Sacky Shanghala


Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena 'Sacky' Shanghala is a Namibian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 8 February 2018 until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot scandal. He previously also served as Attorney General of Namibia from 2015–2018. Shanghala is a former chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission which he chaired between 2010 and 2015.

Early life

Shanghala is the son of retired ELCIN bishop Josephat Kashindi Shanghala. Before completing his high school education at the Oshigambo High School, he got his basic education at International Primary School in Ongwediva. He studied at University of Namibia, where he graduated with B Juris and LLB degrees in 1998 and 2000 respectively.

Political career

Shanghala worked as the special advisor to the Attorney General since late 2001, he also worked as an aide to the then-Prime Minister Hage Geingob for three years. Shanghala is a member of the South-West Africa People's Organization. He has been a Member of Parliament after he placed 47th on the SWAPO Central Committee in 2012.
In November 2019 he was forced to resign over allegations that he took bribes in exchange for providing fishing quotas to the Icelandic fishing company Samherji. He was subsequently arrested on these charges, along with the former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau.