Namibia: High Court Overturns Rundu Town Council’s Sale of Property Occupied By Mbangura Wood Carvers

A Windhoek High Court judge has nullified the Rundu Town Council’s decision to sell an erf currently occupied by the Namibia Mbangura Wood Carvers Cooperative.

The judgment was delivered on 4 July in a case between the cooperative, as the applicant, and the Rundu Town Council.

According to court documents, the cooperative was granted permission to occupy the erf in 1991 and has since operated on the property, engaging in woodwork and joinery that generate income for community members.

In 2010, the…