NEWS is a national, membership-based, non-profit organisation, open to anyone with an interest in the Namibian environment. Company Overview NEWS is the oldest and largest non-profit environmental membership organisation in Namibia. It was established in 1966 under the Namibian branch of the then Wildlife Society of South Africa, achieving autonomy as the Wildlife Society of Namibia in 1977, with a name change and restructuring in 2007 leading to what has now become NEWS. Description NEWS is first and foremost a membership organisation