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Nawatiseb reaches settlement agreement with government on S&T and salary debt

Nawatiseb reaches settlement agreement with government on S&T and salary debt

Staff Reporter

The former Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Engelbrecht Nawatiseb, who was recently filmed slapping a bar lady in Tsumeb, has entered into a settlement agreement with his former employer, the Government, after failing to repay Travel and Subsistence funds advanced to him for a trip to Spain which was subsequently cancelled, as well as another amount allegedly overpaid in his monthly salary while he was a minister.

High Court judge Boas Usiku, in a court order, said that the settlement agreement entered into by and between the parties and dated 4 July 2024 is made an order of this court and that the matter is removed from the roll and regarded as finalised.

In its particulars of claim, the government detailed that on or about 11 February 2020, the defendant (Nawatiseb) was paid an amount of N$77,258.88 by the plaintiff as a daily subsistence allowance (DSA) for an official trip to Barcelona, Spain. It added that the trip was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed on international travel at the time.

In the second claim, it is said that on or about March 2020, the defendant received an overpayment from the plaintiff in the amount of N$19,903.81 (Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Three Namibian Dollars and Eighty-One Cents) in his salary for March 2020.

In the settlement agreement, it was agreed that Nawatiseb pay an initial lump sum payment in the amount of N$20,000.00 on or before 31 August 2024, and thereafter, monthly payments in the amount of N$5,000 from 30 September 2024 until the debt is fully paid.

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