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Festus Mbandeka

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Festus Katuna Mbandeka is a Namibian lawyer and politician who was appointed Namibia's attorney general in Hage Geingob's second term cabinet on March 21, 2020.[1]

Mbandeka is a legal practitioner and was admitted to the profession by the High Court of Namibia in 1997.[2] Prior to his government position, he was the CEO of Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia from September 2015 to March 2020.[2] In the past, he also worked for the Office of the Attorney General,[3] sat on the board of directors of the Namibia Diamond Trading Company,[4] and was the legal advisor for Namibia's tech-com giant Mobile Telecommunication Company (MTC).[5]

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  1. ^ Terblanché, Niël (22 March 2020). "Central bank Governor appointed finance minister". Informanté. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nakashole, N. (18 September 2015). "My Career". The Namibian.
  3. ^ Amupadhi, Tangeni (29 June 2004). "Commission is announced for DBC, Amcom inquiry". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ "New board of NDTC announced". The Namibian. 6 March 2007.
  5. ^ Weidlich, Brigitte (10 September 2009). "Align interception rules to global norms: MTC". The Namibian.