WINDHOEK - Three Cabinet ministers have come out of their shells, joining public condemnation of the Fishrot scandal in which two Namibian politicians and their cronies allegedly accepted bribes in exchange for fishing quotas.
ǀAEǁGAMS – Otjombindes di ǂgari-aon ge ǀhûǁarebese ǀnanub di ǁnāsa ǂoa ge wekheb tsoatsoas ai gere ǁkhoreǁhare, ǁnāpan ge hoa kurigu !nâb ǁîba go ǂnâsa i ǀHōǂgaeba ūhâ is khao!gâ.
WINDHOEK - Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative to Namibia Farayi Zimudzi has urged youth in the country to invest in agriculture, saying agripreneurship is key to unlocking opportunities and growth in the agricultural sector.
WINDHOEK - Opposition leaders have accused electoral body, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) of alleged widespread irregularities in the National Assembly and Presidential elections won by Swapo and its presidential candidate President Hage Geingob.
GOBABIS - The voting process in the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Omaheke region on Wednesday was peaceful, calm and orderly.
WINDHOEK – Former cabinet ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala, as well as four others implicated in the high-profile Fishrot Files kickback scandal, are expected to appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court today following their arrest yesterday.
WINDHOEK - Otjombinde farmers have breathed a collective sigh of relief as much-needed showers poured down earlier last week, after one of the driest Novembers in the past decade.
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WINDHOEK - Former justice minister Sacky Shanghala and three others wanted on corruption charges say they are ready to hand themselves in.
WINDHOEK - The Namibian government remains committed to accelerating its interventions aimed at unlocking investment opportunities, growing the economy and creating much-needed jobs, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said.
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WINDHOEK - There was high drama at the Windhoek High Court yesterday when an initial urgent application seeking to set aside the arrest of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau was adjourned to Tuesday, only for the court to later order to his release.
WINDHOEK - Hundreds of Swapo faithful on Saturday streamed into the Sam Nujoma stadium in Katutura, with the party confident it will win the 27 November polls overwhelmingly, along with its presidential candidate President Hage Geingob.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob has ordered acting fisheries minister Albert Kawana to investigate the affairs of the state-owned fishing company Fishcor and the line ministry over the last ten years.
WINDHOEK - The only female presidential candidate and Nudo leader, Esther Utjiua Muinjangue, said it was time to break the two-thirds majority enjoyed by the ruling party, Swapo.
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WINDHOEK – Landless People’s Movement (LPM) deputy leader and chief strategist Henny Seibeb has likened the current political climate in the country to that of Rwanda in the 1990s, warning that if not well guarded Namibia will end up with the same fate.
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WINDHOEK – Political parties are expected to go all out in their final rallies this weekend with the hope of shoring up more support ahead of next week’s general election.
WINDHOEK – Presidential press secretary Dr Alfredo Hengari has reacted strongly to recent media reports that he labelled as fake news aimed at tarnishing the good name of President Hage Geingob and of the country, and to influence voters ahead of next week’s crunch elections.
WINDHOEK – A body representing Namibian lawyers has called on all investigators preoccupied with the investigation of the alleged international fishing kickback scandal implicating local politicians to speedily conclude their inquiry into the matter.
WINDHOEK - More than 200 refugees who have been living in South Africa, Cape Town’s Central Methodist Mission – are said to have started a long-walk to the Namibian Ariamsvlei border on Friday.
WINDHOEK - The ruling party youth wing, the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called on party leaders implicated in corruption to be removed from the party’s list to parliament.
WINDHOEK - Visiting Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva says her country is eager to offer scholarships to young Namibians in priority areas.