29
Sep
Niël Terblanché The ongoing court battle between United Kingdom-based Menzies Aviation Namibia and the state-owned Namibia Airports Company and others has placed the spotlight on the continuous struggle within developing nations like Namibia to find the correct balance between the necessity for international collaborations and loans, and the safeguarding of national interests and sovereignty. The dispute raised allegations and speculation concerning the Namibian Government’s potential reluctance to intervene in disputes involving state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and foreign entities. The focal point of an investigative inquiry directed at the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises had at its heart the conjectured influence…