The dust continues to swirl in the case between Menzies Aviation Namibia and Paragon Investment Holding regarding the provision of ground handling services at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA).

Menzies Aviation Namibia lost its urgent application with costs for the third time.

The urgent application seeks to declare null and void the agreement entered into between the Namibia Airports Company and Paragon Investment Holdings, a joint venture with Ethiopian Airlines.

NAMCOR has approached top lawyer Sisa Namandje, threatening to approach the court for the daily publication “The Namibian".

“The Namibian” last week published leading stories surrounding troubles at the parastatal.

One of its headlines read 'NAMCOR board investigates Mulunga for N$100 million Angola oil blocks payment' and another 'NAMCOR's power struggle exposes suspicious deals'.

The lawyer said the two articles published by The Namibian were not published in the public interest but rather in a manner that disregards NAMCOR's rights.

A going legal row between Chief of the City Police Abraham Kanime and the City Council continued in the Windhoek High Court.

The council wants the City Police Chief to repay salaries paid to him by the municipality since his re-appointment in May 2020.

The Windhoek City Council in its court papers is demanding that Kanime pay back about six-comma-eight million dollars.

These include all salary payments, 13th cheques, as well as monthly housing and car allowances paid to him when he was allegedly appointed unlawfully.

Judge Shafimana Ueitele has ordered the Namibian Government to release four Angolan children who have been in state custody for more than four years.

In 2018, the state opened a case against businessman Simon Andjamba on charges of human trafficking.

It was alleged that the businessman trafficked the four children from Angola.

The four children have since been kept in the custody of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare at an undisclosed location.

It's all systems go for the much anticipated 7th Swapo Party Elective Congress. 

The party's Secretary for Information and Mobilisation Hilma Nikanor said they are ready and nothing can hamper the congress moving forward.

Nikanor says all logistics are in place and delegates from all 14 regions are expected to arrive on Thursday to begin the process of registration and accreditation.

"The party is very much ready the preparations have been ongoing we are at a stage where we can say, come tomorrow, a very successful SWAPO party congress will take place."