The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA) has uncovered a fraudulent scheme linked to the Mass Tax Refund Initiative currently being implemented.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has announced that its beneficiaries will receive their tax relief refunds on November 28, in line with the recently enacted Income Tax Amendment Act.

President Hage Geingob has asked the Public Service Commission to look into the size of Namibia's public service, considering the high wage bill.

The post-independence government had to absorb a workforce, including those from the previous apartheid administration.