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Namibia: President Geingob Reshuffles Cabinet
New Era, 22 April 2021
In a surprise turn of events, President Hage Geingob yesterday named his trusted lieutenant Frans Kapofi as new defence minister, replacing Peter Vilho, who resigned under a cloud… Read more »
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Namibia: Geingob Appoints 22-Year-Old Student Leader Masua as New MP
Namibian, 22 April 2021
President Hage Geingob has appointed former Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) secretary general Patience Masua as a member of parliament, without voting rights. Read more »
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Namibia: Vilho Falls On His Sword
Namibian, 7 April 2021
DEFENCE minister Peter Vilho's decision to resign has brought to the fore fresh calls to reform transparency in the military, an industry which has earned a reputation of being a… Read more »
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Namibia: Vilho Challenges Amupanda to Report Him to ACC
Namibian, 8 March 2021
Minister of defence Peter Vilho yesterday challenged Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda to report allegations of corruption against the minister to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Read more »
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Namibia: Kapofi Appointed As New Defence Minister, Kawana Moved to Home Affairs
Namibian, 21 April 2021
MINISTER of home affairs, immigration, safety and security Frans Kapofi has been appointed as the new minister of defence and veterans affairs, replacing Peter Vilho, who resigned… Read more »
Geingob's Namibia Cabinet Reshuffle Leaves Some Happy, Others Sad
In a surprise turn of events, President Hage Geingob has reshuffled his Cabinet by naming Home Affairs Minister Frans Kapofi as new Defence Minister, replacing Peter Vilho, who resigned following corruption allegations in early April 2021. Geingob has also promoted former Walvis Bay mayor Derek Klazen to head the fisheries portfolio, while Albert Kawana replaces Frans Kapofi at home affairs. The appointment of Klazen as new fisheries minister has raised eyebrows, as he ran a fishing business with Sacky Kadhila-Amoomo and their firm has been named in the Fishrot corruption scandal. Meanwhile, Geingob has appointed 22-year-old Namibia National Students Organisation Secretary General Patience Masua as a new member of parliament, without voting rights. Masua replaces former defence minister Vilho in a move that has been described by the youth as "empowering".
InFocus
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In November 2019, WikiLeaks began publishing what it called the Fishrot Files, a collection of thousands of documents and email communications by employees of one of Iceland's ... Read more »
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Former minister of justice Sacky Shanghala and his business partner James Hatuikulipi are in financial trouble, with Bank of Windhoek having obtained a judgement for the payment of ... Read more »
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Politicians and businessmen who are accused of receiving more than N$130 million (U.S.$7,7 million) in bribes for fishing quotas are likely to face more charges, an investigator of ... Read more »
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Former ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala and their four co-accused in the fishing quotas corruption case are set to remain in custody, following the failure to get a ... Read more »
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The Institute for Public Policy Research has advised President Hage Geingob to remove all tainted politicians, including those that have been convicted but given an option to pay a ... Read more »
