Zambia's Economic and Financial Crimes Court has ordered the forfeiture of 79 vehicles and 23 properties belonging to Dalitso Lungu, the son of former President Edgar Lungu, after ruling that the assets were proceeds of crime.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has warned regional and local authority councillors to refrain from corruption, mismanagement, and incompetence.
James Sankwasa says poor governance has crippled service delivery and warned that those responsible will be held personally accountable.
The mother of NAMCOR corruption suspect Victor Malima appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday alongside his aunt after the pair were arrested over the weekend.
Malima has been on the run from the law since July last year.
Since 2015, alleged corruption, theft and financial mismanagement in the public sector have left more than N$12.3 billion of public resources unaccounted for.
Some matters, including cases that involve state-linked institutions and state enterprises, remain under investigation or are before the courts.
A magistrate found the evidence of one accused in the alleged multi-million-dollar Namcor corruption case to be truthful but ordered that she remain behind bars.
The appeal against the refusal of bail for the NAMCOR corruption accused persons will be heard in the Windhoek High Court from 14 to 16 January.
The appeal is against a magistrate’s refusal to grant bail.
Justice Philanda Christiaan and Justice Eileen Rakow will hear the matter.
Reports of bribery linked to the issuing of driver and learner licences appear to be on the decline. The Roads Authority said it has not recorded any such cases this year. Speaking to NBC News, Corporate Communications Manager Hileni Fillemon said incidents related to bribery have dropped over the years.
Former Minister Sacky Shanghala has asked the High Court to halt his prosecution in the Fishrot case, pending a review of the investigation and legal processes that led to the charges.
The review application seeks to temporarily stop proceedings while the court examines the claims.
The State has filed an application for leave to appeal the decision that granted bail to NAMCOR accused Cedric Willemse.
The State is accusing him of being part of a syndicate involved in misappropriating nearly N$400 million in public funds.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has charged the Education Deputy Director for the Erongo Region, Natalia Guriras, and a colleague, Betty Somses, with allegedly providing false information to admit Somses to a teachers’ programme at UNAM.
Guriras and Somses were arrested on Wednesday in Swakopmund.
