Month: December 2021

The speed or pace at which hate-crime murders and executions of gay marriages/LGBTI people are taking place is overwhelming

Namibia is in an unenviable position as a developing country, its economy is very fragile and it is trying to weather the pandemic.

Deputy police chief Joseph Shikongo has raised concern over delays in the implementation of recommendations of arms control, management and disarmament in the country. 

Impalila Island on the eastern tip of Namibia has been officially added to the trusted travel platform, a system designed to verify and authenticate Covid-19 test results.

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) recently donated medical equipment worth about N$500 000 to the Omusati regional health directorate. 

The Windhoek High Court has dismissed an application in which a gang-rape convict sought leave to appeal his conviction in the Supreme Court. 

Nigel van Wyk, the former employee of Fishrot accused Sacky Shanghala, has approached the ombudsman to help him in his quest to regain his freedom. 

The Swakopmund council remains unchanged after all current councillors were re-elected in their current positions yesterday. 

The Office of the Judiciary has announced the appointment of Benhardt Kukuri as new executive director, replacing founding ED Rolanda van Wyk who went on early retirement this year. 

Some of the Namibian and Angolan nationals who were earlier this year convicted of defrauding the finance ministry of N$26.4 million through a value-added tax refund fraud scheme, have failed to take liability for their crimes.