Five presidential candidates who lost in the 2019 elections have filed an urgent application with the Supreme Court seeking the nullification of the results. The Electoral Commission of Namibia declared Swapo candidate president Hage Geingoib the winner of the elections whose results have since been disputed. The five are Dr Panduleni Itula, independent candidate, […]

  Otjiwarongo Constituency councillor, Julius Neumbo died in a vehicle accident on Tuesday 10 Dec. Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi confirmed the death. Shikwambi said Neumbo died when his vehicle collided head-on with a truck between Otjiwarongo and Okahandja. According to Shikwambi, the accident happened about 40km outside Otjiwarongo. Neumbo’s wife, who was travelling […]

  The lawyers representing the independent presidential candidate, Dr Panduleni Itula, in his bid to contest the results of the 2019 presidential elections have given the electoral commission until 12h00 on 5 Dec. to allow them access to the electronic voting machines. Dr Itula, who came second after president Hage Geigob, has instructed AngulaCo Incorporated […]

  Two South African lawyers Advocated Dawie Joubert and Advocate Mike Hellens were arrested in Windhoek by home affairs officials for practising without work permits. Known as Zuma lawyers, Joubert is representing former justice minister Sacky Shanghala, while Mike Hellens is representing former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau. The advocates were arrested in court before proceedings […]

Six men – Sacky Shanghala, Bernhard Esau, James Hatuikulipi, Tamson Hatuikulipi, Ricardo Gustavo and Pius Mwatelulo – accused in the N$150m fishing scandal appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Shanghala and James were arrested at their farm in Omaheke on Wednesday, while Esau, his son-in-law Tamson, Gustavo and Mwatelulo were arrested in Windhoek […]

The lawyers representing some of those implicated in the fishing scandal that involves N$150m said that his clients who are in Cape Town are coming back to Namibia on 26 Nov. and are ready to hand themselves over to the authorities. Those accused in the scandal are former ministers Sacky Shanghala and Bernhard Esau, former […]

Windhoek High Court judge Hanellie Prinsloo on Sunday ordered the release of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau who was arrested on Saturday because the warrant of arrest was invalid. Esau had approached the High Court Sunday morning seeking an order for his release citing illegal arrest and an unlawful warrant of arrest. Prinsloo had dismissed […]

Former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau’s bid to have the Windhoek High Court order his release from custody failed Sunday when judge Hanellie Prinsloo postponed the matter to 26 Nov. Esau was arrested in Windhoek on Saturday in connection with a corruption case that involves N$150m in bribe money paid by an Icelandic fishing company, Samherji, […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission said on Saturday that there is proof that the five accused in the N$150m fishing scandal conspired to commit various crimes. In a statement signed by the ACC director general Paulus Noa, the commission said former ministers Sacky Shanghala and Bernhard Esau, James and Tamson Hatuikulipi, Ricardo Gustavo and Mike Nghipunya were […]

Police in Windhoek arrested two of the alleged kingpins on the N$150m fishing quotas scandal on Saturday in Windhoek. Those arrested are the former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and the suspended Investec Asset Management manager Ricardo Gustavo. Still to be arrested is the former justice minister Sacky Shanghala, former Investec managing director and Fishcor board […]