A Namibian judge blocked Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah from shutting down the payroll deduction system that lets microlenders like Entrépo Finance pull loan payments straight from government workers' paychecks. Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo said the ministry has to keep accepting new deductions until a full review hearing happens in March, after Entrépo sued, claiming nobody got a chance to push back before the shutdown decision dropped.
The finance ministry wanted to ditch the third-party system run by Avril Payroll Deduction Management and handle everything internally to save around N$11.5 million monthly. Executive director Michael Humavindu argued the current setup with microlenders might be breaking rules anyway, and the ministry can manage deductions without outside help at this point.
The finance ministry wanted to ditch the third-party system run by Avril Payroll Deduction Management and handle everything internally to save around N$11.5 million monthly. Executive director Michael Humavindu argued the current setup with microlenders might be breaking rules anyway, and the ministry can manage deductions without outside help at this point.
