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20 Jun

Court dismisses Murder accused Americans’ acquital application

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Two American nationals who stand accused of murdering Namibian national, Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in 2011 suffered another blow in the High Court yesterday, after their application for a discharge in accordance with section 174 was dismissed. The two men wanted the charges against them withdran, citing the state did not acquire sufficient evidence against them, when it concluded it’s case. Judge Christie Liebenberg in his ruling yesterday said the state has made out a prima facie case against Marcus Thomas and Kevan Townsend to which they should answer. “The approach to circumstantial evidence is not to consider…

19 Jun

Swapo commands legislature to amend definition of “spouse”

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Stefanus Nashama The Swapo Party Central Committee has commanded the government to immediately take executive and legislature steps aimed at introducing a Namibian law defining the word ‘spouse’ in the Immoral Control Act, which definition will inevitably modify the common law principle applied by the Supreme Court. This follows a recent Supreme Court judgment recognizing same-sex marriages certified outside the country for purposes of Section 2(1)(c) of the Immoral Control Act, which was delivered on 16 May 2023. The Swapo Party on Saturday held a Central Committee meeting to address the matter of the Supreme Court judgment. According to the…

16 Jun

Verdict on Menzies Aviation application postponed to next month

info_e12wt4csMainVerdict on Menzies Aviation application postponed to next month

Martin Endjala The High Court has postponed the matter involving an urgent application by Menzies Aviation Namibia to stay on for another 30 days following the Supreme Court’s judgement issued last week Friday ordering the British company to vacate the Hosea Kutako International Airport premises with immediate effect. Presiding Judge, Shifimana Ueitele yesterday said that he will reserve his judgment and postponed the matter to the 4th of July 2023 stating that given that it is an urgent application, it creates uncertainty and one needs to dispose of it urgently. The judge said he still wants to hear arguments on…

15 Jun

Menzies lied in affidavit filed with the court …High Court ruling today

info_e12wt4csMainMenzies lied in affidavit filed with the court …High Court ruling today

Niël Terblanché In a desperate effort to avoid being evicted from the premises of the Hosea Kutako International Airport as ordered by the Supreme Court of Namibia, Menzies Aviation Namibia has resorted to lying under oath and providing false information in court documents filed at the High Court of Namibia in an urgent application heard earlier this week by Judge Shafimana Ueitele. In the said affidavit, Menzies Country Manager, Emil Smith claims that Anne Miller, the regional manager for SA Airlink provided information to the applicant with regard to the qualifications of Paragon staff members. Smith stated, “I have information…

14 Jun

Sharp hike in repo rate anticipated

info_e12wt4csMainSharp hike in repo rate anticipated, Theo Klein

Martin Endjala Experts in the economic sphere are anticipating the Bank of Namibia to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points or more for the fourth time this year because of the prevailing inflation rate. All eyes will be glued on the BoN headquarters in anticipation of when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) pronounce itself on the fate of the repo rate in Namibia later today. Simonis Storm Economist Theo Klein is of the view that a 25-basis points hike looks very likely and would be the responsible thing to do given the current financial position of the average…

13 Jun

‘Arrest homosexuals’ – Shifeta

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Stefanus Nashama A furious Pohamba Shifeta, Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, yesterday told the Windhoek Observer that sodomy is a crime and should not be tolerated in Namibia, calling for the arrest of anyone engaging in it. “Homosexuality is sodomy, and sodomy is a crime, and like any other criminal activity, it contradicts and violates the law of this country and the African cultures,” Shifeta said. He said that the Namibian Police should not sympathize with sodomy at all and should arrest those that have admitted publicly to having engaged in such sexual activities. “The Namibian Police should…

12 Jun

Victory for Paragon and the NAC in Supreme Court ruling

info_e12wt4csMainMenzies Aviation Namibia, NAC, Victory for Paragon and the NAC in Supreme Court ruling

Niël Terblanché A bench of three Supreme Court Judges dismissed an appeal by Menzies Aviation Namibia to continue providing ground handling services for the Namibia Airports Company at the Hosea Kutako International Airport with costs. This means that Menzies will have to cease its operations and vacate the premises of the NAC at Namibia’s main airport, paving the way for Paragon Aviation Services in a joint venture with Ethiopian Airlines to provide ground handling services at HKIA. In a seminal judgment handed down on Friday, the Supreme Court held that the rule of law demands that Menzies’ unlawful hold over…

09 Jun

Swapo denies ‘silencing’ members

info_e12wt4csMainHilma Nicanor, James Sankwasa, Swapo denies ‘silencing’ members

Stefanus Nashama Swapo Party National Spokesperson, Hilma Nicanor yesterday said all party members within the structures have the right to express themselves without fear or favour. This is despite party member James Sankwasa saying that those who give inputs that are not in favour of the top leadership are deemed to be against the party. Sankwasa said this will affect the Swapo Party leadership because only those who say ‘yes’ are considered and allowed to say anything in the party. Nicanor explained that the Constitution of the party pronounces itself very clearly and that it does not block any party…

08 Jun

Namibia is not for homosexuals – Ekandjo

info_e12wt4csMainJerry Ekandjo, Namibia is not for homosexuals - Ekandjo

Niël Terblanché Loide Kasingo, the Deputy Speaker of the Namibian Parliament had her hands full to keep order in the house during a notice of motion brought by Jerry Ekandjo against same-sex marriages. The veteran lawmaker and a member of the Constituent Assembly was very agitated about the fact that a notice of motion he intended to bring to the Parliament was removed from the schedule without his consent. “I had to spend several hours with various officials to get the motion back on the agenda,” he told the house. When prompted by the Deputy Speaker to proceed with his…

07 Jun

Give Ramatex to SMEs – LPM

info_e12wt4csMainGive Ramatex to SMEs - LPM, Lifalaza Smataa

Stefanus Nashama The Landless People’s Movement says that the government can still create a conducive environment to fill up the gap left by the closure of the Ramatex clothing factory despite the company’s dark history of actively violating labour rights and later leaving the country without ever fulfilling its great potential. LPM National Spokesperson, Lifalaza Smataa yesterday said Ramatex could serve as an industrial space for small businesses, and serve as another manufacturing space once again that is well supervised and domestically to avoid another failure. “There are a lot of people with skills and educational backgrounds but they are…