Supreme Court finds no evidence to overturn Rehoboth Baster kaptein election – Windhoek Observer

Supreme Court finds no evidence to overturn Rehoboth Baster kaptein election – Windhoek Observer

Justicia Shipena The Supreme Court has this week dismissed an appeal by aspiring Rehoboth Baster traditional leader Rynault van Wyk, who wanted the court to overturn the 2021 election of kaptein Herbert George Britz. Van Wyk lost the election and argued that the process was irregular, unfair and not conducted under the Baster Paternal Laws of 1872. The election took place on 24 April 2021 after the deaths of kaptein John McNab in October 2020 an…