Chief Justice Peter Shivute said mental health and overall well-being are central for judicial officers and administrative staff.

Case registration in the country's courts has remained high over the past year, with the workload in the High Court’s civil stream rising from about 384 cases per judge in 2024 to more than 600 cases per judge last year.

The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court ruling that prevented the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) from calling Maren de Klerk to testify via video link in its civil case linked to the Fishrot scandal.

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.