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September 2026
The Namibian
Judge Thomas Masukuhas underscoredthe seriousness of Conradie's conduct as lawyer with duty to uphold law
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“The ACC says judge Thomas Masuku has underscored the seriousness of Conradie's conduct, particularly given his professional responsibilities as a legal practitioner and his duty to uphold the law.”
High Court judge Thomas MasukusentencedConradie and Damases on Anti-Corruption Act charges
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“High Court judge Thomas Masuku said this before sentencing Conradie on two charges under the Anti-Corruption Act at the end of a drawn-out trial yesterday.”
High Court Judge Thomas MasukusentencedDirk Conradie to a fine of N$200,000 or five years' imprisonment
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“High Court Judge Thomas Masuku has sentenced veteran lawyer Dirk Conradie to a fine of N$200 000.00 or an alternative sentence of five years' imprisonment.”
Judge Thomas MasukufoundConradie guilty on corruption charges
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“Judge Thomas Masuku found Conradie and Damases guilty on counts of corruptly soliciting gratification as a reward for using influence in procuring a contract, and attempting or conspiring to contravene sections of the Anti-Corruption Act.”
Judge Thomas Masukudelivered rulingdismissing special plea in medical negligence case
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“The special plea of the government and health minister, who claimed Windhoek resident Else Tsuxus filed a medical negligence case against them more than four years too late, was dismissed in a ruling delivered by judge Thomas Masuku yesterday.”
Judge Thomas Masukudismissedstate's special plea of prescription
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“In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, High Court judge Thomas Masuku dismissed the state's special plea of prescription, finding that Tsuxus' claim had not expired despite the operation having taken place years before she instituted legal proceedings.”
Judge Thomas Masukudismissedthe state's special plea of prescription
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“In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, High Court judge Thomas Masuku dismissed the state's special plea of prescription, finding that Tsuxus' claim had not expired despite the operation having taken place years before she instituted legal proceedings.”
Veteran lawyer and former MTC board chairperson Dirk Conradie was fined N$200,000 or five years in prison, and Sarah Damases was fined N$60,000 or two years, following their conviction in February on corruption-related offences linked to a N$60 million MTC advertising contract awarded in 2012. The ACC said the sentencing demonstrates that abusing entrusted authority carries serious consequences.
Veteran lawyer and former MTC board chairperson Dirk Conradie was fined N$200,000 or five years in prison, and Sarah Damases was fined N$60,000 or two years, following their conviction in February on corruption-related offences linked to a N$60 million MTC advertising contract awarded in 2012. The ACC said the sentencing demonstrates that abusing entrusted authority carries serious consequences.
High Courtjudge Thomas Masuku convicted Dirk Conradie of abusing his position as MTC chairperson by attempting to use a multimillion-dollar contract promise to persuade an advertising company to take a friend on as a black economic empowerment partner. Conradie was sentenced to pay a fine of N$200,000 or serve five years in prison.
High Court Judge Thomas Masuku sentenced prominent lawyer Dirk Conradie to a fine of N$200 000 or five years' imprisonment, and businesswoman Sara Damases to a fine of N$60 000 or two years' imprisonment, after they were convicted of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act by allegedly attempting to bribe Mark Bongers and Kim Fields with an MTC advertising contract in exchange for accepting Damases as a black economic empowerment partner.
High Court Judge Thomas Masuku sentenced veteran lawyer Dirk Conradie to a fine of N$200,000 or five years' imprisonment, and Sarah Damases to N$60,000 or two years' imprisonment, for corruption charges related to allegedly offering to use influence over MTC's board to secure a N$60 million advertising contract in exchange for BEE partnership.
Judge Thomas Masuku convicted veteran lawyer Dirk Conradie on two charges under the Anti-Corruption Act stemming from a 2012 MTC advertising tender and sentenced him to pay N$200,000 or serve five years in prison. His co-accused Sara Damases was convicted on the same charges and received a fine of N$60,000 or two years imprisonment.
Veteran lawyer Dirk Conradie has been sentenced to pay N$200,000 or serve five years in prison on two Anti-Corruption Act charges. Judge Thomas Masuku found Conradie and co-accused Sara Damases guilty of corruptly soliciting gratification—specifically, Conradie asking an advertising company to hire Damases in exchange for his promised influence to secure them an MTC advertising contract worth about N$60 million.
The Windhoek High Court has dismissed a special plea by the government and health minister in a case where a woman is suing them for N$13 million after a surgical needle fragment was left in her body during 2016 surgery at Katutura Intermediate Hospital. The dismissal allows her medical negligence claim to continue.
A woman is suing the ministry of health and social services and the government for N$13 million after a surgical needle allegedly broke and became lodged in her uterus during a procedure at Katutura Intermediate Hospital in February 2016. The High Court rejected the state's attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed on prescription grounds, allowing the claim to proceed, though the court has not yet ruled on whether negligence occurred.
The High Court has rejected the state's attempt to dismiss a N$13 million lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges a surgical needle broke and became lodged in her uterus during a 2016 procedure at Katutura Intermediate Hospital. Judge Thomas Masuku ruled that the claim had not expired on prescription, allowing the negligence case to proceed.
The High Court of Namibia has dismissed a challenge to a warrantless search and seizure conducted by police at the Buitepos border post in March 2024, involving businessman Coenraad Barend Nolte Botha and others suspected of fraud involving N$163 million. Judge Thomas Masuku ruled that the police were competent to investigate and that the seizure of electronic devices, financial records, and a cryptocurrency hardware wallet was lawful.
Businessman Mathews Hamutenya is suing a Windhoek resident for N$300,000, alleging she falsely accused him of rape from 2006 and defamed him. The Office of the Prosecutor General declined to prosecute him in December 2024 after investigation of the complaint she filed in August 2024.
A corruption case against former Grootfontein councillor Etnee Jack Tsanigab, arrested in 2020 for allegedly using family members' names to buy property cheaply from the local authority, was struck from the court roll after the State indicated it was not ready to proceed. In a related matter, High Court Judge Thomas Masuku dismissed Tsanigab's N$771 008 claim against Grootfontein Municipality for alleged jackhammer rental costs, finding he could not provide supporting invoices.
Former Grootfontein councillor Etnee Jack Tsanigab, arrested in 2020 on suspicion of using family members' names to buy property cheaply from the local authority, has had his case struck from the court roll after the State indicated it was not ready to proceed. In a related matter, a High Court judge dismissed Tsanigab's N$771,008 claim against Grootfontein Municipality over a jackhammer rental dispute.
The High Court declared that Keetmanshoop municipal council meetings held on 7 May and 4 June 2026, at which councillors Easter Isaak and Anneliza Knaus were removed from the management committee, violated the law, standing rules, and the Constitution. The court ruled the no-confidence motion procedurally defective and ordered that Isaak and Knaus be restored to their positions.
High Court Judge Thomas Masuku has suspended implementation of a no-confidence vote that removed two Landless People's Movement councillors from the Keetmanshoop Municipality in May, and ordered their immediate reinstatement pending final determination. The councillors, Annelise Knaus and Easter Isaak, argue their removal was unlawful and that the council meetings that led to it violated standing rules under the Local Authorities Act.
The High Court of Namibia has ordered the reinstatement of two Keetmanshoop municipality management committee members—Easter Isaak and Anneliza Knaus—who were removed through votes of no confidence in May and June, and has interdicted the municipality from implementing those resolutions pending the finalisation of the main application.
Judge Thomas Masuku ruled that two former annuity administrators, Martin Smith and Vabiola Aoses, were responsible for fraudulent payments totalling N$18.6 million from the Government Institutions Pension Fund and must repay that amount plus 20% annual interest.
The government has filed notice to defend a N$13-million lawsuit brought by a woman who claims a broken surgical needle was left lodged in her uterus following 2016 surgery at Katutura Intermediate Hospital. In a special plea, government attorneys denied allegations of negligence against the Ministry of Health and Social Services, arguing medical staff acted with appropriate expertise and care.
High Courtjudge Thomas Masuku ruled in favour of the Government Institutions Pension Fund, ordering two former employees, Martin Eugen Smith and Vabiola Aoses, to repay N$18,664,657.59 they allegedly embezzled by creating false documents to reactivate suspended child annuitant benefits and channelling the funds into personal accounts.
Social activist Michael Amushelelo and business partner Gregory Cloete have asked the High Court to consolidate 360 fraud and money laundering charges against them, claiming several counts are duplications. The two face allegations of defrauding investors through an investment scheme known as Project One Million between 2018 and 2019.
High Court Judge Thomas Masuku convicted lawyer Dirk Conradie and Sara Damases on two Anti-Corruption Act charges after a long-running trial, finding they corruptly solicited gratification and conspired to breach the law in connection with an MTC advertising tender worth about N$60 million. Conradie was acquitted on a third charge of corruptly using his former position as MTC board chairperson.
Prominent lawyer Dirk Conradie has been found guilty of corruption and conspiracy to commit corruption in relation to a N$60 million MTC telecommunications tender. The Windhoek High Court convicted him of attempting to bribe business figures with an advertising contract in exchange for accepting his co-accused Sara Damases as a black economic empowerment partner.
High Court Judge Thomas Masuku found lawyer Dirk Conradie and Sarah Damases guilty of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act after they tried to influence an advertising company to hire Damases as a BEE partner in exchange for securing a N$60 million MTC contract. Conradie, who was MTC board chairperson at the time, was found guilty on two counts: contravening section 42 of the Anti-Corruption Act and conspiring to commit an offence, though the judge found him not guilty on a third count relating to use of public office for gratification.