NAC suspends top managers
The Namibia Airports Company has suspended its top brass in the finance, commercial services and human resources departments over alleged irregularities, Namibian Sun has learned.
According to insiders at the beleaguered company, the strategic executive for finance and administration, Ruswa Verengai, HR executive Josephine Soroses and Toska Sem, the strategic executive for commercial services, were all escorted out of the NAC building on Wednesday.
The company has also suspended its organisational development manager, Albert Sibeya.
NAC spokesperson Nankelo Amupadhi yesterday confirmed the suspensions, saying the company would make a statement after the investigations were concluded.
“They have been suspended pending investigations,” said Amupadhi.
Namibian Sun understands that the public enterprises ministry was also notified of the NAC suspensions.
Last month the company removed Soroses as its acting CEO, replacing her with the strategic executive for corporate governance, Lot Haifidi.
The quartet's suspension came about three months after the NAC had suspended its CEO, Tamer El-Kallawi, and Courage Silombela, the strategic executive for projects, IT and engineering.
The top executives were suspended on full pay pending the outcome of the investigations into alleged transgressions.
The Namibian recently reported that the two were facing up to 36 charges of corruption, bribery, fraud and dishonesty.
Citing a Deloitte forensic investigation, the newspaper reported that El-Kallawi and Silombela were charged for their role in awarding tenders worth over N$450 million.
The disputed contract given to Syntex Technologies for the installation of surveillance cameras at Eros Airport and Hosea Kutako International Airport was also questioned in the report.
It was reported that NAC had awarded a N$15 million contract to Syntex, whose bid was the highest.
The two are also implicated in a N$210 million contract to renovate the Ondangwa Airport, as well as a N$70 million tender for airport scanners.
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According to insiders at the beleaguered company, the strategic executive for finance and administration, Ruswa Verengai, HR executive Josephine Soroses and Toska Sem, the strategic executive for commercial services, were all escorted out of the NAC building on Wednesday.
The company has also suspended its organisational development manager, Albert Sibeya.
NAC spokesperson Nankelo Amupadhi yesterday confirmed the suspensions, saying the company would make a statement after the investigations were concluded.
“They have been suspended pending investigations,” said Amupadhi.
Namibian Sun understands that the public enterprises ministry was also notified of the NAC suspensions.
Last month the company removed Soroses as its acting CEO, replacing her with the strategic executive for corporate governance, Lot Haifidi.
The quartet's suspension came about three months after the NAC had suspended its CEO, Tamer El-Kallawi, and Courage Silombela, the strategic executive for projects, IT and engineering.
The top executives were suspended on full pay pending the outcome of the investigations into alleged transgressions.
The Namibian recently reported that the two were facing up to 36 charges of corruption, bribery, fraud and dishonesty.
Citing a Deloitte forensic investigation, the newspaper reported that El-Kallawi and Silombela were charged for their role in awarding tenders worth over N$450 million.
The disputed contract given to Syntex Technologies for the installation of surveillance cameras at Eros Airport and Hosea Kutako International Airport was also questioned in the report.
It was reported that NAC had awarded a N$15 million contract to Syntex, whose bid was the highest.
The two are also implicated in a N$210 million contract to renovate the Ondangwa Airport, as well as a N$70 million tender for airport scanners.
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