Namibia: NYC Board Blocks N$345 000 Legal Bill Over ‘Unauthorised’ Probe

Chairperson, board clash over director’s disciplinary case

The National Youth Council (NYC) board has rejected a N$345 000 legal bill, accusing interim chairperson Beverly Silas-!Garas of commissioning an unauthorised investigation into the council’s director.

The board says Silas-!Garas independently instructed Metcalfe Beukes Attorneys to probe matters regarding NYC director Calista Schwartz-Gowases, which had already been addressed by a ministerial investigation and the courts.

The board…