URGENT: NWR Suspends Hengari

WINDHOEK, APRIL 23 – Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Managing Director Zelna Hengari has been suspended as of today (23 April 2019) pending investigations.

A statement released late Tuesday read: “We wish to confirm the suspension of the NWR Managing Director, Ms Zelna Hengari, with immediate effect on 23 April 2019 with full pay. The suspension is pending investigations. We do not at this stage wish to divulge the nature of the investigations.”

Dr Matthias Ngwangwama has been appointed as the Acting Managing Director for the duration of the investigations.

Ngwangwama was employed previously, as the Chief Financial Officer at NWR for a period of 5 years, and currently holds the position of Chief Officer: Strategy and Projects.

“We are confident that the company will be in good hands pending the finalisation of the investigations,” according to the statement. – NDN Staffer