RFA appeal over reinstatement of dismissed employees delayed

Sostenus Wilherm

The High Court has postponed judgment in the Road Fund Administration’s (RFA) appeal against an arbitration award that ordered the reinstatement of two dismissed employees and awarded them more than N$1.47 million in compensation.

Justice Michael Mtambo on Wednesday postponed the matter to 11 September 2026, stating that the judgment was not ready.

The appeal was argued between the Road Fund Administration and former employees Winfred Kabunga and Naomi Mathews, with Immanuel Heita, who acted as the labour arbitrator, cited as the third respondent.

The RFA is seeking to overturn an arbitration award issued by the Office of the Labour Commissioner earlier this year after the arbitrator found that the dismissal of the two employees was substantively unfair.