When a company or close corporation is deregistered in Namibia, it ceases to exist — and so do its legal rights.

Buying Property in Namibia At Jacobs Amupolo, we regularly assist international clients with buying and selling property in Namibia....

A Power of Attorney (PA) — or volmag in Afrikaans — is a legal document allowing one person (the grantee) to act on behalf of another (the grantor) in legal or financial matters. In Namibia, it is primarily governed by the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 and common law.

In Namibian law, co-ownership means two or more people own the same property together — each with a share in the whole, not a specific part. The shares may differ in size, but all co-owners must agree to sell, mortgage, or lease the property. This applies to both freehold and sectional title units.

Namibian law does not have an equivalent law allowing for a redistribution order similar in nature to the accrual system provided for by section 3 of the Matrimonial Property Act (SA). However, the parties can include any provision in the contract – as long as it is not contra bones mores or in conflict with the essential consequences of a marriage. Causes of this nature will be null and void.

If you got married in Namibia out of community of property, but plan to live or hold assets in South Africa, you might wonder: is your Namibian antenuptial contract (ANC) valid there?

Changing the Rules in a Sectional Title Scheme: Who Decides what? The Roman law maxim "Communio est mater rixarum" translates to “Co-ownership is the mother of disputes’ (Afrikaans – mede eienaarskap is die moeder van alle twiste).