Author: Justicia Shipena
LPM IN VERBAL FIST-FIGHT WITH EX-FOUNDING MEMBER
By: Justicia Shipena The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has said it is in the process of instituting criminal charges against its former founding member, Ziggy Sixtus Isaacks, for the disappearance of over N$76 000….
GEINGOB SAYS HOSTILE CRITICS COMPROMISE NAMIBIAN PROJECTS
By: Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says that a few projects in Namibia have been compromised due to unfounded negative publicity. Geingob said this while delivering his keynote address at the inauguration of the Debmarine mining vessel Benguela gem. According…
MY HANDS ARE TIED – LIMKOKWING VICE-CHANCELLOR
By: Justicia Shipena The Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Vice-Chancellor, says he is powerless to resolve employee issues at the university. This comes as employees of Limkokwing accused the administrators at the university of corruption, job threats and creating…
OMUTHIYA RESIDENTS ANGRY AFTER MAYOR, NEPHEW GET PLOTS
By: Justicia Shipena Omuthiya residents have raised concerns after the town’s mayor, and his nephew received plots from the sale of erven. Residents say the mayor is conflicted. According to documents in possession of The Villager, Ndeutepo is the chairperson…
LICHTENSTRASSER FAILED TO REPORT TO NIMT SOUTHERN CAMPUS
By: Justicia Shipena The lawyer of NIMT double-murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser says his client’s failure to show up at the Keetmanshoop campus had nothing to do with the transfer. Albert Titus is representing Lichtenstrasser in the ongoing trial after Hendrik…
WITNESS IN NIMT MURDER RECALLS DIRECTORS’ THREAT
By: Justicia Shipena NIMT executive director Ralph Bussel says his former boss informed him that double-murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser threatened him. Bussel was testifying in the murder trial of Lichtenstrasser on Monday in the Windhoek High Court. Lichtenstrasser is accused…
UNAM ENROLS ONE STUDENT THAT WAS IN UKRAINE
By: Justicia Shipena University of Namibia (Unam) spokesperson John Haufiku says one student who was schooling in Ukraine has, thus far, been enrolled at the university. This comes after the higher education ministry announced that it is working on ways…
Qatar Airways to return by June …Russia-Ukraine conflict could impact tourism
By:Justicia Shipena Tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta says Qatar Airways will resume flights from Doha to Windhoek later this year. Shifeta said this during the Namibia Travel and Tourism Seminar at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates….
SCHOOLBOYS RAPIST GETS 68 YEARS IN PRISON …SAYS HE HAS NO REASON TO BE REMORSEFUL
By: Justicia Shipena A former school cleaner and hostel father at Karundu Primary School hostel in Otjiwarongo has been sentenced to 68 years imprisonment on 32 counts of rape. Mervin Nguyapeua (53) was convicted of rape in October last year…
SAME-SEX COUPLE WINS APPEAL AGAINST HOME AFFAIRS
By: Justicia Shipena On Monday, same-sex marriage couple Guillermo Delgado and Phillip Lühl scored a victory in the Supreme Court after winning an appeal against the home affairs ministry. This comes as Mexican-born Delgado appealed to the Supreme Court last…