Justicia Shipena
The Zambezi Regional Council has suspended its chief regional officer (CRO), Regina Ndopu-Lubinda, the Windhoek Observer has learnt.
Her suspension comes amid reports from last week indicating that Regina Ndopu-Lubinda is facing 59 counts in a tender-related corruption case.
She was arrested last month by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) along with Linyanti constituency councillor Ivenne Kabunga and Solo Mutelo over the Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park tender. They were each granted bail of N$50 000 in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court.
Contacted for comment on the suspension, Zambezi Regional Council’s chairperson Matengu Simushi said he had no knowledge of the decision.
“The only thing I can say is that I was not part of that meeting. I am in Windhoek and I cannot comment,” he said.
“The only thing I can say is that I was not part of that meeting. I am in Windhoek and I cannot comment,” he said.
Ndopu-Lubinda also has a history of corruption charges. In October 2023, she was arrested with five others in a N$4.7 million case.
She was charged with using her office for gratification and conspiracy to commit offences, while two co-accused faced an additional charge of giving a false document to an agent.
They were each released on bail of N$50 000. That case was provisionally withdrawn in September 2024 after the state said it was not ready to proceed, and bail was refunded.
