The Cohen Connection: Namdia plot takes another twist
Cohen attracted the attention of police investigators because of his close ties to some of the parties involved...
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...
Luvindao eyes a piece of the medicines supply pie
Health minister Esperance Luvindao’s brother allegedly contacted the health ministry to enquire about the ministry’s pharmaceutical needs. The Issue has learnt that Jonathan Luvindao, a pharmacist, last month emailed the ministry of health as the managing director of Atlantic Pharmaceutical. The Issue’s
NNN’s first 100 days: Stuck on the runway
...since inauguration on 21 March 2025 as ‘Bumpy take-off marks Netumbo's first 100 days’...
The end of mainstream media as we know it
...AI-driven attempts to make Burkina Faso's junta leader, captain Ibrahim Traoré, more palatable to especially young people highlight how and possibly who sits behind the attempts.
Emergency procurement harvest time at Agriculture
...ministry has dished out at least N$52 million on four tenders and consultancies, all on an emergency procurement basis...
The Administration: NNN’s maiden SONA stacks hope high on flimsy foundations
Nandi-Ndaitwah’s attempt to develop Namibia without disrupting the country's rampant ‘free-market’ capitalism...
Trump’s policies fashioned in Africa
...African rulers have been advising aspiring American strongman Donald Trump behind the scenes...
Security cluster shakeup on the cards
...navy captain Rachel Tuyoleni, behind Nandi-Ndaitwah, is perhaps evidence that the new president intends to switch her protection...
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.
