The Namibian Broadcasting and Corporation (NBC) has filed a case in the High Court against the parliamentary standing committee on human resources and community development due to an ‘infactual’ report.
NBC director general Stanley Similo on Sunday said: “I can confirm that the NBC has taken this matter to court. However, as the case is currently sub judice, I am unable to comment any further at this stage.”
The report, issued on 18 February, involves the controversial and devastating NBC strike that took place in April and May 2021, which disrupted radio and television broadcasts.
In the report, the committee pointed out that the strike was a result of the payment of N$5.4 million in executive bonuses while employees’ demands for salary increases were denied.
In his founding affidavit, Similo claims the parliamentary committee failed to consider the broadcaster’s comprehensive representations regarding the strike.
Similo says the report lacks factual support, while arguing that there is insufficient evidence for the findings, making it infactual.
Similo wants the High Court to disregard the parliamentary report, and also asks for “relief and costs”.
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