Vol 47 No 22 | NAMIBIA Missing in action 3rd November 2006 New army Chief Lieutenant General Martin Shalli, recalled from Zambia last month after Gen. Solomon Hawala's sudden retirement, faces a storm over sales of armoured personnel carriers (APCs)...
Vol 47 No 21 | NAMIBIA Kobi's refuge 20th October 2006 Former Chief Executive of United States-based Comverse Inc. Jacob 'Kobi' Alexander was arrested in Windhoek on 27 September on an Interpol warrant but he has formed some powerful...
Vol 47 No 20 | NAMIBIA Sam sues 6th October 2006 Former President Sam Nujoma's claim for N$5 million (US$650,000) damages against the The Namibian could backfire. Last year, it carried a lengthy report on the N$30 mn. Avid...
Vol 47 No 17 | NAMIBIA Sam and the successors 25th August 2006 New proposals for constitutional change will reopen the battle for the presidency A national referendum could pave the way for a return to power by Namibia's founding President, the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) leader Sam Nujoma. President Hifikepunye...
Vol 47 No 15 | NAMIBIA Challengers step up 21st July 2006 Supporters of ex-President Sam Nujoma are competing with those of ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya to recruit delegates to the 2007 congress of the ruling South West African...
Vol 47 No 7 | NAMIBIA Treason's delays 31st March 2006 A treason trial that raises human rights questions is under way virtually unnoticed in Windhoek's High Court. The 119 people on trial are charged with plotting the secession...
Vol 47 No 5 | NAMIBIA Nujoma won't go 3rd March 2006 President Pohamba's ambition to clean up the government may be blocked by his predecessor Feuding rages on in the governing South West Africa People's Organisation. Ex-President Sam Nujoma clings to the SWAPO presidency, undermining the central policies of his successor. President Hifikepunye...
Vol 47 No 5 | NAMIBIA Swapover 3rd March 2006 Sam Nujoma no longer completely controls the party he has led for over 45 years. The 21-member Political Bureau is split between Nujomaists and backers of former Foreign...
Vol 46 No 22 | NAMIBIA Peace for now 4th November 2005 A crisis of authority between President Hifikepunye Pohamba and his predecessor, Sam Nujoma, has been averted. The Deputy Minister of Transport, Works and Communication, Paulus Kapia, implicated in...
Vol 46 No 19 | NAMIBIA Hamutenya returns 23rd September 2005 Ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya may soon return to frontline politics after the fall of his opponent Paulus Kapia, the former deputy Minister of Works involved in the...