By: Wonder Guchu The Spanish company that is farming asparagus in Namibia is paying N$1m per year instead of N$2m, according to the valuation report. Industrials Almentaries de Navara, which operates in Namibia as Otjimbele Agriculture (Pty) Ltd, is leasing 300ha of land at Etunda in the Omusati region. The company is currently under scrutiny […]
By: Wonder Guchu Jerry Ekandjo has not changed a bit. His comments on Tuesday in the National Assembly about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people is not new. Contributing to the mid-term budget review, Ekandjo took a swipe at the LGBTI, saying that the Constitution says only men and women must marry. Ekandjo […]
By: Wonder Guchu Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga on Sunday says it was embarrassing that guns could go missing from the Windhoek Central Depot. On Saturday, the Villager broke the story of the several guns discovered missing from the Windhoek Central Depot last Wednesday. Although it is unclear how many guns went missing, police sources […]
By: Wonder Guchu The environment and tourism ministry say they are waiting for the police to conclude an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a French tourist in Namibia last week. Nicolas Remondiere (54) went missing while hiking in the Sossusvlei area, and his body was later found on Friday morning. […]
By: Wonder Guchu Police are investigating arms that went missing from the central depot in Windhoek last week. Deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi confirmed to The Villager that arms are missing, and an investigation is ongoing. “The Central Depot was not broken into. However, it was discovered that it was open, and there are arms and […]
By: Wonder Guchu Former justice minister Sakeus Shanghala says he is not guilty and is ready to stand trial. Shanghala was arrested in 2019 with former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau, former Investec bosses James Hatuikulipi and Ricardo Gustavo, Pius Mwatelulo, and Tamson Hatuikulipi. The six were later joined in prison by former Fishcor CEO Mike […]
By: Wonder Guchu The former Investec manager Ricardo Gustavo, one of the 10 accused in the Fishrot scandal, will ask the court to release N$2,8m from the restrained funds for his legal expenses. The respondents in the matter are the Prosecutor Martha Imalwa, the liquidators David John Burni and Ian Robert McLaren. Gustavo, who was […]
By: Wonder Guchu (This article was first published on Eagle FM pages on 22 December 2020. It was titled ‘Job’s toughest job is breaking down the systems’) Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda has good ideas. Very good ideas. But the system could be his biggest hurdle. So, what is the system? It is the landed people. […]
By: Wonder Guchu Former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau wants the court to release N$1 928 069 from the restrained assets for his legal expenses. The former minister said he wants the court to order the release ofN$1,5m from the restrained assets to meet his and son-in-law Tamson Hatuikulipi’s “reasonable legal expenses in the main restraint […]
By: Wonder Guchu The man who blew the whistle on massive corruption in Namibia’s fishing sector, Johannes Stefansson, is the 2021 recipient of The Order of the Baobab award from the Business Ethics Network (BEN) Africa. The award will be handed over at Swakopmund during the BEN Africa’s 20th annual conference at Swakopmund between 4 […]