Category: National
NQA boss in court for attempted murder
The Namibia Qualifications Authority chief executive officer Frans Gertze who shot his wife, Annita, six times on Saturday has appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate Court Monday. Gertze is facing attempted murder, assault with the intention of causing gross bodily harm…
Another billion-dollar rail tender for a Chinese company
The Chinese-owned company that won the N$730 million-dollar Swapo headquarters construction tender is in line to win another N$1,2 billion-tender for upgrading the Arandis to Kranzberg railway line. Qingjian Group Co Ltd bid the rail upgrade tender as a joint…
SPYL calls for the barment of convicted party members
The SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) wants former ministers Sacky Shanghala and Bernhard Esau to resign following damning allegations that they received massive bribes from an Iceland fishing company in exchange for quotas and licences. Shanghala and Esau resigned on…
We are relentlessly pursuing the fishing scandal probe – Noa
The ACC said on Wednesday that the information they gathered when whistleblowers reported the fishing bribery scandal involving two ministers and an Iceland fishing company were not enough to compile in a docket they could have sent to the prosecutor…
Jooste wants Hatuikulipi, Nghipunya fired from Fishcor
The public enterprises minister Leon Jooste has written to the acting fisheries minister Albert Kawana to remove James Hatuikulipi from the board of Fishcor for his involvement in a bribery scandal involving an Iceland company. Jooste also said that the…
ECN warns the public on spreading poll results of social media
The Electoral Commission of Namibia chief electoral officer Theo Mujoro warned people from circulating fake election results. In an interview with Eagle FM on Thursday, Mujoro said he had seen quite a number of lists that were not authentic…
Beleaguered Hatuikulipi resigns from Investec
Investec Asset Management announced Thursday that their managing director James Hatuikulipi has resigned following allegations that he received bribes from an Iceland fishing company, Samherji. Documents dumped by Wikileaks on its website on Monday mentioned the names of those involved…
PDM whines about unfair treatment by ECN
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has slammed the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) for failing to create a level playing field while favouring the ruling SWAPO party. The party held a press conference in the sun by the ECN…
Esau and Shanghala resign after kickback expose’
Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala resigned yesterday as fisheries and justice ministers respectively after hundreds of emails leaked by Wikileaks this week named them as some of those who received bribes from an Iceland fishing company. The Iceland company, Samherji,…
‘Panga gang’ members arrested in Windhoek
Police in Windhoek has arrested gang members of the notorious panga gang that terrorises Rocky Crest suburb in Windhoek. The arrest came after the gang was accused of attacking Uazuva Kaumbi during the weekend when he was opening the…