New High Court rules that came into effect on August 22 will now change how debts are collected, especially when people’s homes and salaries are involved.
Under the new law, a person’s home cannot be sold to recover a debt unless a court first holds a hearing.
City of Windhoek Mayor Queen Kamati addressed several pressing concerns at a media briefing. These include the controversial practice of blocking prepaid electricity metres due to outstanding municipal accounts.
Walvis Bay residents have handed over a third petition, demanding the removal of the Red Force Debt Management Company as a debt collector.
Walvis Bay residents have demanded that the municipality remove RedForce as a debt collector.
The residents say their municipal debts have significantly increased while some of the houses were disconnected from the water supply by RedForce.
