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Marén de Klerk, the man wanted by Namibian authorities for his alleged role as paymaster in the ongoing multimillion “Fishrot” corruption case, was on Friday granted bail of R50 000
ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION

Namibian Fishrot saga suspect part of a syndicate, says state

Judgment on whether Marén de Klerk will be released on bail pending his extradition hearing was reserved for Friday

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read
Marén de Klerk, the man wanted by Namibian authorities for his alleged role as paymaster in the ongoing multimillion “Fishrot” corruption case, was on Friday granted bail of R50 000
ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION

Alleged paymaster in Namibia Fishrot saga claims attempts were made to kidnap or kill him

Namibian officials from the office of the prosecutor general and its anti-corruption commission are in Paarl to observe the extradition case

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Marén de Klerk, the man wanted by Namibian authorities for his alleged role as paymaster in the ongoing multimillion “Fishrot” corruption case, was on Friday granted bail of R50 000
BEN VAN HEERDEN

Namibian Fishrot saga paymaster arrested in Paarl

The South African government received a request from Namibia for Marén de Klerk’s extradition in October 2021

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Leaked documents and an affidavit from a whistleblower working at a major Western fishing company operating in African waters have given rare insight into how food multinationals can shift profits around the world to avoid paying taxes in developing countries.
ATLANTEX

A fishy business: How an Icelandic multinational moved profits out of Namibia

Global food companies avoid paying taxes by shifting profits around the world. Finance Uncovered reports on the case of Icelandic fishing giant Samherji’s operations in Namibia

  • Margot Gibbs
10 min read