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Eight year-jail-time for N$17 million fraud convict
By: Kelvin Chiringa Stephanie Serfontein, who last week made headlines for pleading guilty to 34 charges of fraud involving some N$17 million she stole from a drilling, will now spend the rest of the next eight years in jail. Serfontein…
China/US trade war to upset diamonds demand- Debmarine
By: Kelvin Chiringa Debmarine Namibia’s chief executive officer, Otto Shikongo expressed fear over a likely decline in the demand for local diamonds caused by the China/US trade war. He was speaking at a breakfast meeting held last week in the…
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…
Zimbabwe to learn from Namibia on strict migration control- Mathema
By: Rodney Pienaar Zimbabwean home affairs minister, Ndabazekhaya Mathema has said that the country will learn from Namibia’s strict border controls in order to control unnecessary movement of immigrants in that country. He made these remarks during a courtesy call…
Outjo needs N$66m to formalise informal settlement
By: Rodney Pienaar The Outjo municipality will need an injection of N$66 million in order to formalize its informal settlement, its mayor Samuel !Oe-Amseb said. The Outjo informal settlement is one of the fastest growing in the region and this…
FIFA wants NFA to verify member elections
By: Staff Writer The FIFA normalisation committee for Namibian football has called on the Namibia Football Association (NFA) members to submit reports and results of their leadership committee elections in order to assist with the normalisation of the mother body….
Illicit small arms and light weapons a threat
By: Rodney Pienaar Illicit small arms and light weapons constitute a serious threat and safety in Africa, Eina Mohammed head of defense and security at African Union said at a workshop today. Small arms have long been considered as the…
NPL Standard Bank Namibia Top 8 to kick off
By: Staff Writer The first ever Namibia Premier League (NPL) top eight competition kicks off this Thursday as clubs vie for top honors in the Standard Bank sponsored cup. The winner of the cup is expected to walk away N$…