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Justicia Shipena Members of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will not be allowed to use their pension savings to pay for weddings. GIPF chief executive officer Martin Inkumbi confirmed this during a press conference on the pension-backed home loan scheme (PBHLS), held on Monday. He said pension savings may also not be used for business ventures or any other non-housing-related expenses. “A member can access that money to finance their wedding; it is not allowed, and we unfortunately will not be able to allow the member to access money for that purpose, nor for other purposes, even including businesses,…

Allexer Namundjembo Public and private institutions that ignore parliamentary invitations will be subpoenaed. The chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on natural resources, Tobie Aupindi, warned on Monday.  Speaking at the opening of a capacity-building workshop with stakeholders in Swakopmund, Aupindi said the committee's engagements are a constitutional obligation, not a formality or courtesy.  “Some institutions think they are doing the committee a favour by attending. No, you are not. Some even send junior staff without executive powers or decision-making authority. That must stop," he said.  The committee oversees all matters related to the country's natural resources.  It comprises 24…

Justicia Shipena The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court ruling that ordered retired school principal and Oniipa resident Matheus Nuuyuni to remove fences  he had put up on several plots of land in Oniipa.  The court ruled that the Oniipa Town Council failed to prove it had possession of the disputed erven, which is required for a spoliation order. Nuuyuni, who held customary land rights before Oniipa was proclaimed a township, was compensated N$50,280.04 and given erven 115, 116, and 132 as part of a negotiated agreement with the Council.  Later, he fenced off additional plots, 114, 117, 118,…

Justicia Shipena Defence lawyer Sisa Namandje has accused the state of abusing its power in the multi-million dollar Namcor corruption and bribery case.  He argued that the arrests were unnecessary and done to satisfy public pressure, not based on legal grounds. “The state, with respect, came to Court with dirty hands. It used the legal processes for an ulterior purpose. Accordingly, it will be against public policy to assist the state in such circumstances,” Namandje told the Windhoek Magistrates Court on Monday. He is representing businessman Peter Elindi, his brother Malakia Elindi, and Malakia’s wife, Lydia Elindi. The three are…