Plea proceedings in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering trial have resumed after a year-long interruption. The taking of pleas on the 42 charges faced by the 10 individuals accused in the Fishrot case and two companies, 12 close corporations…
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“She suffered a horrific death.” Judge Dinnah Usiku made this remark when she sentenced a man who raped his girlfriend and stoned her to death four years ago to an effective period of 41 years’ imprisonment yesterday. “It is no…
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A social media poll by The Namibian’s indicates that the majority of respondents are likely to vote for the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), followed by Swapo. The Namibian conducted a self-reporting online survey from 21 August to 26 September…
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A Namibian businessman and seven Chinese citizens accused of fraud involving more than N$3 billion will be asked to plead to nearly 1 600 criminal charges in the Windhoek High Court in June next year. Deputy judge president Hosea Angula…
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A project to empower dozens of San people across Namibia has come to an end. The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), recently hosted its first five-day field-based paralegal training programme, which ended on Saturday.…
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Veteran lawyer Dirk Conradie and a co-accused, Sara Damases, have failed with an attempt to be pronounced not guilty on charges under the Anti-Corruption Act.Judge Thomas Masuku dismissed an application by Conradie and Damases to be discharged after the conclusion…
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… IPC responds to claims of being funded by the British government Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has dismissed suggestions that it is being funded by the British government as ‘Swapo propaganda’. IPC national general secretary Christine !Aochamus said yesterday…
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Swapo’s presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has taken the lead in the national elections after securing 60% of preliminary votes in the National Assembly special election exercise on Wednesday. This was followed by Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) at 27% and…
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The construction sector has urged the government through the statistics agency to urgently release the 2023 census data on employment and unemployment. The sector says being unaware of the state of the workforce is hampering effective planning and recovery efforts.…
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Multinational oilfield services giant Halliburton says it aims to create 200 jobs in Namibia as the company wins more contracts. The company is expanding its presence in Namibia with more operation bases. This comes after it inaugurated several facilities across…
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The start of the trial of three men accused of committing a deadly armed robbery at a popular nature spot in Windhoek four years ago has been moved to early December. The men’s trial, which was scheduled to commence in…
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The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) beat Swapo in the London special voting exercise with leader Panduleni Itula getting 52 out of a total 127 votes. Swapo’s presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah got 38 votes, followed by the Affirmative Repositioning’s (AR)…
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