Nabta must vacate Puma premises

The Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) was ordered last week to vacate the premises of a Puma fuel station in Windhoek&#039;s Rhino Park suburb.Judge Marlene Tommasi delivered the verdict in the Windhoek High Court on Wednesday, and, although she ruled in Puma&#039;s favour, she castigated Puma for having an agenda by using Nabta in order to acquire land in Windhoek."The documents that were handed in and the testimony that was given tell a story of how financial giants acquired land in Windhoek by riding on Nabta&#039;s back. The project was driven by public road safety considerations and the interests of public transport commuters, but the real agenda was to secure private property.""The sad reality is that all promises made to Nabta to become the ultimate owners of the property have come to nothing as they were never put in writing as required by law," Tommasi said in her ruling.Caltex Oil Namibia, which has since changed its name to Puma Energy Namibia Two, approached the Windhoek municipality in 1994 together with Nabta to acquire land for the establishment of offices and a petrol station that Nabta could occupy.According to the testimony of the former president of Nabta, Thomas Mlunga, Nabta and Puma were to become co-owners of the property, but Puma apparently registered the property in their name only.- Kristien Kruger

Nabta must vacate Puma premises

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Namibian Sun 2026-05-19

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Nabta must vacate Puma premises

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Namibian Sun 2026-05-19

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