Law enforcement agents in collaboration with court officials blocked the media from attending court proceedings of forex traders Michael Amushelelo and Gregorie Cloete in Windhoek on Monday. Amushelelo and Cloete appeared in court facing fraud and money laundering charges. Amushelelo was arrested in Windhoek on Thursday last week, while Cloete was picked up later. […]
Chairperson of the FIFA Normalization Committee, Hilda Basson-Namundjebo has said that she is ready to hand over the reins when their tenure comes to an end next week Tuesday. Speaking exclusively to Eagle FM, Basson-Namundjebo said the committee’s decision to suspend the Namibia Premier League was not a ploy to seek a second extension of […]
Executive Director at the ministry of labour Bro-Matthew Shinguadja has exclusively disclosed to Eagle FM that a clique that agitated fishermen to enter into an “illegal” strike at Walvis Bay had intentions to form a political party. The strike sparked into action in 2014 and although some fishermen have returned to work, the leaders […]
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta said Friday that Namibia has adopted a number of innovative strategies to achieve biodiversity conservation within the framework of national development plans and poverty reduction. In his keynote address during the official launch of the Otjindjerese, Otjikongo and Ombombo Masitu Conrsevancies in Kunene Region, Shifeta said one of the strategies […]
A state prosecutor has asked High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg to sentence Ryno Ricardo Du Preez and Rachel Rittman to life in jail for the murder of Rittman’s husband, Rudolff Rittman. Du Preez and Rachel are ex-lovers who conspired to murder Rudolff and went on to take his life by stabbing him multiple times […]
The ruling Swapo party launched its manifesto on Saturday at Outapi where President Hage Geingob said the party was committed to delivering prosperity for the majority of Namibians. Swapo’s election manifesto comes after the official opposition party, the PDM and the All People’s Party also launched their documents, officially kick-starting the campaign-trail less […]
Acting Judge President Hosea Angula has ordered the suspension of a Windhoek-based lawyer, Richard Traugott Diethelm Mueller after the Law Society of Namibia filed an urgent court application in a case of suspected embezzlement of funds to the tune of N$1.5 million. Mueller stands accused of failing to pay monies owed to Sun Karros Lifestyle. […]
The Office of the Prime Minister has asked the National Assembly to extend the State of Emergency to 5 March 2020. President Hage Geingob declared the State of Emergency: National Disaster (Drought) on 6 May 2019 until 6 October 2019. The motivation was made Wednesday by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila because of the continued drought […]
The Namibia Wildlife Resort said the carcass found in a fridge at one of its resorts a few weeks ago was not poached but was being stored for the antipoaching unit. A guest at the resort video recorded the carcass that was stored in a compartment behind the fridge while he was looking for ice […]
A lawyer has been temporarily suspended from executing his services by the High Court at the back of allegations that he misappropriated N$1,2m from a trust fund belonging to his client. The case landed in court Wednesday before Justice Geier after the Law Society of Namibia filed an urgent court application against the accused, […]