State prosecutor Advocate Basson Lilungwe has filed reasons why the Windhoek High Court should uphold the bail refusal that was ordered by a Windhoek magistrate.

The Ministry of Industries, Mines, and Energy says the reported acquisition of a participating interest in a petroleum exploration license between TotalEnergies and Petrobras cannot be recognised as concluded until the required legal process has been followed.
 

The mother of NAMCOR corruption suspect Victor Malima appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday alongside his aunt after the pair were arrested over the weekend.

Malima has been on the run from the law since July last year. 

Case registration in the country's courts has remained high over the past year, with the workload in the High Court’s civil stream rising from about 384 cases per judge in 2024 to more than 600 cases per judge last year.

Colonel Petrus Shilumbu, the spokesperson for the Namibia Defence Force (NDF), has clarified that nine candidates from the Tsumkwe Constituency have been shortlisted for recruitment and that three of them are from the marginalised community.

The wife of the late Senior Protection Officer Francis Eiseb, who was killed during a robbery at the NAMDIA premises, is demanding compensation. 

Concerns over press freedom have been raised after journalist Jemima Beukes was removed from State House on Monday, shortly after questioning President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah about allegations that Namibia’s oil sector is being managed by members of the President’s family.

Heidi Boois, a former Bank Windhoek employee, is facing charges linked to the alleged redirection of millions of NAMCOR funds to a fraudulently opened bank account.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has undertaken a limited number of international trips since assuming office, with the Presidency saying foreign travel is approved only when it serves Namibia’s national interests and foreign policy priorities.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has registered lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention and treatment medicine.

This means Namibia can now use the injection.