The police in the ||Kharas Region have officially launched the road safety festive season operations today at Keetmanshoop.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed concern over the declining number of male lawyers in Namibia.

 Namibia and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise cooperation between the two judiciaries.

The agreement was signed by Chief Justice Peter Shivute and his South African counterpart, Mandisa Maya.

The Office of Judiciary and Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the migration of the Judiciary's data systems' physical premises to cloud services.

The agreement is expected to improve service delivery and modernise the justice system.

Supreme Court Judge nominee Esi Schimming-Chase said she considers herself a combination of a judicial activist and a legal positivist, while taking heed of the norms and cultures of Namibian society.

Magistrates appear to be back at work following a week-long "go-slow", although operations are still moving at a slow pace, according to judiciary sources. 

Court proceedings across the country came to a standstill on Wednesday morning, as magistrates began a strike, leaving accused persons, lawyers, and prosecutors waiting in courtrooms with no presiding officers.

Justice Lotta Ambunda took her oath as a permanent judge of the High Court this morning. 

At 38 years old, Ambunda is the youngest High Court Judge on the bench.

Namibia's judiciary has partnered with the United States Pepperdine University to train judges, lawyers, and mediators on strengthening capacity for the implementation of plea bargaining in the criminal justice system and to expand knowledge and skills in commercial mediation for civil matters. 

Magistrate Linus Samunzala has denied bail to all bail applicants in the NAMCOR proceedings.

The applicants include Immanuel Mulunga, Peter Elindi, Malakia Elindi, Olivia Dunaiski, Jennifer Hamukwaya, and Leo Nandago.