President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has nominated Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Director Brian Eiseb for appointment as Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), with Parliament expected to consider the nomination this week.
The motion, tabled by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare in the National Assembly on Tuesday, seeks parliamentary approval for Eiseb’s appointment to lead the country’s anti-corruption watchdog for a five-year term in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Act of 2003.
The motion also proposes a one-year extension of the tenure of Advocate Erna van der Merwe as the ACC’s Deputy Director-General.
“I give notice that on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, I shall move that this Assembly, pursuant to Section 4(1), read together with Section 4(2) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2003, approves the nomination by Her Excellency Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, of Dr Brian Eiseb for appointment as Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission for a term of five years.
“Secondly, that this Assembly approves the extension, for one year, of the tenure of Advocate Erna van der Merwe as Deputy Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission,” the motion states.
The nominations come at a pivotal moment for the Commission as the tenure of long-serving Director-General Paulus Noa draws to a close later this month.
Noa, who has led the ACC since its establishment in February 2006, is completing his fourth five-year term, bringing to an end two decades at the helm of the institution.
His anticipated departure has fuelled public debate about the future direction of the Commission, with growing calls for renewed leadership and stronger efforts to combat corruption.
The proposed appointments also come amid continued scrutiny of the ACC’s effectiveness and broader calls for greater transparency in the appointment of leaders to key oversight institutions.
