ACC arrests five in N$500 million Namcor ‘corruption’ scam
...N$560 million in bogus oil transactions where the parastatal supplied politically connected companies with petroleum products but was never paid for the fuel...
GIPF raises fresh fears over N$350 million mandate
... N$350 million investment mandate to the controversial Chinese-owned fund manager VG Cap...
GIPF dragged into Stina Wu ‘bailout’ controversy
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund has approved a N$350 million unlisted investment mandate to a company with strong ties to controversial Chinese businesswoman Qiaoxia ‘Stina’ Wu. The Issue has reliably learnt that the said company had initially listed a few of Wu’s
Greasy fugitives, schoolyard shenanigans and Starlink soldiers
This week in the Land of the Brave, I couldn’t help but regularly chuckle into my pap and coffee as the theatre of the absurd unfolded with its quintessential Namibian flavour applied generously and rubbed in firmly. The ongoing Namcor bail hearing,
Starlink license would make white supremacy great again
It's not a simple attempt to ‘cancel’ someone famous for his political views; rolling over for Musk, who sees us as less than, is just not in our interest.
Judges reprimand State over ‘unripe’ cannabis case
...confiscated dagga worth over N$160 million since 2020, government's cannabis-related inertia saw judges rebuke the State in the High Court...
Turbulent Namdia faces internal strife
Investigations now revealed that the parastatal was in breach of its operating licences granted by the office of the diamond commissioner...
Dodge deceptive online opportunities
...high unemployment rate makes Namibia a fertile ground for those who prey on desperation...
SSC board orders N$55m investment deal probe
SSC is conducting an internal investigation to ascertain whether it lost N$55 million entrusted with a South African investment firm...
Stina Wu’s employee linked to seal genital debacle
...attempted exportation of a parcel containing 20 kilogrammes of seal bull genitals, worth about N$1 million, to China in December...
Airport bribery investigation slow to take off
People briefed about the case told The Issue that police only selectively opened a case against their own officials about a week ago, despite the initial complaint having been made late last year.
