Also known as: August 26 Construction · August 26 Constructions · August 26 Holdings (Pty) Ltd
State-owned construction contractor awarded direct government tenders including Natis Wanaheda office project, cited in fraud allegations at ||Kharas Regional Council.
Ralph Schachika, Acting Chief Regional Officer of //Kharas Regional Council, and Lucia Jakob face charges of embezzlement and money laundering after allegedly redirecting N$3.9 million from a government tender project meant for August 26 Construction to third-party accounts including one in his minor daughter's name.
11 February 2026 · Informanté →
Ralph Schachika, Acting Chief Regional Officer of //Kharas Regional Council, and Lucia Jakob face charges of embezzlement and money laundering after allegedly redirecting N$3.9 million from a government tender project meant for August 26 Construction to third-party accounts including one in his minor daughter's name.
11 February 2026 · Informanté →
Documents bearing the letterhead of state-owned August 26 Construction were allegedly used to facilitate the theft of N$3.9 million from ||Kharas Regional Council in October 2024. The money was paid to Tushiko Investment Technology, a company linked to businessman Titus Iipumbu, and the regional council's chief regional officer Ralph Sachika is alleged to have colluded in the scheme.
22 January 2026 · The Namibian →