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I am just a politician – Khorixas constituency councilor … Youth accuse councilor of absenteeism
By: Rodney Pienaar Khorixas youth who this month started petitioning the employment of non-Khorixas residents at the municipality were dealt another blow when the councilor who received the petition failed to give them positive results. Khorixas constituency councilor, Ellias Xoagub…
Dumped by lawyer for pleading innocent- Suspected fraudster claims
By: Kelvin Chiringa One of the Angolans in police custody for allegedly defrauding the ministry of finance is now without legal representation and has made a startling allegation that his lawyer dumped him because he wanted to plead innocent. Joachim…
Double trouble for local farmers
By: Kelvin Chiringa It never rains for the Namibian agricultural sector but it pours as another fall-army worm disaster strikes right in the shadow of a looming “national drought crisis”. The sector as a whole has been in decline worsened…
School chess teams to compete
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Chess Federation will be hosting the Namibian Schools Team Chess Championships to determine the 2019 champions, president of NCF Israel Shilongo has said. The competition which is slated for the 9th of March will take…
No improvement in economic rating soon
By: Kelvin Chiringa FirstRand Group economist Daniel Kavishe has expressed that the country’s bad rating is unlikely to improve in the near term unless drastic changes are made to create policy stability and a competitive investment environment. The economist’s…
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…