Information and communication technology minister Emma Theofelus has dismissed rumours that about 600 police officers from different Southern African countries have jetted into the country for the funeral of president Hage Geingob slated for Sunday, 25 February. She said about 27 heads of state and government will grace the funeral. Updating the nation on the...
The Windhoek High Court has dismissed former managing director of the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), Zelna Hengari’s, N$7.5 million civil suit. Hengari approached the High Court, suing N$7,5 million in reputation damages from her former employer. The former NWR boss sued the parastatal over statements pertaining to a press statement the board issued on April 5,...
Acting High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo has dismissed an application by Fishrot accused Sacky Shanghala and his co-accused to postpone their case for up to eight months. Judge Chinhengo did not entertain Shanghala’s application, ordering the former Justice Minister and his co-accused to enter a plea. Chinhengo’s ruling paved the way for the state to...
The Presidency has dismissed allegations that the government has paid for the flight tickets and other expenses of the first couple’s children to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The children, Nangula Geingos, Dangos Nangula, Kayla Elago, and Nino Kalondo, all travelled to Dubai in their private capacity, with their expenses paid for by the first couple....
Former Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (Nimt) employee Ernst Lichtenstrasser, who has been convicted of murdering the two top executives of the institute, has dismissed the lawyer who handled his defence during his trial in the Windhoek High Court. Legal aid defence lawyer Albert Titus notified judge Christie Liebenberg in writing on Thursday last...
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security has responded to an article published by a purported Angolan newspaper, Para Portuguese, under the headline “Registration of Angolan nationals may backfire”. PICTURED: Executive Director at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Etienne Maritz. The article alleges that Namibian officials crossed the border into Angola...
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