O ▁party ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁Governor ▁of ▁Hard ap ▁Region , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Cor ruption ▁alleg ations ▁& ▁conv iction ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Han se - H imar wa ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁lying ▁under ▁o ath . ▁Judge ▁Christ ie ▁Lie ben berg ▁at ▁the ▁Wind ho ek ▁High ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁she ▁used ▁her ▁office ▁for ▁self - gr at ification ▁while ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Hard ap ▁Region ▁to ▁remove ▁listed ▁names ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁housing ▁project ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁favour ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁relatives . ▁She ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁lawyer ▁S isa ▁Nam and je ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁ver dict . ▁ ▁A ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁ver dict ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Han se - H imar wa ▁res igned ▁from ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁minister ▁of ▁education . ▁Martin ▁And j aba ▁succeeded ▁her ▁in ▁an ▁acting ▁position ▁because ▁the ▁next ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁was ▁only ▁months ▁away . ▁Han se - H imar wa ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁N $ 5 0 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Wind ho ek ▁High ▁Court , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁high - ran king ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁SW AP O ▁Party ▁since ▁Tob ie ▁A up indi ▁and ▁Marina ▁K and um bu ▁to ▁be ▁sent enced .