Sacky shanghala biography definition
•
The Fishrot Six
See also: Fishrot Files
The Fishrot Six, former Namibian fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau, justice minister Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi, Tamson Hatuikulipi, Ricardo Gustavo and Pius Mwatelulo, are a group of Namibian officials who are alleged to have masterminded a major corrupt political scandal. They are currently[update] in jail, awaiting trial. The allegations are that the Six corruptly acquired $15 million in bribes from the Icelandic fishing company Samherji. Subsequently the revelations were dubbed the Fishrot scandal, and the accused officials the Fishrot Six. The investigations leading to their arrest were conducted by The Namibian, Aljazeera and the Icelandic State Television.[1][2][3][4]
Background
[edit]The scandal came to light following revelations by a former Samherji executive who blew the whistle by leaking the Fishrot Files. Following the revelations, both Sacky Shanghala and Bernhardt Esau resigned from their ministerial roles. They were later arrested by the Anti Corruption Commission.[5][6]
The Fishrot scandal was the first of a series of highly publicized scandals to hit Namibia. Many allies of the SWAPO Party however viewed the release of the do
•
By Tileni Mongudhi | 3 December 2021
TWENTY-TWO years ago, Bernhard Esau had a decision to make.
Some in Swapo felt disillusioned, particularly with Sam Nujoma’s attempt to get a third term as president. Old allies in the trade unions felt sidelined.
They wanted to break away to form the Congress of Democrats (CoD), and they wanted Esau to join them. With good reason.
During the 1980s, Esau worked his way up the ranks of the Mine Workers Union (MUN), then a tough-talking labour body connected to Swapo.
After independence, he led the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), which opened doors to Swapo’s central committee, politburo, and later the Cabinet.
So in 1999, Esau needed to decide: act on principle, or keep his cushy, if somewhat inconsequential Cabinet post with all the perks that went with it.
“Like myself, my brother Esau was also deeply worried about the destructive course Swapo was on at the time,” Ignatius Shixwameni, the late leader of the All People’s Party (APP) told The Namibian last year.
“From tribalism, corruption, and of course the third-term plan, we decided, during one of our many meetings at his house in Hochland Park, that we cannot be part of such an institution.
“Just days before our announcement,
•
We’re sorry, that site job currently experiencing technical difficulties.
Please knobbly again space a erratic moments.
Reference ID: