Shinovene Immanuel

Shinovene Immanuel

Shinovene has been the head of the investigative unit since 2015. He has worked at The Namibian since January 2011. He is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and in 2015 spent three months in South Africa as a fellow at Amabhungane, the then M&G centre of investigative journalism. Immanuel has broken a number of key stories implicating high-ranking government and political officials, as well as private sector operators, in alleged corrupt dealings and transactions. He also worked with the ICIJ on the Namibian legs of both the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers. Email: shinovene@namibian.com.na


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Forensic probe ordered into Swapo fishing company Gendev

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has ordered a forensic investigation into a Swapo fishing company, as a boardroom ‘civil war’ intensifies over allegations of missing millions and a lack of transparency. Gendev Fishing Resources and its sister company, Gendev Fishing Group, have…

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Inside the fallout: The president versus the police chief

• The inside story of a president who lost trust in her security officials• Suspect breaks into VVIP’s house, cooks and claims ownership On 21 April, a man broke into the house of the head of Namibia’s VVIP Protection Unit…

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Ndeitunga slams police after ‘naked’ intruder at State House

Former inspector general Sebastian Ndeitunga says the failure to detect an alleged ‘naked’ man who entered the presidential residence at State House last week exposed weaknesses across the police chain of command. This comes after a man was allegedly found…

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Naked man found in State House risks Shikongo’s job

A naked man was allegedly found inside the presidential residence at State House on Thursday afternoon in a security breach that has put police inspector general Joseph Shikongo’s job on the line. Details on the incident come at a time…

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