By Wonder Guchu *First published in The Villager on Sunday, 3 February 2013. There are some mirrors that shatter, and people will just walk away but there are other mirrors that shatter, and everybody with a face worth looking at cries. This is what the late Namibian Minister of Education, Dr Abraham Iyambo was like […]

To suggest that the year 2020 was a challenging year would be an understatement. When we commenced our work as Cabinet at the beginning of last year, none of us anticipated what lay ahead for us. Over the course of a challenging six-year period, this administration successfully staved off the negative effects of: 1. Unprecedented […]

• Later James indicated that he needed N$5 000 000 to pay higher-level politicians among them Esau although according to Stefansson James did not mention any other names. This money was meant to drive the matter through. • The N$5 000 000 was paid through an FNB account of Mermaria into that of Erongo Clearing […]

To regulate future relationships, agreements were signed between Esja Fishing represented by Adalsteinn Helgasson and Tamson Hatuikulipi and others for them to work together for potential quotas of horse mackerel and possible others in the future. The agreement was that Samherji would bring in the vessels and experience while Tamson and the other key players […]

In 2013, most quota holders made a lot of money by selling their quota on an annual basis to some vessel operators or they entered into a joint agreement. Those who buy these quotas then harvest the fish after signing a quota usage fee documented in quota usage fee agreements of catching agreements. These agreements […]

The names of the people who benefitted in Namibia are: • Bernard Esau – former fisheries minister • James Hatuikulipi – former Investec managing director & Fishcor chairperson • Fitty Tamson Hatuikulipi – James’ cousin & Esau’s son-in-law • Ricardo Gustavo – former owner of Namgomar Pesca Namibia (Pty) Ltd ([previously Paw Print Investments Pty […]

Stefansson’s Arrival in Namibia • During 2011, Stefansson says he and Ingvar Juliusson met a person whose name he cannot remember. That person had promised them that he could link them up with influential people in the fishing sector. Later after failing to establish the links, the person introduced the Samherji officials to Tamson Hatuikulipi. […]

Erongo police are hunting for two men who ran away from the police during a visit to a crime scene in Otjimbingwe on Friday morning. The men are wanted for suspected stock theft after they were found in possession of one cattle carcass and two donkey carcasses in Swakopmund. They could not give a satisfactory […]

The police said 1 332 cases were recorded during the crime prevention and the road safety campaigns that started late last year and ended on 15 January 2021. The HoKaNam campaign started on 1 December 2020 until 15 January 2021 while the road safety campaign hit the road from 20 November until 15 January 2021. […]

  The IPC chief patriot Dr Panduleni Itula learnt about the aborted resignation of the deputy national secretary-general of his party on social media. Patrick Shiyemo Kashera announced his resignation from the party on Friday night but changed his mind on Saturday morning. On the IPC structure, the office of the national general secretary is […]