Vivo Quarantines bad airplane fuel consignment amid airport supply crisis
...quality defect prompted the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on Wednesday to officially announce aviation fuel supply challenges at the nation’s flagship airport..
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‘Akushinda’ the Prince of Kavango
...Akushinda led People's Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) operations across the region until he was cornered by South African security forces...
‘Hayuumba’ survived Apartheid’s most-wanted terrorist list
Haikokola, who is more well known by his combat name ‘Hayuumba’, has remained committed to his uniform and gun from the time he joined Plan in 1975 to his retirement during 2013 in an independent Namibia. But he has rubbed shoulders with people who became politicians and even Cabinet ministers in an independent Namibia. Hayuumba, was introduced to politics and Swapo by stalwarts Axel Johannes and…
When ‘Stalin’ shook no-go Kaokoland
...“Stop calling this radio; it is now in Plan’s hands, and your radio operator is dead,” he told the voice on the radio, then switched it off...
Competition Commission clears fishing industry of price-fixing
...NaCC concluded that it could not find evidence of price-fixing and collusion by at least 10 major fishing operators, who have been accused of cartel behaviour by rights holders...
Govt probes N$40m US agriculture deal
...‘secret’ US$2.4 million agricultural artificial intelligence and satellite imagery crop monitoring contract was awarded to an American company...
Amutse ploughs through local petroleum pool
...Amutse, in January instructed Namcor to extend a lease agreement it had with Vitol subsidiary Validus Energy for an additional six months...
Police, NamRA question Namdia exports’ paperwork
...lias Mutota, confirmed the latest operation, saying that the police action was caused by a lack of paperwork regarding the valuations of the diamonds to be exported...
Abandoned N$50M youth HQ leads to Chicco hotel rent scandal
...government at least N$70 million if the ministry’s rental agreement with businessman Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba was to be fully implemented.
Scammers clean out N$2.2 million investment account
Momentum Metropolitan Namibia and NamPost are quietly investigating a system breach which left a local businessman reeling from a N$2.2 million loss...
Health ministry forced to halt ill-conceived promotion
The move to directly appoint Herman as deputy executive director responsible for procurement has not only sparked allegations of procedural bypassing...