Former Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson Salmaan Jacobs was sentenced to pay a fine of N$20,000 or serve two years' direct imprisonment after being found guilty of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act.
He appeared before the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday for sentencing.
Zambia's Police Service Commissioner and a magistrate are among six people charged and arrested in connection with the alleged theft of copper cathodes worth roughly N$ 7 million, police said Thursday.
Erongo Regional Chairperson of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Aloisus Kangulu, has cautioned that corruption continues to widen the gap between the rich and the poor, depriving ordinary Namibians of essential public services.
Kangulu was speaking at the party's high-level meeting at Usakos.
Members of the National Assembly have called for a stronger fight against corruption.
MPs across the political divide have called for a stronger and more effective Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during debate on the appointment of the commission’s new leadership.
The former Public Service Chairperson (PSC), Salmaan Jacobs, will have to wait longer to hear his fate following a third postponement of his sentencing for a corruption conviction in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.
The unresolved cases of corruption in the Zambezi region caused dissatisfaction among certain participants at the regional consultation regarding the formulation of the third National Anti-corruption strategy for the years 2026-2030.
Southern African parliaments are urged to tighten oversight on public spending, as concerns over corruption, debt, and financial mismanagement continue to threaten development across the region.
Governor Verna Sinimbo of the Kavango West Region has urged for a united effort in the battle against corruption.
Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi says corruption is an obstacle to socio-economic progress and calls for the need for decisive actions at all levels.
The Anti-Corruption Commission's deputy director general says corruption weakens public institutions and negatively affects economic growth and development of any nation.
