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LPM dragged to court

LPM dragged to court

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Landless People Movement (LPM) is being dragged before the High Court by two former Mariental town councillors, Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak. The former councillors through their legal representative, Richard Metcalfe, filed for a review application at the High Court on 30 April. The application seeks to rescind their recall and annul the appointments of Frensis Franciska Gawases and Andy Boois as new councillors of the Mariental municipality. The application furthermore directs the opposition party to reinstate the former councillors and to do all things required to effect such reinstatement within ten days of the court order.…
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Recalled councillors snub LPM meeting

Recalled councillors snub LPM meeting

Maria Hamutenya Former Mariental town councillors, Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak, have snubbed a request from the Landless People's Movement (LPM) to meet and discuss, demanding only the withdrawal of the party decision. The two were recalled by the opposition party from the Mariental town council for allegedly colluding with the ruling Swapo party. The LPM, through their lawyers, Dr Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc, wrote to the former councillor’s lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, requesting their availability and willingness to meet on Wednesday. In response, the request was turned down by the recalled councillors, stating in their letter that they will…
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LPM to face High Court challenge over recall

LPM to face High Court challenge over recall

Maria Hamutenya The Landless People Movement (LPM) is set to be dragged before the High Court by two former Mariental town councillors, Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak. This is after their calls to be reinstated by the opposition party went in vein. The former councillors, through their lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, on Thursday demanded to be reinstated by the party or they will drag the party to court and report them to the Anti-Corruption Commission for corruption. “We gave them till the end of business day on Thursday and until now, we have not received any response from LPM, so we…
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