The Namibia Qualifications Authority chief executive officer Frans Gertze who shot his wife, Annita, six times on Saturday has appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate Court Monday. Gertze is facing attempted murder, assault with the intention of causing gross bodily harm read with the Combating of the Gender-based Violence Act, and negligent handling of a firearm. […]

The Chinese-owned company that won the N$730 million-dollar Swapo headquarters construction tender is in line to win another N$1,2 billion-tender for upgrading the Arandis to Kranzberg railway line. Qingjian Group Co Ltd bid the rail upgrade tender as a joint venture with Unik Construction Engineering. Sources told Eagle FM that Unik Construction is constructing the […]

The SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) wants former ministers Sacky Shanghala and Bernhard Esau to resign following damning allegations that they received massive bribes from an Iceland fishing company in exchange for quotas and licences. Shanghala and Esau resigned on Wednesday after the scandal involving more than N$150m made headlines locally and globally. The two […]

The ACC said on Wednesday that the information they gathered when whistleblowers reported the fishing bribery scandal involving two ministers and an Iceland fishing company were not enough to compile in a docket they could have sent to the prosecutor general in 2014. Wikileaks exposed the corruption scandal this week in leaked that showed Iceland’s […]

The public enterprises minister Leon Jooste has written to the acting fisheries minister Albert Kawana to remove James Hatuikulipi from the board of Fishcor for his involvement in a bribery scandal involving an Iceland company. Jooste also said that the board should consider the immediate dismissal of the Fishcor chief executive officer Mike Nghipunya or […]

  The Electoral Commission of Namibia chief electoral officer Theo Mujoro warned people from circulating fake election results. In an interview with Eagle FM on Thursday, Mujoro said he had seen quite a number of lists that were not authentic although there are others that are genuine. Mujoro’s comments came after results of the special […]

Investec Asset Management announced Thursday that their managing director James Hatuikulipi has resigned following allegations that he received bribes from an Iceland fishing company, Samherji. Documents dumped by Wikileaks on its website on Monday mentioned the names of those involved in the scandal. Hatuikulipi, Gustavo, Shanghala, Esau and Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi could have benefitted from […]

  The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has slammed the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) for failing to create a level playing field while favouring the ruling SWAPO party. The party held a press conference in the sun by the ECN building where they castigated the Commission for failing to create a level playing field for […]

  Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala resigned yesterday as fisheries and justice ministers respectively after hundreds of emails leaked by Wikileaks this week named them as some of those who received bribes from an Iceland fishing company. The Iceland company, Samherji, according to Wikileaks, paid out as much as N$150m to Esau, Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi […]

  Police in Windhoek has arrested gang members of the notorious panga gang that terrorises Rocky Crest suburb in Windhoek. The arrest came after the gang was accused of attacking Uazuva Kaumbi during the weekend when he was opening the gate to his house. The four – are Shipepe Erastus (25), Benjamin Andjendja (29), Elia […]