The Namibian Ports Authority has rejected a proposal by a Ghanaian businessman and his Namibian partners to develop a N$4-billion oil and gas supply base at the Port of Lüderitz. The project was intended to support Namibia’s emerging offshore oil…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating alleged fraud involving about N$2.5 million worth of vehicle parts at the government garage. Officials are suspected of ordering spare parts that were never fitted to government vehicles. The investigation forms part of a…

Accused of sharing settlement payouts with senior officials • Chief medical officer demands 10 years’ payout records• Govt spent N$14.7m on medical claims between 2019 and 2024• About N$5.5m spent over past year Health minister Esperance Luvindao has raised concerns…

A consultant advising the state on renovating Windhoek’s neglected Independence Stadium is allegedly set to earn about N$337 million – more than three times what the government has budgeted for the project. The stadium is earmarked for upgrades to enable…

The suspension of acting executive for governance at the Central Procurement Board of Namibia, Elizabeth Shiponeni, has been extended for a third time – eight months after she was first sent home. The Namibian understands Shiponeni’s suspension is linked to…

Daron Namibia has denied allegations that it misappropriated funds from a N$40-million Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fishing venture now at the centre of a High Court battle involving Standard Bank Namibia and Hodago Fishing. Daron managing director Luther Mostert…

Committee says bypassing could expose process to abuse The health ministry’s procurement committee has blocked senior ministerial officials’ proposal to buy medicine worth N$1 billion without a public tender, warning that the urgent tender process could be abused. This decision…

Swapo company accused of misappropriating N$13m from DRC A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state fund has taken Standard Bank Namibia to court over a N$40-million transaction that allowed a fishing company Swapo owns to misappropriate N$13 million from a…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has ordered the Namibia Central Intelligence Service to run background checks on about 360 health ministry officials following allegations of fraud and corruption. The officials are mostly from the Ministry of Health and Social Services’ pharmaceutical services…

Suppliers fail to deliver stock to Central Medical Stores The Ministry of Health and Social Services has cancelled pharmaceutical and clinical product orders worth N$44.8 million after suppliers allegedly failed to deliver medicines to the Central Medical Stores (CMS). The…