Category: Investigative

Namcor Opens Police Case into Alleged Fuel Theft
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia’s National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) has opened a theft case regarding the alleged theft of fuel estimated at a value of N$1 million. Namcor revealed this in a media statement issued on Wednesday, in which…
Just Go To The Office And Get A Permit To Hunt Birds, Says Shifeta
Hertha Ekandjo The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta says people should understand that the reason why Namibia has many extinct birds is because of illegal bird hunting. Shifeta advised that if one wants to go bird hunting,…
Namcor Board’s Comalie Granted Bail Of N$7 000 …Shiimi Requests IG To Consider Security Threat And Provide Support
By:Justicia Shipena In a packed courtroom, the National Petroleum of Namibia (Namcor) board chairperson Jennifer Comalie made her first court appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court, portraying a state of anxiety and limping as she walked in. Comalie appeared before…
Kavango East Leadership Says Whips For Loans Evokes Labour System Of Olden Days
By:Annakleta Haikera Following a meeting over the alleged abuse of Rundu Service Station employees by their boss, a decision was taken by the Kavango East regional leadership to temporarily shut down the station, pending an investigation. The meeting was held…
Derailed TransNamib Train Under Investigation
By:Daniel Ndumba TransNamib says it is too early to tell the cause of the latest train derailment, which occurred in Luderitz in the /Kharas region on Monday. The spokesperson of TransNamib, Abigail Raubenheimer, when approached for comment, said that the…

Economy Can’t Absorb Returning Asylum Seekers – Expert
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The Namibian economy will be hard pressed to absorb the over 1,000 Namibian asylum seekers in the United Kingdom that will soon be deported back into the country. These were the views of International Relations analyst Marius…
Tax Authority Amendments Aimed At Tackling Base Erosion And Transfer Pricing
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In calculating how much tax a company pays, the tax authority has adopted new rules to limit companies’ interest payments to foreign-owned parents outside Namibia if their debt is three times more than their equity. This is according…