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United Africa Group’s lawyer Boris Isaacks says the company’s founder, Haddis Tilahun, did not directly urge clients to stop business dealings with Erongo Petroleum. Isaacks was reacting to a report published in The Namibian on 10 April, titled ‘Ex-Namcor manager joins entity owing national oil company N$120m’. Isaacks also said they did not lose a […]

… EU still consulting after stern warning International relations expert and public policy analyst Marius Kudumo has slammed Swapo after its vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, issued European Union (EU) ambassadors a stern warning against interfering in Namibia’s affairs. This comes after German ambassador Thorsten Hutter hosted a lunch in honour of Independent Patriots for Change […]

…IUM official confirms renting 10 cars out to IPC Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Panduleni Itula says his party will never disclose the names of those who support it in any form under the guise of transparency. His sentiments come at a time the party has failed to disclose who funded the acquisition of […]

A 10-YEAR prison term given to a Zambezi region resident after he was found guilty of possessing two elephant tusks was too harsh, two judges have ruled in an appeal judgement delivered in the Windhoek High Court. Fosta Maulu was found guilty of a serious offence, but when the value of the ivory he possessed […]

The office of the Judiciary has pleaded for more funds to address the “urgent” needs of its ageing infrastructure. Minister of justice Yvonne Dausab delivered the office’s plea to the National Assembly while motivating its N$445-million budget allocation this week. “To continue its mission of providing speedy and equitable justice, the judiciary requires adequate budgetary […]

At least 10 divisions within the Department of Agriculture and Land Reform have returned over N$109 million to the treasury due to unfilled vacant positions. This happened despite the country’s soaring unemployment rate, which sees graduates jobless. Auditor general Junias Kandjeke says these funds could have been used for other projects. Kandjeke, in his recent […]

Zambezi regional police commander Andreas Shilelo says the days of thieves making a living from stolen goods are numbered, as a result of the collaborative efforts of the Namibian and Zambian police. Over the years, residents of the Zambezi region have lost numerous valuable goods stolen during house break-ins, at the hands of both locals […]

A collaborative effort across southern Africa is making strides in understanding and protecting biodiversity, with Namibia leading the way in mapping its desert ecosystems and uncovering hundreds of unique species. The ‘Building Biodiversity Knowledge for Action in Southern Africa’ project has seen the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) develop a mapping of ecosystems […]

A senior official in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism says access to genetic-related traditional knowledge in Namibia can generate much needed benefits that can contribute to rural development and empower rural communities. Kauna Schroeder, principal project coordinator and environmental commissioner adviser says this would also serve as an incentive to ensure more attention […]

Close to 130 sport administrators will meet in Windhoek on Saturday to map the way forward for local sport. Minister of sport, youth and national service Agnes Tjongarero is expected to be the keynote speaker. Talking to Desert Radio this week, Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) chief administrator Freddy Mwiya said Tjongarero is set to share […]