ACC nabs inspector for nepotism offences

A SCHOOL inspector in the Caprivi Region is to appear in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court today on charges of corruption after he was arrested yesterday by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

The inspector allegedly employed the daughter of a colleague at Muyako Primary School without the approval of the school board. Investigations by the ACC revealed that the inspector had allegedly forged the signatures of school board members to make it appear that the appointment had been approved.According to ACC Director Paulus Noa, the school board knew nothing about the woman’s appointment.Two Warrant Officers of the Namibian Police appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on similar charges of corruption after they allegedly recruited their relatives without following proper recruitment procedures.The two were granted bail of N$3 000 each and their case was postponed to August 20 for further investigation.”We are very serious with all these petty corruption cases,” Noa said.”Our office has been receiving complaints of this nature from various members of the community involving corruption in the Namibian Defence Force, the Police and others.”We are going to deal with these matters, although we may not be able to catch everyone I believe we will still make a difference,” Noa said.Investigations by the ACC revealed that the inspector had allegedly forged the signatures of school board members to make it appear that the appointment had been approved.According to ACC Director Paulus Noa, the school board knew nothing about the woman’s appointment.Two Warrant Officers of the Namibian Police appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on similar charges of corruption after they allegedly recruited their relatives without following proper recruitment procedures.The two were granted bail of N$3 000 each and their case was postponed to August 20 for further investigation.”We are very serious with all these petty corruption cases,” Noa said.”Our office has been receiving complaints of this nature from various members of the community involving corruption in the Namibian Defence Force, the Police and others.”We are going to deal with these matters, although we may not be able to catch everyone I believe we will still make a difference,” Noa said.