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Namibia: Govt payroll deductions for microlenders ‘against the law’ – News

Namibia: Govt payroll deductions for microlenders ‘against the law’ – News

Africa Links 24 with Werner Menges
Published on 2025-10-20 17:00:00

Payroll deductions through which government employees’ loans with microlenders are repaid monthly are against the Labour Act, a finance ministry official says in a sworn statement filed at the Windhoek High Court.

This is said by the director of expenditure and financial management in the department of state accounts of the Ministry of Finance, Martinus Nakale, in an affidavit filed at the court on Thursday.

Nakale says in his statement that in terms of the Labour Act, employers are…

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