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Allexer Namundjembo Public and private institutions that ignore parliamentary invitations will be subpoenaed. The chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on natural resources, Tobie Aupindi, warned on Monday.  Speaking at the opening of a capacity-building workshop with stakeholders in Swakopmund, Aupindi said the committee's engagements are a constitutional obligation, not a formality or courtesy.  “Some institutions think they are doing the committee a favour by attending. No, you are not. Some even send junior staff without executive powers or decision-making authority. That must stop," he said.  The committee oversees all matters related to the country's natural resources.  It comprises 24…

Justicia Shipena The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court ruling that ordered retired school principal and Oniipa resident Matheus Nuuyuni to remove fences  he had put up on several plots of land in Oniipa.  The court ruled that the Oniipa Town Council failed to prove it had possession of the disputed erven, which is required for a spoliation order. Nuuyuni, who held customary land rights before Oniipa was proclaimed a township, was compensated N$50,280.04 and given erven 115, 116, and 132 as part of a negotiated agreement with the Council.  Later, he fenced off additional plots, 114, 117, 118,…

Justicia Shipena Defence lawyer Sisa Namandje has accused the state of abusing its power in the multi-million dollar Namcor corruption and bribery case.  He argued that the arrests were unnecessary and done to satisfy public pressure, not based on legal grounds. “The state, with respect, came to Court with dirty hands. It used the legal processes for an ulterior purpose. Accordingly, it will be against public policy to assist the state in such circumstances,” Namandje told the Windhoek Magistrates Court on Monday. He is representing businessman Peter Elindi, his brother Malakia Elindi, and Malakia’s wife, Lydia Elindi. The three are…

Justicia Shipena Namibia plans to establish an institute within six months to support African governments and companies in  identifying and benefiting from green industrialisation opportunities. The institute called the African Sustainable Industrialisation Institute will be headquartered in Namibia. Green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe revealed this during the Namibia Parliamentary Green Investment Dialogue held in Walvis Bay over the weekend. “This will be a continental centre of excellence, headquartered in Namibia but tasked with helping African governments and companies understand and exploit the opportunities pre-created by green industrialization,” Mnyupe said. He said the institute will have two arms. One will focus…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Six cases are under investigation involving individuals accused of stealing food meant for the drought relief programme.  The cases,reported in the Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Ohangwena, Kavango West, and Zambezi regions involve people who were entrusted with distributing food during the implementation of the programmme. Prime minister Elijah Ngurare revealed this in parliament recently.  In May, three people were arrested in connection with defrauding the Namibian government of over N$4 million in a failed deal involving undelivered drought relief food and appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's Court. The suspects are Jimmu Simataa, an employee of the Zambezi Regional Council,…