Former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau says his arrest in connection with the N$150m scandal was politically motivated and that activist Job Amupanda put pressure on the Anti-Corruption Commission through demonstrations. Esau is in custody together with former justice minister Sacky Shanghala, former Investec managing director James Hatuikulipi, Tamson Hatuikulipi, Ricardo Gustavo and Pius Mwatelulo. […]

For illustrative purposes only (Photo: PAC) The police have said that any Namibian arrested while driving drunk during the festive season will have to pay N$8 000 bail before appearing in a lower court. In a statement recently, police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said that foreigners arrested while driving drunk will pay N$9 000 bail before […]

  Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said Sunday that two more people have been arrested in connection of the fishrot scandal. The arrest brings the number of those arrested so far in the N$150m scandal that has rocked Namibia and Iceland. Already, former ministers Sacky Shanghala and Berhard Esau are in police custody together with former […]

  Windhoek has a new mayor – councillor Francina Kahungu – who has taken over from Muesse Kazapua with effect from last week. Kahungu will be deputised by councillor Ian Subasubani, while the management committee will be made up of Moses Shiikwa, Loide Kaiyomo, Immanuel Paulus, Tekla Hauwanga and Ananias Niizimba. Kahungu joined the Windhoek […]

  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 […]