Delay in N$24.5m Namibia Dairies oil spill
By Koviao Matuzee More than six years after a massive heavy fuel oil spill allegedly crippled Windhoek’s waste water treatment system and polluted the environment, the City of Windhoek’s bid to recover more than N$24.5 million from Namibia Dairies (Pty) Ltd has been delayed again. The High Court has granted the parties additional time to […] The post Delay in N$24.5m Namibia Dairies oil spill appeared first on Confidente .
By Koviao Matuzee
More than six years after a massive heavy fuel oil spill allegedly crippled Windhoek’s waste water treatment system and polluted the environment, the City of Windhoek’s bid to recover more than N$24.5 million from Namibia Dairies (Pty) Ltd has been delayed again.
The High Court has granted the parties additional time to complete procedural steps, pushing back progress in the long running lawsuit arising from one of the capital’s most significant industrial pollution incidents.
A joint status report filed before the High Court shows that the Municipality of Windhoek, Namibia Dairies, Engen Namibia (Pty) Ltd and Rentech Trading CC requested an extension to file their Rule 28(8)(a) notices after determining that more time was needed to analyze the extensive discovery documents exchanged in the matter.
The court had previously directed the parties to file the notices by 31 August 2023.
