Cedric Willemse — former Namcor logistics and supply manager facing 10 fraud and corruption charges in the "Oilrot" case, granted N$200,000 bail.
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The Namibian
Cedric Willemse pleaded not guilty to fraud and corruption charges
“The 14 individuals and six corporate entities charged in the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) fraud and corruption case denied guilt on all of the charges they are facing during an appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday.”
Windhoek court hears not-guilty pleas in Namcor corruption trialNew Era
Cedric Willemse was granted bail
“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.”
Hamukwaya granted bail of N$200 000The Namibian
Cedric Willemse was granted bail in an amount of N$200,000
“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.”
State sent back to the start in Namcor bail appeal bidThe Namibian
Cedric Willemse is facing 10 charges in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at Namcor
“Willemse is facing 10 charges in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at Namcor, where he was employed as the state-owned fuel company's supply and logistics manager.”
State sent back to the start in Namcor bail appeal bidInformanté
Cedric Willemse was former logistics and supply manager of Namcor
“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.”
State’s Willemse bail challenge struck from rollThe Namibian
Cedric Willemse is alleged to have received payments totalling N$3.36 million from Quality Meat Supplies account
“The state is also alleging that the account of Quality Meat Supplies was subsequently used to make payments totalling N$3.36 million to former Namcor manager Cedric Willemse, who is also charged in the Namcor case, and to the close corporation Panduleni Farming.”
Former Bank Windhoek employee Heidi Boois in court over N$3.36 million Namcor fraud caseThe Namibian
Cedric Willemse is charged with 11 counts
“According to charges listed on the charge sheet on record at the court, Mulunga is facing nine counts, Willemse 11 counts, Dunaiski is charged with 10 counts, and Jennifer and the Elindi brothers are charged with nine counts each.”
Ninth accused in court on N$228m Namcor chargeThe Namibian
Cedric Willemse is a former Namcor supply and logistics manager
“Defence lawyer Milton Engelbrecht, who is representing one of the accused, former Namcor supply and logistics manager Cedric Willemse, informed the court that Willemse will not be applying to be granted bail at this stage.”
State opposes bail for Namcor corruption accusedThe Namibian
Cedric Willemse was arrested on Wednesday as ex-logistics boss
“The Elindi brothers, along with Malakia's wife Lydia, were arrested on Wednesday alongside former Namcor managing director Imms Mulunga, ex-logistics boss Cedric Willemse, former finance manager Jennifer Hamukwaya, and her husband, Panduleni Hamukwaya.”
ACC on the hunt for fugitive businessman Victor Malima in N$480-million Namcor corruption scandalThe Namibian
Cedric Willemse has been implicated in the use of N$69 million's worth of oil stored by private partners
“The board was also set to take action against Mulunga's right-hand man, Cedric Willemse, who has been implicated in the use of N$69 million's worth of oil stored by private partners at the national storage facility.”
Police investigate themselves over Namcor arrestFourteen 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →