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A group of eight people were charged and sentenced on Monday by the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after they defrauded the South African Revenue Service (Sars) a staggering R100 million. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that between 2009 and 2015, the group operated a VAT syndicate which involved fraudulently claiming Value Added […]
Sabreen was dead before she could look into the baby’s eyes or hold her. The young mother had carried her child through seven-and-a-half months of pregnancy. They were days and nights of constant fear, but Sabreen hoped the family’s luck would hold until the war ended. That luck vanished in the roar and fire of […]
South Africa’s battle-scarred former President Jacob Zuma is proving he still has a winning streak – recently scoring a hat-trick in the courtroom. For the third time in the last month the 82-year-old has thwarted attempts to stop him, or his new party, from contesting the general election at the end of May. His latest […]
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Two men were arrested at Ondangwa over the weekend for the possession of containers of petrol according to police inspector Pendukeni Haikali’s weekend report. A 39-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of eight 25-litre containers filled with petrol, with a total value of N$4 578. He was scheduled to appear in […]
A nurse and security guard were robbed at gunpoint at Lisikili Clinic at Katima Mulilo last Friday, according to inspector Pendukeni Haikali in the police weekend report. Two unknown men approached the clinic, claiming one of them had been bitten by a snake on the leg and when the victim opened the door to assist, […]
A 24-year-old man was arrested at Karibib after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman he had met for the first time, in the early hours of Friday morning. The two had earlier exchanged phone numbers, says police inspector Pendukeni Haikali in the police weekend report. Later the same evening, however, the suspect phoned the […]
The Khomas region and the Jiangsu Foreign Affairs Office in China have signed a work plan agreement which will focus on six exchange programmes for the next five years. The agreement will boost community empowerment and investment in Namibia, among others. Speaking at the signing event in Windhoek on Monday, Khomas governor Laura McLeod Katjirua […]
Desert Radio presenter Charlotte Nambadja and The Namibian’s investigative journalist Sonja Smith won first and third place, respectively, in the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2023 for best radio and print documentary in southern African countries. The event took place on 19 April via livestream and saw media practitioners from across Africa being awarded for […]
… Economist questions competition commission’s ability to investigate banks on price fixing Social justice activists say Namibian banks found guilty of credit and debit card user fees price fixing should be punished. This comes after the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) released a report on Friday showing that commercial banks and the Payment Association of Namibia […]