The lack of investigating officers hinders effective investigation at the Anti-Corruption Commission.

There are currently 36 ACC investigating officers. 

The Fishrot scandal, in which a number of prominent personalities are implicated, has continued to make headlines since it was exposed in 2019.

Those accused in the matter are said to have misappropriated close to half a billion dollars.

||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has reiterated that collective efforts are needed to fight corruption, thereby maintaining a healthy nation. 

She was speaking at a regional stakeholders meeting that deliberated on the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan Implementation at Keetmanshoop. 

The Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, has vehemently denied allegations of benefiting from N$50 million in unduly awarded mining licenses for proxies.

A defence lawyer representing one of the 11 suspects in the Fishrot case accused the Anti-Corruption Commission of bias and unfairness for selectively pursuing suspects involved in the fishing corruption scandal.

A top investigator at the Anti-Corruption Commission says he expects those implicated in the fishrot corruption scandal to serve prison sentences of not less than 25 years each if found guilty.

The Anti-Corruption Commission's Chief Investigator, Andreas Kanyangela, says Fishrot suspect Tamson Hatuikulipi is being evasive with his side of the story on what transpired in the alleged fraud scandal.