Author: Justicia Shipena
Billionaire Murder Case Moved to Windhoek High Court
By: Justicia Shipena The prosecutor general’s office has referred the case in which British farm owner Harvey Boulter faces a murder charge to the Windhoek High Court. The 53-year-old Boulter is charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the…
Groofontein Councillors Claim Sinvula Tampered With Evidence
By: Justicia Shipena Three Grootfontein councillors pulled out of a meeting held by the council amidst the drama at the municipality. This follows the town’s troubled chief executive officer (CEO) Kisco Sinvula’s return to office last week, which erupted into…
NAU Says AR Land Bill Will Harm Foreign Investment
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) says the provisions in the proposed bill on the regulation of foreign ownership of land in Namibia by the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) may impact current and future investments by foreigners. NAU said this…
Nazi Sympathiser For What? – Kapofi
By: Justicia Shipena Defence and veteran affairs minister Frans Kapofi says he sees no wrongdoing in using Arnold Wolfers’ quote during his budget motivation in the National Assembly. Kapofi yesterday came under fire for quoting Wolfers, with LPM accusing him…
Grootfontein Council Opens Case Against CEO…Former Mayor Says Its Tribalism
By: Justicia Shipena, Ludorf Iyambo The ongoing civil war at the Grootfontein municipality was etched deeper after the council opened a case of trespassing against its CEO Kisco Sinvula. Sinvula showed up for work yesterday after being suspended, and urban…
Shiimi Says TransNamib Liquidation A Lie
By: Justicia Shipena Acting public enterprises and finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi has denied allegations that TransNamib is to be liquidated. Shiimi said this comment in the National Assembly on Thursday, stating that the state entity is a strategic entity in…
Reporting Corruption Cases Wastes Money – NA’s Lydia Kandetu…As N$1.2 Million Goes Missing Parliament
By: Justicia Shipena National Assembly secretary Lydia Kandetu says when cases of money embezzlement are reported to the police or the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the institution loses a lot of money in resolving the matter. Kandetu said this on Monday…
Not All Businesses Will Be Rescued
By: Justicia Shipena, Kelvin Chiringa Not all businesses are going to be rescued. The Business Rescue Task Force (BRTF) on economic advancement and business rescue in Namibia revealed this in a recent final report. They submitted the report to President…
Fingers Crossed for an Accident-Free Easter Holiday
By: Justicia Shipena, Eba Kandovazu, Ludorf Iyambo As the Easter weekend approaches, ||Kharas governor Aletha Fredricks said she looks forward to an accident-free Easter long weekend. Fredricks said this at the launch of the Easter weekend roadblocks on Wednesday. According…
Low Retirement Saving A Future Burden To State – Iipumbu Shiimi
By: Justicia Shipena and Nangura Nguvauva On Tuesday, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi Iipumbu said that low retirement savings increase the state’s future burden due to more people becoming dependent on social grants and public services. Shiimi made these remarks…