NAMIBIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Nadine van Schalkwyk, Ralph Strauss, Bonita R de Silva, Ivo dos Santos, Chrissie Turck, Jané Louw, Nicole Freygang and Natasha Nekuta, Dr. Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc.
Dr. Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc. (WKH Inc.) is a full- service law firm based in the Republic of Namibia, with offices situated in Windhoek (Head Office), Ongwediva, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, and Groot - fontein. It was founded through a merger of leading legal practices with roots dating back to 1949 and rebranded in 2025 to reflect a modern, forward-look - ing legal identity. The firm has a team of 16 directors, 19 associates, 12 conveyancers and 117 support personnel across its national operations. The firm provides guidance to both local and international cli -
ents on a broad range of legal and commercial mat - ters, including litigation, labour law, commercial and corporate law, tax law, conveyancing, banking and finance, mining, energy, emerging oil and gas mat - ters, infrastructure, and dispute resolution. The firm has provided advice on legal representation in ma - jor property and business deals in Namibia involving independent power producer projects, financial ser - vices regulations, commercial and banking matters, amongst others.
Authors
Nadine van Schalkwyk is a director of Dr. Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc. and an admitted legal practitioner and Notary Public of the High Court of Namibia, with 13 years of experience. Her practice focuses on
Bonita R de Silva is a consultant at Dr. Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc.. She holds a BCom (PPE) and LLB from
UCT and a Masters of Laws in Business Law from UC, Berkeley. Admitted in Namibia and South Africa, she is a notary public, mediator and estates, trust, and insolvency practitioner in addition to holding several professional memberships, directorships and trusteeships. Bonita’s transactional experience of almost 20 years spans major banking, mining and energy due diligences, finance and security advice in respect of lending transactions, regulatory and compliance advice relating to corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and stock exchanges, exchange control, funds and collective investment schemes, tax and antitrust opinions and filings.
conveyancing, property development, estate planning and commercial drafting. She regularly advises clients on mortgage bond registrations, sectional title developments, antenuptial contracts, wills, deceased estates and liquor licensing matters. Nadine holds an LLB from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and is a member of the Law Society of Namibia.
Ralph Strauss is a director of Dr. Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc. and an admitted legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia, with extensive experience in tax law, civil litigation, and the administration of deceased
Ivo dos Santos is a senior associate at Dr. Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc. and an admitted legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia, with 20 years of experience. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law,
and insolvent estates. His practice focuses on tax law, civil litigation, insolvency and deceased estate administration. He advises corporate and individual clients on tax disputes, regulatory compliance, succession planning, estate recovery and litigation matters before the Namibian courts. He is a member of the Law Society of Namibia.
energy and infrastructure projects, banking and finance, mining law, private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He advises local and international clients on transactional, regulatory and investment matters across Namibia’s commercial and natural resources sectors. He is a member of the Law Society of Namibia.
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