Swiss Club Namibia
Schweizer Club Namibia ·
Club Suisse de Namibie · Club Svizzero della Namibia
The club of the Swiss in Namibia, and the meeting place of the nations.
Four duties, kept since 1969
What the club does, for its members and for the two countries it joins.
Relations
Keeping the ties between Switzerland and Namibia in good repair: the missions, the calendar of both nations, the institutions that connect them.
Switzerland & NamibiaIIForums
Eight forums in which members work together: business, public affairs, culture, science, the young generation, the family, tourism and travel, and sport.
The eight forumsIIIThe region
A resource for the Swiss in the eleven countries of Southern Africa served from Pretoria.
Southern AfricaIVThe community
The Swiss Desk, the journey in both directions, and a life in Namibia well begun.
Swiss DeskTwo countries, measured
Non-stop with Edelweiss since 1 June 2026.
None in the Swiss summer; one hour in the Swiss winter.
Switzerland recognised Namibia on the day of its independence, 21 March.
The EFTA–SACU Free Trade Agreement has been in force since 2008.
Founded in Windhoek on 16 April 1969.
Eight forums, one club
The club's work is done by its members. Each forum has a purpose, a rhythm and a first programme.
Business & Trade
Swiss and Swiss-linked enterprise, in both directions.
IIPublic Affairs
The missions, the institutions and the visitors.
IIICulture & Heritage
The four languages, the customs, the archive.
IVScience & Education
Scholarships, research and the universities.
VYoung Generation
Young Swiss and young Namibians, 18 to 35.
VIFamily
Children, parents and grandparents.
VIITourism & Travel
Journeys between Switzerland and Namibia, and the people who make them.
VIIISport
Shooting, cycling, football and the big matches together.
From Windhoek, for the region
Eleven countries look to the Embassy of Switzerland in Pretoria. The club keeps a resource for the Swiss in every one of them.
Two lands worth knowing
What makes each country itself, the places worth the journey, and the sources we trust.
Switzerland
A confederation of 26 cantons and four national languages, held together by will rather than by a single language or faith.
Namibia
A young republic of many peoples and languages, independent since 1990, in one of the oldest landscapes on earth.
Visas in both directions
Two guides, from the holiday visa to naturalisation: what applies, the steps, the documents and where to apply.
The Visa Pack gathers the steps, printable checklists and example letters for every chapter. Free, by email, in four languages.
The year as the club has long kept it
Dates for 2026 and 2027 appear here as the committee sets them.
Evenings around the caquelon, the oldest custom of the club.
Switzerland's national day: the bonfire, the anthem, and every Swiss in the country.
St Nicholas for the children, Grittibänz and the skittles evening.
The members meet and review the year with the committee.
„Noch ist eine kleine Glut vorhanden, und vielleicht wird bald wieder ein richtiges Feuer daraus.“A small ember still glows, and perhaps it will soon become a real fire again.
Rudolf Imhof, Former President of Swiss Club Namibia (2013–2016)The club was founded on 16 April 1969.On 16 April 2029 it turns sixty.
Ask us. We answer within a few days.
The Swiss Desk is the club's first line of orientation. It explains, points the way and passes your question to the office that can act.
Open the Swiss DeskIf something goes wrong
The emergency numbers, the FDFA Helpline and the first steps, on one page.
Emergency pageThe visa, step by step.
What you need to enter Namibia with a Swiss passport, and Switzerland with a Namibian one: documents, fees and where to apply.
Open the visa page