The government has accorded late retired Chief Justice Gert Johannes Strydom a state funeral.
Judge Strydom died on 25 of last month at Swakopmund aged 88.
The honour was conferred by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Tuesday.
A new electronic payment system will see court users making payments at Magistrates' Courts through point-of-sale facilities, reducing the judiciary's reliance on cash transactions.
The Office of the Judiciary, in collaboration with the police has extended the amnesty on traffic admission of guilt fines from 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.
Justice and Labour Relations Minister Wise Immanuel has notified the High Court that he will oppose an application by the Magistrates' and Judges' Association of Namibia challenging the government's role in determining magistrates' salaries, allowances and other conditions of service.
Judicial stress is not a weakness that must be stigmatised but should be seen as a natural human response to the demands of the jobs judges and magistrates do.
These were the words of Chief Justice Peter Shivute at the International Day of Judicial Well-Being in Windhoek today.
A long-standing justice gap in the Oshikoto Region is beginning to close, as the Omuthiya Periodical Magistrate's Court, which commenced last month, continues making an impact.
The former Public Service Chairperson (PSC), Salmaan Jacobs, will have to wait longer to hear his fate following a third postponement of his sentencing for a corruption conviction in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.
The Windhoek High Court has cautioned both Michael Amushelelo and the government to allow the legal process to take its course, as it further postponed judgement in an application seeking the removal of speed humps along Windhoek’s Western Bypass.
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal is expected to deliver its judgement tomorrow in the case concerning the repatriation of former President Edgar Lungu's remains to Zambia.
The court reserved judgement after hearing submissions on May 29, 2026.
Namibia's justice system has long been hailed as a beacon of independence, with citizens routinely seeking recourse through the courts, a stark contrast to regions where political disagreements can devolve into tribal conflict.
However, the Landless People's Movement is now questioning that very system.
