{"id":379835,"date":"2025-08-07T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=379835"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:25:53","slug":"high-court-nullifies-removal-of-swapo-councillor-by-ipc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=379835","title":{"rendered":"High Court nullifies removal of Swapo councillor by IPC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HIGH Court Judge Orben Sibeya has nullified a decision by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) to remove Swapo councillor Benita Imbamba as Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council and reinstated her with effect from 31 July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a court order, Justice Sibeya ruled that the removal of Imbamba, who is the Swapo councillor for the Arandis Constituency, was unlawful and null and void, and thus set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a vote of no confidence, Imbamba was replaced with IPC regional councillor for the Walvis Bay Rural Constituency, Donatus Florian Tegako.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is alleged that Imbamba was replaced after she raised questions about alleged corruption within the IPC-led Erongo Regional Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter HIGH Court Judge Orben Sibeya has nullified a decision by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) to remove Swapo councillor Benita Imbamba as Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council and reinstated her with effect from 31 July 2025. 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