Swapo company fraudster fined N$10 000

A finance manager has been convicted of defrauding his employer of more than N$700 000. Eliphas Shivute was fined N$10 000 on the condition that he pays back the money to Namib Contract Haulage and is not arrested for fraud again. Namib Contract Haulage is a subsidiary of Kalahari Holdings, which is Swapo's business arm. According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Shivute defrauded his employer, Namib Contract Haulage, of N$731 735. He issued several cheques from the company's bank account at Standard Bank to members of the public who were not employed by Namib Contract Haulage or performed any work for the company. He then instructed them to cash these cheques at the bank and return the money to him under the pretext that the money was required to pay drivers' allowances. He also issued and deposited cheques into the account of his own company, Shimager Builder and Renovation. According to the ACC, Shivute was arraigned and subsequently convicted on several charges of fraud on 11 July. He was sentenced to a fine of N$10 000 or two years' imprisonment, plus an additional five years' imprisonment which was suspended on condition that he is not convicted of fraud in the future. He must also pay Namibia Contract Haulage back the amount of N$731 735 by 31 December this year. In another corruption case, the owner of Fanivamwe Transport Close Corporation was accused of paying a bribe to a traffic officer of the Namibian police. According to the ACC, Vincente Fanivamwe paid a N$3 000 bribe to the traffic officer and further suggested paying N$20 000 more if the officer, who had stopped one of his trucks with an invalid licence disk, did not take further action. Fanivamwe was arrested after a sting operation was conducted. He was arraigned on corruption charges. He was convicted on 10 July on a charge of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act by bribing a public officer. On that charge he was sentenced to a fine of N$20 000 or five years' imprisonment. He was also convicted of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act by corruptly giving a gratification to an agent. For this he was sentenced to a fine of N$30 000 or eight years' imprisonment. The sentences are to run cumulatively and concurrently.ELLANIE SMIT

Swapo company fraudster fined N$10 000

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-07

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Swapo company fraudster fined N$10 000

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