KENYA KAMBOWE
RUNDU
The Grootfontein municipality is scrambling to collect rent from tenants who rent townlands, with some paying monthly rent as little as N$820 for a 600-hectare farm.
The farms - commonly referred to as camps - are situated in the country’s breadbasket known as the Maize Triangle.
The town’s chief executive officer, Kisco Sinvula, last week confirmed that the municipality had sent out “dozens” of letters of demand.
“The outstanding balance is classified and confidential information,” he said.
Sinvula said those who failed to pay would have to face legal consequences.
The Grootfontein council owns four farms measuring a combined 2 451 hectares, which it leases to third parties.
OGONE TLHAGE
WINDHOEK
Newly appointed defence minister Frans Kapofi has defended his record on corruption ahead of his switch to the defence ministry, which finds itself at the centre of several investigations related to corruption.
His appointment as defence minister, which Namibian Sun predicted days after former defence minister Peter Vilho had been removed, was confirmed on Wednesday evening.
SME Bank
Kapofi’s reputation came into question after his spell as board chairperson at the now defunct SME Bank, which lost millions of dollars in questionable investments.
To this, Kapofi said when he left SME Bank, it was still a functioning entity and he was long gone when it was liquidated.
AXIS: Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab.
NEW ROLE: Outgoing Standard Bank CEO Vetumbuavi Mungunda.
TRADER: Businessman Martin Shipanga.
PHOTOS: Nampa, Contributed.
CHIEF: The CEO of the newly established Namibia Investment Promotion and Investment Board, Nangula Uaandja.
OGONE TLHAGE
WINDHOEK
Several of the individuals who served on the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy (HLPNE) have been landed cushy government jobs since playing advisor to government.
This has sparked questions whether the appointments were based on performance or served as rewards for serving at President Hage Geingob’s behest.
Namibian Sun had also questioned whether serving on the former panel opened up former members to other business opportunities.