Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has sent a stern warning about serious rule-breaking in Namibia’s gold-mining industry, calling into question how well the sector is monitored and how open its dealings really are. His sweeping audit, which he presented to the Minister of Finance and tabled in the National Assembly, lists a long list of slip-ups by […]
Justice and Labour Relations Minister Wise Immanuel said there must be an improvement in the ministry’s turnaround time in its various processes. Senior leaders of the Justice and Labour Ministry are at Swakopmund, formulating a 5-year strategic plan. The minister opened the five-day event with emphasis on the turnaround time of various services provided to […]
A case of culpable homicide and reckless driving has been registered at the Rundu police station. The incident occurred last night at around 19:30 in the Sauyemwa area near the Hilka Park location on the Rundu-Nkurenkuru main road in the Kavango East Region. According to Kavango East crime investigations coordinator Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu, the […]
Chief Justice Peter Shivute has called for strategic directions and forums that will not only influence the operations of the Office of the Judiciary but will also strengthen its capacity to serve as a pillar of constitutional governance. Shivute was speaking at the opening of the weeklong workshop underway in Otjiwarongo. The planning workshop is […]
Namibia is set to officially implement electronic signature regulations, with the Communications Regulatory Authority targeting a nationwide launch of electronic signatures by February 2026. This move is anchored in the Electronic Transactions Act of 2019, which provides comprehensive legal recognition for electronic communication and transactions, ensuring they are as secure, trustworthy, and valid as traditional […]
The weekend crime report was marked by a series of drug-related arrests and several serious incidents across the country. In Aroab, a 54-year-old woman was apprehended while attempting to smuggle 16 bankies of cannabis and half a Mandrax tablet into the local police station. Additionally, a 29-year-old man was arrested in the same area for […]
The Namibian Correctional Service has launched the one-way Telio telephone system at the Walvis Bay and Swakopmund correctional facilities to enable inmates to communicate with the outside world. A volunteer inmate demonstrated the functionality of the one-way Telio system. All calls will be recorded and monitored by trained staff at the correctional facility. The system […]
The Fishrot accused have made another attempt to challenge the decision by corrections authorities to transfer them to a public space within the Windhoek Correctional Facility, where they would be housed with the general population. They approached the Windhoek High Court for this purpose. In the latest court documents filed by James Hatuikulipi and five […]
The Home of Good Hope Foundation led a demonstration from Black Chain shopping mall to the Katutura Magistrate’s Court to express frustration over rape offenders being granted bail and roaming the same streets on which their victims live. The demonstrators say that rape suspects should remain in police custody and not be allowed to return […]
The family of 16-year-old Antonio Angelo Xamseb, a grade 10 learner at the Karibib Junior Secondary School who was stabbed to death last weekend, are demanding answers. When the nbc News crew arrived at the Xamseb residence, members of the family were clothed in black, symbolising grief and pain. Jetrothe Maureen Xamises, the 58-year-old grandmother, […]
