High Court Judge Marelize du Plessis will on Wednesday hear from Fishrot lawyers on how they wish to proceed with the main criminal trial, which has faced multiple delays.

Former Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala was dealt a blow today after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court order confirming the restraint of assets linked to the Fishrot corruption case.

The Windhoek Magistrate's Court has granted businessman Panduleni Hamukwaya, an accused in the  National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia corruption case, bail of N$200,000.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at the Court of Appeal of Paris on Monday for his appeal trial over allegedly conspiring to secure illegal campaign funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Fishrot accused Sacky Shanghala has asked the trial judge in the Fishrot corruption case to step aside in a recusal application that was heard today.

Two suspects in the ongoing corruption case linked to the ||Kharas Regional Council have been granted bail of N$50,000 each by Windhoek Magistrate Lloyd Munyungano.

The pair, including alleged mastermind Titus Ipumbu, made a brief court appearance.

High Court judges Eileen Rakow and Philanda Christiaan will deliver judgement on 27 March in the bail appeal brought by six accused in the alleged NAMCOR corruption matter.

The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations says it does not wish to be drawn into commenting on the remuneration of individual public prosecutors amid allegations raised in the Windhoek High Court over pay disparities in the Fishrot corruption trial.

Magistrate Jurina |Hochobes recused herself from the NAMCOR corruption case on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Lilungwe Basson on Wednesday informed Magistrate Jurina |Hochobes that the State intends to file an application against her, asking her to step aside from the ongoing NAMCOR corruption matter.