A villager’s attempt to bring a trespassing complaint against a senior headman in the Ombalantu Traditional Authority was abruptly halted yesterday by the traditional authority’s council, sparking controversy and raising questions about fairness and the impartiality of the council. The council consists of the Ombalantu chief and members of the traditional council. Josephat Asino, from...
Niël Terblanché The Former Chief Executive Officer of the Walvis Bay Municipality, Muronga Haingura, has taken legal action against the Walvis Bay town council, former regional councillor Knowledge Ipinge, and municipal employee relations officer Gertrude Usiku, alleging defamation and demanding N$1.5 million in compensation. The lawsuit stems from accusations that Haingura misappropriated N$24 million intended...
Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb, alongside Supreme Court Judges Dave Smuts and Rita Makarau, have reserved judgement in an appeal case involving Hendrik Ismael Witbooi, who is seeking to overturn a 2022 High Court decision that resulted in him losing his position as Kaptein of the Witbooi Traditional Authority. The legal dispute challenging Hendrik Ismael...
Staff Reporter THE matter in which 13 suspects, mostly Chinese citizens, claimed that they were unlawfully detained for more than 48 hours, has been dismissed, and the suspects will be sent back to jail. The suspects were arrested in early October and face charges of human trafficking, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering, amounting to about...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has commenced investigation into an incident involving a United Nigeria Airlines Embraer ERJ145 which occurred en-route Lagos from Abuja on Thursday by 6.33 p.m (local time). This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Saturday by Dr. James Odaudu, the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NSIB, signed...
By Lylie Happiness Tsumeb, Aug. 21 — An ongoing investigation is being carried out by the Oshikoto Police in response to a shooting incident that occurred on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at approximately 2:25 PM near the SPCA office premises along the route to the Oshilinda location. The incident involved two security guards from Rubicon...
The Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) is investigating tax refund scams amounting to N$833 million. The total refund amount under scrutiny has seen a substantial increase since the investigations commenced in March 2022, skyrocketing from an initial sum of N$15 million to N$833 million. Investigations into tax refund scams have implicated a total of 1 168...
By Staff Reporter Windhoek, July 8. – In a startling revelation, renowned political science scholar and Senior Lecturer at the University of Namibia, Dr. Job Shipululo Amupanda, has uncovered a corruption scandal involving Namibia’s Higher Education Minister, Kandjii-Murangi. The findings shed light on a deeply troubling misuse of funds related to a recent side-event organized...