Namibia

Information obtained by amaBhungane points to a major cover-up of the 2020 theft of some US$4-million in cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Now the criminal complaint against Ramaphosa laid by former spy boss Arthur Fraser on Wednesday has massively raised the stakes over what…

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has again said he has not been involved in any criminal conduct and he's pledged to help police with investigations into the multi-million rand theft from his Limpopo farm. The amaBhungane investigation team and City Press are reporting that a Namibian group is at the centre…

Namibian President Hage Geingob says he does “not know what favour I would have done anybody” regarding the robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm in Limpopo. Namibian President Hage Geingob. File photo. Image: Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via Reuters Geingob was speaking at a press conference, reported the SABC. Former spy boss…

Geingob said he was in frequent communication with presidents on the continent. “Ever since I took office, I’m in touch with about 14 presidents, we don’t go through secretaries, we just call each other. “This thing happened in SA, there will be a court case maybe. Let’s see what they…

The Shoprite Group said on Friday evening it had become aware of a suspected data compromise, including names and ID numbers, which may affect some customers who engaged in money transfers to and within Eswatini and within Namibia and Zambia.    “Affected customers will receive an SMS to the cell…

Osino Resources Corp. provided an update on current drilling at the Twin Hills West (THW) area, 3 km along strike to the southwest of Bulge and Twin Hills Central (THC), Namibia. The latest drill assays from infill and step-out drilling at Twin Hills West include hole OKR497 that returned 5…

  Former intelligence boss Arthur Fraser claims Ramaphosa sought Geingob's help after millions were stolen from his Limpopo farm. Geingob says the suspect, a South African citizen, was arrested in June 2020 after entering the country illegally. WATCH | Ramaphosa: 'I won't interfere with the investigation' He was convicted in…

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila cautioned loan recipients to not squander the money received, and urged them to use the funds optimally to build their enterprises and the economy. She was saying this at the handover of loans worth N$8 million to 28 rural youth enterprises which were advanced by the…

Namibian police have confirmed meeting their South African counterparts in June 2020 at the border, to share “operational information” pertaining to Imanuwela David and other Namibian nationals suspected of stealing money in South Africa and fleeing to Namibia.  In a statement this week, Namibian police said police authorities from both…

The area in Namibia takes its eerie name from the countless animal bones strewn along the coast and the hundreds of wrecked vessels left there over hundreds of years A solitary desert-adapted elephant bull walks through sand dune, Skeleton Coast, Namibia (Image: Getty Images) It has 500 shipwrecks, lions prowling…