Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Wise Immanuel, has stated that the retirement and promotion of judicial officers, alongside the introduction of new court functions, have resulted in vacancies within the High Court.
Married couples seeking divorce will no longer have to prove adultery, cruelty, desertion or other forms of marital misconduct following the implementation of the Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024.
The former Public Service Commission Chairperson, Salmaan Jacobs, will learn his fate when he returns to the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on 22 May.
National Council members have raised concerns over delayed service delivery in the justice system, urging more magistrates' courts in regions to speed up cases.
The majority of drug trafficking cases in Namibia are linked to individual suspects or small independent distributors and not to any organised cartel or syndicate.
The ongoing Fishrot corruption trial has seen increasing divisions among accused persons, with state lawyers arguing that delays are not solely due to the accused but also their own legal maneuvers.
During debates on the N$460 million budget for the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, Members of Parliament raised concerns about fairness in the justice system, discriminatory provisions, inconsistent rulings, and poor infrastructure access in rural areas.
The case of six suspects charged with the murder and conspiracy to murder of the late Control Prosecutor Justine Shiweda has been postponed to 8 April 2026.
The accused will remain in custody until then, when a bail hearing date for accused 6, Fillemon Nakanduungile, will be set.
The Windhoek Correctional Facility has initiated another attempt to separate multiple Fishrot accused, who are currently housed together in the same unit.
The move comes weeks after the High Court found that the facility acted incorrectly by relocating them unilaterally.
Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa delivered an emotional tribute to the family of the late Ondangwa-based prosecutor, Justine Shiweda.
She described Shiweda as an outstanding and committed prosecutor who was simply doing her job. Imalwa added that her death will not be in vain.
