Staff Reporter AN EDUCATION Ministry official, Lucia Kapusa, who is accused of fraud by her ex-boyfriend and the father of one of her children, appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The case was postponed to the 11th of June for the fixing of a trial date. The complainant in the case, Nelson Antonio,...
… 71 homes auctioned off last year During a heated parliamentary standing committee debate, lawmakers criticised commercial bank executives, accusing them of adopting a profit-driven approach reminiscent of mafia tactics – especially considering high interest rates on loans. The parliamentary standing committee on economics and public administration yesterday met with representatives from the Bankers Association...
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is accusing the Rundu Town Council of pushing residents further into poverty by destroying their shacks and dispossessing them of land. This has been taking place since Rundu’s expansion plans commenced in 2016, the party says. LPM leader Bernadus Swartbooi says destroying the poor’s shacks without compensation by the Rundu...
Alexei Navalny’s mother has been unable to recover his body after his death in an Arctic jail, a close aide to the dead Russian opposition leader says. Kira Yarmysh said his mother, Lyudmila, was told his body would only be handed over once a post-mortem examination had been completed. Navalny’s team believes the anti-corruption campaigner...
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has accused the opposition of being in cahoots with rebel groups in the country’s conflict-stricken east. The DRC has been plagued by conflict in the North Kivu province, and Tshisekedi, who is seeking re-election in next week’s vote, has repeatedly accused Rwandan President Paul...
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi says other political parties in the country have no clear ideological position as they copy ideas. He said this at his party’s policy conference, which was underway in Windhoek yesterday. The conference will come to an end today. Swartbooi said when other parties come together, they sing and...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has directed deputy executive director Elijah Ngurare to stop controversial Chinese company Xinfeng Investment from drilling boreholes and sourcing water from state-owned resettlement farms. The directive was issued after Xinfeng, a Chinese lithium mining company, was accused of drilling three boreholes without the necessary government approval, to...
Body of Christ (BCP) political party leader Festus Thomas has accused traditional authorities of discrimination over allocating land to so-called revival churches. “Our meeting aims to call the Namibian landless churches to action and demand an end to land discrimination, poverty, inequality and church persecution,” said Thomas at a meeting at Eenhana on Tuesday. “We...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has denounced an incursion into its territory by Rwandan soldiers who it accuses of fighting alongside the M23 rebels in a battle against a self-defence group in the country’s east. Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya says fifty civilians were killed in the clashes. The Rwandan government has denied the allegation....