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Author: Maria Sheya

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Posts by Maria Sheya:

    Ex-MP to remain in jail

    Ex-MP to remain in jail

    2024-05-27  Maria Sheya
    The Supreme Court last week dismissed an appeal by former member of parliament Geoffrey Mwilima to be released from prison on medical grounds.
    Napwu loses NBC labour fight

    Napwu loses NBC labour fight

    2024-05-27  Maria Sheya
    The Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) lost the battle in which it was fighting to have the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) be found in contempt of a court order.
    Fishrot ‘paymaster’ matters cannot be heard in Nam courts

    Fishrot ‘paymaster’ matters cannot be heard in Nam courts

    2024-05-29  Maria Sheya
    As long as Fishrot’s self-proclaimed paymaster and lawyer Maren de Klerk remains a fugitive, Namibian courts will not adjudicate his civil or criminal matters, the Windhoek High Court has ruled.
    N$1.3 billion pharmaceutical tender cancelled

    N$1.3 billion pharmaceutical tender cancelled

    2024-05-29  Maria Sheya
    The Windhoek High Court on Friday cancelled a N$1.3 billion tender to procure medicines for the health ministry, which was awarded to Cospharm Investment (Pty) Ltd, a company whose majority shareholding belongs to a five-year-old.
    Axed MUN leaders furnish new application 

    Axed MUN leaders furnish new application 

    2024-05-30  Maria Sheya
    Suspended president of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia Ismael Kasuto and his deputy Desley Somseb have furnished the High Court with a new urgent application, seeking an array of orders against the trade union and its officials.
    Former cop guilty of murder

    Former cop guilty of murder

    2024-05-31  Maria Sheya
    Former senior police officer Morgan Brian Plaatjie has been found guilty, by the Windhoek High Court of killing his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children nearly three years ago.
    IPC seeks dual candidacy clarity

    IPC seeks dual candidacy clarity

    2024-06-04  Maria Sheya
    The Independent Patriots for Change have approached the Electoral Court over the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s decision not to disclose the legal opinion on dual candidacy the commission obtained from the attorney general.
    Rundu sued over prepaid meter tender

    Rundu sued over prepaid meter tender

    2024-06-05  Maria Sheya
    One of the companies which lost out on a multi-million-dollar tender to supply smart prepaid meters to the Rundu Town Council, has accused it of awarding the tender to a company without experience.
    Supreme Court sends Menzies packing

    Supreme Court sends Menzies packing

    2024-06-06  Maria Sheya
    The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s decision to have Menzies Aviation vacate Hosea Kutako International Airport, where it was providing ground handling services.
    Covid-19 vaccine ruling postponed

    Covid-19 vaccine ruling postponed

    2024-06-07  Maria Sheya
    The judgement in a matter where the government is being sued for its alleged refusal to provide the public with information on the safety and possible adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccinations administered during the pandemic has been postponed.
    Court confirms Kaundu as Mbunza chief

    Court confirms Kaundu as Mbunza chief

    2024-06-07  Maria Sheya
    Alfons Kaundu, whose chieftaincy was in question, has been affirmed as the rightful ruler of the Mbunza Traditional Authority by the Windhoek High Court.
    MUN leadership squabbles not urgent - Court

    MUN leadership squabbles not urgent - Court

    2024-06-07  Maria Sheya
    The suspended president of the Mine Workers Union of Namibia, Ismael Kasuto and his deputy Desley Somseb, have failed to convince the Windhoek High Court that their matter is urgent and should jump the court’s queue.
    New Era loses defamation suit

    New Era loses defamation suit

    2024-06-10  Maria Sheya
    The Windhoek High Court has ordered New Era Publication Corporation and its daily publication, New Era, to publish a retraction and apology, and pay N$50 000 to Namibian Police Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu for a defamatory article it published in September 2022.
    Katulo ya mupendo wa Covid-19 iswa kwapili

    Katulo ya mupendo wa Covid-19 iswa kwapili

    2024-06-10  Maria Sheya
    Katulo mwa taba muuso uzekiswa kalikakalezo zakuhana kutolokela sicaba hala buiketo bwa mupendo wa Covid-19 one ufilwe nako yakuzuha kwa butuku isizwe kwapili.
    Paragon takes Menzies fight to Supreme Court

    Paragon takes Menzies fight to Supreme Court

    2024-06-12  Maria Sheya
    Joint venture partners Paragon Investment Holdings and Ethiopian Airlines want the High Court to allow them to petition the Supreme Court over the exclusion of the bid evaluation committee in the review proceedings filed by its predecessor, Menzies Aviation, in 2022.
    Swapo’s presidency dispute persists

    Swapo’s presidency dispute persists

    2024-06-14  Maria Sheya
    Swapo members have taken the party to court over the alleged sidestepping of the party’s constitution by failing to hold an extraordinary congress to elect a party president following the death of President Hage Geingob in February this year.
    Alliance to pay NAC N$23.1m

    Alliance to pay NAC N$23.1m

    2024-06-14  Maria Sheya
    The Windhoek High Court has ordered Alliance Media Namibia to pay Namibia Airports Company more than N$23.1 million for making use of its advertising space at Hosea Kutako International Airport.
    LPM triumph over Katjavivi

    LPM triumph over Katjavivi

    2024-06-17  Maria Sheya
    Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi and his former deputy Henny Seibeb, scored a landslide victory on Friday when the Windhoek High Court granted all their orders in a constitutionality challenge that culminated from their infamous conduct in Parliament during the 2021 Presidential address.
    Spouse definition unchanged - Dausab

    Spouse definition unchanged - Dausab

    2024-06-17  Maria Sheya
    Justice minister Yvonne Dausab says the definition of “spouse” in the Marriage Act is still applicable, and was never meant to be included in the just-tabled Divorce Bill.
    Rundu meter tender challenge lacks urgency

    Rundu meter tender challenge lacks urgency

    2024-06-25  Maria Sheya
    The Windhoek High Court has struck from the roll a case in which Netvend Metering Solutions accused the Rundu Town Council of awarding a multi-million-dollar tender to supply smart prepaid meters to a company without prior experience.