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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has threatened to sue The Namibian if the media outlet publishes information contained in leaked documents.<\/p>\n

Namcor said this in a letter yesterday, through their lawyer Sisa Namandje.<\/p>\n

The lawyer’s letter follows the publication of two articles in The Namibian last week headlined ‘Namcor board investigates Mulunga for N$100m Angola oil blocks payment’ and ‘Namcor’s power struggle exposes suspicious deals’.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been instructed to demand, as we hereby do, that The Namibian forthwith desists from any future publication of articles based on information obtained through unlawful intrusion of our clients’ confidentiality and corporate privacy, failing which we have instructions to approach the High Court for an urgent interdict and to seek punitive costs,\u201d Namandje said.<\/p>\n

Namandje said that the two articles published by The Namibian were not published in the public interest but rather in a manner that disregards Namcor’s rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur clients (Namcor) deny that there are any deals that may be inconsistent with the mandate of Namcor or which are incompatible with the requirements of good governance,\u201d Namandje said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two articles unfairly portray Namcor as being managed in a manner that is contrary to good corporate governance practices, and portray its directors and managers as either incompetent or driven by personal interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the record, our clients, in the strongest terms, deny all statements you made that suggest mismanagement, corruption or self-enrichment. There is no factual basis to make such suggestions and insinuations,\u201d Namandje said.<\/p>\n

The Namibian reported last week that Namcor is embroiled in a power struggle between its board chairperson, Jennifer Comalie, and managing director Immanuel Mulunga over the control of the state-owned oil company.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has threatened to sue The Namibian if the media outlet publishes information contained in leaked documents. Namcor said this in a letter yesterday, through their lawyer Sisa Namandje. 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