Staff Writer Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa says some of the Fishrot accused who want their assets freed to enable them to raise legal fees did not disclose everything they own. Imalwa was responding to an application by former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau, his son-in-law Tamson Hatuikulipi and Ricardo Gustavo. According to Imalwa, Esau’s bank accounts receive […]

By: Andrew Kathindi The labour commissioner Henri Klassen’s office is sitting with eight cases related to mandatory vaccinations, the ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creations has revealed. According to the ministry, the labour commissioner has, thus far, received 10 cases. At the same time, of these, one was later withdrawn while another was […]

By: Justicia Shipena  South African advocate Vas Soni says anti-corruption (ACC) lead investigator Andreas Kanyangela did not have the power to investigate POCA related matters.  Soni said this during the bail hearing of the six men charged in the fishrot corruption saga. He was cross-examining Kanyangela on Thursday at the Windhoek High Court.  The South […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The country treasure has denounced findings that Namibia is hiding debts worth 10% of the country GDP, primarily secured from China to public enterprises. According to the information received from the team Ministry of Finance headed by Iipumbu Shiimi, for the past ten years, the country has only secured N$2,1 billion. Treasury […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo Disaster risk management head at the City of Windhoek Abel Humutenya said the informal settlements in the city are the most likely to be affected by expected flooding this rainy season. “We received the rain focused in September 2021 from the metrological services. We are urging all the people living in water’s […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa  Double NIMT murder accused Ernest Lichtenstrasser is now concerned that he may spend two more years languishing in pre-trial detention as his third attempt at bail ended up dead in the water yesterday.  The 60-year-old is accused of fatally gunning down two top executives of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology, […]

By: Hellen Andreas and Kauluma Natangwe The Namibian Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said his office is aware of the reports that some stations ran out of petrol for more than two days, and the situation has been handled. Ndeitunga told The Villager on Wednesday that he received reports from various regions that some of the […]

By: Justicia Ashipena and Kelvin Chiringa  When LPM leaders Bernadus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb took on President Hage Geingob in the National Assembly, resulting in their suspension, no one ever thought the parties could meet. But they did! And behind closed doors at State House on Wednesday. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS  For the Necktartal Dam, the […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus According to the Bank of Namibia’s monetary and financial statistics, households acquired more than N$1,7 billion in debts to fund their consumption, invest or acquire properties in 2021. The central bank says household debt increased from N$60,1 billion in January 2021 to N$61,8 billion in December 2021 (2,8% increase). According to Simonis […]

By: Justicia Shipena  The Windhoek Magistrate Court postponed the bribery trial of former Investec Namibia managing director, and fishrot accused James Hatuikulipi and his co-accused Sakaria Kuutondokwa Kokule to 28 July 2022. Hatuikulipi and Kokule’s lawyers – Jermaine Muchali and Gilroy Casper – said the ongoing fishrot bail hearing in the Windhoek High Court caused […]