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...
NBC’s DG must be a journalist
The NBC director general position is one of the top jobs any senior journalist could aspire to and the government’s preference for people outside of the profession needs to be rectified. One of the requirements for NamPower’s managing director position is a
President saddles up task force folly
A bank executive on one of the task forces has been reported to earn N$14 million last year while some banks still pay their multiskilled consultants...
Inside Grootfontein’s ‘two Swapos’
Two powerful Swapo factions within the party’s Grootfontein structures seem to be fighting for control...
Bring back BIG cry Omitara residents
OMITARA – Lolla Seibes (28) sits in line waiting to collect the N$350 orphans and vulnerable children’s grant. She gets it for her daughter, whose father died last year. That grant, Seibes’ grandmother’s N$1 600 state pension, and her aunt’s civil servant
SA cops close in on suspects, tight-lipped on N$5m Namdia link
...South African Police’s Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI), well-known as the Hawks, raided a Port Nolloth house, where 1 000 carats of diamonds were recovered...
Swapo remains captured by money
At the heart of this preordained destruction is Swapo’s unregulated funding of candidates in the party’s internal electoral contests, like congresses and electoral colleges..
Speaker spins diabolical beats
It's a demotion and you don't really want to be there, but as the head DJ, you need to take responsibility for the vibe and energy in the house...
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,
A mixed bag: Mathe’s slapdash media legacy
The recent reshuffling of executive directors marked the end of a tenure defined by a blend of legislative ambition, attempted technological advancements and significant public and professional critique for one of the most powerful senior civil servants. The Office of the Prime
Presidency caught in gaping political communications chasm
...Nandi-Ndaitwah's appointment of youthful news anchor Jonas Mbambo as her press secretary brings to an end Alfredo Hengari’s tenure as chief spokesperson...
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