Hauwanga takes Bank Windhoek, central bank to High Court

Businessman Benjamin Hauwanga, popularly known as “BH”, has taken Bank Windhoek and the Bank of Namibia to court, days after the High Court dismissed his urgent application to stop the auction of business assets linked to a disputed loan.The lawsuit, filed in the Windhoek High Court on 10 November, comes as Hauwanga seeks to overturn a judgment arising from a N$148.9-million loan agreement with Bank Windhoek.According to the summons, Hauwanga, his wife, Mirjam Summan Hauwanga, and five of their businesses have instituted legal proceedings against the two banks.The businesses are Bennie’s Entertainment Park and Lodge CC, BH Spares and Accessories Equipment and Technologies CC, BH Construction and Mining Angola (Pty) Ltd, Magnum Centre (Pty) Ltd and BH Properties CC.Hauwanga and the other plaintiffs are represented by lawyer Lovemore Mughandira of Comalie Mughandira Shifeta &amp; Associates Incorporated.The summons gives the banks 10 days after service to indicate whether they intend to defend the action. Failure to do so could result in judgment being granted against them without further notice.The nature of the claims against the two banks, particularly the Bank of Namibia, is not clear from the summons alone.Disputed resultsHauwanga has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Bank Windhoek over millions of dollars he claims he never received.Namibian Sun reported on 9 November that Hauwanga denied receiving or using money from a N$148.9-million loan despite signing an agreement with the bank in June 2024.He also questioned who had operated the bank account into which the money was allegedly transferred.Bank Windhoek, however, maintains that the money was advanced under loan agreements signed between May and June 2024.The bank's head of legal collections, Athalia Wallace, said in court papers that Hauwanga and his businesses failed to make the required repayments.The dispute resulted in a High Court judgment ordering Hauwanga, his wife and five businesses to repay N$137 million. Bank Windhoek opposed their application to have the judgment rescinded.On 27 October, judge Lotta Ambunda struck Hauwanga's urgent application to stop the auction of his business assets from the court roll.The planned auction included six trucks, two tractors, workshop equipment, vehicle parts and office furniture.Hauwanga argued that selling the assets would seriously affect his business operations, while Bank Windhoek disputed the urgency of the application, saying he and his businesses had failed to meet court deadlines when the bank sought judgment against them.In November 2025, the High Court granted judgment in favour of Nedbank Namibia against Hauwanga, his wife and BH Properties CC for approximately N$50 million.The latest proceedings bring the Bank of Namibia into Hauwanga's legal disputes, although the grounds for the action against the central bank remain unclear without the particulars of claim.

Hauwanga takes Bank Windhoek, central bank to High Court

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Namibian Sun 2026-11-12

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Hauwanga takes Bank Windhoek, central bank to High Court

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