Investigation Unit

By Timo Shihepo 22 December 2024 Louren Skrywer (37) had high hopes when she was offered a position as a domestic worker at the Namibian embassy in the United States (US). The promise was enticing – a...

By Eliaser Ndeyanale 22 December 2024 President Nangolo Mbumba has travelled to 14 countries in 11 months, qualifying for around N$1.9 million in travel allowances. In September, the president spent just 10 days in the country. These trips...

By Shania Lazarus 22 December 2024 Three years ago, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) took more than a day to finalise payments to government contractors. Today, similar transactions are completed in less than two minutes, thanks to...

By Tracy Tafirenyika 17 December 2024 Residents and former workers in Uis, where the United Kingdom’s Andrada Mining operates a tin mine, accuse the company of endangering both employees and the community by exposing them to...

By Eliaser Ndeyanale 8 December 2024 President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has denied allegations of Zimbabwe influencing Namibia’s elections. This week, five Namibian political parties accused Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), of having influencing...