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Cedric Willemse

Also known as: Willemse

Cedric Willemse — former Namcor logistics and supply manager facing 10 fraud and corruption charges in the "Oilrot" case, granted N$200,000 bail.

2023-03-262026-05-11

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  1. April 2026
  2. March 2026
  3. Hamukwaya is the seventh accused to be granted bail, with inclusion of Cedric Willemse, Lydia Elindi, Connie van Wyk, Heidi Boois, Martha Antindi and Johanna Mundjego.

    New Era

    Hamukwaya granted bail of N$200 000
  4. The individuals charged in the matter are former Namcor managing director Imms Mulunga, former Namcor managers Cedric Willemse, Jennifer Hamukwaya and Olivia Dunaiski, businessmen Peter Elindi and Malakia Elindi, Lydia Elindi, Panduleni Hamukwaya, Leo Nandago, Connie van Wyk, Aus

    The Namibian

    Namcor fraud accused to plead in April as court postpones case
  5. Lawyer Borris Isaacks, representing NAMCOR’s former Managing Director Immanuel Mulunga and Cedric Willemse, former logistics, supply, and distribution officer, argued that the matter had already been postponed in December 2025 for a final postponement to allow the state to comple

    Informanté

    Namcor fraud and corruption case postponed for pleas
  6. February 2026
  7. Among them are Cedric Willemse, Lydia Elindi and Connie van Wyk. Antindi and Mundjego are represented by Silas Kishi-Shakumu, assisted by Raimi Nghipondoka and Nadine Ada Shaamena of law firm Kishi Shakumu & Co.

    New Era

    Three granted bail in oil-rot
  8. The state will have to start afresh if it wants to continue with an attempt to appeal against a ruling in which former National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) manager Cedric Willemse was granted bail in an amount of N$200 000 last October.

    The Namibian

    State sent back to the start in Namcor bail appeal bid
  9. STRUCK: High Court Judge of Appeal Naomi Shivute and Dinah Usiku have struck an appeal by the State challenging the granting of bail to former logistics and supply manager of Namcor, Cedric Willemse.

    Informanté

    State’s Willemse bail challenge struck from roll
  10. August 2025
  11. July 2025
  12. Elindi said this when asked about payments allegedly made to a personal bank account of former Namcor supply and logistics manager Cedric Willemse and an account of a close corporation of former Namcor finance executive Jennifer Hamukwaya’s husband in July 2022.

    The Namibian

    Namcor fraud accused denies bribery claims

Wednesday 22 April

  1. 14 individuals, six entities plead not guilty in Namcor fraud trial

    Fourteen individuals and six corporate entities pleaded not guilty to 75 fraud and corruption charges in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court, with allegations including a N$53.2 million filling station transaction and N$331 million in unpaid fuel supplied to three entities. The case was postponed to 28 October pending a prosecutor general decision.

    22 April 2026 · The Namibian

Wednesday 25 March

  1. Panduleni Hamukwaya granted N$200,000 bail in Namcor fraud case

    Magistrate Jozanne Klazen granted bail to oil-rot fraud and corruption accused Panduleni Ndimba Hamukwaya, cited his parental responsibility for three minor children left without care as both he and his wife Jennifer remain in custody. Hamukwaya faces four charges under the Anti-Corruption Act, money laundering charges, and theft allegations related to alleged fraud at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia.

    25 March 2026 · New Era

Sunday 22 March

  1. Fourteen Namcor fraud accused to plead in April 2025

    Fourteen individuals charged with fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia are scheduled to plead on 21 April after the Windhoek Magistrate's Court postponed their case yesterday to allow further investigations and state preparation. The accused are alleged to have been involved in fraudulent transactions including the sale of filling station assets to a Namcor subsidiary for N$53.2 million and credit limit breaches with fuel companies.

    22 March 2026 · The Namibian

Friday 20 March

  1. Namcor fraud trial postponed to April 2026 for plea hearing

    Magistrate Olga Maharukua postponed the fraud, money laundering, and corruption trial involving the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia to 21 April 2026 for a Section 119 plea hearing. The state prosecutor requested additional time to complete investigations, amend charges, and resolve tax evasion issues with NamRA, though defence lawyers opposed the postponement, arguing investigations should have been finalised at a previous remand.

    20 March 2026 · Informanté

Monday 23 February

  1. Three accused in Namcor scandal granted bail Friday

    A former bank employee and two relatives of fugitive Victor Malema were granted bail of N$50,000 each in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor). The three must report weekly to authorities and face charges including forgery, money laundering, and theft; six accused in the matter are now out on bail pending investigations.

    23 February 2026 · New Era

Tuesday 17 February

  1. State must restart appeal against Namcor manager's bail

    The Windhoek High Court struck the state's application for leave to appeal against bail granted to former Namcor manager Cedric Willemse off the court roll, ruling that the state must start afresh with a proper postponement application if it wishes to continue the appeal. Willemse, facing 10 charges including fraud and corruption, was granted N$200,000 bail by a magistrate who found his explanation for payments plausible.

    17 February 2026 · The Namibian

Monday 16 February

  1. High Court strikes State's challenge to Willemse bail

    Judges Naomi Shivute and Dinah Usiku have struck an appeal by the State challenging bail granted to Cedric Willemse, former logistics and supply manager at Namcor, in the "Oilrot" case involving alleged fraud and irregular credit extensions at the state-owned petroleum corporation. The application was struck after the State Prosecutor failed to file substantive opposition within the required timeframe.

    16 February 2026 · Informanté

Wednesday 4 February

  1. Former Bank Windhoek employee charged in Namcor fraud scheme

    Heidi Boois, a former Bank Windhoek employee, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on five charges including fraud and forgery linked to the opening of a fraudulent bank account allegedly used to channel N$3.36 million to individuals connected to a larger Namcor corruption case. Boois is the 12th person charged in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia, stemming from a fuel company's sale of filling station assets to a Namcor subsidiary for N$53.2 million in July 2022.

    4 February 2026 · The Namibian

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