Namibia: Former minister Shiimi says auction off more fishing quotas to boost revenue, fix past fishrot abuses – News

Former minister of finance Iipumbu Shiimi has urged the government to increase its auctioned fishing quotas, following a revenue of N$944 million generated over the past four years.

Shiimi said this in an opinion piece published in The Namibian’s fishing supplement today – specifically about what is known as ‘government objective’ quotas.

These quotas were allegedly used as a conduit by the former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau, ex-attorney general Sacky Shanghala, and…