Nored, ‘Animal Farm’ and the Princess
An investigative report reveals that a Nored executive intervened to restore electricity to a hotel owned by a board member despite significant arrears. The incident has sparked concerns about corruption, conflicts of interest, and unequal enforcement of company rules.
Why it matters
The case serves as a case study in poor corporate governance and the erosion of public trust when officials use their positions to benefit personal associates.
The Lessons in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ about power, privilege and the betrayal of public trust are playing out in real time at the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored).
In Orwell’s 1945 political satire, the pigs promise that all animals are equal, then take over the farmhouse and rewrite the rules until some animals become “more equal than others”.
The same script is now partly unfolding at Nored. This week, The Namibian’s investigative unit reported that acting Nored chief executive Toivo Shovaleka ordered an engineer to restore electricity to Princess Hotel at Oshikango.
The paper trail shows an engineer rightly blocked the hotel’s meter on 29 September and again on 30 September, only for the acting CEO to unblock it.
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