page 52
Dataset: Reviewed African public office rosters and institutional relationships (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-18
Attribution: Africa API compilation of public office facts from official sources. Every observation preserves its issuing source URL, locator and original capture date. Source text, images and logos retain their own rights. Source disagreements and date uncertainty are preserved.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source text/image licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A directory publication or capture does not certify present service, a complete roster or continuous tenure.
- Published term labels and election events are not silently converted into individual appointment or departure dates.
- Body identifiers are source-scoped research keys unless explicitly identified as official; they are not cross-source institution matches.
- Source person IDs are published profile identifiers; names alone are not merged into independently resolved people.
- Membership, appointment, accountability and reporting are distinct; only explicitly supported relationship types are retained.
- Older and newer observations coexist with explicit source dates, qualifiers and unresolved source conflicts.
Ministers of Namibia (role class)Accountable to →President of Namibia
This edge preserves one of the two accountability targets.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
Ministers answer individually for their ministries and collectively for Cabinet work to both President and Parliament.
The source's publication, edition or retrieval date is not assigned as the relationship's legal start date.
Subject scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied. Target scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied.
Publisher: Constitutional text hosted by Electoral Commission of Namibia; edition published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Official Electoral Commission-hosted copy of a KAS annotated edition, second edition May 2018/reprint 2021, incorporating amendments through 2014. Only constitutional clauses are used, not editorial commentary. Later legal operation was not audited.
Evidence location: Article 41, PDF page 56 / printed page 52
Dataset: Reviewed African public office rosters and institutional relationships (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-18
Attribution: Africa API compilation of public office facts from official sources. Every observation preserves its issuing source URL, locator and original capture date. Source text, images and logos retain their own rights. Source disagreements and date uncertainty are preserved.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source text/image licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A directory publication or capture does not certify present service, a complete roster or continuous tenure.
- Published term labels and election events are not silently converted into individual appointment or departure dates.
- Body identifiers are source-scoped research keys unless explicitly identified as official; they are not cross-source institution matches.
- Source person IDs are published profile identifiers; names alone are not merged into independently resolved people.
- Membership, appointment, accountability and reporting are distinct; only explicitly supported relationship types are retained.
- Older and newer observations coexist with explicit source dates, qualifiers and unresolved source conflicts.
Secretary to the Cabinet of NamibiaAppointed by →President of Namibia
Deemed recommendation is not an independently observed recommendation event.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
The President appoints the Cabinet Secretary; appointment is deemed recommended by the Public Service Commission.
The source's publication, edition or retrieval date is not assigned as the relationship's legal start date.
Subject scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied. Target scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied.
Publisher: Constitutional text hosted by Electoral Commission of Namibia; edition published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Official Electoral Commission-hosted copy of a KAS annotated edition, second edition May 2018/reprint 2021, incorporating amendments through 2014. Only constitutional clauses are used, not editorial commentary. Later legal operation was not audited.
Evidence location: Article 43(1), PDF page 56 / printed page 52
Dataset: Reviewed African public office rosters and institutional relationships (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-18
Attribution: Africa API compilation of public office facts from official sources. Every observation preserves its issuing source URL, locator and original capture date. Source text, images and logos retain their own rights. Source disagreements and date uncertainty are preserved.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source text/image licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A directory publication or capture does not certify present service, a complete roster or continuous tenure.
- Published term labels and election events are not silently converted into individual appointment or departure dates.
- Body identifiers are source-scoped research keys unless explicitly identified as official; they are not cross-source institution matches.
- Source person IDs are published profile identifiers; names alone are not merged into independently resolved people.
- Membership, appointment, accountability and reporting are distinct; only explicitly supported relationship types are retained.
- Older and newer observations coexist with explicit source dates, qualifiers and unresolved source conflicts.
Regional Governor (role class)Appointed by →President of Namibia
Appointment is recorded separately from their reporting duty.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
The President appoints regional governors.
The source's publication, edition or retrieval date is not assigned as the relationship's legal start date.
Subject scope: Constitutional regional class; no specific region or holder identified. Target scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied.
Publisher: Constitutional text hosted by Electoral Commission of Namibia; edition published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Official Electoral Commission-hosted copy of a KAS annotated edition, second edition May 2018/reprint 2021, incorporating amendments through 2014. Only constitutional clauses are used, not editorial commentary. Later legal operation was not audited.
Evidence location: Article 110A(1), PDF page 94 / printed page 90
Dataset: Reviewed African public office rosters and institutional relationships (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-18
Attribution: Africa API compilation of public office facts from official sources. Every observation preserves its issuing source URL, locator and original capture date. Source text, images and logos retain their own rights. Source disagreements and date uncertainty are preserved.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source text/image licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A directory publication or capture does not certify present service, a complete roster or continuous tenure.
- Published term labels and election events are not silently converted into individual appointment or departure dates.
- Body identifiers are source-scoped research keys unless explicitly identified as official; they are not cross-source institution matches.
- Source person IDs are published profile identifiers; names alone are not merged into independently resolved people.
- Membership, appointment, accountability and reporting are distinct; only explicitly supported relationship types are retained.
- Older and newer observations coexist with explicit source dates, qualifiers and unresolved source conflicts.
Government offices, ministries and agenciesCoordinated by →Prime Minister
Coordination does not establish that every statutory body reports directly to the Prime Minister.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
The Prime Minister is described as overall coordinator of government offices, ministries and agencies.
Evidence location: Brief Overview
Dataset: Africa API reviewed official government evidence (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-17
Attribution: Africa API review of public government office facts. Original issuing institutions, source URLs and evidence locators accompany each record. Source prose, images and logos retain their original rights; these are not licensed by this factual compilation.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A live official page can be stale; its retrieval date is not an appointment date or independent confirmation of current service.
- Dated events retain their event types. Appointment, effective appointment and swearing-in are not interchangeable.
- Relationships preserve accountability, appointment and reporting distinctions; no universal president-rooted hierarchy is asserted.
- Missing names, exact dates, portraits and identity matches are not invented.
Government of NamibiaHeaded by →President
Explicit institutional relationship in the cited source; no reporting line or current legal certification inferred.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
The President is described as head of government.
Evidence location: Brief Overview
Dataset: Africa API reviewed official government evidence (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-17
Attribution: Africa API review of public government office facts. Original issuing institutions, source URLs and evidence locators accompany each record. Source prose, images and logos retain their original rights; these are not licensed by this factual compilation.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A live official page can be stale; its retrieval date is not an appointment date or independent confirmation of current service.
- Dated events retain their event types. Appointment, effective appointment and swearing-in are not interchangeable.
- Relationships preserve accountability, appointment and reporting distinctions; no universal president-rooted hierarchy is asserted.
- Missing names, exact dates, portraits and identity matches are not invented.
Courts of NamibiaIndependent of →Cabinet
Judicial independence, with constitutional and legal accountability retained.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
Cabinet and legislative members may not interfere with the exercise of judicial functions.
Evidence location: Constitution Articles 78(2)–(3), quoted on institutional page
Dataset: Africa API reviewed official government evidence (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-17
Attribution: Africa API review of public government office facts. Original issuing institutions, source URLs and evidence locators accompany each record. Source prose, images and logos retain their original rights; these are not licensed by this factual compilation.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A live official page can be stale; its retrieval date is not an appointment date or independent confirmation of current service.
- Dated events retain their event types. Appointment, effective appointment and swearing-in are not interchangeable.
- Relationships preserve accountability, appointment and reporting distinctions; no universal president-rooted hierarchy is asserted.
- Missing names, exact dates, portraits and identity matches are not invented.
Courts of NamibiaIndependent of →Legislature
Judicial independence, with constitutional and legal accountability retained.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
Cabinet and legislative members may not interfere with the exercise of judicial functions.
Evidence location: Constitution Articles 78(2)–(3), quoted on institutional page
Dataset: Africa API reviewed official government evidence (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-17
Attribution: Africa API review of public government office facts. Original issuing institutions, source URLs and evidence locators accompany each record. Source prose, images and logos retain their original rights; these are not licensed by this factual compilation.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A live official page can be stale; its retrieval date is not an appointment date or independent confirmation of current service.
- Dated events retain their event types. Appointment, effective appointment and swearing-in are not interchangeable.
- Relationships preserve accountability, appointment and reporting distinctions; no universal president-rooted hierarchy is asserted.
- Missing names, exact dates, portraits and identity matches are not invented.
Regional Governor (role class)Provides reports to →Regional Council (body class)
A reporting duty within the same region, not council subordination.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
At an annual council meeting after President and Cabinet attend Parliament, governors describe regional conditions, planned and prior-year central-government activities, and are available for questions.
The source's publication, edition or retrieval date is not assigned as the relationship's legal start date.
Subject scope: Constitutional regional class; no specific region or holder identified. Target scope: Constitutional regional class; no specific region or holder identified.
Publisher: Constitutional text hosted by Electoral Commission of Namibia; edition published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Official Electoral Commission-hosted copy of a KAS annotated edition, second edition May 2018/reprint 2021, incorporating amendments through 2014. Only constitutional clauses are used, not editorial commentary. Later legal operation was not audited.
Evidence location: Article 110A(5)-(6), PDF page 94 / printed page 90
Dataset: Reviewed African public office rosters and institutional relationships (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-18
Attribution: Africa API compilation of public office facts from official sources. Every observation preserves its issuing source URL, locator and original capture date. Source text, images and logos retain their own rights. Source disagreements and date uncertainty are preserved.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source text/image licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A directory publication or capture does not certify present service, a complete roster or continuous tenure.
- Published term labels and election events are not silently converted into individual appointment or departure dates.
- Body identifiers are source-scoped research keys unless explicitly identified as official; they are not cross-source institution matches.
- Source person IDs are published profile identifiers; names alone are not merged into independently resolved people.
- Membership, appointment, accountability and reporting are distinct; only explicitly supported relationship types are retained.
- Older and newer observations coexist with explicit source dates, qualifiers and unresolved source conflicts.
Regional Governor (role class)Reports to →President of Namibia
The constitutional text expressly states a reporting relationship.
Effective dates not established. Current legal applicability has not been fully verified.
Relationship evidence and review
Regional governors must report to the President.
The source's publication, edition or retrieval date is not assigned as the relationship's legal start date.
Subject scope: Constitutional regional class; no specific region or holder identified. Target scope: Named national office/body in the constitutional text; no person identity supplied.
Publisher: Constitutional text hosted by Electoral Commission of Namibia; edition published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Official Electoral Commission-hosted copy of a KAS annotated edition, second edition May 2018/reprint 2021, incorporating amendments through 2014. Only constitutional clauses are used, not editorial commentary. Later legal operation was not audited.
Evidence location: Article 110A(7), PDF page 94 / printed page 90
Dataset: Reviewed African public office rosters and institutional relationships (opens in a new tab) · Edition reviewed-2026-09-18
Attribution: Africa API compilation of public office facts from official sources. Every observation preserves its issuing source URL, locator and original capture date. Source text, images and logos retain their own rights. Source disagreements and date uncertainty are preserved.
Licence: Factual observations; no blanket source text/image licence asserted
Retrieved 18 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A directory publication or capture does not certify present service, a complete roster or continuous tenure.
- Published term labels and election events are not silently converted into individual appointment or departure dates.
- Body identifiers are source-scoped research keys unless explicitly identified as official; they are not cross-source institution matches.
- Source person IDs are published profile identifiers; names alone are not merged into independently resolved people.
- Membership, appointment, accountability and reporting are distinct; only explicitly supported relationship types are retained.
- Older and newer observations coexist with explicit source dates, qualifiers and unresolved source conflicts.