Category: National
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…
Magistrate’s mistakes get drug-accused her freedom
By: Kelvin Chiringa A woman who was battling a charge of unlawful possession of dependence drugs, Mandrax, burst into tears of joy yesterday in the Windhoek High Court when she was set free after the judge ruled against her conviction…
Nurse brings incriminating evidence against health ministry
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Walvis Bay registered nurse and midwife, Rakkel Shijabuluka has brought a load of incriminating evidence against the ministry of health in a case of negligence which has resulted in a massive N$2.3 million lawsuit. The ministry…
Constituency Development Fund Bill to be tabled in parliament … bill will reduce migration to urban areas
By: Rodney Pienaar Chairperson of the National Council, Margaret Mensah-Williams has confirmed that the Constituency Development Fund Bill as one of those to be tabled during the current session of parliament. The bill is projected to continue the implementation of…
Buttered economy kills Namibia’s appetite for cars
By: Kelvin Chiringa Weak government expenditure, massive job losses and an eroded purchasing power have all compounded to ruin Namibians’ appetite for cars. Indications are that the number of vehicle sales have plummeted as per the statistical data of last…
Drop in inflation a plus for consumers/business- Economist
By Kelvin Chiringa A recorded drop in annual inflation brings relief to consumers as well as the business sector, a local economist has noted following the release of inflation figures by the National Statistics Agency. The annual inflation rate dropped…
Namibians still food-secure despite drought
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibian households’ food security situation continues to be satisfactory despite the ongoing scourge of drought due to good improvements in agricultural production recorded in the last two seasons, a ministerial report for December 2018 reveals. According to…
Wife of Mobutu Sese Seko’s minister busted for smuggling migrants
BY: Kelvin Chiringa Abigail Bashala, wife of a mines minister that served under the dictator-regime of Mobutu Sese Seko in the Congo is now facing the wrath of the law in Namibia for smuggling migrants into the country. Bashala was…
Two cases of rape/child trafficking pushed to March
By: Kelvin Chiringa The High Court has this week pushed two separate cases of rape and child trafficking to the 14th of March 2019 which will be dealt with on the mentions roll. The first one involves a Russian marine…