Namibia: Shimwino Denies Link to N$300m Diamond Tender

BUSINESSMAN David Shimwino has strongly denied links to a company that won a N$300 million contract to valuate Namdeb diamonds over the next five years

The Namibian reported last month that information from the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) showed that Shimwino was a director of Gem Diamonds Namibia - a company which was allegedly favoured by a clique of officials to win a state contract that is described by experts as "free money".

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