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Timo Shihepo


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ACC investigates N$2.5m Govt garage fraud

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…

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State lawyers losing millions in medical cases

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…

Timo Shihepo and Nishi Felton

Independence Stadium consultant fee sparks N$337m controversy

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…

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Shiponeni suspension extended again amid corruption probe

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…

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Daron defends role in N$40m DRC fishing scandal

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…

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Urgent N$1b health tender blocked

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…

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DRC’s N$40m fishing deal lands Standard Bank in court

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…

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President orders NCIS to screen 360 health officials

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…

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Health cancels N$45m orders

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…

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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…

Shinovene Immanuel and Timo Shihepo

Namibia’s ‘Elon Musk’ Andreas defends N$250m empire

Politically connected businessman Josef Andreas has defended his N$250 million business empire, rejecting allegations that has had influence in governmental affairs despite not being part of the country’s top leadership. Dubbed the ‘Elon Musk of Namibia’, Andreas has over the…

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Katiti’s Afripharm seeks to halt N$1.3 billion medicine tender

A company owned by businesswoman Sara Katiti wants the government to stop contract negotiations on a N$1.3 billion tender for the supply of mental health medicine, cancer treatments and medication for chronic conditions to state hospitals. The disputed tender also…

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