Johnathan Beukes
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Johnathan Beukes
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Recovering journalist




BREAKING NEWS ... The Namibian on Tuesday announced Johnathan Beukes as its editor effective 16 March. Beukes becomes the third editor of The Namibian since its inception in 1985.

BREAKING NEWS ... The Namibian on Tuesday announced Johnathan Beukes as its editor effective 16 March. Beukes becomes the third editor of The Namibian since its inception in 1985.









QUESTION OF THE DAY: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has denied allegations that her children have an interest in the oil industry. She, however, says just like other Namibians, her children have every right to participate in the domestic economy. What are your thoughts on this statement?

KICKED OUT OF STATE HOUSE … Journalist and The Whistle Namibia founder Jemima Beukes was escorted out of State House in Windhoek on Monday morning after she asked president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah a question. Beukes was attending the opening of Cabinet. The journalist says on her official social media that she asked the president whether she could pose a question. “She said no. I asked it anyway. The question was: 'There are concerns that your family is moving into controlling the country's oil industry.' Immediately after, I was escorted away. A phone belonging to a colleague, which I had used to record the officers manhandling me, was confiscated. I was escorted out of state house. Officers took photos of my car and threatened me with arrest for asking a question after the president had said no,” Beukes says. The president had said questions should be directed the the Cabinet secretary. Videos: Mitchelin Kangootui













