The court case of the 18-year-old Downey !Naruseb, who is accused of killing six of his family members at Usakos, has been postponed to October 14 for further police investigations.

Magistrate Linus Samunzala will deliver his ruling on the bail applications in the NAMCOR case on September 26.

The accused, including former NAMCOR employees and associates, were arrested by the ACC last month.

High Court Judge Marlize Du Plessis will hand down a ruling in September on an application by former Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala to compel the State to disclose additional documents, which he says are critical to his defence in the Fishrot corruption trial.

Chief Justice Peter Shivute opened the 2025 High Court Aspirant Judges Training Programme, describing it as an important step in preparing candidates for judicial service.

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has spoken out against the removal of the Katima Mulilo Town Council, saying the decision by the minister goes against the Constitution.

Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo will deliver her judgement on the matter in which some of the Fishrot accused are seeking to nullify all decisions taken by former trial judge Moses Chinhengo.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has removed all members of the Katima Mulilo Town Council from office and taken over their responsibilities with immediate effect.

 The decision was published in the Government Gazette on August 15. 

Defence lawyers made their closing arguments in the ongoing NAMCOR bail proceedings before Magistrate Linus Samunzala at the Windhoek Magistrate's Court.

The lawyers have questioned the basis of their clients' arrests and the quality of evidence presented by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chief investigator Oberty Inambao has outlined details of more than 400 million dollars allegedly embezzled from NAMCOR during ongoing bail proceedings in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court.

Lawyers representing former NAMCOR Managing Director Immanuel Mulunga and Finance Executive Jennifer Hamukwaya told the court that, while their clients may have breached company policies, they did not commit any criminal offence.