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Erongo Petroleum

Also known as: Erongo Petroleum CC

Fuel company mentioned in Namcor fraud case involving alleged asset sale and unpaid fuel credits to state petroleum corporation.

2024-04-142026-06-25

What’s been said

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  1. July 2025
  2. The Namibian

    Erongo Petroleum has been charged with racketeering involving fuel valued at N$228 million from Namcor

    Source

    The close corporation Erongo Petroleum has also been charged with Stefanus' addition to the case in which eight other individuals appeared in court on Thursday.

    Ninth accused in court on N$228m Namcor charge
  3. June 2025
  4. The Namibian

    Erongo Petroleum owed to Namcor Petroleum Trading and Distribution N$266.7 million by November 2023

    Source

    The close corporation's debt with Namcor Petroleum Trading and Distribution increased to about N$215.8 million by the end of March 2023, and by November 2023 had risen to N$266.7 million.

    Enercon and Erongo Petroleum face liquidation over N$381m fuel debt to Namcor subsidiary
  5. July 2024
  6. The Namibian

    Erongo Petroleum owes Namcor N$266 million

    Source

    Erongo Petroleum owes Namcor N$266 million, while Enercon's debt stands at over N$114 million.

    Namcor sues to close military fuel suppliers over N$380 million
  7. April 2024
  8. The Namibian

    Erongo Petroleum won the case on 29 February

    Source

    In the report, The Namibian noted that Erongo Petroleum won the case on 29 February and the High Court told the UAG to stop approaching clients that belong to Erongo Petroleum.

    Tilahun denies instructing clientsto shun business

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

Sunday 12 April

  1. Last Namcor fraud accused Austin Elindi granted N$50,000 bail

    Austin Elindi, director of fuel companies alleged to have defrauded the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) of millions of namibian dollars, was granted bail in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court after spending more than eight months in custody. He is the last of 14 accused persons in the case to be released on bail and faces charges including fraud, corruption, and money laundering related to fuel sales and unpaid credits.

    12 April 2026 · The Namibian

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

Monday 16 February

  1. Defence claims Namcor bail hearing lacked impartiality and competence

    A defence lawyer told the High Court that the magistrate's bail hearing for six individuals charged with fraud and corruption at Namcor was not conducted impartially or competently. The six accused, including former Namcor managing director Imms Mulunga and businessmen Peter and Malakia, are appealing against the magistrate's September refusal of bail in connection with alleged Namcor fraud involving the sale of filling station assets and unpaid fuel purchases.

    16 February 2026 · The Namibian

Sunday 15 February

  1. Namcor fraud accused challenge magistrate's bail refusal in High Court

    Six individuals charged in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia are appealing a magistrate's decision to refuse bail, with their lawyers arguing the magistrate adopted a hostile and selective approach to the evidence. The state alleges the accused were involved in fraudulent transactions relating to filling station assets sold to a Namcor subsidiary and fuel purchases that exceeded credit limits.

    15 February 2026 · The Namibian

Friday 13 February

  1. Nandago had no signatory rights to Erongo Petroleum accounts

    In a High Court bail appeal, the defence lawyer for Leo Nandago—one of five accused in a multi-million fraud and corruption case involving Namcor—argues that his client had no signatory rights to Erongo Petroleum's accounts and therefore could not have made the N$500,000 transfer alleged by the State. The lawyer contends that power of attorney rested with another accused, Austin Elindi, and that the magistrate failed to properly consider the merits of each case.

    13 February 2026 · Informanté

Wednesday 11 February

  1. Mother of fugitive Malima charged in Namcor fraud case

    Martha Antindi, mother of wanted Victor Malima, and Johanna Mundjego appeared in Windhoek Magistrate's Court facing charges of dealing with gratification, money laundering, and theft connected to N$1.5 million payments from a fuel company implicated in fraud and corruption at state-owned Namcor. The charges relate to alleged money flows from Enercon Namibia through intermediary companies following disputed asset sales and fuel credit defaults at Namcor.

    11 February 2026 · The Namibian

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

Wednesday 28 January

  1. Namcor accused denies theft, claims wildlife farm investment

    Panduleni Hamukwaya, one of the accused in the Namcor fraud and corruption case, told court that N$1.45 million payments to his close corporation in 2022 were investment funds from Victor Malima for a wildlife farming project, not stolen money. Hamukwaya, arrested in July last year, is charged with theft, corruption, and money laundering in connection with an alleged Enercon Namibia asset purchase fraud at Namcor.

    28 January 2026 · The Namibian

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