Friday, 23 May 2025

PANAMA PAPERS

Swapo cracks show as Shaningwa faction fumes over Nandi-Ndaitwah’s Cabinet picks

By Timo Shihepo and Martin Endjala | 18 May 2025 Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa and her followers are allegedly not happy with president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s Cabinet appointments. Shaningwa and her team allegedly eyed several candidates...

Deceased mechanic owes Nida N$7m as eviction saga drags on since 2015

By Timo Shihepo | 15 May 2025 The Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) has lost N$7 million in unpaid rent after years of delays in evicting a tenant from a Windhoek property. The state-owned agency has...

The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry

What you need to Know: Lesotho’s wild-harvested rosehips are an important industry for the small country’s economy, providing thousands of people in rural villages with a source of income. But pay is lower than minimum wage,...

After Sierra Leone’s President Took Office, His Wife and Her Family Went Real Estate...

What you need to Know: Since becoming Sierra Leone’s first lady, Fatima Bio has bought four properties in Gambia, while a $500,000 villa was purchased in her mother’s name. Fatima Bio’s half-brothers have also purchased Gambian...

As Equatorial Guinea burned through oil riches, millions were funneled to a company owned...

By Micah Reddy | 8 May 2025 Leaked documents reveal the government awarded a Portuguese construction giant with ties to the vice president $1 billion in contracts as it splurged on a Paris-inspired capital, an...