In the Fishrot corruption case, Judge Moses Chinengo has dismissed the jurisdiction challenge brought under Section 317 of the Criminal Procedure Act by the accused, former Justice Minister Sackey Shangala.
The votes scored by all presidential candidates of the various political parties vary, with two top candidates outperforming their party candidates by wide margins of above 40,000.
One candidate among the top five has been outperformed by his party by 52,000 votes.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) released the official results of 10 constituencies in the presidential election and 15 constituencies in the National Assembly election.
ECN Chairperson Dr. Elsie Nghikembua announced the results from the Central Elections Results Centre last night.
Debate on a bill that could restrict demonstrations at certain public institutions and places that are likely to compromise national security has been postponed to September.
The Namibia Petroleum Corporation, NAMCOR, has suspended its terminal manager at the National Oil Storage Facility at Walvis Bay.
Ellis Egumbo has been suspended on Thursday in connection with the loss of fuel and commercial documents at the facility.
Namibia has been warned against the inherent risks associated with developments in the oil and gas sector and the emergence of the green hydrogen sector and to remain vigilant.
The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has fined the Governor of the Bank of Namibia, together with two other parties, N$1 million for contravening merger regulations.
Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has informed the party's Central Committee members that they were meeting at the backdrop of a major event to unfold on the country's political landscape.
She was addressing the first ordinary Central Committee meeting of the year.
Dordabis Village is partly owned by the government, with the rest owned privately.
The population of the village, which is around 3,000 people, is cramped on this land.
The Swapo Central Committee's first meeting for 2024 on Saturday will be held without its elected president and chairperson, Dr. Hage Geingob.
The death of Dr. Geingob on February 4 robbed the Swapo Party of its president.
