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Alleged Bribes in Namibian 5G Deal
Following the release of the investigation, the City of Windhoek suspended its head of information technology and a police investigation is underway.
A row broke out at the city council meeting on the morning the investigation was released.
It led to @AJIUnit trending at no 1 in Namibia with what became known as the COWROT investigation – C-O-W is the acronym for the City of Windhoek, while ROT stood for rotten.
Our findings became the front-page headline in The Namibian newspaper, while developments in another I-Unit investigation, Anatomy of a Bribe, became the front-page headline in The Windhoek Observer on the same day.
A popular meme circulated depicting a bully with the caption ‘I fear no man. But that thing – Al Jazeera – it scares me.’
#cowrot #AlJazeera #namibia #fishrot pic.twitter.com/c2eB0Dqo9f
— Ben van der Walt (@bennavanderwalt) July 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/iam_outiss/status/1283647045723725826
Report finds no evidence that #Huawei knew about this attempted corruption, but one wonders why the Namibian politicians trying to bribe their colleague to let Huawei build the 5G network were so keen. Maybe they just really love Huawei gear? #Namibia https://t.co/MrCunTDoPk
— Joshua Meservey (@JMeservey) July 16, 2020
The Aljazeera Investigations team.... The heroes we all need.#COWrot #Fishrot
— Dove Thrower.🕊️ (@Henry_Ipinge) July 15, 2020
Okay AI Jazeera, what's your true intention with Namibia? 👀
— Geezy_K 🇦🇷 (@GazaKabuku) July 15, 2020
History shows there's always a catch to these acts of kindness#COWrot#Fishrot
Bribery allegations, Huawei and an unfortunate nickname
— Will Jordan (@willjordan) July 15, 2020
⬇️ https://t.co/nGxc8WzT6T
Very brave Brunhilde Cornelius, well done! 🙏👏
— Johannes Stefansson (@JohannesStefans) July 15, 2020
“Brunhilde Cornelius, is councillor at the City of Windhoek. She has been leading the opposition to the 5G contract. Cornelius claims that a member of her political party offered her bribes.” @AJIunit #Cowrot #Fishrot https://t.co/kqoZXCWKfa