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Members of anti-poaching units are sometimes involved in poaching or trafficking themselves, a latest report shows. This is according to a protection and law-enforcement report released by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism last week. Moreover, the report says 83 people have been arrested in connection with poaching and conspiring to poach rhinos and […]
Three of the accused in the Fishrot case want proceedings in their trial to stay halted until the Supreme Court has given a ruling on a set of legal questions from them. The three accused – former attorney general and justice minister Sacky Shanghala, his business partner James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo – plan to […]
Lawyer and Swapo central committee member Sisa Namandje says same-sex marriage is not in line with Namibian law and the sodomy challenge should have been dismissed. In a public lecture on Saturday, Namandje spoke under the theme ‘Can there be a Constitutional Court-made law or principle having no roots in the language and scheme of […]
The Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC), the Swakopmund municipality, Rent-A-Drum and a Finnish company, Molok Oy, are set to reach a settlement after findings of anti-competitive behavour in the deep waste collection business. NaCC spokesperson Dina Gowases says accusations are that as part of its long term relationship with Rent-A-Drum, the municipality exclusively makes use of […]
Minister of justice Yvonne Dausab says the green hydrogen, oil and gas sectors would present law graduates with many opportunities. Dausab said this on Thursday in the parliament while responding to questions raised by Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Maximalliant Katjimune. Katjimune asked whether the market could sustain the high number of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) […]
Phineas Shivute (35) takes a few steps back to photograph the gray refrigerator he has just finished repairing. He snaps shots of the fridge at different angles and then smiles at his phone, satisfied with the result. Shivute says he is going to share the pictures with his customers on Facebook and WhatsApp. He repairs […]
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has filed court papers against the Electoral Commission of Namibia for their deregistration. The party’s deputy leader, Kalimbo Iipumbu, confirmed this with The Namibian on Monday afternoon. NEFF was deregistered due to failing to submit financial statements as required by the Electoral Act. This is a developing story. The […]
Swapo is set to elect its 96 prospective members of the National Assembly for 2025 to 2029 in September. The party’s electoral college will take place from 6 to 8 September, this is according to a circular from the office of Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa. According to the circular, the delegates to the electoral […]
The Namibian police have arrested a total of 112 suspects in drug-related matters in June alone. This was announced by police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi in a media release on Monday. Among the arrested suspects, 106 are Namibian, one is Angolan, two Tanzanian, one Zambian and two are Zimbabwean nationals. The seized drugs include […]
The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) says the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) may have violated the law by restricting market access or hindering technological development. Specifically, the commission suspects NBC of engaging in conduct prohibited under the Competition Act. NaCC spokesperson Dina //Gowases says the commission has granted NBC a period of 30 days, within which […]