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Donald Trump’s former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen acknowledged on his final day of testimony that he stole thousands of dollars from his former boss’s company. The admission came as Mr Trump’s lawyers sought to uncover as many unsavoury details as they could about the past conduct of the prosecution’s star witness. Under questioning from […]
Benjamin Netanyahu responded with fury to the news that he might face an arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It was “a moral outrage of historic proportions”, he said. Israel was “waging a just war against Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organisation that perpetrated the worst attack on the Jewish people since the […]
Veteran Namibian journalist Ronelle Rademeyer, who was a former news editor of the Afrikaans newspaper Republikein, died in Windhoek on Monday evening, following a period of ill health. This was confirmed in an update by Republikein. Rademeyer is credited as the brain behind Network Media Hub’s (NMH) agricultural publication and programme Agri Monitor, the newspaper […]
Indonesia is set to host a business forum in Windhoek to strengthen economic partnership between Namibia and Indonesia. The business forum will hold a series of panel discussions to provide perspectives on strengthening business relations between Indonesia and Namibia. It was previously reported by the Namibian News Digest that trade between Namibia and Indonesia remains […]
International University of Management (IUM) founder David Namwandi says his trust, the David Namwandi Trust, has committed N$3 million to graduates as seed capital for projects that could generate jobs. Namwandi revealed this at the university’s 20th convocation ceremony in Windhoek last week. “The David Namwandi Trust is ready to receive applications for funding seed […]
US ambassador Randy Berry recently completed a five-day tour of Namibia’s southern region. Berry said his visit underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening bilateral trade ties and supporting sustainable development initiatives. “In conversations with political and business leaders, conservation experts, scientists and entrepreneurs, it’s clear there is tremendous opportunity and potential,” Berry said. During […]
Some Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) leaders have questioned payments of around N$2 million made to Johannes Ndeutepo, the chairperson of a mineworkers’ investment company owned by the same union. The scrutiny stems from concerns of potential conflict of interest since Ndeutepo reports to the same union that hired him for private work. The Swapo […]
Former finance manager of the Seaflower Whitefish Corporation Paulus Ngalangi is demanding an apology and a payment of N$500 000 from the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) over alleged defamatory remarks made against him by a senior official five years ago. A letter from Ngalangi’s lawyer Marvin Katuvesirauina of Chris Mayumbelo & Co accused FIC deputy […]
“Gunshots, knife wounds, drugs and running for my life was my life among men.” These are the words of *Carrington Narises (34) about her life as a former gangster. Narises hails from the tough streets of Hakahana in Windhoek. With a mix of bravery and remorse, Narises shares her journey, revealing the harsh realities she […]
Namibia’s overall investment attractiveness has fallen by three points which is being attributed to its mining policy and regulatory matters. According to Chamber of Mines president, Zebra Kasete, although the country should be proud to still be amongst Africa’s more favourable destinations, it is concerning to see a decline. “While we can be proud that […]