Sakaria Johannes

05 Sep

Political analyst warns that ECN action could undermine trust ahead of elections

ObserverMainKalimbo Iipumbu, Sakaria Johannes

Stefanus Nashama Political analyst, Sakaria Johannes has advised the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to get its house in order to avoid losing credibility ahead of the November elections. Johannes said this in an interview with the Windhoek Observer on Thursday, hours after the High Court declared the ECN’s decision to deregister the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) invalid. “There will be public questions as to why ECN opened a case when it was not the option to go for. One would think the commission is used by political figures to cut the legs of opposition political parties that would…

Eight suspected rhino poachers arrested

ObserverNational NewsEight suspected rhino poachers arrested, Romeo Muyunda, Sakaria Johannes

Martin Endjala The Ministry of Environment Tourism and Forestry has arrested eight suspects on charges related to rhino poaching over the Easter long weekend, in two separate incidents. “Last week two suspects that illegally entered the Etosha National Park to hunt Rhinos were arrested during a mobile roadblock on the Tsumeb and Otavi road, two fresh rhino horns were found in their possession and confiscated by Blue Rhino Task Team,” the environment Ministry’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Romeo Muyunda said in a statement. A Namibian male by the name of Sakaria Johannes and Tomas Domingos an Angolan male, appeared in…