By Feni Hiveluah
The sons of billionaire Frans Indongo have refuted claims made by a property management company that they confronted the company manager unannounced on 2 May 2025.
Speaking to the Confidente this week, Festus Indongo (who was representing the family during the interview), alongside his brothers Engelbrecht and Tobias Indongo, stated that the meeting was not unannounced and was scheduled with BMR Properties CC manager Gerhard Jacobsz.
According to the brothers, they had scheduled a meeting with the manager to which Jacobsz agreed.
At the core of the case, the high court issued a restraining order against the brothers who according to court documents allegedly arrived at the premises to abruptly demand a formal meeting with management during which the brothers allegedly disputed the legal framework of the property empire, declaring that the commercial assets held under the corporate trust actually belonged directly to their father, Frans Indongo, and by extension, their family network.
Festus claimed that BMR had requested the Indongo siblings to evacuate 2 properties, one of which houses trucks of one brother and the other being renovated to be turned into a family homestead for the family.
“We do not have a problem with BMR but with the order they had given for us brothers not to enter the premises, they must give us a reason,” Festus said.
He further claims that BMR gave the directive and stated that the founder had mandated them to give the instruction but when asked for proof, they could not provide.
The brothers believe that BMR is taking advantage of the condition of Aupa Frans Indongo, who is currently 90 years old.
Prior to the office confrontation, the trust stated that it had already taken steps to distance itself from the brothers and according to court documents formal legal warnings had been served to Engelbert and Tobias Indongo, barring them from stepping foot onto any trust-owned real estate.
The lawsuit demands the High Court to issue a strict, permanent interdict restraining and banning the brothers from coming within 10 meters of, or stepping onto, four prime commercial properties in the hub of the north: Erf 1339, Erf 1611, and Erf 1320 in Oshakati, alongside Erf 3167 in Ongwediva.
In addition, the corporate trust is demand- ing that the sons pay the heavy financial bill for the lawsuit, including the costs of one instructing and two instructed legal counsel.
The brothers clarified that the case was not supposed to be registered by the Frans Indongo Group, as they have no issue with the group, but should have been registered by BMR themselves.
“(Gerhard) must register the case himself, why must he seek the aid of the group?… He must leave the Frans Indongo group,” he added.
BMR Properties CC manager Gerhard Jacobsz referred Confidente to the Frans Indongo Group for enquiries but they did not respond at the time of print.
