THE corruption-charged Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned from the South African parliament. The former National Assembly speaker is set to face charges of 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering involving R4,5 million dating back to when she was South Africa’s defence minister. “Today, 3 April, I have submitted to the acting speaker of...
Peru’s Prime Minister Alberto Otárola has resigned over allegations he attempted to use his influence to help a woman gain lucrative government contracts. The scandal escalated last week when a Peruvian TV broadcaster aired audio clips of what it said were conversations between the two. Mr Otárola, 57, has denied any wrongdoing. A formal investigation...
The president of Hungary has resigned live on television over a decision to pardon a man convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case. It was revealed last week President Novak had given clemency to a man jailed for forcing children to retract sexual abuse claims against a director of a state-run children’s home....
Zambia’s Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo has quit after he was allegedly caught on video receiving a stack of cash from a Chinese businessman. He did not deny he was in the video. Instead, Mr Kakubo said he was facing “malicious claims over a business transaction” and had resigned so that the government was not “distracted”...
National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) supply and logistics manager Cornelius ‘Cedric’ Willemse has resigned from the parastatal, citing personal reasons. Namcor’s spokesperson Utaara Hoveka has confirmed Willemse’s resignation. Hoveka says Willemse’s last working day was Wednesday, 15 November. In a telephone interview with The Namibian last Friday, Willemse said working for Namcor “has become...
Sakaria Kandenge, who competed for the presidency of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) against incumbent Panduleni Itula last year, has officially resigned from the party to support independent presidential candidate Ally Angula. Kandenge, who served as an executive member of the IPC in the //Kharas region, submitted his resignation letter to the party on...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 — A U.S. State Department official working in the bureau that oversees U.S. arms transfer to foreign nations has resigned in protest of the Joe Biden administration’s “blind support” for Israel in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. Josh Paul, who has worked in the department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than...
Mihe Gaomab II, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida), has resigned. The company’s spokesperson, Wezzel Nanuseb, has confirmed the resignation. “The board announced that the CEO tendered his resignation, effective 11 October 2023. So it is true,” he says. Gaomab has been on suspension with full benefits since January,...
The acting CEO of Keetmanshoop Municipality, Catherine Boois, has resigned with immediate effect on Friday. Boois, an Economic Development Manager at Mariental, was seconded as an acting CEO for a three-month period in February this year. She had her contract renewed, which was set to expire at the end of this month. Boois did not...