Sports Ministry Denies N$11 Million Unused Office Rental Claim

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The Ministry of Sports has refuted a report by The Namibian newspaper that the government has spent around N$11 million over the past 10 months to rent an office building in Windhoek without using it. The building is owned by Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba, a businessman who has profited from controversial state-backed lease agreements.
For more on this issue, we were joined by the ministry’s executive director Erastus Haitengela.