Maria David ANOTHER case of drowning has been reported by the Namibian Police Force in the Omusati Region, where a 39-year-old man reportedly drowned while allegedly fishing at Auyongolo Lake/Dam, Osisiya Village, in the Outapi Constituency. The deceased was identified as Simon Enghali Akushanga. This marks the second drowning incident reported in the region involving...
… Lucky Star owners suspended MD just in time for the price fixing probe in Windhoek this week. Erongo Marine Enterprises managing director Martha Uumati warned her bosses a week before she was suspended that she would be transparent with the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC), which is currently investigating allegations of price fixing in the...
Omulenge Fisheries has handed over brickmaking equipment worth about N.dollars 60 000 to the youth forum of the Okaku Constituency. The forum then identified the Iitanga village site where the brickmaking project will be stationed. Omulenge board member Jesaya Mutota said they are prepared to assist the people of Iitanga village with all the necessary...
Fish mongers at the Katima Mulilo Open Market expressed their appreciation to the Namibian government after their request for the fishing season to continue uninterrupted was accepted. Since 2016, fishermen and fishmongers in the Zambezi Region could not fish between December and the end of February because the government restricted fishing to allow fish stock...
Niël Terblanché The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) has sounded an alarm, revealing that the Namibian fishing industry suffers annual losses exceeding N$1.5 billion due to illicit, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices. The shocking losses were revealed after the recent arrest of an Angolan fishing vessel engaged in illegal activities within Namibian waters,...
After more than a year of allegations of illegal fishing, human trafficking and financial setbacks, Nata Fishing Enterprises has been vindicated by the High Court of Namibia. Justice Orben Sibeya ordered the release of Nata Fishing’s vessels, the MV Shang Fu and MV Nata 2, along with a compensation for costs on 12 December, marking...
After more than a year of allegations of illegal fishing, human trafficking and financial setbacks, Nata Fishing Enterprises has been vindicated by the High Court of Namibia. Justice Orben Sibeya ordered the release of Nata Fishing’s vessels, the MV Shang Fu and MV Nata 2, along with a compensation for costs on 12 December, marking...
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, in collaboration with the Namibian Navy, has apprehended an Angolan vessel over alleged illegal fishing activities in Namibian waters. National police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says the vessel, identified as the Angolan-flagged MFV Lucimar, was intercepted by the Natanael Maxhulili patrol vessel on 19 December. The vessel...