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… Kamushinda only paid back N$3m of N$247m stolen from SME Bank Zimbabwean banker and minority shareholder in the liquidated Namibian SME Bank Enock Kamushinda initially agreed to pay back N$140 million of the N$247 million stolen from the bank. However, Kamushinda only paid back N$3 million and questioned the validity of a N$140 million […]
Investigators will be determining why the Cessna 406 aircraft, which tragically crashed and claimed three lives in Windhoek on Friday, was doing a test flight at around 17h00. The crash of the aircraft, owned by Westair Aviation, claimed the lives of pilots Rozanne De Beer-Olivier (33) and Ruan van Schalkwyk (24), and aircraft engineer Andre-Armand […]
Seven trade unions and one employers’ organisation were deregistered by the labour commissioner on Friday. This after they failed to submit their annual returns to the labour commissioner. Namibia currently has 47 registered trade unions and 17 registered employers’ organisations. The deregistered trade unions are the Namibia Building Workers Union, the Namibia Fishing Industry and […]
… Electoral commission announces voter registration sites Political parties have been called on to raise support for voter registration and awareness. This to avoid voter apathy in the presidential and National Assembly elections slated for November. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Friday announced it has identified 4 297 registration points in 121 constituencies in […]
Nedbank Namibia awarded bursaries worth N$680 000 to a total of 21 students through its 2024 bursary programme, the largest-ever investment in bursaries aimed at supporting both internal and external students pursuing higher education. After a rigorous selection process, students were chosen based on their field of study and academic skills. From the 21 bursary […]
The two murder suspects arrested on Sunday in connection with the death of Christof Frederiks (30) made their first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The suspects, Namwandi Nandomba (19) and Mervin Beukes (18), were denied bail. Frederiks was brutally murdered at Otjomuise in Windhoek last week. The case has been postponed to […]
The two murder suspects arrested on Sunday in connection with the death of Christof Frederiks (30) made their first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The suspects, Namwandi Nandomba (19) and Mervin Beukes (18), were denied bail. Frederiks was brutally murdered at Otjomuise in Windhoek last week. The case has been postponed to […]
Urologist Golda Stellmacher urges all men between the ages of 15 and 50 to do a monthly self-examination on their testes to detect any signs of testicular or prostate cancer, such as hard bumps. “Monthly testicular self-exams are crucial for prostate cancer detection, as early detection save lives,” says Dr Stellmacher, while those with cancer […]
Seven of the men charged in the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud, corruption and racketeering case had to go back to the drawing board on Friday, after an urgent application in which they tried to get an interdict against the Namibian prison authorities was removed from the roll of the Windhoek High Court. Judge Thomas Masuku […]
Poetry lovers gathered in the heart of the capital at the Hilton Hotel for the Top Score Poetry in Motion event on Thursday. The event is a platform where vibrant poets are selected to perform with a live band in front of an audience. This time around the theme was ‘At the Table’ to celebrate […]