Author: Kelvin Chiringa
A tough Brexit to hurt Namibian beef exports
By: Kelvin Chiringa Industry experts have warned that in terms of trade agreements, marketing to the United Kingdom is in jeopardy if a tough Brexit realizes with no trade agreements in place. This was expressed at a recently held meeting…
Stephanie pleads guilty to 34 counts of fraud
By: Kelvin Chiringa Stephanie Serfontein, a woman who got arrested for stealing N$17 million from her employer has finally pleaded guilty to 34 counts on the main charge of fraud and an extra count on money laundering. The 50-year old…
Legal fight explodes over Zimbabwean football player
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia’s football circle has been hit by a legal fight which this week sparked in the High Court in connection with a Zimbabwean player who allegedly registered for work with two names at different intervals. The case…
Maize shortfalls, inadequate fertilizers paints ugly picture
By: Kelvin Chiringa The country is currently limping with an estimated 62 600 metric tons of uncovered shortfalls for maize, as the threat of drought loom over the farming sector. However the agriculture ministry expressed confidence that this, under normal…
Father murders three-month old baby in anger
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Gobabis based man was convicted in the High Court for the murder of his three month old son in a fit of rage after his lover allegedly disclosed to him that the child was her ex-boyfriend’s….
Namcor wants to import 50% fuel
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibian Competition Commission has confirmed that the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Pty) Ltd applied to be exempted from certain provisions of the Competition Act in order to import 50% of Namibia’s petroleum needs. The commission…
Doctor testifies in N$2.3 million health ministry law-suit
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Zimbabwean doctor stationed at Walvis Bay has finally come out to testify in the ongoing case in which the health ministry is being sued N$2.3 million for the death of Margaritha Sophia Paula Nghinamwaami who suffered…
UPM seeks urgent meeting with Mushelenga
By: Kelvin Chiringa Faced with the option of dragging housing minister Peya Mushelenga to court over its suspended councilors in Rehoboth, the United People’s Movement has now called for an urgent meeting with him to resolve the matter. The entire…
Half-baked victory for state in Teckla Lameck case
By: Kelvin Chiringa High Court judge Christie Liebenberg has refused state lawyers permission to appeal a ruling in which the corruption watchdog was found to have used unlawful procedures to issue summons that led to investigations of private bank accounts…
Farmers to collect an ambitious N$10 million drought fund
By: Kelvin Chiringa Farmers severely hit by the ongoing drought which they say is now a national disaster have set an ambitious target to collect funds to the tune of N$10 million by the end March this year in order…