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| Engel Nawatiseb | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology | |
| In office 2018–2020 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
| Succeeded by | Emma Theofilus |
| Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 20 March 2015 – 20 March 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-06-20) 20 June 1969 (age 55) Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
Engelbrecht A. Nawatiseb (born 20 June 1969) is a Namibian politician. After graduating from Otjikoto Secondary School and serving as a road contractor, he became in 2015 a member of the National Assembly and Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises. He left the latter in 2018 and the former in 2020. Throughout his career, Nawatiseb has been a member of the South West Africa People's Organization. His membership in the party was briefly interrupted for about a month in 2024, when he left SWAPO to join the Landless People's Movement (LPM). This decision came after Nawatiseb made calls for younger leadership within SWAPO. Nawatiseb later quickly abandoned the party to rejoin SWAPO.
Nawatiseb began to suffer from kidney failure in 2021; he later praised private dialysis centres for providing care for his condition. In 2024, the Namibian Government sued Nawatiseb for his refusal to pay an unused travel allowance from a cancelled trip to Spain, as well as for salary overpayment. Nawatiseb faced controversy the same year when a video of him slapping a bartender in Tsumeb was circulated online. Nawatiseb defended his actions, stating that the bar was causing noise pollution. This claim was disputed by the bartender. The video was criticised by members of the Popular Democratic Movement, to which Nawatiseb responded by describing the PDM as a "total reject in Tsumeb".
References
- ^ "!Nawatiseb, Engelbrecht A." parliament.na. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Hamalwa, Festus. "Nawatiseb makes U-turn on LPM". New Era Live. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- Amutenja, Hertta-Maria. "FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER NAWATISEB LEAVES SWAPO TO JOIN LPM". Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- Hiveluah, Feni. "Former MP commends private dialysis centres amid Govt shortcomings". The Namibian. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- "Namibia: Govt Sues Ex-Deputy Minister Over Travel Allowance". AllAfrica. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- "S&T funds of a cancelled trip haunt former Information Minister Nawatiseb". All Namibian News. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- "BARTENDER RECALLS SLAP FROM EX-DEPUTY MINISTER". Namibian Sun. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- Matthys, Donald. "Former deputy minister defends slapping bar lady". The Namibian. Retrieved 11 September 2024.