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...
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.
BoN’s failures fuel feeding frenzy on consumers
BoN's failure to regulate banks effectively, as well as engineering a suffocating squeeze on the Namibian bank account holder through sky-high interest rates, is being spun as some kind of achievement that shows how unburdened by reality they are.
Bribes, black SUVs and a Nigerian billionaire’s ‘unauthorised’ use of Terminal One
A NIGERIAN billionaire’s use of Namibia’s presidential airport terminal has triggered a high-level investigation into alleged bribery and protocol breaches. The authorities have identified Benedict Peters as a person of interest in a case involving bribery and the unauthorised use of the
