{"id":249597,"date":"2019-02-21T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T03:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=249597"},"modified":"2019-02-21T02:01:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T00:01:03","slug":"resident-threatens-to-sue-town-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=249597","title":{"rendered":"Resident threatens to sue town council"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_249643\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 528px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Resident-threatens-to-sue-town-council.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249643\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Resident-threatens-to-sue-town-council.png\" alt=\"Resident threatens to sue town council\" width=\"528\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Resident-threatens-to-sue-town-council.png 528w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Resident-threatens-to-sue-town-council-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not done: Henry Shimutwikeni and Lukas Johannes._Photo: Maria David<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>AN ONGWEDIVA resident whose land was sold by the town council to a well-known businessman is threatening to sue the council for gross negligence.<\/p>\n<p>The council sold Lukas Haivela Johannes\u2019 land to the Standtoll Properties of prominent businessman Ben Zaaruka in 2010, belatedly engaged the land owner in 2016 and only paid compensation this month.<\/p>\n<p>The family intend to sue the Ongwediva Town Council for N$ 2.5 million, as they felt cheated of their property.<\/p>\n<p>Johannes is due to pay Stantoll Properties lawyer the legal cost of N$129 509.54 after he lost the case which started in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>According to the family\u2019s spokesperson, Tangy Mike Tshilongo, the family feels humiliated and neglected by town council, as it failed to follow the Local Authority Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will sue them, even Chapter 3 Article 16 of the constitution alluded that you can\u2019t sell neither expropriate someone\u2019s property without compensating him\/ her,\u201d said Tshilongo.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the aim of suing council will be a lesson which it will learn from.<\/p>\n<p>He added that they do not want what happened to Johannes and his family to happen to another family.<\/p>\n<p>Approached for comment, spokesperson of the town, Jackson Muma, said that the last time they engaged the family was when they came to sign for their compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Muma added that council is not aware of any plans to file a lawsuit to against them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David AN ONGWEDIVA resident whose land was sold by the town council to a well-known businessman is threatening to sue the council for gross negligence. 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