Namibia: Supreme Court Rules NSFAF Head Hilya Nghiwete’s Dismissal Was Fair

The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) board of directors had a valid and fair reason for dismissing the fund’s former chief executive Hilya Nghiwete in 2020, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The court made the finding in a judgement in which Nghiwete’s appeal against a judgement delivered in the Labour Court in September 2022 was dismissed on Friday.

Nghiwete and NSFAF both appealed against the Labour Court’s judgement. The Supreme Court dismissed Nghiwete’s appeal, but upheld NSFAF’s…