N$1.3bn budgeted for PSEMAS claims
By Hileni Nembwaya FINANCE Minister, Calle Schlettwein, has announced that the government is busy amending its Public Service Employees Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) contract with the health sector. He...
View ArticleChina hunts for Namibia’s missing N$3.5bn
… Over 100 entities used to hide money By Hileni Nembwaya THE Chinese government has committed itself to assisting Namibia to retrieve about N$3.5 billion that flowed illicitly out of the country...
View ArticleNamibian bank used to launder North Korean money
By Eliaser Ndeyanale and Patience Nyangove A Namibian commercial bank was allegedly used by North Korea to launder undisclosed amounts of money, by using a diplomat stationed at its embassy in South...
View Article1 100 rapes, attempted rapes annually
By Confidente Reporter LEGAL Assistance Centre (LAC) paralegal, Yolande Engelbrecht, has implored Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) students to report incidents of date rape and...
View ArticleCameras installed in staff toilets
By Marianne Nghidengwa TRUST Market, one of Walvis Bay’s most popular supermarkets, is embroiled in an unfolding scandal over the alleged installation of surveillance cameras in its male and female...
View ArticleHealth council probes Egyptian doctor sperm saga
… Launches fact-finding process into misconduct allegations By Hileni Nembwaya THE Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCNA) has launched a preliminary investigation into Oshakati-based medical...
View ArticleIndongo kids ‘poor as church mice’
… Say they are the laughing stock of the nation By Eliaser Ndeyanale BUSINESS magnet Frans Indongo’s 25 children claim that they are languishing in poverty, despite their 81-year-old father being one...
View Article‘They want a puppet for Swapo president’
… Hanse-Himarwa, Mensah-Williams speak out against anti-Geingob plotters By Elvis Muraranganda THE Swapo Party’s two iron ladies have finally broken their silence about the internal battles that are...
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Land tensions simmer in Lüderitz
… After town council earmarks 200 erven for developers By Eliaser Ndeyanale A group of Lüderitz residents on Tuesday submitted a petition to the town’s chief executive officer, Aunie Gideon, in which...
View ArticleWoman assaulted, raped by ex-boyfriend
By Hileni Nembwaya A 33-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and raped by her former boyfriend at Nomtsoub location in Tsumeb on Tuesday. It is alleged that the attacker called the victim to his...
View ArticleOfficial back in court for theft of health ministry vehicles
By Confidente Reporter MINISTRY of Health and Social Services official, 55-year-old Erick Joseph Hagen, who allegedly stole over 50 vehicles from the ministry and sold them to a local panel beater, has...
View ArticleSchoolgirl arrested for her baby’s death
By Hileni Nembwaya The Oshikoto police have arrested a 16-year-old schoolgirl for allegedly unlawfully terminating her pregnancy and the death of her baby at Opembe-Longa village in the Omuntele...
View ArticleBaby Laila: Over 15 700 sign online petition
By Confidente Reporter OVER 15 700 people, predominantly from Namibia and South Africa, have signed an online anti-abuse petition, following the emergence of a video in which a nine-month old baby girl...
View ArticleGovt pays NamGem workers to sit at home
By Patience Nyangove The cash-strapped Namibian government continues to pay millions of taxpayer dollars towards the salaries of NamGem Diamond Manufacturing Company workers, who have not reported for...
View ArticleLooting days are over – Nekongo
By Elvis Muraranganda Newly-elected Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) Secretary, Ephraim Nekongo, says Namibia is not broke, but that there is nothing left to steal from the State coffers, because...
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‘Africa’s best-kept secret is Namibia. I personally welcome you’
By President Hage Geingob in New York Many African nations aspire to attract foreign investment and hope to create environments to facilitate the flow of people and capital. Namibia has the great...
View ArticleGOtv goes Max!
By Jeoffrey Mukubi MultiChoice Namibia today announced the upcoming launch of an exciting new GOtv package called GOtv Max, which will take entertainment to the maximum. GOtv Max will officially launch...
View ArticleGeingob to attend the inauguration of Angolan president-elect
By Eliaser Ndeyanale PRESIDENT Hage Geingob will travel to Luanda tomorrow to attend the inauguration of Angolan president-elect João Lourenço. Founding President Sam Nujoma has also been invited to...
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