The Chinese company Zhong Mei Engineering has taken legal action against the government to stop the award of a N$237 million tender for the construction of the new Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) head offices in Windhoek.
The local construction sector has expressed alarm at what it perceives as a lack of government support, once again levelling allegations of the continued favouring of foreign firms.
Chinese-owned Zhong Mei Engineering has taken the Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) to the High Court seeking an order to set aside a decision that will see them pay N$33 million in outstanding taxes.