Oil exploration company, Red Soil Energy and Mineral Exploration, has accused the mines ministry of illegally declining its application to favour “politically connected people”.
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SADC hotspots remain on agenda
The Southern African Development Community extraordinary troika summit of heads of state and government yesterday discussed the political and security situations in the region.
Top Elcin clerics implicated in million-dollar fraud
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Public cautioned against preferential procurement
Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday clarified that government resolved to use a portion of its expenditure in redressing socio-economic imbalances through the granting of preferential treatment or preferences in the public procurement system.
MTC to cut services for failure to provide biometrics
The country’s biggest telecommunications company, MTC, yesterday clarified that gathering customers’ biometric information during SIM card registration should not cause concern.
Murder accused denied bail
Two police officers who stand accused of the murder of Ellestee Plaatjie, were denied bail in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court earlier this week.
Knife killer sentenced to seven years
A man who was convicted of culpable homicide for stabbing another man once in the chest causing his death was sentenced to an effective five years in jail yesterday morning by regional magistrate Vanessa Stanley.
Nambinga wins farm access fight
The Windhoek High Court has ruled in favour of former Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) president Jeremia Nambinga, allowing him to continue using a public road he was denied access to by his farm neighbour, John Mudjanima.
NamRA not a monster – Shivute
The Namibia Revenue Agency commissioner Sam Shivute said since the establishment of the agency in 2021, there has been an atmosphere of fear, mistrust and false narratives against the tax collector by the public.