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State prosecution yet to finalise Fishrot witnesses
21 May

State prosecution yet to finalise Fishrot witnesses

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Andrew Kathindi It has emerged that the State prosecution is yet to finalise its list of witnesses to be used in the upcoming Fishrot trial. The development was revealed in the High Court on Thursday when the defence raised concern over continued delays cropping up with the prosecution’s witness list. The hearing of the case at the High Court has now been scheduled for 12 July, while the pre-trial has been postponed until 17 June to allow the suspects’ legal defence to study the affidavit provided to them by the Office of the Prosecutor General, and also to allow a…
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Govt targets N$183m in new fish quotas auction
21 May

Govt targets N$183m in new fish quotas auction

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Rose-Mary Haufiku The Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, plan to raise N$183.75 million in a new round of governmental objective fish quota auctions. The auction is part of efforts to raise additional funds for Government activities. The allocation is split 60 percent (52, 500MT) horse mackerel freezer and 40 percent (35 000MT) horse mackerel wet, with the reserve price per metric ton set at N$3000 and N$750 for freezer and wet respectively. Bids according to the Ministry of Finance must be in multiples of 100 metric tonnes, and bidding entities should quote a…
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SPYL livid over sodomy law reforms
21 May

SPYL livid over sodomy law reforms

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Andrew Kathindi The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has hit out at plans by Government to undo a law that has made sodomy in the country illegal, calling the practice satanic. “We would like to express our dissatisfactions on the prioritising of motions / bills in the National Assembly (Parliament). SPYL is sickened by the discussion of homosexual(sic) in the August house which supersedes as matters of urgency,” Ephraim Nekongo, SPYL Secretary said. Nekongo’s comments come as Justice Minister, Yvonne Dausab, on Monday 17 May received a submission from the Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC), which included a report…
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Brand Africa to unveil helpful admired brands
20 May

Brand Africa to unveil helpful admired brands

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Staff Writer Brand Africa is set to unveil the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands – and the brands admired for having been helpful during the pandemic in Namibia and Southern Africa on Africa Day, 25 May 2021. The 2021 Brand Africa: Africa’s Best Brands announcement, will be hosted by Brand Africa founder and Chairman, Thebe Ikalafeng and Lazarus Jacobs, who is the Executive Director of Paragon Investment Holdings. The announcement will be held virtually in partnership with TBWA Paragon in Namibia on 25 May 2021 at 13h15 SAST. The results will once again be published as the cover…
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Construction sector performance down 11.8% in 2020
20 May

Construction sector performance down 11.8% in 2020

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Staff writer The country’s construction sector contracted by 11.8 percent during 2020 as activity in this sector declined severely owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, FirstRand Namibia Economist Ruusa Nandago has said. According to the Nandango, the construction sector contracted by 11.8 percent during 2020 as activity in this sector declined severely owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The decline was mainly reflected in reduced expenditure by the government on civil engineering works. This was a result of the redirection of funds from the development budget towards Covid-19 related expenditure. Several private sector projects were also delayed during this period owing to…
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BOOK REVIEW: Call for lawyers to sanitize their profession
20 May

BOOK REVIEW: Call for lawyers to sanitize their profession

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Moses Magadza As stories of the shenanigans of some lawyers all over the world continue to feature in the media with monotonous regularity and threaten to put their profession into disrepute, Lawyers, a book by a widely acclaimed legal expert, has come out to discuss ethical obligations of lawyers and say what ought to be the standard. The author, Justice Professor Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake, is a former Judge of the High Court of Botswana, a Justice of the Residual Special Court of Sierra Leone, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea and now with the Court…
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We don’t want to be used – Nandi-Ndaitwah
20 May

We don’t want to be used – Nandi-Ndaitwah

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Kandjemuni Kamuiiri It has emerged that Namibia abstained its vote against or for the responsibility to protect and prevent genocide, war crimes ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Monday to avoid being used by other countries, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO), Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has revealed. The Minister hit back amid criticism of the decision, arguing that the rationale behind the decision by the Namibian delegation to abstain from the vote on the draft resolution on Monday, was not due to indifference to crimes against humanity, including genocide. “It is due…
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LPM dragged to court
20 May

LPM dragged to court

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Tujoromajo Kasuto The Landless People Movement (LPM) is being dragged before the High Court by two former Mariental town councillors, Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak. The former councillors through their legal representative, Richard Metcalfe, filed for a review application at the High Court on 30 April. The application seeks to rescind their recall and annul the appointments of Frensis Franciska Gawases and Andy Boois as new councillors of the Mariental municipality. The application furthermore directs the opposition party to reinstate the former councillors and to do all things required to effect such reinstatement within ten days of the court order.…
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Ministry mum on COVID-19 death liability
20 May

Ministry mum on COVID-19 death liability

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Andrew Kathindi The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has dodged questions on who would be liable if the COVID-19 vaccine administered is found to have caused the death of a 62-year-old un-identified man. This comes after Ministry of Health Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, was quoted in the media last month saying private companies will be liable for any harm arising from the vaccines. “That’s a legal question. And when you have an issue that deals with liability, the legal principles will be applied and a determination will be made through a legal process to indicate how that liability…
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Still no answers on sunken vessel
19 May

Still no answers on sunken vessel

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Rose-Mary Haufiku A year on, the Ministry of Works and Transport is still to provide answers as to what caused the sinking of a Hangana Seafood Company’s fishing trawler, Resplendent in the Atlantic Ocean. The trawler, which had a 27 all Namibian crew, with 26 rescued, sank last February, leaving one crew member Captain Gordon Carlo lost at sea. The captain’s remains still have not been found, with Hangana Seafood Company’s owner, Ohlthaver & List (O & L) Group having suspended the search, including ruling out efforts to acquire a remotely operated underwater vehicle. Public Relation Officer in Ministry of…
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